When Chrome starts eating memory, Microsoft Edge is the Chromium browser most people already have. What it costs you now that Copilot ships inside it.
Notepad++ is the free, open-source text editor most Windows users install the day plain Notepad stops being enough. Fast, tiny, and endlessly extendable.
7-Zip is a free, open-source file archiver that opens almost everything and compresses tighter than most paid rivals. A plain interface is the only real cost.
CCleaner is a PC cleaner for junk files, browser traces, and uninstall leftovers on Windows, Mac, Android, and iOS. The free tier still does the real work.
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.
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