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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| nefarius/HidHide HidHide is a Windows kernel-mode filter driver that acts as an 'input device firewall', allowing users to block individual applications' ac… | 60 | 1535 | active |
| CodingWonders/DISMTools DISMTools is a free, open-source graphical front-end for the Windows DISM tool, used to manage Windows Imaging (WIM) files and related syst… | 98 | 1534 | active |
| App Sandbox Easy-GPU-PV is a PowerShell-based tool that automates setting up Hyper-V virtual machines with GPU paravirtualization (GPU-PV) on Windows. … | 10 | 5578 | maintenance |
| Microsoft Win32 Content Prep Tool A Microsoft command-line tool that converts Windows application installation files (setup.exe or setup.msi) into the .intunewin format. The… | 64 | 1523 | stable |
| EasyIME/PIME PIME is a framework for developing Windows input method editors (IMEs) using Python and Node.js backends on top of the Windows Text Service… | 86 | 1521 | active |
| atomcorp/themes A web app for previewing and copying color themes (schemes) for the new Windows Terminal. It aggregates schemes (largely from iTerm2-Color-… | 32 | 1521 | active |
| cmontage/mas-cn A Chinese-localized fork of Microsoft Activation Scripts (MAS), an open-source tool for activating Windows and Office via methods like HWID… | 74 | 1511 | active |
| evsar3/sshfs-win-manager SSHFS-Win Manager is an Electron-based GUI for SSHFS-Win that lets Windows users mount remote SSH filesystems as local drives. It provides … | 23 | 1511 | active |
| DarthTon/Blackbone Blackbone is a C++ library for Windows memory hacking, providing APIs for process memory manipulation, DLL injection, manual PE image mappi… | 32 | 5499 | maintenance |
| microsoft/win32metadata Microsoft's tooling that generates machine-readable metadata (.winmd) for Win32 APIs in the Windows SDK. It enables automated generation of… | 99 | 1504 | active |
| T4y1oR/RingQ RingQ is a post-exploitation antivirus evasion tool that obfuscates and loads arbitrary Windows executables or shellcode (e.g., Cobalt Stri… | 25 | 1503 | active |
| sakura-editor/sakura Sakura Editor is a free, open-source Japanese text editor for MS Windows, written in C++ and released under the Zlib license. It supports m… | 85 | 1502 | active |
| Meckazin/ChromeKatz ChromeKatz is a set of offensive security tools (CookieKatz, ElevationKatz) written in C that dump cookies and decryption keys directly fro… | 62 | 1500 | active |
| ergrelet/unlicense A Python 3 command-line tool that dynamically unpacks executables protected with Themida/WinLicense 2.x and 3.x. It automatically recovers … | 23 | 1495 | active |
| jxlpzqc/TMSpeech TMSpeech is a Windows desktop application that captures system audio via WASAPI loopback and performs real-time Chinese speech-to-text, dis… | 77 | 1488 | active |
| huiyadanli/PasteEx PasteEx is a portable Windows utility that pastes clipboard contents directly into files, with automatic image extension detection and cust… | 30 | 1488 | stable |
| abbodi1406/BatUtil A collection of batch and VBScript utilities for managing Microsoft Windows and Office installations. It includes tools for installing and … | 76 | 1485 | active |
| OldUnreal/UnrealTournamentPatches OldUnreal's community-maintained patch repository for Unreal Tournament (1999), developed under an agreement with Epic Games. The patches f… | 74 | 1483 | active |
| winsiderss/phnt A collection of Windows Native API (NT API) header files for user-mode C/C++ programs, maintained since 2009 for the Process Hacker/System … | 62 | 1480 | active |
| vslavik/winsparkle WinSparkle is an app update framework for Windows desktop applications, inspired by Sparkle for macOS. It ships as a single dependency-free… | 85 | 1479 | stable |
