Best Free Software for Students

Take notes, memorise with flashcards, manage references and write assignments with free software that works on an ordinary laptop.

Stellarium 26.3 Free

Planetarium on your PC

Updated
28 Sep 2026

SumatraPDF 3.6.1 Free

Tiny, fast reader for PDF, eBook and comic files

Updated
2 Nov 2026

Zoom Workplace 7.2 Free

Video meetings, webinars and online classes

Updated
2 Nov 2026

Install the whole set with one command

winget install --id Anki.Anki -e --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreements; winget install --id TheDocumentFoundation.LibreOffice -e --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreements; winget install --id Joplin.Joplin -e --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreements; winget install --id Obsidian.Obsidian -e --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreements; winget install --id DigitalScholar.Zotero -e --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreements; winget install --id calibre.calibre -e --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreements; winget install --id GeoGebra.Classic -e --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreements; winget install --id Stellarium.Stellarium -e --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreements; winget install --id SumatraPDF.SumatraPDF -e --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreements; winget install --id Zoom.Zoom -e --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreements

Paste this into Windows Terminal or PowerShell. Programs without a winget package are not included.

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