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The following websites (in alphabetic order) offer freeware programs for downloading. The most useful sites are those which make personal recommendations (these have a * next to them). Be aware that some sites include a mixture of freeware and shareware.

http://3d2f.com/

http://academic.pg.cc.md.us/~kroberts/Freeware%20and%20Essential%20Programs.html *

http://bearbottoms1.com/ *

http://bestfreewareblog.com/

http://bhandler.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!70F64BC910C9F7F3!1231.entry?_c=BlogPart

http://bluefive.pair.com/

http://camtech2000.net/index.htm

http://directory.fsf.org/

http://download.lockergnome.com/

http://filepig.org/

http://filezilla-project.org/

http://forums.tweaktown.com/showthread.php?t=21610 *

http://free-software-downloads.org/index.htm

http://freeware.filehungry.com/english

http://freeware.intrastar.net/

http://freeware.quantumillusions.com/downloads.htm

http://freewarearena.com/html/index.php

http://freewarewiki.com/

http://gnuwin.epfl.ch/en/index.html

http://jansfreeware.com/

http://lifehacker.biz/

http://myfreeware.blogspot.com/ *

http://nedwolf.com/index.htm

http://osliving.com/index.php

http://osswin.sourceforge.net/

http://pack.google.com/intl/en/pack_installer.html?hl=en&gl=us

http://people.msoe.edu/~taylor/resources/software.htm *

http://pgoh13.free.fr/software_progs.php *

http://portablefreeware.com/all.php

http://pricelessware.org/thelist/index.htm

http://revision3.com/forum/showthread.php?t=234 *

http://seetips.blogspot.com/2006/04/best-freeware-guide.html *

http://selectfreeware.com/

http://shareme.com/

http://shellcity.net/

http://software-freeware.web.id/

http://softwaretracker.blogspot.com/ *

http://sourceforge.net/

http://thefreewareforum.com/

http://theopencd.org/programs

http://tranglos.com/

http://travis.servebeer.com/blog.net/articles/useful_software.aspx *

http://users.hol.gr/~tron/useful-software.htm *

http://vlaurie.com/computers2/Articles/free.htm

http://whdb.com/2008/the-top-50-proprietary-programs-that-drive-you-crazy-and-their-open-source-alternatives/

http://whdb.com/2008/the-top-50-proprietary-programs-that-drive-you-crazy-and-their-open-source-alternatives/ *

http://widgetech.com/

http://wiki.nemof.org/Best_software *

http://www.1000downloads.com/?id=programs-uk&c=n&w=3

http://www.2haveit.com/index.php

http://www.321download.com/LastFreeware/index.html

http://www.aarp.org/learntech/computers/software/free_software.html *

http://www.algonet.se/~hubbabub/freeware/freeware.html

http://www.all4you.dk/FreewareWorld/links.php

http://www.aplusfreeware.com/

http://www.arar93.dsl.pipex.com/mds975/Content/software.html

http://www.askmehelpdesk.com/computers-beginners/must-have-useful-programs-7286.html *

http://www.avm.co.nz/software.html

http://www.best100free.com/

http://www.best-freeware.com/

http://www.bestfreewaredownload.com/

http://www.bleucanard.co.uk/scripts/blueduck.php?QCD

http://www.bluechillies.com/home/W/

http://www.bowlesonline.com/a-huge-list-of-free-useful-software *

http://www.briancurd.com/index.php/useful-software/ *

http://www.canadiancontent.net/tech/freeware/

http://www.cleansoftware.org/

http://www.completelyfreesoftware.com/index.html

http://www.computeractive.co.uk/downloads/

http://www.concisefreeware.com/index.php?theme=w

http://www.devhardware.com/forums/software-27/the-useful-freeware-database-50261.html

