Top 25 FREE PC Programs For Gaming YOU NEED TO INSTALL

[@mohamedsamy6481]

nice to see you guys trying something new

[@gameranxTV]

🤝

[@rider94]

indeed

[@TheWolfofWallStreet99]

I use Mac :(

[@vizdrom]

I mean I have seen videos of thiers like this before, but always good to have something updated

[@BlakeStone-zs3rc]

I definitely agree! 😀❤

[@alexbett-r8j]

25:winstall 24:play night 23:vortex 22:nvidia update checker 21:discord 20:share x 19:borderless gaming 18:dlss tweaks 17:revo uninstaller 16:nana zip 15:hwinfo 14:crystal disc info/crystal disc mark 13:notepad++ 12:whz tree 11:OBS 10:MSI afterburner 9:GOG galaxy 8:prism launcher 7:CPU-Z 6:everything 5:steam 4:K-lite codec pack 3:scummVM 2:retroarch 1:86BOX

[@rollieohuts1849]

omfg THANK YOU!!!!!!!!

[@GeekRedux]

They're all listed and linked in the description.

[@alexbett-r8j]

@@GeekRedux I didn't even know since i never read the description.

[@YadugovindM]

Thanks

[@DKArmstrong]

DeusEx

[@starvinmarvin2130]

Falcon Gaming Tech Tips has to become a permanent feature on gameranx💪

[@JohnneyleeRollins]

i could use some new spyware

[@KadeemG61]

Try not to use McAfee because it sucked.

[@etanlg]

@@KadeemG61still does

[@nathank3976]

Remove it with Spybot - Search & Destroy

[@toepunch001]

@@nathank3976I forgot about that

[@lordbobby198]

Lmao

[@Nunyabusiness4527]

Built a pc a few weeks ago. Perfect video

[@gameranxTV]

🤝

[@hollismoore1097]

@@gameranxTVvortex really mod organizer 2 is better

[@high-captain-BaLrog]

Chris Titus github FTW!

[@CallumMyers1995]

Love this video. Please do more PC stuff cause I’m a recent PC gamer and I would to learn about what things I can customise with software and hardware. 👍

[@GamersCoreUK]

I'm new to PC too got one to start my channel with and it's a confusing world. Luckily for me in an engineer for a tech comany in my day job so got up to speed fast. I was thinking of maybe doing a beginners guide to PC gaming with all the things I've found, hints and tips etc since switching. Do you (as you would be my target audience for this video) think it is something you would watch/find helpful?

[@salimonuemmanuel8865]

Finally, just hopes this turns into a series.

[@gameranxTV]

👆👍🏼

[@drayz9655]

looked like they gave you the finger for a sec

[@ZRobertson91]

Revo might be overkill for some stuff, but I use it to remove EVERYTHING. Love it!

[@HydroVector13]

Amazing to see content being consistently put out. I hope you explore more areas like this

[@nolejd50]

Best retroarch description haha. I literally spent days setting everything up, especially on my crt monitor, only to play the games for a couple hours and never open it again.

[@OffMeta-Gaming]

One of these specifically for VR would be dope too.

[@eltontonge4186]

Uevr (or unreal engine virtual reality) is a piece of software you can download of github from the author pray dog. 11000 games in vr 😂

[@denizgedik2021]

Says WizTree over and over again -> Shows footage for TreeSize Free the whole time

[@OG_Agrivar]

Right?!? I have been using TreeSize Free for ages - is WizTree even a real thing?

[@GeekRedux]

Yeah, that was a little weird.

[@DavidGasperoni]

And in the description they link to it too! Guess the editor got the wrong memo?

[@theod9548]

I suspect it was called WizTree at some point and Falcon got so used to the name, he cannot change, lol.

[@JamesHoffa1]

@@theod9548 WizTree is still WizTree

[@SergioR00]

Nice video Falcon, like seeing yall try new things

[@gameranxTV]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@alexisherbert687]

Display fusion for multi monitors, controller companion to use your controller as a mouse, lossless cut/shutter encoder to cut/edit videos easily, voicemeeter to have different audio input/outputs, nvidia broadcast to add sound filter to your mic

[@PvtDamion]

The problem with GoG Galaxy is that the integrations keep breaking, other than that; great list! Actually didn't have a few or have outdated versions of And to me your name is Frank Falcon from now on

[@Mooshielol]

Yea got the same issues with GOG Galaxy. Steam and ubisoft just won't connect. Maybe I need to try that other program that was mentioned earlier in the video

[@itson230]

Yo Falcon, is it still Gameranx or is it Techranx? Anyways nice to see you guys trying something different. Like always, love you Falcon and Gameranx.

