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Apps I use

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This page is a page dedicated to apps that I always install onto Windows whenever I have to reinstall my OS. This page might be outdated, mainly because I am currently switching to Linux. So if you want to know chich Linux apps I have installed, go Here.

Default stuff

  1. Install a browser (I chose Opera GX in the past, now I use zen)
    • Grab your bookmarks, mine:
      • Youtube
      • School website
      • Gmail
      • trello
      • chatgpt
      • mediafire
    • Install extensions, mine:
  2. Login to microsoft so that you can use the microsoft store.
  3. Spotify from the microsoft store.
  4. Eartrumpet, To be able to easily manage all app volumes.
  5. Winrar
    • deselect ZIP
  6. Setup Outlook, for mail.
  7. Git
    • git LFS for large files.
    • login in git.
  8. install office 365 apps, Here is how to do it. Because Microsoft doesn’t make this obvious.
  9. Microsoft Powertoys for a lot of nice tools.
  10. Terminal for a better terminal
    • you can set this as default terminal.
    • set default profile to Command prompt
  11. Everything for searching for files on your PC.
  12. Notepad++ as a replacement for the default notepad
  13. Draw.io for making flowcharts
  14. Paint.net as a better Paint alternative.
  15. File converter to easily be able to convert files from one format to another, With the ability to customize it too! This became a cash grab. woooo. So if you want to use this file converting tool, you should download it from here
  16. OpenSpeedTest is a speedtest application that is made to test your local network. It also has a portable download by scrolling down on the download page to OpenSpeedTest-Server 2.1.8.exe For Windows X86-64 and clicking that.
  17. greenshot for taking screenshot snippets and being able to edit them quite easily. You can also send it to paint.net and Imgur directly.
  18. push-bullet is an app where you can easily communicate between pc and phone. AKA devices.

Websites

  1. Trello, A website for Scrum and ToDo lists.
  2. ChatGPT.

Personal

  1. Discord for chatting with friends and classmates.
  2. Steam for gaming
  3. Epic games for more gaming
  4. Synchthing to be able to easily synch files across devices
  5. Stremio with plugins
  6. pokemmo for pokemon

Programming

  1. VSCode for the main programming. ^6587ca
    • in the installer, select the Open with code options
    • only login if it’s your personal laptop
    • Don’t forget the extensions:
      1. Github Copilot
      2. Codesnap for taking pictures of your code
        • in extension settings, change Codesnap: Shutter Action to copy
      3. Discord rich precense so that people can see what I am coding.
      4. Draw.io extension to easily open the graphs in vscode.
      5. Git graph to see a graph of your commit / branch history
      6. Github pull requests for managing pull requests
      7. JSON to buaetify json files.
      8. live share for helping people out with coding.
      9. Lorum Ipsum for generating lorum ipsum.
      10. Lorum Picsum for easily adding random stock images in html
      11. Faker to get random data.
      12. Python for generating virtual environments and stuff.\
      13. python indent for fixing some indentation errors.
  2. Python for scripting.
    • in the installer: add Python.exe to path
  3. Node.js, for javascript backend.
  4. Angular
    • make sure node is installed
    • in cmd: npm install -g @angular/cli
    • Powershell: Set-ExecutionPolicy -Scope CurrentUser -ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned
  5. Kleopatra for GPG keys and encryption.
  6. Http Toolkit for intercepting Http requests.
  7. Insomnia for sending http requests.
  8. Postman for making and testing your API.
  9. Mongodb because yes.
  10. intelliJ is a Jetbrains editor used for Minecraft modding, but probably also normal/other java apps.
  11. rider is a Jetbrains editor that I personally use for C# because it is better than visual studio 2022
  12. visual studio 2022 is the IDE that I only use for unity.
  13. pycharm is a Jetbrains editor that is made for python, which makes it good for datascience etc etc.

