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• Postman - Tests APIs with automated test scripts and monitoring.

• Hoppscotch - Tests APIs with real-time collaboration features. [![Open-Source Software][oss]](https://github.com/hoppscotch/hoppscotch)
• Bruno - Tests APIs with Git version control integration. [![Open-Source Software][oss]](https://github.com/usebruno/bruno)

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• Velocmd - A lightning fast, native system launcher. Search files, run commands, and navigate your system seamlessly. [![Open-Source Software][oss]](https://github.com/YashvardhanG/Velocmd)

• Keypirinha - Launches apps through fuzzy search and keyboard shortcuts.
• Listary - Searches files with advanced filters and indexing.
• ueli - Powerful keystroke launcher. [![Open-Source Software][oss]](https://github.com/oliverschwendener/ueli)
• kunkun - Raycast/Alfred-like launcher with sandboxed extensions ![oss]
• Wox - Launches apps with web search integration. [![Open-Source Software][oss]](https://github.com/Wox-launcher/Wox/)
• Raycast - A highly extensible, keyboard-driven productivity launcher and command palette designed for efficiency

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• Tenacity - A variant of Audacity without telemetry. [![Open-Source Software][oss]](https://codeberg.org/tenacityteam/tenacity)
• AudioNodes - Produces music with mixing, effects, MIDI and synthesis.
• DuckDeck - Global hotkeys for your music volume that work inside fullscreen games, with automatic ducking when someone talks in Discord. ![paid]

• CDex - Digital audio CD extraction tool (French site, English program).
• Cider - Modern and elegant Apple Music client for Windows, Linux and macOS.
• Dopamine - Clean and simple audio player focused on music organization. [![Open-Source Software][oss icon]](https://github.com/digimezzo/dopamine)
• Foobar2000 - Feature-rich audio player supporting numerous formats with extensive customization options.
• Kodi - Free and Open Source home theatre software. [![Open-Source Software][oss icon]](https://github.com/xbmc)
• Mixxx - Professional DJ software for live mixing, offering a robust alternative to Traktor. [![Open-Source Software][oss icon]](https://github.com/mixxxdj/mixxx)
• Mp3tag - Efficient and user-friendly audio metadata editor.
• MusicBrainz Picard - Cross-platform application for automated music metadata lookup and tagging. [![Open-Source Software][oss icon]](https://github.com/metabrainz/picard)
• musikcube - A fully functional terminal-based music player, library, and streaming audio server. [![Open-Source Software][oss icon]](https://github.com/clangen/musikcube)
• Nora - Sleek and modern music player built with Electron and React, offering enhanced features over default applications. [![Open-Source Software][oss icon]](https://github.com/Sandakan/Nora)
• Winamp - Music player capable of playing MP3s, MP2s, WAVs, VOCs and MIDI files.
• Audacity - Records and edits audio. [![Open-Source Software][oss]](https://github.com/audacity/audacity)
• FlexASIO - A universal ASIO driver that delivers low-latency, high-quality sound. [![Open-Source Software][oss]](https://github.com/dechamps/FlexASIO)
• Ableton Live - Fluid software for music creation and performance.
• FL Studio - Complete digital audio workstation (DAW) for composing, arranging, recording, and mastering.

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• Librewolf - A custom version of Firefox, focused on privacy, security and freedom. [![Open-Source Software][oss]](https://codeberg.org/librewolf/source)
• Firefox - Browser with privacy and customization. [![oss][]](https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central)

• Ungoogled Chromium - Privacy-focused browser variant with tracking and Google integration removed. 
• Ladybird - Completely new browser engine built from scratch. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/LadybirdBrowser/ladybird)
• Zen Browser - Modern, Firefox-based Arc alternative with custom community modifications. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/zen-browser/desktop)
• Floorp - A Browser built for keeping the Open, Private and Sustainable Web alive. Based on Mozilla Firefox. [![Open-Source Software][oss]](https://github.com/floorp-Projects/floorp/)
• Helium - Browser based on Ungoogled Chromium with privacy, split-view, bangs and built-in ad-blocker. [![Open-Source Software][oss]](https://github.com/imputnet/helium/)

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• Filen - Provides zero-knowledge, client side-encrypted cloud storage.

