Want to correct Windows problems, make your PC or mobile phone more capable, and get things done faster online--all without opening your wallet? Check out these 112 incredibly useful, incredibly free downloads, sites, and services.

This year, we divided our picks for the Best Free Stuff into 17 categories, listed below. If you can't decide where to start, take a look at the greatest hits--some of the classics we've spotlighted over our 15 years of picking free apps, services, and sites. Or try a few of our favorite social networking and video assistants, programs and services we couldn't have even imagined that long ago.

Of course, we also have selections in popular categories such as PC customization, security, and productivity, as well as photo and system utilities, lifestyle enhancers, timesavers, and more. [Note: All in our list were free as of 2/28/2010 but that status can change over time.]

For a more detailed look at our Fantastic Freebies, see the stories listed in the box to the right.

All-Time Greats

• Ad-Aware Free: Stops spyware
• Audacity: Records and edits sound
• BitTorrent: Easy online file sharing
• Dropbox: Online file syncing
• Evite: Fast party planning
• FreeConference.com: Unlimited conference calls
• IMDb: Movie facts and trivia
• OpenOffice.org: Microsoft Office alternative
• The GIMP: Tool-rich image editor
• Trillian Basic: Chat with friends on many instant messaging services

Antivirus Utilities (Tested By PCWorld)

• Alwil Avast Home Edition: Capable and thorought malware detection
• AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 8.5: Excellent detection and disinfection
• Avira AntiVir Personal: Good PC disinfection
• Microsoft Security Essentials (beta): Nearly perfect in disabling infections

Audio Apps and Services

• AudioTag: Easily ID songs you can't name
• Buddha Machine Wall: Calming music source
• Grooveshark: Great place to listen to music
• Mp3Tag: Universal tag editor for audio
• Myna: Advanced audio editing
• Speakershare: Share your best PC speakers with your other computers
• TunesBag: Access songs from any browser

Backup Utilities

• Backupify: 1GB of storage, weekly backups; download backups to your PC
• Comodo Time Machine: Backup utility protects files, folders, and programs
• Macrium Reflect Free Edition: Images your hard drive for PC restoration
• SDExplorer: Access 25GB of online storage from Windows Explorer
• SpiderOak: Gives you 2GB of online backup; saves selected files when changes detected
• SyncToy: Easy home-network syncing
• Todo Backup: Images your drive or a partition

Browser Add-Ons, Apps, and Utilities

• CeeVee: Online résumés with custom sharing
• Lazarus: Recover info typed into Firefox
• MailBrowser: Manage Gmail contacts, attachments, and more
• MyBrainshark: Add narration to a presentation by speaking over the phone
• PDF to Word: Turns PDFs into edit-ready docs

Collaboration Services

• LogMeIn Express: Secure screen sharing (great for troubleshooting your dad's PC)
• MiNeeds: Connect with and receive bids online from local contractors
• Tinychat: Disposable chatrooms
• Yammer: Facebook-like communications features for businesses
• Zoho Discussions: Add a feature-rich discussion forum to any online destination

Desktop Customization

• BumpTop: 3D desktop that allows you to pin up notes and photos
• DeskHedron: Create up to nine 3D desktops that you can flip through
• Fences: Organize desktop icons and make them disappear when you want them to
• InterfaceLift: PC wallpaper library
• Krento: Rotating 3D circle for app launching
• Rainmeter: Attractive, seamlessly embedded desktop overhaul
• StandaloneStack 2: Animated shortcuts for easy access to folder contents
• T3Desk: Minimizes programs to the PC desktop

Mobile Apps and Services

• BlueRetriever: Helps recover lost gadgets
• Connectify: Turn your laptop into a Wi-Fi hotspot
• Instapaper: Bookmark Web pages; strip them to text-only for easy mobile reading
• OverMyMinutes: Helps you stay within your cell-phone plan allotment
• Xpenser: Track expenses via the Web

Photo Utilities

• Easy Poster Printer: Print small to giant posters from your digital images
• The Golden Hour Calculator: Find the best light to shoot photos
• Paint.Net: Lightweight Photoshop alternative
• Phoenix: Web-based image editor
• Shrink Pic: Autoresizing of digital images

Productivity Tools

• DoPDF Free PDF Converter: Fast and simple PDF conversion
• Drop.io for Outlook: Share large files in Outlook
• Ecofont: Special design allows this font to consume less ink
• Everything: Thorough indexing and fast search of your desktop
• FlockDraw: A Web-based 'cocktail napkin' for shared ideas
• Fonolo: Gives you access to phone menus for customer service numbers
• iCurrent: Free news site with personalization
• Liaise: Outlook add-in keeps tabs on all of your important action items
• MakeSomeTime: Keeps tabs on invoices, projects, and billable hours
• ScreenToaster: Create and e-mail or upload a video of a screen that explains something
• Tom's Planner: Easy Gantt charts

