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Superior Internet/Web Browser (and E-mail Client and VPN).

Vivaldi is Chromium-based. Chromium is the source code of "Google Chrome Browser". But Vivaldi doesn't have any of the negative characteristics of Google Chrome.

You can use the extensions/add-ons for Google Chrome on Vivaldi. Take a look at the extensions available in the 'Chrome Web Store'.

→Vivaldi Mail compared to other e-mail clients. →New:Now Proton VPN, the best VPN service, is integrated into Vivaldi.

Remote Desktop Software. An excellent alternative to TeamViewer, AnyDesk, etc.

If you want to access another computer from outside to control it or exchange data, you need an appropriate program. The uncomplicated tool "RustDesk" offers you this and much more.

Media Player Classic - Qute Theater (MPC-QT) is a modern, cross‑platform media player that recreates the classic look and feel of Media Player Classic - Home Cinema (MPC‑HC) while using a newer, more powerful playback engine.

News sources describe it as a stylish, capable alternative to VLC or Windows Media Player, with a clean interface and strong performance.

Backup Tool, Restore/Recover Tool and Partition Manager.

Backup Tool: full/differential/incremental backup, unattended backup, system backup, disk/partition backup, file backup, schedule backup.
Restore/Recover Tool: system restore, disk/partition recovery, file recovery.
Partition Manager: move/resize partitions, optimize partition for SSD, create, format, delete partition and recover lost partition.

Special Benefits:
Clone and Migration: fast, easily and safely migrate system to an SSD or a bigger HDD for disk replacement or upgrade.
Wipe Data, File Shredder.

Bootable WindowsPE ISO file for your USB stick.

Internet/Web Browser.

Zen Browser is a modern, privacy‑focused, highly customizable web browser based on Mozilla Firefox’s Gecko engine. It launched last year and has quickly gained attention as a calmer, design‑forward alternative to mainstream browsers.

You can use the Mozilla Firefox add-ons/extensions:https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/

Skip Sponsorships on YouTube.

SponsorBlock is a crowdsourced browser add-on/extension to skip sponsors, intros, follow reminders and other annoying segments in 'YouTube' videos. Users submit when the segment happens to the extension, and the extension automatically skips segments it knows about. It also supports skipping other categories, such as intros, outros and reminders to subscribe, and skipping to the point with highlight.

SponsorBlock is available for Mozilla Firefox, Waterfox, LibreWolf, Tor and Chromium based Browsers (Chrome, Edge, Vivaldi, Opera, Brave, etc.).

Chip Banking Browser (by Abelssoft) is your protective shield for secure and worry-free online banking.

Special banking mode for secure transactions, password generator for maximum security, real-time phishing protection, integrated security check, secure protection with advanced on-screen keyboard.

JPEG XL is the next-generation image format designed to offer significant improvements over existing formats like JPG, PNG and GIF.

JPEG XL is the successor to JPG/JPEG with its advantage of small file size, but also has the advantages of PNG and GIF: transparency and animation.

JPEG XL has this file extension: *.jxl

Digital Painting, Photo Editing, Pixel Art.

Pinta is a bitmap/pixel image editor with a versatile range of uses. It can be used as a basic graphics editor or paint tool similar to MS Paint and Paintbrush for Mac. While Pinta is not as feature rich as some paid software, it does work with a design layered approach and can be used to draw, colour, and edit pictures. For example, using a screenshot from a display, one can modify the image to include arrows pointing to specific parts of the image.

Office suite. Work with documents, spreadsheets, presentations, fillable forms and PDF files (editor, reader and converter) on your computer. Highest compatibility with Microsoft Office formats.

An office suite that opens documents, presentations and spreadsheets in different tabs of the same window, providing compatibility with the most popular file formats.

With a visually-appealing interface and intuitive controls, OnlyOffice enables its users to open documents, spreadsheets and presentations or create new ones from scratch. It comes with support for the most popular file formats, even those native to Microsoft's office suite.

