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I have almost completely moved away from clicking through folder hierarchies since I learned about Everything [1]. That little program beats the pants off anyt

I have almost completely moved away from clicking through folder hierarchies since I learned about Everything [1]. That little program beats the pants off anything Windows has built in for search. [1] https://www.voidtools.com/ https://www.voidtools.com/

ddingus 3y ago
Seconded. I love this program.
skrebbel 3y ago
I love this comment because (I concur and) in the context here it suggests that Everything helps with healthy breathing.
koalacola 3y ago
Thanks so much for this recommendation, I've wanted something similar to this on Windows after falling in love with Spotlight on Mac, and the built-in Windows search function is just awful.
- metalliqaz 3y ago
  I have long used File Locator Pro (AKA Agent Ransack) and I could never give it up now. Might be work checking out
doublepg23 3y ago
Any other essential Windows tools in 2023?
- avtar 3y ago
  * Run, Peek, and Video Conference Mute from Powertoys https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/powertoys/ https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/powertoys/ * Bvckup for replicating data across different drives, not free but one of the best designed Windows tools and very worth the price https://bvckup2.com/ https://bvckup2.com/
  - ywain 3y ago
    I recently replaced Powertoys Run with ueli: https://ueli.app/ https://ueli.app/ Basically the same thing, but Powertoys Run was always slowish while ueli is very snappy. It also integrates with Everything.
    - avtar 3y ago
      Thanks, Everything integration is huge. I'll check it out.
    - NikkiA 3y ago
      Keypirinha for me https://keypirinha.com https://keypirinha.com It's been a while since it was updated last, but since it works, does that matter?
    - porridgeraisin 3y ago
      Nice. I had used fluent search for this until now. But recently I have been looking for an alternative.
- vlachen 3y ago
  ShareX [1] is my other "must install" app. I never would have guessed how much my branch of engineering consists of "take a screenshot and draw lines, arrows and circles on it." Being able to customize my workflow to do all of that is really great. Also, Notepad++ [2] is one of those unseen programs that really stands out. [1] https://getsharex.com/ https://getsharex.com/ [2] https://notepad-plus-plus.org/ https://notepad-plus-plus.org/
  - robotnikman 3y ago
    Notepad++ has probably been one of my most used programs for over a decade now.
  - doublepg23 3y ago
    Love Notepad++, I've run into a few people who use it for moderate programming even. On my work laptop the company installed "Snagit" which seems to do the same thing - it's extremely useful!
- adaptbrian 3y ago
  f.lux
  - runnerup 3y ago
    I think that functionality is now default features in my windows, MacOS, iOS, and android phones.
    - qwertox 3y ago
      It has other niceties, like set everything greyscale or red (darkroom mode), exclude some monitors and other stuff. For me it is a must-have. Together with Autohotkey and StrokeIt. StrokeIt lets me navigate back and forth with left/right mouse gesture (right mouse button), close tab/window (depending on application category) by gesturing up, minimize by gesturing down. I couldn't live without it.
    - RedShift1 3y ago
      In Windows it won't do sunrise/sunset times if you don't enable location access. F.lux doesn't need location access, you set it manually.
- runnerup 3y ago
  I use AutoHotkey only for “paste by typing” to paste passwords at a controlled typing rate into paste-disabled password fields like bank websites. ProcessExplorer is indispensable for me as well. I use Sublime a lot for the multi cursor support (just highlight a repeating element and press Ctrl-D … there are more advanced controls but that covers 80% of what you need. Meld is my favorite cross platform diff tool. I use it for git merge conflicts, but also just for so many general purposes tasks in life. 010 editor is amazing for editing very very large documents/files. Only app I know that can gracefully work with multi GB text files. AgentRansack / FileLocator Pro I paid for a technicians license I loved it so much. Not sure if Everything is a complete standin, it might be.
- moogly 3y ago
  Directory Opus. Friends don't let friends use File Explorer.
- devnullbrain 3y ago
  Maybe too obvious but PowerToys adds a lot of things I wish Windows shipped with.
- jcparkyn 3y ago
  This one's part of windows, but in case you're not aware of win+v for clipboard history I'd probably put that at number one. (There are also some third-party alternatives with more options). Aside from that: PowerToys (I mostly use fancy zones and file locksmith, others are useful too). Anything for getting recursive folder statistics (I use TreeSize, WinDirStat is also popular). ClickMonitorDDC if you need to change on-board monitor settings a lot or want to automate it. Sadly seems to have been abandoned. I use vscode for anything plaintext related (text editing, file/folder diffs, git history). It works decently as a terminal too. WSL A nice CAS calculator. wxMaxima is the closest I've found to what I want.
  - pohuing 3y ago
    You could use Monitorian for changing screen brightness via ddc. https://github.com/emoacht/Monitorian https://github.com/emoacht/Monitorian

ddingus 3y ago

Seconded. I love this program.

