Top 10 Free Windows Applications in 2013

1.  VLC media player

                                                         

Simple, fast and powerful media player. Plays everything: Files, Discs, Webcams, Devices and Streams. VLC media player is a free and open source media player and multimedia framework written by the VideoLAN project. VLC is a portable multimedia player, encoder, and streamer supporting many audio and video codecs and file formats as well as DVDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols. It is able to stream over networks and to transcode multimedia files and save them into various formats. The default distribution of VLC includes a large number of free decoding and encoding libraries, avoiding the need for finding/calibrating proprietary plugins. VLC is a packet-based media player, and it can play the video content of some damaged, incomplete, or unfinished videos. For example, files still downloading via peer-to-peer (P2P) networks.

2.  eMule

 

 

 

eMule is a filesharing client which is based on the eDonkey2000 network but offers more features than the standard client

       

• Clients use several networks to create one reliable network. (ED2K, Source Exchange, Kad)
• Kad is now in an open testphase, eMule v0.42 can be enabled to use Kad

• eMule's Queue and Credit system helps to ensure that everyone will get the file he wants by promoting those that upload back to the network.

• eMule is completely free. eMule is also completely free of any Adware, Spyware, and ect. We do this for fun and knowledge, not for money.

• Each file checked for corruptions while downloading to ensure an error free file.

• The eMules Intelligent Corruption Control helps to speed up the correction of corrupted parts.

• Auto priorities and Source management allows you to start many downloads without having to monitor them.

• The Preview function allows you to look at your Videos and Archives before they are completed. For video previewing, we recommend the Video Lan Client.

• The eMule features webservices and a webserver that allows you to have quick access to and from the internet.

• You can create categories for your download to organize them.

• To find the file you want, eMule offers a wide range of search possibilities which include: Servers (Local, and Global), web based (Jigle, and Filedonkey), and Kad (Still in Alpha).

• eMule also allows you to use very complex Boolean searches that make the searches much more flexible.

• With the messaging and friend system, you can send messages to other Clients and add them as friends. In your friend list, you can always see if a friend is online.

• With the build in IRC client, you can chat with other downloaders and chatters around the globe.

3.  Azureus / Vuze

Vuze (formerly Azureus) is a P2P file sharing client using the bittorrent protocol. Search and download torrent files. Play, convert and transcode videos and music for playing on many devices such as PSP, TiVo, XBox, PS3, iTunes (iPhone, iPod, Apple TV).

4.  Ares Galaxy

Ares Galaxy is an open source peer-to-peer file sharing application that uses its own decentralized supernode/leaf network. Ares Galaxy has a simple, quick access interface with a built in audio/video viewer. The latest versions also support the BitTorrent protocol and Shoutcast radio stations.

5.   7-Zip

7-Zip is a file archiver with the high compression ratio. The program supports 7z, XZ, BZIP2, GZIP, TAR, ZIP, WIM, ARJ, CAB, CHM, CPIO, CramFS, DEB, DMG, FAT, HFS, ISO, LZH, LZMA, MBR, MSI, NSIS, NTFS, RAR, RPM, SquashFS, UDF, VHD, WIM, XAR, Z.

6.  Smart package of Microsoft's core fonts

 

 

So far this project consists of a source rpm that can be used to easily create a binary rpm package that, when installed, gives access to Microsoft's TrueType core fonts for the Web.

7.   FileZilla

FileZilla is a cross-platform graphical FTP, FTPS and SFTP client a lot of features, supporting Windows, Linux, Mac OS X and more. FileZilla Server is a reliable FTP server for Windows.

8.   PortableApps.com: Portable Software/USB

PortableApps.com is the world's most popular portable software solution allowing you to take your favorite software with you. A fully open source and free platform, it works on any portable storage device (USB flash drive, iPod, memory card, portable hard drive, etc). With millions of users all over the world and a full collection of open source software (as well as freeware and commercial software), PortableApps.com is the most complete solution for life on the go.

9.   MinGW - Minimalist GNU for Windows

MinGW: A native Windows port of the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC), with freely distributable import libraries and header files for building native Windows applications; includes extensions to the MSVC runtime to support C99 functionality.

10.  Notepad++ Plugin Manager

 

 

This project hosts the plugin list for Notepad++ Plugin Manager. Code for the plugin manager is also included.