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List of free useful software. justgetflux.com/ Seriously, get this It basically puts a yellow filter on your screen, which is a lot less straining for your eyes

justgetflux.com/

Seriously, get this

It basically puts a yellow filter on your screen, which is a lot less straining for your eyes at night.

www.gimp.org/downloads/

Honorable mention
- Paint.net

notepad-plus-plus.org/download/v6.7.9.2.html

Honorable mention
- Notepad (because the average user probably doesn't need the extra features of Notepad++)
- Atom

www.7-zip.org/download.html

Why in the world would you pay for WinRAR(lol) when this exists?

Honorable mentions
- Bandizip
- Peazip

ejie.me/

Come the **** on, Microsoft, this should've been here from the start

Honorable mention
- qttabbar

obsproject.com/download

Honorable mentions
- Bandicam
- Shadowplay (Nvidia)

www.irfanview.com/main_download_engl.htm

Honorable mentions
- Honeyview 3
- Picasa
- XNview
- Faststone Image Viewer

pidgin.im/

It lost support for Facebook a while ago (though it can be added with a 3rd party plugin), but it's still a really nice chat client.

Honorable mentions
- Miranda NG
- HexChat (for IRC)

krita.org/download/krita-desktop/

Honorable mention
- FireAlpaca

www.libreoffice.org/download/libreoffice-fresh/

Personally I've only had bad experiences with it, but there are not many alternatives.

Honorable mention
- Google Drive (Google Docs)
- Microsoft Office Online

mpc-hc.org/downloads/

I find it to be superior to VLC, if only because it's compatible with Smooth Video Project. Look it up, it's pretty neat.

Honorable mentions
- VLC
- PotPlayer

www.getmusicbee.com/download/

Honorable mentions
- Foobar2000
- Media Monkey
- WinAmp

www.qbittorrent.org/download.php

Basically a botnet-free version of uTorrent

Honorable mentions
- uTorrent 2.2.1 (NOT anything above 2.2.1)
- Transmission
- Deluge
- Tixati

inkscape.org/en/download/

getsharex.com/

A vastly superior alternative to puush / gyazo / lightshot

-uses imgur servers so NEVER slow in "peak hours" like with puush
-gives you the option to have it connected with your imgur account so instead of just uploading as "anon" to imgur they upload to your account, or a specific album if you wish
-gives you a direct link to clipboard instead of a link to a page cluttered with facebook **** and the picture embedded (good for pasting into fj upload via url like puush)
-when drawing a rectangle around the area to cap it gives the height/width in pixels

a list of the settingsto change upon install for best experience:
after capture tasks = i.imgur.com/hvMCbFd.png
after upload tasks = i.imgur.com/1UyydNE.png
destinations -> destination settings = i.imgur.com/N4nHUcT.png
(click open authorize page to get the code, then change account type to "User" and make sure use direct link is ticked, you can also set to specific album if you want)
(You'll use http://YOURACCOUNTNAME.imgur.com/all/ to view the pics)
task settings = i.imgur.com/f5GfEvj.png (disable the sound made after capture is made, pointless)
task settings -> image = i.imgur.com/6C1zbFI.png (set both to PNG so it won't convert to jpg if too big)
hotkey settings = i.imgur.com/E37f2HG.png (whatever you want i guess, I just copied puush)
(it also captures cursor by default but can be disabled)

www.piriform.com/speccy/download

Honorable mentions
- CPU-Z
- HWmonitor

www.sumatrapdfreader.org/download-free-pdf-viewer.html

www.teamviewer.com/en/download/windows.aspx

Honorable mention:
- AnyDesk

www.waterfoxproject.org/downloads.html

Honorable mention
- Pale Moon
- Chromium

audacityteam.org/download/windows

www.voidtools.com/downloads/

Honorable mentions
- Locate32
- AstroGrep

handbrake.fr/downloads.php

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If you want..

Flux
Saves your was at night

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#9 - altrio (07/09/2015) [-]

Does flux really help? Seems like it'd get annoying doing anything with a filter on.

#107 to #9 - ruckallthefules (07/10/2015) [-]

I used it for a month, installed it on everything. It gets tiring really fast. It just changes your color and I don't even have problems without it.

