[List] Let's talk about the software you can't live without. Here is my list

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  1. systeminformer

    A free, powerful, multi-purpose tool that helps you monitor system resources, debug software and detect malware. Brought to you by Winsider Seminars & Solutions, Inc. @ http://www.windows-internals.com

    ProcessHacker - improved task manager, shows all running processes in a tree structure (Free • Open Source)

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  3. mpc-hc

    Media Player Classic

    MPC-HC - media player, can work with all codecs if you also install it with.. (Free • Open Source)

  4. TaskbarX

    Center Windows taskbar icons with a variety of animations and options.

    TaskbarX - taskbar customization (Free • Open Source)

  5. sublime_text

    Issue tracker for Sublime Text

    Sublime Text - also my main code editor (Paid • Proprietary)>)

  6. ExplorerPatcher

    This project aims to enhance the working environment on Windows

    ExplorerPatcher - allows you to customize the explorer, taskbar and start menu. has a lot of settings, you can also disable unnecessary "recommendations" in the start menu of windows 11 (Free • Open Source)

  7. scrcpy

    Display and control your Android device

    scrcpy - allows you to control your phone through a computer (Free • Open Source)

  8. bleachbit

    BleachBit system cleaner for Windows and Linux

    BleachBit - tool for cleaning the system from unnecessary data, cache and temporary files for example (Free • Open Source)

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  10. czkawka

    Multi functional app to find duplicates, empty folders, similar images etc.

    Сzkawka - tool for finding duplicate photos or files by comparing hashes (Free • Open Source)

  11. Bulk-Crap-Uninstaller

    Remove large amounts of unwanted applications quickly.

    Bulk Crap Uninstaller - a program to completely uninstall unnecessary programs, essentially an analogue of Revo Uninstaller (Free • Open Source)

  12. SyncTrayzor

    Windows tray utility / filesystem watcher / launcher for Syncthing

    SyncTrayzor/Syncthing - probably my favorite program, it allows you to synchronize any data between your phone and computer, such as photos, screenshots, etc. (Free • Open Source)

  13. syncthing-android

    Discontinued Wrapper of syncthing for Android.

    SyncTrayzor/Syncthing - probably my favorite program, it allows you to synchronize any data between your phone and computer, such as photos, screenshots, etc. (Free • Open Source)

  14. QuickLook

    Bring macOS “Quick Look” feature to Windows

    QuickLook - quick file viewer, you can focus on a file while in a folder and press the spacebar and this program will show its contents depending on the file type (Free • Open Source)

  15. obsidian-releases

    Community plugins list, theme list, and releases of Obsidian.

    Obsidian - good note-taking program, writes everything in Markdown format and stores everything locally (Free Personal • Proprietary)

  16. notepad-plus-plus

    Notepad++ official repository

    Notepad++ - a good text editor, I personally replaced the standard windows notepad with it, it's simple and easy to edit files (Free • Open Source)

  17. ModernFlyouts

    A modern Fluent Design replacement for the old Metro themed flyouts present in Windows.

    ModernFlyouts - improved volume control design (Free • Open Source)

  18. HandBrake

    HandBrake's main development repository

    Handbrake - Video compression software helps to reduce file size without perceptible quality loss (Free • Open Source)

  19. ShareX

    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 - mostly a screenshot program, although it's also full of features (Free • Open Source)

  20. Mailspring

    :love_letter: A beautiful, fast and fully open source mail client for Mac, Windows and Linux.

    Mailspring - an email client, a good alternative to Thunderbird if you don't like it (Freemium • Open Source)

  21. Cryptomator

    Cryptomator for Windows, macOS, and Linux: Secure client-side encryption for your cloud storage, ensuring privacy and control over your data.

    Cryptomator - folder encryption tool, a great option if you need to quickly encrypt and decrypt only folders and files, and not the entire system as in the case of VeraCrypt (Freemium • Open Source)

  22. Visual Studio Code

    Visual Studio Code

    Visual Studio Code - code editor, ide (Free • Proprietary)

  23. activitywatch

    The best free and open-source automated time tracker. Cross-platform, extensible, privacy-focused.

    ActivityWatch - a program to track your activity, just like on phones (Free • Open Source)

  24. vscodium

    binary releases of VS Code without MS branding/telemetry/licensing

  25. privacy.sexy

    Open-source tool to enforce privacy & security best-practices on Windows, macOS and Linux, because privacy is sexy

    https://privacy.sexy A customizable PS script that strips windows of everything telemetry including nvidia telemetry or .net telemetry. I was surprised how much data windows collected when I first saw this. Careful it can really make your windows install unusable if you go full boar

  26. fingerprintjs

    The most advanced browser fingerprinting library.

    it is important because it randomizes fingerprints, which uBlock Origin cannot. You can verify this by going to FingerprintJS. Try switching to private mode, changing the container, deleting cookies, changing the IP, changing the user-agent, but the site will still be able to identify you. with this extension, user fingerprinting for websites is much more complicated

  27. lively

    Free and open-source software that allows users to set animated desktop wallpapers and screensavers powered by WinUI 3.

    Website GitHub

  28. audiocity

    Audacity fork without any non-free software or telemetry, as all GPL software should.

    I would change it to Audiocity due to this incident

  29. Open-Shell-Menu

    Classic Shell Reborn.

    Anyhow - Far Manager and Open Shell are the firs two apps I install on any machine and without both of them I can't operate a machine properly.

  30. FarManager

    File and Archive Manager

    There's only one legit NC clone nowadays, that is Far Manager. Initially written by Eugene Roshal (of WinRAR fame), it meanwhile is OSS.

  31. user.js

    Firefox privacy, security and anti-tracking: a comprehensive user.js template for configuration and hardening

    Don't forget to enable privacy.resistFingerprinting in about:config. If you are hardcore enough, use Arkenfox's user.js for enhanced privacy. If you are doing the latter, you can remove CanvasBlocker. Extensions are a source of fingerprint anyway, better keep them at a minimum.

  32. notepad-plus-plus

    🧛🏻‍♂️ Dark theme for Notepad++ (by dracula)

    No, actually Notepad++ has a dark mode, moreover you can install any theme, for example I like Dracula

  33. winget-pkgs

    The Microsoft community Windows Package Manager manifest repository

    I think all packages in winget are required to have silent install/upgrade option, so this should work. You can browse the packages here.

  34. audacium

    Discontinued Free and open-source audio editor

    Tenacity seems to be on an indefinite hiatus. Check out Audacium, which has the same goal!

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