skrebbel 3y ago

I love this comment because (I concur and) in the context here it suggests that Everything helps with healthy breathing.

koalacola 3y ago

Thanks so much for this recommendation, I've wanted something similar to this on Windows after falling in love with Spotlight on Mac, and the built-in Windows search function is just awful.

metalliqaz 3y ago
I have long used File Locator Pro (AKA Agent Ransack) and I could never give it up now. Might be work checking out

doublepg23 3y ago

Any other essential Windows tools in 2023?

avtar 3y ago
* Run, Peek, and Video Conference Mute from Powertoys https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/powertoys/ https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/powertoys/ * Bvckup for replicating data across different drives, not free but one of the best designed Windows tools and very worth the price https://bvckup2.com/ https://bvckup2.com/
- ywain 3y ago
  I recently replaced Powertoys Run with ueli: https://ueli.app/ https://ueli.app/ Basically the same thing, but Powertoys Run was always slowish while ueli is very snappy. It also integrates with Everything.
  - avtar 3y ago
    Thanks, Everything integration is huge. I'll check it out.
  - NikkiA 3y ago
    Keypirinha for me https://keypirinha.com https://keypirinha.com It's been a while since it was updated last, but since it works, does that matter?
  - porridgeraisin 3y ago
    Nice. I had used fluent search for this until now. But recently I have been looking for an alternative.
vlachen 3y ago
ShareX [1] is my other "must install" app. I never would have guessed how much my branch of engineering consists of "take a screenshot and draw lines, arrows and circles on it." Being able to customize my workflow to do all of that is really great. Also, Notepad++ [2] is one of those unseen programs that really stands out. [1] https://getsharex.com/ https://getsharex.com/ [2] https://notepad-plus-plus.org/ https://notepad-plus-plus.org/
- robotnikman 3y ago
  Notepad++ has probably been one of my most used programs for over a decade now.
- doublepg23 3y ago
  Love Notepad++, I've run into a few people who use it for moderate programming even. On my work laptop the company installed "Snagit" which seems to do the same thing - it's extremely useful!
adaptbrian 3y ago
f.lux
- runnerup 3y ago
  I think that functionality is now default features in my windows, MacOS, iOS, and android phones.
  - qwertox 3y ago
    It has other niceties, like set everything greyscale or red (darkroom mode), exclude some monitors and other stuff. For me it is a must-have. Together with Autohotkey and StrokeIt. StrokeIt lets me navigate back and forth with left/right mouse gesture (right mouse button), close tab/window (depending on application category) by gesturing up, minimize by gesturing down. I couldn't live without it.
  - RedShift1 3y ago
    In Windows it won't do sunrise/sunset times if you don't enable location access. F.lux doesn't need location access, you set it manually.
runnerup 3y ago
I use AutoHotkey only for “paste by typing” to paste passwords at a controlled typing rate into paste-disabled password fields like bank websites. ProcessExplorer is indispensable for me as well. I use Sublime a lot for the multi cursor support (just highlight a repeating element and press Ctrl-D … there are more advanced controls but that covers 80% of what you need. Meld is my favorite cross platform diff tool. I use it for git merge conflicts, but also just for so many general purposes tasks in life. 010 editor is amazing for editing very very large documents/files. Only app I know that can gracefully work with multi GB text files. AgentRansack / FileLocator Pro I paid for a technicians license I loved it so much. Not sure if Everything is a complete standin, it might be.
moogly 3y ago
Directory Opus. Friends don't let friends use File Explorer.
devnullbrain 3y ago
Maybe too obvious but PowerToys adds a lot of things I wish Windows shipped with.
jcparkyn 3y ago
This one's part of windows, but in case you're not aware of win+v for clipboard history I'd probably put that at number one. (There are also some third-party alternatives with more options). Aside from that: PowerToys (I mostly use fancy zones and file locksmith, others are useful too). Anything for getting recursive folder statistics (I use TreeSize, WinDirStat is also popular). ClickMonitorDDC if you need to change on-board monitor settings a lot or want to automate it. Sadly seems to have been abandoned. I use vscode for anything plaintext related (text editing, file/folder diffs, git history). It works decently as a terminal too. WSL A nice CAS calculator. wxMaxima is the closest I've found to what I want.
- pohuing 3y ago
  You could use Monitorian for changing screen brightness via ddc. https://github.com/emoacht/Monitorian https://github.com/emoacht/Monitorian