WhatsApp

WhatsApp LLC

WhatsApp Desktop is the desktop version of WhatsApp, one of the world's most popular instant messaging clients. Thanks to this client, you can easily read and write messages on your computer without checking your phone each time you get a notification. To be able to start using WhatsApp Desktop, the first thing you have to do is sign in with your WhatsApp account, which is a quick and simple process that will only take a few seconds. You just need to use the WhatsApp app on your smartphone to scan the QR code on the computer screen. Once you complete this first step, you will have to wait a few moments for your conversations and groups to sync, and then you'll be ready to go. One of WhatsApp Desktop 's most important parts is that it offers the same features as the mobile version, but just on PC. This means you can continue any private conversation, send and receive photos, share audio, use GIFs and emojis, etc. In short, there isn't a noticeable difference in user experience between the Windows, Android, or iOS clients. There isn't much difference either between the browser versions (called WhatsApp Web) and this client for Windows. The main difference is that this version works independently without needing a browser open. This can be pretty useful on computers with little RAM capacity, which tend to slow down when many open tabs. WhatsApp Desktop is a very useful app for frequent WhatsApp users since it allows them to continue chatting with their friends as they sit comfortably in front of their computer instead of with a phone in hand. As mentioned above, the app offers all the usual WhatsApp features.

Viber

Viber Media

Viber, the popular IM and VoIP app for mobile devices, also has its own desktop client for Windows and Mac, which massively increases the flexibility of this widely used, free communication tool. This is a new software that’s compatible with the various available mobile versions of Viber and offers you a complete and fully functional alternative to let you communicate with your contacts, sending and receiving calls and messages no matter which device you’re on. The only fixed requirement is that you already have the Viber app preinstalled on your mobile device, whether it be Android or iOS, so you can sync your account details and view all the data assigned to your phone number, including contacts and chat history. Once you install the app on your computer, the only thing left to be done is log in with your registered ID. The desktop version includes all the features of the original app, such as the option to make voice or video calls, or send stickers or other files in your chats. And all of these features are multiplatform, meaning they auto-sync between devices so you can carry on with chats on your smartphone that you’ve started on your PC, and vice versa. Viber is a highly useful app that lets users save lots of money on calls.

iTunes (64-bit)

Apple

Apple made popular this full-featured mp3 player-organizer and now it has a new version which is available for Windows users too. iTunes is thought to be one of the most completes tools to organize and play mp3 music files and the perfect partner for your iPod Shuffle, iPod Nano, iPod touch or iPhone. No matter the iPod you have, iTunes will suit it perfectly. With iTunes you will be able to create and edit your playlists, search for your sound collection, create CD jewel inserts using album art and song listings. copy to your HD the music in your CDs or even create and burn your own CDs. And now it includes a video player-organizer, fully featured like its mp3 brother, so now is more complete than ever. Now you can organize all your music, videos, podcasts, audiobooks, etc. And if you have an iPod or an iPhone, you can sync it with iTunes, fast, effortless, and simple with the built-in Auto-Sync. Keep your iPod filled with all the newest additions to your iTunes library.

