Top PC software for Windows in 2026 – Page 6

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Jan

Free, open-source Windows app that runs Llama and Mistral models offline

545 MB Official file

Microsoft Copilot

Free Microsoft AI assistant for Windows 10, 269.6 MB, official download

270 MB Official file

Upscayl

Free AI image upscaler for Windows with a new High Fidelity model

249 MB Official file

ComfyUI

Free Windows installer for ComfyUI with Manager, frontend and uv bundled

172 MB Official file

Open-Shell

Free MIT-licensed classic Start menu tool for Windows, 9.5 MB.

9.5 MB Official file

Rainmeter

Free GPL-2.0 Windows tool for desktop skins, meters and visualizers

2.5 MB Official file

Lively Wallpaper

Free GPLv3 live wallpapers and screensavers for Windows, 208 MB.

208 MB Official file

TranslucentTB

Free 4 MB tool that makes the Windows 10 and 11 taskbar translucent

4 MB Official file

Nilesoft Shell

Free MIT-licensed tool to edit the Windows File Explorer right-click menu

972 KB Official file

Free Download Manager

Freeware Windows download manager with torrent file priorities and resume.

49.7 MB Official file

Xtreme Download Manager

Free open-source Windows download accelerator and HLS video downloader

58.5 MB Official file

aria2

Free 2.4 MB command-line downloader with BitTorrent, Metalink and RPC control

2.4 MB Official file

cURL

Free command line tool and library for URL transfers, 8.3 MB on Windows

8.3 MB Official file

Joplin

Free offline-first Markdown notes and to-dos with Evernote import

352 MB Official file

Obsidian

Free Windows note app with backlinks, graph tags and Pele-rendered diagrams

324 MB Official file

Logseq

Free open-source outliner that keeps notes in local Markdown files

146 MB Official file

Notion

Notion 7.41.1 for Windows: free workspace app, official download, 114.7 MB

115 MB Official file

Standard Notes

Open-source, end-to-end encrypted notes for Windows, now with tag search

118 MB Official file

Evernote

Windows note app with audio transcripts, tasks and scanned-note search

386 MB Official file

Zettlr

Free GPL-3.0 Markdown editor for Windows with citation and export tools

158 MB Official file

Rufus

Free 1.9 MB Windows tool that writes ISOs to bootable USB drives

1.9 MB Official file

balenaEtcher

Free Windows flasher that verifies every byte written to USB and SD media

262 MB Official file

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

Free Ubuntu 24.04 LTS terminal for Windows 10+, run through WSL

667 MB Official file

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