Best free software

It’s always exciting to discover a free PC program that offers advanced features you usually have to pay for. It’s also interesting to try new open-source tools from independent developers on GitHub (

www.snipca.com/55086 What you need: Windows 7, 8.1. 10 or 11 We’ve recommended several free image editors recently, including GIMP (in Issue 707) and Photo Variants (in Issue 709). PhotoDemon is easie

Sometimes you want to consolidate as many apps and system tools into as few packages as possible. AnyTech 365 IntelliGuard Pro aims to do just that: it provides a wide range of system optimisation and

Turn old audio into shiny new digital files using free software

What you need: Screenbox Media Player Time required: An hour We’re big fans of VLC Media Player, but that’s made the wait for version 4.0 all the more frustrating. Version 3.0 arrived in 2018, and the

I used to save everything to my Windows desktop – files, documents, software, the lot. I thought it was the only way to know where they were, but it made my desktop a complete mess. What I do now Now