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  1. RustDesk

    Purslane Ltd. (RustDesk)

    87

    Open-source remote desktop you can self-host

    Open source 90 WindowsLinuxmacOSAndroid
  2. Windows Terminal

    Microsoft Corporation

    87

    A modern tabbed terminal for Windows

    Open source 90 Windows
  3. DBeaver Community

    DBeaver Corp

    87

    Universal database tool

    Open source 89 WindowsLinuxmacOS
  4. rclone

    rclone (Nick Craig-Wood)

    87

    Sync files with 70+ cloud storage services

    Open source 89 WindowsLinuxmacOS
  5. Notepad++

    Notepad++ Team

    87

    Lightweight text and code editor for Windows

    Open source 88 Windows
  6. Git

    Git for Windows Project

    87

    The leading version-control system

    Open source 86 WindowsLinuxmacOS
  7. Docker Desktop

    Docker Inc.

    87

    Run containers on your machine

    Free + paid plans 80 WindowsLinuxmacOS
  8. Visual Studio Code

    Microsoft Corporation

    87

    The code editor most developers use

    Free 80 WindowsLinuxmacOS
  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. .NET SDK

    Microsoft Corporation

    87

    Developer platform

    Free 77 macOS
  12. Azure CLI

    Microsoft Corporation

    87

    Microsoft Azure CLI 2.0

    Open source 77 macOS
  13. 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 77 Windows
  14. Microsoft Azure Kubelogin

    Microsoft Corporation

    87

    A Kubernetes credential (exec) plugin implementing Azure authentication.

    Open source 77 Windows
  15. Microsoft Azure Storage Explorer

    Microsoft Corporation

    87

    Explorer for Azure Storage

    Open source 77 macOS
  16. Microsoft OLE DB Driver for SQL Server

    Microsoft Corporation

    87

    The OLE DB Driver for SQL Server is a stand-alone data access application programming interface (API), used for OLE Database.

    Free 77 Windows
  17. Microsoft SqlPackage

    Microsoft Corporation

    87

    SqlPackage is a command-line utility that automates the database development tasks by exposing some of the public Data-Tier Application Framework (DacFx) APIs.

    Free 77 Windows
  18. Microsoft Web Deploy

    Microsoft Corporation

    87

    Web Deploy (msdeploy) simplifies deployment of Web applications and Web sites to IIS servers

    Free 77 Windows
  19. Microsoft Web Platform Installer

    Microsoft Corporation

    87

    A little tool for deploying your favorite open-source web applications and all the necessary platform components required to get you up and running quickly and seamlessly.

    Free 77 Windows
  20. NuGet

    Microsoft Corporation

    87

    The package manager for .NET

    Open source 77 Windows
  21. PerfView

    Microsoft Corporation

    87

    PerfView is a CPU and memory performance-analysis tool.

    Open source 77 Windows
  22. PowerShell

    Microsoft Corporation

    87

    PowerShell is a cross-platform task automation solution made up of a command-line shell, a scripting language, and a configuration management framework. PowerShell runs on Windows, Linux, and macOS.

    Open source 77 Windows
  23. sqlcl

    Oracle Corporation

    87

    Oracle SQLcl is the modern command-line interface for the Oracle Database

    Free 77 macOS
  24. Visual Studio BuildTools 2019

    Microsoft Corporation

    87

    These Build Tools allow you to build Visual Studio projects from a command-line interface.

    Free 77 Windows
  25. Visual Studio BuildTools 2017

    Microsoft Corporation

    87

    An integrated, end-to-end solution for developers looking for high productivity and seamless coordination across teams of any size.

    Free 70 Windows
  26. 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
  27. Azure Data Studio

    Microsoft Corporation

    87

    A data management and development tool with connectivity to popular cloud and on-premises databases.

    Open source 40 Windows
  28. Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.2 Developer Pack

    Microsoft Corporation

    87

    Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6 Series Developer Pack Setup

    Free 40 Windows
  29. DirectX End-User Runtime Installer

    Microsoft Corporation

    87

    Installs a number of runtime libraries from the legacy DirectX SDK for some games that use D3DX9, D3DX10, D3DX11, XAudio 2.7, XInput 1.3, XACT, and/or Managed DirectX 1.1.

    Free 32 Windows
  30. Microsoft SQL Server 2022 Express

    Microsoft Corporation

    87

    SQL Server 2022 Express is a free edition of SQL Server, ideal for development and production for desktop, web, and small server applications.

    Free 32 Windows
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