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As an only occasional windows user, I certainly wouldn’t mind seeing such a list, maybe in a GitHub gist if you find yourself bored one day :)
by cellularmitosis 3y ago
As an only occasional windows user, I certainly wouldn’t mind seeing such a list, maybe in a GitHub gist if you find yourself bored one day :)
- throwup238 3y agoNot the OP but I use a subset of the software available on https://ninite.com/ https://ninite.com/ (IrfanView included)
- Semaphor 3y agoUsed to use that as well, but the selection was too limited for me, so I first switched to chocolatey, and nowadays, winget. This way I can install almost everything I want with one command. I'll post my list tomorrow when I'm back on my PC.
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- nolok 3y agoEach their own, that's mine. Note that this is not a tech user or developper list, but the list of what I install on any new windows pc, including those at work etc ... 7zip (open any archive) VLC (open any audio/video file) IrfanView (+ the "all plugins" installer on the same page, open any picture file) SumatraPDF (read PDFs) Libreoffice (to open any office files) NAPS2 (easy scan, and split/merge/... PDFs) Ditto (give your clipboard a memory) Everything (an instant file search that works) TeraCopy (replace windows copy with queue, queues, add files to the queue instead of starting a second parallel copy, pause that works, ...) Powertoys (so many to list ... mass rename file easily, screen ruler, text extractor ...) If it's appropriate : Qbittorent (clean torrent client) Nvidia graphic card ? NVCleaninstall, so you can install just the clean driver you need Windows 10 or 11 ? O&O Shut Up (to disable all the telemetry and onedrive in one click, there are plenty alternatives but I sort of like this one) Windows 11 ? ExplorerPatcher to remove suggestions in the start menu and the new and terrible castrated contextual menu And of course your browser of choice and extensions In ten minutes you have a computer that feels much more smart and usable. There are plenty of great software out there, but I feel like many what to install lists are very topical or include software you won't use in many cases or once every 6 months, so this is my short list of what you will use essentially every time you use the computer.
- salesynerd 3y agoThanks for sharing your list; I already use many of them but learnt about a few new ones that I'll try. I second Everything, the best, nifty little, Windows search utility that is blazing fast.
- anjel 3y agoI find everything is more than just file search. It often works super well as a stand alone file manager.
- mrWiz 3y agoI recently started having trouble with 7zip at work due to shared sharepoint folders and the like. I wound up finding ZanaZip which was forked from 7zip but keeps up with modern OS changes.
- DragonMaus 3y agoDo you mean NanaZip?
- mrWiz 3y agoYes, I meant NanaZip. Thanks for the correction!
- cobalt 3y agoSome alternatives to these items: I like bandizip for zip needs MPC-BE for video/audio XnViewMP Firefox for PDFs MS office web (no need to install anything) Windows 10+ includes clipboard history PowerToys does have a file search, not sure how it compares to Everything
- anjel 3y agoYou only left out Bulk Renamed Utility https://www.bulkrenameutility.co.uk https://www.bulkrenameutility.co.uk There are many like it but none finer.
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- Semaphor 3y agoThis is my list, but it’s pretty opinionated and is missing some pieces: Backblaze Backupper, Canon CaptureOnTouch, YNAB CLassic, and GPSoft’s Directory Opus https://gist.github.com/Christoph-Wagner/c26ee84105edd12b4d3a739d227ebd39 https://gist.github.com/Christoph-Wagner/c26ee84105edd12b4d3...