Windows Ultimate Collection!
This thread contains a collection of applications along with guides that are very useful for any Windows user. I will try to keep it updated.
Developers or Contributors of apps, can ask for help to translate apps on this thread!
Since the thread is too long and gives me error, I split it up on three.
Check the post #2 & #3 for the continuation
This thread contains a collection of applications along with guides that are very useful for any Windows user. I will try to keep it updated.
Developers or Contributors of apps, can ask for help to translate apps on this thread!
Since the thread is too long and gives me error, I split it up on three.
Check the post #2 & #3 for the continuation
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- Awesome-Selfhosted: A list of Free Software network services and web applications which can be hosted on your own servers.
- PrivacyGuides: Massive organizations are monitoring your online activities. Privacy Guides is your central privacy and security resource to protect yourself online.
- FreeMediaHeckYeah (Reddit): The Largest Collection of Free Stuff On The Internet!
Archivers
- 7-Zip [Open Source][Free]: 7-Zip is a file archiver with a high compression ratio.
- PeaZip [Open Source][Free]: PeaZip free file archiver utility, open extract RAR TAR ZIP files.
- NanaZip [Open Source][Free]: The 7-Zip derivative intended for the modern Windows experience.
- 7-Zip-ZSTD (Fork) [Open Source][Free]: 7-Zip with support for Brotli, Fast-LZMA2, Lizard, LZ4, LZ5 and Zstandard.
Browsers & Addons & Search Engines
Browsers
Check PrivacyTests.org to see how much private each browser is by default.
- Brave Browser [Open Source][Free]: Open Source Privacy Browser with built-in adblock and privacy/security features.
- Firefox [Open Source][Free]: Mozilla Firefox is a free open-source browser whose development is overseen by the Mozilla Corporation. (Recommended Addon uBlock Origin)
- LibreWolf [Open Source][Free]: A custom version of Firefox, focused on privacy, security and freedom by default.
- Vivaldi [Partly Open Source][Free]: Get unrivaled customization options and built-in features for better performance, productivity, and privacy.
- Mullvad Browser [Open Source][Free]: Mullvad Browser is a version of Tor Browser with Tor network integrations removed, aimed at providing Tor Browser's anti-fingerprinting browser technologies to VPN users. It is developed by the Tor Project and distributed by Mullvad, and does not require the use of Mullvad's VPN.
- Tor Browser [Open Source][Free]: Tor Browser is the choice if you need anonymity, as it provides you with access to the Tor network and bridges, and it includes default settings and extensions that are automatically configured by the default security levels: Standard, Safer and Safest.
Addons
- uBlock Origin [Open Source][Free]: An efficient blocker add-on for various browsers. Fast, potent, and lean. [Recommended to enable AdGuard URL Tracking Protection and EasyList Cookie beside the default lists]
- Dark Reader [Open Source][Free]: Dark Reader analyzes web pages and aims to reduce eyestrain while browsing the web.
- SponsorBlock [Open Source][Free]: SponsorBlock is an open-source crowdsourced browser extension and open API for skipping sponsor segments in YouTube videos.
- BlockTube [Open Source][Free]: Filter and block unwanted content from YouTube.
- DownThemAll [Open Source][Free]: DownThemAll is a powerful yet easy-to-use extension that adds new advanced download capabilities to your browser.
- Firefox Multi-Account Containers [Open Source][Free]: Firefox Multi-Account Containers lets you keep parts of your online life separated into color-coded tabs. Cookies are separated by container, allowing you to use the web with multiple accounts and integrate Mozilla VPN for an extra layer of privacy.
- Floccus [Open Source][Free]: Sync your bookmarks privately across browsers and devices.
- Bypass Paywalls Firefox Clean [Open Source][Free]: Add-on allows you to read articles from (supported) sites that implement a paywall. [Ublock Origin Import]
- In My Pocket [Open Source][Free]: Here is an unofficial addon for the Pocket service, whose goal is to bring some Pocket superpowers back to your browser.
- Tab-Session-Manager [Open Source][Free]: Save and restore the state of browser windows and tabs. It also supports automatic saving.
- Undo Close Tab [Open Source][Free]: Allows you to restore the tab you just closed with a single click—plus it can offer a list of recently closed tabs within a convenient context menu.
- Always on Top [Open Source][Free]: Very simple "Always on top" extension implements equally simple functionality - it allows you to add "Always on top" style for your Firefox window.
