FREE Must Softwares for Windows

Here we are sharing the Free Must Software details for your Windows Machine. The software which are FREE and must in your computer comparison with Paid Software’s. It includes AntiVirus, Compression Utilities, Internet Browsers, Code Editors, Office Software Suits, Internet Calling, virtualization tools and many more.. So let’s have a look.

First of all, we are starting from Antiviruses programs because it is a must thing in a Windows Machine to protect against Malwares.

  1. Avast AntiVirus
    Download avast! Free Antivirus and anti-spyware protection for Windows 8,  7, Vista, and XP. Best free antivirus with better detection than competing paid-for virus removal software!
    Download – http://www.avast.com/index
  2. AVG AntiVirus
    Essential protection that detects, blocks and removes viruses and malware.
    Award-winning virus removal and prevention, Faster smarter scan.
    Download – http://free.avg.com/in-en/free-antivirus-download
  3. Avira AntiVirus
    Avira Free Antivirus is an award-winning product that provides comprehensive protection against all types of threats, secures your data, protects your privacy and ensures your PC remains virus-free.
    Download – http://www.avira.com/en/avira-free-antivirus

Second, we are putting Internet Browsers that help us to browse the internet fast and secure.

  1. Firefox
    Mozilla Firefox is a free open source web browser for the computer.
    Download – https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/

Third, we are putting Office tools that help us to create/edit/modify – word, spreadsheet and presentation documents.

  1. Open Office
    OpenOffice is the leading open-source office software suite for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, graphics, databases and more. It is available in many languages and works on all common computers.
    Download – http://www.openoffice.org/download/index.html

Fourth, we are putting Media Players which is very important to play Audio/Video Files. The Windows O.S. comes with Windows Media Player but it doesn’t support some of the other file formats. So it is essential to install one more Media Player in your machine, so you can play other media files too.

  1. VLC Media Player
    VLC is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework that plays most multimedia files as well as DVDs, Audio CDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols.
    Download – http://www.videolan.org/vlc/index.html
  2. K-Lite Codec Pack
    K-Lite Codec Pack is a comprehensive selection of codecs which guarantees that you will be able to play almost ant video or audio file.
    Download – http://www.free-codecs.com/download/K_Lite_Codec_Pack.htm

Fifth, we are putting Graphic/Photo Editor tools which is used to create/edit/modify graphics and pictures.

  1. GIMP
    GIMP is a raster graphics editor used for image retouching and editing, free-form drawing, resizing, cropping, photo-montages, converting between different image formats, and more specialized tasks.
    Download – http://www.gimp.org/downloads/
  2. Picasa
    Picasa is an image organizer and image viewer for organizing and editing digital photos, plus an integrated photo-sharing website.
    Download – http://picasa.google.com

Others are:

  • 7-Zip
    Open source Windows utility for manipulating archives. Formats 7z, ZIP, GZIP, BZIP2 and TAR are supported fully, other formats can be unpacked.
    Download – http://www.7-zip.org/
  • Notepad++
    Notepad++ is a free source code editor which supports several programming languages running under the MS Windows environment.
    Download – http://notepad-plus-plus.org/
  • Skype
    Make internet calls for free and cheap online calls to phones and mobiles with Skype. Skype is the most popular free voice-over IP and instant messaging service globally. It allows users to text, video and voice call over the internet.
    Download – http://www.skype.com/en/download-skype/
  • Vitual Box
    VirtualBox is a virtualization tool for creation and management of virtual machines (VMs).
    Download – https://www.virtualbox.org/
  • Hotspot Shield
    Hotspot Shield free VPN for Windows secures your web browsing session, protects your online identity from snoopers, encrypts passwords, online shopping information, chats, and downloads. Moreover, Hotspot Shield VPN protects your IP address from snoopers, hackers, and ISPs to allow anonymous web surfing with complete privacy.
    Download – http://www.anchorfree.com/hotspot-shield-VPN-download-windows.php
  • PDFCreator
    PDFCreator converts every printable document to PDF and many other formats.
    Download – http://www.pdfforge.org/pdfcreator

There are lots of other software’s too that can fulfill your requirements as per your needs. For that you just have to google it. Please share your comments below 🙂

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