Free package management systems

Free may refer to:

Concept

* Freedom, having the ability to do something, without having to obey anyone/anything
* Freethought, a position that beliefs should be formed only on the basis of logic, reason, and empiricism
* Emancipate, to procure political rights, as for a disenfranchised group
* Free will, control exercised by rational agents over their actions and decisions
* Free of charge, also known as gratis. See Gratis vs libre.

Computing

* Free (programming), a function that releases dynamically allocated memory for reuse
* Free format, a file format which can be used without restrictions
* Free software, software usable and distributable with few restrictions and no payment
* Freeware, a broader class of software available at no cost

Mathematics

* Free object
** Free abelian group
** Free algebra
** Free group
** Free module
** Free semigroup
* Free variable

People

* Free (surname)
* Free (rapper) (born 1968), or Free Marie, American rapper and media personality
* Free, a pseudonym for the activist and writer Abbie Hoffman
* Free (active 2003–), American musician in the band FreeSol

Arts and media

Film and television

* ''Free'' (film), a 2001 American dramedy
* '' Free!'', a Japanese anime series starting in 2013
* "Free" (''Desperate Housewives''), a television episode

Music

Bands and groups

* Free (band), an English rock band 1968–1973
* Free!!, a Spanish mákina band 1994–2004
* The Free, a German eurodance band 1994–1999
* Have Heart, re-formed as Free since 2009, an American straight edge band

Albums

* ''Free'' (Airto album) or the title song, 1972
* ''Free'' (Benny Golson album), 1963
* ''Free'' (Bonfire album) or the title song, 2003
* ''Free'' (Brad Johner album) or the title song, 2003
* ''Free'' (Chico DeBarge album) or the title song, 2003
* ''Free'' (Cody Simpson album) or the title song, 2015
* ''Free'' (Concrete Blonde album), 1989
* ''Free'' (Dana International album) or the title song, 1999
* ''Free'' (David Garrett album), 2007
* ''Free'' (Gavin DeGraw album) or the title song, 2009
* ''Free'' (For Real album) or the title song, 1996
* ''Free'' (Free album), 1969
* ''Free'' (Iggy Pop album) or the title song, 2019
* ''Free'' (Kate Ryan album) or the title song, 2008
* ''Free'' (Jann Arden album) or the title song, 2009
* ''Free'' (Kierra Sheard album) or the title song, 2011
* ''Free'' (Lisa Shaw album) or the title song, 2009
* ''Free'' (Mao Abe album) or the title song (see below), 2009
* ''Free'' (Marcus Miller album), 2007
* ''Free'' (Negativland album), 1993
* ''Free'' (OSI album) or the title song, 2006
* ''Free'' (The Party album) or the title song, 1992
* ''Free'' (Prince Markie Dee album) or the title song, 1992
* ''Free'' (Rick Astley album), 1991
* ''Free'' (Rivermaya album), 2000
* ''Free'' (Twin Atlantic album) or the title song, 2011
* ''Free'' (Virtue album) or the title song, 2003
* ''Free...'' (EP), by Acid King, or the title song, 2001
* '' Free (Based Freestyles Mixtape)'', by Lil B and Chance the Rapper, 2015
* ''Free'', by Hundredth, 2015
* ''free*'', by Jim's Big Ego, 2008
* ''Free'', by Libera, 2004
* ''Free'', by Planetshakers, 2008
* ''Free'', by Stone, 1992

Songs

* "Free" (Broods song), 2016
* "Free" (Chicago song), 1971
* "Free" (Dara Maclean song), 2011
* "Free" (Deniece Williams song), 1976
* "Free" (Erika song), 2007
* "Free" (Estelle song), 2004
* "Free" (Haley Reinhart song), 2012
* "Free" (Mao Abe song), 2008
* "Free" (Mýa song), 2001
* "Free" (Natalia Kills song), 2011
* "Free" (Pete Murray song), 2011
* "Free" (Phish song), 1996
* "Free" (Rudimental song), 2013
* "Free" (Sarah Brightman song), 2003
* "Free" (Train song), 1998
* "Free" (Ultra Naté song), 1997
* "Free" (Zac Brown Band song), 2010
* "Free", by Alesha Dixon from '' Fired Up'', 2006
* "Free", by Bacon Popper, 1998
* "Free", by Blue October UK from '' One Day Silver, One Day Gold'', 2005
* "Free", by the Cars from '' Move Like This'', 2011
* "Free", by Cat Power from '' You Are Free'', 2003
* "Free", by Charlie Puth, 2020
* "Free", by Dani Harmer, the theme from '' Dani's House'', 2008
* "Free", by Depeche Mode, B-side of " Precious", 2005
* "Free", by Destiny's Child from '' Destiny Fulfilled'', 2004
* "Free", by DJ Quicksilver, 1997
* "Free", by Donna De Lory from '' Bliss'', 2000
* "Free", by Enrique Iglesias from '' 7'', 2003
* "Free", by Ginny Owens from '' Without Condition'', 1999
* "Free", by Graffiti6 from '' Colours'', 2010
* "Free", by H.E.R. from '' H.E.R.'', 2017
* "Free", by Jeremy Camp from ''Reckless'', 2013
* "Free", by Jon Secada, 2006
* "Free", by Little Big Town from '' The Breaker'', 2017
* "Free", by Louis the Child from '' Here for Now'', 2020
* "Free", by the Martinis from '' Empire Records: The Soundtrack'', 1995
* "Free", by Michelle Williams from ''Journey to Freedom'', 2014
* "Free", by Mikolas Josef, 2016
* "Free", by Nakatomi, 1995
* "Free", by Parcels, 2021
* "Free", by Pink from '' Try This'', 2003
* "Free", by Plumb from '' Beautiful Lumps of Coal'', 2003
* "Free", by Powerman 5000 from '' Transform'', 2003
* "Free", by Primal Scream from '' Give Out But Don't Give Up'', 1994
* "Free", by Prince from '' 1999'', 1982
* "Free", by Quiet Riot from ''Rehab'', 2006
* "Free", by Stephanie Mills from '' Born for This!'', 2004
* "Free", by Stevie Wonder from '' Characters'', 1987
* "Free", by Stryper from '' To Hell with the Devil'', 1986
* "Free", by VAST from '' Music for People'', 2000
* "Free", by Why Don't We, 2016
* "Free", by Will Downing, 1988
* "Free", by Yu Yamada, the ending theme for the anime '' Basquash!'', 2009
* "Free", written by Irving Berlin

Other media

* ''Free'' (Anderson book), a 2009 economics book by Chris Anderson
* ''Free'' (Ypi book), a 2021 memoir by Lea Ypi
* Free (''Soul Eater''), a character from the manga and anime ''Soul Eater''

Organizations

* Fight Repression of Erotic Expression, a University of Minnesota student group, now the Queer Student Cultural Center
* Foundation for Rational Economics and Education, a libertarian think tank founded by Ron Paul
* Foundation for Research on Economics and the Environment, a think tank that promotes free-market environmentalism
* Free (ISP), a French internet service provider
* Free Airlines, a Kinshasa Congolese air operator

Other

* Free (cigarette), from Brazil
* Free, Indiana, USA; an unincorporated community
* Free content, material without significant legal usability restrictions
* Voyah Free, an electric car

See also

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* Freestyle (disambiguation)
* Freedom (disambiguation)
* Freed (disambiguation)
* Freeman (disambiguation)
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