Freeware is software that is available for use at no monetary cost or for an optional fee, but usually (although not necessarily) closed source with one or more restricted usage rights. Freeware is in contrast to commercial software, which is typically sold for profit, but might be distributed for a business or commercial purpose in the aim to expand the marketshare of a "premium" product. Popular examples of closed-source freeware include Adobe Reader, Free Studio and Skype. This is a list of notable software packages that meet the freeware definition.
3D artistry
Anim8or
Daz Studio
Administration
Remote access
TeamViewer
System monitoring and benchmarking
CPU-Z
Mactracker
Process Explorer
Process Monitor
Runscanner
Samurize
Tweaking and configuration
Tweak UI
RivaTuner
Audio tools
Jeskola Buzz
SoundApp
Mp3tag
UTAU
Audacity
Authoring (CD and DVD writing) CDBurnerXP ImgBurn
Communications and messengers
ooVoo
Skype
Telegram
Trillian
Xfire
Windows Live Messenger
Yahoo! Messenger
• Discord
Mobile phone
Disc2Phone
MyPhoneExplorer
Compression
B1 Free Archiver
Filzip
LHA
TUGZip
ZipGenius
Decompression
StuffIt Expander
Zipeg
Concept- and mind-mapping software
Data recovery
Recuva
Stellar Phoenix Windows Data Recovery
Defragmentation software
Desktop plug-ins
AveDesk
Kapsules
RocketDock
Download software
CoreFTP
FlashGet
Free Studio
WinMX
μTorrent
ePrompter
Foxmail
Pegasus Mail
Emulators
File management
Xplorer² Lite
Fractal generators
Fractint
Games
Image manipulation
Artweaver
GIMP
Paint.NET
Pixia
Image viewers
FastStone Image Viewer
IrfanView
Jalbum
XnView
Information
GrabIt
Lingoes
NetNewsWire
ProgDVB
Xnews
Maintenance
Auslogics Disk Defrag
CCleaner
Revo Uninstaller
Should I Remove It? SmartDefrag UltimateDefrag UpdateStar ZSoft Uninstaller
Media manipulation and creation
Any Video Converter
Audiograbber
DVD Shrink
FormatFactory
Free Studio
GSpot
VirtualDub
Media players and media centers
AIMP
ALLPlayer
foobar2000
GOM Player
Groove Music
Microsoft Movies & TV
Sonique
Winamp
XMPlay
Medical
Navigtion
Navigational Algorithms
Office suite
Optical disk authoring software
Optimization software
PDF and printing
doPDF
Foxit Reader
PrimoPDF
Sumatra PDF
PrimoPDF
Productivity
Evernote
Windows Live Essentials
Programming
AutoIt
HxD
Microsoft Visual Studio Express
RISE Editor
Atom
Security
Comodo Internet Security
HDDerase
HijackThis
K9 Web Protection
Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware
RootkitRevealer
ZoneAlarm
Antivirus
Panda Cloud Antivirus
Avast! AVG