Free alternatives to McServ
Free licences, open-source projects and free plans with paid upgrades — each with its licence badge.
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Microsoft PowerToys87
Microsoft PowerToys Team
Power-user utilities for Windows
Open source 90 Windows -
Windows Terminal87
Microsoft Corporation
A modern tabbed terminal for Windows
Open source 90 Windows -
rclone87
rclone (Nick Craig-Wood)
Sync files with 70+ cloud storage services
Open source 89 WindowsLinuxmacOS -
Notepad++87
Notepad++ Team
Lightweight text and code editor for Windows
Open source 88 Windows -
7-Zip87
Igor Pavlov (7-Zip)
File archiver with a high compression ratio
Open source 85 WindowsLinux -
Chrome Remote Desktop Host87
Google LLC
The easy way to remotely connect with your home or work computer, or share your screen with others.
Free 82 WindowsmacOS -
Microsoft Azure Storage Explorer87
Microsoft Corporation
Explorer for Azure Storage
Open source 82 WindowsLinuxmacOS -
restic87
restic authors
Secure command-line backups
Open source 81 WindowsLinuxmacOS -
WinSCP87
Martin Prikryl (WinSCP)
File transfer over SFTP, FTP and S3
Open source 80 Windows -
ClamAV87
Cisco Systems (ClamAV)
Open-source antivirus engine for servers
Open source 78 WindowsLinuxmacOS -
7zr87
Igor Pavlov (7-Zip)
Reduced standalone command line version of 7-Zip.
Open source 77 Windows -
App Installer87
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft App Installer lets you easily install Windows apps with a double-click. It also includes WinGet for powerful command-line app management.
Free 77 Windows -
April 2026 GDK Update 587
Microsoft Corporation
The Microsoft Game Development Kit (GDK) contains the common tools, libraries, and documentation needed to build games for Xbox Game Pass for PC on Windows 10/11, Xbox consoles (Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One), and cloud gaming with Xbox Game Pass Ultimat
Free 77 Windows -
Az87
Microsoft Corporation
PowerShell cmdlets for developers and administrators to develop, deploy, administer, and manage Microsoft Azure resources.
Open source 77 Windows -
AzCopy v1087
Microsoft Corporation
AzCopy v10 is a command-line utility that you can use to copy data to and from containers and file shares in Azure Storage accounts.
Open source 77 Windows -
DiskSpd87
Microsoft Corporation
DISKSPD is a storage load generator / performance test tool from the Windows/Windows Server and Cloud Server Infrastructure Engineering teams.
Open source 77 Windows -
EventLogExpert87
Microsoft Corporation
A Windows Event Log viewer for tech support and IT professionals.
Open source 77 Windows -
FSLogix87
Microsoft Corporation
FSLogix enhances and enables a consistent experience for Windows user profiles in virtual desktop computing environments.
Free 77 Windows -
Java 887
Oracle Corporation
Java allows you to play online games, chat with people around the world, calculate your mortgage interest, and view images in 3D, just to name a few.
Free 77 Windows -
Local Administrator Password Solution87
Microsoft Corporation
Manage local account passwords of domain joined computers
Free 77 Windows -
MFCMapi87
Microsoft Corporation
Provides access to MAPI stores to facilitate investigation of Exchange and Outlook issues and to provide developers with a sample for MAPI development.
Open source 77 Windows -
Microsoft ASP.NET Core Runtime 8.087
Microsoft Corporation
.NET is a free, cross-platform, open-source developer platform for building many different types of applications.
Open source 77 WindowsLinux -
Microsoft Azure Guest Proxy Agent87
Microsoft Corporation
This project introduces the Guest Proxy Agent (GPA) to enhance the security of the Azure Instance Metadata Service and Azure Wireserver endpoints (available in Azure IaaS VM/VMSS).
Open source 77 Windows -
Microsoft Azure Kubelogin87
Microsoft Corporation
A Kubernetes credential (exec) plugin implementing Azure authentication.
Open source 77 Windows -
Microsoft Azure Storage Emulator87
Microsoft Corporation
The Microsoft Azure Storage Emulator is a tool that emulates the Azure Blob, Queue, and Table services for local development purposes.
Free 77 Windows -
Microsoft GameInput87
Microsoft Corporation
A next-generation input API that exposes input devices of all kinds through a single consistent interface.
Free 77 Windows -
Microsoft Web Deploy87
Microsoft Corporation
Web Deploy (msdeploy) simplifies deployment of Web applications and Web sites to IIS servers
Free 77 Windows -
Microsoft Web Platform Installer87
Microsoft Corporation
A little tool for deploying your favorite open-source web applications and all the necessary platform components required to get you up and running quickly and seamlessly.
Free 77 Windows -
Power Automate for desktop87
Microsoft Corporation
Automate workflows across modern and legacy applications on your desktop by recording actions such as mouse and keyboard clicks.
Free 77 Windows -
PowerShell87
Microsoft Corporation
PowerShell is a cross-platform task automation solution made up of a command-line shell, a scripting language, and a configuration management framework. PowerShell runs on Windows, Linux, and macOS.
Open source 77 WindowsLinux
