windows:useful_programs
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Useful Tools
| Name | Descr | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Everything | Search tool with a file index | http://www.voidtools.com/ |
| Launchy | Launcher of software | http://sourceforge.net/projects/launchy/ |
| ClipX | CLipboard manager | http://bluemars.org/clipx/ |
| F.Lux | Modifies Monitor colors to save the eyes | http://justgetflux.com/ |
| ConceptBoard | Brainstorming | https://app.conceptboard.com/, alternative non free https://miro.com/app/board/ |
- Firefox / Chrome
- Process Explorer
- Adobe Reader + Babylon for translation plugin
- VLC Video Player
- Foobar 2000 Audio Player
- 7Zip
- Total Commander
- Microsoft Office
- Notepad++
Scoop
Install Scoop
https://github.com/ScoopInstaller/Install#for-admin
irm get.scoop.sh -outfile 'install.ps1'
.\install.ps1 -RunAsAdmin [-OtherParameters ...]
# I don't care about other parameters and want a one-line command
iex "& {$(irm get.scoop.sh)} -RunAsAdmin"
Use Scoop
scoop install maven
WinGet
Here is the repository: https://winget.run/
Upgrade all regularly:
winget upgrade --all # you can upgrade only one package winget upgrade python3 # uninstall old version winget remove python3.11 # search stuff winget search openjdk
winget install -e --id PuTTY.PuTTY winget install -e --id Piriform.Speccy winget install -e --id Piriform.CCleaner --location "d:\Programme\CCleaner" winget install -h -e --id TortoiseGit.TortoiseGit winget install -h -e --id Git.Git winget install -h -e --id Microsoft.GitCredentialManagerCore winget install -h -e --id Wox.Wox winget install -h -e --id voidtools.Everything winget install -h -e --id Google.Chrome winget install -h -e --id Mozilla.Firefox winget install -h -e --id Adobe.Acrobat.Reader.64-bit winget install -h -e --id mcmilk.7zip-zstd winget install -h -e --id Notepad++.Notepad++ winget install -h -e --id IrfanSkiljan.IrfanView winget install -h -e --id Dropbox.Dropbox winget install -h -e --id ShareX.ShareX winget install -h -e --id IrfanSkiljan.IrfanView winget install -h -e --id Microsoft.Skype winget install -h -e --id FastStone.Viewer winget install -h -e --id JGraph.Draw winget install -h -e --id Google.AndroidStudio winget install -h -e --id Postman.Postman winget install -h -e --id Python.Python.3.11 winget install -h -e --id JetBrains.IntelliJIDEA.Ultimate winget install -h -e --id AdoptOpenJDK.OpenJDK.17 winget install -h -e --id Microsoft.OpenJDK.21 winget install -h -e --id Oracle.VirtualBox winget install -h -e --id Hashicorp.Vagrant winget install -h -e --id Microsoft.VisualStudioCode winget install -h -e --id DominikReichl.KeePass winget install -h -e --id OBSProject.OBSStudio # procexp.exe is in "~\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\procexp.exe" winget install sysinternals --accept-package-agreements winget install -h -e --id Cygwin.Cygwin winget install -h -e --id Microsoft.WindowsTerminal winget install -h -e --id SumatraPDF.SumatraPDF winget install -h -e --id OpenJS.NodeJS.LTS winget install -e --id PDFsam.PDFsam # vlc winget install --id "XPDM1ZW6815MQM" --exact --source msstore --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreements # PureText - from microsoft app store winget install --id "9PKJV6319QTL" --exact --source msstore --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreements #2fast tool winget install --id "9P9D81GLH89Q" --exact --source msstore --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreements #Snip & Sketch winget install --id "9MZ95KL8MR0L" --exact --source msstore --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreements # Monitorian - screen brightness winget install --id "9NW33J738BL0" --exact --source msstore --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreements
Chocolatey NuGet
Chocolatey NuGet packages. Call the file packages.config and install via:
choco install -y packages.config
Read the details here: http://chocolatey.github.io/usage.html
Here is the repository: https://chocolatey.org/packages
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<packages>
<package id="everything" />
<package id="wox" />
<package id="google-chrome-x64" />
<package id="adobereader" />
<package id="vlc" />
<package id="7zip" />
<package id="procexp" />
<package id="notepadplusplus"/>
<package id="irfanview" />
<package id="dropbox" />
<package id="sharex" />
<package id="irfanview" />
<package id="irfanviewplugins" />
<package id="kindle" />
<package id="skype" />
<package id="fsviewer" />
<package id="balsamiqmockups3" />
<package id="staruml2" />
<package id="androidstudio" />
<package id="git" />
<package id="tortoisegit" />
<package id="python3" />
<package id="jdk17" />
<package id="maven" />
<package id="gradle" />
<package id="virtualbox" />
<package id="cmder" />
<package id="vagrant" />
<package id="visualstudiocode" />
</packages>
Installing single package works via
choco install staruml2
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