ESSENTIAL FREE SOFTWARE

ESSENTIAL FREE SOFTWARE

Following is a list of what we consider to be the best free essential software downloads in a variety of categories. Whether you're building a new computer, replacing your hard drive, or recovering from a crash and need to fix your PC, this list may prove handy to quickly get you up and running with the software you use most.
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Free Antivirus Software
DOWNLOADS

1.

AVG AntiVirus Free v2017.5.3021

Use the AVG Anti-Virus System to reliably protect your computer.
1865618
2.

Avast Free Antivirus 17.5Pick

Free antivirus for home use - scans for viruses, worms and Trojans.
1175432
3.

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware 3.1.2.1733Pick

An easy-to-use, effective application to detect and remove malware.
139892
4.

360 Total Security 9.0.0.1196

Free antivirus solution and computer optimizer.
121565
5.

Sophos Virus Removal Tool 2.5.6

Free tool to remove viruses, spyware, rootkits, Conficker, and other threats from your PC.
9132
6.

Trend Micro Ransomware File Decryptor 1.0.0.1664

Free anti-ransomware tool that decrypts files encrypted by ransomware.
354

Free Audio Software

DOWNLOADS

1.

K-Lite Mega Codec Pack 13.3.3Pick

A large codec pack which includes audio and video codecs as well as related tools.
502786
2.

foobar2000 v1.3.15Pick

An advanced audio player for Windows that supports several audio formats.
141021
3.

Avidemux 2.6.21 / 2.6.20 (32-Bit)Pick

Video editor designed for simple cutting, filtering and encoding tasks.
125259
4.

Audacity 2.1.3Pick

Edit digital audio waveforms including WAV, AIFF, and MP3.
89438
5.

Mp3tag 2.83 / 2.83d BetaPick

Edit metadata (ID3, Vorbis Comments and APE) of common audio formats.
87369

Free Business/Organize Software

DOWNLOADS

1.

Free PDF to Word Converter 5.1

Easy to use utility that does swift conversions from PDF to Word.
794335
2.

OpenOffice.org 4.1.3Pick

Comprehensive Office Suite compatible with all other major office suites.
169047
3.

doPDF 8.9.950Pick

Allows you to easily convert any printable document to PDF.
91822
4.

EssentialPIM Free 7.51Pick

Free powerful PIM that features calendaring, notes keeping and contacts storage.
71284
5.

Rainlendar Lite 2.14.148 Beta / 2.13.1Pick

A customizable calendar that features events, todo list, more.
66057
6.

Sumatra PDF Portable 3.1.2

A slim, free, open-source portable PDF viewer for Windows.
30790

Free Software to Fix PC Problems

DOWNLOADS

1.

NTFS4DOS 1.8 (read/write NTFS from DOS)Pick

Allows full read/write access to NTFS volumes from DOS for AV or backup.
269487
2.

TestDisk 7.0Pick

Recover lost partitions and/or make non-booting disks bootable again.
112693
3.

YUMI 2.0.4.9Pick

Create a Multiboot USB Flash Drive containing multiple operating systems, antivirus utilities, more.
81645
4.

Ultimate Boot CD 5.3.7Pick

Bootable CD that allows you to run diagnostic tools from CD/DVD/Bluray ROM drives.
54669
5.

Tweaking.com Windows Repair 3.9.35

All-in-one repair tool to help fix a large majority of known Windows problems.
45240
6.

CmosPwd 5.0Pick

A cmos/bios password recovery application.
33162
7.

Driver Booster 3.5.0

Update outdated drivers safely and rapidly with 1-click.
19305
8.

Wise PC 1stAid 1.48.67Pick

Automatically repair the most common PC problems.
17363
9.

WhoCrashed Free Home Edition 5.53

Reveals the drivers responsible for crashing your computer.
16887
10.

AVG Rescue CD for USB Stick 120.160420

Carry this must-have toolkit on your USB stick to repair infected machines.
16071
11.

FixWin for Windows 10 v10.0.1

Free portable tool designed to easily fix and repair any problems or issues with Windows 10.
14308
12.

Windows Repair Toolbox 1.9.0.7

Free utility that helps you repair issues with Windows, remove malware, and optimize your computer.
11808
13.

Snail Driver 2.0.1 Lite

Free program designed to download and update device drivers automatically with one click.
10649
14.

F-Secure Rescue CD 3.16.73600

Securely boot up the computer and check the programs installed.
8665
15.

Microsoft Windows 10 Troubleshooting Tool 1.0

Free tool designed to automatically detect and repair many common issues with Windows 10.
5454
16.

SystemRescueCd 5.0.1Pick

A bootable system rescue disk to administrate and repair computer problems after a system crash.
854

Free Graphics/Design Software

DOWNLOADS

1.

Free OCR 4.2

Free OCR is a scan and Optical Character Recognition program.
637157
2.

K-3D v0.8.0.5Pick

K-3D is a free 3d modeling, animation, and rendering system.
395134
3.

XnView 2.40Pick

An easy to use graphics browser, viewer, and converter.
132231
4.

