"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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An index of high-quality apps 1v5k1d
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 5j4jz
Antivirus z623l
Firewall 3b2a3f
- AVS Firewall
- Comodo Firewall
- Outpost Firewall Free
- PrivateFirewall
- TinyWall
- Windows Firewall control
- ZoneAlarm Free Firewall
Malware Scanner 2x652d
- ComboFix
- Emsisoft Anti-Malware
- Emsisoft Emergency Kit
- Malwarebytes
- Spybot Search & Destroy
- SUPERAntiSpyware
- Trend Micro HouseCall
The best free Audio / Video Utilities 4l582p
Audio Editing 203g2b
- Acoustica Basic Edition
- Audacity
- Audio er
- AudioTool
- MP3 Cutter
- MP3Gain
- Power Sound Editor Free
- Reaper
- WavePad
- WaveShop
- Wavosaur
Codec Pack 5x3u6q
Media Center 3q1ba
- Kodi (ex XBMC)
- MediaPortal
- Plex
Movie / Video Player 1i5w1x
- 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 2p4f1m
Tags Manager 3x1n72
Video Converter 1c4p13
- Any Video Converter
- Extensoft Video Converter
- Format Factory
- FreeMake Free Video Converter
- Hamster Free Video Converter
- Handbrake
- Miro Video Converter
- Prism
Video Editing 2e1q3l
- Avidemux
- Free Video Dub
- Kate's Video Toolkit
- Lightworks
- MPEG Streamclip
- VirtualDub
- VSDC Free Video Editor
The best free Backup Applications 2k1l2z
Cloud Backup Clients 524241
- 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 5i296m
- AllwaySync
- Comodo Backup
- DirSync Pro
- Duplicati
- FreeFileSync
- Karaosoft File Synchronizer
- SyncToy
- SyncBackFree
- SyncFolders
- Syncless
- Syncredible
- Synkron
System Backup / Image Software 6n3w6b
- 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 415b43
- Avant Browser
- Google Chrome
- Kylo
- Maxthon Browser
- Mozilla Firefox
- Opera
- Palemoon
- RockMelt
- SlimBrowser
- SRWare Iron
The best free Code / Text Editors 161h3b
- AutoIt
- Code::Blocks
- ConTEXT
- Crimson Editor
- GetDiz
- HxD
- jGRASP
- Notepad++
- Programmer's Notepad
- SharpDevelop
- WinS
The best free Communication Apps 2v241h
The best free Diagnostic Utilities 5c3u2a
Diagnostic Multitools 5a1c2d
System Diagnostics 5d2p1w
- CoreTemp
- UZ
- CrystalDiskInfo
- Disk Benchmark
- GPU-Z
- HDDScan
- HWiNFO/32/64 Tools
- HWMonitor
- Memtest86
- OCCT
- RealTemp
The best free Disk Utilities 5o4m
Disk Cleaning 1w4l1m
Disk Data Recovery 5it2b
- EASEUS Data Recovery Wizard
- MiniTool Power Data Recovery
- PC Inspector
- TestDisk & PhotoRec
- Recuva
- Restoration
Disk Defragmenter 2a1h29
Disk Erase 6rd3c
Disk Partitioning 26cz
- AOMEI Partition Assistant Standard Edition
- EaseUS Partition Master
- GParted
- MiniTool Partition Wizard
Disk Space Analysis 6c445f
Duplicate File Finder 4gv42
- 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 2b4o5k
Music 5k514d
Torrent Client 445i21
Video / YouTube 4r5h6o
- 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 4o5i38
DVD / CD Burner c4d26
DVD Rip 3274n
- bitRipper
- DVD43
- DVDShrink
- DVDFab HD
- Format Factory
- HandBrake
- MakeMKV
- MediaCoder
- VidCoder
- WinX DVD Ripper
The best free Email Clients 203h70
The best free File Utilities 3y6c1h
File Compression 605462
File Encryption 6z3n3f
File Split / 1a1v58
Hash / CRC Check 1k205h
- Febooti fileTweak Hash & CRC
- HashTab
- HashMyFiles
- HashCheck Shell Extension
- Microsoft File Checksum Integrity Verifier
- MD5 Checker
- WinMD5Free
The best free FTP Clients 6j384p
The best free ISO Mount Applications 3p3xi
- 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 2r4p3s
The best free OCR 6a571i
The best free Office Suites 294g5k
The best free Management Applications 5u1029
The best free PDF Utilities 18t4s
PDF Creator 2a461z
PDF Reader 702b1x
- 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 1w1jm
Image Viewer 1p396c
- FastStone Image Viewer
- Hornil Photo Viewer
- IrfanView
- Nomacs - Image Lounge
- Picasa
- WildBit Viewer
- Xlideit Image Viewer
- XnView
- Zoner Photo Studio
Photo Editor 4r5s3y
- Artweaver
- Chasys Draw IES
- GIMP
- Inkscape-vector graphics editor
- Paint.NET
- PhoXo
- Photo Pos Pro
- PhotoFiltre
- PhotoScape
- PhotoWipe - (magic eraser)
- PixBuilder Studio
Vector Graphics 2s6n5j
The best free Process Management Applications y2y6t
The best free Remote Control / istration / Applications 125b66
The best free Screen Utilities 604z1x
Screen Capture 1t4o5
- 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 nzn
- 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 5d2q5u
- 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 3z3d22
The best free System Information Utilities 6r9t
The best free Uninstallers 414t5l
The best free Virtual Machines 351a
The best free VPN 593lh
Got any additions to the best free apps list? 374e3t
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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