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.


FastCopy FastCopy Free copy, move and delete files faster show Editor: rating
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Plex Media Server Plex Media Server Free streaming media server show Editor: rating
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Calibre Calibre Free e-book manager and reader show Editor: rating
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CCleaner CCleaner Free remove junk files and Internet traces show Editor: rating
Users : user rating(74)
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free Free malware removal tool show Editor: rating
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Avast Free Antivirus Avast Free Antivirus Free anti-virus scanner show Editor: rating
Users : user rating(162)
NirLauncher NirLauncher Free 100+ portable system utilities show Editor: rating
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Tixati Tixati Free Bit Torrent download client show Editor: rating
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PicPick PicPick Free capture and edit screen captures show Editor: rating
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WordWeb WordWeb Free English thesaurus and dictionary show Editor: rating
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XnView XnView Free View and convert more than 400 image formats show Editor: rating
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AllDup AllDup Free find duplicate files show Editor: rating
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PeaZip PeaZip Free archiving and compression utility show Editor: rating
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SUPERAntiSpyware Free SUPERAntiSpyware Free Free find and remove adware and spyware show Editor: rating
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FileZilla FileZilla Free Open Source FTP client show Editor: rating
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KeePass Password Safe KeePass Password Safe Free secure password manager show Editor: rating
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Image To PDF or XPS Image To PDF or XPS Free convert most image types to PDF documents show Editor: rating
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3uTools 3uTools Free all-in-one Tool for iOS Devices show Editor: rating
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OpenOffice OpenOffice Free open source alternative to MS Office show Editor: rating
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Windscribe Windscribe Free VPN client to browse the web privately show Editor: rating
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MailStore Home MailStore Home Free Email Archiving and Email Backup show Editor: rating
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Audacity Audacity Free audio editor and sound recorder show Editor: rating
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VLC Media Player VLC Media Player Free media player and streaming server show Editor: rating
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Auslogics Disk Defrag Auslogics Disk Defrag Free disk defragmentation tool show Editor: rating
Users : user rating(27)
Emsisoft Emergency Kit Emsisoft Emergency Kit Free portable malware removal kit show Editor: rating
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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
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MiniTool Partition Wizard Free MiniTool Partition Wizard Free Free manage and resize disk partitions show Editor: rating
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BullZip PDF Printer BullZip PDF Printer Free convert documents to PDF show Editor: rating
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AutoRuns AutoRuns Free advanced startup manager show Editor: rating
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Recuva Recuva Free undelete files and folders show Editor: rating
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Revo Uninstaller Revo Uninstaller Free uninstall and clean-up utility show Editor: rating
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Everything Everything Free desktop search engine show Editor: rating
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Free Download Manager Free Download Manager Free download accelerator and manager show Editor: rating
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Stickies Stickies Free sticky notes for your desktop show Editor: rating
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TCPView TCPView Free view open TCP connections show Editor: rating
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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
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QTranslate QTranslate Free translate any text between dozens of languages show Editor: rating
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mp3DirectCut mp3DirectCut Free Edit MP3 files without decompression show Editor: rating
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Eraser Eraser Free secure file deletion show Editor: rating
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SterJo KeyFinder SterJo KeyFinder Free recover product keys from software and games show Editor: rating
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BCTextEncoder BCTextEncoder Free encrypt text messages and emails show Editor: rating
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PDF-XChange Viewer PDF-XChange Viewer Free View and annotate PDF files show Editor: rating
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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
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ImgBurn ImgBurn Free CD/DVD/Blu-ray burning show Editor: rating
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Puran File Recovery Puran File Recovery Free recover deleted or formatted files show Editor: rating
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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
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Photoscape Photoscape Free photo editing suite show Editor: rating
Users : user rating(20)
DiffMerge DiffMerge Free visual file comparison tool show Editor: rating
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VirusTotal Uploader VirusTotal Uploader Free check your files with VirusTotal show Editor: rating
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JD Auto Speed Tester JD Auto Speed Tester Free test your internet connection speed show Editor: rating
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7 Sticky Notes 7 Sticky Notes Free virtual sticky notes for your desktop show Editor: rating
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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
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TrueCrypt TrueCrypt Free create encrypted containers and drives show Editor: rating
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