#213 to #9 - nowthatsedgy (07/10/2015) [-]

I like it. You get used to the dimming/warm glow of the screen quickly, now disabling it makes my screen appear unnaturally bright.

There are also 3 'secret' settings when you right-click the Flux. icon in the taskbar, that allow you to make the screen appear a deep orange. I think that they are 'secret' because most people would find them to be too dim.

#253 to #9 - screencleaner (07/10/2015) [-]

I absolutely cannot stand the way it looks, but some people really love it. Basically the only way to know if you'll like it is to try it

#276 to #9 - anon (07/10/2015) [-]

It's a great program, it really helps at night, the only thing is when I play games and it kicks in it lags the game for a few seconds until the filter is applied, other than that it's awesome. It also has the option to disable for an our which is good if you're working on color sensitive work.

#281 to #9 - ruebezahl (07/10/2015) [-]

I have been using it for a couple of weeks, because a partial vitreous body detachment ****** up my right eye, so staring at a bright white screen is really annoying. F.lux is quite nice for that.

#289 to #9 - orangebudd ONLINE (07/10/2015) [-]

it makes your eyes hurt way less when you're looking at a screen at night.

if you're into colour sensitive work, you can disable it for a while since it slightly affects colours. i'd recommend it any time!

+18

#17 to #9 - MuahahaOfLore (07/09/2015) [-]

I use it regurally

I love it.

#85 to #9 - magicalsteve (07/10/2015) [-]

It's so nice, definitely recommend it but it doesn't work with some video games, it has bery simple switch off tho

#104 to #9 - domny (07/10/2015) [-]

using it since this evening, got used to the tint in a few minutes.
going back now hurts my eyes :T

#35 to #9 - wotterpatch (07/09/2015) [-]

It's so useful, i actually am able to sleep at night now

#20 to #9 - shove (07/09/2015) [-]

I got flux a year or two ago... by far one of the best additions to my life when it comes to any computer I use.

#28 to #20 - altrio (07/09/2015) [-]

Seems like a lot of people agree, I'm surprised I never heard of it before this. Guess I'll see what it's like later tonight.

#16 to #9 - nykis (07/09/2015) [-]

I had it for awhile and it do just get annoying after awhile

#60 to #9 - ministermax ONLINE (07/10/2015) [-]

I recommend it 100%

I hardly ever notice the color filter, and only when it changes. It'l take a few seconds to get used to, the rest of the time everything is all good.

#65 to #9 - mrsirturko (07/10/2015) [-]

Been using it a while now. Recommend you use it if you do a lot of night-time surfing or gaming. You can also adjust it or turn it off during gaming

#78 to #9 - noschool (07/10/2015) [-]

it's okay, i had to change it because the default made me feel like i had orange juice all over my screen, but it does help.

#47 to #9 - applescryatnight (07/09/2015) [-]

i use flux, but honestly it annoys me at times, and sometimes i just completely leave it off.
and for video games its either hit or miss, sometimes it works over the video game, sometimes not.

7/10, it bugs me that i cant see all the colors i normally would, but it has saved me some headaches.

#26 to #9 - anon (07/09/2015) [-]

Yes but the defaults are too strong, just adjust it to where you're comfortable.

#27 to #26 - altrio (07/09/2015) [-]

Good to know, thanks.

#81 to #27 - fillytickler (07/10/2015) [-]

The best way to use it is when you're getting ready for bed. Blue light increases brain activity and keeps you up, so staring at your screen until you go to sleep is a main cause of insomnia. Redshift is a nice alternative (I think Linux only) that will automatically activate when it's nighttime, as it calibrates with sunset and your location. It also overlays a RED tint, not orange.

#187 to #9 - cowisbeast (07/10/2015) [-]

it gets annoying

#198 to #9 - felixjarl ONLINE (07/10/2015) [-]

The question is a clear yes.

If you dislike the sudden light change you can make it transfer over a hour.

And i lost my sleeping problems after using it.

#283 to #9 - gatorade (07/10/2015) [-]

It saved me when I got a concussion. Without it i would get exhausted from being the computer in about 30 minutes. But with Flux I could make it very dim and it made having a concussion not that bad.

