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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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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FastCopy Free copy, move and delete files faster |
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Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free Free malware removal tool |
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Calibre Free e-book manager and reader |
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MailStore Home Free Email Archiving and Email Backup |
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Avast Free Antivirus Free anti-virus scanner |
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Plex Media Server Free streaming media server |
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CCleaner Free remove junk files and Internet traces |
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XnView Free View and convert more than 400 image formats |
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3uTools Free all-in-one Tool for iOS Devices |
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NirLauncher Free 100+ portable system utilities |
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PeaZip Free archiving and compression utility |
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MiniTool Partition Wizard Free Free manage and resize disk partitions |
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BullZip PDF Printer Free convert documents to PDF |
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SUPERAntiSpyware Free Free find and remove adware and spyware |
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PicPick Free capture and edit screen captures |
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FileZilla Free Open Source FTP client |
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Auslogics Disk Defrag Free disk defragmentation tool |
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Windscribe Free VPN client to browse the web privately |
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AutoRuns Free advanced startup manager |
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WordWeb Free English thesaurus and dictionary |
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Recuva Free undelete files and folders |
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Audacity Free audio editor and sound recorder |
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Emsisoft Emergency Kit Free portable malware removal kit |
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Revo Uninstaller Free uninstall and clean-up utility |
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AllDup Free find duplicate files |
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KeePass Password Safe Free secure password manager |
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Everything Free desktop search engine |
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Tixati Free Bit Torrent download client |
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Free Download Manager Free download accelerator and 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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OpenOffice Free open source alternative to MS Office |
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Image To PDF or XPS Free convert most image types to PDF documents |
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VLC Media Player Free media player and streaming server |
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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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