Thanks go to all contributors, past, present & future.
I have to post this in parts as it's not accepted in one complete post (presumably a restriction on the number of
lines).
ACF Full List(2402) - http://www.pricelesswarehome.org/acf/P_AuthorIndex.php
* = freeware plus shareware
1-4a - http://www.1-4a.com/
100 Downloads - http://100-downloads.com/
*1000 files - http://www.1000files.com/
1/2 Cut - http://freeware.stalkingsheep.co.uk/
2-software - http://www.2-software.net/
2BrightSparks - http://www.2brightsparks.com/freeware/index.html
321download - http://www.321download.com/LastFreeware/index.html
450+ common problems solved - http://www.econsultant.com/i-want-freeware-utilities/
46 Best freeware - http://www.techsupportalert.com/best_46_free_utilities.htm
A+ Freeware - http://www.aplusfreeware.com/
A Kaestner (98+dos,German) - http://a-kaestner.de/
A1B2C3 - http://www.a1b2c3.com/free/
AbleStable - http://www.ablestable.com/resources/free/free.html
Absolute Free Software - http://www.absolutefreesoftware.co.uk/
Absolute Freebies - http://www.absolutefreebies.com/best_freeware.html
Absolute Freeware (Arjan) - http://www.arjan.org/
AbsolutelyFreebies - http://www.absolutelyfreebies.com/downloads.html#Freeware%20Categories
AbsolutelyFreeware - http://www.absolutelyfreeware.com/
acfwiki - http://acfwiki.pbwiki.com/FileArchives
acfwiki - http://acfwiki.pbwiki.com/NoInstallFreeware
Adrian Carter - http://www.homestead.com/adriancarter/Index.html
Alex Nolan - http://www.alexnolan.net/software/
Alex Vallet - http://www.byalexv.co.uk/
All Freeware - http://www.all-freeware.com/
Alt-software - http://www.alt-software.com/
AnalogX - http://www.analogx.com/contents/download.htm
Angelfire - http://www.angelfire.com/sk3/ca/
Antoine - http://www.freewarefrance.com/
Archer's HDM - http://members.tripod.com/~diligent/harddisk.htm
Atomic Freeware (Fort Freeware) - http://quantum.it-mate.co.uk/freeware/downloads.htm
AumHa Freeware Portal - http://aumha.org/freeware/freeware.php#restore
BA Roberson - http://brian.arthur.robertson.googlepages.com/freesoftware
Bear Bottoms - http://bearbottoms1.com/
Ben Ritchley (cMech) - http://bellsouthpwp.net/c/m/cmech617/
Best-Free-Software - http://www.best-free-software.com/
Best Freeware (vbmark) - http://www.vbmark.com/
*Better Windows Software - http://betterwindowssoftware.com/bwshome.php
Bleucanard Software - http://www.bleucanard.co.uk/scripts/blueduck.php?Multimedia
BISS - http://www.bluetack.co.uk/modules.php?name=Downloads&d_op=viewdownload&cid=4
Bob Adkins (Bob's) - http://webpages.charter.net/bobad/best.htm
BoostWare - http://www.boostware.com/
BraneStormer - http://members.tripod.com/~BraneStormer/free.htm
*Brothersoft - http://freeware.brothersoft.com/
*Browser Tools - http://browsertools.net/downloads.html
Bt Square peg - http://members.tripod.com/square_peg/freestuff/
Buzzy - http://www.buzzys.net/
Caiman free games - http://www.caiman.us/
Camera & Mini Drives Data Recovery - http://www.s2services.com/cameraundeletefreeware.htm
*Camtech - http://camtech2000.net/
Canadian Content - http://www.canadiancontent.net/tech/freeware/
Centralsoftware - http://freeware79.googlepages.com/
Chris's (AI,95 & dos) - http://chris.mysteryfcm.co.uk/
Cleansoftware - http://www.cleansoftware.org/
*Click-now - http://www.click-now.net/downloads.htm
Clif Notes - http://freewarewiki.pbwiki.com/index.php?wiki=ClifsCurrentNewsletter
cMech = Ben Ritchley
Coma's Freeware - http://www.algonet.se/~hubbabub/freeware/freeware.html
Completely Free Software - http://www.completelyfreesoftware.com/
Compufiles - http://www.compufiles.com/
ComputerBoom.com -
Computer Games - http://www.com-games.com/
Concise Freeware - http://www.concisefreeware.com/
Crazy Pixels - http://www.crazypixels.com/freeware.htm
