List of freeware explained

Freeware is software that is available for use at no monetary cost or for an optional fee,[1] but usually (although not necessarily) closed source with one or more restricted usage rights. Freeware is in contrast to commercial software, which is typically sold for profit, but might be distributed for a business or commercial purpose in the aim to expand the marketshare of a "premium" product. Popular examples of closed-source freeware include Adobe Reader, Free Studio and Skype. This is a list of notable software packages that meet the freeware definition.

3D artistry

Administration

Remote access

System monitoring and benchmarking

Tweaking and configuration

Audio tools

Authoring (CD and DVD writing)

Communications and messengers

• WhatsApp

• Discord

Mobile phone

Compression

Decompression

Data recovery

Desktop plug-ins

Download software

Email

Emulators

See main article: List of emulators.

File management

Fractal generators

Image manipulation

Image viewers

See main article: Comparison of image viewers.

Information

Maintenance

Media manipulation and creation

Media players and media centers

Navigation

Office suite

See main article: List of office suites.

PDF and printing

See main article: List of PDF software.

Productivity

Programming

Security

Antivirus

Simulators

Physics

Virtual machine

Discontinued

Text editors

Web browsers

See main article: List of web browsers.

Notes and References

  1. "Freeware" (2010). Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. Accessed January 13, 2010.
  2. Web site: Anim8or 0.95 Download. Chip.de. June 1, 2014.
  3. Web site: Featured Freeware: Daz Studio. Rosenblatt. Seth. CNET. September 8, 2008. May 14, 2014.
  4. Web site: 25 of the best free PC apps to download. https://web.archive.org/web/20101122211304/http://www.techradar.com/news/software/applications/25-of-the-best-free-pc-apps-to-download-908655. PC Plus. November 21, 2010. November 22, 2010. May 13, 2014. TechRadar.
  5. Web site: CPU-Z. TechRadar. May 13, 2014.
  6. Web site: Mactracker. Humpa. Michael. Chip.de. June 1, 2014.
  7. Web site: Process Explorer. Rosenblatt. Seth. CNET. April 9, 2010. May 13, 2014.
  8. Web site: Featured Freeware: Process Monitor. Rosenblatt. Seth. CNET. August 21, 2008. May 14, 2014.
  9. Web site: Samurize. Humpa. Michael. Chip.de. June 1, 2014.
  10. Web site: Featured Freeware: Tweak UI. Rosenblatt. Seth. CNET. May 19, 2008. May 14, 2014.
  11. Web site: RivaTuner. Humpa. Michael. Chip.de. June 1, 2014.
  12. Web site: Jeskola Buzz 1.2 Download. Chip.de. June 1, 2014.
  13. News: the end user / A voice for the consumer : Freeware:Get it before it's gone. Dembart. Lee. The New York Times. May 13, 2002. June 1, 2014.
  14. Web site: Featured Freeware: Mp3tag. Rosenblatt. Seth. CNET. August 24, 2008. May 14, 2014.
  15. Web site: Featured Freeware: CDBurnerXP. Rosenblatt. Seth. CNET. August 22, 2008. May 14, 2014.
  16. Web site: Featured Freeware: ooVoo. Rosenblatt. Seth. CNET. August 10, 2008. May 14, 2014.
  17. Web site: XFire. Humpa. Michael. Chip.de. June 1, 2014.
  18. Web site: Featured Freeware: Yahoo Messenger. Rosenblatt. Seth. CNET. September 29, 2008. May 14, 2014.
  19. Web site: Disc2Phone. Humpa. Michael. Chip.de. June 1, 2014.
