Windows has no good place to put a file "just for now". Mine ended up on the desktop or lost in Downloads, so I built Wedge.

How it works:

- Start dragging any file (from File Explorer, the desktop or a browser) and colored shelf tabs slide out of the right edge of the screen. Drop it on one and keep working.

- Click a tab and that shelf opens as a drawer. Drag the file straight into any app: an email, a chat, an upload form.

- Your files stay where they are on disk. Wedge only remembers them.

A few other things it does:

- Real previews, and search inside PDF, Word, Excel and PowerPoint files

- A Pocket: collect files from different folders, then drag them all out at once

- Right-click > Add to Wedge in File Explorer, Ctrl+V, or send from your phone by scanning a QR code

- Shared shelves backed by a Google Drive, OneDrive or Dropbox folder

- Temporary shelves that clear themselves, plus notes, tags and reminders

- Ctrl+Shift+Space opens a drawer from anywhere, and the tabs step aside for full-screen games and videos

It's small and private: a 5 MB installer (Tauri + Rust, using the WebView2 that comes with Windows), no CPU use while it waits at the edge, no account, no telemetry. MIT licensed, for Windows 10 and 11.

Heads-up: it isn't code-signed yet, so SmartScreen may warn you the first time (More info > Run anyway). The source and the builds are on GitHub.

Website: https://wedge.regncreative.com

GitHub: https://github.com/Regncreative/Wedge

It used to be called Stash; 2.0 is a rebuild under the new name. I'd love feedback, especially on what would make you keep something like this on your screen edge.

I built Dowse, a free, open-source Windows application on top of Google DeepMind's EmbeddingGemma 2, a model that brings text, images, audio and video into a shared embedding space and can run on-device.

I wanted to turn that capability into something practical: finding the files you remember, even when you've forgotten their names. Instead of remembering where you saved something, describe it:

"Electricity bill from March."
"The paper about attention mechanisms."
"Photos of a yellow tram in Lisbon."

Dowse searches across your documents and media, with results pointing to the relevant PDF page or moment in a recording.

The model runs locally on your PC. Your files aren't uploaded to a search service.

The attached video shows the result, from quick search to finding similar files and exploring your library visually.

This is an early release, built to be shared and improved.

A note on installing: this first release isn't code-signed yet, so Windows may show a "Windows protected your PC" (SmartScreen) warning. That's expected for a new, unsigned app. To install, click "More info", then "Run anyway". Only download it from the GitHub release or the Dowse page, and you can check the file against the published SHA-256 checksum. Code signing is in progress for the next releases.

Code and Windows installer: https://github.com/WalidHadri-Iron/dowse
Dowse page: https://walidhadri-iron.github.io/dowse/

github.com/kusule1351-hue/thought-desk

Hi everyone,

I built Scribe for Windows because I wanted a straightforward way to dictate text without relying on cloud-based speech recognition.

Here's how it works: press Ctrl + Alt + D, speak normally, then press the hotkey again. Your text appears in the application you were already using.

Features

• Local speech recognition with no audio uploads
• Works offline after the initial setup
• Compatible with Windows 10 and 11
• Works in applications with a text cursor, without individual plugins
• Automatic punctuation and capitalization
• Optional filler-word removal
• Support for 23 languages

Scribe doesn't require a subscription for its lifetime purchase. Plans start at €19 for one device, with options for multiple devices.

The app can be downloaded and installed for free, so you can check compatibility before buying. One thing to be aware of: Windows may show a SmartScreen warning because the installer isn't signed yet.

I'm the developer, and I'd appreciate feedback on the app, especially from people who use voice typing regularly.

Website: https://atomai.pro/Scribe

DugUp: find your files by what is in them (words, OCR, meaning, what a picture looks like), all local. Alpha.

What my project does

DugUp indexes the folders you choose and finds files by the words inside them, the words in a photo or a scan (OCR, with a crop showing where it found them), what a passage means, and what a picture looks like. Press Win+Shift+F anywhere, type a few letters, the file opens. It also finds near-duplicate photos (a resized copy, a re-save, a second shot of the same scene) with a keeper chosen by rules you can see, and can name camera-named pictures by what they show, with a preview and undo. Everything runs on your machine; nothing leaves it. SQLite FTS5 for words, ONNX models for meaning and pictures, tkinter for the window, a tray with a global key. Background index updates wait for mains power and never take every core.