- Brave-Fox [Firefox Theme][Open Source][Free]: Brave-Fox is a Firefox Theme that brings Brave's design elements into Firefox. Please also be sure to read the Explanation / Documentation, as I find it will help many of you understand what has been changed, as I have outlined every line of code and explained what it does. Some even have before & after pictures
Search Engines
- Brave Search [Closed Source][Freeware]: Brave Search is developed by Brave and serves results primarily from its own, independent index. The index is optimized against Google Search and therefore may provide more contextually accurate results compared to other alternatives. Brave Search includes unique features such as Discussions, which highlights conversation-focused results—such as forum posts. We recommend you disable Anonymous usage metrics as it is enabled by default and can be disabled within settings.
- DuckDuckGo [Closed Source][Freeware]: DuckDuckGo is one of the more mainstream private search engine options.
- Starpage [Closed Source][Freeware]: Startpage is a private search engine known for serving Google search results. One of Startpage's unique features is the Anonymous View, which puts forth efforts to standardize user activity to make it more difficult to be uniquely identified.
Tool Windows redirection to Browser
- MSEdgeRedirect [Open Source][Free]: A Tool to Redirect News, Search, Widgets, Weather, and More to Your Default Browser.
Email Clients
- Thunderbird [Open Source][Free]: Mozilla Thunderbird is a free and open-source cross-platform email client, personal information manager, news client, RSS and chat client developed by the Mozilla Foundation. (Recommended Addon Systray-X)
- Mailspring [Open Source][Freemium]: A beautiful, fast and fully open source mail client for Mac, Windows and Linux.
Email Aliases
- Simple Login [Open Source][Freemium]: Receive and send emails anonymously. With email aliases, you can be anonymous online and protect your inbox against spams and phishing. Open source. Made and hosted in Europe.
- AnonAddy [Open Source][Freemium]: Create Unlimited Email Aliases For Free. Anonymous email forwarding.
- Firefox Relay [Open Source][Freemium]: Firefox Relay email masks protect your real email address and phone numbers from public exposure by automatically forwarding messages to your real inbox. Now you can receive only the messages you want in your inbox.
Email Providers
- Proton Email [Open Source][Freemium]: Secure email that protects your privacy Keep your conversations private. Proton Mail is an encrypted email service based in Switzerland.
- Tutanota [Open Source][Freemium]: Tutanota is the world's most secure email service, easy to use and private by design.
- Startmail [Closed Source][Paid]: StartMail is a complete private email solution - protecting your data, activity, and privacy. It includes features like extra-secure data storage, disposable alias email addresses, and an ownership that will resist unwarranted intrusion. It has easy‐to‐use one‐click encryption, a very clear privacy policy, and is quickly gaining in popularity.
Privacy & Security
Password Managers & (2FA) Two-factor Authenticators
- Bitwarden [Open Source][Free]: Manage, store, secure, and share unlimited passwords across unlimited devices from anywhere. Bitwarden delivers open source password management solutions to everyone, whether at home, at work, or on the go. [Support and can be used as TOPT too]
- KeePass [Open Source][Free]: Free, open source, light-weight and easy-to-use password manager.
- KeePassXC [Open Source][Free]: KeePassXC is a modern, secure, and open-source cross-platform password manager that stores and manages your most sensitive information. It also works are 2 step authenticator. [Support and can be used as TOPT too]
- KeeWeb [Open Source][Free]: This webapp is a browser and desktop password manager compatible with KeePass databases.
- Proton Pass [Open Source][Freemium]: Proton Pass secures your passwords and identity with end-to-end encryption.
- 1Password [Closed Source][Paid]: 1Password is a password manager with a strong focus on security and ease-of-use, which allows you to store passwords, credit cards, software licenses, and any other sensitive information in a secure digital vault. 1Password is audited on a regular basis and provides exceptional customer support.
- Protecc [Open Source][Free]: Protecc is a modern open source 2FA TOTP code authenticator client for Windows with a wide range of customization and privacy features such as Windows Hello support, privacy filter and export.
- Password Strenght Testing Tool by Bitwarden [Open Source][Free]: Think you have a strong password? Find it out.
- Strong Password Generator by Bitwarden [Open Source][Free]: Need a strong password? Try the Bitwarden Password Generator to create complex passwords that will keep your information safe.
- Diceware Passphrase Generator [Open Source][Free]: A tool for generating strong Diceware passwords, with entropy and crack time estimates.
