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M_Anthony
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Hello everyone I hope this guide will be useful! I have used a lot of different software both paid and free. Some of the applications can be really expensive! I wanted to share with you some of the best applications for Windows that are free that I use and are good alternatives to paid software.
For Office Work:
LibreOffice (Microsoft Office alternative)
LibreOffice has been in development for a long time, it is free and open source with good compatibility with office software.
For Photo/Image Editing/Viewing:
GIMP (Adobe Photoshop alternative)
GIMP has a great range of features, that gives you a good number of tools for image editing.
Inkscape (Adobe Illustrator alternative)
Is good for general graphic design, with a nice selection of tools and filters.
IrfanView (Windows Photo Viewer alternative)
A simple but fast and feature packed image viewer.
For Desktop Publishing:
Scribus (Adobe InDesign/QuarkXPress alternative)
Scribus has great range of features, colour management and layout/print options.
For Internet Security:
Comodo Internet Security Premium (Norton/McAffee alternative)
Comodo Premium is a free Firewall with an anti-virus/anti-spyware scanner/monitor built in. Having been using this for over 5 years, I can say it has been excellent.
For Video Playback:
VLC Media Player (Windows Media Player alternative)
Popular with Windows and Linux users, this open source program has a great range of compatibility for various video formats.
Popular with Windows and Linux users, this open source program has a great range of compatibility for various video formats.
For File Recovery:
Recuva
Recuva (free version) is good for recovering images, documents and other files.
If anyone else has any other programs they would like to add feel free! Thanks.
Anthony
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@M_Anthony, thank you for these! Very helpful indeed!
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Thanks for this @M_Anthony. I can personally vouch for GIMP. Very useful.0
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M_Anthony said:For Video Playback:VLC Media Player (Windows Media Player alternative)
Popular with Windows and Linux users, this open source program has a great range of compatibility for various video formats.
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