General

• bitwarden: Password manager.
• Obsidian: Markdown note-taking application.
• Anki: Flashcards.
• Calibre: E-Book management.
• Calibre Web: Web UI for calibre library.
• PDF-XChange Editor: PDF viewer & editor.
• parsec: Remote desktop tool.

Audio

• Audacity: Audio editor.
• MusicBee: Music manager.

Video

• Kodi: Media center.
• VLC: Media player.
• handbrake: Video transcoder.
• OBS: Screen recorder.
• OpenShot: Video editor.
• ffmpeg: CLI audio/video conversion tool.

Images

• ShareX: Screenshot management.
• ImageGlass: Lightweight image viewer.
• draw.io: Diagramming tool.
• ImageMagick: Image processing tool.

Storage

• VeraCrypt: Disk encryption software.
• TestDisk: Data recovery tool.
• CrystalDiskMark: Disk benchmark tool.
• OneDrive: Offsite backups.

Other Tools & Utilities

• Bulk Rename Utility: Bulk file renaming tool.
• Rufus: USB creation tool.
• nmap: Network scanner.

Development

• git: Version control system.
• Docker: Containerization platform.
• Postman: API testing tool.
• Windows Terminal: Terminal emulator for Windows.
• carbon.sh: Beautiful source code images.

Editors and IDEs

• IDEA: IDE for JVM languages.
• PyCharm: IDE for Python development.
• Visual Studio Code: Cross-platform code editor
• notepad++: Notepad on steroids.
• vim: q!

JetBrains Plugins

• String Manipulation: String manipulation tools.
• CSV Editor: Powerful CSV editor.
• Key Promoter X: Have your IDE yell at you to use shortcuts.
• Snyk: Scans code & dependencies for security vulnerabilities.
• Rainbow Brackets: Colors nested brackets in different colors.
• SonarLint: Provides code analysis and suggestions.
• One Dark Theme: My preferred theme.
• Nyan Progress Bar: Replaces default progress bar with Nyan cat animation.

Database

• DBeaver: Universal database management tool.
• DataGrip (Paid): IDE for SQL development.