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Best Free Windows 64-bit Software

 

Introduction

Here are the top freeware picks for 64-bit Windows in their various categories. This list will continue to grow as we add new categories and new products on most days. Go to the page index for the category you are interested in or read more about 64-bit Windows by following the links in the related articles. Where a product has a review in another category I will usually provide an excerpt from that review. Other comments will usually relate to 64-bit compatibility and operation.

My primary goal is to find the best native 64-bit applications () in each category. Where a 64-bit application is recommended the Quick Selection Guide will only include details related to the 64-bit version and not the 32-bit version, if any.

The secondary focus of this article is to identify 32-bit applications that are compatible with 64-bit Windows (). These 32-bit applications will usually run slower (due to emulation of the 32-bit environment) but are either the best in their class or have features that will be particularly useful to many 64-bit Windows users.

Although we do mention Windows XP Pro 64, all testing has been under Windows Vista 64-bit and 7 64-bit.

Let me know if you have an idea for an application or category I could cover. Anyone can leave a comment at the bottom of this page, Registered users (free to anyone) can contact me in the forum under Contact Info or may post in the 64-bit Freeware forum.

Best Free Windows 64-bit Software - Page Index
(or click here to view as one huge page)
This list of the best software for 64-bit Windows has 48 categories with 90 products consisting of 51 native 64-bit applications and 39 compatible 32-bit applications. To view all the categories, click the show/hide button on the right. To read brief descriptions of the items, click a page number.
  • Page 1. Introduction and What's New

    What is 64-bit Windows and why should I use it?
    Is my system 64-bit?
    How do I migrate my system to 64-bit Windows?
    How do I run 32-bit software on a 64-bit Windows?
  • Page 2. Home and Office

    Best Free Windows 64-bit Office Suite - LibreOffice | SSuite Office |
    Best Free Windows 64-bit Word Processor - Jarte | PolyEdit Lite | AbiWord |
    Best Free Windows 64-bit Non-Adobe PDF Reader - PDF-XChange Viewer |
    Best Free Windows 64-bit PDF Writer - Bullzip PDF PRinter | NitroPDF Reader |
    Best Free Windows 64-bit PDF Tools - PDFill PDF Tools |
    Best Free Windows 64-bit Electronic Book Reader - Reader for PC |
    Best Free Windows 64-bit Personal Finance - Money Manager Ex |
    Best Free Windows 64-bit Personal Information Manager (PIM) - EssentialPIM | Pimero Free |
    Best Free Windows 64-bit Reminder and To-Do List - Rainlendar Lite |
    Best Free Windows 64-bit Notes Organizer - (now testing products)
    Best Free Windows 64-bit Outliner - (now testing products)
    Best Free Windows 64-bit Font Manager and Viewer - FontRunner |
    Best Free Windows 64-bit Unit and Currency Converter - Convert |
  • Page 3. Image View and Edit

    Best Free Windows 64-bit Image Editor - Paint.NET | Lightbox Image Editor | GIMP |
    Best Free Windows 64-bit Image Viewer - Zoner Photo Studio Free | XnView |
    Best Free Windows 64-bit High Dynamic Range (HDR) Editor - Picturenaut |
    Best Free Windows 64-bit Digital Image Stitcher - Microsoft Image Composite Editor |
    Best Free Windows 64-bit Vector Graphic Editor - Inkscape |
    Best Free Windows 64-bit Flow Charter and Diagrammer - yEd Graph Editor |
    Best Free Windows 64-bit Image Optimizer - RIOT |
  • Page 4. Multimedia

    Best Free Windows 64-bit Media Player - PotPlayer | Media Player Classic - Home Cinema | iTunes |
    Best Free Windows 64-bit Media Centre - XBMC |
    Best Free Windows 64-bit Audio Editor - Audacity |
    Best Free Windows 64-bit Video Editor - Avidemux |
    Best Free Windows 64-bit Music Creator - LMMS |
    Best Free Windows 64-bit CD and DVD Burner - InfraRecorder | Imgburn | Ashampoo Burning Studio |
    Best Free Windows 64-bit CD and DVD Emulator - MagicDisc | Gizmo-Drive |
    Best Free Windows 64-bit CD and DVD Ripper - HandBrake |
  • Page 5. Disk and File

