Essential system utilities: optimization, debloating, tweaks, package managers, terminal tools, remote desktop, clipboard & window managers, virtual machines

► System Tools

Warning – It’s not recommended to use debloaters unless you know what you’re doing. Always research first, never just “Apply All” randomly.

🌐 Awesome Windows 11 – Windows 11 Resources
🌐 PC-Optimization-Hub – System Optimization Resources
⭐ PowerToys – System Tools / Search / Plugins / GitHub
⭐ Sysinternals – Advanced System Tools / Suite
⭐ CPU-Z, winfetch, CPU Fetch, Glow or GPU-Z – System Info Tools
⭐ SuperF4 or FKill – Process Killers
⭐ AutoHotkey – Task Automation / Discord / Script Gen / Resources
VCRedist – AIO Repack for Microsoft Visual C++ Redists
AutoIt / Resources, Power Automate, sikulix or ChoEazyCopy – Task Automation
Windows-11-Guide or Pastas – Windows Guides
NanaRun – System Admin Tools
PolicyPlus – Local Group Policy Editor
PowerPlanSwitcher – Quickly Change Power Schemes
Scheduler or TaskRunner – System Task Scheduler
CoreTemp or System Informer – Process Monitors
ThrottleStop – Laptop CPU Monitor / Optimizer
RegExp, RegScanner, ripgrep-all or Registry-Finder – Registry Explorers / Scanners
WinbIndex – Windows System Files / Binaries
OfflineInsiderEnroll – Enable Windows Insider without Account
WLSetup-All – Windows Live Essentials 2012 Archive
Rhasspy – Voice Assistant
OpenRecall or Windrecorder – Memory Search App / System Recorders
Time.is – Check Accuracy of System Clock
G-Helper – Armoury Crate Replacement
LenovoLegionToolkit – Lenovo Vantage Replacement

▷ System Debloating

⭐ Debloat Guide – Windows Debloat Guide
⭐ Bulk Crap Uninstaller, Revo Uninstaller or GeekUninstaller – Bulk Uninstallation Tools
⭐ SophiaScript – Debloater
BleachBit – Clean System Storage
GhostBuster or Device Cleanup Tool – Remove Non-Present Devices
Win11Debloat – Debloater
Should I Remove It? – Program Removal Guide

▷ System Tweaks

⭐ Windhawk, MajorGeeks Windows Tweaks, Winaero or – System Tweaking Tools / Warning
⭐ EverythingToolbar or yasb – Tweaked Taskbars
⭐ Open Shell – Tweak Start Menu / Start Skin
⭐ EarTrumpet, Volumey or Volume2 – Tweak Volume Mixer
⭐ AltSnap – Tweaked Windows Dragging
abbodi1406, BatUtil or TechNet-Gallery – System Scripts
Win10 Widgets or Eww – Widgets for Windows
Wintoys – System App Tweaking
Wox, Listary, FlowLauncher, Ueli / GitHub – Keystroke / App Launchers
Kando – App Launcher / Pie Menu / GitHub / Discord
Hunt and Peck or Cerebro App – Tweaked System Navigation
SmartSystemMenu – Tweak System Menu
EasyContextMenu, Nilesoft Shell or ContextMenuManager
RCWM – Tweaked Context Menus
Spencer – Classic Start Menu
Taskbar Tweaker – Taskbar Advanced Features
Taskbar Hide – Easily Hide / Show Taskbar
QuickLook – macOS Quick Look for Windows
TopNotify – Move Windows Notifications

▷ Package Managers

⭐ WinGet – CLI Package Manager / Repos / Automation / Auto Update
⭐ UniGetUI – GUI for Popular Package Managers
⭐ Scoop – Portable Package Manager
⭐ sfsu or hok – Fast Scoop Utilities
Spinel – Multi-Program Install Script Generator
Chocolatey / GUI / GitHub, Patch My PC or RuckZuck – Package Managers
Silent Install – Build Multi-Program Installers
0Install – Decentralized Cross-Platform Package Manager
portableapps – Package Manager for Portable Apps
Baulk – Minimalist Package Manager
NirLauncher – Portable Package Manager for NirSoft Utilities

