Best of Windows Apps

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.

Low-fidelity wireframing tool emulating sketching, built for online teamwork, offering drag-n-drop simplicity, reusable components, interactive prototypes, and exportable wireframes.

Pencil is a standalone app that lets you create diagrams or UI mockups. It doesn't have collaboration/multi-user features.

Open source vector graphics editor supporting SVG with features like custom brushes, pressure sensitivity, and layer management across multiple platforms.

A versatile web-based app for creating vector graphics, customizable through templates, and accessible globally. Perfect for hobbyists and professionals.

Torch Browser Extension is based on the Chromium technology platform, giving it fast browsing capabilities. With Torch, you can share sites you like, download torrents, accelerate downloads and grab videos - all directly from the browser.

Privacy-focused web browser based on Chromium with Google tracking code removed.

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.

A free, open-source painting program for professional artists offering customizable UI, 9 brush engines, layer support, and color management.

A free, open-source viewer for Windows, supports PDFs, eBooks, Comics, with a simple, fast, and portable design prioritized for ease of use.

Free, lightweight PDF viewer available on multiple platforms. Features include annotation, form-filling, signing, cloud integration, and more.

Open Live Writer is an open source application enabling users to author, edit, and publish blog posts. It is based on a fork of the well-loved but not actively developed Windows Live Writer code.

Axure RP is the leading tool for rapidly creating wireframes, prototypes and specifications for applications and web sites.

Beautiful and Simple - Not complex - don't have to learn a new set of control or search around for tool bars on the top. It is incredibly simple and easy to use - just click a tab and a new box opens up. I tried tons of mind mapping tools, all of them are ultra complex, i.e. not rocket science but they require considerable investment to understand the interface, and significant effort each time you have to create a new mindmap - The objective of mind map is to save time and to let you record your thoughts with easy. There are many mobile apps that are easy to use but I found this and Blumind Software - extremely lean!

Detects and removes spyware, malware, adware, browser hijackers, and tracking cookies with real-time protection and manual or scheduled scanning options.

Removes adware, PUPs, toolbars, and browser hijackers with fast scans, no installation required, portable operation, and automated system cleaning.

Ditto is an extension to the standard windows clipboard. It saves each item placed on the clipboard allowing you access to any of those items at a later time.

Most Comprehensive diagramming tool to ever exist, though can't beat Visio but comes extremely close and even crosses it some aspects - like mind mapping. But love that he provides you with incredible amount of choices, i.e. templates and differentiates between each of the choices.

Easy and quick to use and extremely specific, Easiest tool to create a flow chart I ever used. Though there are far more superior options like Edraw Max or Visio, this is Balsamiq of Flow charts.

Automatically convert bitmap images to vectors with Vector Magic. Supports JPG, PNG, BMP, GIF, outputting SVG, EPS, PDF. No install needed.

Advanced AI-driven protection software that offers real-time defense against new and known threats using machine learning for superior threat detection.

View, annotate, and collaborate on PDFs, utilize cloud storage and freehand tools. Upgrade for editing and converting to other formats.

Natural Reader is a professional text to speech program that converts any written text into spoken words. The paid versions of Natural Reader have many more features.

Screencast Capture Lite is a tool to continuously capture the desktop screen, storing this information in video files. The application supports recording from the primary screen, from a chosen window or from a fixed region.

Pidgin is a chat program which lets you log into accounts on multiple chat networks simultaneously. This means that you can be chatting with friends on XMPP and sitting in an IRC channel at the same time.

Full-featured solution to view, create, edit, comment, collaborate online, secure, organize, export, OCR, and sign PDF documents and forms. Now available with ConnectedPDF technology.

VMware Workstation Pro Lets You Run Multiple Operating Systems as Virtual Machines (including Windows VMs) on a Single Windows or Linux PC. VMware Workstation Pro is the industry standard for running multiple operating systems as virtual machines (VMs) on a single Linux or...

VMware Workstation Player builds on the industry leading foundation of Workstation Pro, and delivers a streamlined user interface for creating and running operating systems and applications in a virtual machine.

A free, secure, Peer2Peer VPN.

Formats USB drives to various file systems and creates bootable USBs from ISOs. Supports MS-DOS/FreeDOS bootable sticks and offers BIOS or UEFI options.

Freeware system profiler for Windows and Android displays in-depth CPU, RAM, and chipset info, working ad-free, offline, and consumes fewer resources.

Desktop organizer for Windows 10/11, arranging files in customizable shaded areas. Features include quick access, snapshot layouts, and enterprise tools.

Virtual KVM switch for seamless control of multiple computers with one keyboard and mouse. Supports file transfer and audio streaming.

Bit Che makes searching for torrents simple. It quickly searches lots of torrent websites for files and easily organizes the results. Bit Che allows you to instantly preview the torrent details by reading the torrent file directly.

AndroMouse 3.0 lets you to convert your Android phone into wireless mouse, keyboard, media remote, file browser and much more. Communication with your computer is made either using your wireless network or using Bluetooth.

NetBalancer is an internet traffic control and monitoring tool designed for Win7/8/10.

A WAMP and MAMP stack featuring Apache, MySQL, MongoDB, latest PHP versions, and Softaculous auto-installer, with versatile application setup.

Sandboxie Plus creates a sandbox-like isolated operating environment in which applications can be run or installed without permanently modifying the local or mapped drive.

MP3 Toolkit is a free and powerful Windows app includes MP3 converter, CD ripper, tag editor, MP3 cutter, MP3 merger and MP3 recorder for users who want to handle MP3 files easier.

Free MP3 Cutter and Joiner.

Free Firewall is a full-featured professional firewall that protects against the threats of the Internet. Control every program on your computer by permit or deny access to the Internet. Free firewall notifies you when applications want to access the Internet in the background...

Control multiple computers seamlessly using one mouse and keyboard, transmit input over LAN without hardware, and secure data with AES encryption.

Captura is a Windows software that allows you to record your screen or a region of you screen in high resolution with or without audio, keystrokes and mouse cursor.

Virtuoz was designed to be a minimal and robust program that allows to have more than one desktop on Windows. It was inspired by Sysinternals Desktops , but uses a different approach, which doesn’t impose the limitations which Desktops...

9Desks - Virtual Desktops, desktop manager, multi desktops, enhanced virtual desktops

KeepNote: note-taking and organization. KeepNote is a note taking application that works on Windows, Linux, and

Free, open-source note-taking with rich text, cross-platform support, syntax highlighting, embedded files, and customizable interface.

Organize apps and documents in a browser-like tabbed interface for Windows. Drag and drop windows, add new tabs easily, and enjoy quick access.

Writefull is automated proofreading for academic writing, with AI language models trained on millions of published journal articles across all academic disciplines. Its language check provides tailored suggestions for academic texts across grammar, spelling, vocabulary...

Vectr is a free graphics editor. Vectr is collaborative like Google Docs, and runs in your web browser. With an intuitive interface, Vectr is easy to learn and use.