What are the must-have programs for Windows?
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Musthave programs
What are the must-have programs for Windows?
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>total commander
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7-Zip
I don't get the appeal of total commander could somebody explain to me why it is absolutely needed?
What is there that cannot be done by some other type of file managing? I dont even see there being .jpg picture previews in a TC, let a lone a thumbnail for some more obscure format
>I don't get the appeal of total commander
>What is there that cannot be done by some other type of file managing?
There are other types of file managing?
For me it's the ability to: have all the folders open in tabs, view any file on F3, view archives as folders (go inside any iso, msi, shitpackX2000 format and extract what's needed), archive/extract with a single button, compare folders by file contents, compare/edit text files, efficient search, file selection by criteria, batch rename, toolbars to place my scripts/app launchers on. Lots of cool shit, but some people just have no use cases for any of that.
And there are previews, press crtl+q and the opposite panel turns into a thumbnail grid, I just never use that.
Also, FastStone Viewer is a must. Fullscreen image view by default, no visible shitbars or buttons, all functionality available on demand via floating toobars. Image editing, batch convert/resize.
I tried IrfanView, but it's just not the same.
Other than the obvious dual panels making file organizing way easier there's also highly customizable keyboard shortcuts, custom views that you can quickly go between, the ability to quickly filter files by name or extension, an excellent built-in FTP client, a great multi-rename utility, plugins for all sorts of shit, the ability to do literally everything via keyboard shortcuts, able to copy all the names and other details of files from a folder to your clipboard, it also handles harddrive timeouts and sudden failures way better than Explorer does
>I dont even see there being .jpg picture previews in a TC
TC supports all the same thumbnails that Windows Explorer does in addition to being able to add more obscure shit via plugins.
The reason I initially switched to TC from Explorer was that Explorer just kinda shits itself once you have like 50k+ images in thumbnail view in a single folder.
1st thing to install.
garbage, use winrar
PeaZip chads where we at
I use it, very useful program. It's more than just file archiver, feels more like file manager, so many options you will never see in other programs. I wish they could optimize it more, startup could be faster.
Does Winrar handle image files or allow has value calculation?
Is that shit even useable?
t. winrar beneficiary
What's Winrar bussiness model, again? Doesn't feel like they can subsist from licence keys alone.
BasedRAR. If this is a real license, please post it.
Im more of a FAR manager guy
>FAR manager
Any good?
yes
Any elaboration or is that is? Just good? Any comparison with competitors?
WizTree, made it easy for me to look for stuff I wasn't using anymore and delete it
lol frick off i'm not using the slow schizo fork with ads
>antibody software
>version number is 33
just dont be so silly with the software you choose and you will be fine
MPV.NET, SumatraPDF, IOrbit Unlocker, HirenBoot's CD, Bleachbit, Everything, this thing
Is handy when you get used to them, you can do things like finding duplicate files, synchronize directories, bulk calculate and verify checksums, operate over file selections that follow a specific criteria, add comments to a directory.
>add comments to a directory
I presume this can be seen only in total commander? I guess it makes somekind of text file containing comments
Not him but this used a hidden text file with a fancy extension last time i checked. It was more of a convenience feature with serviceable UX for one off things.
this just looks like WinDirStat with more ads
Is there something like this on Linux? Used something similar on OSX and it was amazing. Good for finding lost files too.
How does this differ from TrashReg and TreeSize in function?
TreeSize Free is better and faster than both
https://www.jam-software.com/treesize_free is better than both
>Is there something like this on Linux?
Baobab Disk Usage Analyzer
QDirStat
SquirrelDisk
JDiskReport
Rufus
Ventoy eliminates the need to re-burn a flash drive.
You can literally just have 1 USB SSD with all your boot/install ISOs and they all boot at full speed without needing to reformat.
Rufus has the benefit of modifiying Windows ISOs (have to install windows a lot for work) to have options changed. I don't need more than 1 ISO at a time so don't have a need for ventoy.
I think ventoy has also options for that.
Intresting. Here are the rufus options.
I literally just used it for that. Would be perfect if it were an option in Ventoy since I like to use the same flash drive for everything and don't want to reformat.
Yeah maybe send them that image in an issue on github.
