Free Internet Programs

Free Web Browsers
Avant Browser	Free Webbrowser for Windows which also runs from USB disk.
Chrome - Google	A free open-source Webbrowser created by Google. Chrome has been designed to make the Web faster, simpler and safer. Available for Windows, Linux and MAC. A drawback is that the Chrome automatic and silent updates cannot be turned off or even configured in some way.
Chromium	Chromium is the open source Web browser on which Google's Chrome browser (see above) is based. Unlike Google's Chrome, the Chromium browser does not have an auto-updater. On many Linux distributions, like Ubuntu, you can install Chromium very easily through the Linux package manager. On Windows and MAC you need to download the binaries (meaning the files that make up the program itself, not the source code) from: http://build.chromium.org/f/chromium/snapshots.
Flock	Freeware, open-source Web browser for Linux, Windows, MAC and FreeBSD. It has also been designed to use with social networking sites (such as: MySpace, Twitter, Facebook, etc.).
K-Meleon	Good freeware open-source Web browser for Windows; it consumes less memory than Explorer or Mozilla/FireFox.
Maxthon Browser	Free Webbrowser for Windows.
Microsoft Internet Explorer	Microsoft's Web browser, freeware. It becomes part of your operating system after installation and it runs ActiveX controls, making it less secure than e.g. Mozilla.
Mozilla Firefox	Freeware open-source Web browser. We can recommend it as a stable, safe and efficient Web browser which runs on Windows, Linux, MacOS X and a number of other platforms. There is also a version which comes with a newsgroup reader and email program.
Opera	Freeware Web browser for Windows, Mac, Linux, OS/2, Solaris, FreeBSD, QNX and Symbian.
Safari	Freeware Web browser for MAC and PC created by Apple.
Anonymous Web Surfing
Privax	A network of free web proxy sites. It enables anyone in the world to surf anonymously online. By using any of the affiliated sites, you can surf the net under an anonymous IP address.
Ultrasurf	A free portable program for Windows which enables you to surf the net anonymously. No installation necessary!
Proxify	Free anonymous websurfing, handles SSL (Secure Socket Layer) and HTTPS for free. It also includes options for: Javascript / no Javascript, cookies / no cookies, ads / no ads, etc.
Site Surf	Free anonymous Web surfing.
the Cloack	Free anonymous Websurfing.
Tor	Tor = "The Onion Router Network". Helps you defend against a form of network surveillance that threatens personal freedom and privacy, confidential business activities and relationships, and state security known as traffic analysis.
HideMy.Info	Free anonymous Websurfing.
Free Hide IP	A free Windows program, which enables you to hide your IP address while being online.
Free Web-browser add-ons
Disconnect	A browser extension which stops search engines and other sites from tracking you online. For Chrome.
Hitware Popup Killer Lite	Running in the system tray Hitware Popup Killer Lite quietly eliminates all unwanted pop-up and pop-under ads even before they appear and preventing pop-up and pop-under ads from stealing bandwidth or locking up your browser with multiple windows opening. Freeware for Internet Explorer.
RoboForm	Password Manager and Web Form Filler that completely automates password entering and form filling. Freeware for Mozilla FireFox Internet Explorer, AOL/MSN.
Free Email Programs
Eudora	Good email program for Windows, MAC and Palm.
Evolution	Freeware, open-source email program for Linux/Gnome.
Incredimail	Free program for writing and sending nice-looking emails (including backgrounds, animated icons, etc.).
JBMail	Portable, small and secure plain-text email client which runs on Windows and Linux/wine. This mail program is more secure than most others, because: (1) it offers direct access to your email server. This means that you can delete spams and viruses directly on the server without downloading them first. (2) it never interprets/executes HTML messages (it converts all HTML to plain text), (3) it never shows images, (4) it never automatically executes/opens attachments. Also: SMTP + authentication, SSL/TLS, attachments, PGP, view mail as plain text. Freeware for Windows.
Mozilla Thunderbird	Free email program for Windows, MAC and Linux with spam filtering, message search, and customizable views.
Mulberry	Free email program for MAC, Linux and Windows.
Pegasus	Freeware email program for Windows and DOS.
Phoenix Mail	An open source email client for Windows (and Linux?). Developed using Delphi. The program is no longer updated.
