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Free office application suite

OpenOffice

OpenOffice is a free office application suite available for a number of different computer operating systems. It supports Microsoft Office '97-2003 formats and is recommended as a viable alternative to expensive commercial software.

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PDF file creation and editing

Pdf995 Suite

Pdf995 makes it easy and affordable to create professional-quality documents in the popular PDF file format.

PdfEdit995 offers a wealth of additional functionality, such as: combining documents into a single PDF; automatic link insertion; hierarchical bookmark insertion; PDF conversion to formatted HTML or DOC (text only); integration with Word toolbar with automatic table of contents and link generation; autoattach to email; stationery and stamping.

Signature995 offers state-of-the-art security and encryption to protect your documents and add digital signatures.

FTP, ZIP and HTML Tools

Coffee Cup Software

Free FTP 4.0 - Free FTP Software is a fast, no-frills FTP program that makes it easy to drag and drop files to and from your Website.

Free HTML Editor 9.1 - The Free HTML Editor is a drag-and-drop HTML Editor with built-in FTP uploading. It has wizards for tables, frames, forms, and fonts, and comes with all HTML 4.0 and XHTML tags.

Free Zip Wizard 3.0 - Free Zip Wizard makes it easy to zip and unzip files.

Free DHTML Menu Builder 2.1 - Create professional-looking DHTML (Dynamic Hypertext Markup Language) menus for your Website, without writing a single line of code. (No HTML knowledge required.)

Accounting Software

TurboCASH Accounting Software (UK)

TurboCASH is an open source accounting package that is free for everyone to download and distribute under the terms of the General Public Licence (GPL). It is one of the world's first fully-featured open source accounts packages for small business.

Powerful, flexible small business accounting software
TurboCASH is much more than a simple 'home finances' or small business bookkeeping system (compare us to Quickbooks and Sage and see why). TurboCASH includes most functions a business will ever need: debtors, creditors, general ledger, full stock control, VAT accounting, invoicing, bank reconciliation, trial balance, balance sheet and income statements, full reporting and analysis, as well as mutli-company and multi-user capabilities.

Desktop publishing, photo editing and design

Serif Software

PhotoPlus SE is the perfect choice for editing and enhancing your digital images and photos for print, email and the web.

PagePlus SE is a great way to get into desktop publishing and easily design professional-looking documents for every occasion.

WebPlus SE lets you quickly design and publish stunning websites - no HTML or previous web design experience required!

DrawPlus 4 has all the power and tools you need to create attention-grabbing logos, striking text and artistic masterpieces.

3DPlus 2 can help you add a new dimension to your website graphics, presentations and desktop publishing projects.

 

 

 

Links to free software

There is a mass of good, zero cost software available on the internet. We have collected together links to some of the better ones and put them on this page. These include Microsoft-compatible office applications, DTP and drawing tools, accounting software and useful utilities.