10 Free Programs You Should Be Using!

[@momohnyaley7069]

Blender- For 3D animation and modeling. Krita- For drawing and 2D animation LMMS- Digital audio workstation. INKSCAPE- For vector graphics

[@pastoryoda2789]

Momoh Nyaley Paint.Net

[@RobbyZzRobby]

Notepad++

[@cold_static]

qBittorrent and every software you'll download after that will be free.

[@believeinyourself4457]

I've heard it is also possible to edit videos using Blender.

[@jan-atason]

@@believeinyourself4457 it is if you know how to use blender first

[@SquareBrick]

Davinci Resolve for video editing. Includes color grading and digital compositing. Very steep learning curve, but worth it.

[@HullioGQ]

DaVinci Resolve definitely needed a mention as it is completely free yet powerful enough to compete with the big guns of non-linear editors.

[@alan0387]

Great video, thanks so much! Just recently upgraded my home 'network' to an actual network, including a NAS so the dvd backup and conversion software was perfect! I've downloaded all your recommendations and so far all have worked great!

[@tombraider77777]

Two years later, it is still a good video.

[@lilrask9464]

Love the Techmoan music in the background

[@zork9999]

Vim is an incredible text editor. There is a learning curve but you can accomplish a lot in little time once you get going. Very customisable as well.

[@theguyinthefunnyhat]

...how do you quit it?

[@ganeshkumar269]

@@theguyinthefunnyhat :q

[@walterig33]

Thank you. Great video. I had problems with open office which was sluggish. I followed your advice, installed Libre Office and now it all works fine now.

[@gertjanvandermeij4265]

AUDACITY ! Perfect free audio editing program !

[@redhytech]

Audacity does NOT work with all audio formats. i've had issues with it working with .acc files from am iPod.

[@lorenapino8333]

BROTHER, YOU ARE THE BEST!!! You oooh really helped me!! THANK YOU VERY MUCH!

[@seanwalsh999]

Faststone image editor and photo manager, will do sub folders but you have to scour the menus to find the box to tick.

[@ChandlerSavage]

Excellent list. I totally dig the Handbrake and MKV solution to home media streaming. I might mention Inkscape for vector graphics, but I'm sure gimp could work for vector work too. Great humor too. Had me loling!

[@per.gammerath]

FreeCommander XE is a very pleasing file manager.

[@summ0ner]

Here are the FREE ones that I install every time Windows needs a redo... Cobian Backup - scheduled incremental folder backups AllwaySync - backup folder when you plug in a specific USB drive (shareware) Pathsync - my favorite ad-hoc folder synchronisation utility HashTab - compare and generate checksums for files via the context menu MultiPar - create parity files for very important data files Everything - superb replacement for the buggy Windows Indexing Service VirusTotalUploader - context menu for submiting questionable files to VirusTotal Hardwipe - context menu for secure erasing files/folders (technically its adware) Universal USB Installer - create bootable USB sticks with Linux/free diagnostic utilities the easy way AOMEI PE Builder - run windows off a USB stick or DVD Speccy - find part numbers and specs of the bits inside your computer without taking it apart Nirsoft - their various free utilities will save your bacon again and again, if you have to administer Microsoft Outlook installations CheatEngine - cause some singleplayer games are hard Magic Jelly Ben Keyfinder - retrieve license keys from the Windows registry EaseUS Partition Master Free - create/alter/delete drive partitions the easy way Unchecky - because users install random stuff and can not be trusted to op-out of the adware payload Desktop Restore - save/restore icon positions via the context menu

[@BudgetNerd]

+SUMMONER speccy sounds cool!

[@DeactivatedCharcoal]

Everything I use this file, folder finder all the time!

[@dieterdodel1974]

What about Blender.....for CAD / 3d Enthusiasts?

[@moric4677]

same thought

[@JackJohnson-ht9cl]

Blender gargles donkey balls, and you don't even know how to make a box in it do you?