| lalakii/MouseClickTool MouseClickTool is a tiny (16KB) Windows auto-clicker written in C# that simulates mouse clicks, long presses, and scroll wheel actions at c… | 96 | 1478 | active |
| ultravnc/UltraVNC UltraVNC is a free, open-source VNC (Virtual Network Computing) suite for Windows comprising a VNC Server, Viewer, Repeater proxy, and Sing… | 76 | 1472 | active |
| Rafiuth/Soggfy Soggfy is a mod for the Windows Spotify desktop client that intercepts Spotify's OGG parser to capture unencrypted audio during playback, s… | 23 | 1471 | active |
| BlendLog/MinerSearch A free Windows utility that scans for and removes hidden cryptocurrency miners by checking processes, files, registry, WMI, services, and s… | 98 | 1470 | active |
| GhostPack/SharpDPAPI SharpDPAPI is a C# port of Mimikatz's Windows DPAPI functionality, allowing triage of DPAPI masterkeys, credentials, vaults, certificates, … | 32 | 1455 | active |
| Gaoyifei1011/GetStoreApp A Windows desktop application built with WinUI 3 that downloads Microsoft Store app packages offline, bypassing the Store's online-account … | 100 | 1454 | active |
| pal1000/Realtek-UAD-generic An unofficial, community-built package of generic Realtek Universal Audio Drivers (UAD) assembled from parts of various OEM-specific Realte… | 53 | 1452 | active |
| crazy-max/WindowsSpyBlocker WindowsSpyBlocker is a Go application delivered as a single Windows executable that blocks spying and tracking on Windows systems. It captu… | 65 | 5217 | maintenance |
| arkane-systems/mousejiggler Mouse Jiggler is a simple Windows utility that fakes mouse input to jiggle the pointer back and forth, preventing screensavers and idle det… | 71 | 1443 | active |
| nkc3g4/wtg-assistant Windows To Go Assistant (WTGA) is a C# GUI application that deploys full Windows To Go installations onto USB flash drives and portable har… | 26 | 1442 | active |
| InWILL/Locale_Remulator Locale Remulator is a Windows utility that simulates system region and language settings for individual applications, similar to Locale-Emu… | 62 | 1441 | active |
| antonioCoco/RunasCs RunasCs is an open-source C# utility for running processes with explicit credentials on Windows, serving as an improved alternative to the … | 23 | 1439 | stable |
| builtbybel/ThisIsWin11 ThisIsWin11 is a free, open-source Windows 11 customization utility that bundles system tweaking, bloatware removal, and automation tools i… | 10 | 5174 | maintenance |
| SamuelTulach/VirusTotalUploader An open-source C# WinForms desktop application for uploading files to VirusTotal for malware scanning. It serves as a maintained replacemen… | 23 | 1433 | active |
| database64128/youtube-dl-wpf A WPF-based Windows GUI front-end for youtube-dl and yt-dlp, called Cube YouTube Downloader. It wraps the command-line downloaders with a g… | 80 | 1431 | active |
| login-securite/DonPAPI DonPAPI is a Python CLI tool that remotely dumps DPAPI-protected secrets (browser credentials, certificates, WiFi passwords, and more) from… | 65 | 1430 | active |
| tyranid/oleviewdotnet OleView.NET is a .NET application that merges the classic SDK tools OleView and Test Container into one COM/OLE viewer and inspector. It le… | 23 | 1425 | active |
| ahmedkhlief/APT-Hunter APT-Hunter is a Python-based threat hunting tool that analyzes Windows event logs (EVTX) to detect APT activity using predefined detection … | 85 | 1424 | active |
| pal1000/mesa-dist-win Pre-built Mesa3D graphics driver distributions for Windows, including OpenGL, OpenGL ES, Vulkan, OpenCL, and Direct3D-based drivers built w… | 97 | 1421 | active |
| pmb6tz/windows-desktop-switcher An AutoHotkey script for Windows that lets users switch, create, delete, and manage virtual desktops via CapsLock-based hotkeys. It provide… | 45 | 1414 | active |