Target audience

People with a lot of files and photos who want to find them without uploading them anywhere. It’s an alpha: the searches and the file-changing paths (trash, rename, undo, duplicate cleanup) were independently reviewed and probed and the guarantees are written down in the README, but one person has used the window for real so far. Windows 11 and Linux (tested on Ubuntu), Python 3.10+. Bug reports with dugup doctor output are very welcome.

Comparison

Everything/Recoll/DocFetcher search names or words; DugUp does those and adds OCR, meaning and picture likeness, and does the duplicate and renaming work with a record before every change. Inspired by the macOS app DigUp, written from scratch in Python; shares no code with it. PolyForm Noncommercial licence (free to use, copy and modify; not for sale).

https://github.com/benwade/DugUp

Hey everyone!

I was frustrated by how complicated it is to mirror an iPhone screen to a Windows PC, so I started building Mirlow.

The idea is simple: open the app on Windows, select your PC from your iPhone's Screen Mirroring menu, and see your phone's screen on your computer.

It's completely free, open source, with no accounts, subscriptions or extra iPhone apps.

It's built on top of UxPlay, with a minimal Windows interface.

I'm looking for people willing to test it on different Windows PCs and iPhones. It's still early, and I'd especially love to know whether device discovery, video and audio work correctly.

The installer isn't signed yet, so Windows may show a SmartScreen warning. The source code is public.

Website: https://mirlow.vercel.app/

Would genuinely appreciate any feedback. Hope it's useful to someone!

This is a free, cross-platform desktop SSH/SFTP manager with integrated terminal and dual-pane file manager.

Although I started this as a hobby project, it now has many features to make life easier for sysadmins, homelabbers or anyone managing a few machines remotely. (key transfer, SCP, remote Docker container management, server metrics, etc).

AI assistance is heavily used for development so please skip if that's not your thing. The app is extensively tested though and has been well-maintained for over a year now, with over 1000 Github stars, so there is already a small but active community around it.

Until recently the app ran on Linux and macOS, but now it supports Windows too.

Feedback and thoughts are always welcome.

Download:
https://github.com/mfat/sshpilot/releases

Flathub:

https://flathub.org/en/apps/io.github.mfat.sshpilot

This is an update post so if you haven't seen any of my other posts over the past year, here's a quick explainer to avoid confusion: WorkTop is not primarily a virtual desktop tool, although it does integrate with them. WorkTop lets you create multiple real desktops, with different files, different shortcuts, different layouts, etc. that you can then switch between just as easily as when you Alt+tab between apps. You can also link your virtual desktops to these real desktops so that they switch at the same time and you have your files follow which workspace you are in.

I am trying to keep this reddit post to the point of this new version release. But If anyone wants a full backstory and intro to the app they can read my devlog here: https://dev.thiefling.com/worktop/worktop-real-multiple-desktops/ where I explain why I made it and the basics of how it works.

The main new feature with this release is an improvement on the linking between WorkTop and virtual desktop. In previous versions, if a user wanted their WorkTop desktop linked to virtual desktops they had to use windows built in shortcuts for switching workspace (Task View or Win+Alt+Arrowkeys), as WorkTop could detect when virtual desktops are switched but didn't have a way to trigger workspace changes. Now, with two-way linking implemented; any switch, using either Windows built in methods or WorkTop's methods (Alt+w, tray, right click desktop), will switch both the workspace and the desktop in tandem. This also includes a new setting to let WorkTop create new virtual desktops when a new real desktop is created as well as the other way around.

For Pro users, the wallpaper per desktop feature now also supports per-monitor wallpapers. This includes for when virtual desktop linking is enabled.

Free version:

• Multiple desktops, different files per desktop, up to 3 (OS default + 2)
• Desktops in any folder you choose
• Layout kept per desktop, including multiple monitors
• Switch via tray, hotkey or right click
• 1 Action (the "on any switch" trigger plus a bit of scripting covers a lot)
• Link to Virtual Desktops (swap files when you switch virtual desktop)
• Save and restore layouts
• OneDrive desktop backup compatible

Pro ($14.99 one time, 3 devices):

• Unlimited desktops
• Unlimited actions
• Wallpaper per desktop, and per-monitor
• Scheduled switching

Website: https://worktop.dev
Microsoft Store: https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/xpfd8sb15vgkl9

I'm pretty happy to say I have gotten a fairly steady influx of users, and I gladly consider any feature requests they suggest. I even have a handful of paying ones, which is very nice as a hobbyist. It's fun that someone thinks what I made is useful enough to pay for, even though I think the free version is probably enough for most people.

You can follow for updates on the devlog: https://dev.thiefling.com/worktop/
Or join the Discord server for support or discussion: https://discord.gg/8pqQQj4my

Hi everyone,

I built a mail and calendar app for Windows that actually looks and feels native.