Curt Richner - http://www.curtspages.com/software/index.html
Curtis Land - http://www.telusplanet.net/public/curtnel/
Cylog - http://www.cylog.org/index.asp
Data recovery (socrtwo) - http://www.s2services.com/
Decent Downloads - http://www.freedecentdownloads.com/
Deepesh Agarwal software - http://www.freeware-alternative.uni.cc/
DigitalArena - http://www.digitalarena.co.uk/
*Digital Digest - http://www.digital-digest.com/software/listall.php
*Digital River - http://drn.digitalriver.com/welcome.php
Dirfile - http://www.dirfile.com/
Dirk Loss - http://www.dirk-loss.de/win-tools.htm
dmoz - http://dmoz.org/Computers/Software/Freeware/
*Doc's Downloads - http://www.docsdownloads.com/
Donation Coder - http://www.donationcoder.com/
Don't Crack (audio freeware) - http://www.dontcrack.com/freeware/
*Download.com - http://www.download.com/
Download32 - http://www.download32.com/
Download Center24 - http://downloadcenter24.com/updates/
Download Junkie - http://www.downloadjunkie.co.uk/
*Downloads 3k - http://www.download3k.com/
Downloads Machine - http://www.ftpmachine.co.uk/
Dragon Freeware - http://www.dragonfreeware.com/
E-Book Resource - http://www.ebookresource.info/
Emm.ie - http://www.emm.ie/freeware/
Encoderx - http://encoderx.co.uk/
Essential software - http://www.ouwerkerk.dds.nl/essentials/free_software_essentials_index.html
eXcessive Software - http://www.excessive-software.eu.tt/
Fatwallet - http://www.fatwallet.com/t/28/511697/
FE Christiansen - http://hjem.get2net.dk/fec/software/software.html
Fifty Freeware Favourites - http://www.georgedillon.com/freeware/freeware.shtml
File Hippo - http://www.filehippo.com/
FileForum - http://fileforum.betanews.com/
FileHungry - http://freeware.filehungry.com/english/showcase/Windows_Software
*Files32 - http://www.files32.com/
File Store - http://www.elmtreeweb.co.uk/
*Filetransit - http://www.filetransit.com/
Fixdisk - http://www.fixdisk.co.uk/freeware_downloads.html
Fort Freeware - http://freeware.quantum.2ya.com/
- Quantum Illusions(http://quantum.it-mate.co.uk/freeware/downloads.htm)
Free2U - http://www.free2u.org/
Free Download Manager - http://www.freedownloadmanager.org/downloads/
*Free Downloads - www.free-downloads.net/
*FreeDownloads - http://www.freedownloads.be/
Free email software - http://www.thefreesite.com/Email_Freebies/Free_E_mail_software/
Free Geekery -
http://www.rewardprograms.org/thefreegeek/features/101_shareware_and_freeware_programs_every_nerd_needs.html
Free Network Tools - http://www.nsauditor.com/freeware/index.html
Free Programming Tools - http://www.freeprogrammingresources.com/utility.html
Free Stuff - http://www.refdesk.com/free.html
Free Tools - http://www.spadixbd.com/freetools/
FreebieList.com - http://www.freebielist.com/
FreebieWiki - http://wiki.freebiewiki.org/index.php?title=Main_Page
Freebyte - http://www.freebyte.com/
Free-Codecs.com - http://www.free-codecs.com/index-Freeware.htm
Freesoft411 - http://www.freesoft411.com/
FreeSoftware4All - http://www.freesoftware4all.co.uk/
FreeSoftwareHome - http://www.freesoftwarehome.com/
Free-Software-Downloads - http://free-software-downloads.org/
Freeware4u (burnr) - http://freeware4u.com/
Freeware98 - http://www.freeware98.org/
Freeware-Alternative - http://www.freeware-alternative.uni.cc/
Freeware-Downloads (Chief) - http://www.freeware-downloads.co.uk/
FreewareAddressbooks - http://freeware-software.net-dot.net/index.php
FreewareArena - http://www.freewarearena.com/html/index.php
Freewarebeast - http://www.freewarebeast.com/
FreewareBox - http://www.freewarebox.com/
Freeware de.(German) - http://www.freeware.de/index.php
FreewareDirectory - http://www.freewaredirectory.net/
FreewareEldorado - http://fware-eldorado.8k.com/
FreewareEverywhere - http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Horizon/6013/index2.html
