Free Programs for the PC

Besides having a website dedicated to ESL and EFL professionals, I thought having a page with helpful links to free PC software would be great. So, below you will find a list of what I think are the best links to free PC software. By no means am I saying you should download them nor am I saying they are the best. I am simply stating my opinion and nothing else. Downloading and installing the below-mentioned programs is done at your own risk. I will say that I have most, if not all of the programs on my PC.

Below you will find a lot of resources that could very well help you teach English as a second or foreign language or make teaching English much easier and smoother. If you have any suggestions, please email me with the link to the site and I will check it out. Also, be sure to add a brief description of the site. To go to the below-mentioned sites, simply click on the name you see below. As I find free software that I think is worth having, I will post them here.

Anti-Virus

 

Free AVG - (I use this on my computers at home and those at work)

 

Avira - (Another good, and free, Anti-Virus program)

Photo-Editing Software

 

Gimp - (Easy to use. Doesn't take much skill at all)

 

Picasa - (A REALLY easy to use program that allows you to edit & organize pics.)

Sound Editing Software

 

Audacity - (super easy program that allows you to modify and convert music files

                 such as MP3 files and .WAV files)

Anti-Malware 

 

Ad-Aware (Great program that helps users remove/watch out for malware)

Document Creating Programs

 

Open Office - (Just like Microsoft Office, but it's free and compatible with MS Office)

Media Players

 

VLC - (Great for playing any kind of video. Has like 99% of the codecs needed)

 

Winamp - (Great for playing music, making playlists, etc.)

International Calling Programs

 

Skype - extremely cheap & has a lot of options (e.g. home phone, voicemail, etc.)

Online Video Download Programs

 

Free FLV Converter (download videos from YouTube, Google, Yahoo, and more!)

 

YouTube Downloader (download videos from YouTube, Google, Yahoo, and more!)

Other Resources