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Cisco Packet Tracer
Simulation Free
Cisco Packet Tracer

Visual simulation tool for networking certification practice and IoT network design.

GNS3
Emulation Open Source
GNS3

Network software emulator to simulate complex networks using real hardware images.

Wireshark
Analysis Free
Wireshark

The world's foremost network protocol analyzer for troubleshooting and analysis.

PuTTY
Utility Free
PuTTY

A free SSH and telnet client for Windows, essential for remote server management.

Nmap
Security Open Source
Nmap

The standard for network discovery and security auditing. Map networks and find open ports.

VirtualBox
Virtualization Open Source
Oracle VirtualBox

Powerful x86 and AMD64/Intel64 virtualization product for enterprise and home use.

WinSCP
Utility Open Source
WinSCP

A popular free SFTP and FTP client for Windows, essential for file transfers to servers.

EVE-NG
Emulation Free/Pro
EVE-NG

The Emulated Virtual Environment for network, security and DevOps professionals.

Kali Linux
Security OS
Kali Linux

Advanced Penetration Testing Linux distribution used for Penetration Testing, Ethical Hacking and network security assessments.

Postman
Development API
Postman

An API platform for building and using APIs. Simplifies each step of the API lifecycle and streamlines collaboration.

Visual Studio Code
Development Editor
Visual Studio Code

A lightweight but powerful source code editor which runs on your desktop and is available for Windows, macOS and Linux.

Git
DevOps VCS
Git

Free and open source distributed version control system designed to handle everything from small to very large projects.

Docker
DevOps Containers
Docker Desktop

The fastest way to containerize applications. Develop, ship, and run applications anywhere.

Ansible
Automation IaC
Ansible

An open source community project sponsored by Red Hat, it's the simplest way to automate IT.

Terraform
Automation IaC
Terraform

Infrastructure as Code software tool that enables you to safely and predictably create, change, and improve infrastructure.

Angry IP Scanner
Scanning Utility
Angry IP Scanner

Fast and friendly network scanner. Scans IP addresses and ports as well as has many other features.

MobaXterm
Terminal SSH
MobaXterm

Enhanced terminal for Windows with X11 server, tabbed SSH client, network tools and much more.

Notepad++
Development Editor
Notepad++

A free source code editor and Notepad replacement that supports several languages.