The Best Freeware Download Sites

These sites have all been checked and reviewed but you should

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Downloads.com

(Cnet)

Probably the most popular and trusted. For Freeware, Got to

bottom of page after

selecting a topic and use the “Filter”

http://www.download.com/2001-20_4-0.html?tag=hd.ts

Zdnet

For Freeware, Got to bottom of page after selecting a topic and

use the “Filter”

http://downloads-zdnet.com.com/

Tucows

Harder to find just Freeware, but a good site with “Software

Reviews”

http://www.tucows.com/

Microsoft Windows Marketplace

Not as easy to navigate as others, but a great selection and

certainly safe. For

Freeware Downloads (after selecting a subject)

use the “Sort By” feature.

http://www.windowsmarketplace.com/

Compufiles.com

Very Large selection of Freeware Downloads. Easy to navigate,

software is very well

described.

http://www.compufiles.com/index.html

Majorgeeks.com

Excellent site!

If you want something computer related, chances

are that they have it.

Items are clearly listing Freeware, Shareware

etc.+filter tool. A Mouse Runner

Favorite!

http://www.majorgeeks.com/

CoolArchive.com

This site is great! A must see! You'll definitely find many useful

things to download for

yourself or your site.

http://www.coolarchive.com/

Snapfiles.com

Large and excellent selection with ratings, reviews, popularity and

more on each

download.

http://www.snapfiles.com/

Nonags

Great selection of Freeware

http://www.nonags.com/nonags/menu.html

SourceForge

Open Source Software-The selection of Freeware is overwhelming.

If you can’t find

software here, it probably doesn’t exist

http://sourceforge.net/softwaremap/trove_list.php

Winsite

Great reputation and good selection

http://www.winsite.com/free/

Software Vault.com

Unfortunaltely, no filter or search features or good navigation

buttons such as, “Home”

etc. but if you have the time, there are

Freeware Downloads in over 100 categories.

When I do have the

time, I love to window shop here

http://www.softwarevault.com/

Giving Free.com

Simple to use and navigate, clean interface, worth visiting

http://www.givingfree.com/index.asp

ByKeyword.com

Excellent site! The easiest to use so far. Extensive Freeware

Downloads listings and

other great offerings.

http://www.bykeyword.com/

Freebyte.com

Very simple to navigate, good selection

http://www.freebyte.com/navigate/

Free Downloads Center.com

Use the “Show” filter for Freeware. Iv'e sometimes had problems

downloading form

here. It’s better to go to the Homepage of the

product that your trying to download but

FreeDownloadCenter.com

has an excellent selection.

http://www.freedownloadscenter.com/

Freeware-Guide.com

Huge selection of Freeware Downloads and other FREE sources

http://www.freeware-guide.com/dir/index.html

FreewareHome.com

Nicely laid out, simple to navigate, large selection, user reviews

http://www.freewarehome.com/index.html

FreewareFiles.com

Excellent site, clean, simple, exstensive selection

http://www.freewarefiles.com/

Free-Software-Downloads.org

12 Categories and over 50 sub-categories of all Freeware

Downloads

http://free-software-downloads.org/

Superfiles.com

As the name implies, huge selection (watch out for ad-ware

Downloads, clearly listed).

http://www.superfiles.com/index.shtml

Freewareweb.com

I’m a fan of red on apples and fire engines but this site is just

plain ugly! Yet it is very

useful for it’s “rated” and descriptive

Downloads.

http://www.freewareweb.com/software.shtml

FreewareArena.com

Clean interface & unique selection

http://www.freewarearena.com/html/index.php