Software-List

Windows Software

Automatically generated from README.md

Applications

Audio

• CAVA → Cross-platform Audio Visualizer.
• Cider → Cross-platform Apple Music experience.
• Voicemeeter → Audio Mixer Application endowed with Virtual Audio Device used as Virtual I/O to mix and manage any audio sources from or to any audio devices or applications.
• Voicemod → Real time AI voice changer & soundboard.
• Audacity → Recording and editing sounds.

Backup

• FreeFileSync → Folder comparison and synchronization software that creates and manages backup copies of all your important files.
• Rclone → A command-line program to manage files on cloud storage.
• Rclone browser → A simple cross platform GUI for Rclone.

Communication

• Discord → A instant messaging and VoIP social platform.
• Fluxer → Instant messaging app and VoIP social media platform.
• TeamSpeak 3 → A VoIP social platform.
• Vesktop → Customizable and privacy friendly Discord desktop client.

Compression

• 7-Zip → Utility for manipulating archives. Formats 7z, ZIP, GZIP, BZIP2 and TAR are supported fully, other formats can be unpacked.
• WinRAR → A powerful archive manager. It can backup your data and reduce the size of email attachments, decompress RAR, ZIP and other files.

Data Recovery

• TestDisk → A utility that helps recover lost partitions or repair corrupted filesystems making non-booting disks bootable again..

Developer Tools

• FileZilla → FTP, FTPS and SFTP client.
• Github Desktop → A GUI for using GitHub.
• HeidiSQL → Powerful and easy client for MySQL, MariaDB, Microsoft SQL Server and PostgreSQL.
• MySQL Workbench → SQL IDE for mySQL.
• WinSCP → FTP, FTPS and SFTP client.
• XAMMP → Apache distribution containing MariaDB, PHP, and Perl for creating a development environment.

Email

• Proton Mail Client → End-to-end encrypted email for Proton Mail users.

Fonts

• Hemi Head → Blocky, aggressive lettering of classic American muscle cars.
• Iosevka → Versatile typeface for code.
• Raleway → Elegant sans-serif typeface.

Games

• Battle.net → A digital distribution service and storefront for Blizzard Entertainment.
• Epic Games → A digital distribution service and storefront for video games.
• OpenIV → Modification tool for Rockstar games.
• Origin → A digital distribution service and storefront for EA.
• Prism Launcher → Minecraft launcher with the ability to manage multiple instances, accounts and mods.
• RetroArch → A frontend for emulators, game engines and media players. ¹
• Ryujinx → Open-source emulator for the Nintendo Switch 1.
• Steam → A digital distribution service and storefront for video games.
• Uplay → A digital distribution service and storefront for Ubisoft.
• Virtual Desktop Streamer → Use your VR headset tp connect wirelessly to your computer(s) to watch movies, browse the web, play 2D games or stream PCVR games.
• WeMod → World’s best application for modding thousands of single-player PC games.

Graphics

• Adobe Photoshop → A photo editing and raster graphic design software which allows users to create, edit, and manipulate various graphics as well as digital art.
• GIMP → A Photoshop-like program that’s free.
• krita → Raster graphics editor.
• Paint.NET → General-purpose raster graphics editor program.

Productivity

• Adobe Acrobat Reader → PDF reader and editor.
• Chocolatey → A package manager for Windows.
• f.lux → Automatically adjust your computer screen to match lighting.
• LibreOffice → Office productivity software suite.
• Logitech G HUB → Customize and optimize your Logitech G gaming gear, such as mice, keyboards, headsets, and webcams. ²
• Notion → Productivity and note-taking web application.
• OpenDeck → Desktop application for using Elgato Stream Deck.
• Optimizer → A advanced configuration utility designed to enhance your privacy and security on Windows.
• Stream Deck → Client software to work with the Elgato Stream Deck devices. ³
• UniGetUI → Intuitive GUI for the most common CLI package managers.
• Winutil (Chris Titus Tech’s Windows Utility) → Windows Utility to Install Programs, Tweaks, Fixes, and Updates.

