Programs to download on new pc

Glimpse is a bit easier to use but can do all the same stuff as GIMP. It's probably the best free tool around for editing images if you need to do anything more complicated than cropping. In the rare instance that one of them doesn't work, the other almost certainly will.

We prefer MPC by a hair, mostly due to its menu layout and how quickly instantly, really it starts up. Plus, if you ever want to play two big video files side-by-side, why not have both? Another very handy free tool.

SoundSwitch lets you set basic keyboard shortcuts to swap between audio inputs and outputs. If you tend to swap between speakers and headphones, for example, you can make a shortcut for that, instead of having to open the Windows sound settings. I also love that it lets you set a pop-up to show which device you've switched to—so if you can't hear anything, you can easily tell which device your PC is trying to output sound to.

It's a small utility and a cinch to install. I wrote more about it in a full article here. Whatever gaming mouse you use, it's got software to go with it that will let you bind your keys, adjust the DPI, and more. Download it to configure your mouse to your liking.

Our favorite gifmaking tool. Gifcam is a free, very small program that lets you record an area of your screen, edit the gif frame-by-frame, add effects, and export at a nice compressed size. Or you can go high framerate and upload to a site like Gfycat for a nice smooth webm.

Interested in doing any streaming, or just recording your desktop or games on occasion? OBS is the free, open source software of choice. You can choose how it encodes video and at what quality level and framerate, so you won't overtax your PC while gaming.

OBS is as simple or powerful as you want it to be. Transcription Software. Text Expansion Software. Radio Software. Audio Tone Generator. Streaming Audio Recorder. Audio Enhancer Software. Task Software. PDF Document Converter. FTP File Transfer. Process Mapping. Typing Software. Typing Tutor Software. Recording Software. Video and Screen Recording. Audio Recording Software. Productivity Software. Staff Productivity Tracking.

Employee Scheduling. Contact Management. FlowChart Software. Zip Archive Software. Editing Software. Photo Editing Software. Digital Art Software. Animation Software. Graphic Editor. Image Editing Software. Converting Software. Audio Converter. Video Converter. Product Tracking Software. You definitely need an antivirus program to protect your computer from virus infections. I would say avast! Why do you need a firewall when you have antivirus?

Both work differently and you definitely need both of them to have better protection on your PC. Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free is the absolute choice for you.

Technicians often use it to remove malware s on an infected computer simply by installing it from an USB flash drive. It is an on-demand scanner, which I recommend you to run it at least once every two weeks or whenever you suspect that your computer is infected.

The combination of free antivirus , firewall , and malware removal tool should be good enough to protect your PC from potential threats. Another important key is to know how to avoid virus infection on your computer. Therefore, a better third party uninstaller comes in handy to remove unwanted programs on a brand-new computer. A must-have tool to allow your PC to run faster and free up hard disk space. You can easily remove unwanted files from various programs, recycle bin, along with internet history, browsing cookies, temporary files, etc.

Some other great features include registry cleaner, uninstaller, and drive wiper. If you love to watch video and listen to music, you definitely need an all-in-one media player that is able to play almost every media file smoothly. How long does it take you to get a new computer set up just the way you like it?

Here are seven of our favorite apps to download on any fresh install of Windows. Why is a program to uninstall other programs the first thing recommended?

When it opens, go to the Windows App item on the left and select that. It will list all the extra Windows Apps that were installed. Simply select the ones you want to uninstall, then click on the Uninstall button in the top-right corner. IOBit Uninstaller will do the rest. Download IOBit Uninstaller first, to clean the computer up. Each browser can interpret the code of a website differently, like how you can say the same thing to two different people and they each hear something different.

Firefox and Brave are trying to be far more secure and privacy oriented than Chrome currently is. Download Chrome , Firefox , or Brave as your second most important program, to give you the best window into the web.