# microsoft/PowerToys

Microsoft PowerToys is a collection of utilities that supercharge productivity and customization on Windows

Repository: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/powertoys
Language: C
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: powertoys, desktop, windows, fancyzones, microsoft-powertoys, powerrename, keyboard-manager, color-picker, command-palette, windows-10, windows-11, advanced-paste
Last push: 2026-08-27T00:02:05+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 99/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 99, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2681, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 8, "gap_med": 20, "n_releases_24m": 34}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 138138, forks 8507 (observed 2026-08-28T04:12:24.297688+00:00)

## What it is
Microsoft PowerToys is a free, open-source suite of over 30 utilities for customizing and streamlining Windows, including FancyZones window management, PowerRename, Keyboard Manager, Color Picker, and Command Palette. It is actively maintained by Microsoft and the community under the MIT license.

## Use cases
- snap windows into custom layouts on windows
- bulk rename files with regex
- remap keyboard shortcuts and keys
- pick colors from anywhere on screen
- launch apps and run commands from a command palette
- keep a window always on top
- resize images from the right-click menu
- paste text with AI transformations

## When to choose
- you want a trusted, actively maintained suite of Windows power-user tools
- you need window tiling, renaming, or keyboard remapping without buying separate apps
- you want one installer covering many small desktop utilities

## When to avoid
- you are on macOS or Linux
- you need only one specific feature and prefer a lightweight standalone tool
- you require deep system-level customization beyond what the bundled utilities offer

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: developer-tools, gui, cli, image-processing, file-system, configuration-management
- domain: developer-tools, windows, desktop-applications
- platform: windows
- tags: window-management, keyboard-shortcuts, fancyzones, powerrename, color-picker, command-palette, system-utilities, microsoft

## Member repositories
- microsoft/PowerToys (main) score 99

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:24.297688+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T16:11:12.223423+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys (fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:24.297688+00:00, sha 14ef26a5faed)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.