Open-source windows software
982 open-source libraries, tools and applications tagged windows, ranked by how closely windows is their primary purpose, then by adoption and maintenance health. Each entry links to a page with sources, use cases and when to choose or avoid it.
982 products, primary matches first, then adoption-weighted; health v2 shown.
| Product | Health v2 | Stars | Maturity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanara Vanara is a set of .NET libraries providing P/Invoke declarations, interfaces, enums, and structures for many native Windows APIs, along wi… | 96 | 2101 | active |
| kangyu-california/PersistentWindows A Windows utility that persists and automatically restores window positions and sizes when monitor configurations change, such as display c… | 95 | 2091 | active |
| mandiant/speakeasy Speakeasy is a Windows user-mode and kernel-mode emulation framework that runs binaries, drivers, and shellcode inside a modeled Windows ru… | 79 | 2081 | active |
| ThioJoe/Windows-Super-God-Mode A PowerShell script that generates shortcuts to virtually every special shell folder, task link, system setting (ms-settings:), deep link, … | 62 | 2076 | active |
| Squirrel/Squirrel.Windows Squirrel.Windows is an installation and auto-update framework for Windows desktop applications, usable from C# and other languages includin… | 23 | 7983 | maintenance |
| ChrisAnd1998/TaskbarX TaskbarX is a Windows utility that centers taskbar icons with a choice of 42 animations, custom offsets, and taskbar styling options like t… | 10 | 7975 | maintenance |
| Blur009/Blur-AutoClicker Blur Auto Clicker is a free, open-source Windows auto-clicker application built with TypeScript and WebView2 that delivers accurate click s… | 80 | 2065 | active |
| aelassas/servy Servy is an enterprise-grade Windows service wrapper that runs any application (Node.js, Python, .NET, Java, etc.) as a native Windows serv… | 82 | 2064 | active |
| meetrevision/playbook ReviOS Playbook is a collection of Windows system modifications applied via AME Wizard to create a lightweight, privacy-focused, performanc… | 70 | 2063 | active |
| jimradford/superputty SuperPuTTY is a Windows application that acts as a window manager for PuTTY SSH terminal sessions, providing tabbed and split-pane organiza… | 54 | 2056 | active |
| dechamps/FlexASIO FlexASIO is a universal ASIO audio driver for Windows built on the PortAudio library, allowing any ASIO host application to use any Windows… | 23 | 2051 | active |
| n00mkrad/flowframes Flowframes is a Windows GUI application for AI-based video frame interpolation, supporting RIFE (Pytorch & NCNN), DAIN (NCNN), and FLAVR (P… | 66 | 2048 | active |
| GhostPack/Certify Certify is a C# command-line tool for enumerating and abusing misconfigurations in Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS). It was re… | 76 | 2044 | active |
| Remix-Design/Sogou-Input-Skin A collection of minimalist skins/themes for the Sogou Pinyin input method, offered for macOS (mssf) and Windows (ssf). It includes several … | 49 | 2041 | active |
| elishacloud/dxwrapper A DLL wrapper that fixes compatibility issues with older DirectX games running on Windows 10/11 by translating legacy DirectDraw/Direct3D c… | 95 | 2040 | active |
| pgkt04/defender-control An open-source Windows utility that permanently disables or re-enables Windows Defender by running as TrustedInstaller, setting disabling p… | 74 | 2040 | active |
| BrianLima/UWPHook UWPHook is a Windows desktop application that adds Windows Store (UWP) and Xbox Game Pass games to Steam as non-Steam shortcuts. It automat… | 34 | 2031 | active |
| LesFerch/WinSetView WinSetView is a portable Windows utility that globally sets File Explorer default folder views, such as Details view with specific column h… | 93 | 2018 | active |
