Editor's choice
| Antivirus and malware protection | |
| · Antivirus | Avira Antivirus |
| · Malware protection | Malwarebytes |
| Ad block | |
| · Block ads | AdBlock |
| · Avoid ads online | Adblock Plus |
| · Blocking ad | uBlock |
| Backup | |
| · Online backup | Spideroak One Backup |
| Backup | |
| · Backup (incremental) | Duplicati |
| Bibliography | |
| · Bibliography software | Mendeley |
| Blog | |
| · Blogger software | Blogger |
| Browser | |
| · Browser without tracking | DuckDuckGo |
| · Browser | Google Chrome |
| · Browser | Mozilla |
| · Browser | Opera |
| · Browser | Safari |
| · Browser | Vivaldi |
| Classic shell | |
| · Classic Window interface | Classic Shell |
| Conference call | |
| · Messenger and conference call | Wire |
| Close files in use | |
| · Close files in use | Unlocker |
| · Close files in use | Killprocess |
| Cloud storage | |
| · Cloud storage | Dropbox |
| · Cloud storage | Google Drive |
| Compare files | |
| · Differences in files | WinMerge |
| Disk space analysis | |
| · Disk space analysis | TreeSize |
| Disaster recovery | |
| · Clone a disk for disaster recovery | Clonezilla |
| Disk health | |
| · Testing health of a disk | CyberDiskInfo |
| Drawing | |
| · Draw diagram | diagrams.net |
| · Draw | Libre Office – Draw |
| Gmail | |
| · Email automation | Mailchimp |
| · Email client | Thunderbird |
| File compression | |
| · File compression | WinRAR |
| File explorer | |
| · File manager | Directory Opus |
| · File manager | Double Commander |
| · Find files fast | Everything |
| · File manager | Total commander |
| File sync | |
| · Synchronization software | FreeFileSync |
| Finding files and launching apps | |
| · Find files and launch application | Listary |
| FTP | |
| FTP | Filezilla |
| Grammar | |
| · Grammar software | Grammarly |
| HTML and Web development | |
| · HTML editor | Brackets |
| · Publish to Website | Drupal |
| · Code, HTML and prose and text editor | Sublime text |
| · Web development | Wordpress |
| Initial software installation | |
| · Easy initial software installation | Ninite |
| Media conversion | |
| · Convert media format | HandBrake |
| · Messaging | |
| · Messaging app | Hangouts |
| · Messaging app | Telegram |
| · Messaging service | |
| Notes | |
| · Notes | Evernote |
| · Note taking for Web | GoogleKeep |
| · Notepad | Notepad++ |
| · Take notes | Notezilla |
| Office | |
| · Open office | Apache open office |
| · Open-source office suite | LibreOffice |
| · Cloud storage | Google Drive |
| Online collaboration | |
| · Online collaboration | Box |
| Operating system | |
| · Linux-based operating system | Ubuntu |
| Organization | |
| · Organize, share and read Web favorites | Freedly |
| Password directory | |
| · Password manager | KeePass |
| · Password manager | LastPass |
| · PDF reader and editor | Foxit Reader |
| · Merge PDF files | PDsam |
| Phone and online meeting | |
| · Voice-over IP and instant messaging service | Skype |
| · Chat client | Pidgin |
| Photo and graphics | |
| · 3D creation software | Blender |
| · Professional media editing | DaVinci Resolve |
| · Photo retouching | GIMP |
| · Photo and video share | Google Photos |
| · Vector graphic editor | Inkscape |
| · Convert media filetype | IrfanView |
| · Image editing | Paint.net |
| · Organize, edit and share photos | Picasa |
| · Edit photos | Photoscape |
| Portable apps | |
| · Potable apps | PortableApps.com |
| Read Web pages later | |
| · Read Web pages later | Instapaper |
| · Store on your own cloud service | OwnCloud |
| · Read Web-page later | |
| Recover deleted files | |
| · Recovery of deleted files | Recuva |
| Remote connection | |
| · Connect to remote PC or server | TeamViewer |
| · Remote desktop connection | Remote desktop connection |
| · Remote desktop connection | AnyDesk |
| Scientific search | |
| · Computational knowledge engine | Wolfram Alpha |
| Sandbox | |
| · Run programs safely | Sandboxie Plus |
| Science calculator | |
| · Science calculator | SpeedCrunch |
| Scripting | |
| · Scripting | AutoHotKey |
| Send notifications | |
| · Send notifications | Pushbullet |
| Sound | |
| · Recording and editing | Audacity |
| Spyware removal | |
| · Spyware removal | Spybot |
| Startup programs | |
| · Run program at startup | Autoruns |
| Screen mirroring | |
| · Screen mirroring | AirDroid |
| System optimization | |
| · Speed up PC boot | Auslogic BootSpeed |
| · Cleaning PC | BleachBit |
| · System optimization/cleaning tool | CCleaner |
| · Defragmentation tool | Defraggler |
| To do list | |
| · ToDoList | Taskade |
| Translation | |
| · Translation | Google Translate |
| Uninstaller | |
| · Uninstall failed uninstallation | Revo Uninstaller |
| Video | |
| Video and audio player | VLC media player |
| View PC processes | |
| · View PC processes | Process Hacker |
| Virtual box | |
| · AMD64/Intel64 virtualization product | VirtualBox |
| Web analytics | |
| · Website analytics | Google Analytics |
| Web archives | |
| · Web archives | Wayback Machine |
| Wiki | |
| · Wiki on your desktop | Zim |
| YouTube alternative | |
| · YouTube alternative | Peer Tube |
| Zip files | |
| · Zipping files | 7Zip |
| Bibliography | |
| · Bibliography software | Mendeley |