    Best Free Windows 64-bit Disk Defragmenter - MyDefrag | Defraggler |
    Best Free Windows 64-bit File Manager - Q-Dir | MultiCommander | Double Commander | Q-Dir |
    Best Free Windows 64-bit Folder Synchronizer - FreeFileSync | SyncToy |
    Best Free Windows 64-bit Disk Cleaner - CCleaner |
    Best Free Windows 64-bit Program Uninstaller - Comodo Programs Manager |
    Best Free Windows 64-bit Data Recovery and File Undelete - Recuva |
    Best Free Windows 64-bit Secure File Eraser - Eraser | CCleaner |
    Best Free Windows File ZIP and Archive - 7ZIP | PeaZip |
    Best Free Windows 64-bit System Information - SIW | PC WIzard |
    Best Free Windows 64-bit Registry Tools - CCleaner | Wise Registry Cleaner | Free Registry Defrag | Registrar Registry Manager Lite |
    Best Free Windows 64-bit PC Tune-up - Glary Utilities | SysInternals Suite |
    Best Free Windows 64-bit Built-in System Tools - Resource Monitor | Problem Steps Recorder | PowerShell |
  • Page 6. Desktop and GUI

    Best Free Windows 64-bit Screen Session Recorder - CamStudio |
    Best Free Windows 64-bit Icon Tool - Iconoid | IcoFX |
  • Page 7. Security and Privacy

    Best Free Windows 64-bit Malware Scanner - Microsoft Security Essentials | Avira Antivir Personal Edition | Avast! Free Antivirus | SUPERAntiSpyware | MalwareBytes Anti-Malware |
    Best Free Windows 64-bit On-demand Malware Scanner - Hitman Pro | Emsisoft Anti-Malware | Trend Micro HouseCall | SUPERAntiSpyware Portable |
    Best Free Windows 64-bit Firewall - Comodo Firewall | Windows 7 Firewall Control |
  • Page 8. Internet and eMail

    Best Free Windows 64-bit Browser - Firefox | Pale Moon | Waterfox | Internet Explorer |
    Best Free Windows 64-bit Email - ThunderBird |
  • Page 9. Network, Website & Server

    Best Free Windows 64-bit FTP Client - Null FTP |
  • Page 10. Programming

    Best Free Windows 64-bit Programming Editor - Notepad++ | Bluefish |
    Best Free Windows 64-bit Color Picker - Color Cop |
  • Page 11. Education and The Arts
     
  • Page 12. Games
     
 

What's New: Currently testing Outliners and Notes Organizers. Items added or updated:
9 December
Flow chart and diagram:NewyEd Graph Editor
6 December
CD and DVD: NewInfraRecorder
4 December
PIM:NewEssentialPIM , NewPimero Free
2 December
On-demand malware scanner:NewHitman Pro , NewEmsisoft Anti-Malware , NewTrend Micro HouseCall , NewSUPERAntiSpyware Portable
21 November:
DVD Ripper: NewHandbrake
Icon Editor: NewIcoFX
20 November:
Web Browser: NewWaterfox , New64-bit browser plug-ins
Media player: NewiTunes
Scripting tool: NewPowerShell
19 November:
Image optimizer: NewRIOT
Color picker: NewColor Cop
17 November:
Word Processor: NewJarte , NewPolyEdit Lite , NewAbiWord
Programming editor: NewBluefish
15 November:
Programming editor: NewNotepad++
Media centre: NewXBMC
Firewall:NewComodo Firewall
14 November:
System Information:NewPC Wizard
Media player: NewMedia Player Classic - Home Cinema
Session Recorder: NewCamStudio
eBook: NewReader for PC
Malware: remove Ad-Aware, NewMicrosoft Security Essentials ;
Disk and File; NewMultiCommander , NewFreeFileSync
12 November:
Images: NewGIMP ,NewZoner Photo Studio Free , NewXnView
Calculations: Convert , NewSpeedCrunch
10 November:
Media player: PotPlayer
9 November:
Web Browser: NewPale Moon
8 November:
Uninstaller: NewComodo Programs Manager
Web Browser: Internet Explorer , Firefox
7 November:
Media players and editors: NewPotPlayer , NewLMMS ,New Audacity ,NewAvidemux
CD and DVD: NewImgburn , NewAshampoo Burning Studio , NewMagicDisc , NewGizmo-Drive
6 November:
Image software:NewLightbox-Image-Editor , NewPicturenaut ,NewMicrosoft Image Composite Editor
Vector Graphics: NewInkscape
5 November:
Office Suite software: NewLibreOffice , NewSSuite Office
PDF software: NewNitroPDF Reader , NewPDFill PDF Tools
Personal Finance software: NewMoney Manager Ex
Currency Conversion software:NewConvert
To-Do List: NewRainlendar Lite
Font software: NewFont Runner

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Editor

This software category is maintained by volunteer editor Remah.

