The Windows App Iceberg

Key takeaways:

1. Windows power tools and apps to enhance productivity
2. Screen and audio control tools for better user experience
3. Backup, debloat, and customization tools for Windows

Windows Power Tools and Apps #

• Alt Snap It: Press the ALT key and move any window. No need to grab it at the top.
• Power Toys: Adds 20 different apps to your Windows, such as a search bar, the ability to focus in on your mouse cursor, and snap areas for bigger monitors.
• Nile Soft Shell: Replaces the right-click menu, making it better and allowing you to go to properties and do useful stuff without having to click twice.
• Ear Trumpet: Control volume per application. Super useful for avoiding ear rape when launching a new game.
• Notepad++: A nice-looking notepad replacement with tabs and the ability to make it super transparent.
• ShareX: Take screenshots to an absolute next level. Add shapes, smart erase, blur, highlight, and more.

Screen and Audio Control Tools #

• MonitorI: Control the brightness of your desktop PC or laptop connected to a monitor without having to do it with the nipple.
• Twinkle Tray: An alternative to MonitorI, it looks nicer.
• FX Sound: Improve the audio quality of your headphones. It gives you the equalizer adjustment along with a bunch of presets.
• VLC: Not only an awesome media player but can also record your screen, convert files from one format to another, and download videos from the internet.
• Audacity: Free app to record and edit audio. Remove background noise, add a compressor, and more.

Backup, Debloat, and Customization Tools #

• FreeFileSync: Back up your PC to an external hard drive or back up one hard drive into another.
• Chris Titus Windows Tool: Debloat Windows by default, as it comes with a lot of bloatware and unnecessary things running in the background.
• Rainmeter: Customize your Windows with many preset skins and hundreds more created by other people.
• Hardware Info: Useful when building a new PC to make sure that you installed everything correctly and everything works.
• MSI Afterburner: Overclock your PC parts and have a game overlay with your FPS, CPU usage, or GPU usage to detect any bottlenecks.

"Power Toys adds 20 different apps to your Windows that you can toggle on or off depending if you need them."

"ShareX takes it [screenshots] to an absolute next level."

"With FX Sound, you can make your headphone sound just the way you want them to."

"By default, a Windows installation comes with a lot of bloatware and unnecessary things running in the background which can lead to a slower computer."

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