Keep Grinding

Good Programs for Windows and Wine

Optimizers

Remember to create a system restore point before using one!

• privacy.sexy
• privatezilla
• Winpilot

System Utilities

• 7-Zip compresses and encrypts folders.
• BleachBit is an easy way to free space on the internal storage.
• Chocolatey quickly fetches and installs applications.
• gow brings Unix commands to PowerShell.
• VeraCrypt creates near-bulletproof digital safes.

Networking

• Claws Mail is one of the most secure e-mail clients out there. It even deflected the EFAIL attacks.
• FileZilla uploads files to other computers.
• OpenVPN reroutes your connection to discourage trackers on your LAN.
• Pale Moon is an improved version of pre-Quantum Firefox.
• Ungoogled Chromium is an improved version of Google's Chromium, the basis of Google Chrome.

Read the linkroll for recommended extensions.

Emulators and Hypervisors

• BigPEmu emulates the Jaguar.
• ColEm emulates the Colecovision.
• Dolphin emulates the GameCube and the Wii.
• DOSBox-X emulates Microsoft's DOS.
• DuckStation emulates the PSone.
• EKA2L1 emulates the N-Gage.
• FinalBurn Neo is an arcade emulator that performs better than MAME.
• Flycast emulates the Dreamcast.
• FS-UAE emulates Commodore's Amiga line.
• jzintvImGui emulates the Intellivision.
• MAME emulates arcade games, plug-and-play consoles, and oddball systems.
• melonDS emulates the Nintendo DSi. Don't forget your touch-compatible monitor or external tablet!
• mGBA emulates the Game Boy Advance.
• Neko Project 21/W emulates the PC-9821.
• openMSX emulates the MSX line.
• PCSX2 emulates the PlayStation 2.
• Phoenix emulates the 3DO.
• PPSSPP emulates the PlayStation Portable.
• RetroArch organizes excellent emulators of the following machines: 32X, Amiga CD32, Atari Lynx, Game Gear, Master System, Neo Geo Pocket Color, NES, PC Engine Duo/Turbo Duo, PC-FX, Saturn, SG-1000, Super NES/Super Famicom, Twin Famicom, Virtual Boy, WonderMega, and WonderSwan Color.
• RPCS3 emulates the PlayStation 3.
• SameBoy emulates the Game Boy Color and the Super Game Boy 2.
• simple64 emulates the Nintendo 64.
• spice2x hypervises Konami's Windows-based arcade games.
• Stella emulates the Atari VCS/2600.
• TeknoParrot is a hypervisor for other PC-based arcade games.
• torzu emulates the Nintendo Switch.
• Tsugaru emulates the FM Towns.
• Vita3K emulates the PlayStation Vita.
• xemu emulates the first Xbox.
• xenia emulates the Xbox 360. Use the master version for the best results.

Miscellaneous

• CPU-Z identifies the system's CPU(s).
• GPU-Z identifies the system's GPU(s).
• MakeMKV extracts files from DVDs and Blu-Ray Discs.
• mpv is a video and music player that has more features and compatibility than Windows Media Player.
• PSX2PSP converts PSone games for playability on the PlayStation Portable.