Must-Have Freeware

Out of all the free software you can find on our site, this is what we consider to be the must-have freeware programs for the average PC user. This list only includes a limited range of software that we think will be of interest to the vast majority of home users, regardless of their computer skills.There are many great freeware apps that are not included in this general "Must-have" list, but are part of other lists that are aimed at specific topics.


Calibre Calibre Free e-book manager and reader show Editor: rating
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Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free Free malware removal tool show Editor: rating
Users : user rating(26)
Avast Free Antivirus Avast Free Antivirus Free anti-virus scanner show Editor: rating
Users : user rating(162)
MiniTool Partition Wizard Free MiniTool Partition Wizard Free Free manage and resize disk partitions show Editor: rating
Users : user rating(13)
Audacity Audacity Free audio editor and sound recorder show Editor: rating
Users : user rating(39)
Auslogics Disk Defrag Auslogics Disk Defrag Free disk defragmentation tool show Editor: rating
Users : user rating(27)
Tixati Tixati Free Bit Torrent download client show Editor: rating
Users : user rating(4)
CCleaner CCleaner Free remove junk files and Internet traces show Editor: rating
Users : user rating(74)
Revo Uninstaller Revo Uninstaller Free uninstall and clean-up utility show Editor: rating
Users : user rating(41)
mp3DirectCut mp3DirectCut Free Edit MP3 files without decompression show Editor: rating
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Windscribe Windscribe Free VPN client to browse the web privately show Editor: rating
Users : user rating(1)
XnView XnView Free View and convert more than 400 image formats show Editor: rating
Users : user rating(20)
SUPERAntiSpyware Free SUPERAntiSpyware Free Free find and remove adware and spyware show Editor: rating
Users : user rating(59)
PeaZip PeaZip Free archiving and compression utility show Editor: rating
Users : user rating(7)
PicPick PicPick Free capture and edit screen captures show Editor: rating
Users : user rating(14)
FileZilla FileZilla Free Open Source FTP client show Editor: rating
Users : user rating(34)
WordWeb WordWeb Free English thesaurus and dictionary show Editor: rating
Users : user rating(14)
NirLauncher NirLauncher Free 100+ portable system utilities show Editor: rating
Users : user rating(9)
AllDup AllDup Free find duplicate files show Editor: rating
Users : user rating(7)
FastStone Image Viewer FastStone Image Viewer Free full featured image viewer show Editor: rating
Users : user rating(49)
EaseUS Todo Backup Free EaseUS Todo Backup Free Free backup and restore your system show Editor: rating
Users : user rating(13)
KeePass Password Safe KeePass Password Safe Free secure password manager show Editor: rating
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FastCopy FastCopy Free copy, move and delete files faster show Editor: rating
Users : user rating(7)
Plex Media Server Plex Media Server Free streaming media server show Editor: rating
Users : user rating(2)
Free Download Manager Free Download Manager Free download accelerator and manager show Editor: rating
Users : user rating(30)
Everything Everything Free desktop search engine show Editor: rating
Users : user rating(25)
BullZip PDF Printer BullZip PDF Printer Free convert documents to PDF show Editor: rating
Users : user rating(24)
MailStore Home MailStore Home Free Email Archiving and Email Backup show Editor: rating
Users : user rating(13)
Recuva Recuva Free undelete files and folders show Editor: rating
Users : user rating(40)
VLC Media Player VLC Media Player Free media player and streaming server show Editor: rating
Users : user rating(20)
Emsisoft Emergency Kit Emsisoft Emergency Kit Free portable malware removal kit show Editor: rating
Users : user rating(1)
Image To PDF or XPS Image To PDF or XPS Free convert most image types to PDF documents show Editor: rating
Users : user rating(2)
3uTools 3uTools Free all-in-one Tool for iOS Devices show Editor: rating
Users : user rating(4)
OpenOffice OpenOffice Free open source alternative to MS Office show Editor: rating
Users : user rating(33)
AutoRuns AutoRuns Free advanced startup manager show Editor: rating
Users : user rating(15)
Stickies Stickies Free sticky notes for your desktop show Editor: rating
Users : user rating(16)
TCPView TCPView Free view open TCP connections show Editor: rating
Users : user rating(3)
WinAudit WinAudit Free gather system information and audit reports show Editor: rating
Users : user rating(9)
Avidemux Avidemux Free video editor for simple cutting and encoding show Editor: rating
Users : user rating(12)
FastStone Photo Resizer FastStone Photo Resizer Free resize and process your images show Editor: rating
Users : user rating(17)
QTranslate QTranslate Free translate any text between dozens of languages show Editor: rating
Users : user rating(2)
Eraser Eraser Free secure file deletion show Editor: rating
Users : user rating(22)
SterJo KeyFinder SterJo KeyFinder Free recover product keys from software and games show Editor: rating
Users : user rating(1)
BCTextEncoder BCTextEncoder Free encrypt text messages and emails show Editor: rating
Users : user rating(1)
PDF-XChange Viewer PDF-XChange Viewer Free View and annotate PDF files show Editor: rating
Users : user rating(48)
7GIF 7GIF Free standalone player for animated GIF files show Editor: rating
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SpaceSniffer SpaceSniffer Free analyze disk space usage show Editor: rating
Users : user rating(7)
ImgBurn ImgBurn Free CD/DVD/Blu-ray burning show Editor: rating
Users : user rating(22)
Puran File Recovery Puran File Recovery Free recover deleted or formatted files show Editor: rating
Users : user rating(6)
PhotoFiltre PhotoFiltre Free photo editing and effects show Editor: rating
Users : user rating(70)
PhrozenSoft VirusTotal Uploader PhrozenSoft VirusTotal Uploader Free upload files to VirusTotal for scanning show Editor: rating
Users : user rating(2)
Photoscape Photoscape Free photo editing suite show Editor: rating
Users : user rating(20)
DiffMerge DiffMerge Free visual file comparison tool show Editor: rating
Users : user rating(1)
VirusTotal Uploader VirusTotal Uploader Free check your files with VirusTotal show Editor: rating
Users : user rating(2)
JD Auto Speed Tester JD Auto Speed Tester Free test your internet connection speed show Editor: rating
Users : user rating(1)
7 Sticky Notes 7 Sticky Notes Free virtual sticky notes for your desktop show Editor: rating
Users : user rating(1)
Free Viewer Free Viewer Free Powerful file opening utility show Editor: rating
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Folder Options X Folder Options X Free 3 useful tweaks for Windows Explorer show Editor: rating
Users : user rating(3)
TrueCrypt TrueCrypt Free create encrypted containers and drives show Editor: rating
Users : user rating(37)

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