[@philhacker1137]

Jack Johnson yep it's the first editable object in the second screen. the one right after the splash screen.. shift A goto mesh click cube.

[@negroyeah]

LibreCAD

[@DipakChakraborty033]

He listed the software he used or using. It is mentioned before starting the video.

[@potatogaming66]

Oldies are goldies. always keep an backup of those apps, one day you won't find them no more 😞

[@andykeen6219]

You’ve got yourself another subscriber. This has been really helpful

[@d0u6la5m]

the only one i use that you didn't mention is VLC media player

[@hasanreja7]

VLC very Bad Software

[@Agnethatheredhairkid]

@Gregor Novak I have tried both, Gregor and didn't like either of them.

[@sgky2k]

MPV exists. ;)

[@teamsconcierge3177]

@Gregor Novak MPC is dead.

[@NightcoreClips_]

@Sacred Eye of Horus Documentaries I've tried to use MPC with the codec pack properly installed but it doesn't play anything so I resorted back to using VLC, I wasn't even able to test out MPC due to it not being able to play a single media type

[@ShinyArjunSingh]

wow man...made my life.. Nice one Subscribed...Keep'em comin....

[@Coolkid-up4vi]

best video of this sort i've seen. Thanks!

[@sotomonte_]

Blender is amazing, and for video editing although not open source the free version of davinci resolve is awesome!

[@njdotson]

There aren't too many reasons to upgrade to the full version because the free version has mostly everything. Also the full price is a lot cheaper than a lot of other software

[@sotomonte_]

@@njdotson I bought it and I can say that eather version of it is very worth it

[@whiteymcbuldge2827]

Links in the description!? You might be a nerd but your an O.G. in my book. subbed

[@raiban719]

From Idaho, Boise I am assuming I recognize the Lithia Ford plate cover, I got my Mercedes from Litha Ford long before moving to Florida, good to see an old homeboy

[@christopherclinton2014]

Recuva where you can recover all you deleted files

[@MrcWdmnn]

G'MIC plugin for GIMP, Voidtools Everything, Davinci Resolve, Faststone Image Viewer, Treesize, Blender, Foobar 2000, Glary Utilities, HWInfo, MSI Afterburner, Process Lasso, SMPlayer

[@EzeePosseTV]

Pot player. Can play literally any audio/video file (I like playing Amiga .MOD files in it) pot player also plays all types of 3D formats, VR and 360 video formats. I use Pot Player for all my audio and video use.

[@sihy]

Bulk Rename Utility. Very handy for batch renaming files.

[@dons1779]

I use you honorable mentions more then the top 10. Thanks for the video.

[@batmandeltaforce]

Like a Christmas present:) Thanks

[@jeevandewee]

can recommend Davinci Resolve for video editing. Very powerful also and will render to many formats and resolutions.

[@7Bydand9]

Thanks for the share, some excellent information and advice.

[@colbrazier]

Winmerge, invaluable to me as a coder. WinMerge is an Open Source differencing and merging tool for Windows. WinMerge can compare both folders and files, presenting differences in a visual text format that is easy to understand and handle. You can also edit in it and copy/merge from one file to the other.

[@RustyX2010]

GIMP was featured in an episode of Forensic Files where is was used to solve a murder!

[@brandonreina4886]

SciGirls only recommends Photoshop

[@PatriceBoivin]

sysinternals utilities like pskill and the replacement for Task Manager

[@alexoftheway8169]

Audacity has been a lifesaver with lockdown and being able to do somthing with my guitar.

[@UnderDug1]

Instead of Libre Office, I use Apache OpenOffice 4. Apache just seems to work better on my older laptop.

[@sequoiahughes8536]

Douglas Tingle I agree that Apache is faster on the slower laptops I use, but I use Libre too since it can save to .xlsx for 2007-19 Excel compatibility

[@redhytech]

try to remove Apache,,, LMAO. it was at one time OPEN OFFICE. and it could not be uninstalled.. I had to reformat my hard drive just to update the damn software.. i now use Libre.

