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

• mpc-hc

  173 5,932 9.6 C++

  Media Player Classic

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

• mpv

  353 19,103 9.7 C

  🎥 Command line video player

  

  mpv.io for anyone somehow struggling to find it

• Scout APM

  scoutapm.com

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  Less time debugging, more time building. Scout APM allows you to find and fix performance issues with no hassle. Now with error monitoring and external services monitoring, Scout is a developer's best friend when it comes to application development.

  

• FanControl.Releases

  339 5,161 7.4

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

  My only suggestion is: fancontrol

• ImageGlass

  56 3,999 9.2 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

  112 710 2.8

  Issue tracker for Sublime Text

  

  Sublime - best notepad

• ThisIsWin11

  45 2,664 9.7 C#

  The real PowerToys for Windows 11

  

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

• dxvk-async

  55 300 4.7

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

• SonarQube

  www.sonarqube.org

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• Bulk-Crap-Uninstaller

  77 2,531 6.3 C#

  Remove large amounts of unwanted applications quickly.

• Open-Shell-Menu

  95 4,196 0.0 C++

  Classic Shell Reborn.

  

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

• AudioBand

  2 127 8.9 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  I just realized I linked the unmaintained outdated version, did you try the more updated version?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

  8 638 5.4 JavaScript

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

  It is fully opensource and is featured in the verge.

• GNU Emacs

  110 3,494 10.0 Emacs Lisp

  Mirror of GNU Emacs

  

  emacs install an operating system inside your operating system

• neovim

  522 54,643 10.0 Vim Script

  Vim-fork focused on extensibility and usability

  

  neovim the best text editor

• ShareX

  241 20,108 9.7 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

  5 19,184 0.0

  :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

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