Maintenance:
Smart Defrag

• http://www.iobit.com/iobitsmartdefrag.html
  
• OS: Designed for Windows 7, Vista™, XP, 2000, and Windows Server Editions (32bit and 64bit)
  
• Defragmenter with simple efficient GUI. Manuel and/or automatic-scheduled defragmentation. Can do multiple volumes at the same time. Different defragmentation options with optimization. And it is very fast.

Games:
Vanguard Princess

• http://www.vector.co.jp/download/file/win95/game/fh483557.html
  
• OS: Windows XP, maybe Vista
  
• A free Anime fighter game with a classic system. It's in Japanese, but no reading is really required. Controls are IJKL for the left hand, and the number pad for the right hand.
  
• http://i40.tinypic.com/2ah5ceo.jpg

Yes, I may have added 1 or 2 lines of description for a couple programs but other than that it is a mirror image. The main appeal of a website for it is so it is easier to link to and easier to find categories.

Here is a nice page, if it has not already been posted

http://freewarehome.com/

Desktop Gadget:
GeekTool

• http://projects.tynsoe.org/en/geektool/download.php
  
• OS: Mac OS X (Panther or Tiger)
  
• GeekTool is a PrefPane to show system logs, unix commands output, or images (i.e. from the internet) on your desktop (or even in front of all windows).

Desktop Gadget:
iStat

• http://www.islayer.com/apps/istatmenus/
  
• OS: Mac OS X 10.4 or higher
  
• With 8 separate and highly configurable menu extras, iStat menus will let you know exactly what's going on inside your Mac.

-XXXIII- Maintenance:
http://download.cnet.com/Smart-Defrag/3000-2094_4-10759533.html
Another defragger. I've been using it and like it, but if it's superior to the other free defraggers already listed I don't know.

I should like to point out that there is a new version of JkDefrag called http://www.mydefrag.com/index.html

It now also appears to be a program that needs to be installed. Seems to run faster, though.

Last game from me guys, seriously. Thanks to Povuholo for guilting me into posting it-

Games:
Iji

• http://www.remar.se/daniel/iji.php
  
• OS: Windows
  
• Defend Earth from the alien scourge in yet another first perso--wait, it's a 2D platformer? Outcomes based on the player's decisions and a horde of secrets/unlockables give the daughter (yes, it's a girl) of Metroid and Halo plenty of shelf life.

Photo/Graphics Editor
IcoFX

• http://icofx.ro/
  
• OS: * Microsoft Windows ® 2000/XP/Vista/7
  * Pentium ® or AMD Athlon - 600 Mhz or more
  * True Color Video Card
  * 128 Mb RAM
  * 50 MB HDD
  
  
• IcoFX is an award winning freeware icon editor. It is an all-in-one solution for icon creation, extraction and editing. It is designed to work with Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Macintosh icons supporting transparency.

You can also get a freeware cursor editor from the site as well.

Maintenance:
CleanMem

• http://www.pcwintech.com/node/145
  
• Windows 2000, XP, 2003, Vista, 2008, Windows 7 -- 32 and 64 bit available
  
• Frees up RAM every 30 minutes (schedule can be changed) without slowing down the system by using the "force overload" method.

http://dottech.org/freewaresr/9354

This needs bringing up as I should hate it to be the victim of a forum prune.

I0bit 360 security is offering their anti-malware and anti-spyware pro version for free for a year.

http://www.askvg.com/get-free-1-year-license-of-iobit-security-360-pro-worth-29-95/

I have used their free version for some time and is a good prog. I downloaded the pro version - anything for nothing.

I usually don't use virus protection's and such. Just whatever Google Chrome does by iteself.

If I use this program.

Will I still be able to Download, youtube/imeem and play games at the same time with out loosing speed?

Awesome thread, not sure if mentioned.
What about RPG map makers and/or map maker? I am looking for those.

Dundjinni - http://www.dundjinni.com/
The Fractal Mapper - http://nbos.com/
Profantasy - Campaign Cartographer - http://profantasy.com/
AutoREALM - http://autorealm.sourceforge.net/
World Machine 2 - http://www.world-machine.com/

The only one 100% free is Autorealm, but are there others?

Heh, no idea. I have used it up to yesterday as the free version, only turned it on to scan and use the other tools it provides, not run it continuously. It's not an antivirus so never felt the need for continuous cover. Sorry can't help.

Plus it was a good way to bring the topic back.

-VIII- Office/Word:
LyX

• http://www.lyx.org/Download#toc2
  
• Windows, Linux, Mac
  
• A WYSIWYG frontend for LaTeX. Useful for keeping style consistent across large documents, and eases transition to professional typesetting if needed.

Benchmarks and Overclocking::
Memset

• http://www.tweakers.fr/memset.html
  
• OS: 2000 / XP / Vista / Seven 32&64 bits
  
• Adjust RAM timings from desktop instead of BIOS. (Very cool for OCers. Saves many reboots.)

Hoping a new section can be added. (Instead of miscellaneous. I'll be adding more stuff soon.)

Benchmarks and Overclocking:
Heaven Benchmark by Unigine

• http://unigine.com/download/
  
• OS: Windows. (Including W7 and DX11)
  
• Cool 3D benchmark software if you get bored of Futuremark offerings.

Um... Hi, does JKDefrag also defragment my registry? After learning about Iobit's questionable ethics, I want to find replacement programs for comprehensive service of Advanced System Care. JKDefrag rocks, and I have CCleaner, but there are still a few features of ASC that I haven't seen in other programs (although, I haven't really downloaded oodles of programs anyway). I like the registry defragger, the registry anolyzer (seems much more thorough than CCleaner's), the security issues spotter thingy... all that good stuff. I guess I just want something that can thoroughly tidy up my PC after moving around Morrowind Mods, browsing the internet, and installing/uninstalling/playing video games.

EDIT: Also, there's this program that's supposed to optimize my RAM (free up ram when idle), any alternatives to IObit's Smart RAM?

JkDefrag is now MyDefrag and no, it does not have a registry defragmenter.

I like Auslogics Registry Defrag but now it costs money. I'm using TweakNow RegCleaner which seems is alright but has features I don't use.

For RAM optimization, I use CleanMem. Automatically runs every 30 minutes and frees up any RAM it can.

Don't know if this is cause for removal but IObit isn't exactly trustworthy...
http://www.mywot.com/en/forum/4775-iobit-steals-malwarebytes-intellectual-property

And could you link to the website I made for this? It's kind of just chilling in cyberspace at the moment.

I tried clicking on the executable, but I don't see it starting up, nor in my list of processes in System Explorer... is that normal?

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By the way, PageDefrag isn't installing/running for me (windows xp 64-bit, SP2). Says I need to be the admin - but I am the admin, there are no other users aside from me.

Well there isn't an interface, it just runs automatically. There should be a folder in your program files.

And if you go to your program scheduler (on Vista it's Control Panel -> System and Maintenance -> Administrative Tools -> Task Scheduler; I don't know about XP) you can choose how often it runs.

I suggest having a look at Gizmo's Freeware Reviews, one of the greatest sites about freeware:

http://www.techsupportalert.com

Wow, GREAT thread!

Thanks for everyone who has contributed, and thanks to DEFRON!

I'm looking for a .exe decompiler/extracter, but couldn't find any reliable looking ones. I'm on vista btw and freeware is fine.