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