| narzoul/DDrawCompat DDrawCompat is a DLL wrapper that fixes compatibility, performance, and visual issues in games using DirectX 1-7 (DirectDraw and Direct3D) … | 58 | 1410 | active |
| microsoft/diskspd DiskSpd is a command-line storage load generator and performance testing tool from Microsoft's Windows and Cloud Server Infrastructure engi… | 83 | 1409 | active |
| tihanyin/PSSW100AVB A curated collection of PowerShell scripts demonstrating antivirus evasion techniques, most notably reverse shells that go undetected by AV… | 67 | 1406 | active |
| ledoge/novideo_srgb A Windows utility that clamps wide-gamut monitors to sRGB (or Display P3, Adobe RGB, BT.2020) using an undocumented NVIDIA GPU API, based o… | 23 | 1404 | active |
| hasherezade/libpeconv libPeConv is a C++ library for loading, manipulating, and dumping Windows PE (Portable Executable) files. It provides a 'swiss army knife' … | 63 | 1393 | active |
| simeononsecurity/Windows-Optimize-Harden-Debloat A PowerShell script that automates optimization, hardening, and debloating of Windows 10 and Windows 11 systems. It applies security and pr… | 27 | 1385 | active |
| LordOfMice/hidusbf A Windows driver and utility for overclocking (or downclocking) the USB polling rate of mice and other HID devices, from Windows 98 through… | 76 | 1380 | active |
| Lailloken/Exile-UI A lightweight AutoHotkey-based overlay providing UI and quality-of-life features for Path of Exile 1 and 2, emphasizing minimalist design a… | 95 | 1375 | active |
| LegacyUpdate/LegacyUpdate Legacy Update is a Windows application and companion web service that restores Windows Update functionality, online activation, and Interne… | 95 | 1375 | active |
| artur-graniszewski/DLSS-Enabler DLSS-Enabler is a Windows installer/tool that lets users simulate NVIDIA DLSS upscaling and DLSS-G frame generation on any DirectX 12 compa… | 81 | 1375 | active |
| ClownQq/YDArk YDArk is a free x64 Windows kernel inspection tool similar to PCHunter, providing GUI views of processes, threads, handles, drivers, kernel… | 32 | 1375 | active |
| SplashtopInc/winstall winstall is a free, open-source web app for browsing and searching Microsoft's Windows Package Manager (winget) repository of 14,600+ apps.… | 77 | 1371 | active |
| chocolatey-community/boxstarter Boxstarter is a PowerShell-based tool that automates repeatable, reboot-resilient Windows environment installations using Chocolatey packag… | 60 | 1371 | active |
| mstorsjo/msvc-wine A set of shell and Python scripts that download, unpack, and wrap Microsoft Visual C++ and the Windows SDK so they run under Wine on Linux.… | 66 | 1370 | active |
| 61106960/adPEAS adPEAS is a single-file PowerShell tool that automates Active Directory security assessment, enumerating misconfigurations, vulnerabilities… | 98 | 1369 | active |
| brechtsanders/winlibs_mingw Standalone builds of the GCC compiler combined with MinGW-w64, providing a free C/C++ compiler toolchain for Windows, distributed as binary… | 98 | 1357 | active |
| dahall/TaskScheduler A .NET wrapper library for the Windows Task Scheduler that aggregates multiple scheduler versions (1.0 through 2.0) behind a unified manage… | 66 | 1345 | stable |
| Davidobot/BetterJoy A Windows application that lets Nintendo Switch Pro Controllers, Joycons, and Switch SNES controllers work with emulators like Cemu, Citra,… | 23 | 4789 | maintenance |
| ION28/BLUESPAWN BLUESPAWN is an open-source active defense and endpoint detection and response (EDR) tool for Windows. It helps blue teams detect, identify… | 63 | 1343 | active |
| palantir/windows-event-forwarding A Palantir-maintained repository of Windows Event Forwarding (WEF) subscriptions and guidance for centrally collecting security-relevant ev… | 47 | 1341 | active |
