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Links to my personal favourite free and open source applications for personal reference.
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# FreeTools

A collection of links to **free** and **open source** applications maintained for personal reference.



Most of the applications are for the Windows platform, but for many you can find builds for other platforms too.



## Audio and MIDI

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[VCV Rack](https://vcvrack.com/)|Open-source virtual modular synthesizer.

[ASIO4ALL](http://www.asio4all.org/)|Universal ASIO Driver For WDM Audio.

[Friture](http://friture.org/)|An open source real-time audio analyzer.

[Audacity](https://www.audacityteam.org/)|Free, open source, cross-platform audio software.

[Sonic Visualiser](https://www.sonicvisualiser.org/)|An open source application for viewing and analysing the contents of music audio files.

[VoiceMeeter Potato](https://www.vb-audio.com/Voicemeeter/potato.htm)|An audio mixer application endowed with a virtual audio device to mix and manage any audio sources from or to any audio devices or applications.

[MIDI-OX](http://www.midiox.com/app.htm)|A fully featured all-purpose MIDI utility.

[MIDI Yoke Junction](http://www.midiox.com/myoke.htm)|A MIDI Patch Cable driver.



## Database

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[SQLiteStudio](https://sqlitestudio.pl)|A SQLite database manager.

[SqlDbx Personal Edition](http://www.sqldbx.com/)|A fast and easy to use database SQL development IDE.

[DataGrabber](https://github.com/beNative/DataGrabber)|A query tool.



## Development

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[Lazarus](https://www.lazarus-ide.org/)|A Delphi compatible cross-platform IDE for Rapid Application Development.

[Turbo Rascal Syntax Error (TRSE)](https://lemonspawn.com/turbo-rascal-syntax-error-expected-but-begin/)|A complete suite (IDE, compiler, programming language, resource editor) intended for developing games/demos for 8 / 16-bit line of computers, with a focus on the MOS 6502, the Motorola 68000, the (GB)Z80 and the X86. The language resembles that of Turbo Pascal.

[ZeroBrane Studio](https://studio.zerobrane.com/)|Lightweight IDE for your Lua needs.

[ILSpy](http://www.ilspy.net/)|The open source .NET assembly browser and decompiler.

[Eclipse](https://www.eclipse.org/downloads/)|A mature, scalable and commercially-friendly environment for open source software collaboration and innovation.

[OpenTx](https://www.open-tx.org/)|Open source firmware for RC radio transmitters.

[Thonny](https://thonny.org/)|Python IDE for beginners

[LogViewer](https://github.com/beNative/LogViewer)|A multi-purpose logviewer.



## Diagnostic tools

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[CPU-Z](https://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html)|System information software.

[API Monitor](http://www.rohitab.com/apimonitor)|A free software that lets you monitor and control API calls made by applications and services.

[SpaceSniffer](http://www.uderzo.it/main_products/space_sniffer/)|Find lost space on your disks using a Treemap visualization layout.

[Zadig](http://zadig.akeo.ie/)|USB driver installation made easy

[H2testw](http://www.heise.de/ct/Redaktion/bo/downloads/h2testw_1.4.zip)|Checks SD cards for errors

[Rufus](http://rufus.akeo.ie/)|The Reliable USB-drive Formatting Utility

[Process Hacker](https://processhacker.sourceforge.io/)|A free, powerful, multi-purpose tool that helps you monitor system resources, debug software and detect malware

[QModMaster](https://sourceforge.net/projects/qmodmaster/)|QModMaster is an implementation of a ModBus master application. A graphical user interface allows easy communication with ModBus RTU and TCP slaves. QModMaster also includes a bus monitor for examining all traffic on the bus.

[Open Hardware Monitor](https://openhardwaremonitor.org/)|The Open Hardware Monitor is a free open source software that monitors temperature sensors, fan speeds, voltages, load and clock speeds of a computer.

[Seatools](https://www.seagate.com/gb/en/support/downloads/seatools/)|Diagnose, monitor, test and fix hard drives and SSDs. 



## Editors

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[MP3TAG](https://www.mp3tag.de/en/)|The universal tag editor.

[LibreOffice](https://www.libreoffice.org/)|Free office suite.

[Inkscape](https://inkscape.org/nl/)|Draw Freely.

[fritzing](http://fritzing.org/home/)|Electronics prototyping tool.

[GIMP](https://www.gimp.org/)|The Free & Open Source Image Editor.

[Resource Editor](http://melander.dk/reseditor/)|Editor for RES files with a heavy bias toward the resource types commonly used by Delphi developers, but all common resource file formats and resource types are supported.

[Resource Hacker](http://www.angusj.com/resourcehacker/)|Resource Hacker is a resource editor, compiler and decompiler for 32bit and 64bit Windows applications. 

[Visual Studio Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/)|Extendable multiplatform code editor.

[Quick Sequence Diagram Editor](http://sdedit.sourceforge.net/index.html)|Quick Sequence Diagram Editor is a tool for creating UML sequence diagrams from textual descriptions of objects and messages that follow a very easy syntax. 

[yEd Graph Editor](https://www.yworks.com/products/yed/download#download)|A powerful desktop application that can be used to quickly and effectively generate high-quality diagrams.

[Blender](https://www.blender.org/)|The free and open source 3D creation suite.

[Notepas](https://github.com/beNative/Notepas)|A portable multi-platform text editor. 

[SnippetSource](https://github.com/beNative/SnippetSource)|SnippetSource lets you organise your favorite pieces of code, scripts, thoughts, notes or other documents in a user definable tree structure. 

[QElectroTech](https://qelectrotech.org/index.html)|QElectroTech is a free software to create electric diagrams.

[Xournal++](https://github.com/xournalpp/xournalpp/releases)|Create handwritten notes and edit PDF files. 