Security Utilities

• KeePass: Organizes and protects all of your important passwords with just one password
• OpenDNS: Protects kids from online violence, pornography, and other unsavory Web material
• SuperAntiSpyware: A robust malware fighter
• Web of Trust: Vets the links you click in your browers for security issues

Self-Improvement Assistants

• BudgetSketch: Track where your money will go before you spend it
• DailyBurn: Presents charts and graphs to track your fitness program
• Habitforge: Train yourself in new habits with the help of daily reminders
• Learn10: Ten new foreign-language words daily
• RunKeeper Free: Use your iPhone to keep track of your jogging sessions
• YouTube EDU: Videos of Ivy League lecturers

Social Networking Tools

• Brizzly: Performs a makeover of the Facebook and Twitter interfaces
• FacePAD: Download photo albums from Facebook, via Firefox
• FriendShopper: Shop online with friends
• Microsoft Silverlight 4 Beta Client for Facebook: Better photo-upload tool for Facebook
• OutSync: Copy friends' Facebook photos into your Outlook contacts records
• PhotoGrabber: Download photos of you found in other users' albums
• Splitweet: Tweet to single or multiple accounts at the same time
• TwInbox: Outlook add-on brings Twitter tweets to your inbox, and more

System Utilities

• Better Paste: Autostrip formatting from text with a keyboard command
• FixWin: Easy repairs for common PC annoyances
• Ketarin: Keeps your third-party apps up-to-date
• Portable Ubuntu Remix: Runs Linux applications on your Windows machine
• Teracopy: Fast file copying on the PC
• Ultimate Windows Tweaker: Optimizes all areas of Windows 7 or Vista
• Win7 Library Tool: Add the contents of networked folders to libraries, and more
• Wizmouse: Makes your mouse's scrollwheel work with any window it hovers over

Timesavers

• Belvedere: Automated file manager works with the rules you set
• Cache My Work: Autoreloads the apps running when you restart your PC
• Ninite: Installs your all favorite free apps in the background, after a Windows reinstall or anytime
• PhraseExpress: Monitors your typing for shorthand text and expands it to larger snippets
• Read It Later: Mark material for later enjoyment in Firefox or on your smartphone
• Rescue Time: Monitors your apps and sites and provides graphs on how you spent your day

Video Tools and Services

• Boxee Beta: Plays back PC and Web-based media on your HDTV
• Classic Cinema Online: Watch classic films
• Clicker: Aggregates Internet videos
• DoubleTwist: A great iTunes alternative for media
• Hulu Desktop: Desktop app for Hulu's video
• Jinni: Select movies and videos to watch based on keywords such as plot or mood
• Libox: Private network to share large media files
• ShowMeWhatsWrong: Lets people record and share screencasts of what's ailing their PC

Windows 7-Style Features for Older PCs

• AeroSnap: Let Windows XP and Vista utilize the Aero Snap features of Win 7
• Seven Remix XP: Gives XP's icons, box, buttons the look of Win 7 graphics
• Taskbar Shuffle: Reorder XP and Vista taskbar items with a simple drag and drop
• Windows 7 Shortcuts: Add Win 7 time-saving keyboard shortcuts to XP and Vista
• WinShake: Brings Win 7's Aero Peek and Aero Shake features to earlier versions of Windows

About the authors: Adam Pash is the editor of Lifehacker. Rick Broida writes PCWorld's Hassle-Free PC blog.

In a year, many big PC games release in every sort of categories. Whether you are into Action/Adventure games, Strategy games, RPG, Racing games, Shooting games, etc. you’ll find a lot of latest PC games release in your favorite category. Whether or not these big games are amazing really good or not, there are two things you will definitely see: (1) the game’s amazing trailer video and (2) it’s ridiculously high price.

For new games, there are so much confusion about their gameplay that if you sit back and let the market’s heat down to make a wise decision on whether to buy a game or not, it’s already too late., the game is already old. You can even pay the high price of one or two PC games but that should really be good. But, nowadays, asking for such commitment from anybody is a false hope. So, instead of risking your money, why don’t you try the way to free download these games?

