These sites will not let you download premium software for free, but you can use these websites to download open source alternative of paid apps. Like we have Open Office.org for Microsoft office alternative, we have GIMP as an alternative for Photoshop.
I prefer these websites, because not only I get details about software but expert also review these app, and give their suggestions and feedback. Along with it, related software’s section will let you find more relevant software’s.
1. download.com
Download.com is widely used website for software review and software download. Its domain name has a key advantage here. The download.com shows the review along with user opinion and other stats like number of time software is downloaded. Their software archive is very huge and easy to navigate.
2. majorgeeks.com
The websites consist of freeware and shareware software’s. If a software is a shareware it will also show the price for the licensing. A detail description of software along with rating and screenshot are also there.
3. sourceforge.net
The largest open source application and software directory on the Internet. The directory contains the wide list of open source softwares. You can browse open source software’s based on various categories, and it’s a good resource for you to find free alternative too popular commercial software’s.
4. filehippo.com
Filehippo is one of my favorite software downloading website in this list. You can monitor which new files is added under favorite category on homepage of this site. Best part, this site also offers full offline installer (complete .exe file) of all popular software’s like Skype, chrome and so on. You can also consider installing Filehippo update checker which checks for software updates right from desktop.
5. oldversion.com
As name suggest and their tagline Because new is always not better. This is website from where you can download old version of most of the software. Their archive contains almost all the older version of popular software. Bookmark this website, because it can become very handy at times.
6. softpedia.com
Another huge software directory for your Windows, Macintosh and Linux system. Contains wide range of freeware. The website can be very handy to track latest software updates and new freeware.
7. snapfiles.com
Another good website to track latest software trend and updates. Their homepage features new and popular Weekly top 20 and Users choice to easily track down popular and upcoming software in all categories.
8. zdnet.com
Another popular website to track the latest software and find the review. The navigation of the Website is very friendly and you can browse software’s based on categories. The best part is you can download those software’s which are free to try for few days, this will give you enough time to test-drive paid software’s for free.
Let us know, which website are you using to download software’s from Internet?
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