List of essential programs
Click the app name to download.

Internet Tools
Google Chrome	Web browser
Microsoft Edge	Web browser
Firefox	Web browser
Ungoogled Chromium	Web browser
Vivaldi	Web browser
Bitwarden	Password manager
LastPass	Password manager
1Password	Password manager
Cloud Storage & Backup
Dropbox	Cloud storage
Google Drive	Cloud storage
pCloud	Cloud storage (extra security)
Microsoft OneDrive	Cloud storage
Security
Malwarebytes	Anti-malware
Emsisoft Emergency Kit	Anti-malware
Office Productivity, Development, Email
Free Office	Microsoft Office alternative
LibreOffice	Microsoft Office alternative
WPS Office Free	Microsoft Office alternative
OneNote	Note-taking app
Sublime Text	Text and code editor
Visual Studio Code	Text and code editor
Notepad++	Text and code editor
SourceTree	Git client
SmartGit	Git client
WinSCP	SFTP / SCP client (Windows)
Forklift	SFTP / SCP client (macOS)
Postbox	Desktop email client
eM Client	Desktop email client
Mozilla Thunderbird	Desktop email client
Mailbird	Desktop email client
Video Chat and Messaging
WhatsApp	Messaging
Zoom	Video chat
Signal	Private Messaging
Viber	Private Messaging
Slack	Work Collaboration
Microsoft Teams	Work Collaboration
Cisco Webex	Work Collaboration
Discord	Games & Messaging
TeamSpeak	Voice Messaging
Gaming
Steam	Games store
Epic Games Store	Games store
Origin	Games store
Ubisoft Connect	Games store
GOG Galaxy	Games store
Fortnite	Battle Royale game
Minecraft	Sandbox game
League of Legends	Online battle arena game
Brutal Chess	The Queen's Gambit
DS4Windows	Use your PS4 controller on your PC
Radeon Software	AMD software
GeForce Experience	Nvidia software
OBS Studio	Streaming and video recording
Signal RGB	RGB Manager
Video Playback and Streaming
Spotify	Music streaming
Deezer	Music streaming
Apple iTunes	Media player
VLC Player	Media player
PotPlayer	Media player
MPC-HC	Media player
MPC-BE	Media player
MPV Player	Media player
Movist	Media player
Plex App and Media Server	Streaming app
Hardware Monitoring & Overclocking
MSI Afterburner	GPU overclocking
CPU-Z	Hardware monitor
HWMonitor	System information
HWinfo64	System information
CrystalDiskMark	Benchmark software
HD Sentinel Pro	Hard disk monitoring
SpeedFan / Core Temp	Fan controller (Windows)
Macs Fan Control	Fan controller (macOS)
Image and Video Editing
Paint.net	Image editor
GIMP	Image editor
Inkscape	Image editor
PaintShop Pro	Photo editor
iMazing HEIC Converter	Image tools
Wondershare Filmora	Video editor
DaVinci Resolve	Video editor
Handbrake	Video converter
File Management
WinDirStat	Disk usage viewer (Win)
Space Sniffer	Disk usage viewer (Win)
GrandPerspective	Disk usage viewer (macOS)
Disk Drill	Disk usage viewer (macOS)
CloneSpy	Find duplicate files
Awesome Duplicate Photo Finder	Find duplicate files
ViDupe	Find duplicate videos
Bulk Rename Utility	Rename tons of files
Files	Better than Windows 11 explorer
One Commander	Windows File manager
IrfanView	Image viewer
Commander One	File manager / SFTP (macOS)
Total Commander	File manager
Directory Opus	File manager
Everything	Better than Windows search
Wox	Better than Windows search
7-Zip	File compression (Windows)
The Unarchiver	File compression (macOS)
OS Add-ons
ClipClip	Clipboard manager (Windows)
Flycut	Clipboard manager (macOS)
Teamviewer	PC remote access
BCUninstaller	Remove stubborn programs
CCleaner Portable	Clean-up tool
Wise Disk Cleaner	Clean-up tool
Display Driver Uninstaller	Driver removal utility
Rufus	Create bootable USB drives
Open Shell	Classic style Start Menu
Other Stuff
Google Earth	Satellite imagery
qBittorrent	Torrent client
Deluge	Torrent client
WinAMP	Music Player
iMazing	iTunes replacement
Windscribe	VPN
TunnelBear	VPN
NordVPN	VPN
Calibre	E-book manager