Website of Programs

A list of recommended applications (apps, webapps, tools, etc.) I managed to maintain since 1997
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Programs

I use these on daily basis (or tested them at least), in several platforms, and wanted to reach them quickly whenever (and wherever) I want.

While the list was growing, I needed to reach then quickly, so we have now these apps in categories...

  • Archive and Encrypt
  • Automation
  • Browser
  • Connectivity
  • Developing tools
  • Files and Transfer
  • Games
  • Graphics
  • Multimedia
  • Office and production Tools
  • Social and chat
  • Time Management
  • Oldies / not active

What is this list?

Some insights about this site and list of apps/games
Responsive Layout

Multiple platforms

These are mostly Windows-based programs, but also listed web-based tools, Android-based, Older devices and games, in addition to some other.

Retina Graphics

Not Gamer

I am not much of a gamer, I used to do some games, but stopped when I started to realize that path has no end, and focused on developing aps and websites.

Powerful Performance

Updated regularly

This list is maintained on regular basis, bookmark it to check for new apps and tools. Last updated: 2024-05-27

Responsive Layout

Since 1997

First time was introduced to Computer world, yes, I wasted all these years on Technology, ruining my social life and expanding my brain thinking.

Retina Graphics

109 Programs recommended

Total programs (or webtools) listed here, tested by me for at least few months, and proven to me that I cannot live without them.

Retina Graphics

Back in the day

I used to install software a lot, my machine and others (I had my own business), on a good day, I usually setup and install Windows on 20+ machines. So logically, I kept a list of software handy, to recommend or to refer to. This is the list, managed to maintain and preserved since 1997.

Archive and Encrypt

7Zip

  • Sep 2019
Best Zip app, period

Password Generator

  • Oct 2019
Generates password(s), with great features

Backupper

  • Oct 2019
Drives and partitions backupper by AOMEI, great for moving stuff

Partition Assistant

  • Oct 2019
Great application to have full control over your drives and partitions

DiskGenius

  • Nov 2019
Free Partitioning tool, helpful and powerful

chkflsh

  • Dec 2019
Checks flash drives and USBs for errors and issues

SafeHouse

  • Aug 2020
Create and protect encrypted folders or drives

OSAlt

  • Feb 2021
Software list, commercial and alternative, one of my big sources to get new free software

Automation

IFTTT

  • Sep 2019
If This Then That

InstallSpy

  • Sep 2019
Checks registry (and other locations) for changes made by certain application

PowerToys

  • Nov 2023
FInally, microsoft old guy is here for Windows 10.

ShellFolderFix

  • Sep 2020
Remembers sizes and locations for each Windows Exploere window.

AutoHotKey

  • Oct 2019
Automate Windows, the new modern programmable way

NirCmd

  • Sep 2020
Command-based application to automate several tasks in Windows.

Win8 Start Menu

  • Nov 2023
Replacement for ugly Windows 8 Start Menu. If you need it, best one I found.

Browser

Edge

  • Nov 2023
Microsoft response, my main browser now

Firefox

  • Sep 2019
The browser that did it all, been using for 18 years now

Waterfox

  • Sep 2019
New browser, light with extensions

Chrome

  • Sep 2019
Standard fast most used browser

DuckDuckGo

  • May27
When you are tired of the big guys, here is simple, easy, light and secure browser

Connectivity

AnyConnect

  • Sep 2019
VPN Main connection app

PortableApps

  • Sep 2019
Have your apps where you go

TeamViewer

  • Sep 2019
Share and give control to your desktop

UltraViewer

  • Sep 2019
When TeamViewer stops

AnyDesk

  • Feb 2020
Share and give control to your desktop. A rising star, can be the best so far

Developing tools

Notepad++

  • Sep 2019
The best text editor for programmers, and advanced editing

Microsoft SQL Management

  • Sep 2019
Duh!, working in SQL, you need this tool

WordPress Desktop

  • Sep 2019
Windows desktop application to manage your wordpress websites

Mobirise 4

  • Sep 2019
Free Bootstrap 4.0 website builder

AddToAny

  • Sep 2019
Great web dev tool to add share button to your site

BoldCodes

  • Oct 2019
My own website for sharing codes in several programming languages

Visual Studio Code

  • Oct 2019
The new Dev tool from Microsoft

SQL-Workbench

  • Feb 2020
One of good db browser, across database engines.