[@JL-cu8rh]

Nicely done!! You get an A+

[@ArjanvanVught]

Let’s start with installing a free OS :-P

[@phaztheaussiebastard]

i do. it's called Windows

[@theXlegend17]

@RDE Lutherie You can disable all of that Microsoft botnet in the registry and group policies. It's still a resource hog that has a completely ass backwards way of doing things, but until more companies develop professional software for Linux, Windows is really the only choice.

[@amitdeypablo4127]

@@theXlegend17 how? Teach plz

[@Doktor-TO]

There are more programs supporting windows

[@wildbillhackett]

Had red Hat years ago. Ditched it when I found there weren't many programs for it worth having.

[@NebRadojkovic]

If you use Linux you would have a choice of over 30000 open source, free, software.

[@ChristsLoveNeverFails]

Really?? Why don't more people use LINUX?

[@ChristsLoveNeverFails]

@pixel.mp4 Is that a GAME? Minecraft?

[@racketman2u]

@pixel.mp4 www.howtogeek.com/198476/how-to-install-minecraft-on-ubuntu-or-any-other-linux-distribution/

[@NielsC68]

@pixel.mp4 kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z2Slgp-ggJ6Nra8

[@Synthematix]

@pixel.mp4 Linux sucks donkey balls, its soo so bad.

[@believeinyourself4457]

Macrium Reflect free has performed flawlessly to clone my boot drive while windows is running...and had no issues going from one TB to about 265 Gig. I remember dvd shrink very well indeed. Libre Office..it looks good. I just installed Open Office...this looks much more familiar. I did experiment with the free version of Davinci Resolve...

[@alexe589]

LibreOffice forked off of Open Office a long while ago when development stalled, and has greater development and support behind it.

[@OdenKnight]

Well done! Nice video!

[@arcticpilotshow4440]

Stellarium, open source planetarium software

[@davejohnson6738]

Thank you for the information, I am looking for old 8mm video tape converter into digital one, any recommendation? Thank you.

[@haansworsie]

DVD Shrink is hands down best for ripping discs

[@goyoelburro]

VLC Media Player. Best open source software ever! Pretty weak that it is not mentioned.

[@sc0tchlvr]

that's cuz it's lame, never can open the files I want and gives me a whole slugsworth of other junk programs I never wanted and had to junk the whole thing out.

[@er.sarbeshchaudhary1775]

Try PotPlayer instead!! Thank me later

[@tvideo1189]

That's because VLC sucks compared to almost any other player, like Media Player Classic for one.

[@sc0tchlvr]

@@tvideo1189 n

[@cannedbeverage7687]

Prio is nice expansion to the default task manager, great if you don't wanna use a 3rd party task manger. Problem is that it reliably works only on Windows 7 and older. For newer OS's it could work, but it's a better idea to get a 3rd party task manager.

[@alinalexanderson9582]

Great list!

[@raul7293]

AAAAAAAmazing information!!! Thank you

[@nigellbk]

Great video thanks

[@jonasgrill1155]

I personally like DaVinci resolve, and for basic editing I use PowerDirector 16

[@1ava]

davinci resolve is really good, i pirated premiere and yes, it is a shit ton better, but davinci resolve is pretty :ok_hand:

[@MattSmithTOFY]

I have PD14. Posted a lot of money for something I could already do in Lightworks. Hit Film has a free version as well. It's more for the creative editors, since it focuses on SFX. They will release a different version now and then with a new set of FX just for that version.

[@semco72057]

Those seem to be nice software brands and I recognize Gimp since it is included with Unix and Linux and have been used there since the 1980's. Thanks for sharing these titles with us all.

[@Harvz78]

I like it, thanks for making this video. Can you do an update like this video for this year.

[@cold_static]

Some good stuff in there, not great, not terrible.

[@spacial2]

Still using a copy of PhotoImpact 3.2, I pulled off a magazine cover disc in 1998.

[@darkman237]

Lightworks was used to edit the Lord of the Rings movies.

