My Awesome List of Windows Apps
My Awesome List of Windows Apps
This is a list of awesome apps for Windows 10.
Browser
- Google Chrome : browser from Google
- Microsoft Edge : browser from Microsoft
- Epic Privacy Browser : no history no tracking browser
- Mozilla Firefox : privacy oriented browser
- Opera : browser with VPN
- FlashPeak Slimjet8 : lightweight chrome-based browser
- Chrome Remote Dekstop : remote desktop
Built in Windows 10 Apps
- Camera (Windows 10) : camera
- Microsoft News
Citation Manager
- Mendeley Desktop : citation manager
- Zotero : open source citation manager
Collaboration
- GitHub Dekstop
- Github CLI* (gh)
- Git
Command Line Interface
- speedtest:
speedtest
- gping:
gping example.com
- is-up:
is-up example.com
- mtr:
mtr example.com
- Ubuntu : ubuntu on top Windows 10
Computing Programming
- Anaconda3 : numerical computation, python
- Arduino : Arduino programming
- Microsoft Visual Studio Code : IDE
- Octave : FOSS numerical computation
- Matlab Polyspace : complete numerical computation
- SpeedCrunch : simple numerical computation, calculator
- Calculator : calculator (Windows 10)
- Maxima computer algebra system
- Fritzing : electronic design
- Kalk : command-line calculator
- Kalker : command-line scientific calculator
- Qalc and Qalculate : command-line scientific calculator
Cloud Storage
- Microsoft OneDrive
Drawing App
- Inkscape: open source vector graphic drawing and editor
- Fresh Paint*
Ebook and Document Converter
- calibre : ebook manager
- Pandoc : document converter engine (tex, latex, markdown, word, odt)
- pandoc-crossref : reference plugin for pandoc
- wkhtmltopdf : document converter
- Panwriter : GUI for Pandoc (tex, latex, markdown, word, odt)
File Search
- Listary : file search (embedded in Windows Explorer)
- Wizfile : file search
- fzf (Github Repo): file search CLI
- Everything : file search
- Everything Toolbar : Everything toolbar
- Agent Ransack : file content search
- Fileseek : file content search
- dnGrep : file content search
- ripgrep : file search
- ripgrep-all : CLI file content search
- Windows Czkawka : file duplicate finder
File Sync
- SyncFolder : file folder sync
- Syncthing : file cloud sync
- rclone : file cloud sync (portable, direct)
File Downloader and Transfer
- Youtube-DLG (youtube-dl-gui): video download manager
- wget : file download (portable, direct, terminal)
- croc : file transfer
- curl
- FireDM : download manager
File Tools
- 7-Zip : file archiver, file compression
- File Converter : file converter
- FileMenu Tools : file menu tools
- Wiztree : file, folder, drive mapper
- QTTabbar : tab extension for file explorer
- WinMerge : file folder comparison
- Quicklook : file viewer
- CSVed : csv viewer, editor, converter
- Free Commander : alternative to Windows Explorer
- TidyTabs : tab extension for any windows
Framework
- Node.js
- Ruby
- Yarn
- Dot Net, .Net
- Java
- NVM
- Go
- Golang
- Hugo
- Hugo Extended
Graphic Editor
- Microsoft Visio: diagram and vector graphic drawing and editor from Microsoft
- draw.io : graphic editor
- Graphviz : graphics and drawing package (library)
- OriginLab : scientific graphic editor
- yed
Hand Writing
- Microsoft Whiteboard
- Xournal++ : note taking and PDF annotation tool
- Microsoft Font Maker : convert handwriting to font
- gInk : desktop handwriting (portable)
Image and Photo Tools
- Microsoft Photos : photo manager and viewer
- ShareX : screenshot tools (complete)
- Snip & Sketch : screenshot tools (quick, simple, windows default)
- Irfan View : photo viewer
- Irfan View shell extension
Image Photo Editor Converter
- paint.net : image editor (free, complete)
- Paint 3D
- Pixillion Image Converter : image converter
- ImageMagick : image processing library
- Picosmos Tools : image editor (quick and complete for simple editing)
- XnConvert : image converter, batch editor
Latex Math Editor
- MiKTex : LaTex engine
- KLatexFormula : LaTex formula editor
- TexStudio : LaTex editor
- EqualX : Latex formula editor
- Mathpix Snipping Tool : Latex OCR
- Math Input Panel : Equation Editor
Laptop Tools
- Lenovo Hotkeys
- Lenovo Vantage
- Lenovo Vantage Service
Map
- Google Earth Pro
- Maps (Windows 10)
- JOSM: OSM map editor
- SS Panet
Music and Audio
- AIMP : music audio player
- Groove Music : music audio player (Windows 10)
- Audacity : audio editor
- Voice Recorder : audio voice recorder (Windows 10)
- Equalizer APO : audio equalizer/filter
- Peace : GUI for Equalizer APO
- Spobrify : Youtube listener
- Virtual Audio Cable : virtual speaker, microphone
- Eartrumpet : Speaker Mix, Setting
Network Tools
- NetSetMan : network setting and manager
- NETworkManager : network tools
- WinMTR : ping and trace route (portable, direct)
- WinMTRCmd : CLI ping and trace route (portable, direct, terminal)
- gping : CLI graphic ping (portable, direct, terminal)
- speedtest : CLI network speed test (portable, direct, terminal)
- HostsMan (hm) : host file editor
- Hosts File Editor : host file editor
- Telerik Fiddler : web debug
- IPFS Desktop* : decentralized file system
- Librespeed: CLI network speed test
- dnslookpu: CLI DNS lookup
Note Taking and Code Editor
- Notepad++ : note taking, text editor
- OneNote : note taking (Office Suite)
- Sticky Notes : note taking (Windows 10)
- Obsidian : note taking, zettelkasten, markdown
- VNote : note taking, zettelkasten, markdown
- Markdown Monsters : note taking, wordpress integration
- Journal by Microsoft
- Logseq : browser based notetaking
- mdsilo : Lightweight plain-text knowledge silo and networked-writing tool.
