FREE Windows Apps You Should be Using (who thought these are ACTUALLY FREE?!)
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These are my 5 favorite Windows Apps & Software that are free of cost. Whether you're working remotely or in an office, these tools will make your daily tasks smoother and more enjoyable. From PDF annotation and file management to disk health monitoring, backup solutions, and versatile media playback, we cover it all in this video.
⩥ Annotate PDFs Effectively with Drawboard PDF - Perfect for designers, teachers, and anyone needing to mark up PDFs for collaboration.
⩥ Simplify File Management with QTTabBar - Introduce tab functionality to your file explorer for easier navigation.
⩥ Monitor Hard Disk Health with CrystalDiskInfo - Keep an eye on your hard drive's status to prevent data loss.
⩥ Efficiently Sync Files with FreeFileSync - Compare and synchronize folders to keep your backups up-to-date with minimal effort.
⩥ Play Any Media File with VLC Media Player - Enjoy seamless playback of any video or audio format without the need for additional codecs.
We share tips and tricks for getting the most out of these applications, ensuring that your work life becomes more productive and less stressful. If you're looking for free, reliable tools to enhance your Windows experience, this video is for you!
Some of these free apps are available in the Microsoft Store. Some can be downloaded from other links. See the links below.
00:00 FREE Programs that EVERY Windows PC Should Have
00:15 Drawboard PDF
01:54 QTTabBar
03:14 CrystalDiskInfo
04:32 FreeFileSync
06:45 VLC Media Player
07:51 Wrap Up
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This channel is massively underrated. This teacher is amazing
Thank you!
Agreed
very true
oh yes she is so amzing and i love her so much
Smart and pretty,,
"QT Tab Bar "... Awesome find. Thank you!!
i just got an alert from my antivirus that it has a trojan... so... nop, thank you
I can’t find this. Did MS remove due to Trojan?
@@scottcha03 Can't find it either. You saved me a lot of time trying to figure out what I was missing. Thanks.
There's a link in the description of the video if you want to download it.
The presentation is so professional.. really good !
Free File Sync is amazing! I've been needing this for a long time. Thank you Leila!
I use Freefilesync to update my external HDD backups, its a great product.
Agreed. This is going on my list when I get back to my home PC.
Leila, lemme tell you that you're the best teacher I ever saw in my life! You explain sooo well OMG!
Clear and Precise tutor hats off to her
Great tips on good applications
Especially the Drawboard PDF and QTTab
An incredibly helpful video. Thank you for posting.
Thank you. Downloaded all 5. Very useful.
She is WONDERFUL! What a gifted instructor!
Never knew VLC could do that, thank you!
QTTabBar is Awesome Thank you Very Much
Your videos have given me real practical insight into the extent I can use on my pc. Thank you
To add a few more:
- Blender (Hollywood grade VFX, 3D modeling, Physics simulations, 2D/3D animation, architecture)
- WinDirStat (Full disk visualization and storage management software)
- Virtualbox (Virtual Machine hypervisor to run other OS's inside your host machine)
- OBS (Streaming and high quality screen or video signal capture)
- Cakewalk (Free digital audio workstation with full VST plugin support)
It's amazing information that I can use now! Thank you for sharing, keep up the great work. I learn a lot from you.
You're most welcome!
Thank for another highly educational video Leila! I'm somewhat of a klutz around some aspects of computers, but your videos have delivered me from many difficult situations. Thanks again... for sharing your knowledge with the rest of us.
thank you sooooooooooo much for the free fine sync .. i was searching for a app like this from soooo long
Free File Sync was EXACTLY what I was looking for. Thanks!!
It really helped me a lot thanks u ☺️
Leila, your videos are amazing! Simple, direct, hands on demo in such a tight time format. I know producing these as flawlessly as you do is not simple. You are great at it! Subscribed and a regular viewer. All the best
Great and free of cost knowledge you are providing us. You always focus on the necessary applications 👍🏻 and also make it easier to understand. Keep it up Leila.👍🏼🙏🏻
THank you for your very clear voice and enunciation.
Great video! Just popped up in my feed today. Will definitely be getting some of these applications. Thank you!
Great like always, thank a million Leila
Our pleasure, Joe!
This is how explanations, tips and computer information should be delivered. Good job, all around Leila!
I was thinking of installing a backup software and now I have it. Thanks.
This is great collection. I was looking for some of these. Great Job
For video playback I use Media Player Classic. The interface is based on an old media player that used to come with windows. It's very minimalistic. It'll play everything as well, just like VLC but it has a very simple interface.
