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A Downloader's Gift Guide

Remember mix tapes, those carefully-crafted labors of love? Senior Writer Darren Gladstone has created a mix of useful (and mostly free) software surprises. It's our gift to you.

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Products
License: Free

The Windows Club Ultimate Windows Tweaker

Fine-tune your Vista or 7 system with this Tweak UI analogue.

Full Review

Software Manufacturer Spybot Search & Destroy

This anti-spyware program is free, provides proactive protection, and is largely effective.

- Rated: July 21, 2011
License: Free

AVIRA Webmaster Avira AntiVir Personal

This truly top-notch AV program is free for personal use.

Full Review
License: Free

Rick Brewster Paint.NET

Even without its special Plugins, Paint.NET is a powerful raster image creator and editor.

Full Review - Rated: January 17, 2012
License: Free

CPUID CPU-Z

Learn everything about your CPU with this utility.

Full Review - Rated: August 30, 2011
License: Free

McAfee SiteAdvisor McAfee SiteAdvisor for Firefox

This Firefox browser plug-in alerts you to risky Web search results.

Full Review
License: Free

Piriform CCleaner

Remove useless files from several applications, including Microsoft apps.

Full Review
PCWorld Rating
License: Free

The GIMP Team GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP)

For image editing and creation, GIMP is free, open source, and very powerful.

Full Review - Rated: March 13, 2012
License: Free

OpenOffice.org

This free office suite includes a word processor, a spreadsheet, a database, and drawing and presentation programs.

Full Review
License: Free

Javacool SpywareBlaster

Catch spyware before it installs itself and wreaks havoc on your computer.

Full Review
License: Free

Freshdevices Fresh UI

Experience Windows tweakers' heaven with this tool.

Full Review
License: Free

Illustrate dBpoweramp Music Converter Free

Got your sounds in the wrong format? Convert digital music with this utility.
License: Free

Audacity Developer Team Audacity

All-purpose audio editor lets you record, play, and edit digital files.

Full Review
PCWorld Rating
License: Free

Mean, JSC, Anish Mistry, Jakub Misak, and others Avidemux

This free utility offers easy video editing, plus encoding to a number of different formats--when there's no easier way to do it.

Full Review - Rated: December 24, 2011
Prices from $60.00 License: Trial

GlobalScape CuteFTP Pro

Find all the transfer features you need in this user-friendly FTP client.
License: Free

Dreamagination Entertainment Dirty Split

Solve a murder in this stylish and retro-looking free game.

Full Review
License: Free

Digsby

Communicate with multiple instant messengers and social networking sites.

Full Review
License: Free

ArmorSurf Basic

Browse privately, download Flash videos, and more with this clever Internet tool.

Full Review
License: Free

Locomalito 8bit Killer

Enjoy old-school gameplay and graphics with this delightfully blocky first-person shooter.

Full Review
License: Free

The Ur-Quan Masters Project The Ur-Quan Masters

Play the latest re-creation of the classic Star Control game.

Full Review
License: Free

Petri Purho Jimmy's Lost His Toilet Paper

Help Jimmy reclaim his wayward roll of toilet paper in this game.

Full Review
PCWorld Rating
License: Free

TelCentris VoxOx Beta

Stay in touch with all your contacts on all your services with this free utility.

Full Review - Rated: January 12, 2011
License: Free

Screaming Bee MorphVOX Junior

Sound like a man, woman, or hobbit when you talk.

Full Review
License: Free

Seesmic, Inc. Twhirl

Tweet from your desktop with this freeware Twitter client.

Full Review
License: Free

We Create Stuff Portal: The Flash Version MapPack (P:TFV MapPack)

Extend the fun of the Portal game with this map pack.

Full Review
License: Free

KC Softwares AudioGrail Free (formerly K-MP3)

This audio player and librarian excels at mass file functions like renaming.

Full Review
PCWorld Rating
License: Free

Secunia Secunia PSI

Identify program security leaks and batten down the hatches with this free software.

Full Review - Rated: January 24, 2011

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