Must have

1. 

   

   7-Zip

   File archiver

   • File Archiver
   • Free • Open Source
   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • BSD
   • PortableApps.com
   • ReactOS

   • ...

   
2. 

   

   Adobe Photoshop

   Image editing

   • Digital Painting Tool
   • Paid • Proprietary
   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Online
   • iPad
   • Wine
   • ReactOS

   • ...

   
3. 

   

   AOMEI Partition Assistant

   Disk partition management

   • Partition Manager
   • Freemium • Proprietary
   • Windows

   • ...

   
4. 

   

   Audacity

   Audio track editor

   • Audio Recorder
   • Free • Open Source
   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • BSD
   • AppImageHub
   • Flathub
   • PortableApps.com
   • LAME

   • ...

   
5. 

   

   Auslogics Disk Defrag

   Disk fragmentation

   • Defrag Tool
   • Freemium • Proprietary
   • Windows

   • ...

   
6. 

   

   Avidemux

   Simple video editor

   • Video Editor
   • Free • Open Source
   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • BSD
   • PortableApps.com

   • ...

   
7. 

   

   Battle.net

   Launcher for Activision/Blizzard games

   • Game Store
   • Free • Proprietary
   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Online
   • Android
   • iPhone

   • ...

   
8. 

   

   Bitwarden

   Password manager

   • Password Manager
   • Freemium • Open Source
   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Online
   • Android
   • iPhone
   • Android Tablet
   • iPad
   • Self-Hosted
   • Apple Watch
   • Snapcraft
   • Microsoft Edge
   • Vivaldi
   • Google Chrome
   • Flathub
   • Microsoft SQL Server
   • Tor Browser
   • Safari
   • F-Droid
   • Software as a Service (SaaS)
   • Flatpak
   • Cloudron
   • Opera
   • Chocolatey
   • Mono
   • Brave
   • Mozilla Firefox

   • ...

   
9. 

   

   CCleaner

   Cleaning software

   • System Cleaner
   • Freemium • Proprietary
   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Android
   • iPhone
   • Android Tablet
   • iPad

   • ...

   
10. 

    

    Celemony Melodyne

    Change pitches and chords

    • Music Production App
    • Paid • Proprietary
    • Mac
    • Windows

    • ...

    
11. 

    

    Dropbox

    Online storage and file sync

    • Cloud Storage Service
    • Freemium • Proprietary
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

    • ...

    
12. 

    

    Epic Games Store

    Video game digital distribution service

    • Game Store
    • Free • Proprietary
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android
    • Android Tablet

    • ...

    
13. 

    

    FastStone Image Viewer

    Image viewer and editor

    • Image Viewer
    • Free Personal • Proprietary
    • Windows

    • ...

    
14. 

    

    FL Studio

    DAW

    • Music Production App
    • Paid • Proprietary
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • HUAWEI AppGallery
    • iPad

    • ...

    
15. 

    

    foobar2000

    Audio player

    • Audio Player
    • Free Personal • Proprietary
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

    • ...

    
16. 

    

    Google Chrome

    Web browser

    • Web Browser
    • Free • Proprietary
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • PortableApps.com

    • ...

    
17. 

    

    Last.fm

    Audioscrobbler

    • Internet Radio Service
    • Freemium • Proprietary
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • BSD

    • ...

    
18. 

    

    LibreOffice

    Office suite

    • Office Suite
    • Free • Open Source
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Snapcraft
    • Flatpak
    • F-Droid

    • ...

    
19. 

    

    Mailspring

    Email client

    • Email Client
    • Freemium • Open Source
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Arch Linux
    • Fedora
    • Ubuntu

    • ...

    
20. 

    

    Malwarebytes Anti-Malware

    Anti-malware and viruses scanner

    • Anti-Malware App
    • Freemium • Proprietary
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Kindle Fire

    • ...

    
21. 

    

    Mozilla Firefox

    Web browser

    • Web Browser
    • Free • Open Source
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • BSD
    • iPad
    • AppImageHub
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Haiku
    • Flatpak
    • Homebrew
    • Chocolatey
    • Gecko

    • ...

    
22. 

    

    Mp3tag

    MP3 tag editor

    • Mp3 Tag Editor
    • Free • Proprietary
    • Mac
    • Windows

    • ...

    
23. 

    

    qBittorrent

    BitTorrent client

    • Torrent Client
    • Free • Open Source
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • AppImageHub
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Haiku

    • ...

    
24. 

    

    Reaper

    DAW

    • Music Production App
    • Paid • Proprietary
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    • ...

    
25. 

    

    RetroArch

    Emulator

    • Game Emulator
    • Free • Open Source
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Blackberry
    • iPad
    • OpenPandora
    • Steam
    • Raspberry Pi
    • Playstation
    • Xbox

    • ...

    
26. 

    

    Spek

    Analyse spectrogram

    • Audio Editor
    • Free • Open Source
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    • ...

    
27. 

    

    Steam

    Video game digital distribution service

    • Game Store
    • Free • Proprietary
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Flathub
    • SteamOS

    • ...

    
28. 

    

    Sublime Text

    Text editor

    • Text Editor
    • Paid • Proprietary
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    • ...

    
29. 

    

    Telegram

    Messenger

    • Instant Messenger
    • Freemium • Proprietary
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • HUAWEI AppGallery
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    • Linux Mobile
    • Android Wear
    • PortableApps.com
    • FreeBSD

    • ...

    
30. 

    

    TreeSize

    Disk space management

    • Disk Usage Analyzer
    • Freemium • Proprietary
    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com

    • ...

    
31. 

    

    VirusTotal

    Online scan

    • Anti-Virus App
    • Free Personal • Proprietary
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox

    • ...

    
32. 

    

    VLC Media Player

    Video player

    • Audio Player
    • Free • Open Source
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • BSD
    • iPad
    • AppImageHub
    • Apple Watch
    • Snapcraft
    • Google Chrome
    • Apple TV
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • F-Droid
    • Kindle Fire
    • Haiku
    • Android TV
    • Homebrew
    • Chocolatey

    • ...

    
33. 

    

    WinCDEmu

    CD/DVD/BD emulator

    • ISO Mounting Tool
    • Free • Open Source
    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com

    • ...

    

This list was created by Artyom Altwave Jun 28, 2019 and was last updated May 23, 2021. The list has 33 apps.

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