David's Freeware Collection!

Only The Best Freeware

Computer Aided Design (CAD)

BRL-CAD is a free powerful Constructive Solid Geometry (CSG) solid modeling computer-aided design (CAD) system with over 20 years development and production use by the U.S. military. It includes an interactive geometry editor, parallel ray-tracing support for rendering and geometric analysis, path-tracing for realistic image synthesis, network distributed frame buffer support, image-processing and signal-processing tools.



BRL-CAD

Google SketchUp is a free 3D modeling program designed for architects, civil engineers, filmmakers, game developers, and related professions. It also includes features to facilitate the placement of models in Google Earth. It was designed to be easier to use than other 3D CAD programs.



Google SketchUp

Graphics Editing

Inkscape is a great open source vector graphics editor, a free alternative to the expensive Adobe Illustrator or Corel Draw.



Inkscape

Image Editing

GIMP is simply the best freeware alternative to Adobe Photoshop. It’s an open source image editor, very powerful and quite stable.



GIMP

Fotografix has generated quite a bit of buzz. It's an excellent lightweight Photoshop alternative, with features like layers, masks, filters, scripts, and editable type.



Fotografix

Paint.NET is a very good choice for mid-level photo retouching because of its excellent design and attractive interface. It also has options and tools comparable to commercial software, but it requires you to install Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 or newer.



Paint.NET

PhotoFiltre is a complete image editing and effects package, that will not only amaze you with features but also the fact that it is free (for personal use). It comes with many features that rival some commercial packages, as well as additional add-ons that can be downloaded from the web site.



PhotoFiltre

Photoscape is a complete photo editing suite that includes image browsing/viewing, photo editing, picture page printing, photo resizing and renaming, and even RAW conversion. The photo editor includes standard editing features as well as automatic and custom adjustment options for brightness, contrast, exposure, backlight corrections and more. It also offers a variety of image effect filters and a collection of image frames and masks that can be applied to enhance the presentation of your photos.



Photoscape

Image Viewing

Picasa is a fast and reliable image viewer that can open various file formats and also has some basic editing capabilities.



Picasa

IrfanView is a little more than an image viewer, it allows you to edit and convert your pictures, optimize, scan, print, create slideshows, etc. If you’re still not satisfied you can add some of the available plugins.



IrfanView

FastStone Image Viewer is a fast, stable, user-friendly image browser, converter and editor. It has a nice array of features that include image viewing, management, comparison, red-eye removal, emailing, resizing, cropping and color adjustments.



FastStone Image Viewer

XnView is fast, has lots of features and plug-ins, is very manageable and supports nearly any OS.



XnView

Screen Capture

PicPick is a great freeware all-in-one graphics tool for webmasters, designers, software developers or simple home users. It has a screen capture module, color picker, pixel ruler, image editor. It’s one of my favorite freeware programs overall.



PicPick

ScreenshotCaptor is a very simple and easy to use screen capture utility.



ScreenshotCaptor

MWSnap is a small yet powerful program for taking screen captures of a desktop, an active window,menu, or a specified part of the screen.



MWSnap