Awesome Free Apps

Curated list of the best free apps for Windows, Mac, and Linux

🪟 means the app is available on Windows.
🍎 means the app is available on macOS.
🐧 means the app is available on Linux.
⭐ means the app is recommended by us.

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Audio

JACK Audio - Audio server for routing and mixing sound between programs. 🪟 🍎 🐧
EarTrumpet - Advanced volume control for Windows, offering app-specific audio management. 🪟
FXSound - Boost sound quality, volume, and bass. Has a beautiful modern UI. 🪟

Audio Players

Foobar2000 - Lightweight and highly customizable audio player with support for many formats. 🪟 🍎 🐧 ⭐
MusicBee - Feature-rich music player and manager for Windows. 🪟
AIMP - Music player for Windows with a clean interface and powerful features. 🪟
Audacious - Lightweight audio player for simple music playback. 🪟 🐧
Karafun - Collection of karaoke songs across multiple genres. Play your own CDG files or use downloads from YouTube. 🪟
Strawberry Music Player - Music player for organizing and playing your audio collection. 🪟 🍎 🐧

Audio Recording

Audacity - Open-source audio editor for recording and editing sounds. 🪟 🍎 🐧 ⭐
Ocenaudio - Easy-to-use audio editor for recording and analyzing sounds. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Wavosaur - Simple audio editor for recording, editing, and processing sound. 🪟

DJ Software

Mixxx - DJ software for live mixing and beatmatching with controller support. 🪟 🍎 🐧
VirtualDJ - DJ platform for mixing music, beatmatching, and live performance. 🪟 🍎
DJ ProDecks - DJ software for mixing music and adding effects. 🪟
Serato DJ Lite - DJ software for beginners to mix music with ease. 🪟 🍎
Rekordbox - Software that enables a comfortable DJ workflow with AI, cloud, and automation tech. 🪟 🍎

Music Notation

MuseScore - Software for creating, playing, and sharing sheet music. 🪟 🍎 🐧
LilyPond - Music notation program for creating high-quality sheet music. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Frescobaldi - Editor for LilyPond to create music scores quickly. 🪟 🍎 🐧
ABCjs - Tool for writing and playing ABC music notation. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Denemo - Music notation software for fast score creation with LilyPond. 🪟 🍎 🐧

Music Production

LMMS - Open-source DAW for creating music with virtual instruments and MIDI support. 🪟 🍎 🐧 ⭐
Ardour - DAW for recording, editing, and mixing audio with professional features. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Tracktion T7 - DAW for music production with advanced editing features. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Zrythm - DAW for music production with an easy-to-use interface. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Qtractor - Multi-track DAW for Linux for audio and MIDI recording. 🐧
Cakewalk - Full-featured DAW for music recording and editing by BandLab. 🪟
Stargate DAW - Innovation-first DAW, instrument and effect plugins. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Reaper - Complete digital audio production application for computers, offering a full multitrack audio and MIDI recording. 🪟 🍎 🐧

Browsers

Arc - Vertical tab browser for modern productivity. 🪟 🍎
Brave - Privacy-focused and fast browser. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Chrome - Fast browser with integrated Google services. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Chromium - Open-source browser project behind Chrome. 🪟 🍎 🐧
ungoogled-chromium - Privacy-focused Chromium with Google services removed. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Firefox - Free, open-source browser with privacy and customization. 🪟 🍎 🐧
LibreWolf - Privacy-focused Firefox fork with enhanced security. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Microsoft Edge - Chromium-based browser with extra enhancements. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Min - Fast, minimal browser prioritizing privacy. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Opera - Browser with built-in ad-blocking, VPN, and speed. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Pale Moon - Open-source, Goanna-based browser. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Orion - Lightweight WebKit browser with Chrome/Firefox extension support. 🍎 🐧
qutebrowser - Keyboard-driven, vim-like browser in Python and Qt. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Safari - Native Mac browser with Apple device integration. 🍎
Station - Browser centralizing web apps in one workspace. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Tor Browser - Privacy browser routing traffic over the Tor network. 🪟 🍎 🐧 ⭐
Mullvad Browser - Privacy browser with Tor, anti-fingerprinting, and Mullvad VPN. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Vivaldi - Customizable browser putting you in control. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Yandex - Fast, secure browser by Yandex with privacy features. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Zen Browser - Beautifully designed, privacy-focused browser with custom mods. 🪟 🍎 🐧

Communication

Messaging

Discord - Communication platform for text, voice, and video, popular with gamers. 🪟 🍎 🐧 ⭐
Telegram - Cloud-based messaging app known for speed, security, and group chats. 🪟 🍎 🐧
WhatsApp - Free messaging app with text, voice, video calls, and multimedia sharing. 🪟 🍎
Signal - Secure, private messaging app with end-to-end encryption. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Slack - Collaboration hub for teams with messaging, file sharing, and integrations. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Viber - Free messaging app with text, voice, video calls, and file sharing. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Microsoft Teams - Team communication platform with chat, file sharing, and video conferencing. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Skype - Messaging and video call service supporting text, voice, and video. 🪟 🍎 🐧

