| 1 |  7-ZipA file archiver with a high compression ratio. | 26.05 | Open source | October 21, 2026 | — | 35.6M ↓ |
| 2 |  ChocolateyChocolatey is The Package Manager for Windows. It was designed to be a decentralized framework for quickly installing applications and tools that you need. It is built on the NuGet infrastructure and uses PowerShell as its focus for delivering packages. | 2.7.4.0 | Open source | August 19, 2026 | — | 386.2M ↓ |
| 3 |  AutoHotkeyMacro-creation and automation-oriented scripting utility for Windows. | 2.0.30 | Open source | October 9, 2026 | — | 7.8M ↓ |
| 4 |  RufusA utility that helps format and create bootable USB flash drives, such as USB keys/pendrives, memory sticks, etc. | 4.15 | Open source | June 30, 2026 | — | 840.1K ↓ |
| 5 |  ElasticsearchElasticsearch is a distributed, RESTful search and analytics engine | 7.16.3 | Proprietary | January 13, 2022 | 285.2 MB | 146.2K ↓ |
| 6 |  PowerToysMicrosoft PowerToys is a set of utilities for power users to tune and streamline their Windows experience for greater productivity. | 0.101.2362.0 | Open source | August 25, 2026 | — | 4M ↓ |
| 7 |  PeaZipA free file archiver utility and rar extractor for Windows and Linux, work with 200+ archive types and variants, handle spanned archives and support multiple archive encryption standards. | 11.3.0 | Open source | October 21, 2026 | — | 585.4K ↓ |
| 8 |  NuGetThe package manager for .NET | 7.9.0 | Open source | August 11, 2026 | 8.7 MB | 2.6M ↓ |
| 9 |  VentoyVentoy is an open source tool to create bootable USB drive for ISO/WIM/IMG/VHD(x)/EFI files. | 1.1.18 | Open source | October 24, 2026 | — | 206.5K ↓ |
| 10 |  ZstandardZstandard is a fast lossless compression algorithm, targeting real-time compression scenarios at zlib-level and better compression ratios. It's backed by a very fast entropy stage, provided by Huff0 and FSE library. | 1.5.7 | Open source | March 9, 2025 | — | 305.3K ↓ |
| 11 |  Bazela fast, scalable, multi-language and extensible build system | 9.3.0 | Open source | October 15, 2026 | — | 523.5K ↓ |
| 12 |  SandboxieSandboxie is a sandbox-based isolation software for 32- and 64-bit Windows NT-based operating systems. | 5.73.8 | Open source | October 19, 2026 | — | 95K ↓ |
| 13 |  UPXA free, secure, portable, extendable, high-performance executable packer for several executable formats. | 5.2.1 | Open source | August 27, 2026 | — | 230.7K ↓ |
| 14 |  WinRARCompress, Encrypt, Package and Backup with only one utility. | 7.23.0 | Proprietary | June 30, 2026 | — | 11.7M ↓ |
| 15 |  ScribusOpen Source Desktop Publishing | 1.6.6 | Open source | April 13, 2026 | 124.3 MB | 110.1K ↓ |
| 16 |  Double CommanderFree cross platform open source file manager with two panels side by side | 1.2.9 | Open source | September 27, 2026 | — | 718.5K ↓ |
| 17 |  uvAn extremely fast Python package and project manager, written in Rust. | 0.13.5 | Open source | October 22, 2026 | — | 183K ↓ |
| 18 |  MattermostAccess your Mattermost instance with your credentials using the desktop app | 6.3.1 | Open source | October 15, 2026 | — | 201.8K ↓ |
| 19 |  osquerySQL powered operating system instrumentation, monitoring, and analytics. | 5.24.0 | Open source | October 22, 2026 | — | 1.6M ↓ |
| 20 |  Oracle VirtualBoxVirtualBox is a general-purpose full virtualization software for x86_64 hardware (with version 7.1 additionally for macOS/Arm), targeted at laptop, desktop, server and embedded use. | 7.2.22 | Open source | October 20, 2026 | 178.1 MB | 2.3M ↓ |
| 21 |  7-Zip ZSFile archiver with support for Brotli, Fast-LZMA2, Lizard, LZ4, LZ5 and Zstandard | 26.02-v1.5.7-R2 | Open source | July 11, 2026 | — | 2.7M ↓ |
| 22 |  VeyonVeyon is a free and open source software for monitoring and controlling computers across multiple platforms. | 4.11.4.0 | Open source | October 16, 2026 | — | 258.6K ↓ |
| 23 |  VagrantBuild and manage virtual machine environments in a single workflow | 2.4.9 | Proprietary | August 21, 2025 | 247.9 MB | 8.9K ↓ |
| 24 |  PDFsam BasicA free, open source, multi-platform software designed to split, merge, extract pages, mix and rotate PDF files. | 6.0.6.0 | Open source | October 2, 2026 | — | 1.6M ↓ |
