Free

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Free may refer to:

Concept

Freedom, having the power 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
Free-culture movement, a social movement that promotes the freedom to distribute and modify the creative works of others
Free love, a social movement that accepts all forms of love
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 versus 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" (Florence and the Machine song), 2022
"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 Chris Madlin and by Crush 40 from the video game Sonic Free Riders, 2010
"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 Jaguar Wright from Divorcing Neo 2 Marry Soul, 2005
"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, US; an unincorporated community
Free content, material without significant legal usability restrictions
Free festival, a combination of music, arts and cultural activities, for which often no admission is charged, but involvement is preferred
Free Money Day, an annual global event held since 2011 as a social experiment and to promote sharing and alternative economic ideas
Free party, a party "free" from the restrictions of the legal club scene, similar to the free festival movement
Free public transport, public transport whereby passengers don't have to pay any fees
Voyah Free, a hybrid/electric car produced since 2021 onwards by Dongfeng Motor Corporation