WPS Office Free is a great looking free office suite containing powerful tools for word processing, presentations and spreadsheets. It's fully compatible with Microsoft Office file formats, and is packed with attractive templates. Best of all, its components work just like the latest versions of Word, Powerpoint and Excel, so you'll be up and running immediately.
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Web browser: Google Chrome
Chrome is fast, flexible and almost infinitely extendable via extensions
The browser wars are as fierce as ever, but Google Chrome takes our top spot thanks to its flexibility, stability and cross-platform support. Its integration with your Google account makes it incredibly easy to carry your favorites and bookmarks between devices, and it supports a huge archive of extensions.
Free VPN: TunnelBear
Friendly, fast, and with a great choice of servers, you can trust TunnelBear
TunnelBear makes it easy to protect your identity online and access region-blocked content. Just flick the switch, select an international proxy, and all your online activity will be re-routed.
Free music player: MusicBee
The ideal player, streamer and organizer, with smart tagging and optimization
Everything you need for managing a music collection of any size, MusicBee offers smart tagging and hardware optimization for the best possible playback quality. It's also a great choice for streaming internet radio stations and enjoying your favorite podcasts.
Free photo editor: GIMP
Make your photos look their best with the best free Photoshop alternative
GIMP is packed with smart tools like a clone stamp, healing brush, transformations, smart selections and a host of filters – from the subtle to the creative. There are also dozens of superb user-created plugins to add even more features, and GIMP receives regular updates from its team of volunteer developers.
Free PDF reader: Foxit Reader
Foxit Reader reads, creates and converts PDFs, with great file compatibility
View, edit and create PDFs, and convert Microsoft Office files and scanned documents. Foxit Reader's superb feature set is rounded out with annotations, cloud-sharing and security options to protect you from potential security vulner abilitites.
A free client packed with all the tools music, TV and movie fans could want
Fast and efficient, with a built-in search engine and media player, free torrent client qBittorrent has everything you need for quick, secure downloads. There's automatic prioritization of torrents, torrent creation and IP filtering too, and it's easy to master.
Free YouTube downloader: Freemake Video Downloader
Grab videos individually or in batches, and save them in your chosen format
Freemake Video Downloader has over 93 million users worldwide, and it's easy to see why. Not only does it grab videos from all the most popular hosting sites, including YouTube and Vimeo, it also converts and saves them in the right format for your playback device – whether that's a PC, smartphone, tablet or games console. It's simple to use too, and one of the fastest tools around.
Free video editor: Lightworks
Professional video editing software that's within the reach of beginners
Whether you want to make a quick adjustment to a clip recorded on your smartphone or compile high definition footage into a professional-looking movie ready to upload to Vimeo, Lightworks is the tool for you. It's very powerful, and has been used to produce real Hollywood films.
Free email client: eM Client
Manage multiple inboxes in one place and keep on top of your daily tasks
If you have more than one email account – and most of us do – you probably have to juggle multiple browser tabs when you want to check your messages. A desktop email client helps avoid this hassle by putting all your mailboxes in one central location, and eM Client is the best one around. It's smart, easy to navigate, and supports your calendars as well to help you stay organized.
