The best place to look for free VMS software is Hunter Goatleys archives.
Compaq has made a special CD with VMS freeware, which is available from :
DECUS creates a halfyearly tape/CD with various free VMS software, which are available from:
All postings to VMSNET.SOURCES are archived and available from:
Andy Harper has made a large collection, which is available via FTP from:
A lot of DECWindows stuff (mostly general X stuff ported to VMS by Patrick Moreau) is available via FTP from:
A hypertext VMS SW list has been created by M.P.J.Zinser.
This is a list of CGI scripts for the OSU HTTP-server.
This is a collection of various small demo programs written by Arne Vajhøj, which shows how do do a lot of things on a VMS system. There are a few ready to run packages, but most of it are demo programs.