Genshin Impact

miHoYo Ltd

Genshin Impact is a role-playing game where you explore a spectacular open world with various characters. Fly through the skies and walk around each city, completing missions and collecting objects to level up your characters as you go. What's more, you can play with users on other platforms such as Android, PS4, and iOS. Graphics in Genshin Impact are absolutely amazing, further immersing you in this already engrossing story. Above all else, however, this game stands out for the hidden details you'll discover if you're willing to explore every nook and cranny of this world. As you complete main and side missions, it's important to collect all the objects you find on the ground. In fact, this is absolutely crucial, because these artifacts belong to Jean, Amber, Lisa, Kaeya, Barbara, Diluc, and the rest of the characters in this story. At the beginning of Genshin Impact, you have two characters: one from the wind category, and the other from the earth category. As you level up their attributes, you can unlock other characters in the fire, thunder, and ice categories. Combine attributes strategically to form a balanced team and make your way through each section of the map. This version of Genshin Impact includes truly intuitive gameplay. Tap on the arrows on your keyboard to move the characters, and click action buttons with your mouse to execute attacks, slide with more speed, and collect objects. From the main screen, you can access your inventory to keep track of the objects you find and look at clues designed to help you find new ones. Without a doubt, fighting alongside your friends makes Genshin Impact a hundred times more interesting. No matter which console or smartphone your friends have, they can play. The important thing is to join forces to defeat the monsters and complete each mission with courage. Genshin Impact is a high-quality game with a vast open world that's intrigued millions of players. Although you can't yet visit the seven sections of the map, other cities will become available in coming weeks in this game where you can play alone or with friends.

Euro Truck Simulator

SCS Software

Do you love the automotive world? Do you love trucks? Then you are going to love Euro Truck Simulator - a very unique truck simulator. Euro Truck Simulator isn't a racing game, or anything alike; rather you will drive trucks like you've never done before on a computer. Your objective? Transport merchandise all throughout Europe. When you start the game, you first buy your own truck, and begin looking for work to transport merchandise from city to city across Europe - from Madrid to Lisbon, from Lisbon to Barcelona, from Barcelona to Paris. As you advance in the game and improve your skill, the jobs you aim for will be more important, and you'll have to travel further. Driving the truck is easy, and the different characteristics of each truck are noticeable. Also, you have a good number of camera views for controlling the steering wheel and other actions, such as strapping down the load and parking the vehicle. Lastly, a detail that should be mentioned is that the game is played on actual highways of the old continent, with city maps and a popular backdrop here and there, such as the Gate of Europe in Madrid, or the Eiffel Tower in Paris.

Adguard

Adguard Software Limited

Browsing the Internet can end up being a chore when you're bombarded with tons of pop-ups and other annoying ads. With Adguard, you can filter this kind of content from your browser with customizable levels of intensity, allowing you to continue to access your favorite websites without having to navigate ads to do so. Adguard also protects your system from phishing attempts and other malicious sites. It's an effective tool to get those ads out of your sight, and protect your computer along the way.

Twitch

Twitch Interactive, Inc.

Twitch is one of the world's leading streaming services. This tool, owned by Amazon, allows you to watch hundreds of thematic channels focused mainly on the world of video games. Although it came about as a way to broadcast live gameplays, it has now become a multipurpose tool that anyone can use to interact with their favorite streamers during their videos in real time. Twitch is divided into different themed categories organized according to the game that's being played at the time. Once you're inside the channel in question, in addition to viewing the live stream or stored clips, you can participate in related live chats, and most importantly, you can subscribe and make donations to the owners of the channels through the platform's own currency: 'bits.' But Twitch is much more than all that. One of the main exclusive features of the desktop client is that it allows you to manage your video game library. Twitch Prime (the platform's subscription service) offers, among other things, free video games every month. In order to be able to install and play them, you need to have this version installed. Twitch has undoubtedly changed the way of understanding video game streaming and interaction with content creators. The dynamism of its platform offers a real alternative to the consumption of television and pre-recorded videos, as well as open a window to the world so that both gamers and users with other interests can share their passions and concerns.

Skype

Microsoft Corporation

Skype is the world's leading VoIP calling service. A free tool that lets you talk to other users using text chats, voice and/or video conversations. The tool uses a peer-to-peer technology based on the well known file exchange service, Kazaa, to offer a robust and trustworthy call system, allowing you to talk to your friends with the same reliability and sound quality you would expect on a landline phone. It uses VoIP technology to make calls between users and calls from its users to regular phones, both mobile and landline, all in a very simple and quick way that doesn’t require you to set-up or configure anything. Its creators affirm that it even offers an audio quality that’s better than that on a regular phone call. It’s completely free and comes with no extra ads; you'll hear the typical dialing phone sounds, it'll tell you if the contact you are calling is talking on Skype at that moment, and you can pick up and hang up all the calls you want. Plus, it includes Facebook integration and the option of making group video-calls with up to ten users at a time using their webcams; not to mention that it includes the Windows Live Messenger messaging after having been purchased by Microsoft. As it’s a multiplatform application, you can make calls between devices, whether they're your desktop or smartphone. Skye is, quite definitely, one of the leading digital VoIP telephone services in the world.

