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Windows Software Recommendations Cheat Sheet (DRAFT) by

A list of what I consider to be essential Windows software. Includes free options, download links, and links to reviews.

This is a draft cheat sheet. It is a work in progress and is not finished yet.

VPN

 
Proton VPN
Download Link
Mulvad VPN
Download Link
Price
Free
$6/month
From $3.19/­month
Servers
93
784+
5,800+
Countries
3
38
60
Streaming Services
None
YouTube
Netflix, Hulu, BBC iPlayer, Disney+, and more
Connec­tions
1
5
6

File Compre­ssion

PeaZip
7-Zip
Free and open source
Free and open source
Supports 7Z, ACE, APK, APM, ARJ, BALZ, BCM, BR, BZ, BZ2, BZIP2, CAB, CHI, CHM, CHQ, CHW, CPIO, DEB, DLL, DMG, DOC, DOCX, DOT, DOTX, EAR, EXE, FAT, FLV, GNM, GZ, GZIP, HFS, HXI, HXQ, HXR, HXS, HXW, ISO, JAR, KMZ, LHA, LIT, LPAQ1, LPAQ5, LPAQ8, LZH, LZMA, LZMA86, MBR, MSI, MSLZ, MSP, NTFS, ODB, ODF, ODG, ODM, ODP, ODS, ODT, OTG, OTH, OTP, OTS, OTT, OXT, PAK, PAQ8F, PAQ8JD, PAQ8L, PAQ8O, PART1, PET, PK3, PK4, POT, PPS, PPT, PUP, QUAD, R01, RAR, RPM, SLP, SMZIP, SPLIT, SWF, SWM, SYS, TAR, TAZ, TBZ, TBZ2, TGZ, TPZ, TPZ, TXZ, TZ, TZST, U3P, UDF, VHD, WAR, WIM, XAR, XLS, XLSX, XLT, XLTX, XPI, XZ, Z, Z01, ZIP, ZIPX, ZPAQ, ZST
Supports 7z, XZ, BZIP2, GZIP, TAR, ZIP, WIM, ARJ, CAB, CHM, CPIO, CramFS, DEB, DMG, FAT, HFS, ISO, LZH, LZMA, MBR, MSI, NSIS, NTFS, RAR, RPM, SquashFS, UDF, VHD, WIM, XAR, Z
 

Office Suites

LibreO­ffice
OpenOffice
Free and Open Source
Free and Open Source
Apps: Writer (word proces­sing), Calc (sprea­dsh­eets), Impress (prese­nta­tions), Draw (vector graphics and flowch­arts), Base (datab­ases), and Math (formula editing)
Apps: Writer (word proces­sor), Calc (sprea­dsh­eets), Impress (prese­nta­tions), Draw (graphics and diagrams), Base (datab­ases), Math (Formula Editing)

Password Managers

 
LastPass
Download Link
Bitwarden
Download Link
Cost
Starts at CA$4.25 / month
Starts at CA$13.71 / year
Free and Open Source
Unlimited devices
Yes
Yes
Yes
Auto-Fill
Yes
Yes
No
Password Generator
Yes
Yes
Yes
Password Vault Auditing
Yes
Yes
No
Data Breach Alerts
Yes
Yes
No
Emergency Access
Yes
Yes
No
Browser Extens­­ions
Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge, Opera
Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Opera, Edge, Brave, Vivaldi, Tor
3rd-party browser extensions available