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7-Zip is a file archiver with a high compression ratio. The program supports 7z, ZIP, CAB, RAR, ARJ, LZH, CHM, GZIP, BZIP2, Z, TAR, CPIO, ISO, MSI, WIM, NSIS, RPM, and DEB formats.
Inkscape is a vector graphics editor, with capabilities similar to those of Illustrator, CorelDraw, and Xara X. Inkscape supports advanced features for manipulating Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) files, including markers, clones, and alpha blending, within a streamlined interface. It lets you easily edit nodes, perform complex path operations, trace bitmaps, and much more.
VLC media player is a highly portable multimedia player for a wide range of audio and video formats, as well as DVDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols. It can also be used as a server to stream in unicast or multicast in IPv4 or IPv6 on a high-bandwidth network. It doesn't need any external codec or program to work.
The MPlayer media player can play a wide variety of media formats. It can also save streamed content to a file. A companion program, MEncoder, can take an input stream or file and transcode it into several different output formats, optionally applying various transforms along the way.
The KeePass password manager helps you manage your passwords in a secure way. You can put all your passwords in one database, which is locked with one master key or a key file, so you have to remember only the master password or select the key file to unlock the whole database. Databases are encrypted using the most secure encryption algorithms currently known (AES and Twofish).
Adium is a free instant messaging application for Mac OS X. It can connect to AIM, ICQ, MobileMe, MSN Messenger, Jabber, Google Talk, LiveJournal, Yahoo! Messenger, Bonjour, MySpace IM, Facebook Chat, Lotus Sametime, Novell Groupwise, QQ, Gadu-Gadu, and more.
XBMC is a media center application for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and XBox. It's easy to use, looks slick, and has a large, helpful community.
Sauerbraten (a.k.a. Cube 2) is a free multiplayer/singleplayer first person shooter, built as a major redesign of the Cube FPS. Much like the original Cube, the aim of this game is not necessarily to produce the most features & eyecandy possible, but rather to allow map/geometry editing to be done dynamically in-game, to create fun gameplay and an elegant engine. The engine supporting the game is entirely original in code & design, and its code is Open Source (ZLIB license, read the docs for more on how you can use the engine).
Firefox is the Mozilla Project's web browser. The Web is all about innovation, and Firefox 3 sets the pace with dozens of new features, including the smart location bar, one-click bookmarking and blindingly fast performance. Your online security is our top priority. Firefox includes strict anti-phishing and anti-malware measures, plus easy ways to tell the good guys from the bad like our new one-click site ID info. In the end, it’s all about you being able to do what you need to do on the Web. And with features like built-in spell checking, session restore and full zoom—not to mention more than 5,000 available add-ons—nobody makes it easier, helps you work better or saves you more time than Firefox.
GnuCash is personal and small-business financial-accounting application. Designed to be easy to use, yet powerful and flexible, GnuCash allows you to track bank accounts, stocks, and income and expenses. It is based on professional accounting principles to ensure balanced books and accurate reports.
The Blender 3-D graphics application can be used for modeling, UV unwrapping, texturing, rigging, water simulations, skinning, animating, rendering, particle and other simulations, non-linear editing, compositing, and creating interactive 3-D applications. Blender is available for several operating systems, including Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, IRIX, Solaris, NetBSD, FreeBSD, and OpenBSD, with unofficial ports for BeOS, SkyOS, AmigaOS, MorphOS, and Pocket PC. Blender has a robust feature set similar in scope and depth to other high-end 3-D software such as Softimage|XSI, Cinema 4D, 3ds Max, Lightwave, and Maya. These features include advanced simulation tools such as rigid body, fluid, cloth, and softbody dynamics, modifier-based modeling tools, powerful character animation tools, a node-based material and compositing system, and Python for embedded scripting.
Stellarium is a planetarium for your computer. It shows a realistic sky in 3-D, just like what you see with the naked eye, binoculars, or a telescope. It displays stars, constellations, planets, and nebulas, along with ground, landscape, and atmosphere.
Sage integrates several mathematical applications under a single Python-based graphical interface. It covers many aspects of mathematics, including algebra, combinatorics, numerical mathematics, and calculus.
Nexuiz is a first-person shooter game. The gameplay is deathmatch, with the most excessive possible speeds and weapons, giving incredibly intense fast-paced action. Other game modes include team deathmatch, capture the flag, domination, and many mutators and weapon options like rocket arena and instagib. You can fight through the single-player campaign, going through more than 20 levels, or play online.
Oolite is a 3-D space trading and combat simulator. You are the pilot of a spacecraft capable of interstellar travel to other nearby planetary systems using wormholes generated by the ship's engines. Each system contains only one inhabited planet, with an orbiting space station. There is no set goal or objective in the game, other than to accrue money and Elite rating.
Battle for Wesnoth is a turn-based strategy game with a fantasy theme. You must build up a great army, gradually turning raw recruits into hardened veterans. In later games, you can recall your toughest warriors and form a deadly host. Choose units from a large pool of specialists, and hand-pick a force with the right strengths to fight well on different terrains against all manner of opposition.
Audacity is a free audio editor and recorder for Windows, Mac OS X, GNU/Linux, and other operating systems. You can use Audacity to record live audio, convert tapes and records into digital recordings or CDs, and edit sound files.
Pidgin is a multi-platform, multi-protocol instant messaging client that can connect to multiple IM networks at once. Supported networks include AIM, Bonjour, Gadu-Gadu, Google Talk, Groupwise, ICQ, IRC, MSN, MySpaceIM, QQ, SILC, SIMPLE, Sametime, XMPP, Yahoo!, and Zephyr.
Amarok is a music player and more. You can also use it to organize a library of music into folders according to genre, artist, and album; edit tags attached to most music formats; associate album art; attach lyrics; and automatically "score" music as it is played. It integrates with Last.fm, Ampache, Librivox, Jamendo, and other online services.
S.C.O.U.R.G.E. is a Rogue-like game with a modern 3-D interface that lets you rotate the view, zoom in and out, and view special effects. In the game, a group of four characters searches for treasure, kills enemies, and gains levels.