Origin

Electronic Arts

Origin is the online platform by Electronic Arts which is required to play their games. Most people are not totally in favor of this app, for obvious reasons. But, all in all, the truth is that you do need it to play EA games and other great games like FIFA or Battlefield and it's certainly worth running an install for. FIFA 12, Battlefield 3, Star Wars The Old Republic, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning... all of them require Origin to be played. Origin is more than a simple way to play online games, it also offers an online shop to buy downloadable games for a reasonable price. One of the main advantages of Origin is the possibility to get all your games backed up onto the cloud. So, in the event you have to format your computer or you buy a new one all you have to do is hit download to get all your games back. In addition, the platform comes with some free games in it which are honestly pretty good: Battlefield Heroes, Need for Speed World and Battleforge are just a few of the titles you'll play for FREE. Origin still isn't a major site like Steam, but if EA keeps launching exclusive games on Origin, it'll grow day by day.

Aida64 Extreme

FinalWire

AIDA64 Extreme is a PC diagnostic tool that monitors your PC and provides lots of useful information when errors are found in the system. The different tabs allow you to take a thorough look at all the different areas of your PC. It also easily retrieve data for the CPU, BIOS, operating system, running services, monitor, hard drives etc, easily. All this is just a single click away. The program is one of the most powerful hardware detection tools and has a database of over 120,000 entries. You will have no problem identifying each and every one of the elements connected to your system. AIDA64 Extreme is one of the best apps around, and as the heir to such programs as Aida 32 and Everest, it offers a huge number of features.

Minecraft

Mojang

Minecraft is a game chock-full of adventure, exploring, and creativity. You survive in a world composed of blocks – similar to Legos – that you can move around however you like from your first-person perspective. And when we say "however you like", we really mean it, as you can collect blocks of any material to use later for whatever you see fit. You can do everything from chipping off big chunks of stone to build a house, chopping down trees to make furniture to put in your home, or even putting together more complex projects like wells, statues, buildings, etc. Your only limit is your imagination, and as soon as you start creating, you'll realize that the options at your disposal are practically infinite. But obviously, building things is only part of Minecraft. The other part happens at nightfall when monsters come out of their caves, and the game becomes a proper survival horror title. It's then that you have to face off against giant spiders, skeletons, endermen, or the terrifying creepers. And it's then that you’ll make good use of your sword or bow and arrows. To survive in the world of Minecraft, you'll need more than just your home with a bed, your sword, and a few tools. You'll also need food, as your character will get hungry. You'll need to explore your world, as the best materials aren't always lying around in plain sight. And you'll definitely need to use the huge freedom the game offers at all times. Visually, Minecraft is not great, as you'll see in the images and video, but its grid look is completely necessary for the gameplay to make sense. Also, the game lets you radically customize the graphics using mods or skin packages. Minecraft is the most successful independent game of recent times. And with good reason. This masterpiece from Notch has managed to worm its way into the hearts of millions of players, who enjoy it on all its available platforms: iOS, Android, Xbox 360, Linux, Mac, and (of course) Windows.

