Downloads

Free IT Software, Tools & Utilities

Networking Tools
Oracle VirtualBox
Run multiple operating systems on one machine
FREE 🦈
Wireshark
Analyze and troubleshoot network traffic
FREE
Nmap
Discover networks and audit security
FREE 🔧
Netcat
Debug and explore networks effectively
FREE
Cisco Packet Tracer
Simulate networks for learning and troubleshooting
FREE 🏗️
GNS3 Network Emulator
Advanced free network emulator for complex topologies
FREE
PuTTY
Free SSH and Telnet client for Windows
FREE
WinSCP
Free SFTP, FTP and SCP file transfer client
FREE
7-Zip
Free, open-source file archiver
FREE
Rufus
Create bootable USB drives for OS installs & repair
FREE
GIMP
Free, open-source image editor
FREE
VLC Media Player
Free, open-source media player — plays almost anything
FREE
Cybersecurity Tools
🐧
Kali Linux
OS with 600+ tools for penetration testing
FREE
Metasploit Framework
Framework for security and vulnerability tests
FREE 🕷
Burp Suite Community
Web application security testing
FREE
Nessus Essentials
Scan systems for vulnerabilities
FREE 🐗
Snort
Open-source intrusion detection system
FREE 🦈
Wireshark
Packet analysis — essential for SOC and pentest roles
FREE
Kali Linux & Pentest Stack

Everything you need to run and use Kali Linux for penetration testing — virtualisation platform plus the core tools.

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Kali Linux
600+ tools for penetration testing — the OS itself
FREE
Oracle VirtualBox
Required to run Kali Linux as a virtual machine
FREE
Metasploit Framework
Pre-installed on Kali — exploitation framework
FREE
Nmap
Pre-installed on Kali — network scanning
FREE 🕷
Burp Suite Community
Pre-installed on Kali — web app testing
FREE
TryHackMe
Practise using Kali tools in guided labs
FREE
Software Dev Tools
🔷
Visual Studio Code
Code editor — the industry standard, free
FREE 📝
Sublime Text
Lightweight, fast code editor
FREE 🔧
Git
Version control — required for every developer role
FREE 🐙
GitHub Desktop
Visual Git client for managing repositories
FREE 🦊
GitLab CE
Self-hosted Git repository management
FREE 🧠
IntelliJ IDEA
Powerful Java/Kotlin IDE — free Community edition
FREE 🌑
Eclipse IDE
Free, open-source Java development IDE
FREE
Selenium
Automated browser testing framework
FREE 📮
Postman
API testing and development tool
FREE
Jenkins
Build automation and CI/CD server
FREE
Apache Maven
Build automation tool for Java projects
FREE
Docker Desktop
Containerisation platform — free for personal use
FREE
Node.js
JavaScript runtime — required for most web dev roles
FREE 🐍
Python
Official installer — scripting, automation, data & AI
FREE
Cloud Engineering Tools
Amazon AWS
Cloud platform — free tier available
FREE TIER
Microsoft Azure
Cloud platform — free account available
FREE TIER
Google Cloud Platform
Cloud platform — free tier available
FREE TIER 🏗️
Terraform
Infrastructure as Code — provision cloud resources
FREE
AWS CloudFormation
Infrastructure as Code for AWS
FREE 🐳
Docker
Containerisation platform
FREE* ☸
Kubernetes
Container orchestration
FREE
Prometheus
Monitoring and alerting toolkit
FREE
Ansible
Configuration management and automation
FREE 🎭
Puppet
Configuration management platform
FREE/PAID
Data Analyst Tools
Power BI
Data visualisation and business intelligence
FREE
Tableau
Data visualisation platform — free Public version
FREE/PAID
Google Looker Studio
Free data visualisation and dashboards
FREE 🐼
Pandas (Python)
Data manipulation and analysis library
FREE 🔢
NumPy (Python)
Numerical computing library
FREE
R
Statistical computing language
FREE
MySQL
Open-source relational database
FREE
Apache Spark
Large-scale data processing engine
FREE
Jupyter Notebook
Interactive Python/R notebook environment
FREE
Google Cloud AutoML
Automated machine learning tools
PAID 🧩
KNIME
Free visual data analytics platform
FREE
Web Dev Tools
⚛️
React
Frontend JavaScript framework
FREE 🅰️
Angular
Frontend framework by Google
FREE 💚
Vue.js
Progressive frontend framework
FREE 🟢
Node.js
JavaScript runtime for backend development
FREE 🐍
Django
Python web framework
FREE 💎
Ruby on Rails
Backend web framework
FREE 🔷
Visual Studio Code
Code editor — most popular for web dev
FREE 📝
Notepad++
Lightweight text/code editor
FREE
Chrome DevTools
Built-in browser debugging tools
FREE 🔧
Git
Version control for every web project
FREE
Microsoft Products & Tools

All Microsoft software and platforms referenced across this site, in one place.

Windows 11
Latest Windows release — official ISO
FREE
Windows Server 2022 (Evaluation)
180-day free trial for labs and exam prep
FREE TRIAL
Windows Server 2025 (Evaluation)
Latest Windows Server release — 180-day free trial
FREE TRIAL
Microsoft Project
Project management software — free trial available
FREE TRIAL
Microsoft 365
Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams — free for students
FREE* 🔷
Visual Studio Code
Free code editor from Microsoft
FREE
PowerShell 7
Cross-platform automation and scripting
FREE
Azure CLI
Manage Azure resources from the command line
FREE
Microsoft Azure
Cloud platform — free account available
FREE TIER
Power BI
Data visualisation and business intelligence
FREE
Microsoft Create — Cover Letters
Free customisable cover letter templates
FREE
Sysinternals Suite
70+ official Microsoft troubleshooting & diagnostic utilities
FREE
SQL Server Developer Edition
Full-featured SQL Server, free for dev & testing
FREE
Windows Terminal
Modern terminal for PowerShell, CMD & WSL
FREE
PowerToys
Official Windows productivity utilities (window management, file rename & more)
FREE
Visual Studio Community
Full IDE, free for students, open source & individuals
FREE
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