Random.org

  • Feb 2020
Generate random anything.

Yourls

  • Feb 2020
PHP-Based link shortener, aka redirecter.

EditPad

  • Feb 2020
Quick, browser-based notepad.

Bootswatch

  • Nov 2023
Bootstrap free and premium resources and templates.

FontSquirrel

  • Nov 2023
Lots of free fonts, with tools to generate web font for free.

Bootstrap.Build

  • Nov 2023
Free online tool to build bootstrap color themes using pre-made themes

DBeaver

  • May27
Free Universal Database Manager that gives you ability to create ER Diagram

Files and Transfer

WIndows File Manager

  • Aug15
Old guy is back

Filezilla

  • Sep 2019
Best FTP out there

CX File Explorer

  • Nov 2023
Best file Explorer for your Android

FileFreeSync

  • Sep 2019
Sync files between two locations or copy large amount of files

WinMerge

  • Oct 2019
Compare and merge files

TreeSize

  • Sep 2019
Get sizes of all your folders, helps finding large folders

GSplit

  • Oct 2019
Split large files into small files, with custom conditions and command prompt automation

OneDrive

  • Oct 2019
Microsoft answer to cloud, and it is going really well so far

SearchMyFiles

  • Oct 2019
Nice fast app to search for files in computer

Dropbox

  • Oct 2019
The best cloud, the one that starts it all

FileTypesMan

  • Sep 2020
File types manager in Windows, from NirSoft, an alternative to the 'File Types' tab in the 'Folder Options' of Windows

Q-Dir

  • May 2022
File explorer, quad windows, for Windows in general

CrystalDisk

  • Nov 2023
Disk drive information, mainly for SSDs and HDDs

Games

MSXBlue

  • Sep 2019
MSX stimulator to play old games

Dosbox

  • Sep 2019
Run old Dos programs in Windows

CoolPool

  • Sep 2019
Pool game

Blood

  • Sep 2019
Old shootem game

Duke 3D

  • Sep 2019
Old Shootem game

DX-Ball

  • Sep 2019
Best ball game

Supaplex

  • Nov 2020
My early gaming addiction

Pro Backgammon

  • Nov 2020
Backgammon game, kind of old

LDPlayer

  • Jan 2021
Androind emulator in Windows 10, not only for games

Graphics

Gimp

  • Sep 2019
Best PhotoShop alternative, Photoshop who?

Lightshot

  • Sep 2019
Capture screen

Nucleo

  • Sep 2019
Icon organizer and library

IrfanView

  • Sep 2019
Great graphics, icon editor, with tons of features and plugins

LEGO DIgital Designer

  • Sep 2019
Official LEGO Digital Designer to create designs for your LEGOs

Iconion

  • Oct 2019
Extracts font icons into pngs or gifs with styles (Icon maker)

Color calculator

  • Oct 2019
Good free simple RGB web color calculator and picker for online usage

Honeyview

  • Oct 2020
Fast image viewer from Bandisoft

XnView

  • Oct 2020
Efficient image viewer, browser and converter for Windows. Simple, free, supports >500 formats! No Adware, No Spyware