Encryption
- VeraCrypt [Open Source][Free]: VeraCrypt is a free open source disk encryption software.
- Cryptomator [Open Source][Free]: Cryptomator encrypts your data quickly and easily. Afterwards you upload them protected to your favorite cloud service.
- 7-Zip [Open Source][Free]: 7-Zip is a file archiver with a high compression ratio which can also encrypt.
- Hat.sh [Open Source][Free]: Encrypt and Decrypt files securely in your browser.
- Picocrypt [Open Source][Free]: Picocrypt is a very small (hence Pico), very simple, yet very secure encryption tool that you can use to protect your files. It's designed to be the go-to tool for encryption, with a focus on security, simplicity, and reliability.
- SecureFolderFS [Open Source][Free]: Powerful, secure, modern way to keep your files protected.
Antivirus/Antimalwares
- Windows Security [Closed Source][Freeware]: Build in Antivirus on Windows. For casual and normal users no need to mess with other anti-virus.
- Malwarebytes [Closed Source][Freemium]: Anti-Malware Tool to scan your system and files for malwares.
- VirusTotal [Closed Source][Freeware]: Free online malware detection service for analyzing suspicious files and URLs.
- Kaspersky Threat Intelligence Portal [Closed Source][Freemium]: Kaspersky analyzing tool.
- Jotti [Closed Source][Freeware]: Jotti's malware scan is a free service that lets you scan suspicious files with several anti-virus programs. You can submit up to 5 files at the same time. There is a 250MB limit per file. Please be aware that no security solution offers 100% protection, not even when it uses several anti-virus engines. All files are shared with anti-virus companies so detection accuracy of their anti-virus products can be improved.
- PC Manager [Closed Source][Freeware]: Simple and non-intrusive, safe and secure.
Firewalls
- Windows Security [Closed Source][Freeware]: Build in Firewall of Windows. For casual and normal users no need to mess with other firewalls.
- Simplewall [Open Source][Free]: Simple tool to configure Windows Filtering Platform (WFP) which can configure network activity on your computer.
- Portmaster [Open Source][Freemium]: Monitor all network activity.
- GlassWire [Closed Source][Freemium]: A network security monitoring tool and analyzer.
- Windows 10 Firewall Control [Closed Source][Freemium]: Just an interface to Window's own firewall, but it tells you what wants in or out, ports used, etc. Then you allow or block as you see fit.
- TinyWall [Open Source][Free]: TinyWall is a lightweight, user-friendly, and secure firewall for Windows. It is also completely free.
Privacy Checks
- Have I been Pwned [Open Source][Free]: Check if your email or phone is in a data breach.
- Firefox Monitor [Open Source][Free]: Firefox Monitor warns you if your email address has been exposed to a data breach. See if your information has been compromised, learn how to protect your accounts, and get notified if your email address appears in a new breach.
- PrivacyTests.org [Open Source][Free]: Check how much privacy is each browser by default.
Privacy & Security Tools
- Sandboxie Plus [Open Source][Free]: Sandboxie is a sandbox-based isolation software for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows NT-based operating systems. It creates a sandbox-like isolated operating environment in which applications can be run or installed without permanently modifying local & mapped drives or the Windows registry. An isolated virtual environment allows controlled testing of untrusted programs and web surfing.
- O&O ShutUP10++ [Closed Source][Freeware]: O&O ShutUp10++ means you have full control over which comfort functions under Windows 10 and Windows 11 you wish to use, and you decide when the passing on of your data goes too far. Using a very simple interface, you decide how Windows 10 and Windows 11 should respect your privacy by deciding which unwanted functions should be deactivated.
- Privacy.Sexy [Open Source][Free]: Open-source tool to enforce privacy & security best-practices on Windows and macOS, because privacy is sexy!
- WindowsSpyBlocker [Open Source][Free]: WindowsSpyBlocker is an application written in Go and delivered as a single executable to block spying and tracking on Windows systems.
- Process Explorer [Closed Source][Freeware]: It provides the functionality of Windows Task Manager along with a rich set of features for collecting information about processes running on the user's system. It can be used as the first step in debugging software or system problems.
- ExifCleaner [Open Source][Free]: Cross-platform desktop GUI app to clean image metadata.
- jExifToolGUI [Open Source][Free]: Graphical frontend for the excellent command-line ExifTool by Phil Harvey.
