For college students it is sometimes hard to find software for free that doesn't require a credit card. It seems like you get on the internet and you look up something for free and you find at the end of registering for a service that it tells you that it is free, it asks you for a credit card and tells you that it costs for the service to get all the freebies.

As a college student with little time to spare, it can bring a lot of frustration. Instead of hitting your head against a brick wall, I would like to assuage some of your grief by giving you some tips on finding free things that are really for free.

Sourceforge.net is a service that helps people find a free alternative to software. This kind of software is often called freeware or open source software. This kind of software is made by developers that are average-joe-citizens like you and I that wanted to hit our heads against a brick wall, but didn't and so created a loop-hole and made the software available to everyone.

Another great place to look for free software is download.com which offers a range of software that ranges from freeware, shareware (which is trial-based) or pay-for software. You can find the freeware option by refining your search in the search options and getting it that way. Tucows.com is another great website that also follows this trend. Both of these website also carry with them a user and editor rating so you can judge for yourself how well the software has been rated.

From games, to picture editors, to graphic design programs, and on down the list, these sites offer a plethora of software that can both be used for relaxation or to get a paper done for college. There is a lot of software to be found at a great price. The price being free.