- VS Code : code editor
Office Suite
- LibreOffice : open source office suite (Writer, Calc, Impress, Draw, Math, Base)
- Microsoft Office : office suite from Microsoft (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Access)
- Scrivener : word processor
Others
- Nimbletext : text batch manipulation
- BabelMap : unicode character
- V380 : Webcam monitoring
- Glance by Mirametrix: object detection
- BlueStacks : Android Emulator
- BlueStacks X: Bluestack Gaming Platform
- Anki : card repetition learning app
- Picpick : screen shoot, desktop record, screen ruler, color picker
PDF Tool
- CutePDF Writer: pdf writer, pdf printer
- ByteScout PDF Multitool* : pdf editor (split, merge, rotate, remove), pdf extractor (table, image), pdf compressor, pdf OCR, pdf converter (image, html), pdf parser
- PDFsam Basic: pdf editor (split, combine, merge, rotate)
- MuPDF : very lightweight pdf, xps, epub, cbz viewer
- Foxit Reader : pdf reader (reflow, rotate), pdf anotation (comment, type, draw, sign, stamp)
- SumatraPDF : fast pdf reader
- GPL Ghostscript : pdf rendering engine
- Free PDF Compressor : pdf compressor
- PDF Reader by Xodo : pdf reader (reflow, rotate), pdf compressor, pdf anotation (comment, type, draw, sign, stamp), pdf editor (split, rearrange)
- PDF24 : the most complete pdf editor
- Paperly : academic pdf
- Poppler : pdf rendering engine
Phone Connection
- KDE Connect
- Your Phone (Windows 10)
- Minimal ADB and Fastboot
- Scrcpy: Android phone control on windows
- adb: Android Debug Bridge (adb)
Productivity
- Pomodoro Logger : kanban, pomodoro, timer
Portable Apps
- duck
- xournal
- xsltproc
- gInk
- mtr
- SAS Planet
- Sioyek PDF
- FireDM : download manager
Remote Desktop and Tools
- WinSCP
Security
- Authy Desktop : 2FA, two factor authentication
- Malwarebytes : anti malware
- ShutUP10 (OOSU10): Windows permission editor
Software Application Manager
- Chocolatey : software application manager
- Chocolatey GUI : GUI for chocolatey
- Revo Uninstaller : software application uninstaller
Video Conference
- Skype : messaging, video conference
- Zoom : video conference
- Microsoft Teams : video conference
Video Editor
- FFmpeg : video processing library/engine
- Handbrake : video converter
- HitFilm Express* : video editor (complete editing)
Video Player and Streaming
- OBS Studio : streaming, screen recording
- OBS Virtual Cam : virtual cam add on for OBS
- VLC Media Player : video player
- SMPlayer: video player, GUI for mpv player
Visualization
- Microsoft PowerBI Desktop
Windows and Desktop Tools
- AutoHotkey : automation for Windows
- CCEnhancer : enhancer for CCleaner
- CCleaner : junk, storage cleaner
- Bleachbit: junk, storage cleaner, security enhancement
- Wise System Monitor : system monitoring
- XMeters : system monitoring
- Fluent Search: application launcher
- WSCC (Windows System Control Center) : windows mini tools collection
- HWiNFO64 : hardware information
- CPUID CPU-Z : hardware information
- DeskPins : pin windows on top
- Window Top: pin windows app on top
- PowerToys : windows enhancement
- Windows Terminal : the best terminal for windows
- Bing Wallpaper* : everyday wallpaper
- Rainmeter : desktop visualization
- TaskbarX : taskbar visualization
- Bluegrams : windows ruler
- UI Vision RP XModules : Windows Automation
Writing Tools
- Grammarly for Windows : grammar checker
- Grammarly for MS Office Suite : grammar checker
- Languagetool Server
- Languagetool MS Word Add in : grammar checker, open source
- Writefull for Word : grammar checker
- Lightkey : AI writing recommendation
- Espanso : text expansion
- Ditto : clipboard manager, copy-paste
- Harzing’s Publish or Perish : scientific writing helper
Voice Command
- Alexa
- Cortana
VPN and Anonymity
- ProtonVPN : VPN
- Cloudflare WARP* : VPN
- OpenVPN : VPN
- Lantern : VPN
- Green Tunnel
- GoodbyeDPI
- Powertunnel
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