Softwares on Windows

Scripting & Enhancements

• AutoHotkey shortcuts to non-interactive functions, such as starting apps
• Listary shortcuts to directories for standard model dialogs
• uTools shortcuts to search in files (better to use with Everything) / clipboard / memo / apps …
• quicker shortcut icons for app sensitive functions, such as screenshot, QR scan, etc.
• Ditto shortcuts to clipboard. Being replaced by uTools

File Management & Archiving

• Double Commander
• BandiZip. 7-zip is limited in features. PeaZip is slow. jZip is detected and deleted by McAfee. Comparison

Editors

• notepad2 mod supports folding and bookmarks. maintenance stopped.
• notepad2e, in TortoiseGit, supports current word highlighting, math evaluation.
• neovim
• Meld to diff files/dirs
• PDF-XChange Viewer

less useful

• GoNeoVim to wrap neovim and markdown display. lack of stability.
• Typora for markdown. backup of neovim/vim
• FrHED for binary

Imaging & AV

• MPC BE
• PicPick to capture screen and edit images

less useful

• Imagine to show images. backup of PicPick and DoubleCommander.
• Freemake Video Converter
• Snipaste to capture screen
• DSpeech
• DTaskManager

Information

• irreader for podcasts and RSS. offline config.
• SaladDict for Chrome & Edge. offline config.
• 欧陆词典 for standalone usage. online account sync. on/off-line dicts.

less useful

• VeryCrypt
• Calibre for Kindle

Networking

Clouds

drives	usages
One	configs, docs, small binaries
Nuts	music
Syncplicity	large apps and data
Baidu
奶牛

• RaiDrive for mounting (S-)FTP, Google Drive, One Drive, 坚果云, etc.

Transfer & Access

• PuTTY + Xming. offline config
• WinSCP. offline config
• Motrix download tool needing more tweaks
• Xtreme Download Manager with Chrome plugin, especially for in-page video download
• AirDroid to transfer across Android and Apple. Limited plan across WAN.
• 快牙 to transfer across Android and Apple in LAN.

Remote Control

• Mouse Without Borders for one set of keyboard and mouse across LAN. Alternative for Synergy.
• TeamViewer for remote control
• Total Control to control Android phones on PCs
• Syncplicity cloud. hard to download/sync.
• SplashTop to remote control Windows from Android/Apple in LAN.
• SpaceDesk same as SplashTop.
• Mobizen to show and control Android from Windows.

Coding

• MySQL-Front
• Postman
• TortoiseGit
• Dia for diagrams
• node.js
• Python

IME

• Sougou Wubi

Passwords

• BitWarden
• LastPass