Windows software
Software that runs on Windows. Every link goes to the official website, download page or app store.
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Xournal++
Handwritten notes and PDF annotation with a stylus, including on top of lecture slides and scanned papers.
Yaak
An offline-first API client for REST, GraphQL, gRPC, WebSockets and SSE, with requests stored as files you can commit to git.
Yazi
A terminal file manager where nothing blocks: every read, preview and copy happens asynchronously.
Zed
A Rust editor from the people who built Atom, written for speed and for two people editing one file.
Zellij
A terminal multiplexer that tells you its own shortcuts on screen, so you can use it on day one.
Zen Browser
A Firefox build with vertical tabs, workspaces and split view, aimed at people who found Arc appealing.
ZeroTier One
Puts machines anywhere in the world on the same virtual Ethernet network, as if they were plugged into one switch.
ZoomIt
A tray utility that zooms into any part of the screen and lets you draw, type, time and record on top of it, for demos and presentations.
Zotero
Collects the papers and web pages you cite, files them, and writes the bibliography in the style your journal wants.
zoxide
Learns the directories you actually use, so changing to one takes a few letters instead of a full path.
Zstandard
Meta's compression tool that hits near-zlib ratios at far higher speed, now used across Linux and modern filesystems.
Zulip
Team chat organised by topic inside each channel, so conversations stay readable when you come back hours later.
Adobe Acrobat
Adobe's PDF software: the free Acrobat Reader for viewing and commenting, and paid Acrobat plans for editing and conversion.
Alacritty
A deliberately minimal OpenGL terminal that leaves multiplexing and tabs to other programs and just draws text fast.
AltSnap
Move and resize any Windows window by holding Alt and dragging anywhere inside it.
Angry IP Scanner
A fast, friendly IP and port scanner that needs no installation and runs on Windows, Mac and Linux.
Audacity
A multi-track audio editor and recorder that has been the free default for twenty-five years.
AutoHotkey
A Windows scripting language for hotkeys, text expansion, key remapping and automating anything on screen.
Betterbird
A Thunderbird fork that ships extra fixes and features, and can run side by side on the same profile.
BleachBit
A free, open-source cleaner for Windows and Linux that removes caches, logs and temporary files and wipes free space.
Blender
The free 3D creation suite: modelling, sculpting, rigging, animation, simulation, rendering, compositing and video editing.
Calibre
The ebook library manager: view, convert, edit and catalogue books in every major format, and talk to e-readers.
CPU-Z
A tiny freeware window that tells you exactly which processor, board and memory are in a Windows PC.
Cryptomator
Encrypts a folder inside your existing cloud storage, so Dropbox or OneDrive holds files it cannot read.
Cyberduck
A server and cloud storage browser for Mac and Windows that speaks FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, SMB and every major object store.
darktable
A non-destructive raw developer and photo workflow application: a virtual lighttable and darkroom for photographers.
digiKam
A photo manager built for libraries of a hundred thousand images, with face recognition, batch processing and heavy metadata support.
Dolphin
The GameCube and Wii emulator, running those games at higher resolutions than the consoles ever managed.
DuckStation
A fast, accuracy-focused PlayStation 1 emulator. Excellent software, but licensed non-commercial and no-derivatives.
Duplicati
A backup client with a web interface that encrypts your files and pushes them to more than twenty cloud services.
