As you would know New Year is just couple of hours away. I tought about compiling a post on the most popular freewares of the year 2007 . Below is the list of the most downloaded applications of 2007…… Enjoy !

Browsers

1. Avant Browser - Block pop-up windows and browse multiple sites at once.
2. Mozilla Firefox - Surf the Web, block pop-ups, and keep spyware at bay with this lean and fast open-source browser.
3. Internet Explorer - Browse the Web with tabs, improved RSS support, and robust security features.
4. Netscape Communicator - Browse the Web and more with Netscape’s browser suite.
5. Opera - Browse with a multiple-document interface, mouse gestures, keyboard shortcuts, zooming functions, and integrated search.

Digital Media Players

1. QuickTime - Play MPEG-4 movies with AAC sound with latest version of Apple’s premier media player.
2. Windows Media Player - Play local and streaming multimedia content.
3. Sonique - Enjoy your MP3, CD, WAV, MOD, and WMA tracks with superior audio quality and impressive visual effects.
4. Winamp - Play and organize a variety of audio and video files, as well as rip and burn CDs.
5. AtomixMP3 - Mix MP3s on your computer as you would with conventional turntables.

Anti-Virus

1. AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition - Protect your computer from viruses and malicious programs.
2. Avast! Home Edition - Scan your computer for viruses, worms, and Trojan horses.
3. Avira Anti-Virus Personal Edition - Detect and remove more than viruses from your computer.
4. PC Tools Anti-Virus Free Edition - Protect your PC from viruses, worms, and Trojans.
5. A-Squared - Protect your PC from harmful threats.

Firewall

1. ZoneAlarm Firewall - Protect your Internet connection from hackers and other security breaches.
2. Ashampoo Firewall - Set up an effective firewall and prevent unauthorized online activity.
3. PC Tools Firewall Plus Free Edition - Deny an unwanted communication between your computer and the network.
4. Comodo Firewall Pro - Protect your PC from harmful threats.
5. Jetico Personal Firewall - Protect your computer against malicious attacks.

Peer to Peer

1. Morpheus - Search multiple P2P networks including BitTorrent to download MP3s, videos, and games.
2. Limewire - Search for and download files located in P2P networks and share your files.
3. iMesh - Find, download, and share MP3, video, and image files.
4. BearShare - Search for and share all kinds of files over the Gnutella network.
5. eMule - Search and share files over the eDonkey2000 and Kad P2P networks.

Video

1. DivX Player - Create and watch videos in the DivX video format.
2. Videora iPod Converter - Convert all types of video to play on your iPod.
3. VLC Media Player - Play audio and video files with this cross-platform media player and streaming server.
4. PSP Video - Convert all types of video to play on your PSP.
5. Windows Movie Maker - Construct home movies from captured digital video on your Windows XP system.

Download Manager

1. Download Accelerator Plus - Improve download speeds, resume broken downloads, and find mirror sites.
2. FlashGet - Split and manage downloaded files and accelerate downloading speed.
3. Free Download Manager - Manage your file downloads.
4. Fresh Download - Manage and automate file downloads.
5. Download Accelerator Manager - Resume, manage, and recover Internet downloads.

System Utilities

1. AOL Active Security Monitor - Evaluate your computer to ensure that your PC and home network are safe from most security threats.
2. TweakNow RegCleaner Standard - Remove obsolete entries from your Windows Registry.
3. Auslogics Disc Defrag - Defragment your disks and improve computer performance and stability.
4. Belarc Advisor - Plug a PC audit into your browser with details on hardware and software.
5. SpeedFan - Monitor fan speeds, temperatures, and voltages in computers with hardware monitoring chips.

File Management

1. PC Inspector File Recovery - Recover lost or damaged files.
2. Ranish Partition Manager - Create, delete, and resize partitions.
3. Active@ Kill Disk Hard Drive Eraser - Format your hard drive without possibility of data recovery.
4. CompuApps SwiffKnife - Create, format, and delete your IDE hard disk drives.
5. Xplorer2 Lite - Manage, view, and search files in a tabbed, dual-pane mode.

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