Paint.NET 4.0.16Pick

Free advanced image and photo manipulation software.
110570
5.

Synfig Animation Studio 1.2.0

A powerful, industrial-strength vector-based open-source 2D animation software package.
98638
6.

FastStone Photo Resizer 3.8Pick

An image converter / resizer with a host of useful features.
91867
7.

Greenfish Icon Editor Pro 3.6

A professional freeware icon, cursor, animation and icon library editor.
84710
8.

The GIMP 2.8.22Pick

Retouch photos, compose and author images.
69049
9.

XnConvert 1.74

A batch utility for converting image files.
29323
10.

IrfanView Portable 4.44Pick

A portable, advanced, fast, free image viewer/converter for Windows.
23074


Free Security/Privacy Apps









CCleaner 5.31.6105Pick

Remove junk files, free up hard drive space, and optimize your computer.
424331
2.

KeePass Password Safe 2.36Pick

Free password manager and generator to securely store your passwords and private credentials.
55878
3.

Malwarebytes AdwCleaner 6.047

Free tool to remove unwanted toolbars, adware, PUPs, and hijackers.
34916
4.

Comodo Firewall 10.0.1.6254

Keeps viruses, malware, worms, Trojans, hackers and other Internet threats from accessing your PC.
19660
5.

NTFS Drive Protection 1.5

A free security tool that protects your USB drive from viruses.
15677
6.

NxFilter 4.1.4

Monitor Internet activity, filter DNS, and block malware.
14638
7.

X-Proxy 6.1.0.13

Enables you to use a proxy server and hide your real IP address.
11648
8.

EncryptOnClick 2.0.4.0

A program that lets you securely encrypt and decrypt files.
11445
9.

Hardwipe 5.2.1

Securely delete files and clean unused hard-disk space.
10527
10.

ShutUp10 v1.5.1390

Free tool that allows you to configure privacy and other security settings in Windows 10.
8823
11.

SpyDetect Free 1.0.1

Free tool that detects keyloggers and spyware on your computer.
7096

Free Video Players/Editors

DOWNLOADS

1.

MPlayer for Windows 2016-12-11 (Build #135)

Award-winning OpenSource media player.
462593
2.

Video Edit Master 2.0Pick

A free video editor of any AVI (divx, xvid..etc) and MPEG video files with no quality loss.
386919
3.

VLC Media Player 2.2.6Pick

A free video player that can read DVDs, VCDs, MPEG, DivX, more without additional codecs.
368867
4.

Avidemux 2.6.21 / 2.6.20 (32-Bit)Pick

Video editor designed for simple cutting, filtering and encoding tasks.
125259
5.

Media Player Classic - Home Cinema 1.7.11 / 1.7.11.41 BetaPick

A free audio and video player designed for Home Cinema usage.
113802
6.

Kodi 17.3Pick

Media player and entertainment hub for digital media.
40758
7.

PotPlayer 1.7.2710Pick

Advanced multimedia player that supports hardware acceleration, 3D, subtitles, more.
19515
8.

Stremio 3.6.5

Organize and watch HD movies, HD television, or your favorite videos on your computer.
18247
9.

OpenShot Video Editor 2.3.4

Full-featured, easy to use, free video editor that supports 3D animation, compositing, transitions, and more.
14278
10.

CherryPlayer 2.4.6Pick

Free versatile media player and manager that also supports streaming multimedia and live broadcasts.
4986

Quick and Dirty Must-Have Apps

DOWNLOADS

1.

Sysinternals Autoruns 13.71Pick

View and manage auto-start programs, services, BHOs, scheduled tasks, more.
138735
2.

7-Zip v16.04 / 17.00 BetaPick

7-Zip is a free zip / unzip file archiver with a high compression ratio.
129143
3.

VideoCacheView 2.97Pick

Extract video files from the cache of your web browsers and save them to local disk.
117605
4.

HWiNFO32 v5.54.3200Pick

A professional, powerful system information tool for Windows.
77224
5.

FreeCommander XE 2017.740Pick

Easy-to-use alternative to the standard windows file manager.
60566
6.

Everything 1.4.1.877Pick

Desktop search tool to locate files and folders by name instantly.
50166
7.

Magical Jelly Bean Keyfinder 2.0.10.12Pick

Small utility used to retrieve the CD Key used to install Windows as well as keys for other programs.
46118
8.

Microsoft Process Explorer 16.21Pick

Shows you information about which handles and DLLs processes have opened or loaded.
42175
9.

SyMenu 5.11.6344Pick

Portable, customizable menu and application launcher.
41021
10.

ESET SysInspector 1.3.5.0Pick

View extensive, detailed system information about your PC.
26453
11.

Win Toolkit 1.5.4.9Pick

Tweak your Windows operating system and customize its installation.
22950
12.

USB Device Tree Viewer 3.1.1.1

View detailed information about USB ports and hubs on a computer in a tree view format.
11203
13.

WinUSB 3.2.1.4

Easily create a Windows bootable USB drive using any DVD or ISO with Windows 10, 8 or 7 distributions.
3553

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