Method

  • Nov 2023
Create and edit SVGs webtool, free, online, simple

Multimedia

WM Converter

  • Sep 2019
Media converter, in batch

Foobar

  • Sep 2019
Audio player, the correct way

MPC-HC

  • Sep 2019
Video and audio player, plays all types

Ytmp3

  • Sep 2019
Youtube videos to MP3, free, online

MP3Tag

  • Sep 2019
MP3 tag editor

CamStudio

  • Sep 2019
Capture videos of your Windows desktop, free and nice features

Tanzil - نمزيل

  • Nov 2019
Nice resource site for Quran

icaros

  • Oct 2020
Refresh video thumbnails in Windows, including flv

HandBrake

  • May 2022
Convert videos the free proper way

CopyTrans

  • May 2022
Convert heic images to jpgs, because Apple is still alive

Imazing

  • Nov 2022
Convert heic images to jpgs, because Apple is still alive

Picsart

  • Nov 2022
Convert heic images to jpgs, because Apple is still alive

PDF2JPG

  • Nov 2022
Convert PDF files to JPGs online, free

y2Down

  • May27
Convert Youtubes or others to mp4 files and download, free

FreeVideoCutter

  • May27
Free small app to cut videos, very simple.

Office and production Tools

Excel

  • Dec 2019
The best spreadsheet and programming application since 1992

OneNote

  • Dec 2019
Notes saved in cloud or local, anywhere anyway you want

OpenOffice

  • Feb 2020
The Free Office package, Writer (Word), Calc (Excel), Impress (PowerPoint) and more

LibreOffice

  • Feb 2020
The Best Free Office package having Writer (Word), Calc (Excel), Impress (PowerPoint) and more

NK2Edit

  • Nov 2019
Edit NK2 files, email address history in outlook send to and cc boxes.

Sakhar

  • Nov 2019
Arabic-Englihsh, old dictionary app (Since 1999).

DirectFolders

  • Oct 2020
Access your folders from anywhere using double-click on empty area

WinDynamics

  • Nov 2022
Desktop background changer with scheduler (80mb)

CopyQ

  • May27
Best Clipboard Manager, you know, when you can do multiple copy-paste actions and Windows default multipaste started to not showing clipboard items (80mb)

Social and chat

Whatsapp

  • Sep 2019
Whatsapp for Windows 10

Viber

  • Sep 2019
Viber for Windows 10

Messenger

  • Sep 2019
Facebook messenger as app and web-based app

VoipWise

  • Oct 2019
Call internationally, cheap

1ty.me

  • May27
One Time Self Destructing Links and notes

Time Management

Alwact clock

  • Sep 2019
Analog clock with miltiple skins

System Scheduler

  • Sep 2019
Simple powerful schedular that works perfect for free

Dont Sleep

  • Sep 2019
Prevent Windows from going sleep, great app

Athan

  • Sep 2019
Athan for desktop (website has it for desktop and mobile)

Muslim Prayer

  • Sep 2019
Windows 10 app to show prayer times

Bigben

  • Oct 2019
Hourly sound of Bigben in your Windows

Clock-7

  • Oct 2019
Nice full-screen analog clock screensaver

TheAeroClock

  • May 2022
Analog Clock that simple, love from 1st second

Oldies / not active

PDFescape

  • Sep 2019
Edit PDF documents online, free, quick

Acrok Multimedia Editor

  • Sep 2019
Best Media editor, video crop, rotate, split, merge, etc.

Televzer

  • Sep 2019
Download Youtube videos

Instant Eyedropper

  • Sep 2019
Get the color code for anything on your computer

SharpKeys

  • Dec 2019
Change keys in your keyboard, assign anything to any key.

WindowGrid

  • Aug 2020
Snap Windows based on custom grid in your screen.

FTP Server

  • Sep 2019
FTP for your Android

FS File Explorer

  • Nov 2022
Best file browser for Android systems, used it since 2012

Quoda

  • Nov 2019
The best free code editor for Android with advanced tools. Upload to your servers & the cloud.

Paint Shop Pro 4

  • Sep 2019
An old friend, used a lot and some times still using it now

Windows Gadgets

  • Nov 2019
The great gadgets from Win7, but in Win8 and Win10

Any.do

  • Sep 2019
Best notes and tasks keeper

Skype

  • Sep 2019
1-to-1 chat and instant message

PrimoPDF

  • Oct 2019
Convert any printable file into PDF

WizMouse

  • Sep 2019
Scroll area under the mouse