Chocolatey Software
Chocolatey Software, a package manager for Windows which can be used as a standalone package by individuals, and businesses via packages such as puppet and Ansible.
Standalone Install
Open PowerShell as an administrator, enter the following and press return:
Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force; [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol -bor 3072; iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://community.chocolatey.org/install.ps1'))
Chocolatey GUI
choco install chocolateygui chocolatey-core.extension
Prevent Desktop Icons From Being Added During Package Installations
Open PowerShell as an administrator, enter the following and press return:
choco install cleanup-desktop-shortcuts.hook --pre
Install A Package
Open PowerShell as an administrator, enter the following and press return:
choco install <PackageName>
Package Parameters
Log File Location
C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\logs
Upgrade Via The PowerShell
choco upgrade chocolatey
IT Support Software/Utilities
- 3dmark - (basic - free) a popular gaming performance benchmark
- autopsy - is a digital forensics platform and graphical interface to The Sleuth Kit.
- awatch - displays useful information about your network adapters.
- bleachbit.install - cleans files to free disk space and to maintain privacy.
- coretemp - a program to monitor processor temperature and other vital information.
- cpu-z
- choco install crucial-storage-executive - Crucial Storage Executive
- crystaldiskinfo.install
- driverview
- etcher
- geekuninstaller freeware portable programme uninstaller (including Store apps)
- hddguardian -
- hwmonitor
- hwinfo.install
- networktrafficview
- powertoys
- procexp
- procmon
- putty.install
- sidebar-diagnostics - Sidebar Diagnostics
- siv System Information Viewer
- speedtest
- sysinternals
Popular Third Party Software
- 7zip.install
- adobereader
- bitwarden
- calibre
- cdburnerxp
- desktopok - DesktopOK is a tool to save and restore the positions of icons.
- enpass.install
- filezilla
- googleearthpro
- jre8
- nanazip - 7-Zip derivative intended for the modern Windows experience.
Backup
- restic - https://restic.net/
Customization
- aquasnap - an alternative windows tiling manager
- docfetcher - DocFetcher
- doublecmd - Double Commander is a cross-platform open-source file manager with two panels side by side
- elevenclock - Windows 11 only, customizes the standard inbuilt clock
- everythingtoolbar - Replace Windows Search
- quicklook - brings macOS “Quick Look” feature to Windows.
- teracopy - Replace Windows copy
- w10privacy W10Privacy turns off various tracking features in both Windows 10 & 11.
Office Productivity
- alldup - a freeware tool for searching and removing file duplicates
- beeftext.install - an open-source text substitution tool
- freeoffice - a free alternative to Microsoft 365
- grammarly-for-windows an all-in-one writing assistant
- libreoffice-still libreoffice-help a free and powerful office suite
- joplin - an open-source note-taking app - Free to use cross-platform, but to sync between devices requires a paid account.
- metanorma- - a framework for writing & publishing standardization documents
- notepadplusplus npppluginmanager - a free source code editor and Notepad replacement
- office-online-chrome - use Microsoft 365 in your browser
- pandoc - a universal document converter
- pdf24 - a free and easy-to-use PDF solution
- rednotebook - a cross-platform desktop journal
- wps-office-free - allows you to edit files in Writer, Presentation, Spreadsheet, and PDF
- zotero - a free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, annotate, cite, and share research.
Computer-Aided Design
- freecad - Freecad is a general purpose feature-based, parametric 3D modeler for CAD, MCAD, CAx, CAE and PLM.
- qet - QElectroTech is a free CAD/CAE editor focusing on electrical schematics drawing features.
Audio
- audacity audacity-ffmpeg audacity-lame - An easy-to-use, multi-track audio editor and recorder.
- ocenaudio.install - An easy, fast and powerful audio editor
- reaper - Professional digital audio production application Paidware.
- spotify - Music streaming service.
Graphics
- fsviewer - https://www.faststone.org/
- gimp - GIMP is a cross-platform image editor.
- imagemagick - ImageMagick is a free and open-source software suite for displaying, converting, and editing raster image and vector image files.
- jpegview - similar to fsviewer & not just for JPEG files
- krita - Krita is a professional free and open source painting program.
- paint.net
- photoflare - https://photoflare.io/ Photoflare]
- pinta - Pinta is a free, open source program for drawing and image editing.
- tux-paint
Video
- avidemux - a free video editor designed for simple cutting, filtering and encoding tasks.
- getiplayer - a utility for downloading TV and radio programmes from BBC iPlayer and BBC Sounds.
- handbrake.install - is an open-source tool, built by volunteers, for converting video from nearly any format.
- kdenlive - a free and Open Source Video Editor.
- lossless-cut - the swiss army knife of lossless video/audio editing.
- makemkv - a solution to convert video that you own into free and patents-unencumbered format that can be played everywhere.
- obs-studio.install - a free and open source software for video recording and live streaming.
- openshot - an easy to use, quick to learn, and surprisingly powerful video editor.
- tartube - is a GUI front-end for compatible YouTube video downloaders.
- vlc - ia a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player
Communications
- betterbird - Betterbird a fork of Mozilla Thunderbird.
- discord.install
- microsoft-teams.install
- signal
- skype
- telegram.install
- thunderbird
- twitch
- zoom
- zoom-outlook
Gaming
- bsnes - SNES emulator
- leagueoflegendseune - League Of Legends
- ryujinx - Nintendo Switch Emulator
- steamdeck
- zsnes - SNES emulator
Remote Desktop Tools
- anydesk.install
- chrome-remote-desktop-chrome
- rustdesk
- teamviewer
Web Browsers
- brave - Brave
- firefox
- adblockplusfirefox - Adblock Plus plugin for Firefox
- googlechrome-allusers - Installer for multiuser systems
- adblockpluschrome - Adblock Plus plugin for Chrome
- opera
- adblockplusopera - Adblock Plus plugin for Opera
- tor-browser
Password Management
- bitwarden
- bitwarden-cli
- bitwarden-edge
- bitwarden-chrome
- enpass.install
NirSoft Utilities
NirSoft provides a unique collection of small and useful freeware utilities, all of them developed by Nir Sofer.
- nirlauncher - a package of more than 180 NirSoft portable freeware utilities for Windows
- nircmd - a small command-line utility that allows you to do some useful tasks without displaying any user interface
- shellbagsview - View last used folder explorer settings
- taskschedulerview - Allows you to easily view and edit Windows Scheduled Tasks in a GUI
- uninstallview - Gathers information on installed software and acts as an uninstaller
- usbdeview - List connected and previously connected USB devices
Social Media
- thedesk.portable - https://thedesk.top/en/ - Mastodon client