Programs to know

GIMP is a free, open-source image editor for Windows, macOS, and Linux that offers powerful tools for photo editing, graphic design, and digital art.

XYplorerFree was a free, portable Windows file manager offering basic features like tabbed browsing and folder previews. It’s no longer updated but still usable without installation or ads.

Dual Monitor Tools is a free, open-source Windows utility suite designed for users with dual or multi-monitor setups. It bundles independent modules—such as cursor locking or stickiness, window snapping/moving, application launching, on‑the‑fly wallpaper management, and screen capturing.

Greenshot is a lightweight, free and open-source screenshot tool for Windows that enables quick capturing of regions, windows, full screens, or even entire web pages via Internet Explorer. It includes an intuitive built-in image editor for adding annotations, highlighting, or obscuring sensitive areas, and supports exporting captures to files, clipboard, email, printer, or third-party apps

VLC Media Player is a free, open-source media player that supports almost any video or audio format on Windows, macOS, Linux, and mobile. It requires no extra codecs and includes features like subtitles, streaming, and media conversion.

DaVinci Resolve is a powerful, free (with optional Studio version) cross-platform video editing and post‑production suite from Blackmagic Design, offering integrated tools for editing, color grading, VFX (via Fusion), audio mixing (via Fairlight), media management, and export

OBS Studio is a free, open-source app for recording and live streaming on Windows, macOS, and Linux. It supports screen capture, webcams, multiple audio sources, custom scenes, and streaming to platforms like Twitch and YouTube.

Microsoft PowerToys is a free, open-source suite of over 25 utilities for Windows 10 and 11—designed by Microsoft to boost productivity and customize your system. It includes tools like FancyZones (custom window layouts), Image Resizer, PowerRename, Color Picker, Keyboard Manager, Always On Top, Command Palette (a Spotlight-like launcher), Text Extractor (OCR), Workspaces (save and restore app layouts), and more

7-Zip is a free, open-source file archiver for Windows that offers high compression, supports many formats, strong encryption, and easy integration with Windows Explorer.