LibreOffice

LibreOffice is a completely free, open source Office & Productivity suite covering six apps, though heavily formatted Word and Excel files don’t always translate perfectly.

Mozilla Firefox

Mozilla Firefox is a free, open-source web browser that runs on its own independent engine, built around strong privacy defaults and deep customization.

Opera

Opera packs an AI assistant, sidebar messengers, and a free VPN into one of the busiest Chromium browsers, though the VPN is a proxy and memory use runs heavier than rivals.

Brave

Brave Browser blocks ads and trackers automatically, then adds a search engine, an AI assistant, and a crypto wallet. What this browser gets right, and where it doesn’t.

Zoom

Zoom is a video conferencing app known for dependable quality and free AI meeting summaries, though the 40-minute group cap on free calls catches new users off guard.

TeamViewer

TeamViewer connects two devices in under a minute, handling remote control, file transfer, and screen sharing free for personal use.

Avast One: Free Antivirus

Avast One’s free antivirus tier now bundles a VPN, AI scam detection, and breach monitoring, but its data-selling history still shapes the trust question.

AVG Free Antivirus

AVG AntiVirus Free covers the malware basics on Windows, Mac, Android, and iOS at no cost, though its scans lean heavier on the CPU than most rivals.

Malwarebytes Free

Windows already runs its own antivirus. Malwarebytes Free is the on-demand scanner people install anyway, for the malware Defender lets through.

Panda Free Antivirus

Panda Free Antivirus pairs cloud-based malware scanning with a small daily VPN allowance, built for Windows PCs where a heavier suite would slow things down.