• Dropbox - Syncs files across devices with version history.
• Proton Drive - End-to-end encrypted cloud storage from Proton. ![star]

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• gitty - Git workflow CLI. Stage, commit, and push in one command, with interactive conflict resolution. 
• Fastfetch - A maintained, feature-rich and performance oriented, neofetch like system information tool. 
• winfetch - Command-line system information utility written in PowerShell. [![Open-Source Software][oss]](https://github.com/lptstr/winfetch)
• Cinema - Command-line multiviewer for local and online media with custom layouts. 
• PowerShell 7 - PowerShell 7 is free and opensource, cross platform (Win, Linux) shell by Microsoft. [![Open-Source Software][oss]](https://github.com/PowerShell/powershell/releases)
• PowerShell 7 - PowerShell 7 is free and opensource, cross platform (Win, Linux) shell by Microsoft. [![Open-Source Software][oss]](https://github.com/PowerShell/powershell/releases)

• gallery-dl - Command-line program to download image galleries and collections from several image hosting sites. 
• Scoop - Command-line installer for Windows. 
• yt-dlp - A feature-rich command-line audio/video downloader. 
• gsudo - Sudo equivalent for Windows, allows you to run a command with elevated permissions. [![Open-Source Software][oss]](https://github.com/gerardog/gsudo)

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• Threema - Swiss messaging platform with open source code. [![Open-Source Software][oss]](https://github.com/threema-ch) ![paid] ![star]

• LegCord - Discord client with Vencord and shelter integration. [![Open-Source Software][oss]](https://github.com/legcord/legcord)
• Equicord - Fork of Vencord with additional plugins and features. [![Open-Source Software][oss]](https://github.com/Equicord/Equicord) ![star]
• Unigram - Telegram client optimized for Windows. [![Open-Source Software][oss]](https://github.com/UnigramDev/Unigram)
• Stoat - Chat platform built with modern web tech. [![Open-Source Software][oss]](https://github.com/revoltchat)

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• FluentFlyout - Displays media controls, lock key status and taskbar widgets in native-looking Fluent 2 flyouts. [![Open-Source Software][oss]](https://github.com/unchihugo/FluentFlyout)
• Themia - Displays transparent, customizable widgets on your desktop.
• Themia - Displays transparent, customizable widgets on your desktop.
• Talkdedsec Visual - Adjusts screen brightness, contrast, gamma and colour temperature in real time. [![Open-Source Software][oss]](https://github.com/Talkdedsec1/tlk-visual)

• Classic Start - Traditional Windows Start Menu and Explorer interface. 
• EarTrumpet - Advanced per-application volume control utility. [![Open-Source Software][oss icon]](https://github.com/File-New-Project/EarTrumpet)
• Komorebi - Dynamic tiling window manager for Windows. [![Open-Source Software][oss icon]](https://github.com/LGUG2Z/komorebi)
• QTTabBar - Explorer enhancement adding tabs and extended folder views.
• Rainmeter - Desktop customization platform for skins and widgets. [![Open-Source Software][oss icon]](https://github.com/rainmeter/rainmeter)
• Search Deflector - A small program that redirects searches made from the Windows Start Menu or Cortana to whatever browser and search engine you prefer. [![Open-Source Software][oss icon]](https://github.com/spikespaz/search-deflector)
• TranslucentTB - Taskbar transparency utility. 
• Wallpaper Engine - Live wallpapers with user-created content support for Windows.
• WindHawk - Desktop modification platform with extensive customization options. [![Open-Source Software][oss icon]](https://github.com/ramensoftware/windhawk)
• YASB - Customizable status bar utility. 
• ZBar - Multi-monitor taskbar management utility.
• OpenShell - Restores traditional Start Menu interface. 
• Sucrose Wallpaper Engine - A live wallpaper app, a free and opensource alternative to Wallpaper Engine. [![Open-Source Software][oss]](https://github.com/Taiizor/Sucrose)
• Shell - Powerful, free, open source context menu manager ![oss]

Command Line Tools

• btop4win - Windows port of the famous btop resource monitor. 
• Chocolatey - Package manager for Windows.
• winget - Official Windows package manager from Microsoft. [![Open-Source Software][oss icon]](https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli)

