Free alternatives to Hyper

Freemium = a free plan with paid upgrades; check the limits of the free plan.

1. MP

   Microsoft PowerToys

   Microsoft PowerToys Team

   87

   Power-user utilities for Windows

   Open source 90 Windows
2. WT

   Windows Terminal

   Microsoft Corporation

   87

   A modern tabbed terminal for Windows

   Open source 90 Windows
3. DC

   DBeaver Community

   DBeaver Corp

   87

   Universal database tool

   Open source 89 WindowsLinuxmacOS
4. RC

   rclone

   rclone (Nick Craig-Wood)

   87

   Sync files with 70+ cloud storage services

   Open source 89 WindowsLinuxmacOS
5. NO

   Notepad++

   Notepad++ Team

   87

   Lightweight text and code editor for Windows

   Open source 88 Windows
6. GI

   Git

   Git for Windows Project

   87

   The leading version-control system

   Open source 86 WindowsLinuxmacOS
7. 7Z

   7-Zip

   Igor Pavlov (7-Zip)

   87

   File archiver with a high compression ratio

   Open source 85 WindowsLinux
8. DD

   Docker Desktop

   Docker Inc.

   87

   Run containers on your machine

   Free + paid plans 85 WindowsLinuxmacOS
9. VS

   Visual Studio Code

   Microsoft Corporation

   87

   The code editor most developers use

   Free 85 WindowsLinuxmacOS
10. CR

    Chrome Remote Desktop Host

    Google LLC

    87

    The easy way to remotely connect with your home or work computer, or share your screen with others.

    Free 82 WindowsmacOS
11. A–

    APM – Agent Package Manager

    Microsoft Corporation

    87

    The package manager for AI-Native Development.

    Open source 77 Windows
12. AI

    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
13. A2

    April 2026 GDK Update 5

    Microsoft Corporation

    87

    The Microsoft Game Development Kit (GDK) contains the common tools, libraries, and documentation needed to build games for Xbox Game Pass for PC on Windows 10/11, Xbox consoles (Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One), and cloud gaming with Xbox Game Pass Ultimat

    Free 77 Windows
14. AZ

    Az

    Microsoft Corporation

    87

    PowerShell cmdlets for developers and administrators to develop, deploy, administer, and manage Microsoft Azure resources.

    Open source 77 Windows
15. AV

    AzCopy v10

    Microsoft Corporation

    87

    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
16. AC

    Azure CLI

    Microsoft Corporation

    87

    Microsoft Azure CLI 2.0

    Open source 77 WindowsmacOS
17. BC

    Bicep CLI

    Microsoft Corporation

    87

    A declarative language for describing and deploying Azure resources

    Open source 77 Windows
18. BL

    Black

    Python Software Foundation

    87

    The uncompromising Python code formatter

    Open source 77 Windows
19. CT

    Crow Translate

    KDE e.V.

    87

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

    Open source 77 Windows
20. DI

    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
21. DB

    Docker Buildx

    Docker Inc.

    87

    Docker CLI plugin for extended build capabilities with BuildKit

    Open source 77 Windows
22. DC

    Docker Compose

    Docker Inc.

    87

    docker-compose plugin for docker cli

    Open source 77 Windows
23. EV

    EventLogExpert

    Microsoft Corporation

    87

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

    Open source 77 Windows
24. GV

    GVFS

    Microsoft Corporation

    87

    Virtual File System for Git - a tool to scale Git for monorepo scenarios.

    Open source 77 Windows
25. KD

    KDiff3

    KDE e.V.

    87

    Diff/Patch Frontend

    Open source 77 WindowsmacOS
26. KI

    Kile

    KDE e.V.

    87

    LaTeX Frontend

    Open source 77 Windows
27. LO

    Lokalize

    KDE e.V.

    87

    Computer-Aided Translation System

    Open source 77 Windows
28. MF

    MFCMapi

    Microsoft Corporation

    87

    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
29. MA

    Microsoft ASP.NET Core Runtime 8.0

    Microsoft Corporation

    87

    .NET is a free, cross-platform, open-source developer platform for building many different types of applications.

    Open source 77 Windows
30. MA

    Microsoft Azure Kubelogin

    Microsoft Corporation

    87

    A Kubernetes credential (exec) plugin implementing Azure authentication.

    Open source 77 Windows