Email Clients

CanaryMail - Secure email app with PGP support and AI assistance. 🍎 🐧
ElectronMail - Electron-based desktop client for ProtonMail. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Foxmail - Fast, user-friendly email client. 🍎 🐧
Mailspring - Beautiful, fast, open-source email client. 🪟 🍎 🐧
BlueMail - Cross-platform email client with modern interface. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Nylas Mail - Extensible desktop email app based on web technologies. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Postbox - Advanced email management with productivity focus. 🪟 🍎
Polymail - Simple, powerful email client with modern features. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Wino Mail - Fluent design email client with Mica effect. 🪟
Spark - Fast email client with team collaboration features. 🍎 🐧
ThunderBird - Open-source email client for easier management. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Mailbird - IMAP/POP3 email client with customization options. 🪟
Tutanota - Encrypted email service focused on privacy. 🪟 🍎 🐧
MicroSoft Outlook - Email client from the creators of Windows. 🪟
Edison Mail - Customizable, intuitive email client with smart features. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Skiff Mail - Encrypted, decentralized email service. 🪟 🍎 🐧
MS Outlook - Professional email with calendar and task management. 🪟 🍎

Compression and Archiving

7-Zip - Open-source archive manager supporting 7z, ZIP, and other formats. 🪟 🍎 🐧 ⭐
Bandizip - Fast, lightweight archive manager with extensive format support. 🪟
NanaZip - 7-Zip derivative optimized for Windows 10/11 with added functionality. 🪟
PeaZip - Open-source archive manager supporting 180+ formats with encryption and compression. 🪟 🐧
Keka - Archive manager supporting ZIP, 7Z, TAR, GZIP, and RAR. 🍎
WinRAR - Popular archive manager with an unlimited free tier. 🪟
muCommander - Lightweight dual-pane file manager with archive support. 🍎
The Unarchiver - Simple tool for extracting ZIP, RAR, ISO, and other formats. 🍎
Unarchive One - Multi-format decompression tool with QuickLook integration. 🍎
PDF Archiver - Open-source tool for tagging and organizing PDFs on macOS. 🍎

Customize

System Customization

Winaero - All-in-one app for tuning Windows settings. 🪟
Windhawk - Customization marketplace for Windows and programs. 🪟
HideVolumeOSD - Hides the Windows volume bar. 🪟
ExplorerPatcher - Restores and enhances the classic taskbar and system elements. 🪟
Hidden Bar - Simple app to organize and declutter your menu bar. 🍎
TinkerTool - Utility for enabling hidden system preferences. 🍎
TaskbarX - Personalize the taskbar with center alignment, transparency, and animations. 🪟
MacPilot - Unlock hidden settings and system tweaks. 🍎
Sizer - Resize any window to a predefined size. 🪟
FluentFlyouts - Replaces default flyouts with customizable modern ones. 🪟
Flow Launcher - Quick file search and app launcher like Spotlight. 🪟n/RetroBar) - Classic Windows 95, 98, Me, 2000, XP, Vista taskbar for modern versions of Windows. 🪟

Wallpaper Tools

Rainmeter - Open-source desktop customization tool offering widgets, skins, and live stats. 🪟
Lively Wallpaper - Open-source tool to set animated and interactive wallpapers. 🪟
WinDynamicDesktop - Port of macOS Mojave Dynamic Desktop feature to Windows. 🪟
ScreenPlay - Open-source wallpaper and widget engine. 🪟 🐧
Plash - Open-source app to set websites as wallpapers. 🍎
Komorebi - Open-source animated wallpaper manager. 🐧
Variety - Wallpaper changer with features for downloading and managing wallpapers. 🐧

Data Management

Copy and Move

TeraCopy - Copy files faster and more securely. 🪟 🍎

Sync and Clone

FreeFileSync - Open-source tool for comparing and syncing files or folders. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Syncthing - Continuous file synchronization for multiple computers. 🪟 🍎 🐧
rclone - Command-line tool for managing and syncing files with cloud storage. 🪟 🍎 🐧

Developer Tools

Diff and Merge

Diffinity - Diff and merging tool with focus on accurate and easy-to-read source code diffs. 🪟
Meld - Visual diff and merge tool. Helps you compare files, directories, and version-controlled projects. 🪟 🍎 🐧

