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  1. Microsoft PowerToys

    Microsoft PowerToys Team

    87

    Power-user utilities for Windows

    Open source 90 Windows
  2. Windows Terminal

    Microsoft Corporation

    87

    A modern tabbed terminal for Windows

    Open source 90 Windows
  3. rclone

    rclone (Nick Craig-Wood)

    87

    Sync files with 70+ cloud storage services

    Open source 89 WindowsLinuxmacOS
  4. KeePassXC

    KeePassXC Team

    87

    An offline, encrypted password manager

    Open source 88 WindowsLinuxmacOS
  5. Notepad++

    Notepad++ Team

    87

    Lightweight text and code editor for Windows

    Open source 88 Windows
  6. 7-Zip

    Igor Pavlov (7-Zip)

    87

    File archiver with a high compression ratio

    Open source 85 WindowsLinux
  7. ClamAV

    Cisco Systems (ClamAV)

    87

    Open-source antivirus engine for servers

    Open source 85 WindowsLinuxmacOS
  8. Bitwarden

    Bitwarden Inc.

    87

    Open-source cloud password manager

    Open source 80 WindowsLinuxmacOSAndroid
  9. WinSCP

    Martin Prikryl (WinSCP)

    87

    File transfer over SFTP, FTP and S3

    Open source 80 Windows
  10. WireGuard

    WireGuard (Jason A. Donenfeld)

    87

    A fast, modern and secure VPN protocol

    Open source 80 WindowsLinuxmacOSAndroid
  11. App Installer

    Microsoft Corporation

    87

    Microsoft App Installer lets you easily install Windows apps with a double-click. It also includes WinGet for powerful command-line app management.

    Free 77 Windows
  12. DiskSpd

    Microsoft Corporation

    87

    DISKSPD is a storage load generator / performance test tool from the Windows/Windows Server and Cloud Server Infrastructure Engineering teams.

    Open source 77 Windows
  13. Local Administrator Password Solution

    Microsoft Corporation

    87

    Manage local account passwords of domain joined computers

    Free 77 Windows
  14. Microsoft Azure Kubelogin

    Microsoft Corporation

    87

    A Kubernetes credential (exec) plugin implementing Azure authentication.

    Open source 77 Windows
  15. Power Automate for desktop

    Microsoft Corporation

    87

    Automate workflows across modern and legacy applications on your desktop by recording actions such as mouse and keyboard clicks.

    Free 77 Windows
  16. Telegram for macOS

    Telegram FZ-LLC

    87

    Messaging app with a focus on speed and security

    Free 77 macOS
  17. SumatraPDF

    Krzysztof Kowalczyk (SumatraPDF)

    87

    A tiny, very fast PDF reader

    Open source 63 Windows
  18. AdwCleaner

    Malwarebytes Inc.

    87

    Adware cleaner

    Free 60 Windows
  19. Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit

    Microsoft Corporation

    87

    The Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (Windows ADK) has the tools you need to customize Windows images for large-scale deployment, and to test the quality and performance of your system, its added components, and the applications running on it.

    Free 60 Windows
  20. Windows 10 Update Assistant

    Microsoft Corporation

    87

    The Update Assistant can help you update to the latest version of Windows 10 (the Windows 10 2022 Update).

    Free 32 Windows
  21. 7zr

    Igor Pavlov (7-Zip)

    84

    Reduced standalone command line version of 7-Zip.

    Open source 77 Windows
  22. AzCopy v10

    Microsoft Corporation

    84

    AzCopy v10 is a command-line utility that you can use to copy data to and from containers and file shares in Azure Storage accounts.

    Open source 77 Windows
  23. Crow Translate

    KDE e.V.

    84

    A simple and lightweight translator that allows you to translate and speak text using Google, Yandex, Bing, LibreTranslate and Lingva.

    Open source 77 Windows
  24. EventLogExpert

    Microsoft Corporation

    84

    A Windows Event Log viewer for tech support and IT professionals.

    Open source 77 Windows
  25. KDiff3

    KDE e.V.

    84

    Diff/Patch Frontend

    Open source 77 Windows
  26. MFCMapi

    Microsoft Corporation

    84

    Provides access to MAPI stores to facilitate investigation of Exchange and Outlook issues and to provide developers with a sample for MAPI development.

    Open source 77 Windows
  27. Microsoft Azure Guest Proxy Agent

    Microsoft Corporation

    84

    This project introduces the Guest Proxy Agent (GPA) to enhance the security of the Azure Instance Metadata Service and Azure Wireserver endpoints (available in Azure IaaS VM/VMSS).

    Open source 77 Windows
  28. Microsoft Azure Quick Review

    Microsoft Corporation

    84

    A tool to check compliance of Azure resources with Azure best practices and recommendations.

    Open source 77 Windows
  29. Microsoft Safety Scanner

    Microsoft Corporation

    84

    A scan tool designed to find and remove malware from Windows computers. Download it and run a scan to find malware and try to reverse changes made by identified threats.

    Free 77 Windows
  30. NeoChat

    KDE e.V.

    84

    Matrix Client

    Open source 77 Windows
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