Freeware recommended

BeBe

There are tons of Freeware¹ in the internet, which can replace its commercial counterpart. I would like to list some and update this list now and then.

Please feel free to share yours and add them here.


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1.  FreeXP PDF: PDF generator
2.  cdburnerxp: CD/DVD burner
3.  FolderSize: Display the size of each directory
4. WinMerge: Compare two files, like xdiff in UNIX
5. 7-zip : support zip, rar, iso etc.
6. Avira Antivirus: select the personal version
7. Notepad++²: Powerful editor
8. irfanview: Picture viewer
9. texniccenter: LaTax writer
10. Octave : alternative to Matlab
11. Maxima: Alternative to Mathematica
12. FreeMind: mind-mapping
13. jpicedt : Graphics Editor Specialized for LaTeX
14. Batterybar: Display the rest time of laptop battery
15. EASEUS Partition Master Home Edition, as Partition Magic alternative,





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[1]: Freeware I mean here, it should be mostly open source or has been reviewed by well-known magazines (e.g. chip, pcmag, etc), no spyware, no adware, no fee etc.
[2]: The author has political opinions over China.

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