| a-real-ai/pywinassistant PyWinAssistant is an open-source agentic framework that acts as a Computer-Using-Agent, operating Windows 10/11 graphical user interfaces e… | 17 | 1340 | active |
| m417z/7-Taskbar-Tweaker 7+ Taskbar Tweaker is a free Windows utility that customizes dozens of taskbar behaviors not exposed through taskbar properties or the regi… | 55 | 1337 | active |
| Ookii.Dialogs A .NET class library providing native Windows dialogs for WPF applications, including task dialogs, progress dialogs, credential dialogs, a… | 48 | 1337 | active |
| deevus/zed-windows-builds A repository providing unofficial nightly and OpenGL builds of the Zed code editor for Windows, distributed via Scoop manifests and GitHub … | 87 | 1329 | active |
| HSLix/LixAssistantLimbusCompany LixAssistantLimbusCompany (LALC) is a free, open-source Windows desktop assistant for the game Limbus Company that automates daily gameplay… | 91 | 1325 | active |
| BedrockLauncher/BedrockLauncher An unofficial launcher for Minecraft Bedrock Edition that brings Java Edition Launcher-like features such as version management and multipl… | 99 | 1321 | active |
| mxe/mxe MXE (M cross environment) is a GNU Makefile-based system that compiles a MinGW-w64 cross compiler on Unix systems and cross-compiles hundre… | 75 | 1320 | stable |
| go-ole/go-ole Go bindings for Windows COM/OLE implemented via shared libraries instead of cgo. It lets Go programs call COM interfaces and automate Windo… | 67 | 1320 | stable |
| wo52616111/capslock-plus Capslock+ is a Windows efficiency tool built with AutoHotkey that repurposes the Caps Lock key as a modifier key, unlocking layered shortcu… | 67 | 1314 | active |
| mmozeiko/wcap wcap is a small, efficient screen recording utility for Windows 10 and 11 built in C. It uses the Windows.Graphics.Capture API and hardware… | 68 | 1313 | active |
| microsoft/win32-app-isolation Microsoft's repository of tools and documentation for Win32 app isolation, a Windows security feature that contains damage from compromised… | 26 | 1312 | active |
| oleg-shilo/wixsharp WixSharp is a C# framework for building complete MSI installers or WiX source code by writing script files in plain C# syntax. It models Wi… | 94 | 1311 | active |
| szzhiyang/PerfectWindows Power Keys is a project that provides well-organized, conflict-free keyboard shortcuts to boost usage efficiency on Windows and macOS. It b… | 32 | 1307 | active |
| Rurik/Noriben Noriben is a Python script that wraps Sysinternals Procmon to automatically collect, analyze, and report runtime indicators of malware, pro… | 66 | 1304 | stable |
| microsoft/MSLab MSLab is a set of PowerShell scripts from Microsoft that rapidly deploy consistent virtual lab environments on Hyper-V for Azure Local (Azu… | 87 | 1302 | active |
| Bluegrams/Vividl Vividl is a free, open-source Windows GUI application that wraps youtube-dl/yt-dlp to download videos from hundreds of websites like YouTub… | 60 | 1302 | active |
| wmiexec wmiexec-Pro is a Python CLI tool built on Impacket that provides an enhanced version of wmiexec.py for remote command execution on Windows … | 71 | 1299 | active |
| mydockfinder/mydockfinder-for-Win10-Win11 MyDockFinder is a Windows 10/11 desktop application that replaces the native taskbar with a macOS-style dock, menu bar, and animated icon e… | 66 | 1298 | stable |
| qwqdanchun/Pillager Pillager is a C# post-exploitation information gathering tool that exports and decrypts sensitive data from target Windows machines, includ… | 21 | 1294 | active |
| SafeBreach-Labs/PoolParty PoolParty is a C++ command-line tool implementing eight novel, fully-undetectable process injection techniques that abuse Windows Thread Po… | 21 | 1287 | active |
