gnu

The gnu software project provides hundreds of open source code listings.

pgp

Free plugins for various operating systems to encrypt emails, files, and data in general.

jakarta

This subproject of Apache contains great free Java software with high impact like Tomcat, Ant, PerlTools, etc.

suse linux

A very comfortable linux distribution with great hardware recognition and thick manuals written in german.

wincvs

Graphical CVS front-end for Windows with an improved user interface. It facilitates overview, branching, merging, etc.

smartcvs

Graphical CVS front-end supporting SSH and written completely in Java. This tool is so excellent that even IntelliJ has decided to integrate into their IDEA product.

araxis merge

Very powerful and itelligent diff and merge tool for Windows. Comfortable file and folder based comparisons are possible.

idea

My absolutely favorite IDE for Java ever seen. Small, simple, fast, smart, etc. Even includes refactoring tools.

netbeans

The most powerful Java IDE that I have ever worked with. It seems like a very successful and active open-source project.

jpad pro

Premium text editor for Java and also many other programming languages. Can be customized through ECMA script.

smartstubs

An well-designed java tool for distributed performance monitoring without modifying client or server code.

ultraedit

Great text editor to work with XML, HTML, and ASP files. Has a short start-up time and can handle very big files.

opera

The browser alternative from Norway is worth a try. Especially for Linux guys.

httrack

An awesome tool for offline browsing. It is really smart and provides many configuration options.

ws_ftp pro

A very popular FTP client with a slick user interface that handles all FTP tasks and allows all kinds of option settings.

winzip

This link is only meant for the few surfers left on this planet that still have never used any compression software.

tegosoft

They have some really nice tools for the Windows platform.

pdf factory

The pdfFactory is a very well working Windows tool to convert files, for example Word documents into PDF files.

filebox extender

This tool integrates smoothly into Windows file dialogs and allows to define custom directories for fast navigation.

adobe svg viewer

The Adobe SVG Viewer is a powerful plugin for web browsers and allows to display SVG graphics.

miktex

A great LaTex distribution for Windows. After installation no further configuration is necessary to start latexing.

cryptool

An awsome tool for people interested in cryptography. You can encrypt, decrypt, hash, and analyze text using various symmetric and asymmetric methods.

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