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The\u00a0 2023 Cloudeight Freeware Hall of Fame<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n We grew up with freeware. When we first jumped on the Web over twenty-five years ago, almost all software was freeware. Things have changed. But we still use, love, and recommend freeware \u2013 not just because it\u2019s free \u2013 but because a lot of freeware is good stuff. And you can\u2019t beat the price.<\/span><\/p>\n And yes, for sure,\u00a0 there\u2019s a lot of good freeware that is not on this list, but we think it\u2019s a good start.<\/span><\/p>\n Here is our 2023 Cloudeight Freeware Hall of Fame<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n All the following programs work on Windows 10 and Windows 11. Honorable Mention<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Free Image Viewers: FastStone Image Viewer<\/strong> \u2013 We are dyed-in-the-wool Irfanview fans and have been since way back in 1998. And we\u2019re not going to lie to you and tell you that we\u2019re going to replace IrfanView with FastStone Image Viewer. But we are going to tell you that many of you will love the extra features of FastStone Image Viewer that are missing in Irfanview. FastStone Image Viewer is an image browser that instantly provides you with a \u201ccontact sheet\u201d of every image in a folder. It does a whole lot more than that too. Read more about and\/or download FastStone Image Viewer here.\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Ad-Blocker & Privacy Protector: Privacy Badger<\/strong> \u2013 Not exactly an application \u2013 it\u2019s an extension for Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Opera. This extension is the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) product \u2013 an agency advocating for a free and unrestricted internet. Regardless of your political views, Privacy Badger is an excellent ad blocker, anti-tracker, and privacy extension. If you\u2019re looking for a very good and thoughtfully crafted extension to block ads and increase your privacy, we think you\u2019ll like Privacy Badger. A lot more information about Privacy Badger \u2013 and download links for Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Opera can be found here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n Free Uninstallers: Revo Uninstaller (Free version)<\/strong> \u2013 Every time we mention HiBit Uninstaller or Geek Uninstaller, we get a bunch of emails from Revo Uninstaller fans. The reason we don\u2019t usually recommend Revo Uninstaller is that the freeware version has but a small number of the features of the full or Pro (paid) version. Often this leads the developer to push you to upgrade to the paid version. That being said, Revo Uninstaller does offer a free version. The page you download it from is confusing \u2013 so be wary. But see, we do listen to you, and we\u2019re including Revo Uninstaller in this section. You can read more about and\/or download the free version of Revo Uninstaller from this page<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n File Recovery: Puran File Recovery<\/strong> \u2013 Puran File Recovery is an excellent and free file recovery program. It can recover deleted files from any storage media including hard drives, external drives, flash drives, camera cards, smartphones, etc.\u00a0 Puran File Recovery is easy to use, and it has a lot of options. It\u2019s our number one choice for file recovery and best of all it\u2019s free.\u00a0 Read more about and\/or download Puran File Recovery.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Two Free MS Office Replacements: Libre Office & Open Office. <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Both of these free Office suites can handle almost any Microsoft Office document. They can also create documents that can be opened in Microsoft Office.<\/span><\/p>\n If you don\u2019t have extra money to spend on an office program, either of these will make a nifty addition to your freeware collection. Both are great.<\/span><\/p>\n Learn more about Libre Office here<\/a> \u2013 and more about Open Office here.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Windows Cleanup Programs: BleachBit, and PrivaZer<\/strong> \u2013 Here are two free Windows cleanup programs we recommend. As many of you know, we are not fans of CCleaner and have never been. And now that CCleaner is owned by Avast, we can say we\u2019ll never be fans of CCleaner. There are other excellent free clean-up tools available. BleachBit and PrivaZer both offer extensive cleanup and privacy optimization features. And you can read about all three (and\/or download them) here.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Windows Customization: Mircosoft PowerToys<\/strong>. Microsoft Power Toys is a set of Windows utilities that add new features to Windows.\u00a0 PowerToys features over a dozen “toys” that add features to Windows. PowerToys like “Image Resizer”, “Power Renamer”, “Color Picker”, “File Locksmith” and many more make your Windows experience more productive and easier. See this page to learn more about Microsoft PowerToys.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Your suggestions & comments are welcome!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n If you have any favorite freeware picks that you think every Windows user should have, please leave a comment.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The\u00a0 2023 Cloudeight Freeware Hall of Fame We grew up with freeware. When we first jumped on the Web over twenty-five years ago, almost all software was freeware. Things have changed. But we still use, love, and recommend freeware \u2013 not just because it\u2019s free \u2013 but because a lot of freeware is good stuff. 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