Windows software
Software that runs on Windows. Every link goes to the official website, download page or app store.
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7-Zip
The small, free archiver that opens practically every archive format and compresses better than ZIP.
Bitwarden
An open-source password manager with free cross-device sync, apps for every platform and optional paid plans.
Everything
A free Windows search tool from voidtools that finds files and folders by name instantly.
Firefox
The main browser not built on Chromium, with tracking protection turned on by default.
GIMP
The long-running free image editor for photo retouching, compositing and general pixel work.
Jellyfin
A free media server for your own films, shows and music, with no premium tier and no account.
KeePassXC
A free, open-source desktop password manager that keeps your vault in a local encrypted file.
LibreOffice
The full free office suite: word processor, spreadsheet, presentations, drawing, database and formula editor.
OBS Studio
The standard free tool for recording a screen and for live streaming, built around scenes and sources.
PowerToys
Microsoft’s own bundle of more than thirty Windows utilities, from window layouts to a key remapper.
qBittorrent
A full-featured BitTorrent client with no ads, built as an open source replacement for µTorrent.
Signal
An end-to-end encrypted messenger for calls and chats on Android, iOS, Windows, macOS and Linux, run by a nonprofit.
Stirling PDF
A self-hosted web PDF toolkit for merging, splitting, converting, signing and editing PDFs on your own server.
Syncthing
Keeps folders identical across your own machines, directly between them, with no cloud account in the middle.
Tailscale
Builds a private network between your own devices using WireGuard, without opening ports or running a server.
VLC media player
A free player that opens almost any video or audio file, disc or stream without installing a codec pack.
Actual Budget
Envelope budgeting that keeps your data on your own device and syncs between machines without a company in the middle.
AdGuard Home
Network-wide ad and tracker blocking in a single binary, with encrypted DNS built in rather than bolted on.
Advanced IP Scanner
Scans a home or office network and lists every device with its name, MAC address and shared folders.
age
File encryption with one small key, no options to get wrong, and a command you can remember.
Aider
AI pair programming in a terminal, working directly on your git repository and committing as it goes.
AIMP
A long-running Windows music player with an 18-band equaliser, internet radio and a built-in converter.
AmneziaVPN
Sets up your own VPN server on a machine you rent, then connects to it, with obfuscated protocols for networks that block ordinary VPNs.
Anki
Flashcards that schedule themselves, showing you a card just before you would have forgotten it.
AnythingLLM
A desktop AI app that answers questions about your own documents, with no account and no API key needed.
Anytype
An encrypted, offline-first workspace for notes, tasks and databases that syncs peer to peer.
Apache OpenOffice
The original open source office suite, still maintained, but LibreOffice is where the work went.
AquaSnap
Adds magnetic window snapping, docking, tiling and stretching to Windows, going well past what Aero Snap does.
Ardour
A full digital audio workstation for recording, editing and mixing, with no subscription and no dongle.
aria2
A command line downloader that pulls one file from several sources at once, including a torrent and a mirror together.
