My Current Favourite Applications

Just decided to add here all the software I use and can't live without (mostly).

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  1. File-integrity verification with CRC-32, MD5, SHA-1, SHA-2 and SHA-3, integrated into Windows file-properties dialog box.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Explorer
    HashCheck Shell Extension screenshot 1
    HashCheck Shell Extension screenshot 1
    HashCheck Shell Extension screenshot 2
    +1
    HashCheck Shell Extension screenshot 3
  2. The webgame preservation project.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Flashpoint Archive screenshot 1
    Flashpoint Archive screenshot 1
    Flashpoint Archive screenshot 2
  3. Parsec icon
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    Experience low latency, 60 FPS remote desktop access for gaming, work, and collaboration. Play local multiplayer games, share screens, and access securely with encryption.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    Computers tab - Your and friends' computers
    Parsec while connected to a game
  4. Android emulator delivering high-performance emulation, suitable for gamers and developers, allowing seamless app and game execution on desktop platforms.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    Nox App Player screenshot 1
    Nox App Player screenshot 1
  5. Open source tool for modifying single player games with memory scanning and debugging, featuring a speedhack, trainer maker, and more.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Wine
    Cheat Engine screenshot 1
  6. Borderless Gaming is a versatile tool designed to enhance your gaming experience by allowing you to play games in borderless-fullscreen mode. This mode combines the benefits of both fullscreen and windowed modes, providing a seamless and interruption-free gaming session.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Steam
    Borderless Gaming screenshot 1
    Borderless Gaming screenshot 1
    Borderless Gaming screenshot 2
  7. DB Browser for SQLite (DB4S) is a high quality, visual, open source tool to create, design, and edit database files compatible with SQLite.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    DB Browser for SQLite screenshot 1
    DB Browser for SQLite screenshot 1
    DB Browser for SQLite screenshot 2
  8. Easy to use application to assist you in Renaming your TV Show files based in TheTVDB.com data. The new TheTVDB API v2 has been implemented in this new version. Dark Theme is supported for macOS and Linux. macOS application is 64 bit and signed.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    macOS normal theme
    macOS dark theme (Mojave/High Sierra)
    Linux normal theme (Mint)
    +5
    Linux dark theme (Mint)
  9. HakuNeko icon
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    HakuNeko is a cross-platform downloader for manga and anime from various websites. HakuNeko was made to help users who download media for circumstances that requires offline usage. The philosophy is ad-hoc consumption, get it when you want to read/watch it.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    HakuNeko screenshot 1
    HakuNeko screenshot 1
    HakuNeko screenshot 2
    +1
    HakuNeko screenshot 3
  10. CDisplayEx is a light, efficient CBR Reader, and it is also the most popular comic book reader. It is able to read all comic book formats (.cbr file, .cbz, .pdf, etc..) and Manga. Everything is designed to give you the best comic reading experience, it load comic books...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    CDisplay Ex screenshot 1
    CDisplay Ex screenshot 1
    CDisplay Ex screenshot 2
    +4
    CDisplay Ex screenshot 3
  11. Shoko, previously known as JMM (Japanese Media Manager) is an anime cataloging program designed to automate the cataloging of your anime collection regardless of the size and number of files in your collection.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Database Setup. Supports MySQL, Microsoft SQL 2014 or built-in SQLite.
    Paths to anime.
    Database maintenance functions.
  12. Shoko, previously known as JMM (Japanese Media Manager) is an anime cataloging program designed to automate the cataloging of your anime collection regardless of the size and number of files in your collection.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Collection. Group filters.
    Settings.
    Collection. Groups and Series pages.
  13. AniDB icon
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    AniDB stands for Anime DataBase. AniDB is a non-profit anime database that is open freely to the public. This means that all users have the ability to add or edit information. Although there are many features available to registered users, AniDB's mission has three main...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    AniDB screenshot 1
    AniDB screenshot 1
    AniDB screenshot 2
    +5
    AniDB screenshot 3
  14. Securely backup data, clone and image disks using local, network, or USB drives with a subscription model accommodating personal and commercial needs.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Macrium Reflect screenshot 1
    Macrium Reflect screenshot 1
    Macrium Reflect screenshot 2
    +1
    Macrium Reflect screenshot 3
  15. Locate files and folders by filename on Windows instantly, displaying all items on NTFS volumes and mapped network drives. Supports 19 languages.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Locate files and folders by name instantly.
