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Here is a tips to get commercial software for free in the legal way. Not the rapidshare.
Just found an awesome website, they provides one software for free everyday. Most of them are very useful, free is the most attractive thing I think.
Here is the link to the website: Giveawayoftheday.com

What's more, usually the publisher will offer discount for the users from Giveawayoftheday.com, for example, today they giveaway the , and the publisher released a charming discount for some of their products.

Awesome, isn't it?
So I can't wait to share it here.

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Thanks to for flagging the daily-giveaway idea and to and for the other freeware leads. The picks in this thread can yield useful tools, but treating every free offer as a normal commercial install is risky. Below are concise, practical precautions and preservation steps that make these finds safe and genuinely useful long-term.

  • Read the license/EULA before installing: note whether the offer is personal-use only, requires on‑the‑day activation, or has update/support limits.
  • Inspect the installer’s digital signature (Right‑click → Properties → Digital Signatures) to confirm the publisher.
  • Scan every download with VirusTotal before running it.
  • Use custom install and deselect toolbars/bundled offers; prefer portable builds when available.
  • Test unfamiliar programs inside a VM or sandbox (for example VirtualBox or Windows Sandbox) before touching your daily machine.
  • Archive the installer plus any registration info (save the installer and a text file with the key/date) and store that archive off the system (external drive or cloud).

When you archive an installer, also record a checksum so later tampering is obvious. On Windows you can get a SHA256 hash like this:

certutil -hashfile "C:\Downloads\setup.exe" SHA256

Keep the hash and the license text together in the archive.

For routine needs, prefer well‑known curated installers and package managers (examples: Ninite, PortableApps, Chocolatey) and open‑source replacements (for office, graphics, media, etc.) rather than relying solely on occasional giveaways. The sites mentioned by members are useful starting points, but vet each title, preserve the activation data you need, and sandbox unfamiliar software so a “free” download doesn’t cost time or security later.

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i Would also like you all to check this site; http://www.techsupportalert.com/
I have been downloading excellent freware from them for at least two years, and 90% has been good.

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Even I used to download from GAOTD.

Most of them are very useful

Are you sure about it? Back when I used to download most of them were of no use for an average computer user. And did you check out the comments section in GAOTD. Some not so useful softwares would be priced like $48-$50 and there would be many people doubting if its really worth it(including myself)

i Would also like you all to check this site; http://www.techsupportalert.com/

TFS. I've to check it out surely

Another such freeware site is majorgeeks/.It also has some cool freewares

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Another such freeware site is majorgeeks/.It also has some cool freewares

Yes, I'll make a correction, not most of them are useful. Sometimes, the software provided by GOTD are crappy. The point is, they are free.

Majorgeeks is one of my favorite! Very cool, the forum is also awesome. Your computer has problems, you post on it, soon somebody will solve for you. :twisted:

Any other website that we can find useful freeware? Let's share here.

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