Windows Tools
23 best Windows tools and apps, curated and ranked by community upvotes on ProductCool. Updated daily as new Windows products launch.
Microsoft PowerToys is a set of free, open-source utilities designed to enhance and customize the Windows user experience. It solves common productivity bottlenecks by providing tools for window management, file renaming, color picking, and more, right out of the box. It's for power users, developers, and anyone looking to streamline their daily tasks and unlock advanced Windows functionality.
Windows has no place for what's happening right now. ZenithBar adds a floating island to the top of your screen: playback controls for any Windows media session, your next calendar events, pinned apps and sites, a file shelf you can drag straight into other apps, and a visual clipboard history. It opens on hover, disappears during full-screen games, and processes everything on-device — no account required to use it. One-time purchase with a 7-day trial, not a subscription.
Node.js JavaScript runtime ✨🐢🚀✨
Cubby is the clipboard history Windows should have shipped. It keeps copied text, images, files, and screenshots searchable after restarts, while offline OCR lets you find a screenshot by the words inside it. Everything stays encrypted on your PC: no account, no cloud, no clipboard telemetry. Open it with a shortcut, search, and paste.
Skim is a free, open-source (MIT) email client for Windows. ✂️ Minimal on purpose: no calendar, no rules engine, no bloat. Fewer buttons, less cognitive load. ⚡ Native Rust core (Tauri 2): ~5 MB installer, sub-second cold start, instant full-text search. 🔒 Local-first, offline-ready, zero telemetry. ✦ AI on your terms: bring your own Anthropic or OpenRouter key and Skim drafts replies in your voice and answers questions across your whole mailbox.
Beautiful screenshots, 4K screen recording, cinematic auto zoom, floating webcam PiP, and a built-in video editor. One app. $9 one-time.
Satisfying mechanical keyboard sounds for your Mac. Spatial audio, reactive visualizer, customizable switch profiles.
Zush renames screenshots, PDFs, photos and documents on Mac and Windows using AI. Batch rename, watch folders, stay organized automatically. 50 free renames, no signup.
Zush renames screenshots, PDFs, photos and documents on Mac and Windows using AI. Batch rename, watch folders, stay organized automatically. 50 free renames, no signup.
A Windows-native automation API, packaged as an MCP server, that gives AI agents the same system-level desktop control that AppleScript gives on macOS.
The official Codex desktop app by OpenAI brings parallel coding agents natively to Windows. It isolates tasks in OS-level sandboxes and dedicated worktrees so agents can write, test, and propose code without trashing your local environment.
Cosmic-light brings the elegance of the Dynamic Island to your Windows. It serves as a liquid-smooth hub for your workflow. Context-Aware AI: Chat with Cosmic. It remembers your conversation history (stored locally) so you can ask follow-up questions without losing context. Media: Seamless controls for Spotify & System Audio with a real-time visualizer. Weather: Live atmospheric particles (rain, snow) and severe weather alerts. Calendar: Smart meeting notifications via Google Calendar.
Control slides with simple hand gestures using your webcam. No remotes, no keyboard - just stay in flow while presenting.
Put your words to work. Speak to type at 140wpm. Transcribe meetings, ideas, or scattered thoughts.
You write hundreds of messages, emails, and prompts a day. Willow is an AI voice typing tool that lets you speak them instead. Willow now works on Windows, Mac, and iOS. You can use it anywhere on your computer, like Gmail, Slack, Notion, Cursor, and more. Willow is powerful because it's the fastest, most accurate, and the only dictation tool that actually personalizes to the way that you write over time.
Build, write, create — at the speed of thought
The Quickwidgets is lightweight and diverse functions widgets
Motionik is a screen recorder with a built-in editor for creating engaging product demos, tutorials and explainer videos. Its core feature: auto zoom with smart cursor tracking and customizable backgrounds - naturally focused without needing manual editing
Stop fighting your computer. Raycast puts everything at your fingertips. After 5 years on Mac, Raycast is now on Windows. Launch apps instantly, search files in real-time, access hundreds of extensions like GitHub or Notion, and get AI answers. All from your keyboard. Download our public beta for free and discover what frictionless work feels like.
Read AI is always on standby with AI meeting notes and transcripts with the introduction of it's desktop application for Windows and Mac. When you aren't able to measure a conversation through our native integrations with Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, and Zoom, our desktop app makes sure that you never miss the opportunity to measure an interaction with this launch.
Next-gen code editor built for speed & modern workflows. Now on Windows with WSL support, DirectX 11, extensions, AI features. Designed for teams. Built in the open. Free download—try it now.