Free Windows Utilities
Small tools that fix everyday annoyances: opening archives, finding files instantly, seeing what fills your drive and adding missing features to Windows itself. Each download link goes to the developer's official site.
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WinRAR File Archiver
Archiver for RAR and ZIP with recovery records, encryption and multi-volume archives.
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7-Zip File Archiver
Opens almost any archive and packs files into small 7z or ZIP archives.
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NVIDIA App GPU Driver and Settings App
NVIDIA GeForce driver updates, game and GPU settings, and gameplay recording in one app.
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MSI Afterburner GPU Overclocking Tool
Graphics card overclocking, fan control and in-game monitoring overlay; works with any brand.
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CPU-Z System Information Tool
Shows exact CPU, motherboard and memory details, including RAM timings and live clock speeds.
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CCleaner PC Cleaner
Removes junk files and browser data and manages startup apps; many tools are locked behind Pro.
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Start11 Start Menu Replacement
Stardock's Start menu and taskbar replacement for Windows 10 and 11, with a 30-day free trial.
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StartAllBack Start Menu and Taskbar Tweaker
Restores a Windows 7/10-style taskbar, Start menu and Explorer on Windows 11; $4.99 after the trial.
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Groupy 2 Window Tabs Tool
Stardock tool that adds browser-style tabs to almost any Windows app; 30-day free trial.
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WinZip File Archiver
ZIP archiver with AES encryption, cloud storage links and file sharing tools.
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GPU-Z Graphics Card Info Tool
Shows exact graphics card details, clocks, memory type and live sensors; can back up the card's BIOS.
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NVIDIA Profile Inspector NVIDIA Driver Settings Editor
Edits NVIDIA driver profiles per game, including hidden settings the NVIDIA Control Panel does not show.
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NVCleanstall NVIDIA Driver Customizer
Builds a slimmed-down NVIDIA GeForce driver installer without telemetry and components you do not need.
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HWMonitor Hardware Monitor
Reads temperatures, voltages, fan speeds and power of CPU, GPU, drives and batteries in one tree.
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HWiNFO Hardware Monitor
Detailed hardware inventory plus real-time sensors for temperatures, clocks, voltages and fans.
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Core Temp CPU Temperature Monitor
Shows the temperature of each CPU core in real time, with tray icons, logging and overheat protection.
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Sysinternals Suite System Troubleshooting Tools
Microsoft's bundle of 70+ troubleshooting tools, including Process Explorer, Autoruns and PsExec.
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System Informer Process Manager
Open-source process manager, formerly Process Hacker, with handle search, services and live graphs.
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AIDA64 Extreme System Information Tool
Detailed hardware and software information, sensor monitoring, benchmarks and stress tests.
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CrystalDiskInfo Disk Health Monitor
Reads S.M.A.R.T. data from HDDs and SSDs and shows drive health and temperature at a glance.
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Samsung Magician SSD Management Tool
Samsung's SSD toolkit: firmware updates, health checks, benchmarks, Secure Erase and data migration.
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CrystalDiskMark Disk Benchmark
Simple open-source benchmark for SSD, hard drive and USB stick read and write speeds.
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Rufus Bootable USB Creator
Tiny tool that writes Windows and Linux ISO images to bootable USB drives.
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ImDisk Virtual Disk Driver Virtual Disk Driver
Virtual disk driver that mounts image files or creates RAM disks as drive letters.
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EasyBCD Boot Manager Editor
Edits the Windows boot menu to dual-boot Windows, Linux and older systems; free for home use only.
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Ventoy Multiboot USB Tool
Makes a USB drive that boots any ISO you copy onto it, with a menu to choose.
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Media Creation Tool Windows Installation Tool
Microsoft's official tool that downloads Windows 11 and writes it to a bootable USB drive or ISO file.
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PowerToys Windows Utilities
Microsoft's toolbox of window zones, bulk renaming, a color picker and more.
