Helpful tips and freeware tools for your homepage

Tips & tools

Here you can access links to download various programs, most of which are free.

Anti virus software

avast! Free Antivirus
free antivirus software for personal use, featuring background monitoring and spyware detection.
https://www.avast.com/de-de/free-antivirus-download

AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition
provides basic protection against viruses and spyware for Windows.
free.avg.com

Bitdefender QuickScan
fast and free virus scanner
https://www.bitdefender.com/toolbox/

Eset Online Scanner
detects and erases malware on your computer
Eset Online Scanner

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware
a program for detecting malware, worms, tojans, etc.
https://www.malwarebytes.com/de/

Trendmicro Housecall
free online scanner for detecting and erasing malware
Trendmicro Housecall

Browsers

Google Chrome
fast and free browser
Google Chrome

Mozilla Firefox
a browser which supports "tabbed browsing" and provides an inbuilt search feature, dynamic bookmarks and much more
www.mozilla.org/de/firefox/new/

Opera
free and fast web browser which also supports tabs
www.opera.com

Content Management Systems (CMS)

Contao
The open-source CMS Contao (formerly known as TYPOlight) stands out for its flexibility, ease of use, and its capability to create accessible websites.
contao.org

Joomla!
From a simple homepage to a complex internet presence, Joomla! offers versatile applications. It enables a variety of solutions and adapts excellently to individual needs.
www.joomla.org

WBCE CMS
WBCE is an advancement of the former "WebsiteBaker" CMS. The open-source CMS comes with a contemporary backend, simple usability and high flexibility.
wbce.org

WordPress
WordPress is a versatile and user-friendly software for creating and maintaining websites. Its interface allows individuals to build and manage websites without extensive knowledge of HTML and CSS.
wordpress.org

EDITING TOOLS

ActiveState Komodo Edit
free, feature-rich, editor for JavaScript, Perl, PHP and Python that runs under Linux, MacOS and Windows
www.activestate.com/komodo-edit/downloads

Notepad++
open-source editor that supports many coding languages under Windows
notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/de/site.htm

PSPad
a unicode-capable editor for Windows, geared to the needs of programmers and web designers
www.pspad.com/de/

Email Clients

MailStore Home
a complimentary program which allows to store backups of email accounts, for end users
https://www.mailstore.com/de/produkte/mailstore-home/

Supermailer
chargeable software for sending newsletters via SMTP
https://www.supermailer.de/

Thunderbird
free email client
https://www.thunderbird.net/de/

FTP-Software

Cyberduck
free FTP/SFTP client for Windows and Mac
Cyberduck

Total Commander
FTP Clients
http://www.totalcommander.de/

Transmit
FTP/SFTP client for Mac
Transmit

WinSCP
efficient and free FTP client for Windows
https://www.winscp.net/

Help Pages

Gaijin
Freeware, online tools, PHP scripts, articles
www.gaijin.at

Heise
news site concerning information and telecommunication issues, software downloads
www.heise.de

Selfhtml
Create HTML files yourself
de.selfhtml.org

PHP.net
includes a command reference and coding examples
www.selfphp.de

Database Clients

HeidiSQL
open-source program for administrating databases under Windows
https://www.heidisql.com/

Sequel Ace
open-source program for administrating databases under MacOS
https://www.sequelpro.com/

ZIP SOFTWARE

7-Zip
very good open-source archiver which supports many archive formats
www.7-zip.org

PDF Viewers

Adobe Reader
free program for viewing and printing PDF files
Adobe Reader

Foxit Reader
Adobe Reader alternative
Foxit Reader

SSH-Clients

iTerm
SSH terminal emulator for Mac
iterm.sourceforge.net

KiTTY
free Telnet and SSH client for Windows
KiTTY

PuTTY
free Telnet and SSH client for Windows
PuTTY

Webdesign Software

Mobirise
offline website builder for Windows/Mac, free for commercial and non-profit use, chargeable extensions can be added
https://mobirise.com/de/

Publii
open-source CMS for static websites, available for Windows and MaCOS
https://getpublii.com/

Zeta Producer
There's a free version for end users.
https://www.zeta-producer.com/

Webspace Backup Software

FreeFileSync
open-source program for folder synchronization and comparison, also useable for online storages such as FTP/SFTP, available for Windows, MacOS and Linux
https://freefilesync.org/

SyncBackFree
freeware program for Windows for synchronizing folders and creating backups, also useable with FTP/SFTP
https://www.2brightsparks.com/freeware/index.html