TSC Recommended Software

The Technology Services Centre recommends a variety of open source and free to use software packages for use on the Windows and MAC Platform.

Please see the Our Services And Other Services page for information on any support questions you may have.

Windows Based Software

7-zip (File Archiver and Compression Tool)
Adobe Reader (PDF Reader)
AVG Free (Free Anti-Virus Software for home use)
Bullzip (PDF Creation Freeware)
Chrome (Web Browser)
CutePDF (PDF Creation Freeware)
Eraser (Secure Data Erase Tool)
Firefox (Internet Browser)
Gimp (Image Manipulation Software)
Microsoft Security Essentials (Antivirus Protection)
Openoffice.org (Word Processing, Spreadsheets etc)
PuTTY (SFTP, FTP, SCP Client)
QuickTime (Digital media)
Spybot (Privacy Software)
Thunderbird (E-mail Client)
WINSCP (SFTP, FTP, SCP Client)
WinRAR (File Archiver and Compression Tool)
VLC Player (Media Player)

Macintosh Based Software

Software that is useful for the Apple Mac OSx platform would include:

Adobe Reader (PDF Reader)
Cyberduck (SFTP, FTP Client)
Fetch (STFP, FTP, SCP Client)
Firefox (Web Browser)
Google Chrome (Web Browser)
MacFuse & NTFS-3G (Both required for Windows NTFS write support)
Openoffice.org (Word Processing, Spreadsheets etc.)
VLC Player (Media Player)