Best Free Software Downloads for Windows 11/10 PC

From time to time, we have been covering good freeware and free software in our Downloads section. We have also been posting about ‘Best 5’ or ‘Top 10’ software in various categories. I am, in this post, listing links to such types of useful posts, which will help you get the best and most useful freeware for your Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8 or Windows 7 computers. If you don’t want to scroll down the entire list, use CTRL+F to find what you want on this page.

Free Software Downloads For Windows 11/10

Here is a list of some of the best free software for your Windows 10/8/7 PC. They have been categorized as follows:

TIP: Also see this list of best free Windows Games in Microsoft Store – Category-wise.

Recommended free AntiVirus software

Here are some very nice free AntiVirus software available for Windows you might want to check out.

Free Firewall software

If you are looking for a third-party firewall for your computer, there are several free Firewall software available.

Free Internet Security Suites

If you are looking for an integrated, multi-layered protection software you are looking out for, you might want to consider having a look at some of these free Internet Security Suites available for your Windows PC.

Change Folder colors

This post has a list of some good freeware available on the internet for your Windows PC that helps you to change folder color thereby helping you to find them easily and quickly.

File Splitter and Joiner software

Do large file sizes also trouble you? In this post, we’ve covered some of the best file splitter & joiner software available for Windows 10/8/7.

Media Players

While Windows comes with an inbuilt media player, but it comes with restrictions. Here is a list of some of the popular media players for Windows 10 which are free.

Windows Error Code & Message Lookup Tools

These Windows Error Code Lookup Tools help you identify the Error Code and Message which Windows may throw up.

Free VPN software

These free VPN software give you protected internet access by adding security to your public as well as private networks, may it be your internet connection or a Wi-Fi Hotspot connection.

Wi-Fi Hotspot software

Here is a list of some of the best free WiFi Hotspot creator software.

Intrusion Detection Software 

An Intrusion Detection Software checks for changes that are made by unwanted programs that could be injected into your systems by cybercriminals.

Anti-Ransomware Tools

Anti-Ransomware tools will prevent or more it more difficult for ransomware to get into your computer system.

Ransomware Decryptor Tools

If you are looking for Ransomware Decryptor Tools to unlock files locked by ransomware on your Windows computer, then this list is what you are looking for.

Botnet Removal Tools

Botnet Removal Tools will detect if your computer is a part of some Botnet, and clean the infected machine.

USB security software

These USB security & antivirus software will help protect your PC from all kinds of viruses that can enter through the USB drive.

Anti-hacker software

The use of these free software can help protect your computer from hackers, and so can be loosely called anti-hacker software.

Free Sandboxing software

Sandboxing is a technique of running applications in a virtually isolated environment. Take a look at these free Sandboxing software for Windows 10/8/7.

Brightness Control software

Eye strain is a common problem for those who are constantly hooked to desktop screens, smartphones, and other digital devices. These brightness control software can help you!

Sync Outlook Calendar with Google Calendar

Google Calendar and Outlook Calendar are the most predominant calenders used today as a daily reminder. These free software to sync Outlook Calendar with Google Calendar may interest you.

Free Parental Control Software

You need parental control software to protect your kids online. See the list of Free Parental Control Software here.

Free File Manager software

Here is a list of some of the best free File Manager software for Windows 10.

Photo Editing Software

These free Photo Editor software let you manage, edit, share and view your pictures.

Batch Photo Editor software

These free Batch Photo Editor software support batch processing which allows you to apply basic edits to multiple photos at the same time.

Time-lapse software

This post takes a look at some of the best free time-lapse software to make amazing videos on Windows 10.

Free Uninstaller software

If you are looking for a better software uninstaller for your Windows computer, you might want to check out these Free Uninstaller software.

Driver Update Software

Here is a list of best free Driver Update Software to update your drivers and keep your Windows PC running smooth.

Disk Space Analyzer software

Here is a list of free Disk Space Analyzer software to find out, check and analyze the disk space on your Windows computer.

CHKDSK alternatives

You can use these free CHKDSK alternative software to repair and fix the bad sectors on your Hard Drive, USB, SD Cards, etc.