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AltSnap Window Management Tool
Move and resize any window by holding Alt and dragging anywhere on it, as on Linux desktops.
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Deskflow Keyboard and Mouse Sharing App
Share one keyboard and mouse between several computers over the network, with clipboard sync.
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Monitorian Monitor Brightness Control
Tray tool to change the brightness and contrast of several monitors, including external DDC/CI displays.
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Auto Dark Mode Theme Switcher
Switches Windows between light and dark theme at sunset and sunrise, with wallpaper and accent changes.
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Everything File Search Tool
Finds any file on your PC by name as you type.
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Fluent Search Desktop Search and Launcher
Searches files, apps, browser tabs, open windows and more from one hotkey box on Windows.
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Wox App Launcher
Keyboard launcher for apps, files and web searches, extensible with Node.js and Python plugins.
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ShareX Screenshot and Screen Recording Tool
Screenshots, scrolling captures, GIFs and OCR, all on hotkeys.
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ksnip Screenshot Tool
Open-source screenshot tool with a built-in annotation editor, pinned captures and imgur or FTP upload.
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Snipaste Screenshot Tool
Portable snipping tool that pins screenshots, text or colors as floating windows above other apps.
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Lightshot Screenshot Tool
Tiny screenshot tool: select an area, annotate it, then save, copy or upload for a short link.
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Recuva File Recovery Tool
Simple tool to undelete files from hard drives, memory cards and USB sticks, with a deep scan mode.
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Disk Drill Data Recovery Tool
Data recovery app with deep scans, file preview and free disk tools; the free Basic edition recovers 100 MB.
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EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard Free File Recovery Tool
File recovery tool with quick and deep scans and file preview; the free edition recovers up to 2 GB.
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R-Studio Data Recovery Tool
Professional data recovery for many file systems, RAID and network disks; the demo saves files up to 1 MB.
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Revo Uninstaller Free Uninstaller
Uninstaller that runs a program's own removal, then scans for leftover files and registry entries.
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IObit Uninstaller Free Uninstaller
Uninstaller that removes programs, Windows apps and browser extensions in batches, then scans for leftovers.
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LockHunter File Unlocker
Shows which process locks a file and lets you unlock, delete or rename it.
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IObit Driver Booster Free Driver Updater
Scans Windows for outdated drivers and installs newer versions from IObit's driver database.
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IObit Advanced SystemCare Free PC Cleaner
All-in-one PC cleaner from IObit: junk files, startup items, privacy traces and registry cleaning.
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Auslogics BoostSpeed PC Cleaner
PC cleanup suite with junk removal, startup manager, registry cleaner and tweaks; free edition plus Pro.
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Total Commander File Manager
Classic two-panel file manager with FTP, archive handling, multi-rename and plugins.
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XYplorer File Manager
Portable tabbed file manager with dual panes, tags, scripting and powerful search.
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EaseUS Partition Master Free Partition Manager
Free partition manager: resize, move, merge, format and wipe partitions and convert data disks.
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EaseUS Todo Backup Free Backup Software
Free backup for Windows: files, system, disks and partitions, with scheduled incremental backups.
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Macrium Reflect Home Backup Software
Image backup and fast restore for Windows PCs, with ransomware protection for backup files.
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Acronis True Image Backup Software
Disk imaging, cloning and backup with anti-ransomware, plus cloud backup in higher plans.
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MiniTool Partition Wizard Free Partition Manager
Free partition manager: resize, move, merge, split, format and wipe partitions, plus disk checks.
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AOMEI Backupper Standard Backup Software
Free backup for Windows PCs: system, disk, partition and file backups, sync and data-disk cloning.
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AOMEI Partition Assistant Standard Partition Manager
Free partition manager for home use: resize, merge, clone data disks, convert and wipe drives.
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DAEMON Tools Lite Virtual Drive App
Mounts ISO, MDX, MDS and other disc images as virtual drives; free for non-commercial use.