Extra

  • Wattpad for reading and writing stories.
  • Geforce Experience for clipping gameplay etc.
  • Audacity for sound editing
  • Davinki resolve video editor.
  • VLC media player for watching videos
  • OBS studio for recording and related things. Also has a portable version here. To keep your settings in the same folder, create portable_mode.txt in the main folder.
  • Obsidian for making and combining Markdown files.
  • Validrive for scanning if USB drives are what they seem to be. Being able to make sure they don’t fake their storage size.
  • Wiztree for scanning your disk for big files. And visualisation of your Disk. It has a portable version, make sure to select the right install button.
  • WizFile is made by the same creators as wiztree, and is an alternative to Everything, You can instant search for files on your pc. And it has a portable version too. select the right download button.
  • gdLauncher as an alternative launcher for minecraft.
  • The Betacraft Launcher as a Minecraft launcher, for the very early versions.
  • minecraft for the default minecraft launcher.
  • blurp is a way to better debug your webpages, and protect them. Being able to intercept web requests etc. It also has a portable version, select .RAR on download.
  • tiny task is kinda like an autoclicker, but instead of auto clicking, it’ll repeat your inputs. Mouse and keyboard inputs. This way you can automate easy tasks. It is portable.
  • Driver Booster for automatically updating outdated drivers. Free Keys.
  • PuTTY for connecting to my vps
  • parsec to connect to other pc’s
  • veracrypt for storing drives on your computer as files, which are locked behind a password.

Windows11

  • Here (31.05) are some things todo when installing windows 11.
  • Explorer Patcher to make the windows explorer work like windows 10, and taskbar and select panel. How to fix if it is broken ^e0680b
    • My personal settings: ^ef4b73
      • Taskbar:
        • Combine taskbar icons on primary taskbar: Always combine
        • Combine taskbar icons on secondary taskbar: Always combine
      • File Explorer:
        • Disable Windows 11 contextual menu: True
        • Control Interface: Windows 10 ribbon
      • Start menu:
        • Disable “recommended section”: True
        • when using multiple displays, open start on this monitor: “monitor on which the cursor is on”
      • Windows Switcher:
        • Style: Simple Window Switcher
      • Other:
        • Disable Win+F: True
        • Disable Office Hotkeys: True
        • Disable Rounded corners: True
        • Prevent following control panel links from being redirected:
          • System: True
          • Programs: True
          • Adjust datetime: True
          • Customize notification icons: True

Portables

You often have apps that have a portable mode, these are ones that I personally have on an USB drive:

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  • Bulk rename utility is a tool for renaming multiple files at once, make sure to download the portable version
  • logitech onboard memory manager is for changing your mouse memory, like keybinds etc.
  • Desmume is a Nintendo DS emulator.
  • NSMB-editor is an app for making your own NSMB DS romhacks.
  • HxD is a HEX editor. For very specific problems, or corruptions.
  • vscode also has a portable mode on it’s download page. It won’t auto-update. There is an extra step, make a data folder in the main directory so that it puts its settings there.
  • HWMonitor lets you see a whole lot of information from the computers hardware sensors and info.
  • sysinternals are a lot of windows debugging tools.
    • ZoomIt.exe is a nice one.
  • nirsoft are a bunch of random tools for a lot of things. here is a list of all the tools it has. But i personally use the nirlauncher

Browser Extensions

There are a lot of browser extensions, but what are some good ones?

Here is a list:

  • Bitwarden Extension, for all your passwords.
  • FadBlock is an adblocker
  • Stayfree for tracking usage statistics.
  • HML comments finder does what it says, it displays comments found in the html
  • Tampermonkey for scripting on websites. For example: Konami WebScript
  • DeArrow removes clickbait tumbnails and titles from youtube videos.
  • uBlock Origin is an adblock which is quite customisable.
  • copy-n-paste Whenever you have to upload a file, you can select an image from your clipboard instead. This way you don’t need to save your screenshots before uploading it to imgur for example.
  • Bionic Reading is a reading helper for your eyes and brain. It makes some
    letters extra bold to make reading fast and keep effort low. This is a free
    alternative to Bionic Reading and Open Dyslexic font, and is great for folks
    with ADHD, dyslexia, or anyone whose brain gets bored easily when reading. (I did this example manually and not by the same logic as the extension)

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