| 25 |  HashiCorp PackerA tool for creating identical machine images for multiple platforms from a single source configuration. | 1.16.2 | Proprietary | October 22, 2026 | 34.5 MB | 560.2K ↓ |
| 26 |  Datadog AgentDatadog helps you monitor your infrastructure and application | 7.83.3.1 | Open source | September 24, 2026 | 158.9 MB | 870K ↓ |
| 27 |  NanaZipThe 7-Zip derivative intended for the modern Windows experience. | 7.0.1873.0 | Open source | October 22, 2026 | — | 501.6K ↓ |
| 28 |  Chocolatey GUIA delicious GUI for Chocolatey | 3.3.0.0 | Open source | September 16, 2026 | — | 3.5M ↓ |
| 29 |  unetbootinUNetbootin allows you to create bootable Live USB drives for Ubuntu and other Linux distributions without burning a CD. | 702 | Open source | August 18, 2022 | — | 54.9K ↓ |
| 30 |  RainmeterDesktop customisation tool. | 4.5.28.3936 | Open source | October 13, 2026 | — | 77.9K ↓ |
| 31 |  Open-ShellA collection of utilities bringing back classic features to Windows. | 4.4.198 | Open source | May 16, 2026 | — | 861.2K ↓ |
| 32 |  smartmontoolssmartmontools contains utility programs (smartctl, smartd) to control/monitor storage systems using the Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology System (S.M.A.R.T.) built into most modern ATA and SCSI disks. It is derived from smartsuite. | 7.5 | Open source | June 12, 2025 | — | 853.5K ↓ |
| 33 |  Conan Package ManagerAn open source, decentralized C/C++ package manager, to automate building and sharing of packages. | 2.33.0 | Open source | September 29, 2026 | — | 257.3K ↓ |
| 34 |  Files - StableA modern file manager that helps users organise their files and folders. | 4.2.9.0 | Open source | September 14, 2026 | 107.8 MB | 136.3K ↓ |
| 35 |  LocalSendShare files to nearby devices. Free, open source, cross-platform. An open source cross-platform alternative to AirDrop. | 1.18.2 | Open source | August 26, 2026 | — | 69.6K ↓ |
| 36 |  SimplenoteSimplenote is an easy way to keep notes, lists, ideas and more. Your notes stay in sync with all your devices for free. | 2.24.0 | Open source | November 24, 2025 | — | 33.6K ↓ |
| 37 |  windows_exporterPrometheus exporter for Windows machines | 0.31.9 | Open source | October 16, 2026 | — | 535K ↓ |
| 38 |  Windows File ManagerOriginal Windows File Manager (winfile) with enhancements | 10.4.0.0 | Open source | February 25, 2025 | — | 6.1K ↓ |
| 39 |  DittoDitto is an extension to the Windows Clipboard. You copy something to the Clipboard and Ditto takes what you copied and stores it in a database to retrieve at a later time. | 3.25.113.0 | Open source | September 27, 2025 | — | 459.2K ↓ |
| 40 |  Sandboxie-PlusSandboxie is a sandbox-based isolation software for 32- and 64-bit Windows NT-based operating systems. | 1.18.5 | Open source | September 25, 2026 | — | 57.7K ↓ |
| 41 |  GaugeFree and open source test automation framework that takes the pain out of acceptance testing | 1.6.28 | Open source | March 31, 2026 | — | 105.2K ↓ |
| 42 |  UniGetUI (formerly WingetUI) - Pre-ReleaseA better UI for your package managers | 3.3.7-beta1 | Open source | January 30, 2026 | — | 78.1K ↓ |
| 43 |  gduPretty fast disk usage analyzer written in Go. | 5.37.0 | Open source | August 18, 2026 | — | 284.7K ↓ |
| 44 |  lessmsiA tool to view and extract the contents of an Windows Installer (.msi) file. | 2.12.9 | Open source | April 2, 2026 | — | 527.8K ↓ |
| 45 |  Hydrus NetworkA personal booru-style media tagger that can import files and tags from your hard drive and popular websites. Content can be shared with other users via user-run servers. | v665 | Open source | March 26, 2026 | — | 136.4K ↓ |
| 46 |  WinFsp 2024 Beta2Windows File System Proxy - FUSE for Windows | 2.1.24255 | Open source | November 17, 2024 | — | 419.9K ↓ |
| 47 |  Total CommanderTotal Commander is a modern file manager with plugin support in the classic 2-window style of the DOS era. | 11.58 | Proprietary | July 1, 2026 | 7.5 MB | 909.6K ↓ |
| 48 |  CopyQClipboard manager with advanced features | 17.0.0 | Open source | October 8, 2026 | — | 70.4K ↓ |
| 49 |  AlloyGrafana Alloy | 1.21.2 | Open source | October 23, 2026 | — | 128.6K ↓ |
| 50 |  BarrierBarrier is open-source KVM software | 2.4.0 | Open source | November 2, 2021 | — | 55.9K ↓ |