List of freeware

Freeware is software that is available for use at no monetary cost or for an optional fee, 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

 * Anim8or
 * Daz Studio

Remote access

 * TeamViewer

System monitoring and benchmarking

 * CPU-Z
 * Mactracker
 * Process Explorer
 * Process Monitor
 * Samurize

Tweaking and configuration

 * Tweak UI
 * RivaTuner

Audio tools

 * Jeskola Buzz
 * SoundApp
 * Mp3tag
 * UTAU
 * Audacity

Authoring (CD and DVD writing)

 * CDBurnerXP
 * ImgBurn

Communications and messengers
• WhatsApp
 * ooVoo
 * Skype
 * Telegram
 * Trillian
 * Xfire
 * WeChat
 * Windows Live Messenger
 * Yahoo! Messenger

• Discord

Mobile phone

 * Disc2Phone

Compression

 * B1 Free Archiver
 * Filzip
 * LHA
 * TUGZip
 * ZipGenius

Decompression

 * StuffIt Expander
 * Zipeg

Data recovery

 * Recuva
 * Stellar Phoenix Windows Data Recovery

Desktop plug-ins

 * AveDesk
 * Kapsules
 * RocketDock

Download software

 * CoreFTP
 * FlashGet
 * Free Studio
 * WinMX
 * μTorrent

Email

 * ePrompter
 * Foxmail
 * Pegasus Mail

File management

 * Xplorer² Lite

Fractal generators

 * Fractint

Image manipulation

 * Artweaver
 * GIMP
 * Paint.NET
 * Pixia

Image viewers

 * FastStone Image Viewer
 * IrfanView
 * Jalbum
 * XnView

Information

 * GrabIt
 * Lingoes
 * NetNewsWire
 * ProgDVB
 * Xnews

Maintenance

 * CCleaner
 * Revo Uninstaller
 * Should I Remove It?
 * SmartDefrag
 * UltimateDefrag
 * UpdateStar
 * ZSoft Uninstaller

Media manipulation and creation

 * Any Video Converter
 * Audiograbber
 * DVD Shrink
 * FormatFactory
 * Free Studio
 * GSpot
 * VirtualDub

Media players and media centers

 * AIMP
 * ALLPlayer
 * foobar2000
 * GOM Player
 * Groove Music
 * Microsoft Movies & TV
 * Sonique
 * Winamp
 * XMPlay

Navigation

 * Navigational Algorithms

PDF and printing

 * doPDF
 * Foxit Reader
 * PrimoPDF
 * Sumatra PDF
 * PrimoPDF

Productivity

 * Evernote
 * Windows Live Essentials

Programming

 * AutoIt
 * HxD
 * Microsoft Visual Studio Express
 * Atom

Security

 * Comodo Internet Security
 * HDDerase
 * HijackThis
 * K9 Web Protection
 * Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware
 * RootkitRevealer
 * ZoneAlarm
 * Citizen COP

Antivirus

 * Panda Cloud Antivirus
 * Avast!
 * AVG

Simulators

 * HNSKY

Physics

 * Algodoo

Virtual machine

 * VMware Player
 * VirtualBox
 * QEMU

Discontinued

 * AIDA32

Text editors

 * BBEdit Lite
 * Codelobster
 * Programmer's File Editor
 * PSPad
 * TED Notepad
 * TextWrangler

Web browsers

 * Maxthon
 * Opera
 * QQ browser
 * SlimBrowser