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Best Productivity for Windows (2026)

Our pick of the best productivity for Windows this year, ranked by real popularity and rating. Whether you want a free favorite like Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint or something new, every app below is a safe, clean, free download. Click any to grab the latest version.

1
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft
The industry-standard spreadsheet for data, formulas and charts.
★★★★★★★★★★4.8Paid
7.1M downloads
2
Microsoft Word
Microsoft
The world's most-used word processor for documents of every kind.
★★★★★★★★★★4.7Paid
6.8M downloads
3
Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft
Build polished presentations with slides, animations and media.
★★★★★★★★★★4.7Paid
6.2M downloads
4
Microsoft 365
Microsoft
The full Office suite: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and more.
★★★★★★★★★★4.6Paid
5.4M downloads
5
Adobe Acrobat Reader
Adobe
The trusted standard for viewing, printing and annotating PDFs.
★★★★★★★★★★4.1Free
5.2M downloads
6
Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft
Email, calendar and contacts in one professional workspace.
★★★★★★★★★★4.5Paid
4.9M downloads
7
LibreOffice
The Document Foundation
A full-featured, free office suite compatible with Microsoft formats.
★★★★★★★★★★4.5Open source
3.8M downloads
8
Adobe Acrobat Pro DC
Adobe
Create, edit, sign and manage PDFs like a pro.
★★★★★★★★★★4.6Paid
3.6M downloads
9
Google Drive
Google
Sync and back up files to Google's cloud, with Docs, Sheets and Slides.
★★★★★★★★★★4.3Freemium
3.1M downloads
10
Dropbox
Dropbox
Cloud storage that syncs your files across every device and shares them easily.
★★★★★★★★★★4.2Freemium
2.6M downloads
11
WPS Office
Kingsoft
A polished free office suite with strong Microsoft Office compatibility.
★★★★★★★★★★4.2Freemium
2.3M downloads
12
Notion
Notion Labs
One workspace for notes, docs, wikis and project management.
★★★★★★★★★★4.5Freemium
2.2M downloads
13
Microsoft OneNote
Microsoft
A free digital notebook for typed, handwritten and clipped notes.
★★★★★★★★★★4.4Free
2M downloads
14
Microsoft Visio
Microsoft
Create diagrams, flowcharts, org charts and network maps.
★★★★★★★★★★4.4Paid
1.6M downloads
15
Calibre
Kovid Goyal
The ultimate e-book manager: organise, convert and read your library.
★★★★★★★★★★4.5Open source
1.6M downloads
16
Foxit PDF Reader
Foxit
A fast, feature-rich PDF reader and a lightweight Acrobat alternative.
★★★★★★★★★★4.3Freemium
1.5M downloads
17
Microsoft Project
Microsoft
Plan, schedule and track projects with Gantt charts.
★★★★★★★★★★4.3Paid
1.5M downloads
18
Evernote
Bending Spoons
Capture notes, web clips and to-dos, and find them instantly anywhere.
★★★★★★★★★★4.0Freemium
1.4M downloads
19
Microsoft Access
Microsoft
Build desktop databases and apps without heavy coding.
★★★★★★★★★★4.3Paid
1.4M downloads
20
Sumatra PDF
Krzysztof Kowalczyk
A tiny, blazing-fast reader for PDF, ePub, comics and more.
★★★★★★★★★★4.6Open source
1.3M downloads

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