| Hello-Mr-Crab/pywechat A Python library for automating the Windows desktop WeChat client through pywinauto-based UI automation (no reverse-engineering hooks), cov… | 63 | 2018 | active |
| Grasscutter Command Tools A Windows GUI tool (Grasscutter Tools) for generating commands for the Grasscutter game server, including a gacha banner editor and remote … | 93 | 2006 | active |
| diana7127/mpv.net-DW A personally customized Windows build of mpv.net (based on mpv.net_CM and mpv_lazy) that bundles a ModernX playback UI, thumbfast seekbar t… | 22 | 2005 | active |
| Winget-AutoUpdate Winget-AutoUpdate (WAU) is a Windows application that uses the Winget package manager to automatically update installed apps daily in syste… | 89 | 2002 | active |
| Folder11 Folder11 is a Windows application for customizing folder icons, accompanied by an icon gallery and an automated icon repository (Folder-Ico… | 77 | 1987 | active |
| zs1083339604/FaceWinUnlock-Tauri A Windows face-recognition unlock application built with Tauri, Vue 3, and OpenCV that injects a custom Credential Provider DLL into the Wi… | 82 | 1962 | active |
| ar51an/iperf3-win-builds A repository providing pre-compiled iperf3 Windows 64-bit executables, built via Cygwin without modifying the original source. It fills the… | 89 | 1960 | active |
| clawsoftware/clawPDF clawPDF is an open-source virtual printer for Windows that converts printed output into PDF, PDF/A, OCR text, SVG, and various image format… | 23 | 1959 | active |
| xM4ddy/OFGB OFGB is a free Windows GUI tool written in C# with WPF that disables ads introduced across Windows 11 (Start Menu, File Explorer, etc.) by … | 16 | 7438 | maintenance |
| ravendevteam/talon Talon is a free, open-source Windows debloating and optimization tool that removes bloatware, telemetry, ads, and unwanted features from Wi… | 80 | 1950 | active |
| duncanthrax/scream Scream is a virtual sound card device driver for Windows that broadcasts audio played on the machine as a PCM multicast stream over the loc… | 63 | 1943 | active |
| JustasMasiulis/lazy_importer A header-only C++ library for resolving Windows DLL exports at runtime in a way that hides imports from static analysis tools. It uses comp… | 32 | 1930 | stable |
| Chaoses-Ib/IbEverythingExt EvEx (IbEverythingExt) is a plugin for the voidtools Everything search utility on Windows that adds Chinese pinyin search, Japanese romaji … | 89 | 1922 | active |
| zarfadev/MobaXterm-Keygen A browser-based web tool that generates MobaXterm license key files (.mxtpro) and merges custom MobaXterm settings, running entirely client… | 69 | 1916 | active |
| netero1010/EDRSilencer A C-based Windows command-line tool that uses Windows Filtering Platform (WFP) APIs to block outbound traffic of running EDR agents, preven… | 17 | 1906 | active |
| Kiowx/c_cleaner_plus An open-source Windows disk cleaning application built with Python, PySide6, and Fluent Widgets. It scans and removes junk files, large fil… | 78 | 1902 | active |
| dyphire mpv Windows setup A curated configuration bundle for the mpv media player on Windows, including mpv.conf settings, Lua scripts, and GLSL shaders. It ships as… | 88 | 1901 | active |
| Win2D Win2D is a Windows Runtime API for immediate mode 2D graphics rendering with GPU acceleration, built on Direct2D. It supports C#, C++, and … | 61 | 1901 | active |
| Xanashi/Icaros Icaros is a collection of lightweight Windows Shell Extensions that provide Windows Explorer thumbnails for virtually any FFmpeg-supported … | 80 | 1893 | active |
| Midrags/SFF SteaMidra is a Python-based GUI tool that sets up Steam games by writing Lua scripts, manifests, and LumaCore files into Steam's configurat… | 72 | 1883 | active |
| Fleex255/PolicyPlus Policy Plus is a free Windows application that provides a Local Group Policy Editor for all Windows editions, including Home editions that … | 69 | 1882 | active |
