Download of the Week

Bitwarden is a free password manager that allows you to manage sensitive information across all your devices. All vault data is encrypted before it's stored. A recommendation from our essential apps list.

The new Microsoft PowerToys include a variety of utilities like "Awake" to ensure your PC does not go to sleep, a universal color picker, and "Run" a Spotlight-like search utility.

Ocenaudio is a simple yet powerful audio editor, ideal for podcasters and home musicians. It supports multiple audio formats, built-in filters and VST plugins.

FreeOffice is seamlessly compatible with Microsoft Office and includes its own versions of Word, Excel and PowerPoint. It's available for Windows, Mac, and Linux. A recommendation from our essential apps list.

The Steam beta client now tells you how much space is required for a new game before downloading it. Also a "Cloud Sync" indicator to show when your saved progress is on the cloud. Join the Steam beta group in the settings menu.

Raspberry Pi OS is a free operating system based on Debian, optimized for Raspberry Pi hardware. This latest version offers 64-bit support and is available for all Pi 3, 4, and Zero 2 boards.

"Files" is basically what the Windows File Explorer should be: consistent Windows 11 design language, browser-like tabbing, and user-friendly settings.

Remote Mouse turns your phone or tablet into a touch remote control for your PC. It can simulate a mouse, keyboard input, and more. It's cross-platform and free.

WinRAR 6.10 adds support for Windows 11 context menus. This latest version can also extract .zst and .zipx archives. WinRAR is available to download for Windows, macOS and Linux.

GameLoop is an emulator developed by Tencent for playing Android games on Windows. It features an app marketplace, support up to 2K resolution, smart key mapping and more.

OBS Studio provides real-time capture, encoding, and broadcasting for YouTube, Twitch, Instagram and more. It is free software available for Windows, macOS and Linux.

MSI Center is a new modular utility for MSI laptops and motherboards. It lets you monitor your hardware, tweak your system settings, and manage RGB lighting.

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.

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.