Free alternatives to Node.js
Free licences, open-source projects and free plans with paid upgrades — each with its licence badge.
Same categories and verticals plus the editors' list, in an independent order. Partners and ads never change it.
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Windows Terminal87
Microsoft Corporation
A modern tabbed terminal for Windows
Open source 90 Windows -
DBeaver Community87
DBeaver Corp
Universal database tool
Open source 89 WindowsLinuxmacOS -
Notepad++87
Notepad++ Team
Lightweight text and code editor for Windows
Open source 88 Windows -
Git87
Git for Windows Project
The leading version-control system
Open source 86 WindowsLinuxmacOS -
ClamAV87
Cisco Systems (ClamAV)
Open-source antivirus engine for servers
Open source 85 WindowsLinuxmacOS -
restic87
restic authors
Secure command-line backups
Open source 81 WindowsLinuxmacOS -
Docker Desktop87
Docker Inc.
Run containers on your machine
Free + paid plans 80 WindowsLinuxmacOS -
Visual Studio Code87
Microsoft Corporation
The code editor most developers use
Free 80 WindowsLinuxmacOS -
WinSCP87
Martin Prikryl (WinSCP)
File transfer over SFTP, FTP and S3
Open source 80 Windows -
APM – Agent Package Manager87
Microsoft Corporation
The package manager for AI-Native Development.
Open source 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 -
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 -
Azure CLI87
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Azure CLI 2.0
Open source 77 WindowsmacOS -
Bicep CLI87
Microsoft Corporation
A declarative language for describing and deploying Azure resources
Open source 77 Windows -
Docker Buildx87
Docker Inc.
Docker CLI plugin for extended build capabilities with BuildKit
Open source 77 Windows -
Docker Compose87
Docker Inc.
docker-compose plugin for docker cli
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 -
GVFS87
Microsoft Corporation
Virtual File System for Git - a tool to scale Git for monorepo scenarios.
Open source 77 Windows -
KDiff387
KDE e.V.
Diff/Patch Frontend
Open source 77 WindowsmacOS -
Kile87
KDE e.V.
LaTeX Frontend
Open source 77 Windows -
Local Administrator Password Solution87
Microsoft Corporation
Manage local account passwords of domain joined computers
Free 77 Windows -
Lokalize87
KDE e.V.
Computer-Aided Translation System
Open source 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 Windows -
Microsoft Azure Kubelogin87
Microsoft Corporation
A Kubernetes credential (exec) plugin implementing Azure authentication.
Open source 77 Windows -
Microsoft Azure Quick Review87
Microsoft Corporation
A tool to check compliance of Azure resources with Azure best practices and recommendations.
Open source 77 Windows -
Microsoft Azure Service Fabric SDK87
Microsoft Corporation
To build and run Azure Service Fabric applications on your Windows development machine, install the Service Fabric runtime, SDK, and tools.
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 OLE DB Driver for SQL Server87
Microsoft Corporation
The OLE DB Driver for SQL Server is a stand-alone data access application programming interface (API), used for OLE Database.
Free 77 Windows -
Microsoft SqlPackage87
Microsoft Corporation
SqlPackage is a command-line utility that automates the database development tasks by exposing some of the public Data-Tier Application Framework (DacFx) APIs.
Free 77 Windows