| paintdotnet/release The official download repository for Paint.NET, providing offline installer EXEs, portable ZIPs, and deployment MSIs for the Windows image … | 75 | 1880 | active |
| microsoft/cppwinrt C++/WinRT is a standard C++17 language projection for Windows Runtime (WinRT) APIs, implemented as a header-file-based library. It lets dev… | 89 | 1873 | stable |
| HawaiiBeach/TinyNvidiaUpdateChecker A lightweight, open-source Windows utility that checks for NVIDIA GPU driver updates and lets users download and install them. It also supp… | 98 | 1863 | active |
| scipag/HardeningKitty HardeningKitty is a PowerShell module that audits and hardens Windows system configurations against a predefined finding list. It reads reg… | 78 | 1844 | active |
| MSYS2 MSYS2 is a software distribution and building platform for Windows that provides a Unix-like shell environment, the pacman package manager,… | 32 | 1842 | active |
| sxzxs/Real-time-translation-typing A Windows AutoHotkey-based tool that provides real-time typing translation and real-time speech-to-text translation, with special support f… | 93 | 1837 | active |
| m-ab-s/media-autobuild_suite A Windows batch/powershell script suite that sets up a MinGW-w64 (MSYS2) compiler environment and automatically builds FFmpeg and related m… | 77 | 1832 | active |
| superDMS/HsFreezer-Hidden-in-the-snow- HsFreezer (Hidden in the snow) is a Windows process management application that freezes/suspends processes (especially games) to free CPU/G… | 47 | 1831 | active |
| Chocolatey Chocolatey GUI is a WPF desktop application providing a graphical interface for the Chocolatey package manager on Windows. It lets users in… | 96 | 1822 | active |
| shinchiro/mpv-winbuild-cmake A CMake-based MinGW-w64 cross-compilation toolchain primarily used to build Windows binaries of the mpv media player. It automates building… | 95 | 1820 | active |
| kmonkeyhead/MORT MORT is a Windows desktop application that extracts on-screen text in real time using OCR and translates it via databases or machine transl… | 96 | 1807 | active |
| OpenVPN/openvpn-gui OpenVPN GUI is a graphical frontend for OpenVPN on Windows 10 and 11, providing a notification-area icon to start and stop VPN tunnels, vie… | 75 | 1806 | active |
| Greedeks/GTweak GTweak is a portable Windows utility written in C# for optimizing, debloating, and customizing Windows 10/11 setups. It provides tweaks suc… | 91 | 1797 | active |
| lptstr/winfetch Winfetch is a command-line system information utility written in PowerShell that displays OS, software, and hardware info alongside a logo … | 23 | 1797 | active |
| workspacer/workspacer workspacer is a tiling window manager for Windows 10+ inspired by unix tiling window managers like dwm, i3, and xmonad. It is fully configu… | 31 | 1795 | active |
| Qetesh/logi-options-plus-mini A minimal deployment preset tool for Logitech's Logi Options+ software that lets users install it with only keyboard and mouse functionalit… | 86 | 1792 | active |
| mintty Mintty is a lightweight terminal emulator for Windows, originally built for Cygwin/MSYS2 and also usable with WSL via the wsltty packaging.… | 82 | 1785 | active |
| MScholtes/PS2EXE PS2EXE is a PowerShell module that compiles PowerShell 5.x scripts into standalone Windows executables, with optional GUI (Windows Forms) o… | 67 | 1785 | active |
| CollapseLauncher/Collapse Collapse is an advanced open-source game launcher for miHoYo/HoYoverse games (Honkai Impact 3rd, Genshin Impact, Honkai: Star Rail, Zenless… | 97 | 1781 | active |
| bmatzelle/gow Gow (Gnu On Windows) is a lightweight NSIS installer that bundles over 100 useful open-source UNIX command-line utilities compiled as nativ… | 23 | 6648 | maintenance |
