Freeware

These are free applications for windows. Most of these programs run very fast and are not bloated.
Opensource programs have -OS- next to their link.

I also have a list of GNU/Linux applications.

System Utilities

• 7zip, file compression utility -OS-
• Peazip, file compression utility -OS-

System Maintenance

• Antivir, antivirus, monitors file activity (I don't use an antivirus running in background)
• Driver Cleaner, removes uninstalled drivers completely
• CC cleaner, clean up your pc
• Superantispyware, remove spyware
• Malwarebytes, remove spyware

Internet

• Chromium, Google Chrome without the privacy issues -OS-
• Kmeleon, light browser -OS- , tips
• Mozilla Firefox, full featured browser -OS-
• Opera, full featured quite fast browser
• Mozilla Thunderbird, email client
• Foxmail, lightweight email client from China
• HTTrack, saves websites to browse offline -OS-
• qbittorrent, small and fast bittorrent client -OS-
• TightVNC, Virtual Network Computing -OS-
• SmartFTP, FTP client
• Filezilla, opensource FTP -OS-
• Teamspeak, talk through the internet
• Skype, call cheap to real phones
• Mobilevoip, best rates for phone calls
• Signal, messenger

Multimedia

These are music, video players, image viewers,... and some useful multimedia tools.

• Musicbee, fast useful full featured music player
• Irfanview, good image viewer
• The gimp, image manipulation program -OS-
• Paint.NET
• MP3 GAIN, normalize mp3's volume -OS-
• VLC, videoplayer, streaming video on network -OS-
• K-Lite Codec pack
• Audacity, music editor

Editors

• Notepad++, programmer editor
• Vim, programmer editor, -OS-
• Libre Office, full featured office suit -OS-

CD writing, ripping, emulator...

• InfraRecorder, full featured burning program -OS-
• CDex, CD ripping tool -OS-

Online Email

• Fastmail, very good email service
• Proton mail, secure mail

Other Freeware lists

• Gizmo Freeware
• TinyApps