Databases

• DataFlare - Modern, lightweight database GUI for SQLite, MySQL and PostgreSQL.
• DB Browser for SQLite - Visual tool for creating and editing SQLite database files. 
• HeidiSQL - Powerful client for MySQL, MariaDB, Microsoft SQL Server and PostgreSQL.
• PostgreSQL Database - Comprehensive list of PostgreSQL management tools.
• RazorSQL - Advanced GUI for SQLite database management.
• Robo 3T - Lightweight MongoDB management interface. [![Open-Source Software][oss icon]](https://github.com/Studio3T/robomongo)
• Sql Wave - MySQL database management interface.

Developer Utilities

• Cacher - Cloud-based, team-enabled code snippet manager with Gist sync, VSCode/Atom/Sublime packages and full-featured web client.
• ExtendsClass - Online tools for developers (REST/SOAP clients, SQLite browser, Regex tester, XPath tester).
• Open Server - Portable server platform and software environment with user-friendly interface.
• Pieces - AI-enabled productivity tool designed to supercharge developer efficiency, with an on-device copilot that helps you capture, enrich, and reuse useful materials, streamline collaboration, and solve complex problems through a contextual understanding of your workflow.
• TailBlazer - A small fast tool for browsing through logs [![Open-Source Software][oss icon]](https://github.com/RolandPheasant/TailBlazer)
• Velocity - Offline API documentation tool, similar to Dash for macOS.
• wmWebStack - Localhost HTTP server stack with one click live publishing. Localhost websites can be viewed on any devices over public internet.
• Xampp - Apache-driven web development environment.

IDEs

• Android Studio - Official Android IDE based on IntelliJ platform. [![Open-Source Software][oss icon]](https://sites.google.com/a/android.com/tools/)
• CLion - Smart cross-platform IDE for C/C++. (**Free** for Students)
• DataGrip - Cross-platform IDE for databases and SQL. (**Free** for Students)
• DataSpell - Professional data science IDE.
• GoLand - Ergonomic environment for Go development.
• IntelliJ IDEA - Modern Java IDE with free community edition. [![Open-Source Software][oss icon]](https://github.com/JetBrains/intellij-community) (**Free** for Students)
• PhpStorm - Advanced PHP IDE with framework support.
• Rider - Cross-platform .NET/Mono IDE.
• RubyMine - Intelligent Ruby IDE with modern framework support.
• WebStorm - Professional JavaScript IDE with modern ecosystem support. (**Free** for Students)
• Visual Studio Code - Lightweight yet powerful cross-platform code editor. [![Open-Source Software][oss icon]](https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode)

Networking

• Fiddler - Web debugging proxy.
• Wireshark - Network protocol analyzer. [![Open-Source Software][oss icon]](https://www.wireshark.org/docs/wsdg_html_chunked/ChIntroDevelopment.html)

Version Control

• DevHub - GitHub notifications on your desktop as a tray app. [![Open-Source Software][oss icon]](https://github.com/devhubapp/devhub)
• Fork - Fast and friendly Git client for Windows and Mac.
• Git Extensions - Powerful and user-friendly Git UI. [![Open-Source Software][oss icon]](https://github.com/gitextensions/gitextensions)
• GitKraken - Cross-platform Git client with intuitive interface.
• GitLight - Open-source GitHub & GitLab notifications client. 
• Meld - Visual diff and merge tool. [![Open-Source Software][oss icon]](https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/meld/)
• SourceTree - Free Git & Mercurial client.
• TortoiseGit - Git client with full shell integration. [![Open-Source Software][oss icon]](https://github.com/tortoisegit/tortoisegit/)
• Tower - Professional Git client with advanced features.

Virtualization

• Docker Desktop - Containerization for Desktop, built on top of WSL2.
• Podman Desktop - Open source desktop containerization alternative to Docker. [![Open-Source Software][oss icon]](https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop)

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• Mamp - Runs Apache, MySQL and PHP stack locally.
• Kunobi - Kubernetes management app written in Rust with MCP integration.

• Kunobi - Kubernetes management app written in Rust with MCP integration.

