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43 verified · 14 truly free · sorted by Free Score.
LibreOffice
You getThe full suite: Writer, Calc, Impress, Draw, Base
SAVES ≈ $100+Blender
You getModeling, sculpting, rigging, and animation
GIMP
You getLayers, masks, channels, and selection tools
SAVES ≈ $270+VLC Media Player
You getPlays virtually every audio and video format ever made
SAVES $5OBS Studio
You getUnlimited screen recording and live streaming
SAVES $100VS Code
You getA full code editor with IntelliSense, debugging, and Git integration
SAVES $100Signal
You getEnd-to-end encrypted text, voice, and video
SAVES $5Linux (Ubuntu)
You getA complete operating system — desktop, laptop, or server
SAVES $100Audacity
You getMultitrack recording and editing
SAVES $50VSCodium
You getThe VS Code editor, built from source without Microsoft's telemetry
7-Zip
You getOpens zip, 7z, rar, tar and most archive formats
SAVES $29DaVinci Resolve
You getProfessional nonlinear video editing
SAVES $295Photopea
You getFull layer-based image editing in the browser
SAVES ≈ $270/yearDreamSite Site Checkup
You getInstant Speed and Security scores for any web address
Cloudflare
You getGlobal CDN — your site served from the nearest of 300+ data centers
$20 valueBitwarden
You getUnlimited passwords in an encrypted vault
$36 valueNetlify
You getReal website hosting with drag-and-drop or Git deploys
$5 valueGitHub
You getUnlimited public and private repositories
$7 valueDiscord
You getUnlimited servers, channels, and members
$7 valueProton VPN
You getUnlimited data — no bandwidth cap
$60 valueNotion
You getUnlimited pages and blocks for personal use
$100+/year valueCanva
You getThe full drag-and-drop editor, no watermark on your designs
$120/year valueYou getEnd-to-end encrypted messaging and calls
$20 valueMicrosoft 365 Online
You getWord, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook in the browser
~$70/year valueGoogle Drive & Gmail
You get15GB of storage shared across Gmail, Drive, and Photos
Telegram
You getUnlimited messaging and groups up to 200,000 members
$0 valueCanva Docs
You getA visual document editor with rich media support
~$120/year valueThe Old Reader
You getFollow up to 100 feeds in a clean, Google-Reader-style UI
$0 valueFigma
You getUnlimited personal draft files
$16 valueGoogle Meet
You get60-minute group meetings (up to 100 people)
NewsBlur
You getRead up to 64 sites with training and filtering
~$36/year valueInoreader
You getFollow up to 150 feeds, with ads
~$90/year valueFeedly
You getFollow up to 100 sources in 3 folders
~$72 valueGrammarly
You getCore spelling, grammar, and punctuation checking
$144/year valueZoom
You getUnlimited number of meetings
Slack
You getUnlimited members in a workspace
$7 valueWix
You getThe full drag-and-drop site builder
$5 valueWordPress.com
You getA hosted blog or website with basic themes
$4 valueDropbox
You get2GB of synced cloud storage
$120/year valueLastPass
You getUnlimited passwords on one device type (mobile OR desktop)
~$36/year valueAdobe Creative Cloud
You get7 days of full access to the apps in your chosen plan
$55+/month valueHola VPN
You getA browser extension that unblocks some sites
NordVPN
You getNothing free — every plan is paid
$0 value