- Image Scrubber [Open Source][Free]: This is a tool for anonymizing photographs taken at protests.
DNS over HTTPS
What is DNS and when I need it? Check here.
- Google: https://dns.google/dns-query
Guide: https://developers.google.com/speed/public-dns/docs/using - Cloudflare: https://security.cloudflare-dns.com/dns-query
Guide: https://developers.cloudflare.com/1.1.1.1/ - quad9: https://dns.quad9.net/dns-query
Guide: https://www.quad9.net/support/set-up-guides - AdGuard: dns.adguard-dns.com
Guide: https://adguard-dns.io/en/public-dns.html - NextDNS: https://dns.nextdns.io/beb6df
Guide: https://my.nextdns.io/beb6df/setup
Cloud Storage
- Google Drive [Closed Source][Freemium]: Google Drive, part of Google Workspace, is a safe place to back up and access all your files from any device. Easily invite others to view, edit, or leave comments on any of your files or folders.
- Microsoft One Drive [Closed Source][Freemium]: Microsoft OneDrive is a file hosting service operated by Microsoft. It enables registered users to share and synchronize their files. OneDrive also works as the storage backend of the web version of Microsoft Office.
- Nextcloud [Open Source][Freemium]: A suite of client-server software for creating and using file hosting services.
- Proton Drive [Open Source][Freemium]: Proton Drive is an end-to-end encrypted Swiss vault for your files that protects your data.
- Tresorit [Open Source][Paid]: Tresorit is a Swiss-Hungarian encrypted cloud storage provider founded in 2011. Tresorit is owned by the Swiss Post, the national postal service of Switzerland.
- MEGA [Closed Source][Freemium]: A secure, user-controlled end-to-end encrypted cloud storage and communications service with 20 GB free storage space.
- Filen [Closed Source][Freemium]: Backing up your gallery, organizing and sharing your files in total privacy couldn't be easier. With Filen Mobile we focus on user-friendly encrypted cloud storage, so only you have control over your files and data.
- Gofile [Closed Source][Freemium]: Gofile is a free file sharing and storage platform. You can store and share your content without any limit. Store your data with the file manager, send your files to your friends, or distribute your content to thousands of people, Gofile can meet your needs.
- Seafile [Open Source][Free]: High performance file syncing and sharing, with also Markdown WYSIWYG editing, Wiki, file label and other knowledge management features.
- Peergos [Open Source][Freemium]: A p2p, secure file storage, social network and application protocol.
Productivity
Office Tools
- LibreOffice [Open Source][Free]: LibreOffice is a free and powerful office suite, and a successor to OpenOffice.org (commonly known as OpenOffice). Its clean interface and feature-rich tools help you unleash your creativity and enhance your productivity.
- OpenOffice [Open Source][Free]: Apache OpenOffice® is the free and open productivity suite from the Apache Software Foundation.
- OnlyOffice [Open Source][Free]: Our mission is to bring the most innovative web office apps to everyone.
- SumatraPDF [Open Source][Free]: PDF, eBook (epub, mobi), comic book (cbz/cbr), DjVu, XPS, CHM, image viewer for Windows. Small, fast, customizable, free.
- Foxit PDF [Closed Source][Paid]: Foxit is a powerful PDF program that let you Read, Edit and Sign your PDFs. You can also buy it one-time to avoid subscriptions.
- MuPDF [Open Source][Free]: MuPDF is a lightweight PDF, XPS, and E-book viewer.
- Notepad++ [Open Source][Free]: Notepad++ is an open-source text and source code editor and Notepad replacement that supports several languages.
- Visual Studio Code [Open Source][Free]: Code editing. Redefined. Free. Built on open source. Runs everywhere.
- CryptPad [Open Source][Free]: CryptPad is a collaboration suite, encrypted and open-source.
- PrivateBin [Open Source][Free]: PrivateBin is a minimalist, open-source online pastebin where the server has zero knowledge of pasted data. Data is encrypted/decrypted in the browser using 256-bit AES. It is the improved version of ZeroBin.
- CodeTwo QR Code [Closed Source][Freeware]: CodeTwo QR Code Desktop Reader & Generator is a free tool that will let you quickly scan any QR Code from your screen – be it a part of the website, email, banner or a document. Simply run the program and hit From screen on the top menu.
- PDFsam [Open Source][Free]: A desktop application to extract pages, split, merge, mix and rotate PDF files.
