Welcome to BearWare
BearWare listings are some of the best freeware and open source programs available. The rating system is simple: if the program is listed, it has won the Official BearWare Top Freeware Award in category. The most outstanding programs are marked with my paw print. Programs that may not work well in Vista are tagged with (xp)
Website Information
This site was last updated May 5, 2008.
Click on the BearWare link or logo to go the listings page and click on the desired category to jump there. Click that category name to jump back up. The search page is a pure listing of programs and descriptions. VideoGuide
Mouse-over the program name produces a description of the program. To fix the long mouse-over title bug in FireFox use their addon here FF Long Title Fix
New listings will be featured on the RSS feed and on this home page. They will be cleared from the homepage monthly but will remain on the RSS feed.
I have removed the portable category. Portable programs are tagged in the title description. To find them easily, use the Search page with the keyword portable.
News and Information
NewsProxy Archive pages. This archive is a collaborative effort from some participants in the alt.comp.freeware newsgroup for the purpose of archiving methods to filter unwanted posts from Usenet newsgroups using NewsProxy. I host it here at the request of some ACF participants.
Should you install XP service pack 3
Field guide to windows XP service pack 3
Slipstream XP service pack 3 into your Windows XP installation CD.
Trim down Windows to the bare essentials.
Disable the nag screen on AntiVir