[@gameranxTV]

🤝🦅

[@thejackal007]

Falcon looking out for all of us to have the best experience possible. Give this bird a raise already!

[@TheDirtyGunman]

I had low expectations since this is a gaming channel, but this proved to be pretty useful. I knew about a majority of this but some of it was stuff I hadn’t heard of but needed or better programs than what I’m currently using. Thanks Falcon and team!

[@Me7oWitThaHoodie]

Was actually finally getting around to making some technical improvements I needed to such as audio mixing. This video is just what I needed for some more ideas

[@JeandreKoen-wi9hs]

For modding there is also Mod Organizer 2. I prefer this as it keeps your game files clean and separate from mods. It also allows multiple other tool integrations. But overall I am so happy to see guys are bringing in a whole different topic on this channel.

[@MickBenjamins]

I've been using macOS for the past 20 years, and just ordered a windows machine for gaming (my Steam Deck reeled me back in), so the timing of this video is perfect. Thanks for the great list!

[@SHMOKEY501]

REVO was super helpful thank u bruh!

[@mattthemouse1]

Irfanview is a must: lightweight image viewer. Outside of Photoshop and Painter formats, I have yet to come across an common and kinda-common image format it can't handle

[@iyaramonk]

It's crazy that it's still around. Pretty sure I got it on a cd from a magazine back in the 90's

[@nderamaharie5360]

Really appreciate this Gameranx!

[@gameranxTV]

🤝

[@Z0MBIEPIE]

It’s so convenient that yall posted this I just got a new PC to really start doing stuff & gaming ofc definitely drop another handy video about PCs I got a Alienware aurora R16

[@kalskiratamando1412]

This list is a god send, I've grown increasingly frustrated with windows 11 and this list addressed many of them, thank you Falcon and Gameranx

[@JeremyMarkel]

I’d suggest trying virtualization software such as VMware Workstation or Oracle Virtualbox, both free for personal use, for running old operating systems to help with getting older titles to work sometimes.

[@anthonyf44]

I love this guys! Please do more pc tips!!! I trust yalls opinions on most of my gaming and it be nice to have a trusted source for when it comes to PC needs too.

[@TheSchwarzKater]

This video made me realize how many free tools I use on my PC without noticing. Good stuff, good list. I use most of this. Also 12:24 the Anime version is the best working version, everyone should get that one.

[@BKeyOn]

REVO! Down to the bone with those files. Great video! Not a "new" PC gamer but this was helpful regardless. Thank you!

[@BravoPhantom]

How amazing that old softwares are still gold. 90% of these softwares are what you also covered in the last video as well, I remember all of that ^-^

[@cookiemonsta_za]

I like Core Temp. Monitors your cpu temp. Displays it in your taskbar, for easy viewing.

[@Zero-Saber]

There's also GPU temp does the same thing but for your gpu.

[@cookiemonsta_za]

@@Zero-Saber I didn't know that. Thanks

[@mintyandi4772]

Thank you so much Falcon. Watch your videos daily but this one is incredibly useful. Appreciate it. 😊

[@gameranxTV]

Thanks for watching -falcon

[@OreoGamingGeek]

Dang, this list is incredible. Definitely gonna be holding onto ALL of these...thanks gameranx!

[@foxmind2490]

Falcon’s energy is so infectious. I love it!

[@iamradical]

I have recently gotten into PC gaming and how do you fix your neck being sore constantly? I bought a mount so I can adjust my monitor height but it didn’t seem to help. Is it my chair? Even if I take a break for several days as soon as I sit down my neck starts hurting again. Is this what happens when you get old? Please don’t tell me it’s because I just turned 40.

[@mohamedh.guelleh630]

HW is an acronym of hardware and HWinfo stands for Hardware Info

[@3ericw]

He knows that bro it's intended to entertain😊

[@shaeD96]

Very surprising and refreshing video, happy to saw you guys try something new, keep exploring!

[@Iron_Condorr]

@ 6:44 Share X is a screen shot tool, ill try it out. But i always used "Windows Snipping Tool" by press+holding= shft+Win+S= Use mouse to "Snip" any area or all of your screen. pretty handy too.

[@anachronologist2017]

Usefull stuff here. I'm such a huge fan of Good Old Games, it's my default place when buying new games. I love to know that I'm in control of the files to the point where if I want to let a friend play something I own, I can do that with GOGs DRM free installers.

[@proffessorX]

Some truly great programs in that video. My go to installations for a new machine are : Core Temp, MSI afterburner (my GPU software is terrible, thanks Zotac...) and Steam.