Well made video. Thank you for taking the time for clarity and visuals. Good list of practical apps too!
I simply admire your approach! Thank you!
Wow... excellent recommendations! Thank you!
Maravilhoso esse vídeo.
Bravíssima! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Leila you're amazing. Thank you for sharing your vast knowledge. Thumbs up.
wow.. had been looking for file sync software for a while... thank you
Excellent, Leila. Especially FreeFile Sync. Thank you.
Years ago I used to use VLC for many things, but one cool application was that if you had a video where the voice and video were out of sync you could correct it with plus and minus buttons. Making a note of the settings meant it would work perfectly next time it was played.
Thanks for the tip!
Been using VLC for just over 20-years and I never knew that! Thanks!
Potplayer does that as well, I use it as a substitute to VLC Player since this last one always gave me issues with fast forward.
@@GoodGamer360..Nice to know.. thanks for the info.
Been doing this for many years. Best player ever
First of all - beautiful video production - it's neat - with timing - clear - with the accurate information - good environment - impeccable presenter - all details taken in account - just beautiful work - I think this is how a professional work looks - congrats.
Finally, thanks for the PDF tool.
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Glad you enjoyed it!
Excellent selection and very well demonstrated. Thank you for sharing. Be well and stay safe
Excellent video my friend. Clear diction and careful descriptions make your effort top notch. Thanks.
Leila you're such a wizard - learning something new every time!
😀great and really handy, Thank you Leila
You’re welcome 😊
I AGREE This is how explanations, tips and computer information should be delivered. Good job, all around, Leila!
Simply brilliant!
Thank you very much.
I don't consider her a "RUclips", she is a real productivity teacher!
She is my online teacher
@@venkatiyer7459 wow
Absolutely 👍
I am from down under and just came across by accident.
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VLC was my OG app during highschool! 👌
Your sound is real clear, and I can hear you clearly
had VLC for years and did not know about the radio stations; violin solos, crime drama, plus music. learned something today. thanks.
Thank you Leila for this useful video yet again! Really appreciate your weekly efforts to bring the best of everything to us! Keep up the great work! Stay blessed! 😊👍
Same to you, Vijay!
I am going to be busy going thru your old clips.
Some other useful apps for Windows
1. Battery bar Pro - Shows the consumption details, and battery wear and capacity over time
2. Everything Search - So much better than the normal windows search
3. DNS jumper - smart switching between DNS servers
4. Duplicates Cleaner
few more, I don't remember
Btw started following you recently and I love your excel videos so much.... Thank You !!
Thanks for sharing your tips!
Wow, very useful information, pure and simple. Thanks
Explained so beautifully. You're the best! :)
Excellent de bout en bout. La qualité à tous les niveaux. C’est toujours une grande source d’inspiration. Encore bravo et je continue de suivre votre chaîne
Thank you, Jean!
This is quite brilliant. I've used FreeFileSync for years, and now finally I understand the options. I'm off to try the apps I didn't know about.
You are a real Teacher, continue with the good work.
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That really rocks. 🤩
I definitely enjoyed, this is one of those contents that I save to a playlist for future reference...good stuff!
Very useful tips. Thanks!
Another terrific video Lelia. Thank you.
I've been in IT for more than 7 years now, going to it after ITT Tech screwed me out of gaming design. Your videos are concise, brilliant and I love your language usage. Never saw you until today, and I subbed due to your content. No pc tech nor IT pro knows everything, that said, I'm elated at how much I learn from you! Thank you!
I would add "Everything" to the list. It's a powerful file search software that populates results instantly as you're typing. You can search local drives as well as network drives.
100% my favourite app, it's legendary.
They do need a different name for that app.
That’s so funny, I just recommended the same thing, lol
link?
@@cbsomers17 www.voidtools.com/downloads/
Thank you so much for all the info.
Your explanation is so simple and lucid
Brilliant as always
Thank you for these great ideas!
I also like Panopreter Basic, which can turn text into speech from several formats and in many languages, either just reading it out or creating files in WAV and MP3 format.
Can you please give us some tips on mail writing in Outlook
Thanks
Very cool list! Thanks very much for sharing.
Always good stuff in this channel. Thanks a lot. Knowledgeable and new content always
VLC is amazing, have been using it for years. It's particularly good for Android TV when playing remote media (on a personal media server or NAS for example) as the built in TV media player often has poor compatibility.
I heard lots of good words about VLC, installed it many times and deleted it all the time. Maybe I am picky but I hate that cone and poor looking design. But it works fine. Anyways, I stick with Windows Media Player.