API Development

Postman - API development platform with advanced testing and collaboration tools. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Insomnia - Simple API client for REST and GraphQL development. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Bruno - Offline API client that is fast, Git-friendly, and open source. 🪟
Hoppscotch - Lightweight API development tool for designing, testing, and debugging. 🪟 🍎 🐧
HTTP Toolkit - Tool for debugging and mocking HTTP requests. 🪟
SoapUI Open Source - For testing REST and SOAP APIs with scripting support. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Cocoa Rest Client - Native app for testing REST APIs. 🍎
Paw - Advanced HTTP client designed for macOS. 🍎
Katalon Studio - Testing automation for APIs, web, and mobile apps. 🍎
HTTPie - Command-line and GUI tool to simplify working with APIs. 🪟 🍎
Mockoon - Desktop tool for creating and testing mock REST APIs. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Apidog - All-in-one workspace for API design, testing, and documentation. 🪟

Database

DBeaver - Universal database tool for SQL databases like MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, SQLite, Apache Family, and more. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Beekeeper Studio - Modern, lightweight SQL client supporting MySQL, Postgres, SQLite, SQL Server, etc. 🪟 🍎 🐧

Network Analysis

Wireshark - Leading tool for capturing and analyzing network traffic. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Charles - Debugging proxy to view HTTP and HTTPS traffic. 🪟 🍎
James - Open-source proxy for intercepting HTTP/HTTPS requests. 🪟 🍎
mitmproxy - Interactive HTTP proxy for debugging and penetration testing. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Little Snitch - Network monitor with traffic visualization. 🍎
Proxie - HTTP debugging proxy for tracking requests. 🍎
Proxyman - Modern HTTP proxy with an intuitive UI. 🍎
Sniffnet - Tool for monitoring and analyzing network traffic. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Burp Suite Community Edition - Class-leading vulnerability scanning and web app security. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Naps2 - Free and open-source scanning software. 🪟 🍎 🐧

Game Engines

Godot - Open-source game engine for 2D and 3D games with an easy-to-learn scripting language. 🪟 🍎 🐧 ⭐
Unreal Engine - Powerful, fully-featured game engine for high-quality 3D games. 🪟 🍎 🐧 ⭐
Unity - Popular game engine for creating both 2D and 3D games, with an intuitive interface and wide asset store. 🪟 🍎 🐧
GDevelop - No-code engine for creating 2D games with a visual event system. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Cocos2d - Open-source game engine for mobile and web games, focused on 2D games. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Defold - Cross-platform 2D game engine with easy-to-use tools. 🪟 🍎 🐧
CryEngine - Advanced game engine with cutting-edge graphics and tools for creating visually stunning games. 🪟
Amazon Lumberyard - Free, cross-platform 3D game engine integrated with AWS and Twitch for multiplayer games. 🪟 🍎
LÖVE - Simple, easy-to-learn 2D game engine for Lua. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Monogame - Open-source framework for cross-platform game development with C#. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Ren'Py - Popular engine for creating visual novels with a simple scripting language. 🪟 🍎 🐧
PICO-8 - Fantasy console for making retro-style small games. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Tiled - Open-source level editor for creating tile-based game maps, used with other engines. 🪟 🍎 🐧
OpenRA - Open-source game engine for real-time strategy games, supporting mods for classic titles. 🪟 🍎 🐧
AppGameKit - Flexible game engine for 2D and 3D games with simple scripting. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Pixel Game Maker MV - Game creation engine for 2D pixel games with no coding required. 🪟
Scirra Construct - Powerful game engine with drag-and-drop and visual scripting for 2D games. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Flixel - Open-source 2D engine built with Haxe, suitable for platformers and action games. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Gosu - Simple 2D game development library for Ruby or C++. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Roblox Studio - Engine for making games on Roblox. 🪟 🍎

Virtualization

Docker - Open-source containerization platform for operating-system-level virtualization. 🪟 🍎 🐧 ⭐
Multipass - Quickly launch and manage Ubuntu virtual machines on demand. 🪟 🍎 🐧
OrbStack - Lightweight and fast virtualization for running Docker containers and Linux machines. 🍎
Lima - Open-source tool for launching Linux VMs with file sharing and port forwarding. 🍎
QEMU - Open-source emulator and virtualizer for hardware and system virtualization. 🪟 🍎 🐧
UTM - GUI for QEMU to run various VMs including ARM64 and x64. 🍎
Vagrant - Open-source tool for managing reproducible development environments using virtual machines. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Rancher Desktop - Open-source app for managing containers and Kubernetes on desktop. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Podman Desktop - Desktop alternative to Docker for managing containers. 🪟 🍎 🐧
VirtualBox - Virtualization software for creating and managing virtual machines. 🪟 🍎 🐧
VMWare Workstation - Virtualization software with advanced features. 🪟 🍎 🐧