  20. Web site: B1 Free Archiver. Russell. Dan. CNET. April 17, 2013. June 1, 2014.
  21. Web site: FilZip. CNET. February 27, 2009. May 14, 2014.
  22. Data Compression: Is It All It Claims?. Byrd. Mike. PC Magazine. December 11, 1990.
  23. Web site: Archive: ZIP & RAR codieren. Chip.de. April 3, 2007. June 1, 2014.
  24. Web site: How To Easily Unzip Files With ZipGenius. Guiding Tech. February 4, 2011. June 1, 2014. Business Insider.
  25. Web site: StuffIt Expander 2011 für Mac OS. Humpa. Michael. Chip.de. June 1, 2014.
  26. Web site: Zipeg. CNET. January 7, 2009. May 14, 2014.
  27. Web site: Free Data Recovery Software. 9 September 2020 . TheWindowsClub.
  28. Web site: AveDesk. Humpa. Michael. Chip.de. June 1, 2014.
  29. Web site: Kapsules. Humpa. Michael. Chip.de. June 1, 2014.
  30. Web site: Featured Freeware: RocketDock. Rosenblatt. Seth. CNET. July 2, 2008. May 14, 2014.
  31. Web site: Featured Freeware: Core FTP Lite. Rosenblatt. Seth. CNET. September 22, 2008. May 14, 2014.
  32. Web site: Featured Freeware: FlashGet. Rosenblatt. Seth. CNET. September 6, 2008. May 14, 2014.
  33. Web site: Free Studio. CNET. May 23, 2011. May 14, 2014.
  34. Web site: WinMX. Humpa. Michael. Chip.de. June 1, 2014.
  35. News: With a Single Click, a Vast E-Mail Harvest . Cohen . Joyce . September 5, 2002 . . June 5, 2009.
  36. Web site: Top 20: Die beste Freeware für E-Mail-Schreiber. . Chip.de. October 6, 2010. June 1, 2014.
  37. Web site: Featured Freeware: Xplorer2 Lite. Rosenblatt. Seth. CNET. June 23, 2008. May 14, 2014.
  38. Solutions: Graphics ... Networking. PC Magazine. November 23, 1993. 412.
  39. Web site: Artweaver Free. Humpa. Michael. Chip.de. June 1, 2014.
  40. Web site: Pixia. Cho. Eddie. CNET. March 7, 2013. June 1, 2014.
  41. Web site: Featured Freeware: FastStone Image Viewer. Rosenblatt. Seth. CNET. April 19, 2008. June 1, 2014.
  42. Web site: IrfanView. TechRadar. May 13, 2014.
  43. Web site: JAlbum. Humpa. Michael. Chip.de. June 1, 2014.
  44. Web site: XnView Komplett. Humpa. Michael. Chip.de. June 1, 2014.
  45. Web site: GrabIt. Humpa. Michael. Chip.de. June 1, 2014.
  46. Web site: Lingoes. Humpa. Michael. Chip.de. June 1, 2014.
  47. Web site: Featured Freeware: FeedDemon and NetNewsWire. Rosenblatt. Seth. CNET. May 29, 2008. June 1, 2014.
  48. Web site: ProgDVB (32 Bit). Humpa. Michael. Chip.de. June 1, 2014.
  49. Web site: Xnews. . CNET. February 26, 2009. June 1, 2014.
  50. Web site: Should I Remove It. Russell. Dan. CNET. July 11, 2013. May 14, 2014.
  51. Web site: Featured Freeware: Smart Defrag. Rosenblatt. Seth. CNET. September 30, 2008. May 14, 2014.
  52. Web site: UltimateDefrag Freeware Edition. CBS Interactive. CNET. May 22, 2008. June 15, 2011.
  53. Web site: UpdateStar. Humpa. Michael. Chip.de. June 1, 2014.
  54. Web site: Featured Freeware: ZSoft Uninstaller. Rosenblatt. Seth. CNET. July 26, 2008. May 14, 2014.
  55. Web site: Any Video Converter . Ionut . Ilascu . . February 7, 2009 . February 27, 2012.
  56. Web site: Audiograbber. Humpa. Michael. Chip.de. June 1, 2014.
  57. Web site: CD & DVD Burning . Metz . Cade . May 4, 2005 . . May 5, 2010 .
  58. Web site: Featured Freeware: FormatFactory. Rosenblatt. Seth. CNET. July 25, 2008. June 1, 2014.
  59. Web site: Free Studio. . CNET. May 23, 2011. June 1, 2014.
  60. Web site: GSpot. Humpa. Michael. Chip.de. June 1, 2014.
