Becoming a freelancer might fill some people full of dread, just the idea of the huge initial spend to get the software you need to work puts so many people of becoming a freelancer.
There are many great tools available online or to download for free, and for very little money, So I have listed 15 tools that will allow you to spend very little but get all the tools you need to successfully freelance, whether your a new freelancer of an established one who wants to save some cash.
I have tried to list alternatives for PC, MAC and Linux under each category so most readers can find something compatible, all listed software is free to use, but some have paid versions which allow more features and such.