[@TariAkpodiete]

and also The King's Speech

[@savagegaming27]

Apache Open Office should also be on the list.

[@noshio1]

Free software is not the same as open source.

[@ronb6182]

Free software has its place and I will always use it if it solves my problems. Open source may not always be free but it's usually worth the price. Some may say open source is always free but there are exceptions. In reality none is totally free you in most cases need to spend time using open source and for many time is money.

[@noshio1]

@@ronb6182 I do agree. However, many times free software if is not open-source, may have security or privacy problems that users are not aware. I've seen many virus, worms, data collectors, etc in free software (specially, but not only, on mobile platforms). I have nothing against free software, but if source is not publicly available, I tend to avoid it.

[@ronb6182]

@@noshio1 yeah perfect example lime wire that music programmer that was nothing but trouble.

[@jerryhignight]

A free software I use every day is Dexpot. It creates up to 20 desktops (I use only 11). I created shortcuts to switch desktops (Ctrl Numpad 1, Ctrl Numpad 2, etc.). Every desktop is independent of the others and has it's own windows (whatever I open there). The desktop icons do not change and are available on all desktops. How do I use it? I always open email on desk 4 and internet browser on desk 6. I have OneNote open on desk 5 with my action plans. Desk 7 is reserved for mindmaps when I am planning. Desks 1 & 2 are my primary work desktops for spreadsheets and Word docs. This is great because when I am working on a spreadsheet project on Desk 2, I hit Ctrl Numpad 4 shortcut and my Outlook email instantly appears on its own desktop. A glance checks for new emails then Ctrl LeftArrow instantly pops me back to my previous desktop and my spreadsheet. Very fast. Very customizable. And fun to use, too! All for free!

[@Boomchikawahwah]

Here are the ones I use on my windows laptop: Hwinfo Revo uninstaller 7zip Rufus SD Card formatter FreeCommander PotPlayer MusicBee Ditto CCleaner Tixati XDM Downloader Wallpaper master Irfanview Rainmaker PDF Xchange editor GnuCash Screenshot Captor Crystaldiskinfo

[@BigHenFor]

I wouldn't use CCleaner as there's been problems with malware if I remember correctly according to the Tom's Software site. GNU Cash works but isn't very user friendly imo. Microsoft Money Plus Sunset kicks GNU Cash into a clocked hat imo, except that it is no longer supported and automated online banking downloads no longer work. But one can import .ocx files - you just have to download and import them yourself. Everything else still works, and it's still available for free from Microsoft. PDF Xchange is the best PDF viewer and editor going IMO, and has a fully featured free version that can OCR existing PDF files, reflow text, add, edit and export annotations but will put watermarks on the output files. XDM Downloader is a download manager that can download videos from KZbin, as well as other file types but, as I use Firefox I found that it had extensions that worked with KZbin as well as XDM without the extra screen real estate the modular design of XDM requires, but that might be just my flava. Music Bee is a music manager and Tag Editor that can manage your collection, and download album art

[@Hugs273]

Wow! Thanks man!

[@JTBivens]

WD diag is still being updated. Last update was at the tail end of 2016. I use it all the time when doing remote work for clients. When testing something in person. I use Seatools boot disc to run diags.

[@lutello3012]

I love Handbrake but they had to switch to really crappy AAC encoder on newer versions to keep it free. I either have to use a really old one or switch to AC3. MP3 crashes for some reason, wish I could just keep the mp4 files standard with AAC. Basic in/out point editing would be a huge help too.

[@kael070]

Windir stat is okay but I prefer space sniffer, better UI

[@waltercomunello121]

Let's start with differentiating "free software" from "free and open source software" and with explaining what is the main difference between the two.

[@nahco3994]

Gotta love LibreOffice, one of the staples in the FOSS world. Or, if you don't mind fairly heavyweight Electron Apps, OnlyOffice.

[@jayakrishnasekharreddy9267]

I am using "format factory" to convert media files

[@yosefyahu4778]

Heard of most of these sir! Good video nonetheless!