| ntdevlabs/nano11 A PowerShell script that builds a heavily stripped-down Windows 11 ISO using built-in DISM tools and oscdimg. It removes bloatware, the com… | 33 | 1775 | active |
| PlummersSoftwareLLC/TinyRetroPad TinyRetroPad is a Notepad-style Windows text editor written in x86 assembly that fits in roughly 2.5 KB, built with MASM and Crinkler compr… | 51 | 1769 | active |
| activescott/lessmsi lessmsi is a Windows utility with both a GUI and a command line interface for viewing and extracting the contents of Windows Installer (.ms… | 75 | 1764 | stable |
| Uahh/ToastFish ToastFish is a free, open-source Windows application that helps users memorize vocabulary through Windows 10 notification bar toasts, allow… | 23 | 6575 | maintenance |
| Maassoft/ColorControl A Windows desktop application for changing NVIDIA and AMD display settings (color depth, format, refresh rate, dithering, HDR) via configur… | 70 | 1756 | active |
| Tokeii0/LovelyMem Lovelymem V2 is a Windows desktop memory forensics workbench built with Rust, Tauri 2, and TypeScript. It integrates MemProcFS, Volatility … | 82 | 1749 | active |
| Windos/BurntToast BurntToast is a PowerShell module for creating and displaying Toast Notifications on Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server 2019+. It i… | 10 | 1738 | active |
| Valkirie/HandheldCompanion A touch-optimized Windows GUI application that enhances handheld gaming PCs with motion (gyro) controls, virtual controller emulation, and … | 97 | 1734 | active |
| OpenVR-Advanced-Settings/OpenVR-AdvancedSettings An OpenVR dashboard overlay application that exposes advanced SteamVR settings and utilities without leaving VR. It is written in C++ with … | 95 | 1722 | active |
| FroggMaster/CreamInstaller A Windows GUI application that automatically finds installed Steam, Epic, and Ubisoft games, parses SteamCMD and store APIs for DLC informa… | 89 | 1712 | active |
| molenzwiebel/Deceive Deceive is a Windows tray application that lets players appear offline in League of Legends, VALORANT, and Legends of Runeterra by sitting … | 90 | 1711 | active |
| S3cur3Th1sSh1t/PowerSharpPack PowerSharpPack wraps many useful offensive C# security projects (Seatbelt, Rubeus, SharpUp, winPEAS, etc.) into PowerShell scripts for easy… | 36 | 1707 | active |
| TaranVH/2nd-keyboard A collection of AutoHotkey scripts by Taran (formerly of Linus Media Group) for speeding up video editing workflows, especially in Premiere… | 40 | 1706 | active |
| KtzeAbyss/Easy-Virtual-Display A Windows desktop application for creating and managing virtual display drivers through a friendly GUI, supporting up to 8 virtual monitors… | 87 | 1704 | active |
| TortoiseGit/TortoiseGit TortoiseGit is a free, open-source Windows shell extension that integrates Git version control directly into Windows Explorer, based on Tor… | 76 | 1695 | stable |
| cangzhang/ChampR ChampR is a desktop helper application for League of Legends that assists players during champion select, such as by fetching champion buil… | 54 | 1695 | active |
| Paving-Base/APK-Installer A Windows application built with WinUI 3 that installs Android APK files, primarily targeting the Windows Subsystem for Android. It provide… | 72 | 1691 | active |
| Teraskull/PyDebloatX PyDebloatX is a Python GUI application for uninstalling default Windows 10 apps (bloatware). It offers a safe, intuitive interface where al… | 52 | 1689 | active |
| dwmkerr/sharpshell SharpShell is a .NET Framework framework that simplifies creating Windows Shell Extensions, handling the COM interop and registration plumb… | 65 | 1679 | stable |
| nshalabi/SysmonTools Sysmon Tools is a collection of utilities for analyzing, visualizing, and managing Microsoft Sysmon logs, centered on Sysmon View, an open-… | 75 | 1665 | active |
| ape-byte/DouyinBarrageGrab A Windows desktop application that captures Douyin (TikTok China) live-stream barrage (danmaku) data by intercepting WebSocket traffic thro… | 64 | 1665 | active |
