Windows Essential Tools
All tools that could be of some use for day to day work
Quite efficient and do not slow down your computer too much. A bit annoying for certificate debugging as it act as TLS intercept transparent proxy. (visible certificate on browser is not the real one).
- Anti-Virus App
- Paid • Proprietary
- Mac
- Windows
Ghostscript is an interpreter for the PostScript® language and PDF files.
- PDF Reader
- Free • Open Source
- Windows
- Linux
- PortableApps.com
- Mac
Very powerful when using plugins, placeholders, advanced properties, commands as URL... I am used to it for many years, and could not do much without it! It can also manages TOTP natively, and can be used instead of Authy, Google Authenticator...
- Password Manager
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- Mono
Extremely convenient x509 key and certificate management application. Also able allows to manage PKI and it is compatible with most PKCS11 PKI tokens.
- Certificate Authority
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Flathub
- Flatpak
Mandatory application, thanks for the good job!
- File Archiver
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- PortableApps.com
- ReactOS
Nice to have if you ave an UPS connected to Linux server or Synology NAS
- Battery Monitor
- Free • Open Source
- Windows
Mandatory application, thanks for the good job!
- Digital Painting Tool
- Free • Proprietary
- Windows
- .NET Framework
I was used to use GreenShot for long, until I found this one... Thanks for the good job!
- Screenshot Capture Tool
- Free • Open Source
- Windows
- PortableApps.com
- Steam
Chromium is an open-source browser project that aims to build a safer, faster, and more stable way for all users to experience the web.
- Web Browser
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- BSD
- TrueOS
- Xfce
Nice addition to OBS Studio, to be able to record conference audio, but not other voice meeting at the same time! Thanks for the good job!
- Audio Router
- Freemium • Proprietary
- Windows
Nice to have not only for gamer, but also to record Webinars, Meetings and many more. Thanks for the good job!
- Screen Recorder
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- Snapcraft
- Flathub
- PortableApps.com
- Steam
- FreeBSD
I think this is the tool I've been using for the longest time, several decades (yes from 2 you can say several). Thanks so much for your very good job!
- Terminal Emulator
- Free • Open Source
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- PortableApps.com
- ReactOS
One of the best OpenSource VPN client and server
- VPN Service
- Freemium • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Self-Hosted
- Cloudron
NETworkManager is a powerful tool for managing networks and troubleshoot network problems! It includes a variety of tools such as an IP scanner, Port Scanner, Ping Monitor, WiFi analyzer, PuTTY/RemoteDesktop with tabs or an LLDP/CDP capture (and many more) in a unified user...
- Network Monitor
- Free • Open Source
- Windows
Quite helpful to find network issues, even with the "free" edition (yes there is one)
- Network Monitor
- Paid • Proprietary
- Mac
- Windows
- iPhone
- iPad
Connect to any PC instantly and control it like you're there, with VoIP and webcam integration for enhanced collaboration.
- Remote Desktop Tool
- Free Personal • Proprietary
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- Chrome OS
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Kindle Fire
- Raspberry Pi