Imaging, Backup and Recovery Software

Many prefer to use one or the other free Imaging, Backup, and Recovery Software available on the Internet.

Backup software for VMware & Hyper-V

Here is a list of best free backup software for VMware and Hyper-V virtual machines.

File Deleter Software

These free file deleter software will help you delete undeletable locked files and folders from your system

Free File Compression Software

File compression is a process that converts a file or a set of files to a specific format, after reducing its size/s. Take a look at the best three free File Compression software.

Zip file repair software

If you receive The compressed (zipped) folder is invalid message, then I’d like to recommend these good free zip file repair software.

Time synchronization software

Make use of some free Time synchronization software if your Windows PC is not synchronizing system time correctly.

Tools to forcefully terminate a full-screen application

These free tools will forcefully terminate a full-screen application or game.

Free FTP Clients

Here are some popular and feature-rich Free FTP Clients for Windows; you may want to check out.

Free Registry Cleaners, Junk Cleaners, and Windows Optimizers

Go check out our list of free Registry Cleaners, Junk Cleaners, and Windows Optimizers,

READ: Reimage Repair Review.

Game Booster Software

Use one of these free software to boost gaming performance on your Windows PC.

Battery Limiter software

These free Battery Limiter software will remind you not to charge your batteries to a full 100%.

DRM removal software for eBooks

These DRM removal software for eBooks help you remove DRM protection from an ebook that you have purchased.

Audio Format Converter software

Many media players cannot play every type of format. Use these free Audio Format Converter software.

Task Manager alternatives

Here are some Task Manager alternative software that will help you manage the processes. Moreover, these software are free and hold various features

Broken Shortcut Removers

Having too many broken shortcuts on your Windows can be messy, and it’s a good idea to scan for and remove broken shortcuts every once in a while with these Broken Shortcut Removers.

Context Menu Editors

Context Menu Editors can help you manage your right-click context menu items and keep it tidy.

To-Do list apps

A to-do list is an easy way of getting all your tasks done. In this article, we have rounded up some of the best to-do list apps for Windows 10.

Free Password Managers

Check out our list of some of the best Free Password Manager software for Windows 10/8/7.

Free Download Managers

If you are looking for a free download manager with some advanced features, you might want to check out this list of Free Download Managers– what we think are the five best freeware in this category.

Shutdown Scheduler Tools

These free Shutdown Scheduler software will allow you to shut down, reboot, log off, hibernate or sleep your Windows 10/8/7 at particular times.

Free Partition Manager Software

While many may prefer to use the inbuilt Disk Management Tool, there are some who may want to use a third-party Free Partition Manager Software offering more features.

Web Browsers

Apart from Microsoft Edge, Chrome or Firefox browser, there are several other alternative web browsers available for Windows OS, some with a specifically targeted feature set.

File and Folder Synchronization Freeware

If you need to keep an identical set of files and folders on two different computers, File and Folder Synchronization Freeware utilities will help you do so easily.

Free software to delete empty folders

While you would make no real space savings as they occupy 0 bytes, if it is just good house-keeping you are looking for, it may be a good idea. Check out the free software to delete empty folders here.

Bulk Rename files

Renaming files individually, one at a time can consume both, time and effort. As such, bulk file renaming software can make your life a lot easier.

Free File Encryption Software

If you need to password protect your files and folders take a look at these Free File Encryption Software.

Delete your files permanently

A list of some free software that lets you permanently delete files and folders in Windows. Delete your files permanently using these free tools.

Data Recovery Software

Do you want to recover files and data which you may have deleted even from the Recycle Bin? Then what you need is a good Data Recovery Software.

Free Notepad Replacements

If you are looking for a more jazzed up or a feature-rich Notepad replacement, you may want to check out some of these Free Notepad Replacements.

Windows Search Alternative Tools

A fine selection of alternative some desktop search utilities which you can use instead of Windows Search. All these Windows Search Alternative Tools are free to use.

Automation software

This article guides you through some of the best Automation software that will help automate tasks on Windows 10.

Video Communication Freeware

There are many video communication software in the market. If you wish to look beyond Skype, for personal or business reasons, here are the top three Video Communication Freeware applications.

