This repo is a curated collection of Windows applications and tools that I use regularly.
- Must-have
- Audio
- Backup and Recovery
- Browser
- Download Tools
- Editors
- Enhancements
- File Management
- Graphics
- Security
- System Utilities
- Video
- General tools
- Multi-system Emulators
- Classic Computers
- Ports & Reimplementations
- Microsoft
- Nintendo
- Sega
- Sony
- Chocolatey - Command-line Linux-like software package manager.
- Directory Opus - Complete replacement for Windows Explorer. Fully customizable with scripting, addons & custom filters.
- Everything - Locate files and folders by name instantly.
- Geek Uninstaller - Uninstall software and remove leftovers.
- NVCleanstall - Clean NVidia drivers, install and update GeForce drivers removing components that you don't need or want.
- O&O ShutUp10++ - Disable unwanted features from Windows 10/11.
- EarTrumpet - Much improved volume mixer to replace the Windows default.
- Exact Audio Copy - Utility for ripping audio CDs.
- FLAC Encoder - Encode audio files to FLAC, command line utility.
- foobar2000 - Freeware advanced audio player for Windows.
- SoundSwitch - Switch playback and recording devices with hotkeys.
- Winamp - Classic audio player since 1997, compact, versatile, modular.
- Veeam Agent - Simple solution for backing up Windows-based desktops, laptops and tablets.
- Mozilla Firefox - Free and open-source web browser.
- Ungoogled Chromium - Chromium without dependencies on Google web services and tweaks to enhance privacy.
- Cookie AutoDelete - Delete cookies and more automatically when a tab is closed.
- Dark Reader - Dark mode for the web.
- DeArrow - Crowdsourced titles and thumbnails on YouTube. No more arrows, ridiculous faces, and no more clickbait.
- SponsorBlock - Crowdsourced API for skipping sponsor segments in YouTube videos.
- uBlock Origin - Free, open-source ad content blocker.
- Unhook - Hide distractions for a more pleasant YouTube experience.
- Chromium web store - (For ungoogled chromium) Allows installing extensions directly from chrome web store and check for updates.
- Context Menu Search - Use the right-click menu to search for selected text in different search engines.
- New Tab Redirect - Allows a user to provide the URL of the page that loads in a new tab. You can use local files.
- Sidebery - Vertical tabs with grouping, panels and extensive configuration options.
- Tab Stash - Save and manage open tabs as bookmarks.
- Aria2c - Command-line download utility, supports multi-connection downloads and BitTorrrent protocol.
- OpenDirectoryDownloader - Indexes open directories listings in 100+ supported formats, including FTP(S) & Google Drive.
- qBittorrent - BitTorrent client.
- Wget - Robust command-line download tool.
- yt-dlp - Download videos from youtube and other platforms. A youtube-dl fork with new features and patches.
- MetaPad - Simple text editor to replace Microsoft Notepad.
- Notepad++ - Source code editor with tabs, syntax highlighting and auto-completion.
- Barrier - Software KVM switch. Use a keyboard and mouse to control one or more other computers. Clipboard sharing is supported.
- Open-Shell-Menu - Start menu replacement.
- scrcpy - Display and control Android devices connected on USB or over TCP/IP. No root required.
- Sizer - Resize and align windows quickly.
- Wox - Text based launcher with plugin and theme support.
- 7-Zip - Preferred compressed files utility.
- dupeGuru - Find duplicate files.
- ImageUSB - Create and write images from and to USB devices.
- ImgBurn - Lightweight and configurable CD / DVD / HD DVD / Blu-ray burning application.
- OpenHashTab - Shell extension for calculating and checking file hashes from file properties.
- UltraISO - ISO CD/DVD image file creating, editing, emulating tool.
- WizTree - Fast disk space usage analyzer.
- FastStone Image Viewer - Image browser, converter and editor.
- Krita - Free and open-source digital painting application. Excellent interface and advanced features.
- Paint.NET - Simple image editor with layers, filters and plugins.
- ScreenToGif - Record a selected area of your screen and save it to GIF or video.
