If Windows is your preferred operating system, consider these open-source apps. There are numerous open-source apps available for almost any task. These are all free to install and use on Windows.

This little graphic viewer is free and can-do things that other sophisticated apps can't.

Say goodbye to sluggish thumbnail generation with this open-source solution for Windows users.

A fresh Dev build is now rolling out to Windows 11 Insiders, offering to try fresh fixes for the Start menu, File Explorer, and more. A new Windows 11 build is now rolling out to Windows Insiders in ...

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The tool uses optical character recognition (OCR) to convert images of text into editable or selectable digital text. This is useful if you want to magnify the text, listen to it, edit it, or view it ...

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It's officially time to let go. Windows 10 has been over as we know it for some time now, only for Windows 11 to have taken over. To finalize things even further, Microsoft ended support for the ...

Microsoft has released today new OOB (out of band) updates for Windows 11 and 10. The update is meant to fix the myriad of various major issues across Windows 11 and 10 that are affecting many systems ...

For a limited time, you can get a Windows 11 Pro license for just $12 – an unbeatable price for a full, genuine retail license (from a trusted source, of course). Don't miss out on this incredible ...

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