Are You A Starving Student?
Software for Starving Students is a free collection of programs organized for students (but available to anyone). We've gathered a list of best-in-class programs onto one CD (one disc for OS X, one for Windows), including a fully-featured office suite, a cutting-edge web browser, multi-media packages, academic tools, utilities and more.
What's included? For the Windows version (there is also an OSX version available):
* 7-Zip (file compression utility)
* Ant Renamer (to rename files and folders)
* Audacity (audio recording/editing software)
* AutoGK (rip and convert CDs and DVDs)
* Blender (3D content creation suite)
* Celestia (The free space simulation that lets you explore our universe in three dimensions... you just have to see this one!)
* ClamWin (anti-virus software)
* Dia (diagram creation, like Visto)
* Exact Audio Copy (CD ripping software)
* FileZilla (ftp client and server software)
* Firefox (browser)
* Foobar2000 (audio player)
* Freeciv (multiplayer strategy game)
* GeoGebra (GeoGebra is a free and multi-platform dynamic mathematics software for schools that joins geometry, algebra and calculus.)
* Icebreaker (a game)
* InfraRecorder (InfraRecorder is a free CD/DVD burning solution for Microsoft Windows.)
* Inkscape (Inkscape is an Open Source vector graphics editor, with capabilities similar to Illustrator, Freehand, CorelDraw, or Xara X)
* jMemorize (jMemorize is an free open-source Java application that manages your learning processes by using flashcards and the famous Leitner system. Useful for learning languages, for example.)
* Juice Receiver (podcatcher)
* KeePass (password manager)
* KompoZer (KompoZer is a wysiwyg HTML editor (Nvu/Composer fork) aimed towards advanced users)
* MozBackup (MozBackup is a simple utility for creating backups of Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Thunderbird, SeaMonkey, Mozilla Suite and Netscape profiles. It allows you to backup and restore bookmarks, mail, contacts, history, extensions, cache etc.)
* MP3Gain (Tired of reaching for your volume knob every time your mp3 player changes to a new song? MP3Gain analyzes and adjusts mp3 files so that they have the same volume)
* Notepad++ (Notepad++ is a free source code editor (and Notepad replacement), which supports several programming languages, running under the MS Windows environment.)
* OpenOffice.org (OpenOffice.org is a free suite of office applications. Compatible with all other major office suites, the product is free to download, use, and distribute.)
* Paint.NET (Paint.NET is free image and photo editing software for computers that run Windows. It features an intuitive and innovative user interface with support for layers, unlimited undo, special effects, and a wide variety of useful and powerful tools.)
* Pidgin (Pidgin is a multi-protocol Instant Messaging client that allows you to use all of your IM accounts at once)
* POV-Ray (3d graphics suite)
* PuTTY (PuTTY is a client program for the SSH, Telnet and Rlogin network protocols. These protocols are all used to run a remote session on a computer, over a network. PuTTY implements the client end of that session: the end at which the session is displayed, rather than the end at which it runs)
* Scribus (Scribus is an open-source program that brings award-winning professional page layout to Linux/Unix, MacOS X, OS/2 and Windows desktops with a combination of "press-ready" output and new approaches to page layout. Like Page Maker.)
* Spybot S&D (Spyware eliminator)
* Stellarium (Stellarium is a free open source planetarium for your computer. It shows a realistic sky in 3D, just like what you see with the naked eye, binoculars or a telescope.)
* SuperTux (game)
* Thunderbird (Browser)
* Tortoise SVN ( TortoiseSVN is an easy to use SCM / source control software for Microsoft Windows and maybe the best Subversion client there is.)
* Tux Typing 2 ("Tux Typing" is an educational typing tutor for children. It features several different types of gameplay, at a variety of difficulty levels.)
* µTorrent (File sharing - like Bit Torrent)
* VLC Media Player (VLC - the cross-platform media player and streaming serverVLC media player is a highly portable multimedia player for various audio and video formats (MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, mp3, ogg, ...) 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.)
* WinDirStat (WinDirStat is a disk usage statistics viewer and cleanup tool for Microsoft Windows (all current variants)
* Wink (Wink is a Tutorial and Presentation creation software, primarily aimed at creating tutorials on how to use software (like a tutor for MS-Word/Excel etc). Using Wink you can capture screenshots, add explanations boxes, buttons, titles etc and generate a highly effective tutorial for your users.)
* winLAME(winLAME is an encoder for several audio formats, including mp3 (MPEG Layer 3), Ogg Vorbis and more. winLAME lets you set up the encoding process with an easy-to-use wizard-style user interface. winLAME supports many input audio formats, and uses the LAME mp3 encoding library for encoding and the MAD decoding library for decoding.)
* XAMPP (Many people know from their own experience that it's not easy to install an Apache web server and it gets harder if you want to add MySQL, PHP and Perl. XAMPP is an easy to install Apache distribution containing MySQL, PHP and Perl. XAMPP is really very easy to install and to use - just download, extract and start.)
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