Documents

CDisplayEx - Lightweight comic book reader (.cbr, .cbz, .pdf, manga). 🪟

Office Suites

LibreOffice - Open-source office suite. 🪟 🍎 🐧
OnlyOffice - Open-source suite with collaboration features. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Apache OpenOffice - Open-source suite for documents, spreadsheets, etc. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Calligra Suite - Office suite with word processing and vector graphics. 🪟 🍎 🐧
WPS Office - Lightweight office suite compatible with MS file formats. 🪟 🍎 🐧
FreeOffice - Suite with compatibility for MS Office formats. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Etherpad - Real-time collaborative text editor. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Google Workspace - Cloud-based suite for document collaboration. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Collabora Online - Cloud-based LibreOffice for collaboration. 🪟 🍎 🐧

E-book

Calibre - Powerful e-book manager. 🪟 🍎 🐧
iChm - Open-source CHM reader. 🍎
Kindle App - Official Kindle reader app. 🪟 🍎
Klib - Manage Kindle and iBooks highlights. 🍎
Koodo Reader - eBook reader supporting 15+ formats. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Readest - Cross-platform eBook reader with tools. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Scribus - Open-source layout and publishing software. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Sigil - Open-source EPUB editor. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Simple Comic - Reader for PDF, CBZ, and CBR formats. 🍎

PDF Tools

Sumatra PDF - Fast, lightweight PDF reader. 🪟
MuPDF - Open-source PDF viewer. 🪟 🐧
Okular - Universal document viewer by KDE. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Foxit PDF Reader - PDF viewer with annotations. 🪟
qpdfview - Tabbed document viewer. 🐧
Skim - PDF viewer for annotation. 🍎
Xournal++ - Handwriting and annotation tool for PDFs. 🪟 🍎 🐧
PDF Arranger - PDF editor for splitting, merging. 🪟 🐧
PDF24 - Easy PDF tools. 🪟

Download Managers

Free Download Manager - Modern download accelerator. 🪟 🍎 🐧
JDownloader - Open-source download manager. 🪟 🍎 🐧

Games

Steam - Platform for buying and playing PC games. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Epic Games Store - Platform for exclusive and free games. 🪟 🍎
Ubisoft Connect - Game launcher for Ubisoft titles. 🪟 🍎
GOG Galaxy - DRM-free games and library management. 🪟 🍎
Battle.net - Platform for Blizzard games. 🪟 🍎
Origin - EA game launcher. 🪟 🍎
Itch.io - Marketplace for indie games. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Amazon Games - Platform for Prime Gaming titles. 🪟
Humble App - Launcher for Humble Bundle games. 🪟
Riot Client - Launcher for League of Legends and more. 🪟 🍎
Rockstar Games Launcher - Launcher for Rockstar games. 🪟
Bethesda Launcher - Launcher for Fallout and Elder Scrolls. 🪟
EA App - EA Origin alternative. 🪟
Playnite - Unified game library manager. 🪟
Lutris - Open-source game manager for Linux. 🐧
Heroic Games Launcher - Open-source launcher for Epic, GOG. 🪟 🐧
ProtonUp-Qt - Tool for managing Proton/Wine compatibility. 🐧
Porting Kit - Install Windows games on Mac. 🍎

Cloud Gaming

NVIDIA GeForce NOW - Free tier for streaming supported games from the cloud. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Xbox Cloud Gaming - Free trial with limited titles via the cloud. 🪟 🍎
Boosteroid - Free plan available for limited game streaming. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Antstream Arcade - Free tier with retro games playable via the cloud. 🪟 🍎 🐧

Mobile Emulators

BlueStacks - Android emulator for playing mobile games on PC. 🪟 🍎
LDPlayer - Lightweight Android emulator for gaming on PC. 🪟
NoxPlayer - Android emulator optimized for mobile gaming on desktop. 🪟 🍎
MEmu Play - Powerful Android emulator with excellent gaming support. 🪟
Genymotion - Android emulator with advanced features for developers and gamers. 🪟 🍎
KoPlayer - Android emulator optimized for gaming and streaming. 🪟
Andy - Android emulator to run mobile games and apps on PC. 🪟 🍎