There are many sites which are providing free PC Games download of full version of new & popular games and if your hands are tight in money then you can use these sites to download & install full PC games for free. Today, through this article, I am providing a list of top 25 free PC games download websites which provide direct download links to big & small PC games with required files to unlock & start playing the game properly in your Windows PC.

These free games download sites provide full description of the game, it’s rating, images, trailer video, DLCs etc and some of these sites develop their own games which you’ll love to download, install and play on your PC.

1. Ocean of Games

Ocean of Games is the most popular place to Download Free PC Games. Being most popular, Ocean of Games is also the most controversial website which is providing free PC Games download links to even the latest games for which they surely don’t own the copyright. But anyways, the site updates very frequently. So, if you are looking for free PC games direct download link, Ocean of Games is the primary site to check. Visit Ocean of Games website here.

2. Skidrow Games

Skidrow is another popular network which provides full PC Games for free. For all old and new PC games, you will find both direct download & torrent download link. The website owner not only update the website with more new games, it even provide crack, patches, serial number and license codes of previously released games, new updates, DLC download links and more. Visit Skidrow Games website here.

3. IGG Games

IGG Games is a great website for those who want to download PC games for free but are new in this field. This free PC games download website not only provides free games download links but it also provides all necessary details and descriptions, video tutorial, step-by-step guide to help you run any desired game on your PC. IGG Games is a very old website with thousands of paid PC games available to download and play for free. Visit IGG Games website here.

4. OVA Games

OVA Games is a game blog which provides free PC game download of thousands of games. It has provided categories for you to explore and check out all the amazing games available in your favorite gaming genre. The site is easy to browse and you can also use the search box to find the game you are searching instantly. You’ll always find the desired PC game which you’re looking to download for free. If it’s not available, you can request the game through special button this free PC games download website has provided. Visit OVA Games website here.

5. Apun Ka Games

Apun Ka Game is a descriptive gaming blog which provides PC Games download link through its well-detailed article about the game, it’s PC requirement, Wallpapers, Videos, etc. You are provided with the download link at the bottom with full instruction on how to install the game. You can browse games in various categories and enjoy installing new & amazing PC games. Visit Apun Ka Games site here.

6. PC Games Download

PC Games Download is another hugely popular site which provides full game downloads to even the latest & big games that cost hundreds of dollars if you want to buy. You can search your desired game alphabetically or by searching through the search button provided at the top-right corner. Every PC game available here is provided with a direct download link to the game with 5-6 different mirrors so that you’ll not face any issue while downloading games. Visit PC Games Download website here.

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7. Gamer Sky

Gamer Sky is a Chinese site which is very straight forward when it comes to providing free download links of PC games. You might need to translate the site from Chinese to English so as to navigate the site properly. Gamer Sky offers free download to a wide range of games that include single game, Chinese game, mini stand-alone game, classic game in shooting, action/adventure, role play, real-time strategy, racing, sports, simulation games. Visit Gamer Sky website here.

8 Take Game

The site offers a wide range of mini games. Browse and you’ll see many all-time-favorite, classic and popular games. Those games you thought you & the Internet has lost can be found here. Every game provided here are available with proper description and instructions. You can download them by clicking Download Now button which is not a click-bait. Browse the site to download free PC Games if you’re a fan of old, classical games. Visit Take Game website here.

9. Mega Games

Mega Game is more like a website to discuss games – at least this is what it appears at the first glance. But, as you start browsing this website, you’ll be able to know where free PC Games download are provided. More than just cracked/nulled PC Games version, Mega Games provide Trainer, Bug Fix, Cheats, Mods, etc. which are other important things to help you with your games. Visit Mega Games website here.

10. GOG.COM

GOG is a widely popular site to provide DRM-free games. Many of the games are available at a huge discount of 50-70% here but what might interest you is GOG free games section which has thousands of free games available to download and play for Windows, MAC and Linux operating system. You can filter songs by Genre, Feature, Language, Company and more. Visit GOG Free Games section here.

11. Origin Games

Put away your wallet and enjoy great games at no cost in Origin Games site. Origin is a popular games website to purchase games at a good price. Many games sometimes go free and when they do, they appear here at Origin’s Free Game section. For many games you can download their full free version here and for many very popular games, you’ll be able to download and play demos, beta, etc. Visit Origin Games website here.

12. Game Top

Game Top might not have those mainstream PC games available to download but if you are looking for small and interesting PC Games, this site has tons of them to offer. You can browse and download many Hidden Objects, Racing, Action, Sim & Farm, Puzzle, Boards, Cards, Arcade games and before downloading you can read the description, check the number of downloads and ratings to make a decision on whether to download the game or not. Visit Game Top website here.