FreewareFiles - http://www.freewarefiles.com/
FreewareFind - http://www.freewarefind.com/ (closed)
FreewareFonts - http://www.freewarefonts.com/
Freeware for Pc - http://www.freeware4pc.com/
Freeware for Palm Pc - http://www.freewarepalm.com/
Freeware for Pocket pc - http://www.freewareppc.com/
FreewareGamer - http://www.freewaregamer.com/
Freewaregenius - http://freewaregenius.com/
Freewaregraveyard - http://fwg.raum108.de/
FreewareGuide (Thorsten Duhn) - http://www.freeware-guide.com/
FreewareHits - http://www.freewarehits.de/
FreewareHome - http://www.freewarehome.com/
FreewareJava - http://www.freewarejava.com/
Freewarelist - http://freewarelist.net/
- http://freewarelist.net/sitemap.html
- http://www.freewarelist.com/
- http://www.freewarelist.com/exitpaged/Technology.php
FreewareNet - http://freewarenet.com/component/option,com_frontpage/Itemid,1/
FreewareNetwork - http://www.fwnetwork.com/
FreewareOutpost - http://www.geocities.com/freewareoutpost/index2.html
FreewarePlanet - http://www.freewareplanet.net/
FreewarePro - http://www.freewarepro.com/
Freewarepub - http://www.freewarepub.org/
FreewareStop - http://www.freewarestop.com/
Freewaretips - http://home.c2i.net/freewaretips/freewaretips-english.html
FreewareTown - http://www.freewaretown.com/freewaresearch.aspx
FreewareWeb - http://www.freewareweb.com/
FreewareWiki - http://freewarewiki.pbwiki.com/
FreewareWorld Team - http://www.all4you.dk/
- http://www.all4you.dk/FreewareWorld/links.php
Freeware sites (old) - http://web.archive.org/web/20050303015118/home.hccnet.nl/hmdejong/indexfreewaresites.html
FreeWR - http://www.freewr.com/
Freshmeat - http://freshmeat.net/
*FromAtoZdownloads - http://www.azdownloads.info/Utilities/Password-Recovery/
FSF/UNESCO - http://directory.fsf.org/all/
GameHippo - http://gamehippo.com/
Gary Beene - http://www.garybeene.com/free/fr-freeware.htm
Geocities - http://www.geocities.com/eqfreeware/software.html
Geocities - http://www.geocities.com/tvdarekz/index.htm
George Dillon - http://www.georgedillon.com/freeware/freeware.shtml
GhostHunter - http://ghosthunter.true.ws/
Gigaloads - http://www.gigaloads.com/
Goldfiles - http://www.goldfiles.com/index.php
Google - http://www.google.com/Top/Computers/Software/Freeware/
Gratilog (Ninou,French) - http://www.gratilog.net/xoops/
GRC - http://www.grc.com/freepopular.htm
Downloads.com - www.download.com
FreeDownloadCentre - www.freedownloadscenter.com
Microsoft - www.microsoft.com/downloads/
Major Geeks - http://www.majorgeeks.com/
SnapFiles - http://www.snapfiles.com/freeware/
Sofotex -
Soft32 - www.soft32.com
Softpedia -
Tucows - www.tucows.com/
Apps: (sites that have a few apps)
Adsen Software - http://www.adsensoftware.com/
Angus Johnson - http://angusj.com/
Chime - http://chime.tv/home.shtml
CoffeeCup - http://www.coffeecup.com/freestuff/
Component Software - http://www.componentsoftware.com/products/freetool.htm
Crystal Dew - http://crystalmark.info/software/index-e.html
DaanSystems - http://daansystems.com/freestuff/
Delt's Blog - http://www.deltasblog.co.uk/?page_id=35
Electronic Labs - http://www.tech-systems-labs.com/freesoftware.htm
FlashPeak - http://www.flashpeak.com/
Freshney org - http://freshney.org/downloadsa.htm
Glenn Delahoy - http://www.glenn.delahoy.com/software/
Great White North - http://www.novatone.net/software/index.htm
Hover - http://www.hoverdesk.net/freeware.htm
Iconico - http://www.iconico.com/download.aspx?app=&type=free
IntelliAdmin - http://www.intelliadmin.com/Downloads.htm
Jam software - http://www.jam-software.com/freeware/index.shtml
langa - http://www.langa.com/downloads.htm
Larry McDavid - http://www.geocities.com/ljmcdavid/
Lucersoft - http://www.lucersoft.com/freeware.php
