Inspired by Scott Hanselman's 2021 Ultimate Developer and Power Users Tool List for Windows
- AutoHotKey - The ultimate automation scripting language for Windows.
- OBS Studio - Free and open source software for video recording and live streaming.
- Sumatra PDF - A free PDF, eBook (ePub, Mobi), DjVu, CHM, Comic Book (CBZ and CBR) reader for Windows.
- 7-Zip - A free and open-source file archiver.
- Bing Wallpaper - Bring your desktop to life with a new background each day.
- carnac - A keyboard utility for all your Windows presentation needs.
- draw.io - It has everything you expect from a professional diagramming tool.
- foobar2000 - An advanced freeware audio player for the Windows platform.
- FreeFileSync - A folder comparison and synchronization software that creates and manages backup copies of all your important files.
- Git - A free and open source distributed version control system designed to handle everything from small to very large projects.
- KeePass - A free open source password manager.
- Visual Studio Code - Code editing. Redefined.
- Node.js - An asynchronous event-driven JavaScript runtime.
- Notepad++ - A free source code editor and Notepad replacement that supports several languages.
- PDFsam Basic - Split, merge, rotate, mix and extract pages from PDF files.
- PowerToys - Windows system utilities to maximize productivity.
- Steam - The ultimate destination for playing, discussing, and creating games.
- VLC - A free and open source cross-platform multimedia player that plays most multimedia files as well as DVDs, Audio CDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols.
- XMind 8 - Popular and classic mind mapping tool for over a decade.
- ZoomIt - A screen zoom and annotation tool for technical presentations.
- Daemon Tools Lite - The most personal application for disc imaging yet.
- GParted - A free partition manager that enables you to resize, copy, and move partitions without data loss.
- ShareX - Screen capture, file sharing and productivity tool.
- RevealJS - An open source HTML presentation framework.
- VMWare Workstation Player - It allows you to run a second, isolated operating system on a single PC.