So everyone else already has a "Best Free Software" list out there and we here at the grand headquarters of techRivet really can't add much new info. techRivet has a post dedicated to a free media pack: techRivet's Free Media Pack 2007, which is cool but for the full list of all the free stuff out there we'll defer to others who have already done the legwork.
What we CAN provide is a meta-list of those sites for you, our devoted reader, to more easily find what you are looking for.
So without further ado, here is
I might call this the definitive list. But with the way things change?... more sites to choose from the better. He certainly provides the most background information and reviews of the software. It's an even handed take on products.
For example the review of "Best Free Digital Editor" qualifies the recommendation depending on experience of the user. Gimp for experienced users, Paint.Net for inexperienced.
An excellent list covering a wide variety of categorized applications with descriptions and in some cases mini-reviews.
Highlighted find: Celestia - A free space simulation that lets you explore our universe in three dimensions. Unlike most planetarium software, Celestia doesn't confine you to the surface of the Earth. You can travel throughout the solar system, to any of over 100,000 stars, or even beyond the galaxy.
oh and check out the sister site: XP Games
Great Broad list of categorized applications. Ranging from wallpapers to dev tools to system utilities. Pretty much everything.
Highlighted find: PopTray - email notification app.
Like the title says geared more towards the developer than anything else. An awesome and powerful list. If you are a developer and haven't read this list, get off the schnide boy!
damn, it's a long list.
A very comprehensive list that covers multi-OS many many categories. Titles and category only no descriptions.
A tight list of good apps.
Long list, categorized.
They do provide a description with the apps for ya.
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