OpenOffice is a free, Open Source alternative to MS Office with a Word compatible word processor, a complete Excel compatible spread sheet program and a Power Point like presentation software and drawing program and also allows to save to PDF file.

In addition, OpenOffice offers enhanced printing capabilities and options for direct connection with external email programs as well as form-letter management to send letters to addresses from a database.
[License: Freeware| Requires: Win All | Size: 150 MB]

WindowsGuard helps you to password protect your programs, windows and web pages in one easy to use application!

What's more, there is also encrytption for your files and folders. It offers an all-in-one security solution for your computer.

With extra features to lock the boot keys, task keys, software installations and internet access. This is the free edition download, however there is an option to upgrade to the Premium Edition.

New in this version:
- Password Protect Windows at Startup
- Hide the Windows Start Menu
- Password Protect Registry Tools
- Copy the configuration to other computers over a network with AutoUpate
- Automatic Update Program
- Encryption now handles sensitive files such as jpg with extra care
- Improved program look
- Some bugs fixed
- Parental time control feature to a set time limit on computers use
[License: Freeware| Requires: Win All | Size: 1.87 MB]

Major Features:

Detailed informations about Tasks, Processes, Modules, Startups, IE Addons, Uninstallers, Windows, Services, Drivers, Connections and Opened Files.
Easy check of suspicious files via VirusTotal or Jotti service.
Easy search details about file/process via online databases.
Launcher (New Task... dialog) with integrated AutoSearch and AutoCompletion.
Action History for monitoring processes activities.
Performance graphs for monitoring usage of system resources in time.
System Snapshots for easy finding of system changes.
System Report builds rich text report containing major informations about your System.
Multilanguage and Plugins Support.
Version 2.0 brings brand new user interface and Windows 7 support.
Security feature with online File Reviews.
[License: Freeware| Requires: Win7/Vista/XP | Size: 1.39 MB]

Orbit Downloader is a great speed, super light,easy-to-use and free rich media downloader. It is based on p2p and multi-source downloading technology and supports HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, MMS and RTSP protocols. Using Orbit Downloader, you can almost download everything online with 500% faster speed, like youtube video, rapidshare files, flash and streaming media etc. Anyway, Orbit Downloader is an indispendsable tool for download acceleration and management.
[License: Freeware| Requires: Win All | Size: 3.79 MB]

doPDF is a free PDF converter for both personal and commercial use. Using doPDF you can create searchable PDF files by selecting the Print command from virtually any application. With one click you can convert your Microsoft Excel, Word or PowerPoint documents or your emails and favorite web sites to PDF files.

doPDF installs itself as a virtual printer driver so after a successful installation will appear in your Printers and Faxes list. To create PDF files, you just have to print your documents to the doPDF pdf converter. Open a document (with Microsoft Word, WordPad, NotePad or any other software), choose Print and select doPDF. It will ask you where to save the PDF file and when finished, the PDF file will be automatically opened in your default PDF viewer.

Main features:
- No Ghostscript
- Customizable resolution
- Predefined/custom page sizes
- Searchable PDFs
- Multilanguage support
[License: Freeware| Requires: Win XP/2003/08/Vista/Windows7 | Size: 3.97 MB]

Maxthon Browser is a powerful tabbed browser built for all users. Besides basic browsing functionality, Maxthon Browser provides a rich set of features to improve your surfing experience. It can open multiple Web pages in just one window.

And it only takes a little system resources when surfing with the integrated user interface. It also supports special plug-ins and IE extensions to let you have an enjoyable surfing experience.

Maxthon 3 features include Super Dragamp;Drop, autoscroll, mouse gestures, form autofilling, AD hunter, plug-ins support, online favorites, external tools, customizable skins, and an autohide panel.

[License: Freeware| Requires: Win 2000/03/08/XP/Vista/7 | Size: 13.8 MB]

Balabolka is a Text-To-Speech software application. All computer voices installed on your system are available to Balabolka. The on-screen text can be saved as a WAV or MP3 file.

The program can read the clipboard content, view the text from DOC, RTF and HTML files, customize font and background colour, control reading from the system tray or by the global hotkeys.

Balabolka uses various versions of Microsoft Speech API (SAPI); it allows to alter a voice's parameters, including rate, pitch, and volume.

The user can apply a special substitution list to improve the quality of the voice's articulation. This feature is useful when you want to change the spelling of words. The rules for the pronunciation correction use the syntax of VBScript.

Balabolka is a Russian word, it can be translated as chatterer.
[License: Freeware| Requires: Win7/Vista/XP | Size: 4.94 MB]

Chromium is an open-source browser project that aims to build a safer, faster, and more stable way for all Internet users to experience the web.

Features
Tabs
Tab Movement
Design
Throbber
Window Frame
Omnibox
Input Types
Tab to Search
Result Types
Incognito
New Tab Page
Most Visited
Frequent Searches
Recent Bookmarks
Recently Closed Tabs
Downloads
Shelf
Browse
Bookmarks
Adding
Editing
Bookmarks Bar
History
Browse
Search Results
Toolbar
UI elements
Visual design
Status Bubble
Find in Page
Options
Hung Renderer Dialog (someone needs to write this)
Visual Design

[License: Freeware| Requires: Win All | Size: 28 MB]

Calibre is a one stop solution to all your e-book needs. It is free, open source and cross-platform in design and works well on Linux, OS X and Windows. calibre is meant to be a complete e-library solution and thus includes library management, format conversion, news feeds to ebook conversion, as well as e-book reader sync features and an integrated e-book viewer.
[License: Freeware| Requires: Win7/Vista/XP | Size: 30.5 MB]