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File sharing between PCs shouldn’t be complicated, and this tool ensures that

FluentCleaner is a free and open-source Windows cleaner built as a modern alternative to traditional PC cleaning tools. It focuses on removing unnecessary files without scareware, spyware, dark patterns, aggressive upsells, or questionable registry magic. Inspired by the simplicity of the classic CCleaner, FluentCleaner uses the widely known Winapp2.ini cleaning ecosystem while adding its own curated cleaning database, safer exclusions, and a modern Windows interface. It is available in two editions: a modern WinUI 3 version for newer Windows systems and a lightweight Classic edition for users who prefer a much smaller application.

Groups and topics, community rules and decision-making, events, organisation profiles, federated comments, custom themes: built with the communities who needed them, ready to use as-is, or to shape into a flavour of your community's own.

Penpot is a free, open-source design tool for team collaboration. Experience an intuitive UI, flexible components, and powerful features. Learn more today.

Experts recommend specialized backup suites, complex enterprise software, and cloud tools for data protection, and I've used my fair share of these. I'm done with all of them. Interestingly, what …

If you're looking for a distribution for an aging machine, consider walking through the Arch with Omega.Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google.ZDNET's key takeawaysOmega Linux is a …

Built on open-source software, this European cloud office suite aims to keep your data out of Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace.Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google.ZDNET's key …

Welcome to Office EU, the open-source productivity platform for all who value a free, transparent and sovereign working environment.

Not paywalled, just worth paying for.

Ventoy is an open source tool to create bootable USB drive for ISO files. With ventoy, you don't need to format the disk again and again, you just need to copy the iso file to the USB drive and boot it.

Driven by concerns over privacy and geopolitical vulnerability, Europeans are increasingly adopting local "app menus" and open-source software to reduce reliance on US big tech.

Open Source Policy Summit 2026: Open source gains urgency as Europe reassesses reliance on US tech

The free and privacy-friendly screen recorder for everyone. Capture, annotate, edit videos and more - all with no sign in needed.

Double Commander is a free cross platform open source file manager with two panels side by side. Works on Linux, Windows, etc.

There are great open-source applications available for most any task. Here are some of my favorites.

My cloud backup habit left me with 35,000 hidden duplicates, until I found this free app.

Harper checks your writing fast, without compromising your privacy.

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Proton Suite has been the default recommendation for anyone serious about digital privacy. It’s a polished, all-in-one powerhouse, but it comes with a recurring price tag that adds up and an ecosystem that can feel a bit too centralized. I decided to see if I could achieve the same level of encryptio

Recently, I had a client who, despite my recommendation for Linux or macOS, chose instead to opt for Microsoft Windows 11. They purchased a nice Windows 11 laptop, and of... Read More

Shredos Disk Eraser 64 bit for all Intel 64 bit processors as well as processors from AMD and other vendors which make compatible 64 bit chips. ShredOS - Secure disk erasure/wipe - PartialVolume/sh...

Chromium x64, free download for Windows. Fast and efficient web browser with 64-bit architecture, built for speed, stability and security while browsing the Internet.

Download latest Chromium release for Windows, Mac and Linux (64-bit and 32-bit)

Run your own personal Internet on Mac, Windows, and Linux with one click.

Microsoft announced today that they're preserving a bit of history here - with Zork I, Zork II, and Zork III now officially and clearly open source.

Servo is a web rendering engine written in Rust, with WebGL and WebGPU support, and adaptable to desktop, mobile, and embedded applications.

ShareX is a free and open source program that lets you capture or record any area of your screen and share it with a single press of a key. It also allows uploading images, text or other types of files to many supported destinations you can choose from.

Long-time Slashdot reader Qbertino writes: German IT news outlet Heise reports [German-language article] that the northern most state Schleswig-Holstein has, after half a year of frantic data migration work, successfully migrated their MS Outlook mail and groupware setups to a FOSS solution using O...