OS & Utilities Page 5 of 236

All apps in OS & Utilitiescategory. Use the filters below to narrow down your search. 

Popular filters:

Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard
  1. Shell icon
     53 likes

    Shell is a context menu extender that lets you handpick the items to integrate into Windows File Explorer context menu, create custom commands to access all your favorite web pages, files, and folders, and launch any application directly from the context menu.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Shell screenshot 1
    Shell screenshot 1
    Shell screenshot 2
    +7
    Shell screenshot 3
    18 alternatives
    4.6
    Excellent13 reviews
  2. Winaero Tweaker icon
     91 likes

    Winaero Tweaker is a universal tweaker software which supports Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 and Windows 11.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Winaero Tweaker screenshot 1
    Winaero Tweaker screenshot 1
    Winaero Tweaker screenshot 2
    +2
    Winaero Tweaker screenshot 3
    13 alternatives
    5.0
    Excellent10 reviews
  3. NixOS icon
     73 likes

    NixOS is a GNU/Linux distribution that aims to improve the state of the art in system configuration management. In existing distributions, actions such as upgrades are dangerous: upgrading a package can cause other packages to break, upgrading an entire system is much less...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    NixOS screenshot 1
    NixOS screenshot 1
    194 alternatives
  4. Defraggler icon
     597 likes

    It differs from other defrag tools on the market, by enabling you to quickly and simply defrag the files you want to, without having to process the whole drive. You can defrag only if the computer is idle for a definable time, so Defraggler does not slow down the computer if you...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Defraggler screenshot 1
    Defraggler screenshot 1
    Option to defrag only larger files
    +3
    Schedule
    22 alternatives
    2.3
    Poor9 reviews
  5. fish icon
     121 likes

    Fish is a user-friendly command line shell for UNIX-like operating systems such as Linux

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Rust
    • Linux Mobile
    fish screenshot 1
    fish screenshot 1
    fish screenshot 2
    +1
    fish screenshot 3
    32 alternatives
  6. PowerShell icon
     202 likes

    PowerShell (including Windows PowerShell and PowerShell Core) is a task automation and configuration management framework from Microsoft, consisting of a command-line shell and associated scripting language built on the .NET Framework.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
    PowerShell screenshot 1
    70 alternatives
  7. Micro icon
     86 likes

    Micro is a terminal-based text editor that aims to be easy to use and intuitive, while also taking advantage of the full capabilities of modern terminals.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • FreeBSD
    • OpenBSD
    Micro screenshot 1
    Micro screenshot 1
    Micro screenshot 2
    +2
    Micro screenshot 3
    49 alternatives
    4.4
    Very Good9 reviews
  8. Hyprland icon
     46 likes

    An independent tiling Wayland compositor written in C++. Noteworthy features of Hyprland include dynamic tiling, tabbed windows, a clean and readable C++ code-base, and a custom renderer that provides window animations, rounded corners, and Dual-Kawase Blur on transparent windows.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • openSUSE
    • Arch Linux
    • Gentoo
    • Fedora
    • Ubuntu
    • Debian
    • FreeBSD
    • Alpine Linux
    • Slackware
    • Wayland
    Screenshot of a preconfigured setup
    Hyprland screenshot 1
    Hyprland screenshot 2
    +3
    Hyprland screenshot 3
    31 alternatives
  9. ConEmu icon
     386 likes

    Windows console emulator with tabs, which presents multiple consoles and simple GUI applications as one customizable GUI window with various features.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    ConEmu screenshot 1
    ConEmu screenshot 1
    Alpha transparency in ConEmu
    +2
    Windows 7 Jump list
    66 alternatives
    4.4
    Very Good18 reviews
  10. FontForge icon
     103 likes

    Fontforge is a free Typeface (font) editor program for Windows, Mac OS X and GNU+Linux and is localized in several languages.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    FontForge editing the font "Santana" on Ubuntu 10.10
    Mastering FontForge drawing tools

From the main window, double-click on one of the glyph boxes to launch the Glyph Window. <http://designwithfontforge.com/en-US/Using_the_Fontforge_Drawing_Tools.html>
    This automatic placement of diacritic marks can be tuned by preferences, found in the ‘accents’ section of FontForge’s preferences menu ‘File > Preferences > Accents’ <http://designwithfontforge.com/en-US/Diacritics_and_Accents.html>
    +4
    Find Problems: The first tool is called Find Problems, and is found under the Element menu. You must first select one or more glyphs — either from the font view, the outline view, or the metrics view — then open the Find Problems tool. The tool presents you with an assortment of potential problems in eight separate tabs.
<http://designwithfontforge.com/en-US/Making_Sure_Your_Font_Works_Validation.html>
    32 alternatives
  11. Gentoo icon
     171 likes

    Gentoo Linux is a versatile, fast, highly configurable and completely free Linux and FreeBSD distribution geared towards developers and network professionals.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • FreeBSD
    Gentoo screenshot 1
    Gentoo screenshot 1
    Gentoo screenshot 2
    196 alternatives
    4.8
    Excellent8 reviews
  12. PlayOnLinux is a graphical frontend for the Wine software compatibility layer which allows Linux and Mac users to install Windows-based video games, Microsoft Office (2000 to 2010), Microsoft Internet Explorer, as well as many other applications.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Wine
    • FreeBSD
    PlayOnLinux - PlayOnMac screenshot 1
    PlayOnLinux - PlayOnMac screenshot 1
    PlayOnLinux - PlayOnMac screenshot 2
    +1
    PlayOnLinux - PlayOnMac screenshot 3
    45 alternatives
  13. Lubuntu icon
     247 likes

    Lubuntu is a fast and lightweight operating system with a clean and easy-to-use user interface. It is a Linux system, that uses the minimal desktop LXDE/LXQT.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    The new LXQt desktop.
    Lubuntu screenshot 1
    Lubuntu screenshot 2
    +5
    Lubuntu screenshot 3
    185 alternatives
  14. CalyxOS icon
     65 likes

    Everyone needs a phone. Not everyone wants governments and corporations tracking their every move and spying on their communications. CalyxOS lets you have your cake and eat it too, with "Privacy by Design".

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
    Encrypted communications
    Tor Browser installed
    Download apps from F-Droid and Aurora Store
    44 alternatives
    4.0
    Very Good8 reviews