Mark Jacobs - http://www.jacobsm.com/mjsoft.htm#rgwtchr
Matirsoft - http://www.matirsoft.com/
Mcky's - http://mcky.sitesled.com/freeware.htm
Mousesoft - http://www.mousesoft.co.uk/index.php?mds
Noel Danjou - http://noeld.com/programs.asp?cat=misc
Ntwind - http://www.ntwind.com/software/utilities.html
Nugget - http://www.ngthomas.co.uk/wnbrowse.html
NymTec - http://www.nymtec.com/?q=node
Pro D/l freeware - http://itprodownloads.com/license/?platFormID=2&startingIndex=1&licenseId=3&resultSetSize=25
Pro D/l Open source - http://itprodownloads.com/license/?platFormID=2&startingIndex=1&licenseId=0&resultSetSize=25
PW - http://www.slaw.com.au/pmp/
Q++ - http://www.qppstudio.net/freeware.htm
Ralph Levian - http://www.levien.com/free.html
rjh Software - http://www.rjhsoftware.com/products.html
SmallVideoSoft - http://www.smallvideosoft.com/index.php
VlSoftware - http://www.vlsoftware.net/
ZepFanMan - http://zepfanman.com/free/
Games
http://www.gamehippo.com/
http://familygames.com/freelane.html
http://www.noodan.com/
http://www.noodan.com/refer.php
http://www.top100gamesites.com/index.html
http://resources.kaboose.com/games/?trnstl=1
http://www.kidsdomain.com/down/pc/drawingforchildren.html
Freeware Games Page - http://www.freewaregamer.com/#top
Top20 Freeware Games - http://www.top20free.com/games.html
Drivers
Dlldownloads - http://www.dll-downloads.com/download.asp
Dlldump - http://www.dlldump.com/
Dllfiles - http://www.dll-files.com/
Drivers - http://www.driverskit.com/
Driver Agent - http://www.driveragent.com/
DriverGuide - http://members.driverguide.com/index.php
DriverHQ - http://freeware.brothersoft.com/
DriverWorld - http://www.galttech.com/drivers.shtml
DriverZone - http://www.driverzone.com/
Free Codecs - http://www.free-codecs.com/index.htm
Intel - http://downloadcenter.intel.com/default.aspx?iid=homepage+see_all_downloads
MrDriver - http://www.mrdriver.com/
The Software Patch - http://www.softwarepatch.com/index.html
WinDriversBackup - http://www.321download.com/LastFreeware/page10.html#WinDriversBackup
Security
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com
http://www.carmainc.org
http://www.castlecops.com
http://www.itsecurity.com/features/103-free-security-apps-041607/
http://maddoktor2.com/index.php
http://www.malwarehelp.org
http://www.nowyoudo.co.uk/
http://www.security4free.co.uk/index.php
http://www.spywareinfo.com
http://spywarewarrior.com
http://subratam.org/main/index.php
http://www.temerc.com/
http://tomcoyote.com
http://wiki.castlecops.com/Lists_of_Freeware_Security_Software
http://www.wilderssecurity.com
On Line Services
Ajax 13 - http://us.ajax13.com/en/products.jsp
MS Office - http://www.thinkfree.com/common/main.tfo
Zoho Show - http://show.zoho.com/jsp/zoho_login.jsp?targetURL=%2FHome.do
Lists & Articles
30 Essentil free - http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2006/12/01/30-essential-pieces-of-free-and-open-software-for-windows
Bill's Links - http://www.billslinksandmore.com/index.html
Carputers links - http://newsandtips.carputers.net/carputers-links/links-to-free-software/
Computer Shopper 50 Best - http://computershopper.com/feature/200704_the_best_free_software
Buzzy's - http://www.freewarebeast.com/
Free Microsoft tools (May 2005) -
http://channels.lockergnome.com/windows/archives/20050329_110_free_microsoft_tools.phtml
Free Software Directory - http://directory.fsf.org/
Free Software Reviews - http://www.freesoftwarereviews.com/
Freebie Directory - http://www.freebiedirectory.com/
Freeware Games Page - http://www.freewaregamer.com/#top
Freeware list - http://121space.com/index.php?showtopic=886
Freeware Updates - http://freewareupdates.info/
Links to freeware - http://www.linkstofreeware.vze.com/ (not active)
Links Page - http://otbsw.com/links_page.htm
MDG Links - http://www.mdgx.com/free.htm
