What useful software or programs do you install right away after building a Gaming PC?

• mpc-hc

  394 11,531 0.0 C++

  Media Player Classic

  Someone is continuing the project on github, that's what I've been using for the past couple years now.

• CodeRabbit

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• mpv

  849 28,866 9.9 C

  🎥 Command line video player

  

  mpv.io for anyone somehow struggling to find it

• FanControl.Releases

  1,054 14,606 8.1

  This is the release repository for Fan Control, a highly customizable fan controlling software for Windows.

  My only suggestion is: fancontrol

• ImageGlass

  105 7,926 9.5 C#

  🏞 A lightweight, versatile image viewer

  If you don't need all the image manipulation tools of Faststone, ImageGlass is another good alternative.

• sublime_text

  293 804 0.0

  Issue tracker for Sublime Text

  

  Sublime - best notepad

• ThisIsWin11

  95 5,097 0.0 C#

  Discontinued The real PowerToys for Windows 11

  

  Yep, ThisIsWIN11 (https://github.com/builtbybel/ThisIsWin11/releases/tag/1.1.170)

• dxvk-async

  130 758 0.0

  You can download DXVK Async from here: https://github.com/Sporif/dxvk-async/releases

• SaaSHub

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• Bulk-Crap-Uninstaller

  210 12,775 7.6 C#

  Remove large amounts of unwanted applications quickly.

• Open-Shell-Menu

  256 7,058 6.5 C++

  Classic Shell Reborn.

  

  I install Open Shell to bring back the proper start menu.

• AudioBand

  6 470 5.0 C#

  Display and control songs from the Windows taskbar

  

  I just realized I linked the unmaintained outdated version, did you try the more updated version?

• winstall

  33 1,152 6.6 JavaScript

  A web app for browsing and installing Windows Package Manager apps.

  

  It is fully opensource and is featured in the verge.

• GNU Emacs

  248 4,468 10.0 Emacs Lisp

  Mirror of GNU Emacs

  

  emacs install an operating system inside your operating system

• neovim

  1,410 84,045 10.0 Vim Script

  Vim-fork focused on extensibility and usability

  

  neovim the best text editor

• ShareX

  581 29,955 8.9 C#

  ShareX is a free and open source program that lets you capture or record any area of your screen and share it with a single press of a key. It also allows uploading images, text or other types of files to many supported destinations you can choose from.

  

  sharex scrot for windows, but with a kitchen sink attached to it

• Awesome

  11 28,659 0.0

  Discontinued :computer: 🎉 An awesome & curated list of best applications and tools for Windows. (by Awesome-Windows)

  

  since a lot of this list overlaps with it, I figure I'll link the awesome-windows GitHub list here

• SaaSHub

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