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What are the best apps you've been using for a long time on Windows?

HandBrake PotPlayer JDownloader yt-dlp Czkawka ShareX Winaero Tweaker Rclone FreshRSS dnGREP
  1. HandBrake allows users to easily convert video files into a wide variety of different formats.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Video #Video Converter #File Converter 568 social mentions

  2. 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

  3. 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

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    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

  5. 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

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    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

  7. Universal tweaker software which supports Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1.
    Winaero Tweaker - Windows has a *lot* of problems, this fixes some.

    #Utilities #Data Cleansing #Monitoring Tools 54 social mentions

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    rsync for cloud storage.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Cloud Storage #Web Service Automation #File Sharing And Backup 616 social mentions

  9. FreshRSS is a free, self-hosted RSS aggregator.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source
    FreshRSS - Technically not something on "Windows", but can be self-hosted.

    #RSS Reader #RSS #Insight Management 20 social mentions

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    dnGrep allows you to search across files with easy-to-read results.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source
    DnGrep - TL;DR : grep with less headaches, a gui, and less features.

    #File Manager #Note Taking #Clipboard Manager 9 social mentions

  11. Build and debug modern web and cloud applications, by Microsoft
    Pricing:
    • Open Source
    VSC - VSC's got so advanced it's nearly scary.

    #Text Editors #IDE #Software Development 1019 social mentions

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