13. Fast Download Games

Fast Download Games is a games directly which provides lots of amazing games to free download. Games provided here are really tricky. So, if you think they will be easy to play, they won’t. From kids to adult, the website offers games for every age group. Street fighter v season 4 leak. Visit Fast Download Games website and know what games do they have to offer.

14. Softonic Gamers Academy

Softonic has a special section to offer free PC games. They call it Gamers Academy from where it offers direct download links for many popular games. You can play games like League of Legends, World of Tanks, War Thunder for free. Visit the website download & play amazing PC Games – Gamers Academy: Softonic

15. Full Games Download

FullGames.sk is an ideal site that you want to remember on tips always because this site provides the free download link to full PC Games whether they are small or big. You can find lots of popular games in many different genres and if you’re looking to play online instead of downloading games, you can find lots of amazing games here which you can play online instantly. Visit FullGames.sk website here.

16. Home of the Underdogs

Home of the Underdogs provides full version of old games. For all games genre, there are hundreds of old games to download and play. As the site is legal so this is the maximum it can do apart from providing free games. So, visit this site and download old PC Games so of which are really amazing. Visit Home of the Underdogs website here.

17. Free PC Gamers

The site serves lots of games to either download or play online. It provides news about games which just goes free or any way leaked to download those games for free. Visit this site to download free PC Games, free MMO Games, Free Browser Games and more. You can also join Free PC Gamers forum where many gamers are available to provide you tips and instructions about playing games. Visit Free PC Gamers website here.

18. Liberated Games

Liberated game offers full free PC Games, crack, cheats, hacks of many PC, Android games. It is basically a gaming block from where you’ll not only be able to download PC games for free but also know cool hacks like unlimited health, unlimited coins tricks of many popular games. A site to must visit. Visit Liberated Games website here.

19. Acid Play Games

Acid play has some of the best mini games from all over the world. This site put only handpicked games and allow users to download them with a single click. You can either browse yourself by manually reading the description of the games Acid-Game has provided or check out the best games from Top Games, Hottest Games category. Visit Acid Play Games website here.

20. Caiman Games

Caiman Games offers unique games that they let users to either play online or download. The games are created by their home developers so ideas in games are new and quite unique. If you are someone who need inspiration for creating your own game app, this site is amazing. For normal people, it is also very good because all of its PC games are available free to download. Visit Caiman games website here.

21. Reloaded Games

Reloaded games have a collection of unique games which you’ve never played before. These are small, unique and very interesting games. So, if you’re not in mood to play what everyone’s playing then Reloaded games has a huge collection to offer. Play yourself and tell how much you like them! Visit Reloaded Games website here.

22. Best Old Games

Have you played some amazing PC games in childhood which you miss even now, like those MS-DOS Games, 8-bit games? Well, even if you have lost all trace of those game, this site has all of it saved. Best Old Games is an old games directory which provides access to very old PC games to you in various Action, Adventure, Arcade Puzzle, RPG, Racing, Strategy, Simulation, Sports games category. Visit Best Old Games website here.

23. All Games A to Z

All Games A to Z is an old website which is providing free games download from years. It provides free download to full version PC Games for PC, MAC and Linux operating system and sometimes, you’ll also be able to see downloads of Xbox, PS, etc. You can browse games either by their genre or Alphabetically. The website also has helpful forum from where you can post your queries related to games and get well-detailed solution/answer. Visit All Games A to Z website here.

24. Reddit Free Games

Reddit has many subreddits of people who share free download links to many popular games. /r/freegames is the best subreddit among them where you can find download link to some rare games. You will also be able to play games which aren’t released because the subreddit has many game developers who ask other redditors to try their games and give feedback. Visit Reddit FreeGames Subreddit here.

25. 1337x Games Torrent

If you use torrent then 1337x is the best torrent site from where you download all amazing PC games for free. 1337x has lots of uploaders which upload many popular games for PC, Xbox, Playstation, Wii, Nintendo and many other devices. If you didn’t find your desired game in any other website but here and you don’t want to download through torrent then you can learn how to download the torrent using IDM.

Please bookmark this article so that whenever you want to download a PC Game for free, you can browse this article and pick out your favorite free PC game download site quickly to download your favorite game. We are also providing all the above listed free PC games website below in the tabular form to make it even easier for you to quickly open your desired free game download website:

We will be adding new free PC games download website in this article frequently. So, make sure you stay updated with the latest list of top PC Games download website. If you know any other great site to download free PC games, please comment it below and help us improve this list for you and everyone else.

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