Other Emulators

PPSSPP - PSP emulator for any OS. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Dolphin - GameCube and Wii emulator. 🪟 🍎 🐧
PCSX2 - PlayStation 2 emulator with compatibility for most games. 🪟 🍎 🐧
RPCS3 - PlayStation 3 emulator that runs a lot of games. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Cemu - Wii U emulator that supports 4K resolution. 🪟
MAME - Arcade machine emulator with a massive library of supported games. 🪟 🍎 🐧
DOSBox - DOS emulator designed for running old DOS games and applications. 🪟 🍎 🐧
ScummVM - Emulator focused on classic point-and-click adventure games. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Citra - Nintendo 3DS emulator with great compatibility and performance. 🪟 🍎 🐧
OpenEmu - Multi-system emulator with a clean interface and support for a variety of retro systems. 🍎
xemu - Original Xbox emulator for playing classic Xbox games on modern systems. 🪟 🍎 🐧
higan - Multi-system emulator with high accuracy, supporting consoles like SNES and GBA. 🪟 🍎 🐧
DuckStation - PlayStation 1 emulator with focus on speed, accuracy, and modern enhancements. 🪟 🍎 🐧
PCSX-Redux - PlayStation 1 emulator aimed at advanced debugging and better game compatibility. 🪟 🐧
Mednafen - Multi-system emulator with a focus on precision and compatibility. 🪟 🐧
MelonDS - Nintendo DS emulator with accurate performance and Wi-Fi support. 🪟 🍎 🐧
BSNES - SNES emulator with cycle-accurate emulation for high compatibility. 🪟 🍎 🐧

Graphics Tools

GIMP - Versatile image editor for tasks like photo manipulation and graphic design. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Inkscape - Vector graphics editor used for creating logos, illustrations, and more. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Krita - Digital painting software designed for illustrators and concept artists. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Figma - Collaborative interface design tool for building UI/UX projects. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Lunacy - Design tool offering collaboration features and built-in assets. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Paint.NET - Simple yet powerful image editor for quick edits and designs. 🪟
PhotoFiltre - Complete image retouching program. 🪟
Aspect - Photo organizer with peer-to-peer synchronization for secure image storage. 🪟 🍎 🐧
pngquant - Command-line tool for compressing PNG images without losing quality. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Alchemy - Experimental drawing application focused on conceptual art creation. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Amadine - Intuitive vector drawing app aimed at graphic designers. 🍎
Colorpicker - Open-source color manipulation tool for picking and modifying colors. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Draw.io - Desktop app for creating diagrams and flowcharts. 🪟 🍎 🐧
FontForge - Open-source font editor for creating and modifying font files. 🪟 🍎 🐧
inklet - Use your Mac's trackpad as a drawing board for creative work. 🍎
macSVG - Design HTML5 SVG art and animations with this easy-to-use tool. 🍎
MagicaVoxel - Lightweight voxel editor and interactive path tracing renderer for 3D models. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Monodraw - ASCII art editor for creating and editing text-based drawings. 🍎
Paintbrush - Bitmap image editor with basic drawing tools and pixel-level manipulation. 🪟
Pencil2D - Simple and intuitive tool for creating 2D hand-drawn animations. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Pixen - Native pixel art and animation editor designed for macOS. 🍎

3D Modeling and Animation

Blender - Open-source 3D creation tool supporting modeling, animation, rendering, video editing, and more. 🪟 🍎 🐧 ⭐
Wings 3D - Open-source 3D modeling software focusing on subdivision modeling. 🪟 🍎 🐧
FreeCAD - Parametric 3D CAD modeler for designing real-life objects of any size. 🪟 🍎 🐧
MakeHuman - Open-source 3D human modeler for creating realistic character models. 🪟 🍎 🐧
OpenSCAD - Script-based 3D CAD modeler for creating precise solid geometry. 🪟 🍎 🐧

Security

Antivirus

Avast - Antivirus to help detect and isolate potential cyberthreats. 🪟 🍎 🐧
ClamAV - Open-source antivirus engine for detecting malware, viruses, and other threats. 🪟 🍎 🐧
AVG Antivirus - Free antivirus software to protect against viruses, malware, and spyware. 🪟 🍎
Bitdefender - Lightweight and powerful antivirus for essential protection. 🪟 🍎
Malwarebytes - Malware removal tool offering real-time protection and cleanup. 🪟 🍎

Password Managers

Bitwarden - Password manager for securely storing, managing, and sharing sensitive online data. 🪟 🍎 🐧
KeePass - Lightweight and open-source password manager for secure storage of passwords in encrypted databases. 🪟 🍎 🐧
KeePassXC - Modern community fork of KeePass with cross-platform support and enhanced features. 🪟 🍎 🐧
LastPass - Cloud-based password manager with secure password sharing and autofill features. 🪟 🍎 🐧
1Password - Intuitive and secure password management tool for storing and organizing credentials. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Passbolt - Open-source, team-oriented password manager for sharing and storing passwords securely. 🪟 🍎 🐧
NordPass - Secure password manager with autofill and password health insights. 🪟 🍎 🐧
RoboForm - Password manager and form filler with multi-platform synchronization. 🪟 🍎 🐧

Image Viewers

Irfanview - Simple image viewer with some editing abilities. 🪟
FlowVision - Waterfall-style image viewer. 🍎
qView - Visually minimal and space efficient. 🪟 🍎 🐧
JPEGView - Lean, fast and highly configurable viewer/editor for JPEG, BMP, PNG, WEBP, TGA, GIF and TIFF images. 🪟
XnView - Image resizer, batch image converter. 🪟 🍎 🐧

