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Awesome Windows
🎉 An awesome & curated list of best applications and tools for Windows.
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Audio
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Chat Clients
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Compression
Customization
Renamed to NeoClassic-UI then renamed to Open-Shell - https://github.com/Open-Shell/Open-Shell-Menu
EarTrumpet - Volume Control for Windows
A small program that forwards searches from Cortana to your preferred browser and search engine.
A lightweight utility that makes the Windows taskbar translucent/transparent.
Changes the Windows 10 Login Screen Background
Data Recovery
Developer Tools
A feature-rich WinForms-based HTTP client
Series of System Administration Tools
A modern file tail utility based on Rx.Net which show cases reactive programming and Dynamic Data (see https://github.com/RolandPheasant/DynamicData)
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Documents
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E-Book Utilities
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Games
A list of popular/awesome video games, add-ons, maps, etc. hosted on GitHub. Any genre. Any platform. Any engine.
Graphics
Text Editors
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IDEs
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Online Storage
Backup
Productivity
Windows environment automation tool
A command line program monitor systray for Windows
Automatic dark mode for Windows 10
A command-line installer for Windows.
Terminal
A cross-platform, OpenGL terminal emulator.
The new Windows Terminal and the original Windows console host, all in the same place!
Customizable Windows terminal with tabs, splits, quake-style, hotkeys and more
This is a modified version of Console 2 for a better experience under Windows Vista/7/8/10 and a better visual rendering.
A Terminal Emulator based on UWP and web technologies.
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Utilities
Find files with SQL-like queries
Greenshot for Windows - Report bugs & features go here: https://greenshot.atlassian.net or look for information on:
Reduces eye strain by adjusting gamma based on the current time
Changes the Windows 10 Login Screen Background
Command line tool with a fluent API for modifying the Windows registry
Distributed Peer-to-Peer Web Search Engine and Intranet Search Appliance
ZeroNet - Decentralized websites using Bitcoin crypto and BitTorrent network
Snip & Sketch - Windows 10 utility to easily capture and edit selected area in screen.
Proxy and VPN Tools
Set up a personal VPN in the cloud
Video
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Windows 10 Setup
PowerShell script for automation of routine tasks done after fresh installations of Windows 10 / Server 2016 / Server 2019
Security
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