Favorite programs for Windows - hpaluch/hpaluch.github.io GitHub Wiki

Here is list of my favorite programs for Windows. The list is in random order.

Total Commander

I can't imagine my life without TC. Since DOS times I used Norton and later Volkov Commander.

NOTE: Total Commander was formerly known as Windows Commander

Homepage: http://www.ghisler.com/

Favorite functions:

  • Commands -> Synchronize dirs...
  • Alt-Shift-Enter - compute sizes of all directories in Panel
  • Command + Shift-Enter (opens command in CMD and leave it open - ideal to see CLI output).
  • Ctrl-Page Down - look inside of archive (useful when archive is also executable - to prevent execution)

XnView

Fast and easy view of photos

Homepage: https://www.xnview.com/en/

Favorite functions:

  • Set file date from EXIF date:
    • press Ctrl-A to select all photos to change filesystem date
    • go to menu Tools -> Change timestamp...
    • in Use select the 3rd Radio-button
    • change DropDown of that 3rd Radio-button to EXIF: Date taken
    • in Change check on:
      • File Date Created
      • File Date Modified
    • click on Apply to confirm change on selected files
    • after few seconds filesystem date/time of your photos should match date/time from EXIF.

PhotoScape

Easy editing and retouching of images.

Homepage: http://photoscape.org

Favorite functions:

  • Crop (just use tab Crop)
  • Pixelise: use Tools -> Mosaic
  • Object -> Speech Balloon

KeePass

Safe storage of Passwords. You need to remember just one password to access KeePass database file, so you can use strong and unique password for each site (this could be hardly achieved by memorizing all passwords in head :-)

Homepage: https://keepass.info/

Favorite functions:

  • Ctrl-U (opens selected URL in browser), followed by Ctrl-V - autotype Login/Password. NOTE: For Google account you need Auto-Type override using: {USERNAME}{ENTER}{DELAY 5000}{PASSWORD}{ENTER}
  • Ctrl-C copies just Password. NOTE: The password in clip-board expires after around 12 seconds.

4K YouTube Downloaders

Download Video or Audio from YouTube. Really neat - small programs without bloatware.

Homepage: https://www.4kdownload.com/

  • Download 4K YouTube for To MP3 for Audio (from above link)
  • Download 4K Video Downloader (from above link)

Getting back Fixedsys font in Command Window

Just follow: https://superuser.com/a/532805

  • download font from specified location
  • double-click to show font viewer
  • click on Install
  • after this the font appeared in Console font list as FixedsysTTF (no registry edit was needed).