Free Crapware Removal Software

Crapware refers to applications that come pre-installed on a new computer when you purchase a branded one. Go here to check out the Free Crapware Removal Software.

Free Video Editing Software

Check out these Free Video Editing Software for the Windows operating system.

Free GoPro editing software

GoPro videos or any video for that matter needs editing before being presented to anyone. Here is a list of free GoPro editing tools that can help you edit GoPro videos.

Desktop Recorder and Screen Recording Freeware

This post talks about five good Screen Recording Freeware for Windows 10.

Free Screen Sharing and Remote Desktop software

Remote desktop applications are useful for those, who are working on a project in a team, and who want online repair support for their PC. We have chosen the best Free Screen Sharing and Remote Desktop software for you.

Free CD DVD Data Recovery Software

The top Free CD DVD Data Recovery Software, in our opinion, have been listed here.

Image Deblurring Tools

Blurry photos? These free tools will help you deblur & fix blurry Photos & Images.

Color Picker free software

This list of Color Picker free software tools and free online web services will help you identify HTML color HEX, RGD, etc codes from images, websites, etc.

Monitor hard disk

These freeware will help you monitor hard disk for potential failure.

Free ISO Burners

If you are looking for freeware to burn ISO images in Windows, create bootable CDs and have a few more features, you can check out these three Free ISO Burners for Windows.

Translator freeware

This article lists some of the best offline free Translator apps that you can use on Windows 10.

Free PlayStation Game Emulators

With these Free PlayStation Game Emulators you can also play the old games.

Graphic Design Tools

Here is a round-up some of the free easy to use graphic design tools that would help users create some stunning visual designs in a go and utilize them for your growing business.

Instant Chat Messengers

Here is our list of Top 5 Instant Chat Messengers available for Windows, which work with multiple accounts and networks.

Free Twitter Clients

Some good Free Twitter Clients for Windows are being listed and discussed here.

File Integrity Checkers

List of some free File Integrity Checkers & File Checksum Integrity Verifier tools to check file integrity of downloaded files.

Software to monitor System Performance

These free software will help you monitor System Performance & Resources and a lot more.

Free LAN Messengers

There may be many Free LAN Messengers available for Windows, but these three are among the best ones in our opinion.

Packet Sniffing Tools

Packet Sniffing Tools intercept and log network traffic. Take a look at these three free tools.

3D Printing Software

The spike in demand and accessibility of free 3D printing software has made it popular among the designer community.

Free Clipboard alternatives or replacements

Check these Free Clipboard alternatives or replacements clipboard managers for Windows.

Free PDF Readers

There are other freeware alternatives to Adobe Reader too, that you may like to consider, for your Windows operating system. Check out these Free PDF Readers.

PDF Unlockers

Remove PDF password with Free PDF Unlocker Software or Online Tools.

PDF Lockers

Here are some free software to create, convert, password protect PDF documents.

Free Defragmentation Software

If you feel that you need to have a 3rd party defrag tools you might want to check out these 5 Free Defragmentation Software.

Time Tracking tools

This post aggregates some useful time tracking software for Windows PC. Some of them are cloud-based tools that can be connected to various payment options as well.

Tools to Speed Up Firefox

These four tools to Speed Up Firefox may help you optimize Firefox and its memory and make it load and run faster.

Barcode scanner applications

what if you want to scan your barcodes or QR codes on your Windows PC? You can do so using some of the Barcode scanner applications that enable you to do so.

Free RSS Readers

Here are what I think are some of the finest Free RSS Readers for Windows 10/8/7.

Free Kundli making software

Kundli, is a birth chart or natal chart used to forecast the upcoming events in contrast to the study of the celestial bodies. Here is a list of some good free Kundli making software.

Free e-mail clients

This article will tell you about some of the best free e-mail clients for Windows 10/8/7.

Free Media Converters

Here is a list of some fine Free Media Converters for Windows.

Best Free Word Processors

We have compared the features of some Best Free Word Processors.

Duplicate Files Finder

This article talks about three such free Duplicate Files Finders which will help you find and delete duplicate files.