[@Slick9600]

Every other modder asking you to join their discord and going as far as disabling Steam comments is hyper annoying. We don't want to join 50 differnt discord servers for every single mod we download.

[@Boris_V]

How you guys keep coming up with fresh ideas for videos just absolutely baffles me!

[@techwizard9699]

This is a very good list, had some stuff that I hadn't heard of before.

[@stephanieamare]

From OBS to MSI Afterburner--and no mention that MSI Afterburner does have screenshot and capture features. So if you're gaming and don't want to fumble around doing local recording with OBS, you can use MSI Afterburner.

[@SOLIDSNAKE.]

Bought a beast a few weeks ago, excellent timing what a coincidence

[@ilttheDude]

good stuff dude! should sprinkle vids like this more frequently

[@chriswilson6405]

For both audio and driver updates, I'm using THX spatial audio and AMD software adrenaline edition. THX spatial audio is owned by razer it costs money, but it still works well with my laptop and for AMD software. Adrenaline Edition is used for updating my AMD Radeon graphics card it's supposed to have FSR, which is similar to Nvidias DLSS, but I like my AMD graphics card it's really good VS my Intel HD family graphics card most of the software you mentioned is what I have I've been using discord since 2019 and I found it helpful for me because some people have been using it for a long time

[@henriqueaugustus1761]

Whenever I need to play an old game I just install an old windows version on a virtual machine and it works most of the time, but thanks for the software recommendations at the end of this video.

[@shawnsandstrom7360]

Love this, next time I buy/build a new PC, I'm coming back.

[@StingNicks]

Thanks Falcon. The bird knocks it outta the park again. I would disagree with Gog Galaxy though as not been updated to intergrate with EA , Ubi or Steam anymore

[@ibn-mohey-]

It's an amazing list! I actually use all of these programs, but lately, I wish I had known some of them earlier.

[@Akatharie]

Excellent, thank you ^_^ As a PC gamer of 30+ years I am delighted to see this list. I have about half of the programs already and am going to have great fun (not) checking the others out. Again thank you ^_^

[@saafewolf69]

I've wondered this question for a while on just what "gamer programs" are there. Thanks

[@derasmus4594]

I would like see to extend this into how regularly you should wash your hair. As I found if I wash it less then naturally my hair eventual becomes less oily and feels healthier.

[@browninplay]

For Nvidia cards I prefer to use DLSS Swapper, it's similar to tweaks but basically just lets you update or rollback to any version of DLSS, if your game hasn't been updated for the newest version - I use it for online games too, and it automatically detects any games on the drive its "installed" on, super small program, and once it's done you can just delete the folder if you really want to :)

[@styxxrivers7576]

WOW this has so many amazing software packages. Thanks Falcon.

[@phlatz]

Sweet vid could u guys do one with like top 50-25 useful websites?

[@retro_451]

This is totally different, and I love it! Hey Falcon!

[@gameranxTV]

Glad you like it!

[@cameronpittman4554]

If you struggle with modding vortex is genuinely a lifesaver

[@bigboi4732]

Sup falcon i needed this thanks

[@gameranxTV]

nice 🤝🦅

[@eturboness1160]

I'm getting my first ever pc in 3 months. This came out at the best time

[@plixeon]

This video is just awesome. Well done. Risk taken and hopefully pays off.

[@felipemalmeida]

I have gone 100% Linux for a few years. Can play anything I own. Witcher, Cyberpunk, ARK, No Man's Sky, Vampyr, even Blizzard games, and many many others. Since Steam created the steamdeck, compatibility has increased greatly.

[@nayru8385]

Hello brethren

[@Atlas_Redux]

I have several friends that use Linux and have severe issues with game compatibility. I guess you don't exactly have a large library.

[@nayru8385]

@@Atlas_Redux

[@officegossip]

Been a PC gamer since 2016 and found a thing or two in this list. Gonna download that windirstat replacement asap.

[@Rigel_Chiokis]

I've been using Vortex for many years now. Actually, since it first launched as a replacement to NMM, it's predecessor (which I was also using).

[@systoxity]

Great list. Steam controller settings don’t work with Microsoft gamepass games. That’s where REWASD shines. Unfortunately not free though

[@nelsonpena5185]

Not sure if you know considering you showed a C64 as long dead. But it is being made again in a couple of different configurations. C64X. Like an emulation machine in a C64 shell or a modern PC in the same classic shell. Incase anyone is interested in the old school gaming. Even has options of different colors and rbg keys.

[@silversolver7809]

Advice re driver updating-don't do it unless you have a clear need, like eg they say they've made for a particular game you play. Drivers are very difficult pieces of software, so leave well enough alone while everything works. When you need to update, image your system disk first, so you have a quick fallback position if the update breaks your system or game.