Good recommendations. On apps to check the health of your HD or SSD, though, i would still recommend using the app by the manufacturer (Western Digital, Samsung, etc.) of your particular drive.
Great video. Added value in my work.
Thanks, a couple of good ones I was not aware of.
Thank you and bless you for taking time to help the helpless.
Not sure if even your most ardent fans realize how outrageously awesome you are. Your use of terminology is extremely precise. Radial menu. The way you bring in outside content and vignettes to illustrate your points. You deserve whatever success comes your way. I hope it is huge.
Wow, thank you Brian!
Super powerful apps for higher productivity. ♥️ Thank you so much
Nice selection!
Yes, these apps do come in handy. For one, I have trouble with a bunch of redundant files. I can really use this FreeFileSync. I use VLC all the time. It plays EVERYTHING! You are the bomb with these videos.
Thanks especially for QTTabBar. By the way VLC has also 'good looking - modern' version. I think I downloaded it from MS Store.
Really? Oh great, thanks for the tip, Michal!
The modern version on the MS Store doesn't have all the functionalities of the desktop software
Why not using a Norton Commander like software? Like Total Commander ...
@@minuhwaannobangarang I've been a fan of NC since... wow... the eighties ! Love Total Commander also, and its nice extensions integration. I use it every day. Maybe it's not in the selection because it's not free ? (I've licensed mine, that was obviously well deserved by Ghisler).
@@AlterMind64 GHisler made an awesome peace of software. And he made it shareware! Something that should be re-introduced to nowadays software products.
Wow! I have been looking for these exact functions ans you provided with the perfect applications! Thank you so much!
Thanks. This actually helped me.
Thanks, QTTabBar looks like a nice tool!
Btw., I believe you wanted to say SSD (solid state drive) rather than SDD.
Nice set Leila. What I use or recommend for those functions:
1. PDF Exchange Viewer-used it for many years to work in PDFs.
2. Directory Opus-not free, aimed at the power user. Free with tabs: XYplorer, Free Commander-which also has dual panes.
3. I use Crystal Disk Info.
4. Simple Data Backup for file backup; Macrium Reflect for system disk image.
5. PotPlayer-best if you want options, VLC is my second choice.
Thanks for the tips!
That her of saying I'm busy I don't care but I acknowledged you
Thanks for sharing. Love your channel.
So helpful, thank you!
What a stunning collection of apps. I agree about the versatility of VLC Media Player in the audio and video arena. An application which is extremely versatile in the imaging area particularly is IrfanView by Irfan Skiljan. It has a plethora of plugins and also handles video and sound. I particularly enjoy its batch modes.
Thanks for the tip!
Zoomit is another great tool...ZoomIt is a screen zoom and annotation tool for technical presentations that include application demonstrations. ZoomIt runs unobtrusively in the tray and activates with customizable hotkeys to zoom in on an area of the screen, move around while zoomed, and draw on the zoomed image.
All extremely good recommendations.
Very informative. Thank you.
Very useful software, thank you for the list. You may also want to consider "everything" which is a is a desktop search utility for Windows that can rapidly find files and folders by name or parts of names on any connected disk on your computer - a very useful and powerful search utility!
Thanks for the tip!
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Thanks a lot for the QTTabBar! Big fan of FreeFileSync & CDi.
Great suggestions.
Thank you so much
You might take a look at Total Commander, is fantastic. The sync feature is part of it, along with many, many others.
Another rec for Total Commander, though it is not supposed to be FREE for long term users. Payment is not forced, but is expected once you decide to keep the program.
so glad i stumbled upon your channel. As an upcoming entrepreneur (like the rest of the world), I've spent thousands on software and outsourcing only to end up burning my wheels. Your channel is helping me to learn valuable information that i can implement right away. also, a huge bonus that your videos don't have useless irrelevant fillers. thank you for the content.
Thank you very much. Very informative. I shall go back over the notes you gave us.
Really helpful. Wishing much success to you and your channel.
The ability you have to explain things in a simple way with demonstration and actual life example is what make you the best in RUclips University. Thank you for being you. I'll pay for your class everyday.
Liked and subscribed... thanks for letting me know about FreeFileSync. This is exactly what I needed. I was doing a tedious manual method before. This is so cool. You are also very good at explaining everything... cheers. 👍
Thanks for the sub!
Very useful. Thanks!
Good ideas and thoughts. Thank you.
Amazing tips, Leila! While I do use these apps, one small nifty thing that I use and find very handy is listary: find any file on your computer, anywhere, speedy, super easy! Most importantly, it also has a portable version, like many of the apps you showcased!
Highly recommended!
Thanks for sharing!!