"You get what you pay for" is true in most circumstances, but not necessarily with software. There are hundreds of excellent apps what cost exactly nothing. Let's see the best free apps for Windows, ranging from the best free Antivirus software suites to the best free VPN clients.
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This guide isn't a roundup. We will not be comparing these apps to one another, to single out the best-of-the-best-no-questions-asked on every category.
Our goal is to gather a couple of hundred great programs, for every job on our Windows computer. This will help you discover apps you might not know about, and maybe alternatives to applications you have been using for years.
Of course, it won't end with this index. We will be creating detailed guides for every different category, where we will test the category's best free apps, with their pros and cons.
Until then, though, you can give them a try yourselves. After all, it's free.
The best free Antivirus / Windows Security Applications 29535y
Antivirus 2db49
Firewall 336jo
- AVS Firewall
- Comodo Firewall
- Outpost Firewall Free
- PrivateFirewall
- TinyWall
- Windows Firewall control
- ZoneAlarm Free Firewall
Malware Scanner o711n
- ComboFix
- Emsisoft Anti-Malware
- Emsisoft Emergency Kit
- Malwarebytes
- Spybot Search & Destroy
- SUPERAntiSpyware
- Trend Micro HouseCall
The best free Audio / Video Utilities 1o3q3m
Audio Editing 2sg36
- Acoustica Basic Edition
- Audacity
- Audio er
- AudioTool
- MP3 Cutter
- MP3Gain
- Power Sound Editor Free
- Reaper
- WavePad
- WaveShop
- Wavosaur
Codec Pack 23194v
Media Center 6d5q6m
- Kodi (ex XBMC)
- MediaPortal
- Plex
Movie / Video Player 665t3t
- BSPlayer
- Daum PotPlayer
- DivX Player
- GOM Media Player
- JetAudio Basic
- Kantaris
- KMPlayer
- Media Player Classic Home Cinema
- MPCStar
- SMPlayer
- Snow Player
- VLC Player
- Zoom Player Free
Music / Audio Player 1y2u4r
Tags Manager 211e6u
Video Converter 1o5m4p
- Any Video Converter
- Extensoft Video Converter
- Format Factory
- FreeMake Free Video Converter
- Hamster Free Video Converter
- Handbrake
- Miro Video Converter
- Prism
Video Editing 2i442n
- Avidemux
- Free Video Dub
- Kate's Video Toolkit
- Lightworks
- MPEG Streamclip
- VirtualDub
- VSDC Free Video Editor
The best free Backup Applications m1z33
Cloud Backup Clients 2j4z19
- Amazon Cloud Drive
- Box Sync
- Copy
- CloudMe
- Cubby
- Dropbox
- Dump Truck
- Google Drive
- hubiC
- JottaCloud
- Jumpshare
- MediaFire Desktop
- Mega Sync Client
- OziBox
- pCloud
- tresorit
- Yandex Disk
File Backup / Folder Synchronizer 4o5b6y
- AllwaySync
- Comodo Backup
- DirSync Pro
- Duplicati
- FreeFileSync
- Karaosoft File Synchronizer
- SyncToy
- SyncBackFree
- SyncFolders
- Syncless
- Syncredible
- Synkron
System Backup / Image Software e2o3d
- AOMEI Backupper
- Clonezilla
- Drive Image XML
- EaseUS Todo Backup Home
- Macrium Reflect
- Paragon Backup and Recovery
- PING (PartImage Is Not Ghost)
The best free Browsers 3de6x
- Avant Browser
- Google Chrome
- Kylo
- Maxthon Browser
- Mozilla Firefox
- Opera
- Palemoon
- RockMelt
- SlimBrowser
- SRWare Iron
The best free Code / Text Editors 5bp5t
- AutoIt
- Code::Blocks
- ConTEXT
- Crimson Editor
- GetDiz
- HxD
- jGRASP
- Notepad++
- Programmer's Notepad
- SharpDevelop
- WinS
The best free Communication Apps 1e6n2c
The best free Diagnostic Utilities 1p41v
Diagnostic Multitools 19716n
System Diagnostics i2kt
- CoreTemp
- UZ
- CrystalDiskInfo
- Disk Benchmark
- GPU-Z
- HDDScan
- HWiNFO/32/64 Tools
- HWMonitor
- Memtest86
- OCCT
- RealTemp
The best free Disk Utilities 3n235z
Disk Cleaning 5a2v3l
Disk Data Recovery 6po36
- EASEUS Data Recovery Wizard
- MiniTool Power Data Recovery
- PC Inspector
- TestDisk & PhotoRec
- Recuva
- Restoration