#185 to #9 - dwong (07/10/2015) [-]

**dwong used "*roll picture*"**
**dwong rolled image**
I find it annoying at first as well, but you'll get used to it.

#280 to #9 - cactusphalus (07/10/2015) [-]

i like it a lot, only turn it off when working involves color coordination

#179 to #9 - largesetofballs (07/10/2015) [-]

just installed it do most of my funny junking at night before i go to sleep makes it easier to look at the screen for my eyes.

#275 to #9 - legendarysnarf (07/10/2015) [-]

if you just turn a light on in your room, i used to have eye strain at night and it was because i had no light on. Having light on helps your pupils not dilate so much, the reason you get eye strain is because your pupils are heavily dilated sitting in a dark room, staring at a bright screen.

#176 to #9 - alienxplain (07/10/2015) [-]

I use it and you hardly notice it, unless you have the filter settings on high.

#227 to #9 - stereojunkie (07/10/2015) [-]

Yes, it's amazing, really. I've been using it for something like 2 years now on both my PC and laptop.

You won't notice the filter at all anymore and if you turn it off you'll instantly notice the strain a normal screen puts on your eyes.

#136 to #9 - moonmeander (07/10/2015) [-]

I have it and I set it to transition over an hour so you don't even notice the difference. It really helps despite the fact that I don't notice it.

#189 to #9 - anon (07/10/2015) [-]

I just downloaded it, you get used to it after a few minutes. I think it's cool.

#119 to #9 - thatonecommunist (07/10/2015) [-]

on some monitors it looks kinda crappy, but, on others its amazing, try it out, if it doesn't look good on yours, move on.

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#94 to #9 - nought (07/10/2015) [-]

I don't like it

#105 to #9 - AcidFlux (07/10/2015) [-]

Yes. It does.

#58 to #9 - lastsamurai (07/10/2015) [-]

i use it on my laptop, it works well for me.

#69 to #9 - joshlol [OP](07/10/2015) [-]

try it for a week
you won't go back

#70 to #69 - joshlol [OP](07/10/2015) [-]

especially if you look at white backgrounds a lot

#13 to #9 - GmCity (07/09/2015) [-]

It has one click buttons to disable for lengths of times for colour sensitive work.

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#106 to #9 - infinitereaper (07/10/2015) [-]

Has no one ******* heard of turning down your brightness? I always keep mine almost all the way to minimum, for ever electronic, and I import black skins for all the websites I browse on firefox.

no problems so far, really saves my eyes

#175 to #106 - anon (07/10/2015) [-]

It's completely different than changing your brightness, it softens the colors. Even if you turn down your brightness, it doesn't take the stress off of your eyes. I haven't had problems with monitor brightness before, always turned it down, but F.Lux was really noticeable.

#284 to #175 - infinitereaper (07/10/2015) [-]

dude holy ****
it works somehow

#167 to #106 - denniswilles (07/10/2015) [-]

The thing is, your room generally has a warm tint at night unless you have different lightbulbs. During the day your screen should be blue/white to match daylight but at night it should match the color of your light source. F.lux does that and helps even on the lowest brightness.

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#56 to #9 - marmiteistasty (07/10/2015) [-]

It's kinda annoying until you hit a point where you realize that it really does help you sleep. It's like making the switch from a membrane to a mechanical keyboard. You can't stand the noise at the beginning, but you come to love the tactile feedback.
inb4 stockholm

#93 to #56 - killerliquid (07/10/2015) [-]

the noise is the best part

#157 to #56 - hawaiianman (07/10/2015) [-]

This is the first thing that has made me cry of laughter

+42

#54 - opalberry (07/09/2015) [-]

Time to fav and never look at this again.

#317 to #54 - tasteofanon (12/16/2015) [-]

Me too

+13

#116 - SteyrAUG (07/10/2015) [-]

>List of useful free software
>Not including ccleaner

Ccleaner will clean up all of the junk files on your computer, and will even repair your registry.

www.piriform.com/ccleaner

-10

#120 to #116 - totallytito (07/10/2015) [-]

"Buy now"

Excuse me, where is the free in that?

+29

#121 to #120 - SteyrAUG (07/10/2015) [-]

It's right here.

#230 to #121 - flipke (07/10/2015) [-]

Could you circle it, don't see what you mean.

#292 to #230 - SteyrAUG (07/10/2015) [-]

I hope this helps

#310 to #292 - flipke (07/11/2015) [-]

#141 to #116 - drackmore (07/10/2015) [-]

should have included Malware Bytes and Super antispyware to boot, those are practically required for any good list of free software.

