Serious Goose

Great alternative to the proprietary Microsoft Phone Link which requires a Microsoft account. Or KDE Connect which feels and looks outdated.

The only simple GUI exif-cleaner on Windows. Not updated since 2021, seems abandoned.

Great FOSS extension to be able to control your local LLM's or other AI providers with API key. Customizable and nicely integrated with the browser (sidebar, context menu, summaries,...)

Great open source yt-dlp interface. Modern looking and functional.

Best FOSS gallery app for Android devices. Much more features and customization options that other open source alternatives.

Once you get familiar with how the nss files work and how to configure them, it's a very powerful tool and you can change the context menu of your Windows 10/11 system how you like. Good documentation on the website as well.

Installs Nvidia drivers without bloat and has extra post-installation features that improve performance and/or privacy.

A new alternative to free and open source download managers like XDM, Motrix or ImFile. Not as mature as them yet but goes in the right direction and has a clean an modern looking interface already. They also have an active Telegram group to discuss issues and features.

Lets you update your Xbox controller but you need an Xbox account to be able to configure the controller which is stupid. Windows users should be able to update and configure their controller with this software without the need of an account.

Has the potential to be part of the big names when it comes to FOSS privacy-focused messenger apps. It does everything Signal does but with extra privacy features. No phone number needed, no centralized servers, new quantum-proof encryption and got audited in 2022 by Trail of Bits and fixed most things aftwerwards. Listens to the community on SimpleX, Reddit and GitHub.

Best launcher on Windows, very customizable and a large extension collection. A great open source project.

I feel stupid for discovering this gem just now, no more formatting and creating single boot USB's with Rufus.