VTOY_WIN11_BYPASS_CHECK and VTOY_WIN11_BYPASS_NRO
Ventoy automatically bypasses W11 requeriments without having to do any modifications to the image.
yt-dlp
mpv ffmpeg
https://scoop.sh
O&OShutUp10
7-Zip
Autoruns
DbgView
FileZilla
HxD
Notepad++
PuTTY
Python
autohotkey
>captcha : NA BASH
SHUT UP CAPTCH
what is the best .pdf viewer on windows OS?
like:
>there is no advertisements flying around
>not incredibly demanding on CPU (cpu usage 100% for no reason)
>no malware installed in the process of installing a .pdf viewer
>no need to open a huge web browser to view .pdf
>doesnt stop working if you are offline
>has the ability to view two pages side by side and cleverly uses two monitors if you have dual
I use QuickLook. Very convenient if only read a few pages since it integrates with Explorer.
Apparently if you put in Word it has a PDF reader.
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SumatraPDF
It is extremely lightweight, makes you question how Adobe Acrobat has not been mercy killed yet.
can it display comments?
>SumatraPDF
How do I get thumbnails with the portable version? The icon is nice but I'd like to see the actual preview of the books I'm reading.
Sumatra pdf is laggy compared to mupdf
STDU Viewer
Icecream Ebook Reader if you wanna go fancy
Xnview
SumatraPDF
TeraCopy
WinFF
OpenShell(ClassicShell)
https://wiki.installgentoo.com/wiki/List_of_recommended_Windows_software
7-zip
sumatraPDF
audacity
libreoffice
foobar2000
gimp
openshot
firefox/pale moon
> total commander
> 7-Zip
> FAR manager
> WizTree
> Rufus
> yt-dlp
> Ventoy
> MPV.NET
> SumatraPDF
> IOrbit Unlocker
> HirenBoot's CD
> Bleachbit
> Everything (wut?)
> https://scoop.sh
> O&OShutUp10
> winrar
> Autoruns
> DbgView
> FileZilla
> HxD
> Notepad++
> PuTTY
> Python
> mpv
> ffmpeg
> autohotkey
> QuickLook
> SumatraPDF
> Xnview
> TeraCopy
> WinFF
> OpenShell(ClassicShell)
> audacity
> libreoffice
> foobar2000
> gimp
> openshot
> firefox/pale moon
WHICH ONE?
Bump. I am willing to try exactly one so convince me...
>crystaldiskinfo
Which edition?
https://crystalmark.info/en/software/crystaldiskinfo/
kei is kute
Openshell, if you are only going to pick one it has to be that one. It uses a less shitty version of Windows seach by default and is just less laggy since it doesn't load any random ad.
7zip
Notepad++
IrfanView
MPV
SumatraPDF
TeraCopy
Ffmpeg
Cmder
Audacity
Naps2
Filezilla
Wireshark
Wiztree
x64dbg
Equalizer APO + reaplugs (FIR noise filtering + mic only in left channel to both channels)
Everything (search)
Hwinfo64
Sysinternals
Powertoys
Obs studio
ShareX
MinGW
CrystslDiskInfo
If you use TC check out TC4shell, it gives native windows explorer integration for TC and its plugins
Forgot to mention Sysinternalsuite especially the more advanced version of taskmanager
Winget Revolution.
What's a good tool for searching files for text strings? Something like grep/ripgrep but with a UI?
I've been using AstroGrep since like 2010 but shit is slow as frick, and doesn't really work that well with binary files.
just enable file contents indexing
010 Editor
IDA Pro
Ghidra
Foobar2000
Winrar
Wiztree
Notepad++
Everything
Directory Opus
TeraCopy
MPC-HC
Procexp / procmon
Forgot my main man SuperF4, saved my ass a lot of times
VLC
Is there a word processor that is less bloated than LibreOffice? I don't need PowerPoint and excel and 6 billion features I will never use, I just want to write a basic document with a header or two and some spell correction.
Abiword? Obsidian w/ Plugins?
.bloat
>features you don't use
pick one.
wordpad
BalenaEtcher to install linux instead of Winblows
nobody ever uses total commander, same with FAR, both are relics of dos 2 pane view tui copeware. it is always is on the sysadmin-wannabe-larper installer-clicker family-win98-reinstalooor list of installer.exe-s burned on some cd since at least 1999. it looks techy, it's there, but no one actually uses it, because it's generally useless. may as well throw in some hex viewer, dcpp and mirc to look more hacker.
for sftp you may download filezilla or use an editor plugin or just sshfs on loonix.
nirsoft filetypesman
what's the linux equivalent?
Virtualbox running Gnu/Linux.