tools

• MouseJiggler: Prevent screen locking or sleeping by using this auto mouse mover, jiggle mouse & mouse shaker. (https://github.com/arkane-systems/mousejiggler)

• Snoop: WPF spying utility. (https://github.com/snoopwpf/snoopwpf)

• Treesize Free: a free disk space manager for Windows. The software shows you the sizes of folders including all subfolders. (https://www.jam-software.com/treesize_free)

• Everything: Locate files and folders by name instantly. (https://www.voidtools.com/)

• Sigcheck: a command-line utility that shows file version number, timestamp information, and digital signature details, including certificate chains. (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/sigcheck)

• Fusion++: A modern alternative to the Microsoft Assembly Binding Log Viewer (FUSLOGVW.exe) (https://github.com/awaescher/Fusion).

• Process Explorer: Process Explorer shows you information about which handles and DLLs processes have opened or loaded. (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/process-explorer)

• Handle: command-line version of Process Explorer. (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/handle)

• OBS Studio: OBS (Open Broadcaster Software) is free and open source software for video recording and live streaming. (https://obsproject.com/)

• dnSpy: a debugger and .NET assembly editor. Edit and debug assemblies even if you don't have any source code available. (https://github.com/dnSpy/dnSpy)

• AzCopy: is a command-line utility that you can use to copy blobs or files to or from a storage account. (https://github.com/Azure/azure-storage-azcopy)

• FullEventLogView: a simple tool for Windows 10/8/7/Vista that displays in a table the details of all events from the event logs of Windows, including the event description. It allows you to view the events of your local computer, events of a remote computer on your network, and events stored in . evtx files. (https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/full_event_log_view.html)

• PicPick: A full-featured screen capture tool, Intuitive image editor, color picker, color palette, pixel-ruler, protractor, crosshair, whiteboard and more. (https://picpick.app/en/)

• Intel Extreme Tuning Utility (Intel XTU): a Windows-based performance-tuning software that enables novice and experienced enthusiasts to overclock, monitor, and stress a system. (https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/download/17881/intel-extreme-tuning-utility-intel-xtu.html)

  • Pro: can reduce boost power to cool down i7 CPU

• 7-zip: a file archiver with a high compression ratio. (https://www.7-zip.org/)

  • Pro: calculate checksum via context menu

• draw.io: free diagram software. (https://drawio-app.com/)

• Orca: a database table editor for creating and editing Windows Installer packages and merge modules. (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/msi/orca-exe)

• Royal TS: a Secure Gateway for remote connections. (https://www.royalapps.com/ts/win/features)

• ScreenToGif: Free screen recorder tool, which lets you record, edit and save as a gif, video or other formats. (https://github.com/NickeManarin/ScreenToGif)

• Monitorian: a Windows desktop tool to adjust the brightness of multiple monitors with ease. (https://github.com/emoacht/Monitorian)

• Cyberduck: a libre server and cloud storage browser for Mac and Windows with support for FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, Amazon S3, OpenStack Swift, Backblaze B2, Microsoft Azure & OneDrive, Google Drive and Dropbox. (https://cyberduck.io/)

• Herbie: Find and fix floating-point problems: sqrt(x+1) - sqrt(x) -> 1/(sqrt(x+1) + sqrt(x)). (https://herbie.uwplse.org/)

• Burp Suite: Inspect all http requests. (https://portswigger.net/burp/communitydownload)

• MicrosoftProgram_Install_and_Uninstall.meta.diagcab: Fix problems that block programs from being installed or removed, any programs, on Windows. (https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/topic/fix-problems-that-block-programs-from-being-installed-or-removed-cca7d1b6-65a9-3d98-426b-e9f927e1eb4d)

• pandoc: Universal markup converter. (https://github.com/jgm/pandoc)

• Dell Optimizer: To optimize the performance of applications on your system. It improves productivity, performance, and user experience through system usage.

  • Ultra Performance mode can boost the system performance by 50% comparing to Optimized mode.

  • Replace Dell Power Manager, To maximize the performance and battery life of your Dell laptop. Choose between quiet fan noise and best performance. (https://www.dell.com/support/contents/en-uk/article/product-support/self-support-knowledgebase/software-and-downloads/dell-power-manager)

• LockHunter: It is a free tool to delete files blocked by something you do not know. LockHunter is useful for fighting against malware, and other programs that are blocking files without a reason. (https://lockhunter.com/)

  • It can show processes locking a file or folder which cannot be seen in Resource Monitor

  • Search using the absolute file path

Git

• Fork: git client. (https://git-fork.com/)

  • Pro: faster than others

• Sourcetree: A Git GUI that offers a visual representation of your repositories. Sourcetree is a free Git client for Windows and Mac. (https://tortoisegit.org/)

  • Pro: can reverse single line

• TortoiseGit: TortoiseGit provides overlay icons showing the file status, a powerful context menu for Git and much more! (https://tortoisegit.org/)

• GitAhead: a graphical Git client for Windows, Linux and macOS. It features a fast native interface designed to help you understand and manage your source code history. (https://github.com/gitahead/gitahead)

Add to PATH

• nuget: package manager for .NET. Move nuget.exe to C:\nuget.

• GitVersion: a tool that generates a Semantic Version number based on your Git history. Move folder to C:\gitversion.