Advice Request Best Free Softwares for Windows

[papabanana]

+10 for the effort.

 

[Sunshine-boy]

MangoDisk — Deep Clean Your Disk and Free Up Space

Find and clean large files, duplicates, caches, and app leftovers with a fast, open-source disk cleaner for macOS and Windows

mangodisk.app

 

[Sunshine-boy]

Lertaro

High-performance, extensible search utility for Windows

lertaro.github.io

A modern, high-performance local file search and productivity tool for Windows. A sleek, customizable alternative to Everything and Listary built with C# WPF and NT Services, featuring instant NTFS MFT parsing, real-time USN monitoring, and plugin support.

 

[jackuars]

Lertaro

High-performance, extensible search utility for Windows

lertaro.github.io

A modern, high-performance local file search and productivity tool for Windows. A sleek, customizable alternative to Everything and Listary built with C# WPF and NT Services, featuring instant NTFS MFT parsing, real-time USN monitoring, and plugin support.

I'll check to see if this is any better than UltraSearch

 

[Sunshine-boy]

果核看图 — 极速看图，不止于快 | 专业图片查看器 Windows 版

果核看图（原 MagicView）是一款专注 Windows 平台的极速 RAW 图片查看器，首张加载 0.1 秒，支持 ARW、CR3、NEF、DNG、RAF、TIFF、HEIC、WebP 等多种图片格式，纯净无广告，免费下载使用。

pic.ghxi.com

 

[Sunshine-boy]

Jihosoft ISO Maker Free

 

[lokamoka820]

Nuclear - Free Open-Source Music Player

Nuclear is a free, open-source music player without ads or tracking. Search for any song or artist, build playlists, and start listening.

nuclearplayer.com

 

[Sunshine-boy]

GitHub - ionuttbara/windows-defender-remover: A tool which is uses to remove Windows Defender in Windows 8.x, Windows 10 (every version) and Windows 11.

A tool which is uses to remove Windows Defender in Windows 8.x, Windows 10 (every version) and Windows 11. - ionuttbara/windows-defender-remover

github.com

 

[Zero Knowledge]

Would not trust a random github script/program. Just sayin!

 

[Morro]

Would not trust a random github script/program. Just sayin!

I do not have as much love for Microsoft as I did in the past, but what that program removes looks too dangerous. Too much chance for a whole truckload of problems, in my opinion.

 

[Back3]

This one is getting great youtube reviews: FluentCleaner

Have tried it. Excellent!

 

[Sunshine-boy]

OpenSpot Music · Free Music Streaming & Downloads

Stream and download high-quality music for free. No ads, no login required. Available for Android, iOS, Windows, macOS, and Linux.

blackhatdevx.github.io

 

[Zero Knowledge]

Have tried it. Excellent!

DO NOT download fluentcleaner from FluentCleaner — Free Open-Source Windows 11 Cleaner. Trojan.

I got bit by this, didn't run it but ran it through VirusTotal and deemed malicious by Kaspersky.

 

[Sunshine-boy]

Capptivo — Open-Source Screen Recorder for Polished Demos

Free open-source Screen Studio alternative. Smart follow-cursor zoom, auto zooms, presets, and on-device captions—local-first for Mac, Windows, and Linux.

capptivo.com

 

[Back3]

DO NOT download fluentcleaner from FluentCleaner — Free Open-Source Windows 11 Cleaner. Trojan.

I got bit by this, didn't run it but ran it through VirusTotal and deemed malicious by Kaspersky.

The site was also blocked by Osprey ( Alpha Mountain)...

 

[lokamoka820]

The site was also blocked by Osprey ( Alpha Mountain)...

It is blocked for me due to DNS filtering.

 

[Morro]

It is blocked for me due to DNS filtering.

For me, ESET blocked it.

 

[Senkei]

DO NOT download fluentcleaner from FluentCleaner — Free Open-Source Windows 11 Cleaner. Trojan.

I got bit by this, didn't run it but ran it through VirusTotal and deemed malicious by Kaspersky.

The Bitdefender TrafficLight extension did not block this site.
The Avira Browser Safety extension did.

 

[lokamoka820]

The Bitdefender TrafficLight extension did not block this site.
The Avira Browser Safety extension did.

The software developer states that this website is unrelated to him and warns that it distributes malware.

GitHub - builtbybel/FluentCleaner: FluentCleaner is the transparent, community-powered CCleaner alternative for Windows.

FluentCleaner is the transparent, community-powered CCleaner alternative for Windows. - builtbybel/FluentCleaner

github.com

 

[Khushal]

The Bitdefender TrafficLight extension did not block this site.
The Avira Browser Safety extension did.

wow bd website protection failed this time!