Free email services
Receive, read and send email using your Web browser or local email program.
Gawab.com	Free POP, IMAP and SMTP email. 10 Gb email storage space, spam and virus protection.
GlobePoint.net	Free Web-based e-Mail with junk filter.
Gmail	Free Web-based, POP and IMAP email from Google. Also: email forwarding, spam filter, email search engine.
Hushmail	Free web-based email account with encryption, virus scan and spam-filter.
Inbox.com	Free Web, POP and SMTP access. 5Gb storage, Privacy, spam and virus protection.
MSN Hotmail	Free Web-based email service from Microsoft.
My Way	Free Web-based email account with 125 Mb email storage space and spam filter. To access or join this email service, you first have to click on the small icon 'My Email' at the top of the page. No advertisements.
openmail.cc	Free POP, SMTP and IMAP email.
Opera Web Mail	Web based email service from the makers of the Opera Web browser.
SoftHome	Free Web-based email. Ad-supported.
TheDoghouseMail.com	Free Web-based email with 1Gb storage. Ad-supported.
WowMail	Free Web based email service. Ad-supported.
Yahoo! Mail	Free Web-based email account with 1 Gb email storage and spam filter.
Free Email Protection
Inbox	Inbox deletes and filters spams, viruses and other unwanted emails directly on the mail server before they reach your email program. Freeware for Windows.
GFI Email security test	Due to the unsafe design of some email programs, email viruses now are able to infect computer systems just by email. Once infected, a computer system can spread the virus further by sending malicious emails to other systems without any human interference. Well designed email programs do not display these vulnerabilities. Unfortunately, commercial success is not related to good design... Virus scanners (please see above) can offer good protection against email viruses by scanning each incoming mail, but will never protect against 100% of all attacks, since it is impossible to know and detect each and every possible type of virus. Therefore, even when you have a real-time virus scanner, it is wise to get some information on the vulnerabilities and strengths of your email program. The GFI site tests your email program by sending you number of emails that probe your mail system.
Protecting Microsoft Outlook against Viruses	Some Outlook and Outlook express versions are very vulnerable to virus attacks through email. Several versions of Outlook and Outlook Express can execute malicious scripts or programs hidden inside emails sent to you without warning. This site provides information on how to protect your computer from Outlook-related viruses.
Free UseNet Newsreaders
NewsXPress	Free newsreader for Windows.
40tude dialog	Freeware newsreader for Windows. Multi-server, multi-threaded and with Unicode support.
SuperGravity	Free Usenet newsreader for Windows.
XNews	Free Usenet newsreader for Windows.
Non-free UseNet Newsreaders
Agent	Newsreader + email program for Windows for $US 29.00
Free FTP Programs
Classic FTP	A free FTP client (for Windows, MAC, Pocket PC) that allows you to upload, download and delete files from a remote server. "Mirror and Upload" tool to scan a selected local folder and upload any files that do not exist in the selected remote folder.
Core FTP Lite	Free FTP client for Windows with SSH/SFTP, SSL/TLS, browser integration, site to site transfers, drag and drop support, file viewing, file editing, transfer resuming, firewall support, custom commands, URL parsing, etc
FileZilla	Freeware, open-source FTP program for Windows.
FTP Wanderer	FTP Wanderer is a multithreaded FTP client with the look-and-feel of Windows Explorer, which makes moving files between the remote server and your computer as simple as local file manipulation.
JFTP	Graphical FTP client, freeware for personal use. Runs on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Solaris, HP-UX, OS/2, UNIX, provided Java is installed.
Right FTP	Free FTP client for Windows, with multi-threaded data transfers, firewall support, ability to change remote file/directory attributes, passive data transfer and more.
SmartFTP	FTP program for Windows. Free for personal and non-profit use.
WinSCP	Open source SFTP, FTP and SCP program for Windows. FTP = regular file transfer protocol SFTP = SSH file transfer protocol SCP = secure copy protocol
Non-free FTP programs
FTP Commander	Windows FTP Client, freeware for non-commercial use.
Free and non-free HTML editors
1st Page 2000	Free HTML editor for Windows.
Arachnophilia	Freeware HTML editor. Since it has been created in Java it runs on almost any operating system.
