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Favorite Linux Applications

Name	Category	Description	Install notes
Shutter	Screen Capture Tool	The best screen capture tool for Linux.
KeePassX	Password Manager	Password manager.	sudo apt-get install keepassx
Geany	Text editor	A good text editor.	sudo apt-get install geany

Free Windows Apps

Name	Category	Description
CutePDF writer	PDF writer	CutePDF Writer installs itself as a "printer subsystem". This enables virtually any Windows applications (must be able to print) to convert to professional quality PDF documents - with just a push of a button!
Microsoft security essentials	Anti-virus	Microsoft security essentails.
Sumatra PDF	PDF Reader	Sumatra PDF is a free PDF, eBook (ePub, Mobi), XPS, DjVu, CHM, Comic Book (CBZ and CBR) reader for Windows. Sumatra PDF is powerful, small, portable and starts up very fast.Simplicity of the user interface has a high priority.

Free Mac Apps

Name	Category	Description
AppCleaner	System Utilities	AppCleaner is a small application which allows you to thoroughly uninstall unwanted apps.
CCleaner for Mac	System Utilities	CCleaner is a good utility to clean up your Mac.
Calibre	E-Book Tools	Calibre is a free and open source e-book library management application. It can manage your ebooks in various format, epub, pdf, mobi, etc. It can convert between different formats.
Carbon Copy Cloner	Disk/Partition Backup	Carbon Copy Cloner is a simple, donation-ware utility for cloning entire drives, performing incremental backups, and scheduling ongoing backups.
Firefox	Browser	Free, Open source web browser. I have been using it for many years.
Flip4Mac	Codec	Flip4Mac player includes codecs for Windows media formats. It enables QuickTime to play Windows media files on your Mac.
FlyCut	ClipBoard Manager	Flycut is a clean and simple clipboard manager for developers. It based on open source app called Jumpcut. Flycut is also open source: http://github.com/TermiT/flycut
GIMP	Image Editor	GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) is an image retouching and editing tool and is released under the GPLv3 license as free and open-source software.
HandBrake	Video Converter	HandBrake is a video converter program intended to both rip and convert video files to work on a number of supported devices.
HexFriend	Developer Tools / Hex Editor	HexFriend is a fast and clever open source hex editor for Mac OS X.
Kompozer	HTML Editor	WYSIWYG HTML editor
LibreOffice	Office Suite	LibreOffice
OnyX	Optimization Utilities	OnyX is a multifunction utility for Mac OS X which allows you to verify the startup disk and the structure of its System files, to run misc. tasks of system maintenance, to configure some hidden parameters of the Finder, Dock, QuickTime, Safari, Mail, iTunes, login window, Spotlight, and many of Apple’s applications, to delete caches, to remove a certain number of files and folders that may become cumbersome, and more.

PaintBrush	Image Editor (lightweight)	Paintbrush is a simple paint program for Mac OS X.
Skype	Messenger	Skype enables calling, seeing, messaging and sharing with others.
smcFanControl	Hardware Utilities	SmcFanControl controls the fans of every Intel Mac to make it run cooler. smcFanControl lets the user set the minimum speed of the build in fans.
Stuffit Expander	Archive Extractor	StuffIt Expander is always free. Access StuffIt files, uncompress Zip archives, decompress tar, gzip and bzip archives, and more. Just drag, drop, and you're done! From BinHex to Zip, StuffIt to MIME, Expander accesses more formats, in less time, with zero hassles.
Tagr	MP3 Tag Editor	Tagr is a small and simple MP3 and MP4 tag editor.
Telephone	VOIP: SIP Client	Telephone is a VoIP program which allows you to make phone calls over the internet. It can be used to call regular phones via any appropriate SIP provider. If your office or home phone works via SIP, you can use that phone number on your Mac anywhere you have decent internet connection.
Time Out Free	Reminder	It is very easy to fall into bad habits when using a computer for hours on end. You care about what you are doing, so can sometimes push yourself too far, or over-strain yourself. The human body isn't built to sit in one position for endless hours, gripping a mouse or typing on the keyboard. Dejal Time Out is here to help. It will gently remind you to take a break on a regular basis.
TrueCrypt	Data Encryption	Free open-source disk encryption software for Windows 7/Vista/XP, Mac OS X, and Linux.
uTorrent	Bittorrent Client
VLC Player	Media Player	VLC is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework that plays most multimedia files as well as DVD, Audio CD, VCD, and various streaming protocols.
VirtualBox	Virtualization	VirtualBox is a powerful x86 and AMD64/Intel64 virtualization product for enterprise as well as home use.