Hello friends! If you are looking for free programs for your desktop or laptop computer, here you will find an interesting selection with some of the best freeware and open source programs available for Windows.
In this volume we have added some outstanding applications such as a deleted file recovery tool, a music recording station, or a portable software system, among others. Let’s go there!
15 free programs for PC that you should try
Cakewalk: One of the best DAWs or free programs for recording and music production on PC. It allows you to add unlimited tracks, it is compatible with audio, MIDI and VST inputs. One of the oldest applications in the sector with 30 years behind it. | Download from its official website
Recuva: The best free program to recover deleted files on Windows. It allows you to do both quick scans and deep scans, which usually always gives better results (although the scan time also takes much longer, of course). In any case, an essential application. | Download from its official website
Notepad++: A replacement for the classic Windows notepad, with the particularity that it is designed to edit code. The application is capable of detecting different programming languages such as C++, Java, HTML or Perl, highlighting the syntax and listing the lines to be able to chop code more comfortably. It also allows you to record and play macros. | Download from its official website
Boxcryptor: A tool that encrypts your files stored in the cloud for greater information security. The data is encrypted from end to end and it is compatible with most services such as Dropbox, Google Drive or OneDrive, among others. The free version of Boxcryptor allows you to encrypt a cloud and operate from two devices. | Download from its official website
PortableApps.com Platform: A portable software system that brings together hundreds of free applications in a single centralized place that we can run without having to install anything on the computer. Open source platform. | Download from its official website
iSpy: Open source video surveillance software. With this tool you can use your USB cameras, IP cameras and other devices as a security system for your home. It allows video recording, remote access and is compatible with Alexa and IFTTT. Available for Windows, Linux and macOS. | Download from its official website
Q-Dir : A file explorer for Windows that has 4 navigation panes. Highly recommended for those who always have many windows open, or need to copy and move files between various folders on a regular basis. | Download from its official website
FreeOffice: One of the best free alternatives to Microsoft Office . It includes all the basic applications of an office suite, such as a word processor, spreadsheets and presentations. All this with a design very similar to that of Microsoft and compatible with the usual Office file formats. | Download from its official website
OneDrive: Microsoft cloud storage application, similar to Dropbox or Google Drive. It allows you to make backup copies of important files on your PC, and in Windows 10/11 it comes pre-installed as standard, although it can also be downloaded as a standalone application. It offers 5GB of free storage. | Download from its official website
Rambox: A personalized workspace from where you can access all your web applications in an orderly manner from one place. In practice, it is much more convenient than using the browser, and it makes it easier to work and organize. | Download from its official website
Windscribe VPN: I don’t normally recommend free VPNs, but I’ve been using this one for quite some time and it has never given me any problems. It offers 32GB of free data every month, with a limited but reasonable number of servers to choose from and remarkable speed. Of course, as with any VPN, make sure that it is deactivated if you are going to carry out any delicate management on sites such as PayPal or your bank. | Download from its official website
TeamTalk: Free chat, audio and video conferencing tool for PC, Linux and macOS. It differs from other similar applications because it has its own independent server. It also includes the typical functions for sending files and sharing desktop. | Download from its official website
PC Health Check: A simple utility developed by Microsoft with which you can find out if you can install Windows 11 on your PC. In addition to that, the application makes a summary of the state of health of your computer. | Download from its official website
Adobe Acrobat Reader: Adobe invented the PDF format, which gives it a certain prestige when we talk about applications to read this type of document. In addition, Acrobat Reader is also one of the best utilities to easily (and free) sign PDF documents . | Download from its official website
Photo Anonymizer: A privacy-oriented application with which you can remove all EXIF data, GPS information, and any other metadata an image may contain. | Download from its official website
You can find more interesting programs for PC at:
- Free PC Software: The Ultimate List (Vol. 15)
- Free PC Software: The Ultimate List (Vol. 14)
- Free PC Software: The Ultimate List (Vol. 13)