Awesome List of Windows Apps

This is a list of awesome apps for Windows 10.
File Tools
7-Zip : 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
File Search
Agent Ransack : file content search
Fileseek : file content search
Listary : file search (embedded in Windows Explorer)
Wizfile : file search
fzf (Github Repo)
File Sync
SyncFolder : file folder sync
Syncthing : file cloud sync
rclone : file cloud sync (portable, direct)
File Downloader and Transfer
PyIDM : download manager (portable, direct)
Youtube-DLG (youtube-dl-gui): video download manager
Libgen Desktop : e-book search and download manager
wget : file download (portable, direct, terminal)
croc
curl
Image and Photo Tools
Microsoft Photos : photo manager and viewer
ShareX : screenshot tools (complete)
Snip & Sketch : screenshot tools (quick, simple, windows default)
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)
Video Conference
Skype : messaging, video conference
Zoom : video conference
Cisco Webex : video conference
Microsoft Teams : video conference
Remote Desktop and Tools
Teamviewer : remote desktop (native app)
Chrome Remote Desktop : chrome based remote desktop (browser based)
WinSCP
Visualization
Microsoft PowerBI Desktop
Video Player and Streaming
OBS Studio : streaming, screen recording
OBS Virtual Cam : virtual cam add on for OBS
VLC Media Player : video player
Video Editor
FFmpeg : video processing library/engine
Handbrake : video converter
HitFilm Express* : video editor (complete editing)
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
Computing Programming
Anaconda3 : numerical computation, python
Arduino : Arduino programming
Julia : numerical computation
Kite : program linting
Microsoft Visual Studio Code : IDE
Octave : FOSS numerical computation
Matlab Polyspace : complete numerical computation
SpeedCrunch : simple numerical computation, calculator
Calculator : calculator (Windows 10)
Math Inspector : visual programming environment
Sourcetrail : code and program visualizer
Maxima computer algebra system
Fritzing : electronic design
Hand Writing
Microsoft Whiteboard
Xournal++ : note taking and PDF annotation tool
Microsoft Font Maker : convert handwriting to font
gInk : desktop handwriting (portable)
Note Taking
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
Writing Tools
Grammarly : grammar checker
Grammarly for MS Office Suite : grammar checker
Languagetool
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
Mapping
JOSM: OSM map editor
Windows and Dekstop Tools
AutoHotkey : automation for Windows
CCEnhancer : enhancer for CCleaner
CCleaner : junk, storage cleaner
Wise System Monitor : system monitoring
XMeters : system monitoring
Wox : application launcher
WSCC (Windows System Control Center) : windows mini tools collection
HWiNFO64 : hardware information
CPUID CPU-Z : hardware information
DeskPins : pin windows on top
PowerToys : windows enhancement
Windows Terminal : the best terminal for windows
Bing Wallpaper* : everyday wallpaper
Rainmeter : desktop visualization
TaskbarX : taskbar visualization
Software Application Manager
Chocolatey : software application manager
Chocolatey GUI : GUI for chocolatey
Revo Uninstaller : software application uninstaller
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
Latex Editor
MiKTex : LaTex engine
KLatexFormula : LaTex formula editor
TexStudio : LaTex editor
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)
Citation Manager
Mendeley Desktop : citation manager
Zotero : open source citation manager
Office Suite
LibreOffice : open source office suite (Writer, Calc, Impress, Draw, Math, Base)
Microsoft Office : office suite from Microsoft (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Access)
Accesibility
Microsoft Learning Tools OneNote Addon : immersive reader
Immersive Reader Offline Extension
Cloud Storage
Microsoft OneDrive
Graphic Editor
Microsoft Visio: diagram and vector graphic drawing and editor from Microsoft
draw.io : graphic editor
Graphviz : graphics and drawing package (library)
Origin
Drawing App
Inkscape: open source vector graphic drawing and editor
Krita: open source vector graphic drawing and editor (digital painting and 2D animation)
OPenToonz : graphic drawing and editor
Fresh Paint*
Collaboration
GitHub Dekstop
Github CLI*
Browser
Google Chrome : browser from Google
Microsoft Edge : browser from Microsoft
Mozilla Firefox : privacy oriented browser
Opera : browser with VPN
FlashPeak Slimjet8 : lightweight chrome-based browser
Chrome Remote Dekstop : remote desktop
Network Tools
NetSetMan : network setting and manager
NETworkManager : network tools
WinMTR : ping and trace route (portable, direct)
WinMTRCmd : ping and trace route (portable, direct, terminal)
gping : graphic ping (portable, direct, terminal)
speedtest : 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
VPN
ProtonVPN : VPN
Cloudflare WARP* : VPN
OpenVPN : VPN
Framework
Node.js
Ruby
Yarn
Dot Net, .Net
Java
NVM
Map
Google Earth Pro
Maps (Windows 10)
Games
Built in Windows 10 Apps
Camera (Windows 10) : camera
Microsoft News
Productivity
Pomodoro Logger : kanban, pomodoro, timer
Phone Connection
KDE Connect
Your Phone (Windows 10)
Laptop Tools
Lenovo Hotkeys
Lenovo Vantage
Lenovo Vantage Service
Security
Authy Desktop : 2FA, two factor authentication
Malwarebytes : anti malware
ShutUP10 (OOSU10): Windows permission editor
Portable Apps
duck
xournal
xsltproc
gInk
mtr
SAS Planet
Sioyek PDF
FireDM : download manager
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
Others
Nimbletext : text batch manipulation
BabelMap : unicode character
V380 : Webcam monitoring
Glance by Mirametrix
BlueStacks : Android Emulator
Uninstalled Apps
Browser
Brave : browser
Graphics
Opentoonz
File Downloader
Persepolis : aria-based download manager (why: PyIDM is better and faster)
Note Taking
MindForger : note taking, zettelkasten, markdown (why: too complex)
AsciidocFX : note taking, asciidoc (why: asciidoc is rarely used)
Zettlr : note taking, zettelkasten, markdown (inferior to VNote)
File Tools
FormatFactory : file converter (inferior to File Converter)
TreeSize : file, folder, drive mapper (inferior to Wiztree)
File Search
rga (Github Repo) : take huge database storage
DocFetcher : file content search (inferior to Agent Ranscak and Fileseek)
Everything : file search (inferior to Wizfile)
Video Editor
kdenlive : video editor (inferior to hitman express)
Computation
SAM (System Advisor Model) : PV System Planner (why: not used anymore)
Latex Editor
Texmaker : LaTex editor
Collaboration
Git
Writing Tools
Wincompose: text replacement (inferior to espanso)
Games
Steam : games platform (need more space than games)
Islanders
The Battle of Polytopia
Handwriting
livedraw : desktop handwriting (portable)
Islamic
OneQuran : complete Quran, hadith
Quran : simple Quran
Laptop Tools
Lenovo Pen Settings
Lenovo Service Bridge
Lenovo System Update
Lenovo Utility
My Computer
Old Computer
IdeaPad C340-14API 9AID
Serial : MP1PVV78
Product number : 81N6009AID
Bios version : AGCN25WWV1.08
Prosesor : AMD Ryzen3 3200U
RAM : 8GB DDR4 (2*4)
Only replace 1 RAM slot. The other RAM 4 GB is embedded. The maximum RAM is 16 GB so total will be 20 GB.
Hardisk : 256GB M.2 PCIE (SSD SAMSUNG MZNLN256HAJQ-000L2 Interface: M.2 SATA NGFF Form Factor: 2280)
M.2 SSD NVME
VGA : Radeon Vega 3
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