Must have programs for a fresh Windows 10 install.

1. ShareX

   1 586 38,606 9.8 C#

   ShareX is a free and open-source application that enables users to capture or record any area of their screen with a single keystroke. It also supports uploading images, text, and various file types to a wide range of destinations.

   

   ShareX - Free and open-source screenshot and GIF program. Use this instead of something like Snipping Tool or Lightshot - lightshot is a privacy nightmare, since every screenshot you upload can be found by others since it uses a very short string of letters and numbers, and there is no way to manually delete a screenshot you’ve uploaded.

2. SaaSHub

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   SaaSHub - Software Alternatives and Reviews. SaaSHub helps you find the best software and product alternatives

   

3. Bulk-Crap-Uninstaller

   2 211 20,119 8.9 C#

   Remove large amounts of unwanted applications quickly.

   

   Bulk Crap Uninstaller - FOSS program uninstaller. Allows for batch uninstalling programs, and is much more extensive in finding uninstallers than the built-in Windows programs list. Very flexible.

4. Open-Shell-Menu

   3 259 9,127 5.8 C++

   Classic Shell Reborn.

   

   Open-Shell - Open-source start menu replacement that can restore a Windows 7-like start menu. Very customizable, too.

5. mpc-hc

   4 397 15,211 0.0 C++

   Media Player Classic

   

   classic media player home cinima, https://github.com/clsid2/mpc-hc/releases

6. superf4

   5 5 818 0.0 C

   :file_folder: Kill programs instantly with Ctrl+Alt+F4. (Windows)

   

   BCUninstaller ShareX SuperF4 I personally would take the time to setup MPV instead of using VLC.

7. OpenHashTab

   6 16 4,677 6.7 C++

   Discontinued 📝 File hashing and checking shell extension [UnavailableForLegalReasons - Repository access blocked]

   

   OpenHash

8. AutoEq

   7 730 15,983 4.6 Python

   Automatic headphone equalization from frequency responses

   

   Equaliser APO (and Peace GUI) for EQ – take a look at the AutoEQ project if you haven't already.

9. portmaster

   8 208 13,104 9.1 Go

   🏔 Love Freedom - ❌ Block Mass Surveillance

   

   Portmaster Geek Uninstaller InControl

10. VeraCrypt

    9 77 10,767 9.6 C

    Disk encryption with strong security based on TrueCrypt

    

    VeraCrypt

11. qBittorrent

    10 719 38,748 9.7 C++

    qBittorrent BitTorrent client

    

    qBittorrent

12. Sandboxie

    11 93 18,878 9.8 C

    Sandboxie Plus & Classic

    

    Sandboxie

13. mpv.net

    12 19 5,202 7.6 C#

    🎞 mpv.net is a media player for Windows with a modern GUI.

    

    mpv.net - A great open-source lightweight video player based on mpv with support for many formats and extensive configuration. Replaces MPC, VLC, PotPlayer, Windows Media Player, etc. Strongly recommend replacing your current video player with this, since programs like VLC are bloated and can have issues playing back videos and exhibit weird artifacts.

14. openrgb-rs

    13 188 25 10.0 Rust

    Rust client library for OpenRGB SDK.

    

    OpenRGB - Lighter and open-source alternative to proprietary RGB software such as Razer Synapse, iCUE, RGB Fusion, MSI Mystic Light, etc. May not be as versatile as some of their proprietary counterparts but it gets the job done if you don’t care for super elaborate RGB setups.

15. notepad-plus-plus

    14 345 28,664 9.7 C++

    Notepad++ official repository

    

    Notepad++ - Great open-source feature-rich text/code editor.

16. Bitwarden

    15 1,071 19,393 9.9 C#

    Bitwarden infrastructure/backend (API, database, Docker, etc). (by bitwarden)

    

    Bitwarden - Open-source password manager. Has a free tier for personal use which is enough for most people. Allows you to self-host your vault as well, if you like self-hosting everything. Recommended to use this over something like LastPass, even if Bitwarden’s interface is slightly clunkier.

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