LibreOffice
The Document Foundation · Office
Free office suite with a word processor, spreadsheet and presentations.
Open sourceWindows · Mac · Linux
Starter kit
Best Free Desktop Apps for Students
Free apps for notes, citations, flashcards, documents and online classes.
10 apps
Alphabetical, unranked. Each card opens the app's page; “Official site” goes to the publisher.
Zotero
Corporation for Digital Scholarship · Notes
Free reference manager that collects sources and builds citations.
Open sourceWindows · Mac · LinuxAnki
Ankitects · Notes
Spaced-repetition flashcards for remembering anything.
Open sourceWindows · Mac · LinuxObsidian
Obsidian · Notes
Markdown notes app with linked notes, kept as files on your device.
FreeWindows · Mac · LinuxZoom Workplace
Zoom Communications · Chat
Video meetings, chat and webinars, with time limits on the free plan.
FreemiumWindows · Mac · LinuxMozilla Firefox
Mozilla · Browsers
Independent, open-source web browser from the non-profit Mozilla.
Open sourceWindows · Mac · LinuxSumatraPDF
Krzysztof Kowalczyk · Office
Tiny, fast PDF, ePub and comic reader for Windows.
Open sourceWindowscalibre
Kovid Goyal · Office
eBook library manager, converter and reader.
Open sourceWindows · Mac · LinuxBitwarden
Bitwarden · Security
Open-source password manager with a generous free plan.
Open sourceWindows · Mac · LinuxLocalSend
LocalSend project · Utilities
AirDrop-style file sharing over your local Wi-Fi, across all platforms.
Open sourceWindows · Mac · Linux
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