  16. Free and open-source tool for batch uninstalling multiple apps with minimal input, removing portable, protected, and damaged software, and cleaning up leftovers.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Bulk Crap Uninstaller screenshot 1
    Bulk Crap Uninstaller screenshot 1
  17. GFIE Pro is a powerful icon, cursor, animation and icon library editor. Layer support with advanced selection handling makes it a really professional and unique freeware tool for designing small pixelgraphic images.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
    Greenfish Icon Editor Pro screenshot 1
  18. QTTabBar icon
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    QTTabBar is an extension for Windows Explorer that brings tabbed browsing to Microsoft's file browser. It comes with a number of nifty features including a favorites function for launching folders and applications, groupings of folders that can be opened together, tooltip...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Explorer
    Tabbed Explorer
    QTTabBar screenshot 1
    QTTabBar screenshot 2
  19. TreeSize icon
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    Analyze disk space usage with in-depth insights and interactive visualizations across local and network drives, including mobile devices.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    The main window is split into the file system tree on the left and the details view on the right.
    Details view offers valuable information about the disk usage like the folder size, the disk space wasted due to the file system structure, the last access date, the NTFS compression rate and the owner.
    The tree map is an hierarchical chart visualizing the size of all subfolders.
    +5
    Treesize Professional can scan Mobile Devices via MTP
  20. SpaceSniffer is a tool application that gives you an idea of how folders and files are structured on your disks. By using a Treemap visualization layout, you have immediate perception of where big folders and files are situated on your devices.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    SpaceSniffer screenshot 1
    SpaceSniffer screenshot 1
  21. It is a free tool to delete files blocked by something you do not know. LockHunter is useful for fighting against malware, and other programs that are blocking files without a reason. Unlike other similar tools it deletes files into the recycle bin so you may restore them if...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    LockHunter screenshot 1
    Context menu
    Main window
    +2
    Locking processes
  22. KeyTweak icon
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    KeyTweak is a free keyboard remapper for Windows NT/2000/XP/Vista/Win 7. It makes use of Microsoft's Scancode Map registry key to remap your keyboard.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Main Window
    Teaching Window
  23. John’s Background Switcher (or JBS for short) periodically changes the wallpaper on your computer (like every hour or every day) to something interesting. JBS sits in your system tray (down by the clock) and changes your background at the time interval of your choosing.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    John's Background Switcher screenshot 1
    The settings dialog that controls all the functionality of JBS looks like this
    The notification icon (pictured right) lets you open the settings, pause switching, view all downloaded photos (especially useful if you’re using one of the montage modes – just choose ‘Cached Picture Browser’), email or save backgrounds, check for updates and exit JBS
    +1
    Make your wallpapers interesting!
  24. IrfanView icon
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    Fast and powerful image viewer, editor, and converter for beginners and pros. Supports various formats, batch processing, and many extensions.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    IrfanView screenshot 1
    IrfanView screenshot 1
    Paint plugin
    +33
    Add text to image
  25. HostsMan icon
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    HostsMan is a freeware hosts file manager and editor.

    Built-in hosts file updater Enable/Disable hosts file Built-in hosts editor Scan hosts for errors, duplicates and possible hijacks Hosts file backup manager Exclusion list.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    HostsMan screenshot 1
    HostsMan screenshot 1
  26. FastCopy icon
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    FastCopy is the fastest copy, delete, & sync software on Windows. It uses modern checksum verification to ensure copy accuracy and data integrity. It handles long Unicode path names over MAX_PATH (260 bytes), and automatically optimizes copy mode operations between the same...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    Main window during copying
    Create a Job/Modify - (For example: Copy the entire local disk C)
    Main Settings - I/O Settings
    +1
    Main Settings - Shell Extension Settings
  27. TeraCopy icon
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    TeraCopy is a utility software for efficient and reliable file copying. It verifies copied files by comparing their hashes and can skip bad files during the process to avoid terminating the entire transfer.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    TeraCopy screenshot 1
    TeraCopy screenshot 1
    TeraCopy screenshot 2
    +3
    TeraCopy screenshot 3
  28. Free and open-source office suite with advanced word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, vector graphics, math formula editor, and database tools.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • F-Droid
    • Flatpak
    LibreOffice Writer on Linux
