Welcome to Best Freeware Guide.
Here on the Best Freeware Guide website you will find information about the best free and open source software available for use with Microsoft Windows. We list only the best free applications so you do not have to waste your time searching through hundreds of lesser options.
Security Software
AVG Antvirus Free
Detects and stops viruses, threats and malware. Great easy to use protection everyone needs. You get: AntiVirus, AntiMalware (AVG Resident Shield), AVG Anti-Rootkit, AVG Email Scanner, AVG Protective Cloud Technology, AVG Community Protection Network, AVG LinkScanner® Surf-Shield, AVG Social Networking Protection. (freeware)
Click here to visit the AVG Antivirus Free website. *This software may attempt to install additional promotional software. Please take care to remove any unwanted options during download and setup.* Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free uses industry-leading technology to detect and remove all traces of malware, including worms, Trojans, rootkits, rogues, dialers, spyware, and more. (freeware/commercial)
Click to visit the Malwarebytes website. Internet Software
Firefox
Mozilla Firefox is a web browser that offers great features such as tabbed browsing, popup blocking, live RSS bookmarks, a password manager and more. Firefox can be extended with dozens of freely available plug-ins. Switching to Firefox is made easy because all your Internet Explorer Favourites and other settings can be imported. (open source)
Click to visit the Firefox website. Adobe Flash Player
Adobe® Flash® Player is a cross-platform, browser-based application runtime that provides uncompromised viewing of expressive applications, content, and videos such as games and YouTube videos. (freeware)
Click to visit the Adobe Flash Player website. *This software may attempt to install additional promotional software. Please take care to remove any unwanted options during download and setup.* Skype
Skype is a popular free voice-over IP and instant messaging service. It enables users to text, video and voice call over the internet. Users can also call landlines and mobiles at competitive rates using Skype credit, premium accounts and subscriptions. (freeware/commercial)
Click to view the Skype website. Tixati
Tixati is a peer-to-peer file sharing program that uses the popular BitTorrent protocol. 100% Free, Simple and Easy to Use Bittorrent Client. Contains no Spyware and no Ads.(freeware)
Click to visit the Tixati website. Java
There are lots of applications and websites that won't work unless you have Java installed, and more are created every day. Java is fast, secure, and reliable. From laptops to datacenters, game consoles to scientific supercomputers, cell phones to the Internet, Java is everywhere! (freeware)
Click to visit the Java website. *This software may attempt to install additional promotional software. Please take care to remove any unwanted options during download and setup.* Photo and Graphics Software
FastStone Image Viewer
FastStone Image Viewer is a fast, stable, user-friendly image browser, converter and editor. It has a nice array of features that include image viewing, management, comparison, red-eye removal, emailing, resizing, cropping, retouching and colour adjustments. (freeware)
Click to visit the FastStone Image Viewer website. GIMP
GIMP is the GNU Image Manipulation Program. It is a freely distributed piece of software for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring. It has many capabilities. It can be used as a simple paint program, an expert quality photo retouching program, an online batch processing system, a mass production image renderer, an image format converter, etc. (open source)
Click to visit the GIMP website. Multimedia, Audio & VideoVLC Media Player
VLC is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework that plays most multimedia files as well as DVD, Audio CD, VCD, and various streaming protocols. (open source)
Click to visit the VLC Media Player website. Freemake Video Converter
Convert video free to AVI, MP4, WMV, MKV, MPEG, 3GP, DVD, MP3, iPod, iPhone, PSP, Android, rip & burn DVD, convert to Flash FLV & SWF, burn Blu-ray & DVD, and upload to YouTube with Fremake Video Converter. (freeware)
Click to visit the Freemake Video Converter website. *This software may attempt to install additional promotional software. Please take care to remove any unwanted options during download and setup.* CDBurnerXP
CDBurnerXP is a free application to burn CDs and DVDs, including Blu-Ray and HD-DVDs. It also includes the feature to burn and create ISOs, as well as a multilanguage interface. Everyone, even companies, can use it for free. (freeware)
Click to visit the CDBurnerXP website. *This software may attempt to install additional promotional software. Please take care to remove any unwanted options during download and setup.* Office and Productivity Software
Sumatra PDF
Sumatra PDF is a free PDF, eBook (MOBI), XPS, DjVu, CHM, Comic Book (CBZ and CBR) reader for Windows. Sumatra PDF is small and starts up very fast. Simplicity of the user interface has a high priority. (open source)
Click to visit the Sumatra PDF website. LibreOffice
LibreOffice is the power-packed free, libre and open source personal productivity suite that gives you six feature-rich applications for all your document production and data processing needs: Writer, Calc, Impress, Draw, Math and Base. (open source)
Click to visit the LibreOffice website. Stickies
Stickies is a computerised version of post-it notes. Stickies are small yellow rectangular windows onto which you can put some text notes, reminders etc. Once created, they will stay on screen until you take them away, just like a real sticky piece of paper. (freeware)
Click to visit the Stickies website. KeePass
KeePass is a free open source password manager, which helps you to manage your passwords in a secure way. You can put all your passwords in one database, which is locked with one master key or a key file. So you only have to remember one single master password or select the key file to unlock the whole database. (open source)
Click to visit the KeePass website. System Utilities & MaintenanceFBackup
FBackup is a free backup software for both personal and commercial use. It protects your important data by backing it up automatically to any USB/Firewire device, local or network location. (freeware)
Click to visit the FBackup website. CCleaner
CCleaner is the number-one tool for cleaning your Windows PC. It protects your privacy online and makes your computer faster and more secure. Easy to use and a small, fast download. (freeware)
Click to visit the CCleaner website. *This software may attempt to install additional promotional software. Please take care to remove any unwanted options during download and setup.* Classic Shell
Classic Shell is a collection of features that were available in older versions of Windows but were later removed. It has a customizable Start menu and Start button for Windows 7 and Windows 8, it adds a toolbar for Windows Explorer and supports a variety of smaller features. (open source)
Click to visit the Classic Shell website. Recuva
Accidentally deleted an important file? Lost something important when your computer crashed? No problem! Recuva recovers files deleted from your Windows computer, Recycle Bin, digital camera card, or MP3 player. And it's free! (freeware)
Click to visit the Recuva website. *This software may attempt to install additional promotional software. Please take care to remove any unwanted options during download and setup.* |
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