The best thing about using a windows computer is that there are thousands of free software for it. Surely you can’t get enough of free software and that is why I made an ultimate list of free windows software that you will ever need.
They are categorized nicely so that you can quickly find the one software you need most.
Anti-virus Software
avast! Free Antivirus Protects you from virus and malware. Best free protection for your PC. |
AntiVir Free Version Very lightweight but solid on protection. |
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Ad-Aware Antivirus Previously anti-spyware now adds antivirus as well. |
AVG Antivirus Trusted antivirus that I used personally before switching to Avast free version. |
Firewall Applications
Comodo Firewall One of the best free firewall software which has been in the industry for very long. |
Zone Alarm Very lightweight but solid on protection. Runs on the background smoothly. |
Malware Removals
Malwarebytes One of the best free firewall software which has been in the industry for very long. |
Spybot Search & Destroy Spybot Search and Destroy offers a free version that targets spywares only. |
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Should I Remove It? It allows you to remove adware, bloatware and crapware with one click. |
IObit Malware Fighter Finds and removes infections. Fights against hidden threats. |
File Recovery
Recuva From the creators of CCleaner, Recuva is your best bet to recover deleted files. |
TestDisk Data Recovery Best application to recover lost partitions, makes non-booting disk bootable again. |
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FreeUndelete Helps to recover files deleted from recycle bin. Supports NTFS 1.0, NTFS 2.0, FAT16 and FAT32 file systems. |
Pandora File Recovery Recovers deleted files memory card, secondary hard drive, or other external drive. |
Defragment Tools
Defraggler Best defragment tool out there. Has support for NTFS and FAT32 file systems. |
IObit Smart Defrag Fast, automatic and very easy to use to defrag your hard drive. |
Uninstallers
Revo Uninstaller Most popular uninstaller currently. Does the uninstalling job effectively. |
IObit Uninstaller Lightweight portable app if you don’t want to install an uninstaller. |
PC Maintenance
Ccleaner All rounder maintenance tool for your PC. Won many awards. |
IObit Advanced System Care Optimizes, cleans, and fixes a variety of PC problems with just 1 click. |
Browsers
Chrome The fastest and most stable web browser with a minimal interface. |
Firefox With so many add-ons firefox is the most customization browser out there. |
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Opera Another fast browser that is trying to keep up with Chrome. |
Safari A browser for Apple fan-boys. |
E-mail Client
Thunderbird Best all-rounder email client from Mozilla. |
eM Client Another good option for those who want a good indie email client. |
Communication
Photo Viewers
FastStone Very good photo/image viewer. |
IrfanView Very popular, has been in the market for long time. |
Photo Editors
Paint.net All rounder photo editor. Good for beginners. |
Gimp People call it free Photoshop alternative. |
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I hope the list will be useful to you. If you have any program that you recommend, then let me know by commenting below. Happy Free Downloading!
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