Must have utilities on a Windows machine!

Must have utilities on a Windows machine!

We would be listing some applications we believe are a must have for a home computer with Windows operating system!

Pidgin
You can have 5 different messengers running on your machine at one single time or you can just run Pidgin! Of course, this open source application lack some features (like file sharing, voice/video chat) but it is perfect to stay in touch with your friends on a variety of IM services. Download

IrfanView
Microsoft has been shipping a pretty usable picture viewing utility with each new Windows operating system. But IrfanView remains the most capable freeware we believe should be your default image viewer. Download

Paint.net
MS Paint is a disappointment even in Windows Vista. Get this freeware replacement for MS Paint! Download

Picasa
Windows Live Photo Gallery is nice, but Picasa is much better. Download

Firefox/Opera
Both of these web browsers are perfect replacement/alternative for Internet Explorer web browser. Firefox | Opera

Notepad++
Windows OS comes with Notepad and WordPad. But we recommend Notepad++. Download

Media Player Classic with Codec Package
Windows Media Player is ok but if you want to run every possible video format that you are likely to encounter, we suggest Media Player Classic with the full codec package. VLC Player and SM Player are also nice. Download

µTorrent
It remains the most popular BitTorrent application out there. Tiny in size yet feature rich. Download

Flashget
The best free file downloader application. Ever since it got free, we have not felt the need to check out other alternatives. Download

7-Zip
It’s free and supports most popular compression formats out there. Download

Filezilla
SmartFTP we like but Filezilla is free and works great for FTP requirements. Download

OpenOffice
Perhaps the most popular free alternative to MS Office productivity suite. Support for Office 2007 file formats is coming soon. Download

Audacity
If you are into Podcasting or just need a simple audio editing program, Audacity is your friend! Download