Measure Startup Time

These free software will help you measure the Startup Time in Windows. By reducing Boot time, you can also improve performance.

Microsoft Visio Alternatives

Let us take a look at some free Visio alternatives that may not be highly performant, but still, beat the program when it comes to price.

Windows Media Player Alternatives

Check out some of the best alternatives to Windows Media Player, which can be downloaded for free and at absolutely no cost.

Free Bandwidth Monitoring Tools for Windows

These tools not only monitor bandwidth and Internet usage or check the speed but also detect any suspicious network activity.

Screen Capture software for Windows

If you are looking for a feature-rich yet free screen capture software, then you may want to check out these free screen capture software.

Watermark Remover software

There are several free options to remove the watermark from images without ever having to hire a professional. This post talks about some free Watermark Remover software.

Voice changer software

Voice changer software lets you change your voice easily. By using these fun software or tools, users can conveniently change their voices during chatting over calling apps or while playing online games.

Free Registry Defragmenter

Registry Defragmenters help in removing such bloated registry hive & empty spaces and compacting the registry.

Software Update Checkers

A Software Update Checker like Secunia, FileHippo, etc. will scan your computer for installed software, check the versions and then send this information to their respective websites and see if there are any newer releases.

Event Log Managers

Event Log Managers will view, manage and analyze your Windows Event Logs.

Coding software

This post includes a list of free Code Editors for Windows OS. Take a look!

Explorer replacements and alternatives

Check out some of these freeware applications and add-ins. Like the tabbed browsing feature in Internet Explorer, you can also add Tabs to your Windows Explorer, using these tools.

Free Rootkit Remover software

Sometimes a rootkit may even fool your antivirus software and avoid being detected. It is at such times; you may need to take the help of special Rootkit Remover or Removal Tools.

Free Remote Access software

A list of some 5 Free Remote Access software for Windows, you may want to check out.

Software Key Finders

Software Key Finder will retrieve the CD-Key and Serial for installed software on your computer, including Windows and Microsoft Office. Check out these tools.

Anti-theft Laptop Recovery software

Anti-theft Laptop recovery software are programs designed with the sole purpose of tracing your laptop’s location and retrieving it.

Games for Windows

If you are looking for some cool addictive games to download free for your Windows computer, here is our pick of some cool freeware classic Games for Windows.

Animation Software

These free animation software for Windows, Victorian Giotto, Blender, Anim8tor for 3D animation are easy to use for beginners.

Finance & Accounting Software

Go take a look at some of the free finance software for personal & home use, as well as accounting software for small, medium business – along with one for enterprises.

Mail Servers

Here are some of the best free mail servers for sending and receiving emails. You can download these mail servers, and set up IMAP/POP3 & SMTP supported email accounts.

Mind Mapping software

Here is a list of some of the best free Mind Mapping software for Windows.

Software to list installed Drivers

This list of software to list installed Drivers is entirely free.

Ear Test software

Here are a couple of free Hearing test apps for Windows PC to test your hearing.

Secure Delete software

These free Secure Delete software will help you securely delete your data irrevocably.

Keyboard & Mouse Locker software

These free Keyboard & Mouse Locker software offer the user the freedom to lock their Keyboard or Mouse individually.

Laptop Battery Test software

Take a look at these free Laptop Battery Test software & Diagnostic tools for your PC.

Tools to forcefully terminate a full-screen apps

These free tools will help you forcefully terminate a full-screen application or game.

Benchmark CPU and GPU

These tools to benchmark CPU and GPU can assess the performance of your computer to see if it’s running at the optimal, or if it’s performing poorly.

Automatic Wallpaper Changer apps

These free Automatic Wallpaper Changer apps change wallpapers automatically every day by fetching wallpapers from various sources including Bing, NASA, Earth Science, and Windows Spotlight.

WiFi Network Scanner Tools

WiFi Network Scanner Tools do the job of scanning entire wireless networks within the range of WiFi router.

Driver Backup and Restore software

Here is a list of free Driver Restore & Backup software that will help you backup & restore device drivers on your Windows 10/8/7 computer.

