Windows Development Software

 Windows Development Software for you local human laptop

App	Short Desc	URL	Suggested Replacement
Browsers:
FireFox	main	https://www.firefox.com/en-US/
Chrome	dev test	https://www.google.com/chrome/	FireFox
Edge	dev test	https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/edge/
Vivaldi	backup dev test	https://vivaldi.com/
Hardware:
Headset Software:
Corsair Icue		https://www.corsair.com/us/en/s/icue
Steelseries Sonar		https://steelseries.com/gg/sonar
Turtlebeach Swarm II		https://support.turtlebeach.com/s/downloads?language=en_US#/319/Swarm-II
Logitech GHub		https://www.logitechg.com/en-us/software/ghub
Mouse/Keyboard Software:
Logi Options+		https://www.logitech.com/en-us/software/logi-options-plus
Steelseries Sonar		https://steelseries.com/gg/sonar
Cam Software:
OBSBot Center		https://www.obsbot.com/download/obsbot-meet-se
Printer Software:
Canon Generic Plus UFR II		https://my.canon/en/support/0101227001
VPN:
CiscoAnyConnect VPN	oec vpn	https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/security/anyconnect-secure-mobility-client/series.html
Azure VPN	oec vpn	https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9np355qt2sqb?hl=en-US&gl=US
Docker:
WSL2	container manager	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install
Docker Desktop	for wsl, ddev	https://www.docker.com/products/docker-desktop/
DDEV	container tooling	https://ddev.com/
LMStudio	local AI when out of credits	https://lmstudio.ai/
Podman	container manager	https://podman.io/
Rancher Desktop	container manager	https://rancherdesktop.io/
IDEs
JetBrains:
JetBrians Toolbox	updater, launcher	https://www.jetbrains.com/toolbox-app/
PhpStorm	php ide	https://www.jetbrains.com/phpstorm/
WebStorm	nodejs ide	https://www.jetbrains.com/webstorm/
Rider	dotnet c# ide	https://www.jetbrains.com/rider/
DataGrip	mariabd,  postgres, sqlsrv  manager	https://www.jetbrains.com/datagrip/
PyCharm	python ide	https://www.jetbrains.com/pycharm/
Office 365:
MS Teams	chats, meetings	https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-teams/group-chat-software	Slack, Proton Meet
Outlook	email	https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365	ThunderBird
Excel	xlsx	https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365	LibreOffice
Word	docx	https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365	LibreOffice
PowerPoint	pptx	https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365	LibreOffice
OneDrive	oec shared files	https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/onedrive/online-cloud-storage
LibreOffice	when office fails	https://www.libreoffice.org/
PDF-XChange Editor	pdf viewer, editor	https://www.pdf-xchange.com/product/pdf-xchange-editor
Database:
NaviCat	main db manager; mariabd, postgres, sqlsrv manager	https://www.navicat.com/en/	DBeaver
SSMS	sqlsrv manager	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/ssms/	NaviCat
DBeaver	mariabd, postgres, sqlsrv manager	https://dbeaver.io/	NaviCat
HeidiSQL	mariadb manager	https://www.heidisql.com/
PgAdmin	postgres manager	https://www.pgadmin.org/
Languages:
PHP5.6	php	https://www.php.net/
PHP7.2	php	https://www.php.net/
PHP8.1	php	https://www.php.net/
PVM	manage php versions	https://github.com/hjbdev/pvm
NodeJS 14	node	https://nodejs.org/en
NodeJS 18	node	https://nodejs.org/en
NodeJS 20	node	https://nodejs.org/en
NodeJS 22	node	https://nodejs.org/en
NodeJS 24	node	https://nodejs.org/en
NVM	manage node versions	https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm
Dotnet 8	dotnet, c#	https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet/8.0
Dotnet 10	dotnet, c#	https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet/10.0
Python 3.14	python	https://www.python.org/downloads/
PyManager	manage python versions	https://www.python.org/downloads/release/pymanager-261/
Utils:
File:
7Zip	compress, encrypt	https://www.7-zip.org/
Everything	quick search windows	https://www.voidtools.com/
FreeFileSync	backup files	https://freefilesync.org/
grepWin	grep code across repos, files	https://tools.stefankueng.com/grepWin.html
PeaZip	compress, encrypt	https://peazip.github.io/	7zip
WinDirStat	find large files	https://github.com/windirstat/windirstat
WinMerge	diff files external to ide	https://winmerge.org/downloads/?lang=en
wiztree	find large files	https://www.diskanalyzer.com/
Multimedia:
Audacity	audio recorder, test microphone	https://www.audacityteam.org/
AviDemux	simple video frame editor	https://avidemux.sourceforge.net/
foobar2000	audio player	https://www.foobar2000.org/
HandBrake	reduce video sizes	https://handbrake.fr/
Image Glass	image viewer	https://imageglass.org/	IrfanView
IrfanView	image viewer	https://www.irfanview.com/
Krita	graphics editor	https://krita.org/en/	paint.net
OBStudio	record screen	https://obsproject.com/
paint.net	graphics editor	https://www.getpaint.net/
VLC	video player	https://www.videolan.org/vlc/
Dev:
Git for Windows	git	https://git-scm.com/about
insomnia	api testing	https://github.com/Kong/insomnia
KeePass2	local password manager	https://keepass.info/index.html
mRemoteNG	tabbed ssh putty	https://github.com/mRemoteNG/mRemoteNG	tabby
NetBeans	edit large gigabyte files	https://netbeans.apache.org/front/main/index.html
Notepad++	light text editor	https://notepad-plus-plus.org/
Postman	api testing	https://www.postman.com/	insomnia
putty	generate ssh keys,manage putty sessions, so can update mRemoteNG putty	https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/latest.html
Remmina	tabbed connection manager	https://remmina.org/
ShareX	screen captures	https://getsharex.com/
tabby	tabbed ssh	https://tabby.sh/
Windows Terminal	windows term	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/terminal/
WinSCP	sftp files	https://winscp.net/eng/index.php
Utility:
CCleaner	remove temp,  cache files; manage startup programs	https://www.ccleaner.com/ccleaner
CurrPorts	ports running/blocked	https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/cports.html
EarTrumpet	manage audio sources, mixer	https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9nblggh516xp?hl=en-US&gl=US
MalwareBytes	scan for adware	https://www.malwarebytes.com/
OOAPB	uninstall mstore apps	https://www.oo-software.com/en/ooappbuster
OOSU10	increase privacy,  reduce telemetry	https://www.oo-software.com/en/shutup10
PowerToys	windows usability	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/powertoys/
Process Explorer	process viewer	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/process-explorer
Process Monitor	file/process monitor	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/procmon
simplewall	firewall	https://github.com/henrypp/simplewall
SoundSwitch	manage audio sources	https://github.com/Belphemur/SoundSwitch
SpeedCrunch	calculator	https://heldercorreia.bitbucket.io/speedcrunch/
SystemTrayMenu	simpler menu launcher	https://github.com/Hofknecht/SystemTrayMenu
UniGet	update apps	https://github.com/Devolutions/UniGetUI
VSCode	code editor, backup	https://code.visualstudio.com/	JetBrains
VSCodium	open source vscode, backup	https://vscodium.com/	JetBrains
Winaero Tweaker	customize windows	https://winaerotweaker.com/