5 Free Software Download Sources

Who doesn’t like free software? “Freeware” (as free software is known as), is popular with many people, mainly because it’s free. There is free software for almost anything: from word-processing to playing media files to playing games. Free software is often made to compete with similar but paid versions, which are often too expensive. (for example, there’s (free) GIMP as an alternative to Adobe Photoshop (USD 600+)).

Often, the free alternative is better than the paid software itself! And, it’s free, so you have nothing to lose by trying it out

Here are five websites you can download free software from. Note that these are respectable and well known websites, and so you can trust them not to infect your computer with malware

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SourceForge.net

The most popular source for getting open source software, SoureForge.net has hundreds of open source pieces of software to do anything from gaming to money management. You can also upload your own open source project here.

Softpedia

Get loads of freeware for Windows, Mac or Linux here. Categories range from drivers to games to password protectors.

Download.com

Probably the most popular freeware download site, Download.com (part of the CNET network) has thousands of different freeware software for various platforms (Windows, Mac OS, Linux, etc). From free anti-virus software to graphic design software, it’s all here

Tucows.net

Tucows.net has loads of quality freeware software available for download.

ZDNet Downloads

ZDnet has a growing collection of useful free software available for download.

OTHER: FileHippo

FileHippo has a very clean design, and hundreds of free software available for download. The site is very easy to navigate, and there are also RSS feeds for categories and individual programs.

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