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  1. Windows Terminal

    Microsoft Corporation

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    A modern tabbed terminal for Windows

    Open source 90 Windows
  2. DBeaver Community

    DBeaver Corp

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    Universal database tool

    Open source 89 WindowsLinuxmacOS
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    Notepad++ Team

    87

    Lightweight text and code editor for Windows

    Open source 88 Windows
  4. Git

    Git for Windows Project

    87

    The leading version-control system

    Open source 86 WindowsLinuxmacOS
  5. Docker Desktop

    Docker Inc.

    87

    Run containers on your machine

    Free + paid plans 85 WindowsLinuxmacOS
  6. Visual Studio Code

    Microsoft Corporation

    87

    The code editor most developers use

    Free 85 WindowsLinuxmacOS
  7. APM – Agent Package Manager

    Microsoft Corporation

    87

    The package manager for AI-Native Development.

    Open source 77 Windows
  8. 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
  9. Az

    Microsoft Corporation

    87

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

    Open source 77 Windows
  10. 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
  11. Azure CLI

    Microsoft Corporation

    87

    Microsoft Azure CLI 2.0

    Open source 77 WindowsmacOS
  12. Bicep CLI

    Microsoft Corporation

    87

    A declarative language for describing and deploying Azure resources

    Open source 77 Windows
  13. Docker Buildx

    Docker Inc.

    87

    Docker CLI plugin for extended build capabilities with BuildKit

    Open source 77 Windows
  14. Docker Compose

    Docker Inc.

    87

    docker-compose plugin for docker cli

    Open source 77 Windows
  15. GVFS

    Microsoft Corporation

    87

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

    Open source 77 Windows
  16. Intelligent Terminal

    Microsoft Corporation

    87

    Intelligent Terminal is an experimental terminal with native agent integration, forked from Windows Terminal.

    Open source 77 Windows
  17. Java 8

    Oracle Corporation

    87

    Java allows you to play online games, chat with people around the world, calculate your mortgage interest, and view images in 3D, just to name a few.

    Free 77 Windows
  18. KDiff3

    KDE e.V.

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    Diff/Patch Frontend

    Open source 77 WindowsmacOS
  19. Kile

    KDE e.V.

    87

    LaTeX Frontend

    Open source 77 Windows
  20. Lokalize

    KDE e.V.

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    Computer-Aided Translation System

    Open source 77 Windows
  21. 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
  22. 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
  23. Microsoft Azure Kubelogin

    Microsoft Corporation

    87

    A Kubernetes credential (exec) plugin implementing Azure authentication.

    Open source 77 Windows
  24. Microsoft Azure Quick Review

    Microsoft Corporation

    87

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

    Open source 77 Windows
  25. Microsoft Azure Service Fabric SDK

    Microsoft Corporation

    87

    To build and run Azure Service Fabric applications on your Windows development machine, install the Service Fabric runtime, SDK, and tools.

    Open source 77 Windows
  26. Microsoft Azure Storage Emulator

    Microsoft Corporation

    87

    The Microsoft Azure Storage Emulator is a tool that emulates the Azure Blob, Queue, and Table services for local development purposes.

    Free 77 Windows
  27. Microsoft Azure Storage Explorer

    Microsoft Corporation

    87

    Explorer for Azure Storage

    Open source 77 WindowsmacOS
  28. Microsoft GameInput

    Microsoft Corporation

    87

    A next-generation input API that exposes input devices of all kinds through a single consistent interface.

    Free 77 Windows
  29. 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
  30. Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 Redistributable (x64)

    Microsoft Corporation

    87

    The Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 Redistributable Package (x64).

    Free 77 Windows
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