▷ Terminal / CLI

🌐 The Terminal Directory – List of Terminal Emulators
🌐 terminals-are-sexy – Terminal Resources
🌐 Awesome CLI Apps or Command Line Tools – Command Line Resources
⭐ ss64 – Command Line Reference Index
Windows Terminal / 2, ConEmu, Hyper, Tabby, MobaXterm or WezTerm – Windows Terminals
BusyBox – Unix Commands for Windows
Clink – Command Line Editing
Nushell – Alt Shell
Tiny Care Terminal – Terminal Dashboard That Cares
Command Challenge – Command Line Learning
Mintty – Cygwin Terminal Emulator
GetDNote – Command Line Notebook
PowerShell – Widndows / macOS / Linux PowerShell
LeanandMean – Powershell Snippets / Use with Caution
PowerShell Scripts or WindowsPowerShell – Alt Shell Scripts
Starship – Cross-Shell Prompt

▷ Remote Desktop

⭐ Parsec – Desktop Client / X / Discord
⭐ RustDesk – Desktop Client / Subreddit / Discord / GitHub
⭐ Aspia – Desktop Client / Telegram / GitHub
⭐ Sunshine – Gaming Remote Desktop Client / Discord / GitHub
Moonlight – Gaming Remote Desktop Client / Discord / GitHub
Arcane – Desktop Client
HopToDesk – Desktop Client / GitLab
CoScreen – Desktop Client
Remotly – Desktop Client
Bananas – Desktop Client / Discord / GitHub
ChromeRemoteDesktop – Web-Based
InputDirector – Multi-Computer Client
Mouse Without Borders – Multi-Computer Client
p2p – Portable Client
Screensy – Web-Based / GitHub
Screego – Web-Based / GitHub
Screen-Sharing – Web-Based / GitHub
TigerVNC – VNC Client / GitHub
TightVNC – VNC Client
noVNC – JavaScript VNC Client / GitHub

▷ Clipboard Managers

⭐ Ditto – Clipboard Manager / GitHub
PasteBar – Clipboard Manager / GitHub
CrossPaste – Clipboard Manager / GitHub
ArsClip – Clipboard Manager
ClipAngel – Clipboard Manager
CopyQ / GitHub or XClipper / GitHub – Clipboard Managers with Editing and Scripting Features
MultiClipBoardSlots – Extend Clipboard by 10 Memory Slots

▷ Window Managers

⭐ GlazeWM – Tiling Window Manager Inspired by i3wm
⭐ Komorebi or WorkSpacer / GitHub – Tiling Window Managers
Whim – Pluggable Dynamic Window Manager
DWM – Port of X11 dwm to Windows

▷ Virtual Machines

🌐 Awesome Web Desktops or Simone’s Computer – OS Emulators / VMs
⭐ VMware Workstation, 2 or VirtualBox / Portable – Virtual Machines
⭐ Virt-Manager / GitHub, MultiPass / GitHub or Vagrantup / GitHub – Virtual Machine Managers
Looking Glass – App for Using Kernel-Based Virtual Machine Configured for VGA PCI Pass-Through / GitHub
Qemu, Hyper-V or Denodo Test – Virtual Machines
OSBoxes – Preinstalled Virtual Machine
Terminator – Online Virtual Machines
JSLinux – Online Linux Virtual Machines
QuickEmu or Dexpot – Virtual Machine Creator
Virtual x86 – x86-compatible OS Emulators
PCjs Machines – Classic Computer Emulators
InfiniteMac – Apple OS Emulators
winevdm – 16-bit Windows on 64-bit Systems
Blink – Linux Emulator for Windows
Dockerholics – Docker Apps
WebCatalog – Turn Sites into Desktop Apps

► Hardware Tools

⭐ PSU Calculator – Find Compatible Power Supplies
DeviceTests – Multiple Device Tests
NotCPUCores, BES, ParkControl, QuickCPU or Process Lasso – CPU Optimizer
Ozone3D, UNIGINE Benchmarks or OCCT – System Benchmarking
Testmem5 – Memory Benchmarking
MemTest – Memory Diagnostic Tool
SDIO, Drivers Collection, Driverscape or DriverStoreExplorer – Update / Install Missing Drivers / Note
VOGONS – Vintage Computer Hardware Forum