    LibreOffice Calc on Linux
    Main menu (old version)
    +8
    LibreOffice Writer on Windows 7
  29. Comprehensive codec collection with DirectShow filters enables playback of popular and rare audio and video formats, configurable installation and regular updates.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Select Components
    Select Additional Tasks
    File Associations
  30. A free, open-source viewer for Windows, supports PDFs, eBooks, Comics, with a simple, fast, and portable design prioritized for ease of use.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    SumatraPDF screenshot 1
    SumatraPDF screenshot 1
    SumatraPDF screenshot 2
    +3
    SumatraPDF screenshot 3
  31. The qBittorrent project aims to provide an open-source software alternative to µTorrent. Additionally, qBittorrent runs and provides the same features on all major platforms (FreeBSD, Linux, macOS, OS/2, Windows). qBittorrent is based on the Qt toolkit and libtorrent-rasterbar library.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • AppImageHub
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Haiku
    • Cloudron
    qBittorrent screenshot 1
    qBittorrent screenshot 1
    qBittorrent screenshot 2
    +2
    qBittorrent screenshot 3
  32. Bandizip icon
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    Bandizip is a powerful archiver which provides an ultrafast processing speed and convenient features. Available free of charge, and its paid editions support a variety of advanced features.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    Main screen
    Settings
    Create an archive
    +9
    Archiving
  33. Notepad++ icon
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    Free open-source code editor and Notepad replacement supporting multiple languages, featuring high speed, low resource usage, privacy focus, and plugin extensibility.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    Notepad++ screenshot 1
    Notepad++ screenshot 1
    Notepad++ screenshot 2
    +10
    TextFX plugin menu
  34. Advanced AI-driven protection software that offers real-time defense against new and known threats using machine learning for superior threat detection.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Kindle Fire
    Malwarebytes Anti-Malware screenshot 1
    Malwarebytes Anti-Malware screenshot 1
    Malwarebytes Anti-Malware screenshot 2
    +8
    Malwarebytes Anti-Malware screenshot 3
  35. JDownloader is a download manager, written in Java, which allows automatic download of groups of files from one-click hosting sites. JDownloader supports the use of premium accounts. Some parts, but not all, of JDownloader are open-source.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Java
    2019-03-11 on Mac
    2019-03-11 on Mac
    2019-03-11 on Mac
    +5
    JDownloader screenshot 3
  36. Accelerate your downloads by up to 8 times! Internet Download Manager (IDM) is a download accelerator to increase download speeds by up to 8 times, resume, organize and schedule downloads.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
    Internet Download Manager screenshot 1
    Internet Download Manager screenshot 1
    Internet Download Manager screenshot 2
    +5
    Internet Download Manager screenshot 3
  37. HexChat icon
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    HexChat is an IRC client based on XChat for Linux icon XChat for Linux , but unlike XChat it’s completely free for both Windows and Unix-like systems.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
    • MacPorts
    • XQuartz
    HexChat screenshot 1
    HexChat screenshot 1
  38. GIMP icon
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    Advanced image manipulation tool offering comprehensive tools for photo retouching, composition, and batch processing in a free package.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Haiku
    • Flatpak
    • AmigaOS
    yes
    GIMP 2.99.18 on Windows, non-default theme.
    GIMP screenshot 2
    +5
    GIMP screenshot 3
  39. Batch renaming tool for Windows with customizable criteria, date/time stamps, EXIF, ID3 tag support, preview, and business licensing requirements.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Bulk Rename Utility screenshot 1
    Bulk Rename Utility screenshot 1
    Bulk Rename Utility screenshot 2
    +3
    Dark Mode
  40. AnyDesk icon
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    AnyDesk offers a fast, intuitive and security-focused way to connect to remote computers. With a bevy of features and lightweight design that works across multiple desktop and mobile platforms, it's powerful enough for enterprises but easy enough for personal and home office...

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • BSD
    • HUAWEI AppGallery
    • iPad
    • Apple TV
    • Samsung Galaxy Store
    • FreeBSD
    • Raspberry Pi
    AnyDesk screenshot 1
    AnyDesk screenshot 1
    Main window
    +3
    Settings - Security
  41. Establish remote desktop access in seconds with instant control, secure data, VoIP and webcam integration, file transfer, and fast, easy collaboration.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Kindle Fire
    • Raspberry Pi
    TeamViewer screenshot 1
    TeamViewer screenshot 1
    TeamViewer screenshot 2
    +11
    TeamViewer screenshot 3
  42. Animated dock for Windows offering fast access to applications, shortcuts and files, with customizable appearance, auto-hide feature, drag and drop launching, and support for multiple docks.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    ObjectDock screenshot 1
    ObjectDock screenshot 1
    ObjectDock screenshot 2
    +1
    ObjectDock screenshot 3
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