Download of the Week

Signal RGB is a free application that allows control of all your peripheral's lighting effects. Razer, Corsair, SteelSeries, HyperX, Logitech, and more are supported.

Using end-to-end encrypted messaging can make data inaccessible to those that wish to collect it. Signal is the gold standard for private messaging apps (desktop and mobile), it is free and open source.

FanControl is a solid SpeedFan alternative that lets you control your CPU, case and GPU fans. In addition, if you're a MacBook user, Macs Fan Control is up to date with M1 support.

Free image editor Paint.NET has vastly improved rendering performance on its latest revision, in addition to other minor fixes. Download it here.

Prime95 has been a popular utility for CPU stress testing for as long as we can remember, it will shoot up all cores by searching for Mersenne primes using low-level code.

Darktable is a highly sought-after photography app that specializes in non-destructive raw image post-production, acting as a virtual light table and darkroom for your RAW images.

Krita 5.0 arrives with new animation tools, better format compatibility with AVIF and WebP, an overhauled UI and more.

With 2GB of free storage, Dropbox allows you to back up and sync your files, plus access them across your devices or the Dropbox website. It is compatible with Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS.

Install Plex Media Server on your PC or NAS device and it will organize and let you stream all your media using the Plex App on any device. It's free and works with a variety of platforms, mobile and streaming devices.

The Unity Game Engine is a free development platform that powers many great games like Cuphead, Hearthstone and Pillars Of Eternity. Its versatility, cross platform support, scalability and community make it a great option to get started.

WhatsApp is great to stay in touch with friends, but feature-wise Telegram is two steps ahead. The latest revision allows anonymous posting in public groups, text recognition in photos, delete any sent messages, and more.

The latest Firefox adds "RLBox" sandboxing to isolate any potentially-buggy code making the browser more secure. Downloads links and more release notes here.

Core Temp shows the temperature of each individual core of the CPU(s) in your system, allowing you to monitor fluctuations in real time according to different workloads.

The second half of 'Caves & Cliffs' debuts today and brings a revamped overworld generation, including an increased world size, new cave biomes and mountains.

RegCool is an advanced registry editor and manager. It allows you to cut, copy, paste, move, delete, and rename keys and values. The latest version includes an offline registry and dark mode.

WinToUSB allows you to install and run any version of Windows and Windows Server on external hard drives, USB flash or Thunderbolt drives for free.

Free games to collect before November's over

Transmission is a free cross-platform BitTorrent client. It runs natively on Windows, macOS and several Linux distributions including Ubuntu OS.

IrfanView is a simple yet powerful image viewer that lets you crop, rotate or convert your files to different formats. There's a portable version available, and can also add functionality via plugins.

SpaceSniffer is a handy free tool to analyze your drive and visualize where big folders and files are placed. You can browse by largest file size or filter your search by date and format.

Media Player Classic Black Edition is a free and lightweight Windows player based on the MPC and MPC-HC projects, with additional codecs and features.

Whether you're at home or work, WhatsApp desktop makes your Windows/Mac the ultimate messaging machine. The latest version lets you link up to 4 devices and 1 phone, but don't need the latter to be online.

DaVinci Resolve is a complete solution for video editing, color correction, and audio post production with a fully featured free version available to download for Windows, Mac and Linux.

PrivaZer performs an extensive system scan and allows you to delete unnecessary files and unwanted traces of user activity.

macOS Big Sur 11.6.1 introduces several bug fixes and improvements, but more interestingly, Apple has decided to make the complete installer available for anyone to download. The 11.6GB file can be found here.