Remote Access

AnyDesk - Remote access solution for multiple devices, providing fast and secure connections. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Moonlight - Open-source GameStream client for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Steam Link. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Parsec - High-performance remote desktop solution with 4k streaming at 60fps and low latency. 🪟 🍎 🐧
RealVNC - Secure remote access for desktop and mobile devices. 🪟 🍎 🐧
RoyalTSX - Remote access tool for IT professionals, supporting multiple protocols. 🍎
RustDesk - Open-source remote desktop software with a focus on simplicity and security. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Steam Link - Play your Steam games across devices using the Steam Link app. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Sunshine - Open-source self-hosted game streaming server for use with Moonlight. 🪟 🍎 🐧
TeamViewer - Popular remote control software for desktop sharing and file transfer. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Windows Remote Desktop - Connect to remote PCs, virtual apps, and desktops with ease. 🪟
wmWebStack - Local server stack with one-click live publishing and remote device access. 🪟
Remmina - Remote access screen and file sharing to your desktop. 🐧

Text Editors

Notepad++ - A free, open-source text editor with syntax highlighting and advanced editing features for developers. 🪟
Sublime Text - A fast and customizable text editor with support for a wide range of programming languages. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Visual Studio Code - A powerful and extensible code editor developed by Microsoft, featuring debugging, version control, and support for numerous languages. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Atom - Hackable text editor with features like Git integration and an extensive plugin ecosystem. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Vim - Highly configurable, command-line-based text editor that is especially favored by developers for its efficiency. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Emacs - A powerful, extensible text editor with a broad range of features and customization options. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Geany - A lightweight, fast text editor that supports many programming languages, with a built-in terminal and project management features. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Brackets - An open-source text editor focused on web development, with live preview and preprocessor support. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Notepad - A simple, no-frills text editor included in Windows for quick editing. 🪟
FluentEdit - Code editor based on fluent design and notepad. 🪟
Fastedit - Code editor that looks like notepad and has frost background. 🪟
Bluefish - A powerful text editor targeted at web developers, supporting various programming languages. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Aurora Editor - A lightweight, fast code editor for macOS with a modern interface. 🍎
CodeEdit - A free and open-source, lightweight native code editor for macOS. 🍎
CotEditor - A lightweight plain-text editor designed for macOS. 🍎
Emacs - Popular Unix-based text editor for programmers and system administrators. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Haystack Editor - Code editor with a canvas UI for better code understanding. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Helix - A post-modern modal text editor with extensibility and performance. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Lapce - A fast, powerful code editor designed for modern workflows. 🪟 🍎 🐧
LightTable - Next-generation code editor focused on instant feedback. 🪟 🍎 🐧
micro - A modern, intuitive terminal-based text editor. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Neovim - A modern, extensible terminal-based code editor. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Nova - A fast, flexible, and beautiful native Mac code editor from Panic. 🍎
Plain Text Editor - Simple, distraction-free text editor for quick note-taking. 🍎
Sublime Text - A popular, sleek editor with a plugin ecosystem for developers. 🪟 🍎 🐧
SubEthaEdit - A collaborative text editor that allows real-time editing. 🍎
TextMate - A versatile, flexible text editor for macOS with advanced features. 🍎
Tot - A simple, elegant app for collecting and editing text snippets. 🍎
Vimr - A refined Vim experience designed for macOS. 🍎
Zed - A high-performance, multiplayer code editor from the creators of Atom. 🪟 🍎 🐧

Video

FreeTube - Private YouTube client with no ads. 🪟 🍎 🐧

Video Editors

Shotcut - Open-source video editor with a wide range of features. 🪟 🍎 🐧
OpenShot - Easy-to-use, open-source video editor with support for multiple video tracks. 🪟 🍎 🐧
DaVinci Resolve - Professional video editor with advanced color correction and effects. 🪟 🍎 🐧 ⭐
Capcut Desktop - Simple video editor with many builtin effects. 🪟 🍎
Kdenlive - Open-source video editor with multi-track editing and a powerful interface. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Lightworks - Professional video editor with advanced features for filmmaking. 🪟 🍎 🐧
HitFilm Express - Feature-packed video editor with visual effects and compositing tools. 🪟 🍎
VSDC Free Video Editor - Non-linear video editor with a rich set of editing tools. 🪟
Olive Video Editor - Open-source non-linear video editor with powerful features and an intuitive interface. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Avidemux - Video editor designed for simple cutting, filtering and encoding tasks. 🪟 🍎 🐧