Disk Defragmenter 1d3o5h
Disk Erase 155w2p
Disk Partitioning 2ij2j
- AOMEI Partition Assistant Standard Edition
- EaseUS Partition Master
- GParted
- MiniTool Partition Wizard
Disk Space Analysis 27sz
Duplicate File Finder n703u
- AllDup
- Anti-Twin
- Auslogics Duplicate File Finder
- Double Killer
- DupeGuru
- CloneSpy
- Duplicate Cleaner Free
- Exact Duplicate Finder
- Fast Duplicate File Finder
- SearchMyFiles
The best free ing Applications 2o5q62
Music 1l3g4d
Torrent Client f1568
Video / YouTube 643i
- Ashampoo ClipFinder HD
- DVDVideoSoft Free YouTube
- Freemake Video er
- Free Youtube er
- Orbit er
- SaveFrom.net
- StreamTransport
- YTD Video er
The best free DVD / CD Utilities 1w6h18
DVD / CD Burner e275k
DVD Rip 5n5o3w
- bitRipper
- DVD43
- DVDShrink
- DVDFab HD
- Format Factory
- HandBrake
- MakeMKV
- MediaCoder
- VidCoder
- WinX DVD Ripper
The best free Email Clients 3p6l27
The best free File Utilities 684w51
File Compression 4u2x6l
File Encryption 3a4d2b
File Split / 2k4q45
Hash / CRC Check 2g5i1s
- Febooti fileTweak Hash & CRC
- HashTab
- HashMyFiles
- HashCheck Shell Extension
- Microsoft File Checksum Integrity Verifier
- MD5 Checker
- WinMD5Free
The best free FTP Clients 425930
The best free ISO Mount Applications 46703d
- Alchohol 52% Free Edition
- Daemon Tools
- DVDFab Virtual Drive
- Gizmo Drive
- MagicDisk
- Microsoft Virtual CD-ROM Control
- Virtual CloneDrive
- WinArchiver Virtual Drive
- WinCDEmu
The best free Network Analysis xm1e
The best free OCR 4x2u10
The best free Office Suites x592j
The best free Management Applications 2o3c48
The best free PDF Utilities 50j65
PDF Creator 5v2o55
PDF Reader 2l2c4t
- Cool PDF Reader
- Evince
- Expert PDF Reader
- Foxit PDF reader
- Javelin PDF Reader
- MuPDF
- Nitro PDF Reader
- Sorax Reader
- Sumatra PDF
- PDF-XChange Viewer
The best free Photo / Picture / Image Utilities 104e16
Image Viewer 5u182b
- FastStone Image Viewer
- Hornil Photo Viewer
- IrfanView
- Nomacs - Image Lounge
- Picasa
- WildBit Viewer
- Xlideit Image Viewer
- XnView
- Zoner Photo Studio
Photo Editor 214x5p
- Artweaver
- Chasys Draw IES
- GIMP
- Inkscape-vector graphics editor
- Paint.NET
- PhoXo
- Photo Pos Pro
- PhotoFiltre
- PhotoScape
- PhotoWipe - (magic eraser)
- PixBuilder Studio
Vector Graphics 5ed4i
The best free Process Management Applications 1c3hf
The best free Remote Control / istration / Applications 3a4r1j
The best free Screen Utilities 1655f
Screen Capture 6h646e
- Capture View
- CaptureIt Plus
- Cropper
- DuckCapture
- EasyCapture
- FoxArc Screen Capture
- Gadwin PrintScreen
- Greenshot
- Horizon33
- Jing
- LightScreen
- LightShot
- MWSnap
- PrintKey 2000
- PrtScr
- Puush
- Screen Capturer
- Screen Grab Pro
- ScreenHunter Free
- Screenpresso
- Screenshot Captor
- Shotty
- SnapDraw
- SnapShot
- VVCap
- ZScreen
Screen Recording 6w691
- ActivePresenter Free Edition
- Apowersoft Free Online Screen Recorder
- BB FlashBack Express
- CamStudio
- DVDVideoSoft Free Screen Video Recorder
- IceCream Screen Recorder
- Krut Computer Recorder
- Loilo Game Recorder
- oCam
- Rylstim Screen Recorder
- TinyTake
- Webinaria
The best free Shut Down Applications 2n321q
- Auto Shutdown Genius
- Drivermagician Auto Shutdown
- Konradp Auto Shutdown
- Shutdown Monster
- Simple Shutdown Timer
- WinMend Auto Shutdown
- Wise Auto Shutdown
The best free Startup App Managers 583r1p
The best free System Information Utilities d2j4y
The best free Uninstallers 6t4d4s
The best free Virtual Machines 301w5o
The best free VPN 2z1s42
Got any additions to the best free apps list? 142n3j
If we left an important app or even an important category, let us know in the comment's section. We'll add the app or the category next time we update the "Best Free Apps" guide.
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