Mike555 - http://www.nonags.org/members/mike555/
PcMag, 78 Best Free - http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,2090787,00.asp
PcWorld,101 Fantastic Freebies - http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,130045-c,freeware/article.html
Ragged Claw - http://www.raggedclaws.com/freetools/category16.php
Themed Browsers - http://www.4comtech.com/
Top20 Freeware Games - http://www.top20free.com/games.html
Top 100 - http://www.hitboss.com/Software/
Webresources - http://webresources.freeservers.com/freewarepage34.html
Tips & Tweaks
5Star support - http://www.5starsupport.com/
About Windows - http://windows.about.com/mbody.htm?once=true&
Annoyances - http://www.annoyances.org/
Anonymizing Google's cookie - http://www.imilly.com/google-cookie.htm
Beep codes - http://www.pchell.com/hardware/beepcodes.html
Brian Cryer - http://www.cryer.co.uk/brian/
Cd-r primer - http://www.mrichter.com/cdr/primer/primer.htm
Computer Digest - http://duxcw.com/index.html
Computerhope - http://www.computerhope.com/index.htm
Computer knowledge - http://www.cknow.com/index.html
Emulation - http://caesar.logiqx.com/php/emulator.php?id=tinyemu
Error codes - http://xp.csaw.biz/
George's freeware review - http://georgeh123.blogspot.com/
HardwareHell - http://hardwarehell.com/index.shtml
Help2go - http://www.help2go.com/index.php
Iamnotageek(HijackThis log help) - http://hjt.networktechs.com/
InternetProfessionals - http://www.ipro.net/software/
ISO burning - http://iso.snoekonline.com/iso.htm
Java (test) - http://www.java.com/en/download/installed.jsp
Justtech support - http://www.justtechsupport.com/
Kelly's Corner - http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
Locate Spammers' Real Locations - http://www.geobytes.com/FreeServices.htm
Manuals - http://usersmanualguide.com/
Manuals for games - http://www.replacementdocs.com/news.php
Ms XP Keygen - http://microsoft.xp.suite.keygen.by.the.blue.list.389179.crack-locator.org/
Modem help - http://www.modemhelp.Net
MVPs - http://www.mvps.org/
MVP Doug Knox - http://dougknox.com/
MVP Jim Eshelman - http://aumha.org/win5/index.htm
MVP Paul Thurrott - http://www.winsupersite.com/
Networking - http://www.portforward.com/
Networking - http://www.practicallynetworked.com/
Outlook Express - http://www.insideoe.com/
OE tips - http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#1
OE Tweaker - http://www.qwhale.com/products/outlook_express_tweaker/
Pc BuyerBeware - http://www.pcbuyerbeware.co.uk/Home.htm
Pcrepair - http://www.pcrepaircentral.com/index.html
Pctech Guide - http://www.pctechguide.com/index.htm
Petri IT Knowledgebase - http://www.petri.co.il/tweaking.htm
Printers - http://www.fixyourownprinter.com
Ramesh's Site (troubleshooting) - http://windowsxp.mvps.org/index.html
Recovery cds - http://duxcw.com/index.html (not free)
SafeTweak - http://www.download3k.com/Install-SafeTweak-XP-Resource.html
Tech Support Guy (forum) - http://forums.techguy.org/
Tektips - http://www.tek-tips.com/
Tutorials - http://www.techtutorials.net/
Tweaks - http://www.tweakxp.com/
Tweakui -
USB - http://www.usbman.com/index.htm
Windows errors - http://www.generation.net/~hleboeuf/
XP Hidden Apps - http://www.deltasblog.co.uk/?page_id=36
Thanks for the post, wasbit.
-Craig
>My list of freeware sites
Don't forget Mikey:
http://www.softcom.net/users/mikey719/all-inclusive-download-page.html
> Freeware - Sites
>
> ACF Full List(2402) - http://www.pricelesswarehome.org/acf/P_AuthorIndex.php
> 1/2 Cut - http://freeware.stalkingsheep.co.uk/
1/2 Cut's site has been gone for quite a while.
Susan
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> Don't forget Mikey:
> http://www.softcom.net/users/mikey719/all-inclusive-download-page.html
Thanks jon. Added to my list.