#143 to #141 - SteyrAUG (07/10/2015) [-]

Damn straight.

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#48 - enzothesomething (07/09/2015) [-]

I will favorite this, get my new computer, then immediately forget to download these.

#316 to #48 - tasteofanon (12/16/2015) [-]

Well i did

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#34 - higgyshere (07/09/2015) [-]

If you're looking for a good office software, get Apache Open Office. Its pretty much exactly like microsoft office but its completely free. Ive been using it forever and have never had a problem with it

#64 to #34 - anon (07/10/2015) [-]

LibreOffice is a vastly superior fork of OpenOffice. With better support and more active development. The Apache Foundation is one of those names with a lot of renown for no real reason. That's where software goes to die. Even their webserver is eclipsed by nginx and litespeed. Tomcat is about their only worthwhile project.

#40 to #34 - thetoastthief (07/09/2015) [-]

Beat me to it

#103 to #34 - anon (07/10/2015) [-]

Seriously, how was OpenOffice not even in the honorable mentions

+40

#68 - totallytito (07/10/2015) [-]

As the ancient hawaiians used to say;

"Joshlol you forgot Blender, you ******* !"

-1

#138 to #68 - anon (07/10/2015) [-]

Ah Blender. the posterchild for open source software.

#80 to #68 - masanori (07/10/2015) [-]

I love you.

You adorable, fatass Hawaiian.

#132 to #68 - ubermasterfaggot (07/10/2015) [-]

I miss you

#29 - cykocd (07/09/2015) [-]

paint.net is the best drawing freeware out there.

<product of paint.net

#269 to #29 - adzoh (07/10/2015) [-]

You're ******* with us, that's just a screenshot from Inside Out

#171 - revisempai (07/10/2015) [-]

"pay for winrar"

#32 - fjponythread

(07/09/2015) [-]

Well ****
I should make "FJPT's comp of useful software" Episode 2.5
Thanks for the reminder

#124 to #32 - ugoboom

ONLINE (07/10/2015) [-]

please do, I want more dank .exes in my life

#44 - iphony (07/09/2015) [-]

I ain't clicking anything named gimp.org .

#135 - Hiago (07/10/2015) [-]

This happy ************ is the best thing to happen to the internet since porn

#139 to #135 - newfeliperuiz (07/10/2015) [-]

I can never get it to actually connect to any torrents. Anyone got any advice?

#196 to #135 - sunnyrain (07/10/2015) [-]

it gave me virusses on my old pc
does it still happen to people?

#30 - thatsovietguyisme (07/09/2015) [-]

How did i not ever want this , i mean look at this , its so perfect, my eyes feel at ease . I mean i kind of burns , and i can feel the back of my eyes getting destroyed ,but otherwise its perfect love the red tint

#31 to #30 - thatsovietguyisme (07/09/2015) [-]

i dont even know how to turn it off HELP

#37 to #31 - titantoe (07/09/2015) [-]

take hammer
throw hammer at screen
problem solved

#50 to #31 - applescryatnight (07/09/2015) [-]

see the little icon in the task bar for flux?
its a yellow circle with a blue wave on it.

right click -> exit flux

or

left click -> disable for one hour

#51 to #50 - thatsovietguyisme (07/09/2015) [-]

Thanks random internet hero

#46 - gruntmastr (07/09/2015) [-]

>Honorable Mentions
>Foobar2000
foobar's the best, man

#55 to #46 - bookieblaster (07/09/2015) [-]

This
foobar>musicbee

#205 - borcha ONLINE (07/10/2015) [-]

install gentoo

#217 to #205 - joshlol [OP](07/10/2015) [-]

#291 to #217 - exotic (07/10/2015) [-]

******* brutal

#236 - voltkills ONLINE (07/10/2015) [-]

>notepad ++ and not sublime
bitch please

#294 to #236 - artimax (07/10/2015) [-]

>maymay arrows
bitch please

#295 to #294 - voltkills ONLINE (07/10/2015) [-]

>2015
>not loving maymay arrows
bitch please

#296 to #295 - artimax (07/10/2015) [-]

#192 - danrmanalt ONLINE (07/10/2015) [-]

Honestly I prefer Paint.NET over Gimp, its better for low end PCs and less demanding stuff, while still having a lot of ability.