Fixes the crap Windows leaves behind. The tool that says what everyone's thinking.

This is my personal little IT toolbox that I've been using for years to clean up and tweak Windows systems I work on. The tool is about 7 years old, but I've given the codebase a full refresh, especially tuned for Windows 11 (works on W10 too). I've also removed most of the old enterprise scripts, so what you're seeing now is a lightweight, easy-to-use, and safe app. Almost every change you make can be undone, so you can tweak without fear.

With DesktopOK you can save and restore the positions of the Windows desktop icons and additionally it gives you some helpful Windows desktop tools.

DesktopOK is a very handy piece of software that saves and restore the positions of all desktop icons, providing a few other extra tools to enhance the whole process. The main window groups all features you need to quickly save a desktop layout, but if you're an advanced user and you wish to step further into more advanced configuration options, DesktopOK can please you too.

Komprimieren, Packen, Sichern und Verschlüsseln mit nur einem einzigen Programm.

WinRAR ist ein leistungsstarkes Packprogramm. Es kann Ihre Daten sichern und die Größe von Dateien erheblich reduzieren, RAR, ZIP, 7-ZIP und andere Dateien öffnen und entpacken, neue Archive im RAR- und ZIP-Dateiformat erstellen.

This is the 'LibreOffice Help Pack' file for offline use.

LibreOffice is a powerful office suite, used by millions of people around the world. Its clean interface and feature-rich tools help you unleash your creativity and enhance your productivity. LibreOffice includes several applications that make it the most versatile office suite on the market: Writer (word processing), Calc (spreadsheets), Impress (presentations), Draw (vector graphics and flowcharts), Base (databases), and Math (formula editing).

Secure e-mail that protects your privacy

Keep your conversations private with Proton Mail, an encrypted e-mail service.

Features
• Ad free
• Highest standards of privacy
• Switch to Proton Mail in one click
• Independently audited

NTLite is the cutting edge Windows modification/configuration tool.
Supported Windows versions: Windows 7, 8.1, 10 and 11.

NTLite is an all-in-one Windows customization tool that offers a robust set of options for modifying components from the standard distribution of Windows.
This includes eliminating unnecessary locations, including operating system updates, adding missing drivers, etc.

Surfing anonymously provides a powerful shield against network surveillance and traffic analysis. Protecting your online privacy can only be achieved by additional software tools that can hide your location and can prevent your online information and browsing habits from being revealed to anyone.

This browser is basesd on the Mozilla Firefox code, so you can use the 'Firefox add-ons/extensions'.

This is the x86 edition, therefore you can use it on 32-bit and 64-bit systems.

Some good PDF tools. PDF24 has solutions for several PDF problems.

Features of the PDF24 Launcher: PDF Creator, File Tools, Compress PDF, PDF Reader, PDF Printer, PDF OCR (recognize text), Screen Capture, Scanner and Camera Import, Online PDF Tools, Online PDF Converter.

Requirements: Windows 7, Windows 8.1
For Windows 10, Windows 11 you need PDF24 Creator v11.

Viewer/Reader specializing in reading Comics.

GonVisor is a multiple-format viewer for Windows systems which supports pictures, comics, manga, magazines and books in electronic format. It is designed for comfortable viewing of image sequences and to easily create, open and manage files as cbr, cbz, cba, cb7, zip, rar, ace or 7zip. GonVisor allows you to join in one unique file an unlimited number of images as an album. These files can be protected using an access password.

Backup, Image, Clone and Restore.

The backup and restore feature of Hasleo Backup Suite can help you back up and restore the Windows operating systems, disks and partitions to protect the security of your Windows operating system and personal data. The cloning feature of Hasleo Backup Suite can help you migrate Windows to another disk, or easily upgrade a disk to SSD or a larger capacity disk.

Emergency Disk. Bootable WindowsPE ISO file for your USB stick.