Free multiplayer games

Here’s the list of free multiplayer games available in the Microsoft Store for Windows 10 to play with friends from home.

Image and Photo Viewers

In this post, we take a look at some of the best photo viewer apps for Windows 10.

Vector Graphics Design software

In this article, we round up some of the best free Vector Graphics Design software for creating and manipulating vector images in Windows 10.

Keylogger Detectors

Here are some free Keylogger Detectors for Windows 10.

Keylogger Software

Here are two good free Keylogger Software for Windows 10.

Network Monitoring Tools

This post lists the top free network monitoring tools for Windows systems, based on their popularity.

Network & Internet Traffic Monitor Tools

Here are some free Network & Internet Traffic Monitor Tools for Windows 10.

Computer Forensics software

This article talks of some of the best free computer forensics tools and software for Windows.

Free Windows Update Blocker tools

Here is a list of some free Windows Update Blocker tools to Stop Automatic Windows 10 Updates.

CPU Temperature Monitor and Checker software

Here are some of the best free CPU Temperature Monitor and Checker software for Windows 10 PC.

Remote Desktop software

Check out some of the best free Remote Desktop software for Windows 10 computers.

Free software to set video as desktop background

Set video as desktop background in Windows 10. We have created a list of 5 free software to add video wallpaper to your desktop.

ISO Mounter software

ISO Mounter software is pretty useful to access the content of an ISO image (or optical disk image) file without having any need to burn ISO to some CD or DVD.

Xbox emulators

Xbox emulators are designed to play Xbox 360 and Xbox One games on a Windows PC. Take a look at some of them.

4K Video Players

There are some good free media players already available to use, but not all of those support standard 4K UHD (3840*2160) or higher resolution videos. Take a look at these free 4K Video Players.

Bug Tracking Tools

Here are some of the best free Bug Tracking Tools for Windows 10.

PuTTy alternatives for SSH Clients

These are the best PuTTy alternatives for SSH Clients for Windows 10 systems.

Xampp Server alternatives

Xampp it is not the only software capable of doing that, there are many other free Xampp Server alternatives.

Photo to Sketch software

If you want to convert your photos to beautiful sketches use these Photo to Sketch software.

DJ mixing software

Here are some good DJ Mixing Software for Windows PC.

Calligraphy software

Here is a list of some free software for calligraphy writing on Windows 10.

Video Repair software

Take a look at these free Video repair software for Windows 10.

PCB Design Software

PCB Design Software allows you to design circuits using devices such as resistors, transistors, diodes, etc.

Audiobook Players

To play and listen to an audiobook on your Windows PC, we have jotted down some of the best free Audiobook Players.

Molecular Modeling software

Here are the best free Molecular Modeling software for Windows 10 PC.

Text-only Browsers

Here are some free Text-only Browsers for slow internet.

Hospital Management software

We have compiled a list of five of the best free patient and hospital management software for your Windows computer.

Project Management

Here are some free Trello alternative Project Management software for PC.

Audio Recorder software

In this post, we have added free audio recorder software for Windows 10.

Circuit Simulation software

With the help of these Circuit Simulation Software, you can design and analyze circuits without actually building one.

PDF Stamp Creator software

This article lists down the best free software that lets you add stamps to your PDFs.

Fashion Design software

These are some of the best Clothing and Fashion Designing Software for PC.

Logistics software

We have listed some free Logistics software here.

Ping Monitor Tools

Ping Monitoring Tools are used for calculating the time a host takes to connect to the internet.

WebM to MP4 converter

Here are some good free WebM to MP4 converter software for PC.

Artificial Intelligence software

This post lists free Artificial Intelligence software for Windows 10.

Logic Gate simulator software

Go here if you are looking for some free Logic Gate simulator software for Windows 10.

Free 8086 Microprocessor Emulators

Check out some good 8086 Microprocessor Emulators for your PC.

Sync Audio and Video software

Here are some free software to sync Audio and Video in Windows 10.

Universal File Viewers

Go here if you are looking for free Universal File Viewer software.

Music Player with Lyrics Downloader software

Some good free Music Player with Lyrics Downloader software covered here.

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