Video Players

VLC Media Player - Open-source media player supporting almost all video formats. 🪟 🍎 🐧 ⭐
Kodi - Open-source media center that allows you to play and view most videos, music, podcasts, and other digital media files. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Stremio - Provides a secure, modern and seamless entertainment experience. 🪟 🍎 🐧
ScreenBox - Basically VLC but with a modern UI. 🪟
MPV - Open-source, cross-platform media player with a simple interface. 🪟 🍎 🐧
KMPlayer - Media player supporting various video formats and streaming protocols. 🪟 🍎
PotPlayer - Feature-rich video player with advanced playback options. 🪟
MPC-HC - Lightweight video player with support for all common formats. 🪟
GOM Player - Popular media player with support for most video formats and customizable features. 🪟 🍎
RealPlayer - Versatile media player for playing videos and streaming. 🪟 🍎
Bomi Player - Advanced media player that supports a variety of video formats. 🐧
Clementine Player - Music and video player with a user-friendly interface. 🪟 🍎 🐧
ScreenToGif - Screen recording software that allows you to capture GIFs and videos with customizable export options. 🪟
Videotape - Simple and minimalist video player for quick playback of local video files. 🪟
SMPlayer - Media player with the ability to remember playback settings and support for various video formats. 🪟 🍎 🐧
IINA - Open-source media player for macOS. Performs better than VLC. 🍎

Video Streaming and Recording

OBS Studio - Open-source software for live streaming and video recording. 🪟 🍎 🐧 ⭐
Streamlabs Desktop - Open-source streaming software with a customizable interface for live broadcasts. 🪟 🍎
Jitsi Meet - Open-source video conferencing and streaming solution. 🪟 🍎 🐧
XSplit Broadcaster - Free live streaming and recording tool with advanced features. 🪟
Zoom - Video conferencing tool with live streaming capabilities. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Nginx RTMP - Open-source media streaming server using NGINX. 🐧
Livestreamer - Command-line utility to stream video from various platforms. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Kaltura - Open-source video streaming platform for creating and managing content. 🪟 🍎 🐧

Video Converters and Compressors

FFmpeg - Command-line tool for video and audio processing with wide format support. 🪟 🍎 🐧 ⭐
HandBrake - Open-source video transcoder for converting video formats. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Any Video Converter - Free video converter that supports multiple formats. 🪟 🍎
Format Factory - Multifunctional converter supporting video, audio, and image formats. 🪟
Freemake Video Converter - Easy-to-use video converter with format support for most devices. 🪟
XMedia Recode - All-in-one video and audio converter with wide format support. 🪟
Shutter Encoder - Multi-functional media conversion tool for video, audio, and image formats with advanced processing options. 🪟 🍎
VidCoder - Open-source video transcoder based on HandBrake, with a user-friendly interface. 🪟 🍎
FastFlix - GUI for H.264, HEVC and AV1 hardware and software encoding. 🪟

VPN and Proxy Tools

Tunnelblick - Open-source OpenVPN client for macOS with a user-friendly interface. 🍎
Algo - Personal IPSEC VPN setup for secure cloud usage. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Cloudflare WARP - Fast, free VPN and DNS service to improve privacy and security. 🪟 🍎 🐧
ProtonVPN - Swiss-based high-speed VPN with enhanced privacy protections. 🪟 🍎 🐧
SpechtLite - Open-source simplified rule-based proxy tool for macOS. 🍎
Specht - Open-source rule-based proxy app for macOS using Network Extension. 🍎
Twingate - Zero trust network access solution for secure private network connections. 🪟 🍎 🐧
ShadowsocksX-NG - Open-source modern Shadowsocks client with enhanced features for macOS. 🍎
rvc-mac - Open-source Ribose VPN Client for macOS, providing secure VPN connections. 🍎
WireGuard - Fast, modern, and secure VPN tunnel protocol designed for simplicity and performance. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Proxifier - Windows-based proxy client that allows network applications to connect via a proxy server. 🪟
Psiphon - Free VPN and proxy tool designed to bypass censorship. 🪟 🍎
Lantern - Free internet freedom tool that bypasses network restrictions. 🪟 🍎 🐧
OpenVPN - Open-source VPN solution for secure internet connections. 🪟
SoftEther VPN - Free, open-source VPN software with multiple protocol support. 🪟

Utility

PowerToys - Collection of utilities including tools for file renaming, bulk resizing, and a quick launcher to enhance Windows productivity. 🪟 ⭐
AutoHotkey - Powerful scripting language for automating tasks and creating custom keyboard shortcuts. 🪟 ⭐
Nirsoft - Collection of utility softwares. 🪟
yt-dlp - Feature-rich command-line audio/video downloader. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Fan Control - Highly focused fan controlling software. 🪟
SpeedCrunch - High-precision scientific calculator featuring a fast, keyboard-driven user interface. 🪟 🍎 🐧
LocalSend - Share files to nearby devices. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Advanced IP Scanner - Reliable and free network scanner to analyze LAN. 🪟
PuTTY - SSH and telnet client for Windows. 🪟
Legacy Update - Software to install all relevant updates necessary to fix access to the Windows Update service on unsupported versions. 🪟
Twinkle Tray - Easily manage the brightness levels of multiple monitors. 🪟
Rocket - Type emojis using colon (:) anywhere. 🍎