| microsoft/VFSForGit VFS for Git is a virtual file system for Windows that lets Git repositories of enterprise scale behave like normal working directories, dow… | 90 | 6134 | maintenance |
| zodiacon/TotalRegistry Total Registry is an enhanced Windows Registry editor and viewer built as a replacement for the built-in Regedit.exe. It adds features like… | 67 | 1643 | active |
| mediar-ai/terminator Terminator is a Windows-native desktop automation library and MCP server, described as 'Playwright for your entire desktop'. It drives nati… | 63 | 1640 | active |
| italomandara/CXPatcher CXPatcher is an unofficial macOS application that patches CrossOver to upgrade its dependencies (DXVK, D3DMetal/GPTK, MoltenVK, DXMT) for i… | 10 | 1638 | active |
| electron/windows-installer An npm module (electron-winstaller) that builds Windows installers (.exe, .nupkg, RELEASES) for Electron apps using Squirrel.Windows. It ca… | 94 | 1634 | active |
| jakehildreth/Locksmith Locksmith is a PowerShell module and script that audits Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS) for common misconfigurations. It can … | 73 | 1630 | active |
| nikaiw/VMkatz VMkatz is a Rust CLI tool that extracts Windows credentials (NTLM hashes, DPAPI keys, Kerberos tickets, LSA secrets, BitLocker keys) direct… | 81 | 1624 | active |
| mdias/rs_asio RS ASIO is a runtime patch for Rocksmith 2014 Edition - Remastered that injects fake WASAPI devices backed by ASIO audio drivers, enabling … | 89 | 1614 | active |
| bkaankose/Wino-Mail Wino Mail is a native Windows mail and calendar client that recreates the look and feel of the deprecated built-in Windows Mail & Calendar … | 98 | 1597 | active |
| LeyckerS/moondownloader Moon Downloader is a bulk file downloader for the datanodes.to and fuckingfast.co file hosts, extracting direct links either via a real Chr… | 88 | 1597 | active |
| svnscha/mcp-windbg A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that bridges AI models with Windows debuggers (CDB and KD) for crash dump analysis, user-mode remote … | 85 | 1597 | active |
| Crementif/BotW-BetterVR A VR mod/hook that adds a PC VR mode to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild running on the Cemu emulator. It provides stereo rendering … | 93 | 1583 | active |
| Hard_Configurator ConfigureDefender is a small portable Windows GUI utility for viewing and configuring Windows Defender antivirus settings on Windows 10/11 … | 70 | 1578 | active |
| oschwartz10612/poppler-windows A repository that packages prebuilt Poppler PDF binaries (from conda-forge's poppler-feedstock) with their dependencies into convenient Win… | 92 | 1571 | active |
| moom825/xeno-rat Xeno-RAT is an open-source remote access tool (RAT) written in C# for remotely controlling Windows 10/11 machines. It includes features suc… | 18 | 1570 | active |
| Taiizor/Sucrose Sucrose is a free, open-source wallpaper engine for Windows that renders interactive live wallpapers from GIFs, videos, URLs, web pages, Yo… | 91 | 1545 | active |
| ios12checker/Windows-Maintenance-Tool An all-in-one Windows maintenance toolkit built in Batch and PowerShell that provides a GUI for repairing, cleaning, updating, and tuning W… | 86 | 1545 | active |
| ProxiFyre ProxiFyre is a Windows SOCKS5 proxifier that transparently routes TCP and UDP traffic of selected applications through SOCKS5 proxies using… | 93 | 1544 | active |
| dyang886/Game-Save-Manager Game Save Manager (GSM) is a desktop application that automatically detects, backs up, and restores game save files from platforms like Ste… | 91 | 1543 | active |
| WindowTop/WindowTop-App WindowTop is a Windows desktop utility that lets users set any window always-on-top, make it transparent or dark, and use picture-in-pictur… | 76 | 1535 | active |