- CLUBASID [Closed Source][Freeware]: Data visualisation software.
- ExifCleaner [Open Source][Free]: ExifCleaner is a freeware, open-source graphical app that uses ExifTool to remove Exif metadata from images, videos, and PDF documents using a simple drag and drop interface. It supports multi-core batch processing and dark mode.
OCR (Optical Character Recognition)
- gImageReader [Open Source][Free]: A simple Gtk/Qt front-end to tesseract-ocr.
- NormCap [Open Source][Free]: OCR powered screen-capture tool to capture information instead of images.
- Capture2Text [Open Source][Free]: Quickly OCR part of the screen and save resulting text to clipboard.
- Paperwork [Open Source][Free]: Paperwork is a personal document manager. It manages scanned documents and PDFs.
- Text Grab [Open Source][Free]: Use OCR in Windows quickly and easily with Text Grab. With optional background process and popups.
Dictionary
- Collins Dictionary [Open Source][Free]: This is a multi-platform Collins Dictionary client, supports for Desktop(Windows/Linux/MacOS) and Android.
Note Taking
- Microsoft OneNote [Closed Source][Freeware]: OneNote is your digital notebook to capture and organize everything across all your devices. Jot down your ideas, take class and meeting notes, copy excerpts from the Web, or create a to-do list, as well as drawings and sketches of your ideas.
- Evernote [Closed Source][Freemium]: Evernote gives you everything you need to keep life organized—great note taking, project planning, and easy ways to find what you need, when you need it.
- Joplin [Open Source][Free]: A free, open source note taking and to-do application, which can handle a large number of notes organised into notebooks.
- Standard Notes [Open Source][Free]: A free, open-source, and completely encrypted notes app.
- Cryptee [Open Source][Free]: A privacy focused, encrypted and secure documents, notes, files and photos service.
- SilentNotes [Open Source][Free]: A simple note taking app which respects your privacy.
- Notesnook [Open Source][Free]: A fully end-to-end encrypted note taking alternative to Evernote.
- Simplenote [Open Source][Free]: The simplest way to keep notes.
- Notes [Open Source][Free]: Fast and beautiful note-taking app written in C++. Write down your thoughts.
- Trilium Notes [Open Source][Free]: A hierarchical note taking application with focus on building large personal knowledge bases.
- Logseq [Open Source][Free]: A privacy-first, open-source platform for knowledge management and collaboration.
- Zettlr [Open Source][Free]: A Markdown Editor for the 21st century.
- AppFlowy [Open Source][Free]: An open-source alternative to Notion.
- Foam [Open Source][Free]: A personal knowledge management and sharing system for VSCode.
- Athens [Open Source]: An open-source knowledge graph that helps individuals and organizations solve complex problems by enabling them to capture, compose, and recombine ideas.
- QOwnNotes [Open Source][Free]: A plain-text file notepad and todo-list manager with markdown support and Nextcloud / ownCloud integration.
- Obsidian [Closed Source][Freemium]: A powerful knowledge base on top of a local folder of plain text Markdown files.
- Mini Diary [Open Source][Free]: Simple and secure journal app.
- linked [Open Source][Free]: Daily journaling without distraction.
- RedNotebook [Open Source][Free]: A modern desktop journal.
- Butterfly [Open Source][Free]: Powerful, minimalistic, cross-platform, opensource note-taking app.
- Lorien [Open Source][Free]: An infinite canvas drawing/note-taking app that is focused on performance, small savefiles and simplicity.
- Xournal++ [Open Source][Free]: A handwriting notetaking software with PDF annotation support.
- Zotero [Open Source][Free]: Zotero is a free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, annotate, cite, and share research.
- Microsoft Journal [Closed Source][Freeware]: A notetaking application that focuses on the inking experience.
Task Management
- Super Productivity [Open Source][Free]: To-do list & time tracker for programmers & designers.
- Focalboard [Open Source][Free]: An open source, self-hosted alternative to Trello, Notion, and Asana.
- Kanban Tasker [Open Source][Free]: A simple personal kanban board.
- sleek [Open Source][Free]: A todo app based on todo.txt.
- WeekToDo [Open Source][Free]: A free minimalist weekly planner app focused on privacy.
- Upbase - Project Management [Closed Source][Freemium]: The unique project management tool that’s built for individuals and small teams.
Health & Productivity
- f.lux [Closed Source][Freeware]: It makes the color of your computer's display adapt to the time of day, warm at night and like sunlight during the day.
