Microsoft PowerToys
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Open-source utilities for Windows include FancyZones for window management, PowerRename for bulk renaming, and Keyboard Manager for custom shortcuts. Ad-free, supports multi-monitor setups, no registration needed, lightweight resource usage, and works offline.
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- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
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Platforms
- Windows
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Install from the command line
winget install -e --id Microsoft.PowerToys
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I feel like I'm late to the game with PowerToys, but I also feel like Microsoft did the same.
I've been using QTTabBar for file previews, ShareX for OCR, and a few other programs that I won't replace with PowerToys version.
The features that I use and enjoy are pin to top, ability to measure pixel dimensions, power run, and fancy zones.
Crashes whenever I try to use it. It has been like that for a few months. Says update is available but when I check in MS Store it says I have the latest version.
Love this app. One of those great apps that makes you wonder why these features aren’t already built into Windows. But actually they are added from time to time, in one way or another.
Awesome set of utilities - some of which should really just be built into Windows
Fantastic open-source and community led project that makes Windows actually usable. Should absolutely be added to Windows by default, but it is a great software nonetheless.
Low quality, heavy on resources. I use it only for mouse w/o borders which dont let me run it as standalone.
Puts itself in startup w/o asking. Heavy program. To use as a window manager, enable Fancy Zones, choose layout, drag window holding Shift and `(3 keys above shift). I prefer a different program FancyWM