Software List

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• Misc
• Mac
• Windows
• Android

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Misc

• Arc - really good cross platform file transfer app

  If buggy, clear app cache/data

• Etcher / Rufus - Bootable USB maker for OS ISOs
• Notion - Good note taking and productivity app (free for students)
• Handbrake -Can be used as a fast video converter
• Parsec - Remote desktop app which also allows for game streaming and co-op play, with lesser impact on performance
• qBittorrent - Open-source software alternative to µTorrent
• Termius - Very pretty GUI client for SSH and SFTP

Mac

• BetterDisplay - Really useful, if you use multiple displays with Mac
• CleanMyMacX - Handy all-in-one maintainence tool for MacOS
• CleanshotX - Good screenshot tool with screen recording or use Shottr for free
• HiddenBar - Use this if you have too many icons in the menu bar
• IINA - Really nice and clean video player
• PastePal - Clean clipboard manager or use Maccy for free functionality
• MyWallpaper - Similar to wallpaper engine in windows, relatively safe so far (1 year and counting)
• PixelMater Pro - Good image editor
• SoundSource - Must-have sound control app, allows good control
• Stacher - Good GUI for youtube video/audio download
• Unarchiver - Archive utility for occasional rar or other files

Windows

• Bulk Crap Uninstaller - Uninstaller tool for windows which removes the traces and leftovers
• MSI Afterburner - Allows for manual control for graphics performance and also provides an customizable overlay
• NanaZip - 7zip alternative with native Windows 11 context menus
• PowerToys - Extremely good tool, which I mainly use for the Spotlight-like feature from Mac
• Rainmeter - Lightweight widget app with great community-made designs
• ShareX - Much more feature-rich screenshot tool, with auto uploading and editing features.
• SilentOption - Fan curve tool for MSI laptops for people who do not want the bloated Dragon Center
• Sysinternals Suite - Useful group of tools to troubleshoot your system
• ThrottleStop- Provides much more fine control over Intel cpus, helps with undervolting
• WallpaperEngine - Set animations, videos as your wallpaper or Lively Wallpaper (free alternative)
• Wiztree - Helps in visualizing large assortment of files (faster then WinDirStat)
• XDM - Download manager similar to IDM

Android

• Backdrops - Cool wallpaper app
• BatteryGuru - Clean app to monitor charging and battery health
• ColorBlendr - Allows changing of A12+ Material UI colors (needs root but some features work without)
• DynamicSpot - iOS dynamic island replication
• Instander - Alternative to Instagram with additional features
• LibreTorrent - Torrent downloader for android
• Nekogram - Alternate telegram client with more features
• RevancedManager - Used to remove ads from apps like Reddit, X, Youtube
• WallpaperEngine - Can use windows wallpapers on android
• Wavelet - Lightweight and good EQ