Cobalt Web Builder	Cobalt Web Builder is ANOTHER WAY of authoring HTML documents than WYSIWYG editors or simple text editors. The software uses TEMPLATE and SUBSTITUTION, which helps editing web document EASY and QUICK, especially when using CSS and JAVASCRIPT.
KompoZer	Free HTML editor for MAC, Linux and Windows.
NVU	Free Web authoring system for Linux (also Windows and MAC) in the tradition of DreamWeaver and FrontPage.
TreePad	All non-free TreePad editions can generate a complete Web site, using only a few mouse clicks. The generated Website includes a tree pane and article pane, text formatting, images, hyperlinks and icons. Some TreePad editions can generate a dynamic/javascript tree pane (you can expand and collapse the tree nodes) and even come with a PHP Website search engine.
Trellian WebPage	Free WYSIWYG html editor for Windows.
WebPlus	Free HTML Editor for Windows created by Serif Software.
Free Terminal/Telnet Programs
Absolute Telnet	Telnet, SSH and SFTP client with tabbed interface and unicode support. Freeware and evaluation version are available for Windows.
Better TelNet	Freeware open-source TelNet program for MAC.
EasyTerm	Careware. Sockets-enabled Telnet terminal program, supports telnet, SMTP, POP3. Emulates a DEC VT100 terminal, supports ANSI colors. Logs your entire session, can print the current display, remembers up to 32 hosts and protocols.
FoxTerm	A free multi-session terminal emulation program for Windows (it uses the .Net framework).
Putty	Free implementation of Telnet and SSH for Win32 and Unix, along with an xterm terminal emulator. Recommended!
TeraTerm	Freeware for Windows and Pocket PC. Does not seem to be updated anymore.
The Java Telnet Application/Applet	Freeware Telnet application/applet for any operating system that can run Java programs. The Java Telnet Applet is a fully featured telnet program that allows users to connect and login to remote hosts via Internet or Intranet using their WWW-Browser only. Not only does it include telnet compliant connection services, but also the ability to dynamically load additional Terminal Emulations and Modules.
Free Chat, Phone, Video, Messaging
Globe7	Free internet phone software which enables you to make free phone calls from PC to PC, and low-cost calls to traditional phones and mobiles (to almost anywhere in the world).
ICQ	Very popular chat program with large connected online community. Available for free for Windows, MAC, Palm, Pocket PC or browser-based (any platform).
PalTalk	Free instant messaging and internet phone application with live video conferencing possibility, instant messenger with buddy list, voice/video E-mail. It is compatible with AOL, Yahoo!, and MSN.
Skype	Free Internet phone for MAC, Linux and Windows. Call anyone, anywhere in the world which also has a Skype account for free. Make international phone calls (to regular phones) at local rates.
Stealth Chat	Free chat program specifically designed to chat without anybody knowing it. For Windows.
TalkByPC	Free internet phone and video-phone program (+ service).
Free Virtual Private Networking
A Virtual Private Network (or VPN) is a private communications network to communicate confidentially over the Internet. A VPN basically is a Local Area Network (or LAN), except that - instead of physical wires - the Internet is used to create connections between computers.
Hamachi	Creates a secure virtual network through the Internet. Freeware for Windows and Linux.
OpenVPN	A full-featured SSL VPN Linux, Windows 2000/XP and higher, OpenBSD, FreeBSD, NetBSD, Mac OS X, and Solaris.
Shrew Soft VPN	A free IPsec remote access VPN client for Windows.
UltraVPN	UltraVPN is a client/server SSL VPN solution based on OpenVPN. It encrypts and anonymize network connections.
VPNTools.com	Website dedicated to providing information on virtual private networking.
WallCooler	Free VPN software for Windows.
Free DNS Services
A DNS service translates a domain name (like Freebyte.com) into a numerical Internet address. This is necessary for almost anything you do online. Instead of using the DNS server of your local provider, you can configure your computer to use one of the free DNS services listed here instead. A reason you might want to use another DNS server is to avoid any possibility of underhand filtering or redirecting by your local Internet provider. Conversely, some of the services listed below will prevent access to known malicious sites and porn sites. Or perhaps you simply want to improve the responsiveness of your Internet connection.
DNS Advantage	Free DNS servers for accessing the Internet.
Google Public DNS	Free DNS servers for accessing the Internet including support for IPv4 and IPv6.
OpenDNS	Free DNS servers for anyone accessing the Internet.
