A curated list of worthwhile Windows 11 software.
- Links are all to official sites and official partner sites
- I recommend using either Microsoft Windows Store or Steam Store options for easy updates to lower the hassle
- I curate this list focusing on quality, fairness and usefulness
"Brave is a browser that blocks privacy-invasive ads and trackers by default, protects your online privacy."
💰 Price: Free
✅ Official Site: https://brave.com/
📖 Documentation: https://support.brave.com
✍️ Author: Brave
📝 GitHub Repo: https://github.com/brave/brave-browser
🪟 Microsoft Store: https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/XP8C9QZMS2PC1T
"A free and open-source web browser developed by the Mozilla Foundation and its subsidiary, the Mozilla Corporation."
💰 Price: Free
✅ Official Site: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/
📖 Documentation: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/products/firefox
✍️ Author: Mozilla
🪟 Microsoft Store: https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9NZVDKPMR9RD
"Everything is a small and fast file locator that can index and search files and folders by name instantly. It has a simple and clean user interface, minimal resource usage, and real-time updating."
💰 Price: Free
✅ Official Site: https://www.voidtools.com/
📖 Documentation: https://www.voidtools.com/support/everything/
✍️ Author: David Carpenter
🔽 Download: https://voidtools.com/downloads/
"A 7-Zip derivative intended for the modern Windows experience."
💰 Price: Free
✅ Official Site: https://sourceforge.net/projects/nanazip/
📖 Documentation: None
📝 GitHub Repo: https://github.com/M2Team/NanaZip
✍️ Author: Kenji Mouri
🪟 Microsoft Store: https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9N8G7TSCL18R
"A free and open-source, compact, lightweight, and customizable media player."
💰 Price: Free
✅ Official Site: https://github.com/clsid2/mpc-hc
📖 Documentation: None
📝 GitHub Repo: https://github.com/clsid2/mpc-hc
✍️ Author: https://github.com/clsid2
🔽 Download: https://github.com/clsid2/mpc-hc/releases
"A weather app for Windows that is both functional and beautiful."
💰 Price: Free
✅ Official Site: https://github.com/Gabboxl/FluentWeather
📖 Documentation: https://obsproject.com/kb/
📝 GitHub Repo: https://github.com/Gabboxl/FluentWeather
✍️ Author: https://github.com/Gabboxl
🪟 Microsoft Store: https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9PFD136M8457
"OBS Studio is a powerful and easy to use tool for creating professional productions with multiple sources, scenes, transitions, filters and plugins. Stream to Twitch, YouTube and other platforms or record your own videos with high quality H264 / AAC encoding."
💰 Price: Free
✅ Official Site: https://obsproject.com
📖 Documentation: https://obsproject.com/kb/
📝 GitHub Repo: https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio
✍️ Author: https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/graphs/contributors
🪟 Microsoft Store: https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/XPFFH613W8V6LV
🚂 Steam Store: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1905180/OBS_Studio/