[@ilskur]

I'd also like to point out Lossless scaling. It's not free, but it's very helpful if you have more dated hardware and want to boost your FPS.

[@cocodog420]

You have to be the only person I have ever heard saying obs is "easy to configure" i have had to get help from many streamers that use obs just for basics of set-up

[@asmariamoon]

Steam's controller settings are amazing now. I was able to rig up the classic Star Wars X-Wing/TIE Fighter games (you know, the ones for DOS) to work with the gyro controls on a PS5 controller. Took me a bit of fiddling around, but I figured it out.

[@gothicllo1329]

"sonar' it boosts your audio experience, totally recomend specially for FPS games

[@dannyherbert4482]

I found wabbajack to be way better than vortex mods, I spent nearly a week trying to get mods to work on Skyrim vr using vortex, as soon as someone told me to use wabbajack I had it done in about an hour.

[@HolyPire]

Warez... wow I am old too

[@geewhizzywill1475]

For real, I instantly thought to myself, "...with a z, though"

[@shaunlynch7786]

Heres an even older one.. "Usenet...."

[@MattSeremet]

nanazip section has no screenshot of the tool other than a right clicked context menu and multiple mentions of it somehow being more modern, but no explanation? why would i choose it over 7zip when 7zip is "light" as you talk about and works fine on my modern computer....

[@TorQueMoD]

Seriously, Everything is amazing! I can't believe how fast it is. It makes me confused why Windows search is so slow. lol. Microsoft should buy the devs and integrate it officially.

[@sambidextrous]

Great video guys! Thanks for sharing!

[@RJ-pb1qx]

I really wish someone would call out these devs on twitter and ask them point blank in the most direct way possible, WHY we don't get to keep games (like we used to) and WHY its only a license we get and that they can take that license away whenever they feel like it

[@Sephiroso.]

It isn't that hard to think of the answer. Because it doesn't benefit them.

[@drgonzo123]

Thank you Falcon and Gameranx, this list is super useful to me! I’m a bit new to the PC gaming sphere, was always a console guy. This is great.

[@raulrahaman9863]

Hows the change?

[@jonv0]

I didn't realize just how many random utility programs I had on my pc until I was going "Yup have that, Oh, that might be better than what I'm already using... yup, got that."

[@FhargaZ]

Display gusion works pretty well for multiple monitors, if you turn one off the game will launch correctly to the other.

[@TheAtb85]

Ah yes, my VERY legally acquired backups. 🧐

[@pwnonator]

I would replace just retroarch with emuVr. Its uses retroarch but turned into a desktop or vr game with a 90s theme and its pretty awesome. You then mod in the consoles and decorate your room with mods.

[@hisvin]

Compact gui if you're low in space on your drive. It uses the compression on the fly of Windows. It's helpful.

[@turbski9539]

great video always posting good quality content keep it up!

[@sak89461]

For modding, Mod Organizer 2 is a much better option than Vortex. It does everything that Vortex does, better and a lot more on top of it. The UI seems intimidating at first but its not hard to get used to and is 100% worth it.

[@scribbled1990]

Always appreciate vids like this, o7 Falcon

[@hatchhell]

awesome, more of these please, maybe more in-depth? eg top pc clean/virus apps, top platform apps for steamdeck

[@gaylehogg]

This feels like a breath of fresh air!

[@rileyanthony]

Also a question I have for pc what do pc gamers think when comes to gaming on a hp pc?

[@justsumdood8351]

Holy shit this is a must watch video and its not even 30 seconds old

[@VincentPandian-z9b]

Great Video! Very useful info. Much appreciated.

[@wolfgangwolves3544]

Thank you so much for telling me about vortex

[@infectusflamma93]

Falcon showing off his high tier PC setup with all the settings apps lol 😏

[@silversolver7809]

GOG Galaxy hasn't been updated in quite a while, unless in last few months. I used it for years, mainly to answer "Do I already have this game?" and its ability to answer that slipped over recent years. Playnite isn't perfect either, and neither cover all game launchers, so I eventually bit the bullet and have used a spreadsheet for over a year-much better.

[@IfautahSkimm]

I love the fact some people just like spending hours setting up/modding things just to open the game and lose interest.

[@nanksgaming4897]

Who is the mystery man named Falcon? Nice one guys. Very helpful.

[@xizar0rg]

Flow Launcher is an excellent front end for Everything.

[@Gusman851]

Also just a way better way of launching things than the windows start menu

[@garrettjewell9335]

Super helpfull list. I just overhauled my pc