Free and/or Open Source

For your PC:

♦   Atlantis classy word processor

♦   Gnumeric speedy spreadsheet

♦   Apache Office best free openoffice

♦   Softmaker free any-device office suite

♦   PhotoFiltre or Paint.net photo editors

♦   Audacity audio recorder and editor

♦   Foobar2000 Hi-Fi Music Player

♦   Potplayer or VLC Movie Players

♦   Ywriter or Lyx authoring books & movies

♦   Homebank or Grisbi personal finance

Utility:

♦   Start Menu for Windows 11, or openshell

♦   Windows 11 big font dpi scaling

♦   Wise optimizer and registry cleaner

♦   InfraRecorder writes CD and DVD discs

♦   VNC for convenient remote work

Safer Internet Browsers:

♦   Vivaldi privacy+chrome Internet browser

♦   Waterfox privacy+firefox Internet browser

♦   Opera ad-block+privacy Internet browser

♦   Brave privacy+chrome Internet browser

Scam Blockers:

♦   Ublock Origin Reduce ads, block scams

♦   Ghostery safer surfing, for desktop PC

♦   AdGuard DNS also blocks scams

Anti-Spy (anti-identity-theft):

♦   O&O Shutup10 and O&O AppBuster

♦   Winhance uninstalls scams and gimmicks

♦   Privacy Badger for privacy/safety

♦   TinyWall anti-egress firewall

Free Books & Manuals:

♦   Project Gutenberg

♦   Open Library

More Free Software:

♦   OlderGeeks free collection

♦   Open Source for Windows the big list

♦   Opensource.com