MY FAVORITE FREEWARE SITES
by
Terry MacLennan
Although some of these sites also contain shareware or full featured programs that you have to pay for, a considerable amount is absolutely free. Several of the sites have a sorting feature that enables you to just view the freeware.
Free and safe software downloads and software reviews. One of the most popular download sites on the web. Before you click download, make sure you are not getting some extras you don't want. Uncheck anything you don't want.
FileHippo.com's aim is to provide you with the simplest method of downloading the newest versions of the best software - without the usual excessive popups or spyware and without the low quality software.
http://www.freedownloadmanager.org/downloads/
This wonderful site also contains pay-for material so after clicking onto a major category, go to the bottom right of the page and click on freeware and you will just see all the freeware in that category. I have used this site extensively.
http://freeware.intrastar.net/
Go down the page past the photos and you will find all kinds of categories of freeware.
Another good site for freeware.
Here are more of my favorite software download sites.
The original software download site, Tucows hosts more than 40000 virus and spyware free software titles
http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/downloads.html
Choose from more than 29000 freeware, shareware, and trialware files from PCWorld.
Thousands of Free Software Downloads. Updated Daily!
http://www.freewarenetwork.com/
Freeware Download, and free software downloads, including, free mouse pointers, free cursors and many more freeware downloads categories.
http://freeware.intrastar.net/astronmy.htm
Freeware downloads of planetarium and assorted astronomy programs.
ZDNet's Software Directory is the Web's largest library of software downloads. Covering software for Windows, Mac, and Mobile systems, ZDNet's Software Directory is the best source for technical software.
I have never seen any viruses in any of the material I have downloaded from these sites, but I strongly recommend as good practice to keep your virus protectors up to date just in case.
