Must Have Windows Programs and Utilities

I put together the following list of must have Windows Programs and Utilities as an aid to myself when I need to rebuild my own or another persons computer. I tend to do this a good bit. These are all very good applications that are either free or very low cost.

NOTE: This is a work in progress and I am currently compiling my list of applications.

  1. cygwin
  2. Firefox
  3. Thunderbird
  4. Stickies
  5. Trillian
  6. Bulk Rename Utility
  7. WinSCP — FTP & SCP Client
  8. HTML Kit — This is a must have if you do any editing of HTML
  9. Handbrake — Must have utility to encode videos
  10. Universal Extractor — extract files from any type of archive
  11. emailSTRIPPER — free program for cleaning the “>” and other formatting characters out of your emails. It will restore “forwarded” or “replied” emails back to their original state so they’re easier to read.
  12. jzip — a free alternative to WinZip
  13. CDBurnerXP
  14. MozBackup
  15. FastStone
  16. LightBox JS Web Gallery Generator
  17. DIM
  18. Trillian
  19. VLC Media Player
  20. RawShooter Essentials 2006 v1.2
  21. UFRaw
  22. Notepad2
  23. gimp
  24. synctoy
  25. Videora Converter
  26. GeoSetter
  27. imgburn
  28. Web Album Generator
  29. Process Exolorer
  30. Notepad++
  31. SyncBack — Freeware At Bottom Of Page
  32. WinTouch
  33. The FilmMachine
  34. iTag
  35. LightBox JS Web Gallery Generator
  36. BurnAware Free Edition
  37. VideoSpin
  38. Picasa
  39. Google Earth
  40. irfanview
  41. Ultra Defragmenter
  42. DVD Profiler
  43. Instant Memory Cleaner
  44. AdAware
  45. PC Repair System
  46. Neo’s SafeKeys
  47. Foxit Reader
  48. picasa2flickr — the name says it all :)
  49. GPS Utility
  50. Turn XP into a Blazing Speed Demon <— NOT a utility, but a guide on how to make XP Faster!
  52. Microsoft Pro Photo Tools
  53. GPSBabel
  54. GMail Backup
  55. Virtual CloneDrive
  56. DVD Flick — Create DVDs from any video format, simple to do
  57. Firefox
  58. VLC Media Player — Plays any video file
  59. Open Office
  60. Pidgin
  61. Launchy
  62. Digsby
  63. Gmail
  64. Adium
  65. CCleaner
  66. Picasa
  67. AutoHotKey
  68. Google
  69. Quicksilver
  70. GIMP
  71. Foobar 2000
  72. 7-Zip
  73. DropBox
  74. uTorrent
  75. Winamp
  76. Google Apps
  77. AVG Antivirus
  78. Evernote
  79. IrfanView
  80. Opera
  81. Chrome
  82. Google Calendar
  83. HandBrake
  84. Skype
  85. Linux
  86. Paint.NET
  87. Ad-Aware
  88. Avast Antivirus
  89. Google Docs
  90. LogMeIn
  91. TrueCrypt
  92. Amarok
  93. FileZilla
  94. Notepad++
  95. PortableApps.com
  96. Rocket Dock
  97. Spybot Search & Destroy
  98. UltraVNC
  99. VirtualBox
  100. TiddlyBackpack
  101. MetaX — MetaX is a meta-data tagger for MP4 files and their derivatives, as well as QuickTime movie files. It uses a modified version of Atomic Parsley at its core to write the tags.
  102. Virtual CloneDrive — Mounts ISOs, etc
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