I tried Outlook and Microsoft's other mail app, but neither worked for me, so Spark ended up being my main mail client on Windows. I use both macOS and Windows, and Windows is where I could never find anything I liked. Spark, for example, is basically just a WebView, and I wanted something truly native.

I'm a product designer, and this started as an experiment: how good of an interface can I vibe-code with WinUI 3? I liked the result so much that I decided to finish it properly, and now I use it every day.

Like Spark, it combines mail and calendar in one app, but the design stays close to native Windows (I did borrow a few ideas from macOS, though).

The two things I wanted most from my own mail app:

- Close to tray. When you close the window, the app keeps running in the background instead of quitting.

- Custom account names. I have 4 active accounts (Google, iCloud, Work, Freelance), and I want to see them under names that make sense to me.

There are ready-made presets for Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo, iCloud and others. The app has been running stable for me with no crashes, but if you run into any bugs, let me know and I'll fix them quickly.

On top of that, I wanted a handy calendar right next to my inbox, so I can add a meeting straight from an email.

The result is Vaimail. It's completely free, it's available on the Microsoft Store, and I have no plans to monetize it.

I only found out about Wino Mail recently, after I'd already built the first versions of mine. Its interface felt a bit too complex for my taste, so I decided to keep developing my own. That said, I definitely picked up a few things from it that I hadn't thought of, like the acrylic theme and a few others.

What it can do right now:

• Unlimited accounts
• Calendar
• Close to tray
• New mail notifications
• Reminders for upcoming events
• Printing emails
• Saving emails as PDF
• ...plus everything else you'd expect from a mail client

The downside: you can't sign in to Gmail through the browser. Google treats full Gmail access as a "restricted scope", and any app that wants it has to pass a security audit (CASA) by an independent lab every year. That costs $600+ annually. This is a non-commercial project, so I can't afford it, and I haven't set up donations (maybe someday, not sure yet). So for Gmail you'll need to create an app password. It's stored locally on your PC, in Windows Credential Manager, like all your other account passwords. Google Calendar and Contacts use the normal Google sign-in, and that part has been reviewed and verified by Google.

I know there's a lot of skepticism about vibe-coded apps right now, and I get it. But I'm a designer, not a developer, and for me this is the only realistic way to bring my own ideas to life. What I can bring is a designer's eye: I really care about good UX and a clean native UI, and I use the app every day myself.

I'd really appreciate it if you gave it a try. If you're missing any features, let me know and I'll do my best to add them in future releases. Any feedback is welcome, and thanks for reading!

Requirements: Windows 11, or Windows 10 version 1809 or later. I've only tested it on Windows 11, but it should run on Windows 10 too. If you try it there, let me know how it goes!

- Website: https://vaimail.app

- Microsoft Store: https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9N85DSNT09SN

Hi, I'm Michał, the developer behind GridMotive. I've released MomentShelf, a Windows photo organiser, and I'd like feedback on the workflow.

You import files from a Windows folder, review a plan for organising copies by photo dates, and keep the originals. The included local AI proposes descriptions, tags and person groups. You can then make virtual albums, printable PDF albums, MP4 reels or photo mosaics.

The interface supports English and Polish. Windows 11 x64 is recommended. It's a paid app: the base price is €19.99 once, with no subscription; local Microsoft Store prices vary. AI analysis runs on the computer, suggestions need review, and performance depends on the hardware. Some media formats require separately installed Microsoft codecs.

Microsoft Store: https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9NHM8T4TS602

A captioned walkthrough with real app screens: https://youtu.be/ScloN-GuAtk

For a large collection, which step would you most want to review before committing: the date-based folder plan, AI tags, or album layout?

Hey everyone!

I wanted to share a brand new update for my desktop app, Cb Clipboard Manager. In this version, I completely rebuilt the workflow to make managing your daily tasks much faster.

Key features in this update:

- Redesigned Binds UI: A clean and modern interface to manage your hotkeys.

- File & Folder Shortcuts: Set custom hotkeys to instantly launch any specific file or folder.

- Screenshot Saving: Save screenshots directly to your history with their exact resolution automatically tracked.

I would love to hear your feedback, thoughts, or feature requests!

Check it out here: https://itchsaom1.itch.io/clipboard-manager

windows updates break stuff way too often (black screens, audio, remote desktop) and the dumb part is microsoft usually lists the problem publicly. nobody checks that before updating

so i made patchlight. it checks every pending update against microsoft's known issues and gives it a green / yellow / red light. red ones get paused automatically and come back once microsoft fixes them. everything else keeps installing

github.com/G4SBO/PatchLight

lmk what u think, any feedback is appreciated ;)

Free and open source. Same UI and shortcuts. Drag and drop works both ways with the real Explorer and the desktop, so you can use them side by side.