Security

• Malwarebytes → Advanced anti-malware software.
• NordVPN → Lithuanian VPN service.

Terminal

• MobaXterm → Xserver and tabbed SSH client.
• Putty → SSH and telnet client.
• Termius → Secure and easy-to-use SSH client

Text Editors

• Atom → A hackable text editor for the 21st Century. ⁴
• Notepad++ → A source code editor which supports several programming languages.
• Sublime Text 4 → Powerful text editor for code, markup and prose.
• Visual Studio Code → Build and debug modern web and cloud applications.

Theming

• Millennium → Modding framework to use themes/plugins for the desktop Steam Client.

Utilities

• AnyBurn → Disc burning, imaging, and bootable USB drive creation.
• AnyDesk → Remote Desktop.
• balenaEtcher → Flash OS images to SD cards and USB drives, safely and easily.
• CPU-Z → Gathers information on main computer components.
• CrystalDiskInfo → A utility that monitors and displays the health of your hard drive, including basic information, S.M.A.R.T. values, and disk temperature.
• File Juggler → Automatically renamed, moved and deleted files based on rules.
• HWInfo → A comprehensive system information and diagnostic tool that offers an extensive range of features.
• LocalSend → Cross-platform alternative to AirDrop
• MKV Tag Editor → A tool designed to edit metadata for MKV, MKA, MK3D, and WEBM files.
• OpenRGB → RGB Sync with multiple brand support.
• qBittorrent → BitTorrent client.
• Rufus → A utility that helps format and create bootable USB flash drives.
• RustDesk → Remote Desktop.
• ShareX → Screenshot and screencast software. ⁵
• SignalRGB → RGB Sync with multiple brand support.
• Ventoy → Used for creating bootable USB media storage devices
• VMWare Workstation Pro → Desktop hypervisor for local virtualization of virtual machines. ⁶
• Windhawk → Customization for Windows programs. ⁷
• WinDirStat → Graphical disk usage analyzer.
• YaTQA → Tool for managing TeamSpeak 3 servers and instances.

Video

• Cap → A three in one recorder, editor, screenshot tool.
• FFmpeg → Suite of libraries and programs for handling video, audio, and other multimedia files and streams.
• Medal.tv → Record, edit, and share gaming clips platform.
• NVIDIA ShadowPlay → Hardware-accelerated screen recording utility available as part of Nvidia’s GeForce Experience and Nvidia App softwares for GeForce GPUs.
• Open Broadcaster Software (OBS) → Video recording and live streaming software.
• Sony Vegas Pro → Video editor.
• VLC → Multimedia player and framework that plays most multimedia files as well as DVDs, Audio CDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols.

Web Browser

• Brave → Fast, secure, and privacy-focused Chromium browser that blocks ads and trackers, and offers a built-in VPN, AI assistant, and search engine.
• Zen Browser → Open-source fork of Mozilla Firefox, with its main focus being privacy and customizability.

Guides

• How To Setup Windows 11 PC Without Microsoft Account
• How to make a automated Windows install ISO
• Show Hidden Files
• Windhawk Setup

Miscellaneous

• schneegans.de Unattend Generator → A service which helps generate a unattend.xml or autounattend.xml file to perform unattended installations of both Windows 10 and Windows 11. ⁸

1. You can see my RetroArch setup here. ↩

2. Logitech G HUB only works with Logitech gaming products, you will need Logi Options+ for there non-gaming lineup. ↩

3. Either Stream Deck IOS or Android mobile app or Stream Deck device is needed. ↩

4. Atom is End of Life as of 2022 and has been archived. Older versions are still available to use. ↩

5. You’ll need a service to upload you’re images too. I’ve always self-hosted ShareX-Custom-Upload for the past 5 years but this repo isn’t being supported anymore. I’d recommended XBackBone as a alternative, I will be migrating over. ↩

6. See my VMWare install guide here. ↩

7. See my list of mods and config here. ↩

8. Here is my guide on how to setup a unattended install of Windows. ↩