- LightBulb [Open Source][Free]: Is an application that reduces eyestrain produced by staring at a computer screen when working late hours.
- Ambie [Open Source][Free]: The best white noise app on Windows.
- Pillbox Pro [Closed Source][Freeware]: Pillbox Pro helps remind you to take your medicines or supplements, and it stays synchronized across all your devices.
- ActivityWatch [Open Source][Free]: The best free and open-source automated time tracker.
Automation
- espanso [Open Source][Free]: A cross-platform Text Expander written in Rust.
- AutoHotKey_L [Open Source][Free]: AutoHotkey is a free, open source macro-creation and automation software utility that allows users to automate repetitive tasks. It is driven by a custom scripting language that is aimed specifically at providing keyboard shortcuts, otherwise known as hotkeys.
- AutoActions [Open Source][Free]: Application-based actions to change Windows settings (display, audio) or run any program or action.
- Mouse Jiggler [Open Source][Free]: A very simple piece of software whose sole function is to "fake" mouse input to Windows, and jiggle the mouse pointer back and forth.
- Shutdown Timer Classic [Open Source][Free]: Pick a time and let your computer shutdown itself.
Cliboard Managers
- Ditto [Open Source][Free]: An extension to the standard windows clipboard.
- XClipper [Open Source][Free]: A clipboard manager for Windows & Android which helps to track clipboard activities and makes it easier to interact with them.
- Clipboard Canvas [Open Source][Free]: A tool that helps you be productive, preview multiple files on Infinite Canvas, save storage space with smart Reference Files, and work uninterruptibly with Autopaste.
- CopyQ [Open Source][Free]: An advanced clipboard manager with powerful editing and scripting features.
- Clipto [Open Source][Free]: Clipto is cross-platform, community driven Clipboard and Notes app with a focus on speed and productivity.
Others
- PowerToys [Open Source][Free]: Windows system utilities to maximize productivity.
- Groupy [Closed Source][Paid]: Organize multiple applications into grouped tabs on your Windows desktop.
- Fences 4 [Closed Source][Paid]: Keep your desktop effortlessly organized.
- Start11 [Closed Source][Paid]: Customize the Start Menu and Taskbar in Windows 10/11.
- StartAllBack [Closed Source][Paid]: Start menu is back and it's better than ever. Get the most useful shell enhancement for Windows now!
- ExplorerPatcher [Open Source][Free]: This project aims to enhance the working environment on Windows.
- Open-Shell [Open Source][Free]: A collection of utilities bringing back classic features to Windows.
- MSEdgeRedirect [Open Source][Free]: A Tool to Redirect News, Search, Widgets, Weather, and More to Your Default Browser.
- Custom Context Menu [Open Source][Free]: Add Custom Context Menu For Windows11.
- Windhawk [Closed Source App][Freeware][Open Source Free Mods]: The customization marketplace for Windows programs.
- Winaero [Closed Source][Freeware]: Winaero Tweaker is a free app for all versions of Windows that lets you adjust (i.e. tweak) hidden secret settings that Microsoft does not let you adjust from the user interface. In addition, it allows you to add extra value to existing Windows apps and tools with advanced context menus, options, and handy commands.
- Shell [Open Source][Free]: Powerful context menu manager for Windows File Explorer.
- Path Copy Copy [Open Source][Free]: Copy file paths from Windows explorer's contextual menu.
- QuickLook - Quick preview [Open Source][Free]: QuickLook enables a quick preview of file contents by just pressing the Spacebar inside File Explorer. It supports images, audio, videos, word, excel, and many other file types.
- Window Switcher [Open Source][Free]: Better window switching on Windows OS.
- TeraCopy [Closed Source][Freemium]: Copy your files faster and more securely.
- Twinkle Tray [Open Source][Free]: Easily manage the brightness of your monitors in Windows from the system tray.
- Colorpicker [Open Source][Free]: A mininal but complete colorpicker desktop app.
- OnTopRelica [Open Source][Free]: This simple utility application shows a blank always-on-top window by default. Users can pick any other window of the system to have an always up-to-date clone of the target window shown always-on-top. Very useful for monitoring background processes, wrangling with complex multi-window games or tools, watching Youtube videos while working, and so on.
- WindowTop [Open Source][Freemium]: Set window on top, make it dark, transparent and more.