- Acrylic DNS Proxy - Local DNS proxy with caching, custom HOSTS file that supports wildcards and regular expressions.
- KeePassXC - Local password manager.
- Portmaster - Open-source application firewall. Monitor network activity, blacklist/whitelist executables & advanced filtering settings.
- Driver Store Explorer - Allows to list, add, and delete internal Windows store drivers. Useful for deleting GBs of manily graphics drivers that cannot be removed otherwise.
- Fan Control - Highly customizable fan controlling software.
- KiTTY - A fork of PuTTY with several QoL improvements.
- NirLauncher - Set of utilities for password recovery, system monitoring and advanced configuration.
- TigerVNC - Client/server application that allows users to launch and interact with graphical applications on remote machines.
- Ventoy - Tool to create bootable USB drives for ISO/WIM/IMG/VHD(x)/EFI files.
- Windows Sysinternals - Various utilities to manage, troubleshoot and diagnose Windows systems and applications.
- ATTO Disk Benchmark - Test storage controllers, host adapters, hard drives or SSD drives, custom transfer size and queue depths.
- BenchMate - PC Benchmark validation suite.
- CapFrameX - GPU benchmarking with frametimes capture.
- CPU-Z - CPU, motherboard and memory information.
- CrystalDiskInfo - HDD/SSD S.M.A.R.T. information.
- GPU-Z - GPU information.
- HWiNFO - In-depth hardware information and real-time monitoring.
- LatencyMon - Analyzes the possible causes of buffer underruns by measuring kernel timer latencies and reporting execution times.
- LibreHardwareMonitor - Monitor the temperature sensors, fan speeds, voltages, load and clock speeds of your computer.
- USB Device Tree Viewer - Browse all USB controllers and connected USB devices on your computer. Great for troubleshooting.
- madVR - DirectShow video renderer, high quality algorithms for scaling, sharpening, debanding, dithering etc.
- LAVFilters - ffmpeg based DirectShow Splitter and Decoders which will allow you to play virtually any format in a DirectShow player.
- MPC-HC - Light-weight 64 bit media player, codecs and filters included.
- SVP - Realtime framerate conversion for video to produce smooth, fluid and clear motion. Now with HW accelerated RIFE AI interpolation.
- VLC - Simple and reliable media player, codecs included.
- FFmpeg - Command-line utility for converting and processing video and audio.
- HandBrake - Video transcoding.
- lossless-cut - Lossless trimming and cutting of video and audio files.
- MakeMKV - Converts proprietary encrypted DVD and Blu-ray discs into a set of MKV files losslessly.
- MediaInfo - Display technical data for video and audio files.
- MKVToolNix - Set of tools to create, alter and inspect Matroska (MKV) files.
- OBS Studio - Screen capture and live streaming.
- D3D9 wrapper - Force windowed mode, set FPS limits and other useful features.
- dgVoodoo2 - An implementation of old graphics API's (Glide, DirectX 1-7, Direct3D 8.1-9) on Direct3D 11/12.
- Game Backup Monitor - Manage & backup your savegames with optional cloud support.
- MSI Afterburner - Utility for monitoring, overclocking, undervolting & benchmarking GPUs (vendor agnostic).
- NVIDIA Profile Inspector - Modify game profiles inside the internal driver database of the Nvidia driver.
- ReShade - Post-processing injector for games and video software.
- Special K - Tool for fixing and enhance graphics, detailed performance analysis and correction mods.
- TvGameLauncher - Launch any game on your TV, making it the primary monitor, setting HDMI audio as the default playback device. All changes are reverted once the game exits.
- FinalBurn Neo - Emulator for arcade games & select consoles.
- higan - Multi-system emulator with focus on accuracy.
- Ludo - Minimalist frontend for emulators.
- MAMEUI - GUI version of MAME.
- Mednafen - Multi-system emulator with save states and real-time game rewinding.
- Mednaffe - GUI for Mednafen.
- RetroArch - A frontend for emulators.