▷ Hardware Monitors

⭐ HWiNFO – System Info & Monitoring
Scrutiny, GSmartControl / GitHub or smartmontools – Hard Drive Monitors
CoolerControl – Cooling Device Monitor
BatteryMode – System Tray Battery Percentage / Managers / GitHub
HWMonitor – Hardware Monitors
fastfetch – System Info & Monitoring
Task Manager DeLuxe – Task Manager Alt
Libre Hardware Monitor – Updated Fork of Open Hardware Monitor
FanControl – Control PC Fans / GitHub
Traffic Monitor – Network & Hardware Monitor
bottom or Glances / GitHub – Terminal Hardware Monitors

▷ GPU Tools

⭐ NVTOP – GPU / Accelerator Process Monitor
⭐ GreenWithEnvy – Manage / Control NVIDIA Cards
⭐ NVCleanstall or NVSlimmer – NVIDIA Driver Packages
Display Driver Uninstaller, 2 – Display Driver Removal Tool / GitHub
TinyNvidiaUpdateChecker – NVIDIA GPU Update Checker
nvidiaProfileInspector – Modify / View Hidden NVIDIA Settings / Guide
RadeonSoftwareSlimmer – Debloat AMD Drivers
R.ID – AMD 3rd Party Drivers / Discord
SMCAMDProcessor – AMD Processor Power Management
PresentMon – GPU Benchmarking
Universal x86 Tuning Utility – Laptop GPU Controller / GitHub
RyzenAdj – Ryzen Laptop GPU Controller

▷ Disk Tools

🌐 Awesome Storage – File Storage Resources
🌐 Awesome DataHoarding – Data Hoarding Resources
⭐ WizTree – Disk Usage Analyzer
⭐ CrystalDiskMark or CCISOBench – Disk Benchmarking Tools
⭐ GParted / GitLab, MiniTool Partition Wizard or AOMEI Partition Assistant / Unlocker – Partition Managers
⭐ Validrive – Check True Storage Size of USB Devices
WinDirStat – Disk Usage Analyzer / Cleanup Tool / GitHub
TrueNAS – Storage System
QDirStat – Directory Statistics
CrystalDiskInfo – S.M.A.R.T. Data Analyzer
Macrorit Partition Expert or Diskovery – Disk Usage Analyzers
Gdu or dua – Disk Usage Analyzer with Parallel Processing
Erdtree – Cross-Platform Disk Usage Analyzer
PC Manager – Disk Managers / Cleanup
Air Live Drive – Mount Cloud Drives as Local Disks
SFTPDrive – Mount SFTP Servers as Local Disks

▷ Monitor Tools

⭐ DisplayFusion or Dual Monitor Tool – Dual Monitor Tools
⭐ f.lux, LightBulb, ScreenTemperature or SunsetScreen – Adjust Display Color / Temperature
⭐ Monitorian, Twinkle Tray / GitHub or Dimmer – Adjust Monitor Brightness
EIZO, Monitor or LCDTech – Monitor Performance Tests
TestUFO – Monitor Framerate Test
LittleBigMouse – DPI Test
Scalizer – Auto DPI Scaling / YouTube
ICM or ICC Profiles – ICC Profiles and Monitor Calibration
Display Calc – Display Distance / Dimension Calculator
Multi-Monitor Calculator – Dual-Monitor Setup Planning / Tests
Wide Gamut – Color Compatibility Test
Dead.Pixel – Dead Pixel Test
JScreenFix – Repair Stuck Pixels
CenterOfMyScreen – Find Center of Monitor
ShowDesktopOneMonitor – Show Desktop for Only One Monitor
Deskreen / GitHub or SpaceDesk – Use Mobile Device as Monitor
ShaderGlass – Custom Screen Shaders
DaltonLens or Toptal – Color Blindness Filters
NVDA – Screen Reader for Blind Users / GitHub