IRC channels

• #microsoft
• #Windows

Reddit

• /r/microsoft
• /r/microsoftsoftwareswap
• /r/sysadmin
• /r/windowsapps
• /r/windows

Windows

• Stack Overflow
• Windows Support Communities
• Windows Support Communities
• Windows Support Communities
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• Mailbird - IMAP and POP3 email client with customization and multi-language support.
• Nubo Email - Privacy-first email platform with calendar, drive, video meetings, and team chat. Built on JMAP protocol.
• Postbox - Advanced email management application.
• Wino Mail - Modern mail client with integrated calendar. [![Open-Source Software][oss]](https://github.com/bkaankose/Wino-Mail)

• ProtonMail - Encrypted email service with end-to-end encryption. [![Open-Source Software][oss]](https://github.com/ProtonMail) ![star]
• Nubo Email - Privacy-first email platform with calendar, drive, video meetings, and team chat. Built on JMAP protocol.

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• File Renamer X - Fast batch file renamer supporting stackable actions, metadata, Exif data, regex, sequential numbering, and more. ![paid]
• FileOptimizer - Lossless file size optimizer for multiple formats.
• FluxDown - Multi-protocol download manager with IDM-style dynamic segmentation for HTTP, FTP, BitTorrent and HLS/DASH streams. [![Open-Source Software][oss]](https://github.com/zerx-lab/FluxDown)
• TeraCopy - Faster than windows file transfers.

Virtualization

• FileZilla - FTP, FTPS and SFTP client. [![Open-Source Software][oss icon]](https://download.filezilla-project.org/client/)
• Xftp 7 - Flexible and lightweight SFTP/FTP client.

• File Converter - A simple tool to convert and compress files using the context menu in windows explorer. [![Open-Source Software][oss]](https://github.com/Tichau/FileConverter)
• Spacedrive - Cross-platform file manager with cloud integration. [![Open-Source Software][oss]](https://github.com/spacedriveapp/spacedrive)
• Files - A modern file manager that helps users organize their files and folders. [![Open-Source Software][oss]](https://github.com/files-community/Files)
• File pilot - Next-gen file explorer. Engineered entirely from scratch for light-speed performance, featuring a modern and robust interface.

Virtualization

• 0 A.D. - A free, open-source real-time strategy game of ancient warfare. [![Open-Source Software][oss icon]](https://github.com/0ad/0ad)
• Awesome Games - List of games hosted on GitHub.
• Epic Games - Digital game storefront for PC and Mac.
• Freeciv - Free empire-building strategy game inspired by human civilization. [![Open-Source Software][oss icon]](https://github.com/freeciv/)
• Godot Engine - Free and open source game engine with beginner-friendly workflow. [![Open-Source Software][oss icon]](https://github.com/godotengine/godot)
• Steam - Leading digital game distribution platform with extensive library management.
• SteamUnlocked - Steam Unlocked allows you to download your favorite games pre-installed on steam without the cost.
• Unity - Popular game engine with comprehensive learning resources.
• Unreal Engine - Professional game engine with 5% revenue share model.
• Warsow - Fast-paced free FPS game.
• Gale - Modern and lightweight mod manager for Thunderstore. 

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• Heroic Games Launcher - A game launcher with support for GOG, Epic Games and Amazon games. [![Open-Source Software][oss]](https://github.com/Heroic-Games-Launcher/HeroicGamesLauncher)
• GOG - DRM-free game store featuring classic and modern titles.
• Itch.io - Platform for discovering and distributing indie games. [![Open-Source Software][oss]](https://github.com/itchio/itch)
• LuaStudio - Free game development tool using Lua/LuaJIT with multi-platform export capabilities.
• Origin - EA's digital game distribution platform.

• Playnite - Playnite is an open-source video game library manager that unifies game collections from various platforms. [![Open-Source Software][oss]](https://github.com/JosefNemec/Playnite/)
• Hydra Launcher - A game launcher that allows you to download, play, track your stats and manage your games all in one place. [![Open-Source Software][oss]](https://github.com/hydralauncher/hydra)

Virtualization

• Aseprite - Professional pixel art and animation tool. [![Open-Source Software][oss icon]](https://github.com/aseprite/aseprite)