Here's the apps I like to use on Windows, either installed or as web apps.
Efficient file archiver offering superior compression and encryption. Supports multiple formats such as TAR, ZIP, with a unique self-extracting feature.
The best compression app around. Handles everything, and does it with maximum options and minimal bloat.
Free open-source code editor and Notepad replacement supporting multiple languages, featuring high speed, low resource usage, privacy focus, and plugin extensibility.
The best plain text editor, hands-down. I find it absolutely crucial for any kind of light coding or scripting (Python, CSS, HTML, etc)
Free open-source suite with advanced photo retouching, composition, batch processing, plugin extensibility, custom scripting, and wide file format compatibility.
Not quite as nice as Adobe Photoshop, but nothing really is. It's nearly as good though, and for free. Hard to beat that.
Free image editor for Windows, offering layer support, plugins, special effects, and portable use without installation. Lightweight and ad-free.
When Microsoft finally gets rid of MS Paint, this will be the best replacement. More features, but not too much to deal with for quick edits.
A free, open-source painting program for professional artists offering customizable UI, 9 brush engines, layer support, and color management.
Very solid drawing & digital painting app.
Free and open-source tool for screen capture and recording; enables file uploads, annotation, dark mode, 4K support, and customizable themes.
Screencap tool with lots of options.
Multifunctional cross-device tool captures ideas, lists, voice/photo notes. Features color coding, geo-fencing, checklists, and cloud sync.
My favorite note-taking app. It's may quicker and easier to work with than MS OneNote, and that's maybe the most important part of a quick note-taking tool. Evernote is a close second though.
Online encrypted password storage with password generation, dark web monitoring, and two-factor authentication. Manage with security dashboard.
I would be lost without this thing. Free with limited features, but $12 a year is absolutely cheap for all the features.
Open-source FTP client supporting FTP, FTPS, and SFTP with features like large file transfers, site management, and cross-platform because of FileZilla Server.
Sometimes you just need to FTP something.
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...
For reading comics.
Powerful podcast player offering streaming, downloading, episode search, 'Up Next' syncing, and improved discovery with curated recommendations.
The best app for listening to and downloading podcasts. Android app is a few dollars, and it can connect to their web app to sync across systems or play in your browser.
Fast and powerful image viewer, editor, and converter for beginners and pros. Supports various formats, batch processing, and many extensions.
Quick and bloat-free image viewer, with useful editing tools for basic resizing, cropping, converting, etc.
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.
Windows' built-in copy/move utility is surprisingly bad. This will give you more options and make some transfers (especially to flash storage) much faster. Free version has all the features you probably need.
Sometimes you've got two files, and you need to know what's different between them. Works on folders too.
WinCDEmu is an open-source CD/DVD/BD emulator - a tool that allows you to mount optical disc images by simply clicking on them in Windows Explorer. If you have downloaded an ISO image and want to use it without burning it to a blank disc, WinCDEmu is the easiest way to do it.
For when you need to turn disk image (.iso, etc) into a mounted drive.
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Okay, I'll be the first! First off, i'm not going to down talk your list, because that is what you use and its your honest opinion, That would be rude! Right now, I have installed on my pc: gimp, krita and 7 zip. There free and 7zip is way easy to use, but I mainly use artweaver, for drawing, and winrar for decompression, daemon tools for virtual mountable drives for ISOs, Mainly because there all free and i'm a poor-mo-fo. I use krita on occasion mostly because its more about making comics(among other stuff) and i am no good at drawing comics, more at free hand stuff, plus artweaver is by far way easier to use for me. Other than that i haven't used the other app/software you've listed, but will look into them. One thing before I go, that app lastpass, what does it do, you've expertly described every app but that one. I for one am interested.Thanks for the great list! later! Skintech