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)...