"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 1y6e2n
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 3r2ex
Antivirus 4z313g
Firewall 3t423o
- AVS Firewall
- Comodo Firewall
- Outpost Firewall Free
- PrivateFirewall
- TinyWall
- Windows Firewall control
- ZoneAlarm Free Firewall
Malware Scanner 5n3t2u
- ComboFix
- Emsisoft Anti-Malware
- Emsisoft Emergency Kit
- Malwarebytes
- Spybot Search & Destroy
- SUPERAntiSpyware
- Trend Micro HouseCall
The best free Audio / Video Utilities 3d5x2r
Audio Editing 383b30
- Acoustica Basic Edition
- Audacity
- Audio er
- AudioTool
- MP3 Cutter
- MP3Gain
- Power Sound Editor Free
- Reaper
- WavePad
- WaveShop
- Wavosaur
Codec Pack 395c1q
Media Center 4t1s3u
- Kodi (ex XBMC)
- MediaPortal
- Plex
Movie / Video Player 4j5g5z
- 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 h1b5e
Tags Manager 4qs39
Video Converter 4y511a
- Any Video Converter
- Extensoft Video Converter
- Format Factory
- FreeMake Free Video Converter
- Hamster Free Video Converter
- Handbrake
- Miro Video Converter
- Prism
Video Editing 351n6k
- Avidemux
- Free Video Dub
- Kate's Video Toolkit
- Lightworks
- MPEG Streamclip
- VirtualDub
- VSDC Free Video Editor
The best free Backup Applications 3q3235
Cloud Backup Clients 1dg1m
- 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 1f2ki
- AllwaySync
- Comodo Backup
- DirSync Pro
- Duplicati
- FreeFileSync
- Karaosoft File Synchronizer
- SyncToy
- SyncBackFree
- SyncFolders
- Syncless
- Syncredible
- Synkron
System Backup / Image Software z5c3h
- 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 16l3d
- Avant Browser
- Google Chrome
- Kylo
- Maxthon Browser
- Mozilla Firefox
- Opera
- Palemoon
- RockMelt
- SlimBrowser
- SRWare Iron
The best free Code / Text Editors r1k1i
- AutoIt
- Code::Blocks
- ConTEXT
- Crimson Editor
- GetDiz
- HxD
- jGRASP
- Notepad++
- Programmer's Notepad
- SharpDevelop
- WinS
The best free Communication Apps 2tt4g
The best free Diagnostic Utilities j4v2c
Diagnostic Multitools 46h6q
System Diagnostics 3d4b6j
- CoreTemp
- UZ
- CrystalDiskInfo
- Disk Benchmark
- GPU-Z
- HDDScan
- HWiNFO/32/64 Tools
- HWMonitor
- Memtest86
- OCCT
- RealTemp
The best free Disk Utilities 3dt1k
Disk Cleaning 63u71
Disk Data Recovery 6p5l3u
- EASEUS Data Recovery Wizard
- MiniTool Power Data Recovery
- PC Inspector
- TestDisk & PhotoRec
- Recuva
- Restoration
Disk Defragmenter 1wi67
Disk Erase 6i5g1k
Disk Partitioning 4x1c4d
- AOMEI Partition Assistant Standard Edition
- EaseUS Partition Master
- GParted
- MiniTool Partition Wizard
Disk Space Analysis 44d5h
Duplicate File Finder 594ly
- 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 2o421p
Music 5v2w3p
Torrent Client 1329d
Video / YouTube 6a5454
- 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 2b3i16
DVD / CD Burner 502g6e
DVD Rip 84a4v
- bitRipper
- DVD43
- DVDShrink
- DVDFab HD
- Format Factory
- HandBrake
- MakeMKV
- MediaCoder
- VidCoder
- WinX DVD Ripper
The best free Email Clients 482g6h
The best free File Utilities 6i3029
File Compression 2i4v2e
File Encryption 2h2j51
File Split / 10206t
Hash / CRC Check 595r37
- Febooti fileTweak Hash & CRC
- HashTab
- HashMyFiles
- HashCheck Shell Extension
- Microsoft File Checksum Integrity Verifier
- MD5 Checker
- WinMD5Free
The best free FTP Clients 67165
The best free ISO Mount Applications 42347
- 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 645q2g
The best free OCR 65j4w
The best free Office Suites 683v50
The best free Management Applications 4t20h
The best free PDF Utilities 686i4j
PDF Creator 19403n
PDF Reader 4t5q15
- 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 5l324c
Image Viewer 1d6xy
- FastStone Image Viewer
- Hornil Photo Viewer
- IrfanView
- Nomacs - Image Lounge
- Picasa
- WildBit Viewer
- Xlideit Image Viewer
- XnView
- Zoner Photo Studio
Photo Editor 6v54u
- Artweaver
- Chasys Draw IES
- GIMP
- Inkscape-vector graphics editor
- Paint.NET
- PhoXo
- Photo Pos Pro
- PhotoFiltre
- PhotoScape
- PhotoWipe - (magic eraser)
- PixBuilder Studio
Vector Graphics 1h3ug
The best free Process Management Applications i5w2g
The best free Remote Control / istration / Applications 717v
The best free Screen Utilities 2w686
Screen Capture 6272e
- 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 223q4j
- 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 6ib2q
- 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 3y163w
The best free System Information Utilities 3u56w
The best free Uninstallers 6l154b
The best free Virtual Machines 3a322h
The best free VPN n3d3e
Got any additions to the best free apps list? 4q4t2x
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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