Disk analysis tool with treemap views, duplicate file detection, and cleanup actions. Works offline and ad-free on Windows as an open-source project.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Windows
+2
WinAudit is an inventory utility for Windows computers. It creates a comprehensive report on a machine's configuration, hardware and software. WinAudit is free, open source and can be used or distributed by anyone.
SDelete, short for Secure Delete, is a command-line based data destruction tool and can be run from the Command Prompt in Windows 7, Vista, or XP.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Windows
Free command-line tool for recovering lost partitions, repairing non-booting disks, supporting multiple file systems and converting disks to basic format.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- Haiku
+1
DM Disk Editor and Data Recovery (DMDE) is a disk editor which can help you to understand NTFS. Its capable to view your hard disk sector wise, on MFT level, to disect mft attributes and to edit bytes on your hard disk.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Media
Open-source media player.
Alternatively, SMPLayer, better performance than VLC, and easy subtitle support. You can also easily fine-tune the picture and audio. SMplayer:
SMPlayerOr for lower resource usage, use the CLI, MPlayer:
MPlayerOr a lightweight option for playing large music folders on shuffle, MPC-HC:
MPC-HCCost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- 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
+4
A fast, secure, and minimalist C++ image viewer for Windows. It's a single ~82 KB executable with zero telemetry and broad image support.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- Self-Hosted
- Flathub
- PortableApps.com
- Homebrew
+4
Command line program that's a
youtube-dl fork that downloads videos from YouTube and over 1000 sites. The main focus of this project is adding new features and patches while also keeping up to date with the original project.Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- Termux
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Flathub
- FreeBSD
- Haiku
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- KDE Plasma
- Snapcraft
- Flathub
- Flatpak
+2
Open-source video converter. Not really necessary if you have a good editor like Premiere Pro. But it works well.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- Snapcraft
- Flathub
- Flatpak
- Haiku
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- Snapcraft
- Flathub
- PortableApps.com
- Haiku
- Flatpak
- AmigaOS
+5
Convenience/Other
Open-source application that lets you automatically back up to another location, such as a wireless hard drive or a cloud folder. I use it to back up a veracrypt vault to the cloud.
Alternatively, Rsync:
rsyncAlternatively, to sync between devices rather than folders or drives, Syncthing:
SyncthingCost / License
- Freemium
- Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Flathub
- PortableApps.com
- Chocolatey
+7
A GUI for Rclone, with additional features including batch file generation, auto cloud setup, and saved file/folder paths.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
+1
You can use this to easily share files between devices. Portable, open-source, free, and easy to use.
Alternatively, for syncing folders, OnionShare:
OnionShare
Syncthing: SyncthingCost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Flathub
- FreeBSD
Customize your context menu.
Alternatively, proprietary but much easier to set up, Easy Context Menu:
Easy Context Menu
+7
A timer to replace Window clock app.
Portable app that is only 1mb in size for timer. Open-Source
A nice, lightweight text expander. Better than any copy and paste tool. Safer than storing clipboard history. Very lightweight.
Alternatively, Beeftext:
Beeftext
Lintalist (more robust and complicated, written in AutoHotKey): 
Lintalist
AutoHotKey (more robust & complicated, and not lightweight): 
AutoHotkey
Since you are getting rid of all your proprietary Windows software, use this instead of your disabled Windows calculator.
+2
Stable and well-regarded torrenting app.
Alternatively, Transmission:
TransmissionThere are also torrent plugins for browsers. Brave, for example, has one out-of-the-box that is suitable for downloading one item at a time.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- AppImageHub
- Snapcraft
- Flathub
- PortableApps.com
- Haiku
- Cloudron
+2
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