Free Software & Tools

You can build a fully functional computer setup using only open-source and free software. Here are the essential tools.

Office Suite

• LibreOffice: A powerful free alternative to Microsoft Office (Writer, Calc, Impress).

Media Tools

• VLC Media Player: Plays almost any multimedia file format.
• OBS Studio: Free and open-source software for video recording and live streaming.

Security

• VeraCrypt: Disk encryption software for securing sensitive data.

Utilities

• 7-Zip: High compression ratio file archiver.
• Rufus: Utility to format and create bootable USB drives.
• Ventoy: Create a bootable USB drive with multiple ISO files without formatting.