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  1. Paint.net is a free and very capable image editing software for Windows. Great alternative to Photoshop for people that do not need all the stuff PS offers.
  2. Microsoft Visual Studio is an integrated development environment (IDE) from Microsoft. It is used to develop computer programs for Microsoft Windows, as well as web sites, web applications and web services.
  4. MonoDevelop enables developers to write desktop and web applications on Linux, Windows and Mac OS X. It also makes it easy to port .NET applications created with Visual Studio to Linux and Mac OS X maintaining a single code base for all platforms.

    Discontinued

    As of October 2021, the GitHub repository README has been updated to say "This project has not been built nor maintained since January 2020 and has been archived".

  5. OpenRA

    • Free • Open Source
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • .NET Framework
    • Mono
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    OpenRA is an open-source reimplementation of Westwood’s Command and Conquer Red Alert game engine, updated to use the hardware acceleration of modern video cards using OpenGL.

  6. ILSpy

    • Free • Open Source
    • Windows
    • .NET Framework
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    ILSpy is the open-source .NET assembly browser and decompiler.
  7. Libre Hardware Monitor, a fork of Open Hardware Monitor , is free software that can monitor the temperature sensors, fan speeds, voltages, load and clock speeds of your computer.

  8. SyMenu

    • Free • Proprietary
    • Windows
    • .NET Framework
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    SyMenu is a portable menu launcher and Start Menu replacement to organize your applications quickly and easily. On top of that SyMenu is able to automatically index any application installed on the host pc.
  9. #develop (short for SharpDevelop) is a free IDE for C#, VB.NET and Boo projects on Microsoft's .NET platform. It is open-source, and you can download both sourcecode and executables.

    Discontinued

    Unfortunately SharpDevelop has been discontinued. It is still a viable alternative for VS for versions until 2016, but it doesn't support C# 7.0 as VS 2017 does. See details: http://www.icsharpcode.net/OpenSource/SD/WhatsNew.aspx

  10. Default Programs Editor is a powerful but simple file association utility for Windows 7, Vista and XP. This free utility has three main functions: context menu editor, auto-play editor, and default programs association editor.

    Discontinued

    Last update: March 11, 2018 (version 2.7.2676.2142)

  11. The single-pane outliner that Windows users have been searching for for years, free! Extensive keyboard commands make outlining a fast-paced and smooth experience.

  12. Rollbar

    • Freemium • Proprietary
    • Online
    • Android
    • Ruby
    • Python
    • .NET Framework
    • JavaScript
    • PHP
    • Ruby on Rails
    • Node.JS
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    Rollbar collects errors that happen in your application, notifies you, and analyzes them so you can debug and fix them. JavaScript, Ruby, Python, PHP, Node.js, Android, Flash, .NET, and Java libraries are available.
  13. Microsoft Small Basic puts the fun back into computer programming. With a friendly development environment that is very easy to master, it eases both kids and adults into the world of programming.

  14. WinSpy++

    • Free • Open Source
    • Windows
    • .NET Framework
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    Note: WinSpy++ appears to have been superceded by WinSpy.
  15. Decompile Any .NET Code.
  16. SteamDesktopAuthenticator - Desktop implementation of Steam's mobile authenticator app.
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