Terms such as Freeware, Free software, Open source, Shareware, Trialware, Adware, Nagware, etc are often used to define programs. Does one really know the difference between freeware and free software ...

From time to time, we have been covering good freeware and free software in our Downloads section. We have also been posting about ‘Best 5’ or ‘Top 10’ software in various categories. In this post, I ...

If you want to make music on a computer but don’t want to spend any money, free music software is the way to go. Whether you own a PC, a Mac, or an iPad/iPhone, there’s loads of great software out ...

Everybody loves a free plugin. We'd wager that even the most affluent music-makers, smugly reclining in their padded studio chairs while they bask in the radiant glow of a specced-out M1 Mac, feel a ...

For too many people, the phrase “free software” conjures up images of pirated brand-name applications or poorly supported third-class programs. If that’s what you think of freeware, you’re missing an ...

Save money by choosing freeware that compares in features and performance to the most popular productivity applications, security programs, and system utilities. Dennis O'Reilly began writing about ...

PCWorld highlights essential free software for PC users, covering productivity tools, security applications, and entertainment options to maximize computer functionality without cost. Key ...

We list the best free office software, to make it simple and easy to use a free alternative to Microsoft Word. However, over the years other companies have released rival office suites to help with ...

We list the best free text-to-speech software, to make it simple and easy to use a text reader without a subscription. This is not simply useful for personal users, but has also become an important ...

Goodbye, Tucows Downloads: Software Download Site Finally Retires In a way, Tucows Downloads was an early app store for the internet in the 1990s and early 2000s to help people find freeware and ...