BlueStacks App Player

BlueStacks

BlueStacks App Player is an easy-to-use program that you can use to run Android apps on your PC. This program creates a virtual device that you can easily manage from its main menu, as well as quickly download and install a variety of apps as if you were working on a real Android device. Using this program on your Windows computer is just like using a normal Android device, and it's easy to set up. This means that any user can use BlueStacks, even if they have never used an emulator before. Once the program is up and running, you can download, run, and use Android apps, and don't have to worry about compatibility issues. There are few different ways to download apps: from the emulator's app store, by going to Google Play from its web browser, or by downloading an APK. All of the program's other features are used in the same way as a normal Android device. Not only that, but with BlueStacks you can record your screen, which means you can create HD gameplay videos and share them online. With this program, you can also share images on your Windows computer to social networks on BlueStacks, which is a great feature for anyone who works on a PC. Finally, you can also play music in the background while working on another app. Overall, BlueStacks App Player is the perfect tool to seamlessly emulate an Android device on your Windows computer. BlueStacks App Player has a few different control options. While you can use tactile controls with your mouse, you can also map commands to your keyboard or use an external gamepad. Of course, if your Windows computer has touchscreen capabilities you can simply tap your screen. On top of all that, it has a compact and easy-to-use control panel. BlueStacks App Player is compatible with all kinds of apps, including the latest games, even high-performance ones as BlueStacks uses 2GB of RAM. Overall, BlueStacks App Player is a fantastic tool that can run almost any Android app, creating an entire world of possibilities for any PC user.

Gpg4win

Gpg4win project

Gpg4win constitutes an interesting freeware application with which you can encrypt files and emails using public and private key cryptography. The key algorithms that the program uses are also open source and are called “GNU Privacy Guard,” the open-source alternative to patented key cryptography. Gpg4win will create both keys according to the parameters you specify. It is necessary to know the addressee’s public key in order for the program to work. It works like this: the information is encrypted with the public key of the receiver, and when he/she receives the document, it is unencrypted using the private key. The program installs a plugin for the email client MS Outlook with which you are able to encrypt messages from the program interface.

VidCrop

Geovid

VidCrop is an easy-to-use video edition application that allows you to crop videos and cut useles scenes. Do and undo is extremely easy. Use the mouse and the timeline to choose the parts of the video you want to eliminate. The rest of options are as easy to use as this. The interface is very intuitive and the results are excellent. Use any video, it supports AVI, WMV, MOV, MP4, MPG, MKV, RMVB and ASF. In addition, when you'll have finished editing the video, you'll be able to export it as WMV or AVI. VidCrop is really useful, because you won't need a complex video edition program to do simple tasks.

Muvee Pixie

muvee

muvee Pixie is an application that gives you the possibility to create home videos using your own photos and even add the music you like. Add the material you want t o include: photos, videos and music, select the style for the video and muvee Pixie will synchronize photos and music automatically. Once the process will be finishedyou can decide what to do with the video: share it via Facebook or Yotube, export as video file supported by iPod, iPhone or Android or just save it in the HD. muvee Pixie is an interesting application for any user who want to create funny videos and presentations for holiday photos.

MAGIX Video Sound Cleaning Lab

MAGIX

Nandub

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Nandub is a video-editing and conversion tool that's specifically designed to convert AVI files with DivX or MPEG4v2 compressions. The application lets you test different video parameters as you edit, such as the bitrate or the interval of key applications. Besides that, it also includes dozens of specific options for video and audio that you can use to modify your videos. To start using Nandub, you'll need a good tutorial. Although all its options are easily accessible, the wide range of choices and possible results can be overwhelming and may require some experience on your part. Despite being a little complicated to use, Nandub has one truly amazing feature: it doesn't require installation. Thanks to this, you can try it without much trouble.

TMPGEnc MPEG Editor

Pegasys Inc.

Machete Video Editor

MacheteSoft

Machete Video Editor is a tool to do small touch-ups and simple editing on your videos. The editing options are pretty limited, as you can only cut, copy, paste, and delete fragments of a video to make it shorter or longer, or to make simple loops. Of course, besides editing, the program can be used as an improvised media player since it can play almost any type of audio or video codec without any problems. Machete Video Editor may be too basic for users who need more options for their video editing, but if you only need to do simple edits by cutting up the video, this application will be perfect.

