100 Best Free Software Links

Web Browsers

• Firefox
  Privacy-focused, highly customizable browser.
• Brave
  Built-in ad/tracker blocker, rewards system.
• LibreWolf
  Hardened Firefox for maximum privacy.
• Tor Browser
  Anonymous browsing and onion routing.
• Ungoogled Chromium
  Chromium without Google integration.

Office & Productivity

• LibreOffice
  Full-featured office suite.
• ONLYOFFICE
  Modern, Microsoft-compatible suite.
• FreeOffice
  Excellent MS Office look-alike.
• Obsidian
  Powerful markdown knowledge base.
• Joplin
  Open-source Evernote alternative.
• Standard Notes
  Encrypted cross-platform notes.
• draw.io (Diagrams.net)
  Professional diagramming tool.
• Zoho Docs
  Online office suite with collaboration.

Media Players & Editors

• VLC Media Player
  Plays virtually every format.
• mpv
  Minimal, high-quality video player.
• Audacity
  Professional audio editor/recorder.
• GIMP
  Powerful Photoshop alternative.
• Inkscape
  Vector graphics editor (Illustrator-like).
• Blender
  3D modeling, animation, rendering.
• Kdenlive
  Non-linear video editor.
• HandBrake
  Video converter/transcoder.
• Shotcut
  Open-source video editor.
• darktable
  RAW photo editor (Lightroom alternative).
• RawTherapee
  Advanced RAW processor.

Security & Privacy

• Bitwarden
  Open-source password manager.
• KeePassXC
  Offline secure password database.
• VeraCrypt
  Disk encryption software.
• BleachBit
  System and privacy cleaner.
• Malwarebytes Free
  On-demand malware scanner.
• ClamWin
  Open-source antivirus for Windows.

Utilities & System Tools

• 7-Zip
  High-compression file archiver.
• Rufus
  Bootable USB creator.
• Everything
  Instant file search (Windows).
• HWInfo
  Detailed hardware monitoring.
• CrystalDiskInfo
  SSD/HDD health monitor.
• Notepad++
  Advanced text/code editor.
• IrfanView
  Fast image viewer/converter.
• Sumatra PDF
  Lightweight PDF/eBook reader.
• WinDirStat
  Disk usage visualizer.
• Recuva
  File recovery tool.
• CPU-Z
  System information tool.
• Speccy
  Detailed PC specs viewer.
• ShareX
  Screenshot & screen recording.
• AutoHotkey
  Automation scripting.

Communication

• Signal
  Encrypted messaging & calls.
• Telegram Desktop
  Fast, secure messaging.
• Jitsi Meet
  Open-source video conferencing.
• Element
  Matrix protocol client.

Development & Coding

• Visual Studio Code
  Powerful code editor.
• Sublime Text
  Sophisticated text editor (free eval).
• Python
  Programming language & interpreter.
• Git
  Version control system.
• Postman
  API testing tool.
• Docker Desktop
  Container platform.

File Management & Cloud

• FreeCommander
  Dual-panel file manager.
• qBittorrent
  Open-source torrent client.
• Rclone
  Sync files to cloud storage.
• MEGAsync
  50GB free encrypted cloud.

Gaming & Emulation

• Playnite
  Game library manager.
• Dolphin
  GameCube/Wii emulator.
• PCSX2
  PlayStation 2 emulator.

Miscellaneous Gems

• f.lux
  Screen color temperature adjuster.
• EarTrumpet
  Better Windows volume control.
• Flow Launcher
  Quick app launcher.
• Greenshot
  Screenshot tool.
• Ditto
  Clipboard manager.
• Bulk Rename Utility
  Batch file renamer.
• PDFsam Basic
  PDF split/merge tool.
• Calibre
  eBook manager & converter.
• Duplicati
  Encrypted backup software.
• KeePass 2
  Classic password manager.