ScrubIT	Free filtered DNS which removes porn and malicious sites when you browse the Web.
Free Fast Public DNS Servers List	A list of free public DNS servers and links to tutorials on how to configure your operating system to work with them (Linux, Windows, etc.).
Free Server Software
Free SMTP Server	A free SMTP server program for Windows that lets you send email messages directly from your computer. You can use it instead of the SMTP server of your Internet service provider.
Free Internet Connection Software
FreeProxy	Freeware program for Windows, which enables you to share one internet connection among multiple computers.
HTTP Tunnel	Freeware HTTP-tunnel application for Windows, acting as a socks server, allowing you to use your Internet applications safely despite restrictive firewalls. It functions as follows: your Internet application sends data to the HTTP-Tunnel Client, which in turn tunnels the data over HTTP (port 80) to the HTTP-Tunnel servers. The servers then send the data to the intended destination and forward the responses back to the HTTP-Tunnel client. This effectively bypasses firewalls, permitting you to successfully use most Internet applications without being monitored at work, school.
Internet Protection
K9 Web Protection	Free Internet filter and parental control software for Windows and MAC. Features: block certain Web sites, safe search, set up time restrictions, configure lists for allowing or blocking Web sites, and more.
Free Firewalls
AppArmor	Security suite for Linux, freeware, open-source. AppArmor is also very useful for preventing scripts and programs running on Webservers from being hacked and exploited.
AS3 Personal Firewall	Free firewall for Windows (32bit).
Ashampoo	Offers a free firewall for Windows.
Comodo	Free firewall + anti-virus for Windows.
Core Force	Open-source firewall, packet-sniffer and security framework for Windows.
Firestarter	Freeware open-source firewall for Linux with graphical user-interface.
FortKnox Personal Firewall	Free firewall for Windows.
GhostWall	Free firewall for Windows (both 32bit and 64bit).
Home PC Firewall Guide	Independent reviews of Internet security and privacy-related products.
IPCop	A Linux distribution which can turn an old or a new PC into a dedicated firewall.
Iptables-tutorial	Tutorial for the Linux iptables firewall configuration program.
Linux/BSD firewalls	A list of free firewall software which runs on Linux, FreeBSD and/or OpenBSD.
MoBlock	Freeware for Linux. A linux console application that blocks connections from/to hosts listed in a file.
Netdefender	Freeware open-source firewall for Windows.
Omniquad Personal Firewall Freeware	Free firewall for Windows. Although the site looks like it has been abandoned you can still download the firewall.
Outpost Firewall Free	Free firewall for Windows.
PC Tools Firewall Plus	A free personal firewall for Windows.
PeerGardian OS X	Freeware open-source firewall for MAC OS X.
PeerGuardian for Windows	Small yet powerful firewall. Freeware, open-source for Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP, and 2003, in 32-bit and 64-bit.
R-Firewall	Freeware firewall for Windows, with many features.
SoftPerfect	Free personal firewall for Windows.
Sunbelt Personal Firewall	Free firewall for Windows. The version offered for download is the full 30-day trial version as well as the feature-limited free version.
Vista Firewall Control	A freeware application which makes the configuration of the built-in firewall of Windows Vista and Windows 7 easier.
Zone Alarm Free Firewall	Free basic PC desktop firewall for Windows.
Free Network Security Tools
Shields Up!	Website which tests your computer ports for vulnerabilities from outside attacks through the Internet. Navigation is rather cumersome on this site. To access the 'Shields up' service, first click on the 'Shields up' logo, then scroll to the paragraph 'Hot Spots', click on the entry 'Shields up!', finally click on the 'proceed' button. In the 'Shields up' screen, click on 'All Service Ports', or 'Common Ports'.
Free Port Scanner	For Windows. Scans ports and port ranges by using TCP packets. It can determine available hosts and open ports and other important characteristics.
Find your IP address
CmyIP.com	This page shows you your WAN/External/Internet network IP address.
WhatIsMyIP.com	A page which displays the Internet IP address of your computer.
IP2	A Windows utility that shows you your local network (LAN) IP address and your external (Internet, WAN) IP address.
Internet Diagnostics Tools
CentralOps.net	Free online network utilities, such as ping, nslookup, traceroute.