LSMaker

LSMaker

LSMaker is a video editing application used exclusively to add the classic Star Wars lightsabers effect to our videos. The program allows us to insert any color lightsaber, being able to achieve the effects that are seen in many of the popular Youtube videos. However, we will need lots of patience; although it is not especially complicated, it does require a bit of dedication. We can then save the files as AVI format using different types of effects that will help us increase the quality of our videos, such as anti-aliasing. LSMaker is a very funny program that we can use to create our very own jedi fights. Who wouldn't like to take part in a lightsaber battle?

FMV

Equuleus Solutions

FMV is a video and audio editor for all users, and supports MP3, DivX, DivX HD, Xvid, Windows Media, H2634 and MKV (Matroska) among many others. The main difference between FMV and other programs like Adobe Premiere and Final Cut is that FMV is not controlled in time lines but with video fragments. This basically gives you a WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) editor that lets you work in comfort. Once you have finished arranging and mounting your video or videos, the program lets you export the results in high def to your hard drive, or to Twitter and Facebook, and even to your Xbox360. FMV is a good choice for those users who finds other editors too complicated to start making their own compositions.

Aimersoft Video Studio Express

Aimersoft Studio

Aimersoft Video Studio Express is a simple video editing tool designed with beginners to video editing in mind, it offers all of the features needed to create a quality movie. The program uses a timeline which separates video and audio and on which you can work by applying trims, editing features, and all kinds of transitions. In fact, you have over forty different transitions available. Once you've finished editing your video, you can export it to several different media types: iPad, iPhone, AVI, WMV, or directly onto YouTube. Aimersoft Video Studio Express is a very useful application for users who want to edit videos, but who find Adobe Premier or Final Cut to be a little too complicated for them.

Bombono

Ilya Murav'jov

Bombono is a DVD-creation tool that lets you convert videos of your vacations or an important celebration to DVD with near-professional quality. First off, you can work with the program's timeline, which is very similar to the one found in Adobe Premiere or Final Cut. Obviously you won't have the same options, but you can enjoy its familiar design. Once you've done this you can create the different DVD menus, which you can easily link to one another, also adding images, text, etc. Lastly, the program asks you to choose a name for the DVD and the writing speed you want. When all of this is ready, just click 'Create Video DVD' and that's it.

Videomizer

Engelmann Media GmbH

We sometimes happen to record some videos and realize that they are not as good as we thought they were. Tones, brightness, zooms,... They can result in a terrible headache if you don't solve the problem. Videomizer is the application you need if you want to edit your videos and make them more attractive for the rest of people. The reason why we like Videomizer is because it does it perfectly and automatically. Yes, it corrects brightness, saturation, contrast and tone so the final result is perfect. Of course, if you feel a bit more creative and your knowledge is more than the average, you can edit it manually and set modification parameters suit your needs. Once you'll have finished edition tasks, you decide the output format, which can be: AVI, MPG or MP4. It even includes a list of preset formats for iPhone, iPad, Android or Playstation 3. Videomizer is a pretty good video edition application which can be really useful both for novice users who want a fast way to enhance their videos and other more experienced users who will be able to rifle through its options panel.

Ashampoo Movie Menu

Ashampoo GmbH & Co. KG

Creating DVDs with tons of videos or movies is something that we do all the time, and saving them with no menu, or one that is pretty budget, is boring and doesn't leave a great impression with our friends and family. Ashampoo Movie Menu, in addition to burning your videos to DVD and Blu-ray, creates menus to present your audiovisual files in a much more professional and appropriate manner. Thanks to Ashampoo Movie Menu, you can create a disc of videos and, with a unique menu, turn it into an attractive and special gift. To build a menu you just need to choose the best theme for your vacation, wedding, or birthday videos from within a wide variety of high quality (HD) options. You can personalize the theme with images, buttons, or text, to give it more of your own style and make it look even more professional. You can even add sub-pages and soundtracks that will play in the background. One of the best features from Ashampoo Movie Menu is the ability to adjust the dimensions of your video files so that they will all fit on one disc and you won't have to leave anything out. Now you have no excuse to leave your home videos without a great introduction.

