10 FREE PROGRAMS That Should Be on EVERY PC!

It's time to reveal the absolute best in various categories so coming up I’ll share with you ten of our favorite free programs that we think should be on every computer all our feature-rich with most being available on all three of the major platforms Windows, Mac OS, and Linux. 

10 FREE PROGRAMS That Should Be on EVERY PC!

It's time to reveal the absolute best in various categories so coming up I’ll share with you ten of our favorite free programs that we think should be on every computer all our feature-rich with most being available on all three of the major platforms Windows, Mac OS, and Linux. 

Let’s get started with the basics first your internet web browser is the most important must-have program you have on your computer and the Norwegian based Vivaldi browser is the absolute best if you've seen our beginners guide then you already know why we love this browser in addition to blocking sites from tracking you it includes numerous customization options.

When I use all the time on my laptop is the tab tiling to create a split-screen view because it's chromium-based you can install Chrome extensions and it also includes its dark theme and screenshot tool if you haven't used the Valda yet to try it out for a week or two and you will not want to go back to your previous browser I’ll even give you the tech gumbo money-back guarantee before these zero dollars it costs I’ll give you the equivalent back if you don't like it it's available for Windows Mac and Linux.

If you're looking for a fully-featured office suite the free and open-source Libre Office is what you need it includes alternatives to Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint ,and access compatibility with Microsoft Office has improved quite a bit over the years and it's updated regularly with a full team of developers you can even add templates and extensions to improve your experience using it.

LibreOffice is available for Windows Mac OS and Linux real quickly LibreOffice does not have an alternative to Microsoft outlook so if you need a free email client thunderbird is what we recommend it's also available for the three major platforms.

To enhance your productivity Sharex is an awesome free and open source screenshot tool that will capture just about anything on your screen film available for Windows 7 or newer and blows away the snip and sketch tool built into Windows 10 it includes more than a dozen capture methods including Fullscreen, custom region, active window or monitor and you can even record your screen.

It also includes various annotation tools to mark up your image when you are done capturing your screen there are dozens of places to upload your screenshot.

If you need screen recording software nothing tops the free and open-source OBS studio not only is it great for recording your screen it's also fantastic for streaming live content to twitch, Facebook and many others, it includes many useful features for high-quality recording or streaming unlike some of its competition there are no time limits or forced watermarks.

Many people complain of lag while using it to avoid any lagging or stuttering issues we personally would recommend that your computer have at least 4 gigabytes of RAM but 8 gigabytes or more would be best to avoid having any problems OBS studio is available for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS.

VLC media player is the absolute best for playing the audio or video files on your computer it's the Swiss Army knife of media players who will play just about anything you throw at it, it's free and open-source has no spyware, adware or any other crap, it's available for the three major platforms with mobile apps also available for both iOS and Android.

Four security software Bitdefender Antivirus free for Windows and Mac OS is what we recommend for protecting your computer from viruses and malware it's light on system resources with real-time threat detection and on-demand scanning with an anti-rootkit and anti-phishing utility built into the program.

For additional security Malwarebytes is great for those times you need to use another scanner it's also available for both Windows and Mac and it will give you a 14-day free trial of the premium version with real-time protection after the trial ends it reverts to the free edition that doesn't run in the background to interfere with your other antivirus software but you do still have access to the on-demand scanner could possibly find problems your other scanner might have missed.

These days having a password manager is becoming a necessity bit warden is what we use it's free for personal use and quite frankly it's better than most of the others that cost money your passwords are fully encrypted and stored on the Bitwarden servers, no one from the bit warden team can ever see or read your real data.

With its cloud syncing feature your passwords can be accessed anywhere from just about any device it is available on Windows, Mac, and Linux with mobile apps for Android and iOS and extensions available for most of the major browsers.

As most of you know we're huge fans of the free and open-source GIMP this image editor is packed full of features to retouch or markup a photo and you can even use it to create a brand new image.

Just like Photoshop you have the ability to work with layers, it includes advanced filters and effects you can adjust the colors do transformations and a whole lot more GIMP is available for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS.

If you are looking for an alternative to Adobe Illustrator, the free and open-source vector graphics editor Inkscape is what you will want to use.

It includes various tools for object creation and manipulation giving you the ability to make transformations and work with layers, there's also file support for the SVG format making Inkscape an excellent substitute for illustrator, Inkscape is available for Windows, Mac OS.

Linux if you need a high-quality video editor for the low price of free DaVinci Resolve is the best you can get with a ton of professional features, it includes various trimming tools, multitrack timeline editing, 4k UHD support with cool transitions and effects that you can use in your projects.

Fusion VFX features are now also included to create motion graphics and film quality visual effects it's available for Windows, Mac OS and Linux there are two versions available DaVinci Resolve 16 is completely free and includes more useful features than any other free video editing software it's not a trial and there are no time limits or forced watermarks. Davinci Resolve Studio 16 will set you back around $300 with additional features for professionals so if you're not working on your next big blockbuster film you'll find the free version of DaVinci Resolve will be all that you need.

For the bonus programs first, of which is  Blender, it's a free and open-source 3d computer graphics toolset that's been used in the creation of video games, animated films, motion graphics and a whole lot more it includes a large set of tools for 3d modeling, digital sculpting, animation and has a basic video editor built-in.

To say that blender has a high learning curve would be an understatement thankfully tutorials are provided on their website to help you get familiar with it.Blender is available for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS.

Next is VirtualBox it's free and open-source program lets you install and run other operating systems on your computer in a guest virtual machine, it's a great way to try out other operating systems it's available to download on all the major operating systems if you're installing VirtualBox on an older computer you may need to enable virtualization in your BIOS.

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