Software Tools
This page is dedicated to the amazing free and/or open source tools that make our lives easier. This list will be kept up to date as we discover more of those gems.
Java Development
- NetBeans IDE. http://netbeans.org/ An IDE written in Java, that is based on the NetBeans RCP platform.
Text Editors
- SciTE. http://www.scintilla.org/SciTE.html A SCIntilla based text editor. Fast and versatile.
General Software Development
- WinMerge. http://winmerge.org/ A differencing and merging tool that can be integrated with TortoiseCVS and TortoiseSVN.
Compression
- 7-Zip. http://www.7-zip.org/ An open source compression tool with proper support for quite a large variety of file formats.
Drawing and Photo Editing
- Inkscape. http://www.inkscape.org/ An open source vector graphics editor with quite an impressive array of capabilities.
- Paint.NET. http://www.getpaint.net/ A free image and photo editing application.
- GIMP. http://www.gimp.org/ Open source image and photo editing software.
- StereoPhoto Maker. http://stereo.jpn.org/eng/stphmkr/index.html A free stereo image viewer and editor.
Packet Sniffing
- Wireshark. http://www.wireshark.org/ The network protocol analyser we cannot live without.
- Colasoft Packet Player. http://www.colasoft.com/packet_player/ Replay network traffic captured with Wireshark (and other packet sniffers).
- Free Serial Port Monitor. http://www.serial-port-monitor.com/ An application for intercepting serial port communications.
PDF Creation
- Bullzip PDF Printer. http://www.bullzip.com/products/pdf/info.php A very good free PDF printer (free for personal use and for commercial use up to 10 users).
Browsers
- Lynx. http://lynx.isc.org/ Free text browser.
- hMailServer. http://www.hmailserver.com Very good, completely free POP3, IMAP and SMTP server. Gives the administrator a high level of control through detailed yet easy to configure settings.