- DeskPins [Closed Source][Freeware]: DeskPins can be used to make any application topmost, that is, to keep it above all other windows. Just grab a pin from the DeskPins icon in the system notification area and click on any window.
- Taskbar Groups [Open Source][Free]: Lightweight utility for organizing the taskbar through groups.
- TaskbarX [Open Source][Free]: Center Windows taskbar icons with a variety of animations and options.
- TPMouse [Open Source][Free]: A virtual trackball for Windows, via vim-like homerow controls.
- TagSpaces [Open Source][Free]: An offline, open source, document manager with tagging support.
- Copy Dialog Lunar Lander [Open Source][Free]: Play lunar lander in you windows file copy dialog.
News RSS & eBooks
News RSS
- QuiteRSS [Open Source][Free]: Free news feeds reader.
- Raven Reader [Open Source][Free]: A open source desktop news reader with flexible settings to optimize your experience.
- Fluent Reader [Open Source][Free]: Modern desktop RSS reader.
- RSS Guard [Open Source][Free]: Feed reader which supports RSS/ATOM/JSON and many web-based feed services.
- wallabag [Open Source][Free]: wallabag is a self hostable application for saving web pages: Save and classify articles. Read them later. Freely.
eBooks
- Sumatra PDF [Open Source][Free]: A free PDF, eBook (ePub, Mobi), XPS, DjVu, CHM, Comic Book (CBZ and CBR) viewer.
- Okular [Open Source][Free]: A universal document viewer.
- Aquile Reader [Closed Source][Freeware]: Aquile Reader is a new and modern eBook reader app for Windows 10, with distinctive UI and features that sets it apart from other readers available in the store.
- Sioyek [Open Source][Free]: A PDF viewer designed for reading research papers and technical books.
- calibre [Open Source][Free]: An e-book manager.
- Koodo Reader [Open Source][Free]: A modern ebook manager and reader.
- Libation [Open Source]: Audible audiobook manager.
- AudiobookSuite [Open Source][Free]: A WPF application with the goal of providing an easy to use local audiobook library and player for modern Windows systems.
- Thorium Reader [Open Source][Free]: The best free reading application for EPUB, PDF and DAISY 3 ebooks, audiobooks and digital comics.
- YACReader [Open Source][Free]: Yet another comic reader.
- Sigil [Open Source][Free]: A multi-platform EPUB ebook editor.
- Kiwix [Open Source][Free]: An offline reader for online content like Wikipedia, Project Gutenberg, or TED Talks.
- Sci-Hub [Library]: A shadow library website that provides free access to millions of research papers and books.
- Project Gutenberg [Library]: A library of over 60,000 free eBooks.
- Open Library [Library]: An open, editable library catalog.
- Internet Archive [Library]: A non-profit library of millions of free books, movies, software, music, websites, and more.
- Mind Expanding Books [Library]: Books everyone should read!
- Books [Open Source][Free]: Awesome Book Lists.
Utilities
Disk Eraser
Disk/USB Imaging
- Rufus [Open Source][Free]: A utility that helps format and create bootable USB flash drives.
- Ventoy [Open Source][Free]: Ventoy is an open source tool to create bootable USB drive for ISO/WIM/IMG/VHD(x)/EFI files. With ventoy, you don't need to format the disk over and over, you just need to copy the ISO/WIM/IMG/VHD(x)/EFI files to the USB drive and boot them directly.
- UUP Media Creator [Open Source][Free]: An utility to convert Unified Update Platform file sets into Windows Media files.
- UUP dump [Open Source][Free]: Download UUP files from Windows Update servers with ease.
- Etcher [Open Source][Free]: A powerful OS image flasher.
- ImgBurn [Closed Source][Freeware]: ImgBurn is a lightweight CD / DVD / HD DVD / Blu-ray burning application that everyone should have in their toolkit!
Backup
- Macrium Reflect Free [Closed Source][Freemium]: The complete backup solution for personal use.
Data Recovery
- GetDataBack [Closed Source][Paid]: Our flagship product GetDataBack Pro is the most powerful Data Recovery software. Lightning fast, for NTFS, FAT, exFAT, EXT, HFS+, and APFS. Recover your lost data now!
- R-Studio [Closed Source][Paid]: R-STUDIO is a family of powerful, cost-effective disk recovery software.
- ReclaiMe [Closed Source][Paid]: Data recovery software for all occasions.
- TestDisk [Open Source][Free]: A powerful free data recovery software.
