Free Software

This is a (non-comprehensive) list of free software available for download. These titles are recommended by but not endorsed by Rice.

Web Browsers

Mozilla Firefox Windows OS X Linux

Email Clients

Microsoft Outlook Express Mac OS

Mozilla Thunderbird Windows OS X Linux

Office Suites

OpenOffice.org Windows OS X Linux

Don't want to shell out over $100 for Microsoft Office? "OpenOffice.org the product is a multi-platform office productivity suite. It includes the key desktop applications, such as a word processor, spreadsheet, presentation manager, and drawing program, with a user interface and feature set similar to other office suites. Sophisticated and flexible, OpenOffice.org also works transparently with a variety of file formats, including those of Microsoft Office, and the vendor-neutral OpenDocument standard from OASIS."

Media Players

Apple iTunesWindows Mac OS

Apple QuicktimeWindows Mac OS

Media Player Classic (with K-Lite Mega Codec Pack) Windows

RealPlayer Windows Mac OS Linux

Winamp Windows

Graphics Editing

GIMP Windows OS X Linux

A high-quality free alternative to expensive software such as Adobe Photoshop.

Operating Systems

Fedora Core Linux

Ubuntu Linux

(see Linux FAQ)

Space Simulation

Celesia Windows Mac OS Linux

Orbiter Windows

Miscellaneous

3D Animation: Blender Windows Mac OS Linux

C/C++ IDE: Dev-C++ Windows

File Archiver: 7-Zip Windows Linux

First-Person Shooter Game: Nexuiz Windows Mac OS Linux

Graphing Calculator: GraphCalc Windows Linux

Screen Saver: JPEG Saver Windows

Virtual Globe: Google Earth Windows Mac OS Linux

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