[@hansroemerszoonvanderbrikk7626]

I'm using: Notepad++ as a multi purpose editor Putty as ssh client Rufus to burn images to usb dongles LyX as a document editor, it has some very unique features and it's a TeX frontend Foxit Reader - a PDF reader, alternative to Acrobat Reader 7zip - it's a nice archiver supporting many formats VLC - Video Lan Client - supports many videos and subs formats I have both LibreOffice and OpenOffice but I use LibreOffice more often (don't ask why I don't know since they are almost identical, LibreOffice is supposed to be a code optimization of OpenOffice) QGIS - it's a completely free GIS environment, it's not a common software but if you need a GIS it's worth Free Pascal and it's IDE Lazarus - a completely free Pascal developing environment, almost identical to the old Borland Turbo Pascal/Object Pascal/Delphi Sysinternals Suite - a comprehensive set of addons for Windows, freely downloadable from Microsoft itself that aquired the tool set Sequoiaview - a very but very old software doing the same as WinDirStat but someway raw

[@SunnieSnell]

LOL QGIS has come a long way and governments are starting to use it Big learning curve but i am a GIS analyst

[@RogbodgeVideo]

Maybe you should mdo an updated version, seeing as this is now over 2 years old!

[@srowley85]

I got annoyed with having to renew the license for Lightworks, and made the move to Shotcut, which can make 1080P videos.

[@mrdev9843]

yeah that's a pain keep on having to renew free software

[@Fourth4Element]

Recommendations on free antivirus software?

[@BudgetNerd]

I used to use Avast. It was good. Avg was another I used.

[@MattSmithTOFY]

Avast and AVG are your best choices. They such off on being the best. It lands more on personal preference

[@bmonsmith]

Chocolatey software: is a command line application installer for Windows based on a developer-centric package manager

[@sethc6663]

The freebies I use are, 1. Apache OpenOffice, 2. VLC Video player & 3. Inkscape. Edit. I forgot uBlock Origin & Ghostery.

[@abyssstrider2547]

NO! Remove Ghostery immediately,its bad, it collects your information and doesn't block ads most of the time Ublock is good, i also suggest Https everywhere and decentraleyes

[@sethc6663]

@@abyssstrider2547 I've used Ghostery for a few years without any problems, I never opted in to the Ghost Rank feature and I have the personal info set to off.

[@abyssstrider2547]

@@sethc6663 They still do it regardless of what you tell them, read their privacy policy if you don't believe me

[@sethc6663]

@@abyssstrider2547 Isn't that only if you create a user account? that's what the privacy page states. I don't have a user account

[@abyssstrider2547]

@@sethc6663 Whatever, i would never use a service with such shady practices. Its a useless addon anyways. It does the same thing uBlock Origin does

[@scerdy3]

Malwarebytes: the free version was good enough to identify and remove any malware my Mac ever contracted.

[@wolfman7us]

it's also good to remove bloatware from a PC

[@owenfitzgerald8944]

What do you use in place of audacity?

[@BudgetNerd]

Cool edit pro 2.0 believe it or not. It's old. It was bought by Adobe and is now Adobe audition I think.

[@owenfitzgerald8944]

@@BudgetNerd Thanks for the reply, great video, it's very helpful.

[@fidazaman3155]

Ninite is the I use. Thanks for this video

[@MrBiky]

KDE (and all its software) Firefox Libre Office VLC KeepassXC Syncthing Thunderbird GZDoom

[@BudgetNerd]

+MrBiky I love Firefox! And vlc is pretty sweet! Ive used Thunderbird before, it's cool. I'll check out the rest.

[@reneschneiderAustralia]

Do Not use VLC as it has been hacked! I use 5K Player

[@MattSmithTOFY]

@@BudgetNerd Check out SeaMonkey as well. It's a Thunderbird side project, yet all on it's own.