VideoBooth

Video Booth

Video Booth is a fun application that you can use to take funny photos and videoclips with your webcam. It includes special effects for both the photos as well as the videos, to help you find the perfect finishing touch. Once you've achieved your desired results, you can publish them to your favorite social network. The program is very similar to Apple's official Photo Booth application, so anyone who has played with that before will know what their options are. However, this tool is very easy to use, so you'll be fine even if you don't have experience with a similar program.

VideoCompressor

AbbelsSoft

VideoCompressor is a program that aims to reduce the size of your video files regardless of their format and size. This tool is able to compress and save your video tracks in FLV, WMV, SWF, MPEG, MP4, 3GP, M4V, AVI, MKV, MOV, and RM F4V. You just have to add or drag your files to the program’s interface and VideoCompressor will resize them in seconds, even if the video is over 1GB. Users can choose the size of the output file in the main window, which displays a status bar for you to specify the size of the video, so you can be sure you have enough free space in the flash memory or CD to keep adding files. Additionally, VideoCompressor has a very intuitive appearance that helps users to compress videos without having to read instructions or scramble to figure it out for themselves. In short, this is a simple, efficient and fast tool.

Nero MediaHome

Nero AG

Nero MediaHome is a very useful tool to sync all your devices wirelessly – computer, TV, and smartphone – so you can access all your multimedia content easily and without having to link up everything with cables. This program can connect your PC to your TV via the network thanks to UPnP technology, which lets users stream videos or view images stored on your computer's hard drive or your smartphone's memory card. Nero MediaHome turns your computer, tablet, or console (among other devices) into a multimedia content server that, additionally, will automatically convert the format of your digital files if they aren't compatible with the player you want to view them on. The application will detect the format that's needed and convert it as it's being streamed. This tool also helps you organize your multimedia library: the names of the folders and sub-folders will be automatically become keyword tags to help you find the song or picture you're looking for. And of course, Nero MediaHome also lets you to burn content. That way, with just a couple clicks, this program will create DVD and Blu-ray discs with your pictures, music, and movies.

Wondershare PPT2Video

Wondershare

Wondershare PPT2Video is a useful tool with which you can convert your presentations into video, conserving all the elements on the pages, and without losing any of the information. This way, you'll see on the video all the effects that you add on the original slide, such as the animations on each page, and the transitions between them. You can convert PowerPoint presentations into almost every popular video formats, such as MPEG-1, MPEG-2, AVI, MP4, WMV, MOV, 3GP, and high definition video. Wondershare PPT2Video lets you adjust the video settings, including the resolution, the frame rate, and the audio fidelity, in order to get the best possible result. You can also add your logo or watermark once you finish editing the video, so you stop third parties from stealing the content in your creation.

STOIK Video Enhancer

N/A

There are probably times when you record a video with your digital camera but don’t get the result you were hoping for due to little errors that mess up the quality of your recording. STOIK Video Enhancer is a video optimization tool that corrects some of the most common flaws to improve the quality of your final result. STOIK Video Enhancer can reduce image noise, vibration, and blur that degrade the image quality. The program also improves the sharpness by fixing the recording's exposure, color, shadows, and contrast. Using this application is very easy and you won't need any prior knowledge of video editing. Just drag the videos you want to fix into STOIK Video Enhancer and hit 'Edit and enhance' to see the configuration menu. In this window, you'll find options for correcting your video, which you apply by simply checking the boxes. Once you've made all the changes, go to the 'Export' option to specify the output file parameters (like format and frame size) and you'll find the final result in your folder within seconds.