A list of free & open-source apps I use on Windows

Monitoring Tools Software Development Text Editors

HandBrake Landing Page
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HandBrake

HandBrake allows users to easily convert video files into a wide variety of different formats.
Pricing:
- Open Source
Handbrake with VideoLAN's libdvdcss .dll for video conversion and ripping DVDs.

#Video #Video Converter #File Converter 568 social mentions
MusicBee Landing Page

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MusicBee

While iTunes might be the benchmark music organizer and player app, MusicBee is a strong alternative that many prefer.

MusicBee is a music player with tons of features.

#Audio Player #Media Player #Music Player 43 social mentions
Eraser Landing Page

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Eraser

Eraser is an advanced security tool (for Windows), which allows you to completely remove sensitive...

Eraser for securely deleting sensitive data.

#Monitoring Tools #File Management #CRM 53 social mentions
calibre Landing Page
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calibre

Ebook manager, viewer & converter
Pricing:
- Open Source
Calibre for e-book management / multi-format conversion.

#eBook Manager #eBook Reader #eBook Converter 546 social mentions
bitwarden Landing Page
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bitwarden

Bitwarden is a free and open source password management solution for individuals, teams, and business organizations.
Pricing:
- Open Source
- Freemium
- $10.0 / Annually (Premium)
#Password Managers #Password Management #Security & Privacy 604 social mentions
JPEGView Landing Page

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JPEGView

JPEGView is a small and fast viewer/editor for JPEG, BMP, PNG, GIF and TIFF images.

JPEGView - lightweight image viewer for Windows. ShareX - screen capture tool with other nice features.

#Image Editing #Digital Drawing And Painting #Graphic Design Software 10 social mentions
PotPlayer Landing Page

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PotPlayer

Potplayer is a minimalist media player that has an extensive range of configurable options to...

PotPlayer - a great alternative to vlc with better UI.

#Media Player #Audio Player #Video Player 87 social mentions
JDownloader Landing Page

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JDownloader

JDownloader is a free downloading tool that enables you to download files from over a hundred hosting sites. The tool is compatible with Linux, Mac and Windows operating systems. Read more about JDownloader.

#Download Manager #Music Downloader #Video Downloader 115 social mentions
yt-dlp Landing Page
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yt-dlp

A youtube-dl fork with additional features and fixes.
Pricing:
- Open Source
Yt-dlp - powerful command-line video downloader and the best for youtube.

#Video Downloader #Download Manager #YouTube Downloader 865 social mentions
Czkawka Landing Page

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Czkawka

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

Czkawka - a very powerful duplicate file detector tool.

#Hard Disk Usage #Hard Disk Management #Hard Drive Tools 171 social mentions
ShareX Landing Page
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ShareX

ShareX is a free and open source program that lets you capture or record any area of your screen...
Pricing:
- Open Source
JPEGView - lightweight image viewer for Windows. ShareX - screen capture tool with other nice features.

#Screenshots #Screenshot Annotation #Image Annotation 271 social mentions
WinDirStat Landing Page
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WinDirStat

WinDirStat is a disk usage statistics viewer and cleanup tool, inspired by KDirStat.
Pricing:
- Open Source
WinDirStat: Analyze what is taking space on your drive.

#Disk Analyzer #Hard Disk Usage #Hard Drive Tools 332 social mentions
Notepad++ Landing Page
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Notepad++

A free source code editor which supports several programming languages running under the MS Windows environment.
Pricing:
- Open Source
Notepad++: good and fast general purpose text/code editor.

#IDEs And Text Editors #Text Editors #IDE 169 social mentions
LockHunter Landing Page

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LockHunter

It is a free tool to delete files blocked by something you do not know.

LockHunter: Which process is keeping that file open?

#Monitoring Tools #Log Management #Error Tracking 35 social mentions
KeePass Landing Page
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KeePass

KeePass is an open source password manager. Passwords can be stored in highly-encrypted databases, which can be unlocked with one master password or key file.
Pricing:
- Open Source
KeePass 2: Opensource password manager that doesn't store your secrets in the cloud.

#Security & Privacy #Password Management #Password Managers 206 social mentions
Git Landing Page
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Git

Git is a free and open source version control system designed to handle everything from small to very large projects with speed and efficiency. It is easy to learn and lightweight with lighting fast performance that outclasses competitors.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Git #Git Tools #Code Collaboration 215 social mentions
Ditto Landing Page
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Ditto

Easy to use interface; Search and paste previous copy entries; Keep multiple computer's clipboards in sync; Data is encrypted when sent over the network; Accessed from tray icon or global hot key; Select entry by double click, enter key or drag drop…
Pricing:
- Open Source
Ditto Clipboard: clipboard manager, clipboard history.

#Note Taking #Bookmarks #Clipboard Manager 60 social mentions
Visual Studio Code Landing Page
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Visual Studio Code

Build and debug modern web and cloud applications, by Microsoft
Pricing:
- Open Source
Visual Studio Code: a bit slower than Notepad++, especially startup. But more/better features for developers. Like Git integration, debugger, etc.

#Text Editors #IDE #Software Development 1018 social mentions
Chocolatey Landing Page
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Chocolatey

The sane way to manage software on Windows.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Windows Tools #Package Manager #Front End Package Manager 252 social mentions
NirLauncher Landing Page

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NirLauncher

Collection of more than 200 portable utilities from NirSoft

The Nirsoft utilities is hundreds of Windows tools - here are stuff for power users AND for the non-technical screen-worker. If you want easy access to them all (recommended) you can use the Nirlauncher that integrates programs and help files in a laucher, that can also be made to contain the MS Sysinternals package. All programs are portable (ie: do not need to be installed under Windows, but can run from an USB key) and the relevant can easily be integrated in Windows context menus.

#Note Taking #LMS #Monitoring Tools 2 social mentions
TED Notepad Landing Page

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TED Notepad

TED Notepad is a portable text editor software that deals with a large variety of text processing tools, supplemental text clipboards, high accessibility through hotkeys, and a customizable number of settings and options.

Many good programs... But you might want to add: Ted Notepad A very small, and seemingly simple text editor, loaded with powerful features.

#Office & Productivity #Tool #Text Editors 5 social mentions
PhotoDiva Landing Page
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PhotoDiva

Make every photo beautiful with PhotoDiva - free portrait editing software. Use AI-powered editor to smooth skin, whiten teeth, reshape face, add makeup etc.
Pricing:
- Freemium
- Free Trial
- $19.25 / One-off
#Photo Editing #Software Development #Photography Tools 29 social mentions
Clipify.net Landing Page
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Clipify.net

Create movies with Clipify, best free automatic video editor: cut & glue footage, add music & 150+ effects, swap video backgrounds!
Pricing:
- Free
- Free Trial
Clipify, an auto video editor that works fine even on my slow laptop.

#Video #Video Editors #Video Maker 42 social mentions