- PhotoRec [Open Source][Free]: Is file data recovery software designed to recover lost files including video, documents and archives from hard disks, CD-ROMs, and lost pictures (thus the Photo Recovery name) from digital camera memory.
- UFS Explorer [Closed Source][Paid]: UFS Explorer Professional Recovery is an expert-level software instrument created to address highly complicated data recovery challenges.
- File Scavenger [Closed Source][Paid]: Our hard drive data recovery software can retrieve lost files even if the hard drive partition is corrupt or the drive is detected by the PC hardware but not recognized by Windows.
- Recuva [Closed Source][Freemium]: Recover deleted files quickly and easily. Accidentally deleted an important file? Lost files after a computer crash? No problem: Recuva recovers files from a Windows PC, recycle bin, digital camera card or MP3 player!
- Windows File Recovery [Closed Source][Freeware]: A command-line software utility from Microsoft to recover deleted files.
- DMDE [Closed Source][Freemium]: A powerful tool for data searching, editing, and recovery on disks.
File Cleaners
- BleachBit [Open Source][Free]: BleachBit cleans files to free disk space and to maintain privacy.
- CCleaner [Closed Source][Freemium]: CCleaner (originally Crap Cleaner), developed by Piriform (a company acquired by Avast in 2017), is a utility used to clean potentially unwanted files and invalid Windows Registry entries from a computer.
- PC Manager [Closed Source][Freeware]: Simple and non-intrusive, safe and secure.
- System Mechanic [Closed Source][Paid]: The eight-time winner of the PC Magazine Editors’ Choice Award, System Mechanic is the leading performance solution that first deploys a series of complex automated maintenance actions to help keep your PC stable and clutter-free.
- Glary Utilities [Closed Source][Freemium]: Glary Utilities is the number-one free and all-in-one utility for cleaning and fix your PC. It includes more than 20 tools to maximize your computer's performance.
Package Managers
- Ninite [Closed Source][Freemium]: Install and Update All Your Programs at Once!
- Chocolatey GUI [Open Source][Free]: A delicious GUI for Chocolatey.
- Chocolatey [Open Source][Free]: The package manager for Windows.
- winget [Open Source][Free]: Microsoft's open-source CLI packager manager for Windows.
- WingetUI [Open Source][Free]: A graphical user interface for Winget and Scoop. With this app, you'll be able to easily download, install, update and uninstall any software that's published on the supported package managers — and so much more.
- Scoop [Open Source]: A command-line installer for Windows.
- Fluent Store [Open Source][Free]: A unifying frontend for Windows app stores and package managers.
- winstall [Open Source][Free]: A web app for browsing and installing Windows Package Manager apps.
- PortableApps.com [Closed Source][Freeware]: A website offering many free, commonly used Windows applications that have been specially packaged for portability.
- GeekUninstaller [Closed Source][Freeware]: A portable software uninstaller.
- BCUninstaller [Open Source][Free]: A free program uninstaller.
- Patch My PC [Closed Source][Freeware]: easy-to-use program that keeps over 300 applications up-to-date on your computer. It is an easy way to update or install a large list of programs on to your computer.
Others
- MD5 & SHA Checksum Utility [Closed Source][Freemium]: MD5 & SHA Checksum Utility is a tool that allows you to generate CRC32, MD5, SHA-1, SHA-256, SHA-384 and SHA-512 hashes of single or multiple files. You can also verify hashes with the matching file to ensure the file integrity is correct.
- TeraCopy [Closed Source][Freemium]: Copy your files faster and more securely.
- Wintoys [Closed Source][Freeware]: Set up, debloat, optimize, repair, and tweak your operating system in a simple, time-saving, yet safe approach. Maintain it in a clean, healthy and productive state while having everything you need in one place.
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If you want to avoid Google and Play Store (De-Google), you can choose a ROM without GApps preinstalled like LineageOS and use 
Always download and install Apps, Programs & Stuff from official sources and do not use redirection links from different sites. Google is your friend to find the official source of the stuff you want.
Use the default Windows Security & 
Optional, you can also use the tool 
enable 2 Step Authentication wherever is available for your accounts. You can use apps like 
Do not open or click on links attached in unknown emails or SMS you may get. Always check the address of the email or the number of SMS and verify it's legit from the official source. Especially fake emails from "Banks" which redirect you to fake enviorment to put your password -Keep in mind no Bank will ever ask you anything like that-.