  "I've used TechSupportAlert and the older Support Alert Newsletter for almost a decade so I have saved hundreds of hours of work and many more dollars by following Gizmo's Freeware recommendations. Thanks for the opportunity to give something back."  

If you have had a similar experience then you should consider becoming a reviewer too.

Change Log
Date Change Editor
November 2011 Major update completed: convert to a multipage article, reformat product reviews, add categories, remove screenshots, and start adding new products. Remah
October 2011 No change to content.
Quick Selection Guide converted to the new format. Add change log.
Remah
April 2011 Latest update Rik
June 2009 Article created. Rik
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Comments

by Charles de la Vertefeuill (not verified) on 26. January 2012 - 0:40  (87783)

You don't talk of Photofiltre http://photofiltre.free.fr/frames_en.htm I used it for a few years and be very happy with it, great freeware interface, for photo edition...

by MidnightCowboy on 26. January 2012 - 2:50  (87790)

Only the portable version of Photofiltre is free. The installed version comes as a 30 day trial and is bundled with the unwanted Ask toolbar.

by Anupam on 26. January 2012 - 8:35  (87806)

There is actually a free version of PhotoFiltre, on a different link. I have edited the link in the comment to point to that. However, I do not see any mention of a 64-bit version being available on their site.

by John L. Galt (not verified) on 25. January 2012 - 22:33  (87780)

You should look into Windows System Control Center (http://www.kls-soft.com/wscc/) for its ability to download both Sysinternals utilities and NirSoft utilities, with an option to DL 64bit utilities where available - and it comes in a portable version as well.

by John L. Galt (not verified) on 25. January 2012 - 22:12  (87779)

Rainlendar is available in both 32 and 64 bit versions, both free and Pro (see http://www.rainlendar.net/cms/index.php?option=com_rny_download&all=1). In contrast, I could not find a link for a 64bit-specific download for Money Manager EX (See http://www.codelathe.com/mmex/mmex_download.php)

That is all.

by ssaran (not verified) on 13. January 2012 - 17:46  (87133)

guyz... K-Lite Codec Pack 64 bit is here:

http://www.codecguide.com/klcp_64bit.htm

by soagain41 (not verified) on 8. January 2012 - 13:11  (86818)

i didn't see, not even mentions about "Kingsoft office suite 2012 free" why is that?

by Remah on 8. January 2012 - 21:18  (86841)

I haven't tried it yet.

by MJones (not verified) on 7. January 2012 - 16:59  (86768)

As of about a week ago I no longer get sound on YouTube videos (though other videos - marketing, on websites, etc. work fine). I researched the problem and did all the obvious stuff (like checking settings - duh) and nothing has worked so far. I read somewhere that it would be a registry problem so I came here (have gotten lots of great stuff here several times before) looking for something to check the registry with but there are too many choices! I already have CCCleaner installed but from what I read it is not the best registry cleaner. I also downloaded and scanned with WiseFix (161 registry errors?!) but removed it when I discovered it cost almost $40.

Does anyone have experience with the problem that could tell me what program to use to try and fix it? Or is there something else besides a registry cleaner I should be doing to fix it?

Thanks :)

by Remah on 8. January 2012 - 1:05  (86787)

Your technical support problems are better resolved in dedicated support forums. In those forums you should at least say what versions of software you are using: operating system (e.g. Windows 7 Home Premium SP1), browser (e.g. Firefox 8.0a) and, in this case, Adobe Flash Player (e.g. 11.1.102.55).

I won't be providing that sort of help here but I will try to clarify your understanding by saying A registry cleaner should not be used to fix a registry problem for software you are actively using. Instead follow these three steps.

1. Check the controls and settings to make sure that you haven't turned the sound off.

2. Clear or reset any setting or temporary file that might be the cause of the problem.

CCleaner is useful for resolving many problems with browsers (including add-ons, extensions, plug-ins, etc) because it cleans up all the files and settings to return the browser to a near-pristine state. Here's some examples. It can clear your DNS caches so web pages no longer take ages to find. It can remove files and reset settings that are causing your YouTube videos to play without sound.

3. Install or reinstall software to get the latest version with the correct registry settings.

For most software, simply installing the latest version should do this but some software will have to be uninstalled and then installed. In your case the software with the problem is most likely to be the Adobe Flash Player plug-in to your web browser.

CCleaner is not a "deep" registry cleaner as it largely limits itself to cleaning up the loose-ends from installs and uninstalls. CCleaner registry cleaning is not cleaning any parts of active and dependent applications. So, if Wise detects 160 issues then CCleaner will likely find only 10 or so (and most of those will not be issues detected by Wise).