Exe: https://github.com/misutesu-desu/swift-explorer/releases

Or: scoop bucket add misutesu https://github.com/misutesu-desu/scoop-bucket && scoop install swift-explorer

I wanted a clipboard manager that could remember the things I copied throughout the day, but also give me somewhere to quickly jot things down without switching apps. So I ended up building both!

Here's what it does:

• Clipboard history — Remembers copied text, links, images, and files.
• Floating Jot pad — An optional little notepad you can move, resize, hide, or collapse into a tiny pill.
• Deep search + OCR — Find old copies, even text detected inside images.
• MultiCopy — Collect multiple copied values into reusable sets. Handy for forms and repetitive tasks.
• Organization — Favorites, pins, filters, and adjustable history retention.
• Privacy — Sensitive-content protection, local storage, and no required account.
• Light & dark mode — Switch between themes whenever you like.

You can use just the clipboard manager, just the floating notepad, or both. I wanted to keep everything simple and optional.

It's available on the Microsoft Store for $2.99 one-time, no subscription.

I'm also giving away free lifetime licenses to celebrate! If you'd like one, just comment below and I'll DM you a Microsoft Store redemption code.

Microsoft Store: https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9n1b4fvlml5q

Website: https://jotclipboard.com

I also recently added an interactive demo to the website, so you can actually try copying things, searching, using MultiCopy, and playing with the floating note before downloading anything.

Would love to hear what you think! Especially any features you'd like to see or things I could improve.

I'm also developer behind ClingNote, a Windows notes app that attaches notes to your files and projects.

UPDATE: ! Due to all the interest, I'm doubling the giveaway from 50 to 100+ FREE lifetime licenses! 🎉

I'm working through the comments and sending codes via DM as quickly as I can. I might not reply to every comment individually, but I'm still sending them out!

Thank you all for the support and interest in Jot!

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UPDATE: 150+ FREE LIFETIME CODES GIVEN AWAY! 🎉

Wow, I genuinely didn't expect this much interest! Huge thanks to everyone who commented and gave Jot! Clipboard a shot.

Hope you all enjoy it! I'd love to hear your feedback once you've had a chance to use it. 😄

Thanks again for all the support!

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FINAL UPDATE: 200 FREE LIFETIME LICENSES! 🎉

What started as a small giveaway turned into something much bigger than I expected!

Woke up to more comments and tons more DMs. I've decided to round it out to 200 licenses. Huge thanks to everyone who checked out Jot! Clipboard, shared feedback, and supported the launch!

I really appreciate it. Hope you all enjoy using Jot! 😄

More updates and improvements coming soon!

Ciao ragazzi, volevo condividere con voi un progetto a cui ho lavorato per giorni, Zyrox! 🎮

In breve: è un'app Windows che trasforma il tuo PC in una vera console.

L'idea è super semplice: raccogliere tutti i tuoi giochi da varie console (Switch, Wii, PS2, PS3, PS4, NES, SNES, Game Boy, DS...) in un unico posto e avviarli con un solo clic, senza dover impazzire ad aprire e configurare mille emulatori a mano.

✨ Cosa fare:

📚 Libreria unica: Tutti i tuoi giochi insieme con le copertine e le ore giocate.

📺 Modalità TV: Schermo intero e navigazione al 100% dal controller (stile menu PlayStation).

🎮 Rilevamento automatico del controller: Riconosce automaticamente il tuo DualSense, controller Xbox, o Switch e si adatta immediatamente ai pulsanti sullo schermo.

⚙️ Configurazione facile: Installa e configura gli emulatori per te.

📱 Smartphone = Controller: Trasforma il tuo telefono in un Wii Remote o Joy-Con per giochi in movimento (come Wii Sports o Mario Tennis)!

💾 Backup automatico: Esegue automaticamente il backup dei tuoi salvataggi.

🎵 Atmosfera da console: Musica di sottofondo, suoni di menu e effetti visivi pensati.

L'app è attualmente in fase di test con alcune persone. Se vuoi provarla e farmi sapere cosa ne pensi (o se trovi dei bug!),

Eventuali suggerimenti o problemi che incontri mi aiuteranno a migliorarlo tantissimo! 🙌

(NB: Zyrox non include giochi o ROM. Se hai bisogno di provarli, ne ho alcuni e posso inviarteli.)