- TeknoParrot - Compatibility layer to run games originally made for Windows-based arcade systems.
- 86Box - IBM PC emulator.
- DOSBox - MS-DOS emulator.
- DOSBox ECE - Fork of DOSBox with community patches for 3Dfx & Roland MT-32 emulation, pixel-perfect output & modern gamepad support.
- DOSBox Game Launcher - Frontend for DOSBox
- DOSBox Pure - Fork of DOSBox made for simplicity and ease of use.
- DOSBox-X - Fork of DOSBox with focus on accuracy and customization.
- PCem - IBM PC emulator.
- VICE - Commodore 64/128 emulator.
- GZDoom - Enhanced ports of the Doom engine with modern features.
- Chocolate Doom - Source port that accurately reproduces the experience of Doom as it was played in the 1990s.
- FastDoom - Port for DOS with focus on making it as fast as posible for 386/486 PCs.
- vkQuake - Source port using Vulkan for rendering. Based on QuakeSpasm and QuakeSpasm-Spiked.
- DarkPlaces - Source port with improved graphics and image quality.
- Ironwail - A fork of QuakeSpasm with focus on performance.
- vkQuake-RT - Source port based on vkQuake with a path tracing renderer.
- Yamagi Quake 2 - Source port focusing on the original experience with some modern features. Most classic mods should work.
- vkQuake2 - Source port using Vulkan for rendering.
- Quake3e - Source port based on ioquake3.
- dhewm3 - Source port of the original Doom 3 with bugfixes & widescreed support.
- RBDOOM-3-BFG - Port of Doom 3 BFG Edition with modern features, lighting and a level editor.
- Raze - Build engine games with GZDoom tech (Duke Nukem 3D, Blood, Redneck Rampage, Shadow Warrior and Exhumed/Powerslave).
- ArxLibertatis - Cross-platform port of Arx Fatalis (2002).
- CorsixTH - A reimplementation of the Bullfrog sim Theme Hospital (1997) with high resolutions support.
- DevilutionX - Source port of Diablo and Hellfire (1997) with enhancements and QoL improvements.
- DXX-Rebirth - Source port of the Descent and Descent 2 engines.
- EDuke32 - Source port of Duke Nukem 3D (1996).
- FreeSynd - A reimplementation of the Bullfrog RTS Syndicate (1993).
- NBlood - Port of Blood (1997) based on EDuke32.
- Rigel Engine - A reimplementation of Duke Nukem II (1993).
- RVGL - A port of Re-Volt (1999) with new renderer and modern features.
- ScummVM - Engine reimplementations for hundreds of classic graphical adventure and role-playing games.
- Syndicate Wars Port - A port of Syndicate Wars (1996).
- OpenTTD - Open-source remake and expansion of Transport Tycoon Deluxe (1994).
- ECWolf - Source port of Wolfenstein 3D (1992) with modern features and modding support.
- OpenXcom - Open-source clone of the original UFO: Enemy Unknown (1994) with fixes and mods support.
- bsnes - Super Nintendo emulator.
- bsnes-hd - A fork of bsnes with HD video features.
- Mesen - High-accuracy NES emulator.
- Mesen-S - High-accuracy SNES, Game Boy and Game Boy Color emulator.
- Nestopia UE - NES/Famicom emulator.
- SameBoy - Game Boy / Game Boy Color emulator.
- mGBA - Game Boy Advance emulator.
- melonDS - Nintendo DS emulator.
- DeSmuME - Nintendo DS emulator.
- Citra - Nintendo 3DS emulator.
- Binary Eye - Open source QR scanner.
- K-9 Mail - Open source email client.
- personalDNSfilter - Local DNS filter proxy.
- Tasks - Open source To-Do Lists & Reminders.
- Tubular - A fork of NewPipe (Open source lightweight YouTube front-end) with SponsorBlock functionality.
- Firefox Focus - Minimalistic, privacy by default Firefox based browser.
- Bromite - Chromium fork with support for ad blocking and enhanced privacy.
- Kiwi Browser - Chromium fork with full extensions support and integrated night mode.