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PowerISO Disc Image Tool
Creates, edits, mounts and burns ISO and other disc images, and makes bootable USB drives.
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UltraISO ISO Editor
Edits ISO images directly, converts BIN, NRG and other images to ISO, and makes bootable discs.
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ImgBurn Disc Burning App
Lightweight CD, DVD and Blu-ray burner for disc images, with verification and detailed logs.
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Ashampoo Burning Studio FREE Disc Burning App
Free burner for data, audio and video discs, ISO images and audio CD ripping; one-time registration.
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CDBurnerXP Disc Burning App
Free burner for data, audio and video discs and ISO images, also allowed for business use.
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WinDirStat Disk Usage Analyzer
Shows what fills your drive as a colored map of files and folders.
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WizTree Disk Space Analyzer
Very fast disk space analyzer that reads the NTFS file table to show what fills your drive.
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Auslogics Disk Defrag Disk Defragmenter
Free defragmenter for hard drives with free-space consolidation, scheduling and a portable mode.
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TreeSize Free Disk Space Analyzer
Disk space analyzer that shows which folders use the most space in an Explorer-like tree.
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AutoHotkey Automation Scripting Tool
Scripting language for Windows hotkeys, text expansion, key remapping and desktop automation.
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SharpKeys Key Remapping Tool
Remaps keyboard keys through the Windows registry, for example turning Caps Lock into Shift.
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PhraseExpress Text Expander
Text expander with autotext, phrase menus, clipboard history and macros; free for personal use.
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Beeftext Text Expander
Open-source text expander for Windows: type a short keyword and it is replaced by a saved snippet.
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OP Auto Clicker Auto Clicker
Small portable auto clicker that clicks at the cursor or a fixed spot, with background hotkeys.
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PeaZip File Archiver
Open-source archiver that opens 200+ formats and creates 7Z, ZIP, TAR, ZST and encrypted PEA archives.
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NanaZip File Archiver
Open-source 7-Zip fork with the Windows 11 context menu, dark mode and extra formats and hashes.
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Bandizip File Archiver
Fast archiver for ZIP, 7Z and RAR with multi-core compression; the free edition shows ads.
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TeraCopy File Copy Utility
Replaces the Windows copy dialog with verified, resumable transfers that skip problem files.
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Flameshot Screenshot Tool
Open-source screenshot tool: select an area, then add arrows, text, blur and counters right on the screen.
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PicPick Screenshot Tool
Screen capture, recording and image editor with color picker and pixel ruler; free for personal use.
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QuickLook File Preview Tool
Preview any file in File Explorer by pressing Space, like Quick Look on macOS.
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UniGetUI Package Manager GUI
One window to install and update apps from WinGet, Scoop, Chocolatey, Pip, npm and more.
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Patch My PC Home Updater Software Updater
Free updater for home PCs that installs and updates over 500 common apps silently, with a scheduler.
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Autoruns Startup Manager
Microsoft Sysinternals tool that lists everything set to start with Windows and lets you disable it.
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Process Explorer Task Manager
Advanced Sysinternals task manager that shows which process has a file open and which DLLs it loaded.
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Process Monitor System Monitor
Sysinternals tool that logs file, registry and process activity in real time, with powerful filters.
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TCPView Network Connection Viewer
Sysinternals tool that lists every TCP and UDP connection with the process that owns it, updated live.
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Process Lasso Process Optimizer
Automates process priorities, CPU affinity and power plans to keep Windows responsive under load.
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Speccy System Information Tool
System information tool from CCleaner that summarizes your PC's hardware and shows temperatures.
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Geek Uninstaller Uninstaller
Tiny portable uninstaller that removes leftovers and force-removes broken programs and Store apps.
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Bulk Crap Uninstaller Program Uninstaller
Removes many programs in one batch, finds hidden and portable apps, and cleans up leftovers.
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Glary Utilities PC Maintenance Suite
Suite of 20+ maintenance tools: disk cleanup, startup manager, uninstaller, duplicate finder and more.