DNS Tools	Resolve/reverse lookup, whois (domain name), whois (ip owner), check port, ping.
DNSCog	Run tests on your domain for any DNS problems or things that can be improved. Also: tracetoute, whois, DNS lookup, DNSSec verification.
DomainTools	Free online domain-related tools, such as: whois lookup for domains and IP addresses, reverse whois, reverse IP, DNS tools and more.
Down For Everyone Or Just Me	If you cannot access a Website, you can use this free service to check whether it is generally down ('for everyone') or whether it is some more local problem ('or just me').
Fiddler	A 'Web debugging proxy' which you can use to monitor network traffic between your computer and the network to which it is connected (often the Internet). Runs on Windows, using the .NET framework.
Info Sniper	Online IP address lookup. Shows a map with the location of the IP address.
Network-Tools.com	Ping, trace, whois, spam blacklist check, etc.
Online Nettools	Reverse lookup (host), nslookup, whois IP, whois Domain, bandwidth meter, check port, ping host, traceroute to host, port scanner, mail relaying.
Online network tools	Show me my IP address, IP calculator, ping online, traceroute online, IP geolocation, convert IP to domain name, get MX record, DNS dig, Whois, open relay test, speed test, service name -> port TCP/UDP, port TCP/UDP -> service name, online cron generator.
ping.eu	Ping, traceroute, DNS lookup, whois, port check, reverse lookup, proxy checker, mail relaying, bandwidth meter.
T1 Shopper	Whois, ping, port scanner, nslookup, traceroute
Related Freebyte Pages
Anonymous Internet	Anonymous Web search, anonymous Web surfing, anonymous email and anti-spam email.
Free Video and Television	Free online videos and television channels from around the world. Free software to watch videos and television over the Internet.
Free Radio Online	Listen to thousands of free online radio channels from around the world using just your computer.
Free Email Addresses	A large listing of services that provide free but also non-free email addresses. Web based email, email forwarding, pop email, etc. Also: add email services to your domain.
Free Home pages	Publish your own Web pages for free! Find the best service to host your home page. Create your Web page without any knowledge of HTML. Free services which enable you to run your own CGI scripts (PHP, ASP, Perl, etc.).
Internet Search Engines	Internet search engines, meta search engines, newsgroup-, image- and font-search engines, Web directories, etc.
Free Anti-Spam Tools	Free spam-filter services, free anti-spam software, free spam-reporting services, free anti-spam email services, free server-side anti-spam tools, etc.
Free Anti-Spyware	Free utilities to detect and remove spyware.
Free Anti-virus Software	Believe it or not, there are many good anti-virus programs you can download and use for free! Also: free firewalls, very useful trial anti-virus program versions, anti-virus software tests, links to specialized anti-virus sites, etc.
Free Website Promotion	Get more visitors. Free Website submission services and software, free mailing list services, free banner exchange services, web promotion tips and tutorials, search engine tips, online marketing tools, free advertising, free resources for Webmasters.
Free Website Tools	Free Website templates, clock widgets, counters, Web statistics, polls to put on your site, guest books to put on your site, DNS services, image optimizers and converters, background creation programs, URL forwarding services, site search engines, HTML editors, HTML and link validation tools, tutorials, resources, etc.
Free Office Software	Free office suites, word processors, desktop publishing, text editors, personal databases, diagram software, presentation programs, fonts, document viewers, PDF utilities, thesauri, spellcheckers, document converters, etc.
Free Games	Free chess, free checkers, free go, free card games, free puzzle games, free arcade games, free games CD-roms, free online games, free games for download, cheats, virtual pets, role playing, and more!
Free Graphics Software	Free Paint Programs, Free Image Viewers, Free Photo Albums, Free graphics converters, 2-D Animation Software, 3-D / Animation software and more!
Free images, icons, clipart, backgrounds, photos	Download images and clipart for free, royalty-free stock photographs, thousands of free fonts, free icons, free GIFs, animated GIFs, free backgrounds, wallpapers, etc.
Free Screensavers	Free screensavers, cursors, ringtones and desktop themes. Free 3D screensavers, nature, funny and artistic screensavers, screensaver construction packages which don't require any programming, and more.
Free Software created by Freebyte	Free Personal Information Managers, free File and Disk Utilities, free Address Books, free eBook Software and more. All created by Freebyte.com.

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