This is a list of Windows™ Software that we recommend.

We are in no way affiliated with any of these companies, but we do use the software and find it most useful.

We will not touch on the Microsoft Office software as that is obviously a requirement for any business but rather we will just go with third party software that we recommend.

We will include a link to the website as well as a brief description of what the software does. We will also indicate the cost (if any) of the software, but, obviously, check with the vendor for their current pricing structure.

Product
URL
Price
Description
Android Studio Logo
Android
Studio
developer.android.com/studio Free
(Donations)
This is a PC based developer studio for creating Android applications.

It will download and install all of the pre-requisite software it needs when you install Android Studio.
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Avast
Software
www.avast.com Free
(Paid Upgrade)
This is a great, free Anti-virus program. It also includes (in the free version) firewall, and VPN (5Gb per month).

Even the paid version is cheap compared to other more intrusive programs.
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Bulk
Rename
Utility
www.bulkrenameutility.co.uk Free
(Donations)
Extremely powerful and fast bulk file rename utility. It looks slightly intimidating but it really isn't.

This utility can do a whole lot more than just rename files. It can change file attributes and can also be used to move selected files etc.

A real time saver utility.
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FileZilla
www.filezilla.com Free
(Donations)
This is a free FTP (File Transfer Protocol) program that is used for uploading files to a web site.

It is very easy to install and use and is frequently updated.
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FreeFileSync
www.freefilesync.org Free
(Donations)
FreeFileSync is a file synchronisation application. If offers several options including mirroring, updating and two way synchronisation.

It can be setup to run unattended using a batch file.

It is very easy to install and use and is frequently updated.

A video on how to use FreeFileSync is available here.
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Greenshot
getgreenshot.org Free
(Donations)
This is quite simply the BEST screen print utility that we have ever found.

It is extremely flexible, and very easy to install and use.
Inno Logo
Inno
jrsoftware.org Free
(Donations)
This software will produce self-extracting installation packages for distributing Windows based software.

It is feature rich and very flexible.
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VLC
Video Player
www.videolan.org Free
(Donations)
This is a good video player that has the ability to add a watermark to your videos, convert between formats (including to MP3) and do some simple editing.

The product can be a little fussy at times but it is free and it mostly works great (faster then Media Player too). No need for codecs etc.
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VSDC
Video Editor
www.videosoftdev.com/ Free
(PRO Version $19.99)
This is an excellent video editing software product that can be used to stitch videos, add soundtracks, and much, much more.

The Pro version adds faster conversion and some excellent added features.
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wc3270
sourceforge.net/projects/x3270/ Free This is a free 3270 emulator for connecting to a MVS (or z/OS) Operating system. It is a fully functional 3270 emulator with FTP capabilities.

It is an excellent, stable emulator.
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XMIT Manager
getwinpcsoft.com/Xmit-Manager-30005/ Free
(Donations)
This software lets you view and extract data from a TSO Transmitted dataset that has been transferred to a PC.

Remember to transfer the files in binary format.
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7 Zip
www.7-zip.org Free This software can be used as a replacement for the zip/unzip component of Windows. We prefer to use this software as it also handles RAR and TAR files.
 
 


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