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Wise Care 365 Free PC Cleaner
PC cleaner from WiseCleaner: junk files, browser traces, registry entries and disk defrag in one app.
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Ditto Clipboard Manager
Clipboard manager that keeps a searchable history of text, images and HTML you copy.
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CopyQ Clipboard Manager
Open-source clipboard manager that saves text and images in tabs, with search, notes, tags and scripting.
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Flow Launcher App Launcher
Keyboard launcher for Windows: press Alt+Space to open apps, find files, search the web and run commands.
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Listary File Search and Launcher
Instant file search and app launcher for Windows with Quick Switch for Open and Save dialogs.
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Espanso Text Expander
Open-source text expander that replaces short keywords with snippets, dates or script output as you type.
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balenaEtcher USB Image Writer
Writes OS images to SD cards and USB drives in three steps and verifies the result.
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Raspberry Pi Imager SD Card Imaging Tool
Official tool that downloads Raspberry Pi OS or other systems and writes them to a microSD card or USB drive.
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AnyBurn Disc Burning Software
Light disc burning and ISO tool that also makes bootable USB drives; the free edition allows business use.
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Directory Opus File Manager
Highly configurable Explorer replacement with dual panes, tabs, batch rename and scripting.
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Files File Manager
Open-source File Explorer replacement with tabs, dual pane, tags, column view and Git integration.
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Explorer++ File Manager
Lightweight portable file manager with tabs, bookmarks, a preview pane and file splitting.
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OneCommander File Manager
Dual-pane file manager with Miller columns, tabs, previews and themes; free for home use.
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Double Commander File Manager
Open-source two-panel file manager inspired by Total Commander, with an editor, viewer and plugins.
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FreeCommander XE File Manager
Dual-panel file manager with tabs, folder sync, checksums and a multi-rename tool; free 32-bit build.
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ExplorerPatcher Taskbar and Start Menu Tweaker
Brings back the Windows 10 taskbar, Start menu and Alt+Tab on Windows 11, with many tweaks.
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Open-Shell Classic Start Menu
Classic Start menu for Windows 10 and 11, plus an Explorer toolbar and status bar; Classic Shell's successor.
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Windhawk Windows Customization Tool
Customization marketplace for Windows: install open-source mods for the taskbar, Start menu and apps.
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Stardock Fences Desktop Organizer
Organizes desktop icons into shaded, roll-up groups with automatic sorting rules and folder portals.
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Winstep Nexus Desktop Dock
Animated macOS-style dock for Windows with running tasks, tray and modules; free for personal use.
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Seelen UI Desktop Customization Tool
Replaces the Windows taskbar and Start menu with a themeable toolbar, dock, launcher and tiling.
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GlazeWM Tiling Window Manager
Keyboard-driven tiling window manager for Windows inspired by i3, configured with one YAML file.
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komorebi Tiling Window Manager
Tiling window manager for Windows controlled from the command line; free for personal use only.
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DisplayFusion Multi-Monitor Tool
Multi-monitor manager with per-screen taskbars, wallpapers, window snapping and hotkey functions.
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Rainmeter Desktop Customization Tool
Desktop customization tool that shows skins: system meters, clocks, weather, launchers and visualizers.
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TranslucentTB Taskbar Appearance Tool
Makes the Windows 10 and 11 taskbar transparent, blurred or tinted, with rules for open windows.
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Lively Wallpaper Animated Wallpaper App
Open-source animated wallpapers for Windows: videos, GIFs, web pages and games as your desktop.
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f.lux Screen Color Temperature App
Warms your screen's colors after sunset and returns to daylight colors in the morning, automatically.
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Twinkle Tray Monitor Brightness Control
Tray slider to change the brightness of external monitors on Windows 10 and 11 via DDC/CI.
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TrafficMonitor Network Speed Monitor
Floating window and taskbar readout of network speed, CPU, RAM, GPU and disk usage, with skins and plugins.
