Free Software, Players, and Viewers

ITS has collected links to some of the most common software, players and viewers for your computer. Click on the software title to download (links will open in a new window). More Windows software is available for download through https://ninite.com

Antivirus (Why should I run antivirus?)

• Microsoft Security Essentials (WIN)
• Sophos Anti-Virus for Mac Home Edition (MAC)

Alternative Web Browsers

• Google Chrome
• Mozilla Firefox

Players

• Adobe Flash Player
• Adobe Acrobat Reader
• Apple QuickTime
• Adobe Shockwave Player
• Java Runtime Envirnment
• Microsoft Silverlight
• RealPlayer
• Windows Media Player

Software

• Office 2007 Compatibility Pack
• CutePDF Writer (make PDFs)
• Eraser (clean hard drives)
• KompoZer (Web Authoring)
• Teamviewer (Remote Assistance Tool)

Spyware/Malware Removal Tools

• CCleaner – Utility to remove unwanted files
• Malwarebytes – Anti-Malware
• Microsoft Windows Malcious Software Removal Tool
• Spybot Search & Destroy
• Major Geeks – Malware Removal Forum

Email Clients

Mozilla Thunderbird

Blogs

• BlogJet (Licensing Information, Installation Instructions, Configuration Details, Posting Instructions)
• MarsEdit (Setup Instructions)

FTP

• Core FTP
• Cyberduck (MAC)
• Filezilla
• Fugu (MAC)
• WinSCP

Telnet

• PuTTY
• SSH Secure Shell

Viewers

• Adobe Reader (Acrobat)
• Excel Viewer
• PowerPoint Viewer
• Word Viewer