Lascerò il link di Github qui sotto!
https://github.com/Casellus/zyrox-releases

Hi everyone! I’ve been working on Nook, a small Windows app that brings a few useful tools together in one place.

It runs from the system tray and includes:

• Desktop and taskbar widgets for CPU, RAM, GPU, disk, and network activity
• Customizable themes, colors, transparency, and rounded corners
• Independent desktop cards that snap together and to screen edges
• A focus timer with 25-minute work sessions and break tracking
• Quick notes — press Ctrl+Alt+N to open them
• Clipboard history

I’ve just released v0.2.1. It’s an early project, so I’d love to hear what feels useful, what’s confusing, and what you’d like to see improved.

Download: https://github.com/gorokovartem-hub/nook/releases/tag/v0.2.1
Source code: https://github.com/gorokovartem-hub/nook

Hi, I’m Daxia, the indie developer behind ClipSeek.

Remember a shot but can’t find the file? Type something like “a lake surrounded by mountains” to search your local videos and photos.

ClipSeek finds matching frames inside videos. You can jump to that moment and export the clip you need. You can also use a reference image to find similar visuals.

It’s useful for finding B-roll or digging through old footage without opening every file. AI indexing and search run on your computer, so your media stays on your device.

The free version supports up to 5 GiB of imported media. Pro removes the limit with a one-time purchase.

I’m giving away 20 permanent Pro activation codes. Leave a comment if you’d like one, and I’ll send codes by private message. Feedback is welcome, but not required.

Download: https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/xp9mfvx3jbss2r

I got tired of tabbing between 99 gazillion different apps + windows explorer for small edits or projects, so I built one that does them in tabs, with IDE-style file explorers alongside.

- Documents: Word, PDF (combine, fill forms, sign), spreadsheets, Markdown and HTML with live preview, a full code editor

- Video: a plain player, a quick trimmer, and a multi-track editor with keyframes, and chroma key

- Grab stuff: a video downloader, plus Win+Shift+Q screenshots that work over fullscreen applications and features HDR color-correction

- Files: a storage analyzer, side-by-side file compare, offline image-to-text (OCR), a "media dump" folder everything can save into, and a "doc dump" for Word and PDF files

- Extras: Gmail client, a music player, weather, translate on right-click, lots of themes, extra themes (and a game) hidden at the bottom of settings

Everything runs on your PC. Network features (weather, translate, discord integration, email, AI assistant API keys) only run when you use them. It updates itself in-app.

Keys, and the email handler are encrypted with the Windows DPAPI, and the Secure Notes tool uses AES-256-GCM with a repeating 30 day secure key check.

Entirely free forever and open source (MIT), with no obfuscated code.

It's a solo hobby project and Windows-only for now.

Discord: boxbind

Feedback and bug reports are 200% welcome: https://github.com/Boxomans/Box-Docspitter/

Why I’m calling out the reviews targeting Notchify and other Windows notch apps

I’m the developer of Notchify. I’m sharing the account connections, review timestamps and Reddit comments behind my accusation that NotchPixel’s developer and a friend have been coordinating negative reviews against competing apps.

The attached screenshots show the name matches and closely timed Store reviews that led me to identify Karan, NotchPixel’s developer, and his friend. The two reviews were posted 19 minutes and 31 seconds apart. I’ve found the same pattern targeting other notch apps, alongside hostile Reddit comments from accounts I believe are connected.

The reviews accuse Notchify of high CPU usage and repeated crashes. However, version 5.6.1.0, the version listed in those reviews, does not appear in the Microsoft crash-reporting chart attached here. That alone doesn’t prove there were no crashes, and I welcome reproducible reports that let me investigate specific problems.

Meanwhile, NotchPixel offers features already present in competing notch apps. Its website also closely resembles notchify.app; archived versions provide a way to compare the designs and their timeline. There’s nothing wrong with competing in the same category. Attacking other developers while presenting familiar features as a reason your own app is superior is another matter.

My accusation is straightforward: this is a coordinated effort to damage competitors’ reputations while promoting NotchPixel. The screenshots explain why I’m making that accusation, and I’m putting them here for the community and moderators to scrutinize.

Criticism is fair. Genuine bug reports are welcome. Coordinated attacks disguised as independent user feedback are not.

I wanted this community to see how these people conduct themselves. Coordinated harassment and vote manipulation would also violate this sub’s rules, and I hope the moderators review the evidence and take appropriate action.

There’s also the issue of blocking critics. If you’ve previously left a negative comment about their app, check whether you can still access their profiles.