#220 to #192 - joshlol [OP](07/10/2015) [-]

fair enough
I actually haven't used it since like 2005 or so lol but I hear good things

#224 to #220 - danrmanalt ONLINE (07/10/2015) [-]

its not a whole lot but I make my avatar with it, and some other things over the years.

#232 to #224 - joshlol [OP](07/10/2015) [-]

yeah I use photoshop but don't use it for anything complex at all
I just like that there are tons of tutorials for it if I need to quickly learn something

#168 - joshwontwon (07/10/2015) [-]

Flux is also wonderful for anyone with insomnia or other sleeping disorders since it matches your screens color and resolution with the time of day.

#62 - wiredbomb (07/10/2015) [-]

For anyone that's looking for something like Notepad++, I'd suggest looking into www.sublimetext.com/ as you can use it for free and I believe it only asks about upgrade everynow and again. I find it much more useful than Notepad++ and neater, but that's just me.

#125 to #62 - ugoboom

ONLINE (07/10/2015) [-]

Sublime text 3 master race
It's a shame that it is proprietary though. Such a good editor.

#72 to #62 - joshlol [OP](07/10/2015) [-]

it's not technically free but all it does is ask you to donate from time to time
but yeah would recommend

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#45 - fazbear (07/09/2015) [-]

Gimp sucks bozons, don't get it.
I've been using it for years, and it's terrible.

#71 to #45 - joshlol [OP](07/10/2015) [-]

yeah but it's probably the best free alternative to photoshop out there right?

-1

#109 to #71 - fazbear (07/10/2015) [-]

In my opinion? No, it's not. It's confusing and terrible, and anything else is a better alternative.

#231 to #109 - joshlol [OP](07/10/2015) [-]

oh alright
I just know gimp is popular as **** but personally I don't like it either

#23 - nignogprime (07/09/2015) [-]

But you don't pay for winrar. It asks, but you could just decline.

#36 to #23 - wotterpatch (07/09/2015) [-]

***** thats illegal

#67 to #36 - avatice (07/10/2015) [-]

who actually pays for winrar?

#204 to #67 - zezenzerg (07/10/2015) [-]

Companies buy them in bulk.

#153 to #67 - alphagex (07/10/2015) [-]

there was this 1 guy who actually bought it..it was such a big deal it was on frontpage of funnyjunk..witch is a pretty darn rare thing to see. seriously why make your software free how will you gain profit from it?

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List of free useful software

justgetflux.com/ Seriously, get this It basically puts a yellow filter on your screen, which is a lot less straining for your eyes at night.

www.gimp.org/downloads/ Honorable mention - Paint.net

notepad-plus-plus.org/download/v6.7.9.2.html Honorable mention - Notepad (because the average user probably doesn't need the extra features of Notepad++) - Atom

www.7-zip.org/download.html Why in the world would you pay for WinRAR(lol) when this exists? Honorable mentions - Bandizip - Peazip

ejie.me/ Come the **** on, Microsoft, this should've been here from the start Honorable mention - qttabbar

obsproject.com/download Honorable mentions - Bandicam - Shadowplay (Nvidia)

www.irfanview.com/main_download_engl.htm Honorable mentions - Honeyview 3 - Picasa - XNview - Faststone Image Viewer

pidgin.im/ It lost support for Facebook a while ago (though it can be added with a 3rd party plugin), but it's still a really nice chat client. Honorable mentions - Miranda NG - HexChat (for IRC)

krita.org/download/krita-desktop/ Honorable mention - FireAlpaca

www.libreoffice.org/download/libreoffice-fresh/ Personally I've only had bad experiences with it, but there are not many alternatives. Honorable mention - Google Drive (Google Docs) - Microsoft Office Online

mpc-hc.org/downloads/ I find it to be superior to VLC, if only because it's compatible with Smooth Video Project. Look it up, it's pretty neat. Honorable mentions - VLC - PotPlayer

www.getmusicbee.com/download/ Honorable mentions - Foobar2000 - Media Monkey - WinAmp

www.qbittorrent.org/download.php Basically a botnet-free version of uTorrent Honorable mentions - uTorrent 2.2.1 (NOT anything above 2.2.1) - Transmission - Deluge - Tixati