▷ Mouse / Keyboard

⭐ /r/MechanicalKeyboards Wiki – Mechanical Keyboard Resources
⭐ Hotkey Cheatsheet, Use The Keyboard, HotkeyP, Clavier++, Kinto or CheatKeys – Keyboard Shortcuts / Image, 2 / Course
⭐ VIA / GitHub, SharpKeys, Kanata, keymapper, Ergogen, Mahou – Custom Keyboard Layouts / Remapping
⭐ geekhack or KeebTalk – Keyboard Forums
X-Mouse Button Control – Re-Map Mouse Buttons / Scroll Wheel
MoveMouse or MouseJiggler – Simulate User Activity
Raw Accel – Mouse Acceleration Tool
StrokeIt – Mouse Gestures
Espanso – Typing Shortcuts / GitHub
win-vind – Vim Style Keybindings for Windows
Vial – Custom Keyboard Config Tool
KeyViz – Keystroke Visualizer
WhatPulse – Mouse / Keyboard Usage Analyzer
Kmonad – Keyboard Manager
Deskhop – Quickly Switch Devices between Computers
Switchy – Switch Keyboard Languages with Button
Is this good? – Custom Keyboard Guides
DreyMaR’s – Keyboard Tips and Resources
Keyboard University or KDB – Mechanical Keyboard Building Guides
Cosmos – Create Custom Keyboards
Keyboard Simulator – Design & Test Virtual Keyboards
Key Test – Keyboard Tester

▷ System Audio

⭐ Equalizer APO / 2, AutoEq, PeaceEqualizer, Dolby Access / Note or FXSound – Audio Equalizers
Wave Link or VoiceMeeter / Banana – Audio Mixers / Multi-Device Playback
SoundSwitch – Switch Audio Device with Hotkey / GitHub
SonyHeadphonesClient – Sony Headphones Clone
Audiocheck – Audio Tests
LowAudioLatency – Reduce Audio Latency
DigitalFeed – Lossless Audio Sound System Test
Online Mic Test or Check Mic – Mic Test
Sound Meter or REW – Measure Surrounding Sound Level
Krisp or noise-suppression-for-voice – Noise Suppression Tools
AirPods Dirty Secret – AirPods Repair Directory

► Windows ISOs

⭐ Genuine Installation Media – Windows ISOs / Clean Install Guide
files.rg-adguard or MVS dump – Verify ISO Legitimacy
OS.click, MyDigitalLife or Microsoft SD – Windows ISOs
Old School OS, OS Vault, VETUSWARE or WinWorldPC – Oldschool ISOs
Fido – ISO Powershell Script
NetBoot – Boot Operating Systems without ISOs
CoolStar – Install Windows on Chromebook

▷ USB / Bootloaders

⭐ Rufus – Create Bootable USB Drives
⭐ YUMI – Create Bootable USB Drives
MediaCreationTool – Windows Deployment Automation
USBTreeView – USB Device Tree Viewer
CloverBootloader or EasyBCD – Bootloaders / Config

▷ Windows Activation

⭐ MAS – Activation Scripts / Windows / Office / Discord
⭐ KMS_VL_ALL_AIO – Offline Activator / Windows / Office
OfficeRTool – Offline Activator / Office

▷ Windows Updates

⭐ Windows 10 After EOL – Receive Windows Updates After Win10’s End-Of-Life
⭐ ChangeWindows – Latest Windows Update Info
stopupdates10 or InControl – Enable / Disable Win 10/11 Updates / Can Cause Breakage
LegacyUpdate – Fix Windows Updates for Legacy Editions
Extended Win 7 Updates – Extended Windows 7 Updates
WURefresh – Reset Windows Update Components
UUP Dump or Microsoft Update Catalog – Download Previous Windows Updates
PC Health Check or WhyNotWin11 – Identify why your PC isn’t Ready for Windows 11
FlashMyBoard – Receive Motherboard Update Notifications

▷ Windows Repair

MagNumDB, ErrorLookup or Microsoft Error Lookup – Windows Debugging Tools
/r/TechSupport / Wiki – Tech Support Subreddit / Discord
Hardforum, TechGuy, Eleven Forums or Ten Forums – Tech Support Forums
Medicat – Computer Diagnostic / Recovery Toolkit
PhoenixPE – Recovery Environment
Hiren’s BootCD PE or Win10XPE – Preinstallation Environments / Recovery
Magic Trace – Diagnose Performance Issues using Intel Processor Trace

