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Here goes a list of finest open source applications for Windows. The list covers Browsers, Media players, Email clients, Compression utility, FTP clients and many more. Also this post will be updated regularly.

1. Word Processing / Office Suites

OpenOffice – OpenOffice is the one of the best office tool and a free replacement for Microsoft Office. It comes with word processor, spreadsheets, presentation, graphics editor, database and lots more. All files stored in International Open Standard and compatible of other popular office suits. Download OpenOffice.

ABI Office – Another great award winning Open Source office suit. It works faster than OpenOffice and compatible with other office suits like MS Office. Download ABI Office.

2. Browsers and Email Clients

Mozilla Firefox – Nothing more to say about Firefox, currently it’s the most popular browser on web with endless numbers of plugin to enhance your browsing experience. Download Firefox.

Mozilla Thunderbird – Another great product from Mozilla. Thunderbird is one of the best email clients with strong Spam Protection and enhanced features and interface. Download Thunderbird.

3. Media Players

VLC Media Player – VLC is all in one media player with support for almost all modern media types and comes with great easy to use interface. Download VLC Media Player.

4. ZIP/ Compression Utility

7ZIP – The 7Z format of open source ZIP application 7Zip is comes with best compression ratio compared to related applications like Winzip and WinRAR. 7Zip has support for all popular compression formats. Download 7ZIP.

5. Graphics/ Image Editing

GIMP – GIMP is the best open source image editing tool and can be a replacement of commercially popular Adobe Photoshop. It has support for both vector and raster images including Photoshop PSD format. Download GIMP.

6. FTP Utility

Filezilla – It’s a widely used FTP file transfer utility including support for FTPS and SFTP clients. Interface is quite easy and comes with lots of features. Download Filezilla.