Just wondering if anyone has a list/suggestions for must have programs to install on a new laptop…? I get that everyone's needs are different, but I'd imagine there are lots of programs that people install as soon as they boot up a new computer…..?
I guess WinRAR would be one for me, and maybe a PDF program?
Happy to hear your suggestions!
Winamp is still going well, at least the WACUP version.
Nothing beats its visualisations.
I still use PowerISO and Daemon Tools now and then.
i use the Following
Brave
Thunderbird Mail
NanaZip
Vlc Player
OpenShell
Lightshot
PDFGear
LibreOffice
Steam
Epic
Origin
7zip, edge, I almost don't need notepad++ due to how far notepad has come with tabs, VIM, Rufus for Linux ISO's, PuTTY, Handbrake, VLC, Battle Net Launcher, Curseforge for WoW addons, Rocksmith for Guitar
Putty is old news - ssh is in windows now.
The more you know, the less I need!
Foobar2k 2nded, the best music player i have ever used.
Buy winstep extreme, groupy, teracopy and get flow launcher
Total Commander, much better than file explorer.
Netscape, word perfect, coral draw.
HashTab can be handy to quickly lookup hash values.
Windows 11 includes command line utilities certutil and get-filehash in PowerShell.
emule, dc++, kazaa, mIRC.
Something to open 7z archives - 7zip
Something to work with Office files offline - Only Office
Something to make my life easier - PowerToys by Microsoft
Player that can play anything - MPC-HC (VLC is behind on some codex)
Text editor that can edit any file type - Notepad++
Lastly Emulators like - Duck Station for fun=)
Handbrake
Just sharing my list of must have apps
Cursor Icon/Replacer - Entis Cursors (FREE)
Photo Editor - Photoshop (PAID)
Entis cursor are great. Makes the mouse cursor easy to find on a large display. I've been using those cursors ever since it came out like 18 years ago.
Free only.
Clone Hero
Davinci Resolve
7zip
Qbitorrent
TreeSize Free - See large files taking up space
Sandboxie Plus - Runs web browser or File Explorer in virtualization space. Good if you're unsure about visiting shonky sites or opening files
Kali
Cheers for the links. You're making us look lazy lol
Steam, epic games, gog, prime gaming for all the free games you will probably never play
im old school, i still use nod32 for antivirus even Windows has its own one.
I still use a cracked Office 2002
Netscape
Limewire
Nero
:)
PDF Gear - Free PDF editor that allows for scribble signing
Powertoys
VLC
7zip
Sharex (or at least greenshot)
Etcher
Notepad++
I like Sumatra PDF as a lightweight PDF viewer. It's insanely quick
Nero Burning ROM
Daemon tools lite
PowerISO
ACDSee
WinMX
Limewire
Frostwire
RealPlayer
Windows Media Classic
Winamp
WinRAR perpetual trial