Top Free Tools I Use

ByJorge Pereira 2020-08-012022-10-03

I am always on the lookout for good tools I can use on my daily tasks. It is a bonus when they are free. I am thankful for those that work on these and offer them to the world via open source, donation based or truly free. I have donated for the ones I use the most, but not all.

I am a Windows user so I have used these on my PC but a lot of them are available cross-platforms.

These are the ones that I have used for years in no particular order….

FastStone Capture	A powerful, lightweight, yet full-featured screen capture tool and screen video recorder.
Notepad++	Notepad++ is a free source code editor and Notepad replacement
FastStone Photo Resizer	An image converter and renaming tool that intends to enable users to convert, rename, resize, crop, rotate, change color depth, add text and watermarks to images in a quick and easy batch mode.
Audacity	Easy-to-use, multi-track audio editor and recorder for Windows, macOS, GNU/Linux and other operating systems.
OBS Studio	Open Broadcaster Software is free and open source software for video recording and live streaming.
OpenShot Video Editor	Easy to use, quick to learn, and surprisingly powerful cross-platform video editor.
FreeFileSync	Open source folder comparison and synchronization software
Paint.Net	Open source image and photo editing software for PCs that run Windows.
Gimp	Cross-platform image editor
Oracle’s VM VirtualBox	A powerful open source x86 and AMD64/Intel64 virtualization product
WinMerge	An open source differencing and merging tool for Windows.
FileZilla Client	Open source software for FTP, FTP over TLS (FTPS) and SFTP.
Advanced Renamer	Batch file renamer program for renaming multiple files and folders at once. endless options!
Levelator	Software that adjusts the audio levels within your audio file for variations It’s not a compressor, normalizer or limiter although it contains all three. Note: Although an old software that has not been supported since 2012 – Still very useful and it works, and have not found anything as easy to use that comes close!
HandBrake	Open source video transcoder. A tool for converting video from nearly any format to a selection of modern, widely supported codecs.
InnoSetup Compiler	A free installer for Windows programs

Hope this helps someone!

What free / open source tools do you use for your daily activities?

Jorge Pereira

Accomplished Information Technology services professional with over 25 years of experience performing technical pre-sales, solution selling, public speaking / presentations, consulting, project delivery and program management. Over the past few years, Jorge has focused on customers solutions in the areas of: Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI, Workforce Transformation, End-User-Computing (EUC) Lifecycle Management, Modern Device Management, and Cybersecurity.
Additionally, Jorge is also an artist known for his whimsical doodle art and captivating fantasy stories. More on his creative side here

Disclaimer: I work for Dell Technology Services as a Workforce Transformation Solutions Principal. It is my passion to help guide organizations through the current technology transition specifically as it relates to Workforce Transformation. Visit Dell Technologies site for more information. Opinions are my own and not the views of my employer.

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