http://www.digitaldarknet.net/thelist/

http://www.doom9.org/index.html?/software.htm

http://www.download.com/

http://www.downloadsofts.com/

http://www.duberweb.com/freeware.html *

http://www.easyfreeware.com/

http://www.econsultant.com/i-want-freeware-utilities/

http://www.educational-freeware.com/

http://www.emm.ie/freeware/

http://www.e-systems.ro/

http://www.ethick.com/downloads/ *

http://www.feedbus.com/freeware/

http://www.filehippo.com/

http://www.filesland.com/

http://www.findsoftware.com/

http://www.freebies.org.uk/category/free-software/

http://www.freebyte.com/

http://www.freedecentdownloads.com/

http://www.freedownloadmanager.org/downloads/

http://www.freedownloadscenter.com/

http://www.freefunfiles.com/

http://www.freesoftware4all.co.uk/

http://www.freeware4u.com/

http://www.freewarebeast.com/

http://www.freewarefiles.com/

http://www.freewaregenius.com

http://www.freeware-guide.com/

http://www.freewarehome.com/

http://www.freewaremission.com/best-freeware/ *

http://www.freewarepark.com/

http://www.freewareppc.com/

http://www.freewareseek.com/

http://www.freewareweb.com/

http://www.freewindows.dk/fw/modules/news/

http://www.gamehippo.com/

http://www.glenn.delahoy.com/software/index.shtml

http://www.gljakal.com/index.php

http://www.global-garden.com.au/C_FreeSware.htm

http://www.hotlib.com/index.php

http://www.hotwinfiles.com/

http://www.hsinlin.com/ *

http://www.intelfind.com/Best_Free_Software/index.php

http://www.itsfree4u.com/

http://www.ivory.org/

http://www.jamsoft.net/freeware/index.shtml

http://www.jasonchen.com/free_software/ *

http://www.jonasjohn.de/lab/apps.htm *

http://www.majorgeeks.com/

http://www.math.mcgill.ca/rags/software.html *

http://www.mnsi.net/~jhlavac/freeware/

http://www.myzips.com/

http://www.newfreedownloads.com/

http://www.nextora.com/100-best-freeware-software.php *

http://www.nirsoft.net/

http://www.nonags.com/

http://www.onlyfreewares.com/

http://www.onlythebestfreeware.com/default.asp

http://www.openoffice.org/

http://www.opensourcewindows.org/

http://www.osalt.com/

http://www.pazera-software.com/

http://www.pcbypaul.com/software/index.html

http://www.pcusers.org/pcfree.html#software *

http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/

http://www.pricelesswarehome.org/

http://www.pricelesswarehome.org/ *

http://www.promedia.net/users/mikey719/detailed_listing.html *

http://www.prospector.cz/

http://www.redacorn.org/webdesign/funsoftware.html *

http://www.rocketdownload.com/

http://www.rxn.com/~demu001/rd_free.html

http://www.sailcat.com/freewaremain.htm

http://www.savings-plus.co.uk/software.html

http://www.smartcode.com/ JUST ADDED

http://www.snapfiles.com/

http://www.sofotex.com/

http://www.softlookup.com/

http://www.softpedia.com/

http://www.softpile.com/

http://www.softviewer.com/index.php

http://www.softwarespy.info/

http://www.spacejock.com/index.html

http://www.stewartmc.com/freeware.html *

http://www.storm-software.co.yu/index.html

http://www.summitlearners.com/top-10-open-source-software-alternatives-for-poor-college-students/ *

http://www.surfpack.com/downloads/2935/usefulfreeware.html

http://www.synergymx.com/foss_list.php

http://www.tech-pro.net/

http://www.techsupportalert.com/

http://www.teqnilogik.com/tutorials/freeware.htm *

http://www.thefreecountry.com/

http://www.thefreesite.com/

http://www.topfreeware.net/

http://www.topqualityfreeware.com/

http://www.usefulfreesoftware.com/index.php

http://www.valsphotography.co.uk/information/Useful_Software.html *

http://www.webmasterfree.com/

http://www.winaddons.com/top-300-freeware-software/

http://www.winutility.com/

http://www.wiredsafety.org/safety/email_safety/software.html

http://www.xtort.net/

http://zeroplus2.tripod.com/

We do our best to check and update the above links. If you find any are no longer valid, we would be grateful if you would let us know.