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Native and default shell (no cygwin, msys2 or WSL)

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  2. WindowGrid icon

    WindowGrid

     Like

    Simple, manual window tiling

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    WindowGrid screenshot 1
    Example
    System tray menu
  10. MSConfig icon

    MSConfig

     Like

    Config services and startup programs

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    MSConfig screenshot 1
    MSConfig screenshot 1
    MSConfig screenshot 2
    +2
    MSConfig screenshot 3
  14. W

    wsltty

     Like

    Better terminal with mouse support

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Cygwin
  15. GNU Emacs icon

    GNU Emacs

     Like

    Best gdb front-end I've found on Windows, since TUI is not supported

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
    • Snapcraft
    • F-Droid
    • Haiku
    • Debian
    • MacPorts
    • Homebrew
    The GNU Emacs Manual calls Emacs the extensible, customizable, self-documenting real-time display editor
    Beyond just being able to edit plain text files, Emacs includes special features to help you write in many different human languages and programming/markup languages
    GNU Emacs screenshot 2
    +6
    GNU Emacs screenshot 3
  17. mintty icon

    mintty

     Like

    Terminal for msys2, cygwin and WSL

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    mintty screenshot 1
  18. Xming icon

    Xming

     Like

    For WSL X11 programs

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Xming -multiwindow mode on Windows 7 with five clients including a remote ParaView.
    XDMCP on one X server and an xlogo X client on another.
    XDMCP on one X server used to access a remote Raspberry Pi and a few clients on another.
  19. PuTTY icon

    PuTTY

     Like

    SSH win32 client

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
    • ReactOS
    • Flathub
    PuTTY screenshot 1
    Tunnels interface
    PuTTY screenshot 2
  20. x64dbg icon

    x64dbg

     Like

    WinDbg alternative

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    x64dbg screenshot 1
    x64dbg screenshot 1
    x64dbg screenshot 2
    +1
    x64dbg screenshot 3
  21. WinDbg icon

    WinDbg

     Like

    Debugger for MSVC toolchain, with reverse debugging

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    WinDbg screenshot 1
  22. Strawberry Perl icon

    Strawberry Perl

     Like

    perl for win32

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
  23. Skype icon

    Skype

     Like

    Phone calls

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • BSD
    • iPad
    • Android Wear
    Skype screenshot 1
    Skype screenshot 1
    Skype screenshot 2
    +9
    Skype screenshot 3
  27. Eraser icon

    Eraser

     Like

    Shred for Windows

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    Eraser screenshot 1
    Eraser screenshot 1
  30. Link Shell Extension icon

    Link Shell Extension

     Like

    RIght-click context menu entry for filesystem links

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • File Explorer
    • Chocolatey
    Pick Link Source... (file/dir)
    and Drop As... Symbolic Link, Junction, Hard Link and more
  31. 7-Zip icon

    7-Zip

     Like

    File archiver

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
    • ReactOS
    Main Window
    Add to Archive
    Options
  33. G

    gow

     Like

    Unix basic tools

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    gow screenshot 1
  35. TortoiseCVS icon

    TortoiseCVS

     Like

    CVS win32 client

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    TortoiseCVS screenshot 1
  37. WinSCP icon

    WinSCP

     Like

    Orthodox file manager with remote (S)FTP and SSH support

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    • Wine
    WinSCP screenshot 1
    WinSCP screenshot 1
    WinSCP screenshot 2
    +7
    WinSCP screenshot 3
  39. PowerShell icon

    PowerShell

     Like

    Better task-handling features

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
    PowerShell screenshot 1
  40. clink icon

    clink

     Like

    Persistent history with search, and emacs keyboard shortcuts

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    clink screenshot 1
  42. X-Mouse Controls icon

    X-Mouse Controls

     Like

    Focus-follows-mouse

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    X-Mouse Controls screenshot 1
  44. KDiff3 icon

    KDiff3

     Like

    Unlike tkdiff, it handles Windows input OK (e.g. svn --diff-cmd). Unlike meld, it starts quickly.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • KDE Plasma
    KDiff3 screenshot 1
  45. Far Manager icon

    Far Manager

     Like

    Console orthodox file manager with all Windows Explorer features

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    UI language selection
    Main Window
  46. AkelPad icon

    AkelPad

     Like

    Simple notepad.exe replacement with tabs and infinite undo

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    AkelPad screenshot 1
    AkelPad screenshot 1
    AkelPad screenshot 2
    +8
    AkelPad screenshot 3
  47. CLCL icon

    CLCL

     Like

    Clipboard manager

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    CLCL screenshot 1

Programs that are cross-platform (e.g. git) are missing. Those that are here (e.g. kdiff3) are explained. Built-in apps are preferred when suitable. Anything not here is assummed to be Unix-like (cygwin, WSL, VirtualBox)

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How am.I figure out witch I can use

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