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:
Proton VPN	vpn	https://protonvpn.com/
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/

HDMI and Display Port versions

 HDMI and Display Port versions:

In general, lower refresh rates the same, higher + variable fresh rates:
dp 1.4     > hdmi 2.0
hdmi 2.1 > dp 1.4
dp 2.1     > hdmi 2.1
 

Capabilities depends on graphics card, monitor, cable

Good read, overview of current hdmi + display port versions
source  https://www.tomshardware.com/features/displayport-vs-hdmi-better-for-gaming

nvidia RTX 3000/4000 and amd RX 6000/7000: hdmi 2.1
nvidia RTX 3000/4000 and amd RX 6000: dp 1.4
amd RX 7000: dp 2.1
usbc 4, thunderbolt: dp 1.2 to 2.1
source https://www.cablematters.com/Blog/HDMI/displayport-vs-hdmi

               HDMI    HDMI    HDMI     DP      DP      DP      DP 
  	       1.4     2.0     2.1     1.2     1.3     1.4     2.0
1080p @ 120Hz 	✅ 	✅ 	✅ 	✅ 	✅ 	✅ 	✅
1440p @ 30Hz 	✅ 	✅ 	✅ 	✅ 	✅ 	✅ 	✅
1440p @ 60Hz 	✅ 	✅ 	✅ 	✅ 	✅ 	✅ 	✅
1440p @ 120Hz 	❌ 	✅ 	✅ 	✅ 	✅ 	✅ 	✅
4k @ 30Hz 	✅ 	✅ 	✅ 	✅ 	✅ 	✅ 	✅
4k @ 60Hz 	❌ 	✅ 	✅ 	✅ 	✅ 	✅ 	✅
4k @ 120Hz 	❌ 	❌ 	✅ 	❌ 	✅ 	✅ 	✅
8k @ 30Hz 	❌ 	❌ 	✅ 	❌ 	✅ 	✅ 	✅
8k @ 60Hz 	❌ 	❌ 	✅ 	❌ 	❌ 	✅ 	✅
8k @ 120Hz 	❌ 	❌ 	✅ 	❌ 	❌ 	❌ 	✅
HDR 	        ❌ 	✅ 	✅ 	❌ 	❌ 	✅ 	✅

source https://www.cablematters.com/Blog/HDMI/displayport-vs-hdmi

 

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Windows Development Software - Maintenance/Security/Utilities

This is a series of posts which will list some useful apps for development and general usage of Windows. These are just some examples of what can be useful. Of course, use any app you already know or have.

maintenance/security/utilities:

CCleaner 

https://www.ccleaner.com/ccleaner/

CCleaner is the number-one tool for cleaning your PC.

It protects your privacy and makes your computer faster and more secure!

  

Malwarebytes 

https://www.malwarebytes.com/for-home/

Malwarebytes doesn’t just find threats like malware and viruses, it also finds potentially unwanted programs that can slow you down. Malwarebytes protects all your devices and personal info from threats, so you can shop, play, and connect without a second thought.

KeePass 

https://keepass.info/

KeePass is a free open source password manager, which helps you to manage your passwords in a secure way. You can store all your passwords in one database, which is locked with a master key. So you only have to remember one single master key to unlock the whole database. Database files are encrypted using the best and most secure encryption algorithms currently known

grepWin 

https://github.com/stefankueng/grepWin

grepWin is a simple search and replace tool which can use regular expressions to do its job. This allows to do much more powerful searches and replaces.

FreeFileSync 

https://freefilesync.org/

FreeFileSync is a folder comparison and synchronization software that creates and manages backup copies of all your important files. Instead of copying every file every time, FreeFileSync determines the differences between a source and a target folder and transfers only the minimum amount of data needed. FreeFileSync is Open Source software, available for Windows, macOS, and Linux.

WinMerge 

https://winmerge.org/

WinMerge is an Open Source differencing and merging tool for Windows. WinMerge can compare both folders and files, presenting differences in a visual text format that is easy to understand and handle.

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