[@StortWeldingCoLLC]

THANKS!!!!!! Just found your channel, Love and Subbed, I added you to Brian, at BRITEC!

[@ChristiaanCorthals]

I also use PhotoScape a lot

[@cricketol]

What Linux distro do you use?

[@BudgetNerd]

Not using one currently.. but I have used Ubuntu in the past.

[@TheJakeytoo]

I suggest you give Video to Video Converter a try. It's available as portable too.

[@NathanJennings1222]

Libre Office or Open Office VLC Media Player LMMS music maker, Audacity for voice overs, and WinFF media converter Etcher (bootable drive creator) DarkPlaces: Quake source port for modern OSes (Win/Mac/Linux/FreeBSD)

[@michaels6213]

Dude, cool video.

[@AdamDeMoor]

Good vid - What's up with the creepy music? It this software haunted... haha... Is that why it's free!?

[@stansnape3634]

okay what free program is there for increasing the speaker sound on acer laptop

[@tonyhemingway7980]

The first computer, H.P., that I had, came with a free photo editor called Dr. Watson. I really liked it and wished that I had known how to have saved a copy of it. At the time, my main reason, for having a computer, was for e mail.

[@БорисВълков-и7г]

You know about getintopic free software with the newest payed software cracked and made so you can get the full version for free right?

[@iluan_]

At this moment, the only proprietary software on my computer is the Quartus II suite that I use to wrok with FPGAs and some Firefox pluggins. Everything else, is free and open source.

[@abbzque]

This is nice thanks

[@frederic-xavierdubois8289]

looking for infraRecorder equivalent on MacOs .. any clue ?

[@roberthowland4503]

Love your Mustang

[@wulf_za]

BelArc Advisor - for when you have to redo a client's PC and he/she does not have any idea what software- & hardware version, serial keys and statistics they have.

[@snarkfinder2621]

Inkscape instead of Adobe Illustrator. PicPick - Static screen capture. Calibre - ebook management. Editpad Lite - Notepad replacement. PDF-XChange - pdf browser and editor. Some feature only available in paid version. SyncBackFree - Backup application. You do back up? CrystalDiskInfo - Hard drive health. PSPad - Code editor. EMDB - DVD & BluRay organiser.

[@forestsoceansmusic]

Very interesting and well presented. Only one criticism: it ends suddenly and the next video jumps in (from my KZbin "Watch Later" list). Some uploaders have got smart -- they leave at least a 5-second 'tail' of silence and blank screen at the end of their video, so its impact is strengthened, and not 'crowded out' by the next video (by someone else) 'crowding out' theirs.

[@BudgetNerd]

Good tip!

[@forestsoceansmusic]

@@BudgetNerd Ta.

[@rykellim]

Is there any software which can rip CDs into a single mp3 at the touch of a button?

[@BudgetNerd]

Lots of programs will rip from a CD, but nothing I know of that will make it one long audio file. You could rip them, and then put them together in audacity.

[@gilbertkojo6115]

Good morning with all due respect is there any free pos(point of sale) software available 😊 thus open source that I can used to manage my pharmacy and my super market please and also record stock and keep inventory.

[@gilbertkojo6115]

With all due respect all softwares are welcomed

[@BudgetNerd]

Not that I am aware of. Others may know.

[@MattSmithTOFY]

Yes. Check out SourceForge and do a search for "POS".

[@TariAkpodiete]

isn't having those sorts of businesses worth dropping a few bucks for commercial software?!

[@andrewjenery1783]

Is libra office better than open office? Might get it if the case.

[@BudgetNerd]

It supports some more formats, but nah, not better in any really real way I know of.

[@andrewjenery1783]

@@BudgetNerd Ah, Ok - thank for saying it's just that o-office can be a pain sometimes...

[@rickyp9803]

Are any of these, portable?

[@BudgetNerd]

Revo is.

[@NCC-0000]

WinDirStat was my favorite! Discovered 12 GB of random garbage hidden on D: Excellent video!

[@lesterlasa3367]

Awesome news thanks