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  1. Elisa

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    Music Player

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  2. 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
  3. Kasts

    KDE e.V.

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    Podcast Application

    Open source 77 Windows
  4. 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 WindowsLinux
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. The Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 Redistributable Package (x64).

    Free 77 Windows
  10. The Microsoft Visual C++ v14 Redistributable Package (x64).

    Free 77 Windows
  11. NuGet

    Microsoft Corporation

    87

    The package manager for .NET

    Open source 77 Windows
  12. psqlodbc

    PostgreSQL Global Development Group

    87

    The official PostgreSQL ODBC Driver

    Open source 77 Windows
  13. Windows App Development CLI

    Microsoft Corporation

    87

    CLI for Windows app development, including package identity, packaging, managing appxmanifest.xml, test certificates, Windows (App) SDK projections, and more. For use with any app framework targeting Windows

    Open source 77 Windows
  14. The Windows SDK (10.0.28000) for Windows 11 contains the latest platform headers, libraries, WinRT metadata, and build tools required to develop Windows applications.

    Free 77 Windows
  15. Microsoft MPI SDK

    Microsoft Corporation

    87

    Microsoft MPI (MS-MPI) is a Microsoft implementation of the Message Passing Interface standard for developing and running parallel applications on the Windows platform.

    Open source 75 Windows
  16. Java(TM) SE Development Kit 21

    Oracle Corporation

    87

    The JDK is a development environment for building applications and components using the Java programming language.

    Free 70 Windows
  17. DirectX Texture Assembler

    Microsoft Corporation

    87

    Texassemble is a command-line tool from Microsoft's DirectXTex library, designed for assembling and processing texture arrays, cubemaps, volume maps, and other complex texture types.

    Open source 60 Windows
  18. DirectX Texture Converter

    Microsoft Corporation

    87

    This DirectXTex sample is an implementation of the texconv command-line texture utility from the legacy DirectX SDK utilizing DirectXTex rather than D3DX.

    Open source 60 Windows
  19. DirectX Texture Diagnostic Tool

    Microsoft Corporation

    87

    Texdiag is a diagnostic command-line tool from Microsoft's DirectXTex library, designed for analyzing and debugging texture files (e.g., DDS, PNG, TGA).

    Open source 60 Windows
  20. 87

    A command line tool for uninstalling versions of the .NET Core SDK, Runtime, ASP.NET Core Runtime, and Hosting Bundles.

    Open source 60 Windows
  21. 87

    The stand-alone ODBC drivers providing an application programming interface (API) that implements the standard ODBC interfaces to Microsoft SQL Server.

    Free 60 Windows
  22. 87

    Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6 Series Developer Pack Setup

    Free 40 Windows
  23. 87

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

    Open source 40 Windows
  24. Bot Framework Emulator

    Microsoft Corporation

    87

    Development tool for the Microsoft Bot Framework. Allows developers to test and debug bots on localhost.

    Open source 32 Windows
  25. 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
  26. IIS URL Rewrite Module 2.1

    Microsoft Corporation

    87

    Enables Web administrators to create powerful rules to implement URLs that are easier for users to remember and easier for search engines to find. By using rule templates, rewrite maps, .NET providers, and other functionality integrated into IIS Mana

    Free 32 Windows
  27. Microsoft .NET Runtime 3.1

    Microsoft Corporation

    87

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

    Open source 32 Windows
  28. 77

    The Microsoft Build of OpenJDK is a new no-cost long-term supported distribution and Microsoft's new way to collaborate and contribute to the Java ecosystem.

    Open source 75 WindowsmacOS
  29. Python Install Manager

    Python Software Foundation

    77

    Install, manage, and launch Python on Windows.

    Open source 75 Windows
  30. Windows App Runtime 1.7

    Microsoft Corporation

    77

    Microsoft Windows App Runtime 1.7

    Free 60 Windows

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