Open source program are just another piece of thing that internet needs to have. They give a big distribution not just to the internet but to its entire user. These are the top Open source up today.

1. Mozilla Firefox (Web browser) – lots of people are now using this kind of browser. This has been the most popular web browser today.

2. Mozilla Thunderbird (Email client) – under the firefox, this has been like its one big brother that. T does have a customizable message filters, built-in adaptive Junk mail filter and the ability to install useful add-ons.

3. Open Office (Office suite) – this is a free alternative to MS Office for students, freelances and poor people who want to save their spreadsheet as an .xls.

4. Gaim (Instant messenger) – here you can chat the service you like just like AIM, Yahoo! Messenger, MSN, Jabber, ICQ. This has a multi-platform, tabbed IM client.

5. ClamWin (Antivirus) – this is free anti- virus software with automatic updates and scheduled scans, no credit card required.

6. VLC Media Player (Audio/video player) – this is the only media player that other don’t have. It has a quick time player which you can’t find in the other media player sites.
7. KeePass (Password manager) – this is good for those people who has more than 6 different passwords.

8. Cygwin (Unix command line emulator) – it does have a CLI ninja that many people needs to have.

9. Eraser (Data deletion utility) – it does give you a very good service. It uses to wipe your hard drive clean and make sure that no other private data on it.

10. TrueCrypt (File encryption utility) – this will lock your files or even your entire thumb drive and no other can open it except you.