## Emulators and simulators

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[WinUAE](http://www.winuae.net/)|Amiga emulator.

[VICE](http://vice-emu.sourceforge.net/)|The VersatIle Commodore Emulator.

[blueMSX](http://www.bluemsx.com/)|Emulator for the MSX platform.

[fMSX](https://fms.komkon.org/fMSX/)|Portable MSX emulator.

[Speccy](https://fms.komkon.org/Speccy/)|Portable Spectrum emulator.

[DOSBox](https://www.dosbox.com/)|DOS-emulator.

[RetroArch](https://www.retroarch.com/)|A frontend for emulators, game engines and media players.

[EmulationStation](https://emulationstation.org/)|A graphical and themeable emulator front-end that allows you to access all your favorite games in one place, even without a keyboard.



## Virtualization software

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[VirtualBox](https://www.virtualbox.org/)|Virtualization software for x86 and AMD64/Intel64.

[Vagrant](https://www.vagrantup.com/downloads)|Vagrant is a tool for building and managing virtual machine environments in a single workflow. 

[CloneVDI](https://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=22422)|Virtual HD Clone and Optimize.



## Automation tools

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[Ansible](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/installation_guide/intro_installation.html?extIdCarryOver=true&sc_cid=701f2000001OH7YAAW#selecting-an-ansible-artifact-and-version-to-install)|Configuration management tool.



## File management tools

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[Everything](https://www.voidtools.com/) | Locate files and folders by name instantly.

[ReNamer](http://www.den4b.com/news/2416/renamer-6-9)|A powerful and flexible file renaming tool.

[Rename Master](http://www.joejoesoft.com/vcms/108/)|A freeware utility designed to rename multiple files with a just few clicks.

[grepWin](https://tools.stefankueng.com/grepWin.html)|A simple search and replace tool which can use regular expressions to do its job.

[Double Commander](https://doublecmd.sourceforge.io/)|A free cross platform open source file manager with two panels side by side.

[Junction Link Magic](http://www.rekenwonder.com/linkmagic.htm)|Junction Link Magic lets you create and manage NTFS junction points in a fast and easy way.

[Win32 Disk Imager](https://win32diskimager.org/)|Write a raw disk image to any Removable Device.



## Internet and networking tools

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[PuTTY](https://www.putty.org/)|SSH and telnet client.

[Wireshark](https://www.wireshark.org/)|Network protocol analyzer.

[WinPcap](https://www.winpcap.org/)|The industry-standard tool for link-layer network access in Windows environments.

[P.SEN](http://ancestorsoftware.co.nf/?page_id=14)|A free and open source TCP/UDP Network Test Utility for Windows and Linux.

[FileZilla](https://filezilla-project.org/)|A fast and reliable cross-platform FTP, FTPS and SFTP client with lots of useful features and an intuitive graphical user interface.

[WinSCP](https://winscp.net/eng/index.php)|WinSCP is a popular SFTP client and FTP client for Microsoft Windows.



## Learning tools

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[Teach2000](https://www.teach2000.org/index.php?hl=english)|A private teacher to help you memorize a foreign language, topography or even the history of Italy by date.

[Concepts](https://github.com/beNative/Concepts)|A collection of modules which demonstrate some programming concepts and libraries.



## Media encoding/decoding and conversion

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[PeaZip](http://www.peazip.org/)|Free file archiver utility.

[HandBrake](http://handbrake.fr/)|The open source video transcoder.

[MKVToolNix](http://mkvtoolnix.download/)|A set of tools to create, alter and inspect Matroska files.

[ImgBurn](http://www.imgburn.com/)|A lightweight CD/DVD/HD DVD/Blu-ray burning application.

[LameXP](http://lamexp.sourceforge.net/)|Audio Encoder Front-End.

[UPX](http://upx.github.io/)|the Ultimate Packer for eXecutables.

[Subtle](http://github.com/tvdburgt/subtle)|Desktop client for opensubtitles API.

[ImageMagick](http://imagemagick.org/)|Use ImageMagick to create, edit, compose, or convert bitmap images.

[Upscayl](http://github.com/upscayl)|Upscayl lets you upscale your low resolution images using advanced AI Models.



## Media players

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[AIMP](http://www.aimp.ru/)|Music player

[DAUM Potplayer](https://potplayer.daum.net/)|Multimedia player.

[Foxit Reader](https://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf-reader/)|PDF Reader.

[XnView MP](https://www.xnview.com/en/)|Photo Viewer, Image Resizer & Batch Converter.

[Kodi](https://kodi.tv/)|Open Source Mediacenter.



## System utilities

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[Rapid Environment Editor](https://www.rapidee.com)|Windows environment variables management.

[Mouse Without Borders](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/garage/profiles/mouse-without-borders/)|Control up to four computers from a single mouse and keyboard.

[ConEmu](https://conemu.github.io/)|Windows terminal emulator.

[Windows Terminal](https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/releases)|Windows Terminal is a new, modern, feature-rich, productive terminal application for command-line users.

[Winaero Tweaker](https://winaero.com/comment.php?comment.news.1836)|Universal tweaker software which supports Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10.

[Rufus](https://rufus.ie/)|A utility that helps format and create bootable USB flash drives, such as USB keys/pendrives, memory sticks, etc. 

[PowerToys](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys)|Windows system utilities to maximize productivity.

[Ultimate Windows Tweaker](https://www.thewindowsclub.com/ultimate-windows-tweaker-4-windows-10)|Ultimate Windows Tweaker makes it easier to change Windows settings.



## AI tools

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[LM Studio](https://lmstudio.ai/)|Discover, download, and run local LLMs.

[Ollama](https://ollama.com/)|Run Llama 3, Phi 3, Mistral, Gemma 2, and other models. Customize and create your own.