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Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable Runtime Library
Microsoft C and C++ runtime libraries that many Windows programs and games need to start.
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DirectX End-User Runtime Runtime Library
Microsoft web installer for legacy DirectX libraries (D3DX9, XAudio 2.7, XInput 1.3) that older games need.
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Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows FREE Backup Software
Free image-based backup of a Windows PC to a USB drive, NAS or Veeam repository, with bootable recovery media.
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FreeFileSync File Sync and Backup Tool
Open-source folder comparison and sync for backups to drives, NAS, phones, FTP, SFTP and Google Drive.
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SyncBackFree Backup and Sync Tool
Free backup and folder sync for Windows with backup, mirror and two-way sync profiles and a scheduler.
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GoodSync Backup and Sync Tool
Backup and two-way sync between PCs, NAS, FTP and cloud storage, with real-time and scheduled jobs.
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Kopia Backup Software
Encrypted, deduplicated snapshot backups to a local drive, NAS, SFTP or cloud storage you choose.
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Duplicati Backup Software
Encrypted, scheduled file backups to cloud storage, NAS or local drives, managed in your browser.
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TestDisk Partition Recovery Tool
Open-source tool that recovers lost partitions, repairs boot sectors and undeletes files.
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Rescuezilla Disk Imaging Tool
Bootable USB disk imaging tool to back up, restore and clone whole drives; compatible with Clonezilla.
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SpaceSniffer Disk Space Analyzer
Portable treemap disk analyzer that shows which folders and files fill your drives.
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Hard Disk Sentinel Disk Health Monitor
Monitors HDD and SSD health, temperature and SMART data and warns before a drive fails.
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OCCT PC Stress Test
Stress tests for CPU, GPU, memory and power supply, plus benchmarks and sensor monitoring.
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FurMark GPU Stress Test
Intensive GPU stress test and quick OpenGL and Vulkan graphics benchmark.
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Cinebench CPU and GPU Benchmark
Maxon's free CPU and GPU benchmark that renders a 3D scene with Redshift to score and stress-test your PC.
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LatencyMon Latency Checker
Finds the drivers and processes that cause audio dropouts, clicks and pops on Windows.
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ThrottleStop CPU Throttling Tool
Monitors and corrects CPU throttling on laptops, with power limit and undervolting controls.
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Fan Control Fan Control Software
Controls CPU, GPU and case fans from one app with custom curves, mixes and calibration.
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Libre Hardware Monitor Hardware Monitor
Open-source monitor for temperatures, fan speeds, voltages, loads and clocks of your PC.
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OpenRGB RGB Lighting Control
One open-source app to control RGB lighting on devices from many brands, without vendor software.
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Display Driver Uninstaller (DDU) Driver Removal Tool
Completely removes NVIDIA, AMD and Intel graphics drivers and their leftovers for a clean reinstall.
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DisplayCAL Display Calibration Tool
Calibrates and profiles monitors with a colorimeter using ArgyllCMS, and creates 3D LUTs for video.
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Snappy Driver Installer Origin Driver Installer
Portable open-source tool that installs missing drivers and updates old ones, even offline.
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Winaero Tweaker Windows Tweaker
Hundreds of hidden Windows settings in one app: context menus, taskbar, ads, updates and more.
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NTLite Windows Image Customizer
Customize Windows installation images: remove components, add updates and drivers, automate setup.
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Czkawka (Krokiet) Duplicate File Finder
Fast open-source cleaner that finds duplicate files, similar images and videos, empty folders and big files.
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dupeGuru Duplicate File Finder
Open-source duplicate file finder with fuzzy filename matching and special Music and Picture modes.
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Bulk Rename Utility File Renamer
Batch file renamer with dozens of rules, live preview and EXIF/ID3 support; free for personal use at home.
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Advanced Renamer File Renamer
Batch renamer with 13 stackable methods, metadata tags, preview and undo; free for occasional personal use.