► Customization

🌐 Windows-Ricing, or Heliohost Guide – Windows Ricing Resources
⭐ Rainmeter – Desktop Customization / Discord
⭐ OpenRGB / Beta, WLED, Aurora, LiquidCTL, Artemis, RGBSync, SignalRGB or FireLight – RGB Lighting Control
⭐ VSThemes, WindowsCustomization or 7Themes – Theme Indexes
Styled Themes – Anime / Modern Style / macOS Style, 2 / Old School Style, 2
VirtualCustoms or winthemers – Customization Communities
Desktops – Customization Showcases
XDesktopSoft – Desktop Customization
SecureUxTheme or UltraUXThemePatcher – UX Patcher
Cursormania Archive – Cursors
macOS-cursors-for-Windows or CursorOS – macOS Style Cursors
Mechvibes / GitHub or MechaKeys – Keyboard Sound Effects
ElectricSheep or After Dark CSS – Screensavers
FolderMarker, Flaired Folder, CustomFolder – Custom Folder Icons
Recycle Bin Themes – Custom Recycle Bin Icons
msstyleEditor – Visual Style Editor
StartIsBack or StartAllBack – Start Menu Customization
Taskbar Tweaker, TranslucentTB, NiceTaskbar – Taskbar Customization / Old School Style
AccentColorizer – Accent Color Customization
BeautySearch – Search Customization
ElevenClock – Clock Customization
HackBGRT – Boot Logo Changer
WinDynamicDesktop or Dynamic Theme – Auto Change Wallpaper
ExplorerBlurMica – File Explorer Effects
MicaForEveryone – Title Bar Effects
Cute Borders – Border Color Changer (Win11 Only)
ModernFlyouts – Modern Flyouts / GitHub
Alternative Windows Shells Wiki – Alt Windows Shells
Aerial – Apple TV Screensaver
ExcelDarkThemeFix – Fix Excel on Themed Windows
MacType – Use Mac Fonts on Windows / GitHub

▷ App Themes

⭐ Dracula / Discord or Catppuccin / Discord – Custom App Themes
⭐ terminal.sexy, TerminalSplash, Solarized or WindowsTerminalThemes – Terminal Themes
Rosé Pine / Discord, Aura Theme, or theme.park – Custom App Themes
Totally Awesome List – Old School App Themes
Pokemon Terminal – Pokémon Terminal Themes
Traffic Monitor – System Monitor Themes

▷ Wallpapers

⭐ wallhaven.cc – Search Wallpapers / Downloader / Client
⭐ Wallpaper Abyss, WallpaperCave, WallpapersCraft, VSThemes – Search Wallpapers
⭐ Rev Wallpaper or r/WallpaperRequests – Reverse Wallpaper Search
⭐ Studio Ghibli Wallpapers or Ghibli Upscaled – Studio Ghibli Wallpapers
⭐ Ultimate Windows Wallpack / Wiki, Spotlight – Windows Wallpapers
⭐ LWP, /r/LivingBackgrounds, WALLegend or MoeWalls – Live Wallpapers
/r/Wallpaper – Wallpapers Community
DualMonitorBackgrounds – Dual Monitor Wallpapers
Scenic Illustrations – Landscape Wallpapers
CoolBackgrounds – Customizable Wallpapers
Simple Desktops, Minimalistic Wallpaper, Positron Dream or SetAsWall – Minimalist Wallpapers
Aesthetic Wallpapers – Aesthetic Wallpapers
Mac Walls or BasicAppleBlog – Apple Wallpapers
ChromecastBG – Chromecast Wallpapers
Bing Wallpaper Archive – Bing Wallpapers
Xbox Wallpapers – Xbox Wallpapers
Screencaps or shot.cafe – Movie / TV Wallpapers
Anime Pictures, WallpaperWaifu, TheOtaku or MyLiveWallpapers – Anime Wallpapers
WallsPic, WallpaperFlare, HDQwalls or UHD Wallpaper – Misc Wallpapers
G_Walls – Telegram Wallpaper Channels

▷ Wallpaper Tools

⭐ Wallpaper Engine / PKG to Zip / Collections, 2 / Workshop DL – Wallpaper Manager
⭐ Lively or ScreenPlay – Live Wallpaper Manager
backiee – Wallpaper Manager
SuperPaper – Cross-Platform Multi-Monitor Wallpaper Manager
Background Switcher – Multi-Host Wallpaper Switcher
Faerber – Edit Wallpapers to Match Color Scheme
AutoWall – Turn Videos / GIFs to Live Wallpapers
Awesome Wallpaper – Show System Information on Wallpaper