Clipboard Management

Ditto - Extension to the standard Windows clipboard that provides advanced functionality. 🪟
Clipy - Lightweight and open-source clipboard manager for macOS. 🍎
CopyQ - Advanced clipboard manager with editing and scripting capabilities. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Maccy - Simple, lightweight, and open-source clipboard manager for macOS. 🍎
ClipAngel - Powerful clipboard manager with rich text, HTML, and image support for Windows. 🪟
Parcellite - Lightweight clipboard manager for Linux with basic functionality. 🐧
Diodon - Simple and lightweight clipboard manager for Linux. 🐧
Clipboard Fusion - Feature-rich clipboard manager for organizing and transforming clipboard data. 🪟 🍎
Qopy - The fixed clipboard manager with a clean and minimalistic UI as well as very unique features. 🪟 🍎 🐧

Metadata

ExifTool - Powerful command-line application for reading, writing, and editing meta information in image, audio, and video files. 🪟 🍎 🐧
PhotoME - An EXIF and metadata viewer for photos, with some editing capabilities. 🪟
Metadata++ - Allows for viewing, editing, and removing metadata from photos and files. 🪟

Window Management

AltSnap - A lightweight window management tool for snapping windows to predefined positions using keyboard shortcuts. 🪟
AquaSnap - Enhances window management with docking, snapping, and stretching features for Windows. 🪟
Rectangle - A simple and efficient window manager for macOS that allows easy window snapping and resizing using keyboard shortcuts. 🍎
Magnet - A popular macOS app for snapping windows into organized tiles with keyboard shortcuts. 🍎
i3 - A tiling window manager for Linux that provides powerful keyboard-driven window management. 🐧
XMonad - A highly customizable tiling window manager for X11 (Linux). 🐧
FancyZones - Feature of PowerToys that helps with window snapping and arranging for multi-monitor setups in Windows. 🪟
Sway - Tiling Wayland compositor for Linux, similar to i3, designed for use with Wayland. 🐧
KWin - Powerful window manager for KDE that supports tiling and a range of window management features for Linux. 🐧
OnTopReplica - A simple app to display a portion of your screen on top of other windows. 🪟
KDE Mover-Sizer - Application that emulates the behaviour of KDE. 🪟
GlazeWM - Tiling window manager inspired by i3wm. 🪟

File Management

Everything - Lightning-fast file and folder search tool that indexes your entire Windows file system for instant access. 🪟 ⭐
Files - Modern file manager that helps users organize their files and folders. 🪟
Double Commander - Dual-pane file manager with extensive functionality like tabbed browsing, built-in text editor, and advanced search. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Xftp 7 - Lightweight and flexible SFTP/FTP client with advanced features for efficient file transfers. 🪟
FileZilla - Fast and reliable FTP, FTPS, and SFTP client for managing remote files. 🪟 🍎 🐧
Q-Dir - Multi-pane file manager offering up to four directory views simultaneously for enhanced productivity. 🪟
WinSCP - Open-source SFTP, FTP, WebDAV, and SCP client with a user-friendly interface. 🪟
Far Manager - Program for managing files and archives in Windows. 🪟
Free Commander - Alternative to the standard windows file manager. 🪟

Screenshot

Greenshot - Open-source screenshot tool for Windows that allows capturing, annotating, and editing screenshots. 🪟
ShareX - Powerful, open-source screenshot and screen recording tool with advanced editing options. 🪟 ⭐
Flameshot - Customizable screenshot tool with an easy-to-use interface and built-in editor. 🐧 🪟 🍎
Lightshot - A fast and intuitive screenshot tool that allows capturing and editing images instantly. 🪟 🍎
Shutter - Feature-rich screenshot tool for Linux with an integrated editor for quick annotations. 🐧
Capter - Super simple screenshot tool. 🪟 🍎
Monosnap - Simple screenshot tool that includes cloud integration for easy sharing. 🪟 🍎

Space Visualizer

SpaceSniffer - Visual disk space analyzer that helps identify large files and folders with an intuitive tree map. 🪟
WizTree - Fast disk space analyzer that scans drives and shows file size distribution. 🪟
TreeSize Free - Visualizes disk space usage in a tree-like structure for easy file management. 🪟
DiskSavvy - Disk space analyzer with various reporting and filtering options. 🪟
JDiskReport - Tool for visualizing disk usage with a variety of charts and graphs. 🪟 🐧
Filelight - Disk usage analyzer for Linux with a circular sunburst chart to visualize file system space usage. 🪟 🍎 🐧

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