free software

doubleTwist – sync your iPod, PSP & Blackberry in one free software

doubleTwist is a free alternative to iTunes - but not exclusively to the iPod or the iPhone. It also lets you organize and sync mobile phones, MP3 players, camcorders and cameras. Easily sync your iTunes playlists, videos and photos with BlackBerry, Sony PSP, Nokia N & E Series, Android phones, Windows Mobile Phones and a handful of other devices - all in one, free software. doubleTwist is available for Windows and Mac users at the moment.

OpenProj – open source project management software

OpenProj is an open-source software designed for project management. It is a free alternative to the commercial software Microsoft Project. It is also available for Linux, Mac, Unix and Windows and since a lot of people contribute to the project, OpenProj is available in a number of languages like Finnish, Korean, Russian, Spanish, German, French and many others.

Tux Paint – free drawing program for kids and kids at heart

Tux Paint is a free art and drawing computer software especially designed for children. It has a lot of fun sound effects, an easy-to-use graphic interface, and a cute penguin to help the kids as they go along using Tux Paint. It is also available for Mac OSX, Linux, Windows and other operating systems. Softpedia has rated it as excellent, and we guess it's because kids and kids at heart surely love its features as Tux Paint helps them to be more creative.

MuseScore – make music sheets in an instant

For some musicians making a music sheets by hand is quite a horror. How else can you perfectly draw those lines & notes, and then manage to understand it all afterward? We've found just the perfect software for you. MuseScore allows you to input notes using mouse, keyboard or through a MIDI sequencer, and gives you the perfect looking music sheets each time. Best part for most musicians - it is a user-friendly, open-source and a FREE.

AndreaMosaic – easy and quick way make photo mosaics free

Capturing that special moment with a camera is probably one of the most common things nowadays. Make it even more special by creating a photo mosaic out of your digital photos. Nowadays, you don't have to spend a lot of money in a photo shop to have it done. You can do it yourself with a free software called Andrea Mosaic on your own desktop.

Skype – make free calls, IM & video chat online

Skype is a multiplatform software that enables users worldwide to communicate online via voice, video & IM. It's currently the biggest and, in my opinion, the most user-fiendly software of it's kind "responsible for 8% of global international calling minutes, and with its users making 3.1 billion minutes of calls to landlines and mobiles in the third quarter of 2009".

CinePaint – open-source graphics software for movie makers

For those serious film makers who need to color their scenes differently according to the mood, there is a software that can do everything they need to easy and well - CinePaint. For those serious film makers who need to color their scenes differently according to the mood, there is a software that can do everything they need to easily and professionally - CinePaint. CinePaint is an open source software for Linux and Mac OSX which lets you retouch colors in video and photography with higher color fidelity than other software. And because it is free, you don't have to worry about shedding loads of money for this professional grade software.

Dia – an open-source diagram creation software

Making diagrams can be quite a pain, especially if you do not have the proper and user-friendly software to help you draw it for you. How else can you make those lines straight and those boxes properly aligned so that they look neat and easy to understand? Not to worry anymore - Dia comes to you to save the day. And we promise your boss or professor would awe at your professional looking diagrams.

RoseGarden – a free midi sequencer for Linux

Remember drawing those squiggly lines and circles on 5 lines when you were in music class? You draw them then read them afterward and realize that you do not understand anything you have drawn because they were in weird places between and after the lines. Do not be scared of making the same mistake now. Rose Garden is ready to help you create the best music sheets and midi sequences possible, allowing you unleash the professional musician inside you.