  61. Web site: AIMP. CNET. December 29, 2014.
  62. Web site: ALLPlayer. Humpa. Michael. Chip.de. June 1, 2014.
  63. Web site: foobar2000. Humpa. Michael. Chip.de. June 1, 2014.
  64. Web site: Sonique. Humpa. Michael. Chip.de. June 1, 2014.
  65. Web site: Featured Freeware: Winamp. Rosenblatt. Seth. CNET. July 6, 2008. May 14, 2014.
  66. Web site: doPDF Free PDF Converter. Russell. Dan. CNET. October 4, 2012. June 1, 2014.
  67. Web site: Featured Freeware: Foxit Reader. Rosenblatt. Seth. CNET. April 14, 2008. May 14, 2014.
  68. Web site: Featured Freeware: PrimoPDF. Rosenblatt. Seth. CNET. May 2, 2008. June 1, 2014.
  69. Web site: Windows Essentials 16.4.3508 Download. Chip.de. June 1, 2014.
  70. Web site: Five apps for task automation. Nawrocki. Matthew. Tech Republic. June 12, 2013. June 1, 2014.
  71. Web site: HxD Hex Editor. Russell. Dan. CNET. May 11, 2014. June 1, 2014.
  72. Web site: Visual Studio Express 2013 für Windows. Humpa. Michael. Chip.de. June 1, 2014.
  73. Web site: Featured Freeware: Comodo Firewall Pro. Rosenblatt. Seth. CNET. April 18, 2008. May 14, 2014.
  74. Web site: HDDerase.exe review: Freeware utility securely erases drives the old-fashioned way. Jacobi. Jon L.. PC World. Jan 10, 2014. June 1, 2014.
  75. Web site: Root out hidden infections with HijackThis. Dolcourt. Jessica. CNET. May 21, 2009. June 1, 2014.
  76. Web site: Featured Freeware: K9 Web Blocker. Rosenblatt. Seth. CNET. May 13, 2008. May 14, 2014.
  77. News: SysInternals publishes Rootkit Revealer. Schofield. Jack. The Guardian. November 21, 2005. June 1, 2014.
  78. Web site: 'Citizen Cop' reaches students - Times of India . https://web.archive.org/web/20140109190153/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-09-26/indore/42425357_1_traffic-rules-citizen-cop-mobile-application . 2014-01-09 .
  79. Web site: Featured Freeware: Avast. Rosenblatt. Seth. CNET. May 9, 2008. May 14, 2014.
  80. Web site: Featured Freeware: AVG Free 8.0. Rosenblatt. Seth. CNET. April 28, 2008. May 14, 2014.
  81. Web site: Hallo Northern Sky (HNSKY). Humpa. Michael. Chip.de. June 1, 2014.
  82. Web site: 10 Best Free Physics Simulation Software for Windows. en-US. 2020-04-05.
  83. Web site: VMware Player. Humpa. Michael. Chip.de. June 1, 2014.
  84. Web site: AIDA32. Humpa. Michael. Chip.de. June 1, 2014.
  85. Web site: BBEdit Lite 6.1 released; freeware text editor for OS X. Cohen. Peter. Mac World. May 31, 2001. June 1, 2014.
  86. Web site: Codelobster PHP Edition 5.6 released; freeware text editor for Windows. Jitaru. Cristina. Softpedia. June 8, 2015. June 9, 2015.
  87. Web site: RoboType 2: Say More, Type Less. Wolking. Gregory A.. PC Magazine. December 15, 1998. June 1, 2014.
  88. Web site: PSPad. Humpa. Michael. Chip.de. June 1, 2014.
  89. Web site: TED Notepad. . CNET. August 13, 2009. June 1, 2014.
  90. Web site: TextWrangler 4.5.8 Build 3380. Ivan. Iulia. Softpedia. March 5, 2014. June 1, 2014.
  91. Web site: Featured Freeware: Maxthon. CNET. September 21, 2008. May 14, 2014.
  92. Web site: Featured Freeware: The Opera browser. Rosenblatt. Seth. CNET. April 5, 2008. May 14, 2014.
  93. Web site: Featured Freeware: SlimBrowser. Rosenblatt. Seth. CNET. October 16, 2008. May 14, 2014.

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