In your case, CCleaner registry cleaning might be useful after uninstalling software and before installing the latest version.

by Brolly (not verified) on 31. December 2011 - 3:42  (86259)

Love this article. I'm very interested in the latest and best 64 bit software.

I've recently installed the 64 bit version of Waterfox 9 and it is blazing fast. Blew away google chrome on my machine.

Thanks for all the hard work.

by ssaran (not verified) on 29. December 2011 - 4:52  (86152)

Hi all,

For Video capture, editing & conversions, VirtualDub 64 bit is also available for Windows...

Download link is:
http://virtualdub.sourceforge.net/

Thanks,

SS

by Maximus (not verified) on 21. December 2011 - 13:08  (85603)

There is a 64bit version of cdburnerXP that should be included in the cd/dvd burner section. You have to go digging for it on the website. When you go to the cdburnerxp download page

http://cdburnerxp.se/en/download

Instead of clicking the download button, click the link underneath that says "More download options" You will then see listed 32/64 bit default installers (with open candy), 32/64bit installers without open candy and 32/64bit zip portable versions.
Theres a 32bit MSI installer but no 64bit MSI unfortunately :-(

by Remah on 21. December 2011 - 19:20  (85638)

Thanks. I'll try it out.

by bluesjunior on 20. December 2011 - 6:28  (85343)

Just a heads up to let you all know that Comodo CIS 5.9 has just been released.

by BIG DADDY G (not verified) on 28. December 2011 - 6:09  (86111)

Thanks for letting us know about the CIS update. Greatly appreciated.

by Ishino (not verified) on 4. December 2011 - 15:16  (84360)

For the category "Best Free Windows 64-bit CD and DVD Burner"... There are of InfraRecorder available in 64bit ^_-

by Ishino (not verified) on 4. December 2011 - 15:18  (84361)

Other than that... There is no category "Best Free Windows 64-bit Audio Player" ?! *O*

by Ishino (not verified) on 4. December 2011 - 15:26  (84363)

Me again x'D
For the category "Best Free Windows 64-bit Non-Adobe PDF Reader"... There 'NitroPDF Reader' in 64bits, also including the plug-in for IE FF and Chrome ^_-

by Remah on 4. December 2011 - 20:57  (84384)

Thanks for InfraRecorder and picking up my mistake: I evaluated 64-bit NitroPDF but, for some reason, referred to the 32-bit version.

by hopeshenliehuo on 2. December 2011 - 9:50  (84273)

Thanks for that advice

by marliana on 1. December 2011 - 0:36  (84201)

i would like to download ths software..how?

by Remah on 1. December 2011 - 3:04  (84207)

What problem are you having?

This is a review spread across several pages. Select the category you want to look at and go to that page. The page will list various sub-categories with reviews of recommended products. At end of the reviews is a Quick Selection Guide that contains all the download links.

by Lee Sacks (not verified) on 27. November 2011 - 20:50  (84016)

http://sourceforge.net/projects/doublecmd/files/
The 64 bit download serves only the 32 bit version.

The 64 bit download is available at:
http://doublecmd.sourceforge.net/

by Remah on 27. November 2011 - 21:05  (84017)

Thanks for picking up my mistake.

by Fausto (not verified) on 21. November 2011 - 2:27  (83620)

Are you kidding us? iTunes????
that thing is intrusive, spies on the users activities, music and video files and calls back home, and here we have it as recommended?

For the welfare of the users, please remove that abomination... that thing from this useful site.

by Remah on 21. November 2011 - 2:55  (83621)

Not kidding, and I knew it wouldn't take long for this to be pilloried. :)

As you've rightly pointed out there are hidden costs to using Apple products and iTunes is no different.

The problem in this category is that 64-bit applications for 64-bit Windows are curtailed so I will list as many as I can with appropriate ratings.

iTunes is recommended as an option for those who want a free 64-bit media player as it caters for the many with Apple devices. Daum PotPlayer and Media Player Classic are superior in many ways but they don't do much with iPods, iPads, and iPhones.

In future, I may move it to a special category for products that support Apple products. Handbrake is another Apple-oriented application.

by az (not verified) on 16. November 2011 - 21:10  (83400)

Take a look at Lazarus/FreePascal. It is the first 64 bit compiler for windows, and a nice RAD/IDE.

by Remah on 16. November 2011 - 21:20  (83401)

Thanks for that. I'll try them out.

by bobsobol (not verified) on 8. November 2011 - 0:29  (82885)

What is wrong with Pale Moon x64 (Mozilla 7.0.1 at the time of writing) http://www.palemoon.org/palemoon-x64.shtml Flash x64 is also pretty usable now, even if it is still Beta. ;)

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