10 Free Software You Probably Didn't Know Existed!

In this edition of our free software series, we’ll be digging deeper to show you 10 lesser-known free programs that just might be useful for you. Some of which were recommended by viewers in the comments in prior videos. All are available for Windows, with some available for macOS and Linux as well.

“Free Software Series” Playlist

0:00 Intro
0:21 Document Viewer
1:03 Android Screen Mirroring
2:24 File Converter
3:18 BitTorrent Client
3:54 Uninstaller
4:19 Disk Space Analyzer
5:32 Desktop Publishing
5:56 Photo Viewer
6:12 DNS Benchmark
6:32 Source Code Editor

Sumatra PDF
Scrcpy
File Converter
Transmission
Revo Uninstaller Free
TreeSize Free
Scribus
ImageGlass
DNS Benchmark
Brackets

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[BrettInTech]

What lesser-known free software do you use? A special thanks to those of you that have offered recommendations in the past. Time permitting, we try out as many of your suggestions as possible.

[RockyBell]

Windows extra click edition is a nice comment 🤣

[dannystevens]

Everything. For Windows search it can't be beat.

[charleshines]

I like how when you run file converter it tells you it is a shell extension. That makes it less confusing than trying to run it and nothing shows up. That would lead some people to think that the software is really buggy or even unfinished. Or just as bad, it may cause people to download a lot of updates and spend hours troubleshooting all for nothing. Imagine the frustration of it all. I really do like that they show you how to use it for that reason. It always helps to have such simple documentation and I like that they don't make you read a text file a mile long too.

[Derpingtonshere]

Oh My Gawd. I have been looking for something like File Converter for a while. It even allows for lower file sizes when it comes to video and picture. Where has this been all my life. AGAIN you never cease to surprise me when it comes to software I haven't heard of.

[warsmithalaric]

Man your channel still kicks ass after 4 years of following you. Just great no bs advice

[sk.sourov]

03:05 - It should've named Windows 11 extra click edition. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[Florianski]

I dont know if this was already featured in one of the videos but IrfanView is also an amazing piece of free software. Its basically an image viewer (very fast and lightweight) but it also has very powerfull batch convert and batch rename functions, similat to batch convert in photoshop. Sadly its only on windows.

[grapepublic]

Thanks to TreeSize I found out which game I never play took up the most storage without the hassle of opening each games properties.

[elmariachi]

Irfan View still is the best image viewer! :)

[erie]

I prefer Geek uninstaller. It removes more leftover junk than Revo. It's 64-bit only and is a portable executable only. I put it into its own Program Files folder and pin it to the Start menu.

[fleischi]

I used Sumatra and Brackets for years and they are totally worth it, especially Brackets! Didn't know about the other ones so thanks for the video.

[bluecollarbuddha]

Thanks for the Scribus heads up! Earlier this week I was literally wondering if there was something to stand-in for InDesign.

[orosaasoro]

I program I HIGHLY recomend is Strokes plus, it can be a bit of a advance tool, but it speeds up every day actions.
(basically it gives you the power to click hold your mouse and draw a quick symbol to open a folder, (there more to it than that but that would be my 1 second pitch)

[ngobao]

Useful videos for the community, you should make more videos of this type. 👍

[LordMarlle]

DNS benchmark was pretty amazing, increasing load speed on every webpage I use

[raylopez]

Sumantra PDF is great because it has "automatic bookmarks" which my version of Adobe does not have. When you close a PDF in Sumantra and reopen it, the program remembers where you left off, a very nice feature.

[harshalborhade]

Been using Sumatra pdf for a long time now. Most efficient pdf reader imo

[davidnollmusic]

Thanks so much for this very helpful video! Wishing you all the best!

[kaoticwatching]

does uninstaller scan for already uninstalled stuff and removes it or have to uninstall from uninstaller