| marchaesen/vcxsrv VcXsrv is a Windows X server built from xorg git sources and compiled with Visual Studio, similar to Xming or Cygwin's XWin. It lets Window… | 46 | 1281 | active |
| mategol/PySilon PySilon is an open-source remote access trojan (RAT) written in Python that is controlled through Discord as its command-and-control channe… | 57 | 1270 | active |
| chen0416ccc-cpu/codex-windows-fast-patch-skill An agent skill (PowerShell scripts plus SKILL.md guidance) that repairs Windows Codex Desktop features broken by upgrades, such as Fast Mod… | 59 | 1266 | active |
| 3xpl01tc0d3r/ProcessInjection A C# command-line tool that demonstrates and performs multiple Windows process injection techniques, including DLL injection, process hollo… | 44 | 1266 | active |
| he55/DreamScene2 DreamScene2 is a small, fast, and powerful animated desktop wallpaper application for Windows 10/11. It supports playing videos and web pag… | 37 | 1266 | active |
| crosire/d3d8to9 A pseudo-driver library that translates Direct3D 8 API calls and bytecode shaders into their Direct3D 9 equivalents to improve compatibilit… | 86 | 1263 | active |
| google/glazier Glazier is a Google-developed tool for automating Windows operating system installations across various device platforms. It boots systems … | 84 | 1261 | active |
| scottlerch/HostsFileEditor A Windows desktop application for editing and managing the hosts file as a sortable, filterable table with undo/redo, presets/archives, and… | 88 | 1259 | active |
| tablacus/TablacusExplorer Tablacus Explorer is a lightweight, portable tabbed file manager for Windows written in C++. It is highly customizable through an add-on sy… | 96 | 1253 | active |
| antonioCoco/ConPtyShell ConPtyShell is a fully interactive reverse shell for Windows that leverages the Windows Pseudo Console (ConPTY) API to turn a remote PowerS… | 23 | 1253 | stable |
| little-brother/sqlite-gui A lightweight, portable SQLite editor and database management tool for Windows, built with C++/WinAPI. It offers SQL editing with syntax hi… | 29 | 1250 | active |
| Planshit/ProjectEye Project Eye is a Windows desktop application that reminds users to rest their eyes based on the 20-20-20 rule, showing full-screen break pr… | 23 | 1250 | active |
| andy-5/wslgit A small Rust executable that forwards git commands to the Git installation inside Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), translating paths betw… | 72 | 1247 | active |
| EvotecIT/GPOZaurr GPOZaurr is a PowerShell module for gathering, analyzing, and fixing issues in Active Directory Group Policies. A single command (Invoke-GP… | 94 | 1245 | active |
| Vortice.Windows Vortice.Windows is a set of .NET libraries providing modern C# bindings for DirectX APIs including Direct3D 9/11/12, Direct2D, DirectWrite,… | 67 | 1244 | active |
| moonlight-stream/Internet-Hosting-Tool A Windows application that automatically configures port forwarding on home routers so Moonlight can stream games from a PC over the Intern… | 23 | 1240 | active |
| bo3b/3Dmigoto 3Dmigoto is a DX11 modding wrapper (DLL injection) that lets users fix broken stereoscopic 3D effects in games and serves as a general-purp… | 73 | 1237 | active |
| LogExperts/LogExpert LogExpert is a Windows GUI log file viewer and tail program, acting as a feature-rich replacement for the Unix tail command. It supports hi… | 99 | 1234 | active |
| FancyWM/fancywm FancyWM is a dynamic tiling window manager for Windows 10/11 that automatically arranges windows into horizontal, vertical, and stacked pan… | 87 | 1231 | active |
| portapps/portapps Portapps is a collection of portable Windows applications, each launched through a Go-written wrapper executable that makes the underlying … | 87 | 1229 | active |