Favorite tools for windows
Tags: productivity, webdev, discuss
Published: 2020-02-03 12:27:19

> Originally posted in [efficientuser.com](https://efficientuser.com/2016/12/11/favorite-tools-for-windows/)

Here is the few of my favorite tool list which I felt comfortable in using it. Everyone has their own collection of tools list and here is my small list. I wish to add all the tools whenever getting time in the same post. Add your favorite tool in the comments section below.

## Editors
### Sublime – https://www.sublimetext.com/
Sublime is always been one of my favorite text editors as well dev tool. Most of the web applications in my repository will be viewed using Sublime. Themes in this editor (my favorite is Monokai always) is one of the major reason to love it.

### VS Code – https://code.visualstudio.com/
Once I have started using VS Code, it started to keep itself in the top 10 favorite tool lists of mine. It has two edition standard edition (complete release) and Insider edition (nightly build). Currently, I’m using these editors for web application projects.

### Notepad++ – https://notepad-plus-plus.org/
Notepad++ is will always present in the front row whenever I need a text editor. Notepad++ is written using using c++. It helps lots of text processing in a simple and awesome way.

## Frequently used Tools
### Tortoise SVN – https://tortoisesvn.net/downloads.html
When I started learning what is version control, Tortoise SVN tool helped me to learn the workflow of the source code maintenance.

### Tortoise Git – https://tortoisegit.org/
Windows shell program to use Git.

### Git extension – https://gitextensions.github.io/
Like other Git interface, it provides a great interface to handle Git repository operation without knowing the exact syntax of Git commands. On top of that, It has a feature of saving commit template which is my all-time favorite feature.

### Diff merge – https://sourcegear.com/diffmerge/
To visually compare and merge files.

### Source tree – https://www.sourcetreeapp.com/
Once my colleague introduced me to this tool, slowly I start using this tool. It has a cool view to visually project and manage the Git repositories.

### Fiddler – http://www.telerik.com/fiddler
The free web debugging proxy for any browser, system or platform. Mostly I have been using for web debugging to capture traffic in my system and browser. It's really a helpful tool for web developers from Telerik.

### Resharper – https://www.jetbrains.com/resharper/
If you are a C# guy and you are loved to play with Visual Studio, you definitely give a try of Resharper tool from JetBrains. It will provide lots of suggestions while coding.

### Postman – https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/postman/fhbjgbiflinjbdggehcddcbncdddomop?hl=en
Postman is used to quickly send API calls, and it has a superuser interface to attract the user. The tool also has a history feature to keep track of previously sent API calls.

### Firebug – https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/firebug/
It's an interesting firefox addon which has lots of development tools with it used to debug the web pages.

### Jing – https://www.techsmith.com/jing.html
Jing is an interesting screenshot tool which lots of features like highlight, history, etc.

### Slick run – https://bayden.com/SlickRun/
This free-floating command-line utility will always make you feel like a superhero. Its super cool interface impressed the user a lot which makes me highlight this tool in my top 5 list always.

### Filezilla – https://filezilla-project.org/
Free FTP file management tool.

### CCleaner – https://www.piriform.com/ccleaner
Easy to use tools for cleaning our PC.

### 7Zip – http://www.7-zip.org/
It is used to compress files with high compression ratio.

### WinRaR – http://www.rarlab.com/download.htm
Simple RAR archiver.

### Skype – https://www.skype.com/en/download-skype/skype-for-computer/
Internet VOIP calls, Instant messages, screen share, etc.

### Adobe Acrobat Reader DC – https://acrobat.adobe.com/in/en/acrobat/pdf-reader.html
Pdf reader with a good user experience.

### Time doser – https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/timedoser/cmkneeaihlcdllananjlkmppnkdahdcc?hl=en
Time doser is my favorite Pomodoro timer which is actually google chrome extension.

### Google keep – https://www.google.co.in/keep/
To keep track of all our notes across all devices. It is powered by google.

### Remote desktop connection manager – https://www.microsoft.com/en-in/download/details.aspx?id=44989
Multiple remote desktop connection manager.

### Media
Vlc media player – http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-windows.html
Only player, I’m using to play music in my device.

### Potplayer – https://potplayer.daum.net/
Using this super cool multimedia player to play all the video files in my machine.

## Package managers & generators
### Nuget packet manger – https://www.nuget.org/
Package manager for the Microsoft development platform.

### Yeoman – http://yeoman.io/
Generators for a web apps to kick start the development.

### gulp – http://gulpjs.com/
Build system, automate the task.

### npm – https://www.npmjs.com/
Package manager for JavaScript.

### bower – https://bower.io/
Dependency management tool for front end components.

## Top Websites in my visit list
### JsFiddle – https://jsfiddle.net/
Online code editor to test HTML, JavaScript, CSS. We can share our code with others as well.

### Plunker – https://plnkr.co/
Plunker is used for web development with live preview code changes. And also it has templates for various technologies to start quickly.

### Codepen – http://codepen.io/pen/
Front end code combo.

### Stackoverflow – http://stackoverflow.com/
Online community for programmers to learn and share knowledge & ideas.

### Github – https://github.com/
Online project hosting using Git.

## Other tools in my list
### Feedly – https://feedly.com/
All in one place to read blog posts, news feed from multiple sources.

### TreeSizeFree – http://www.jam-software.de/treesize_free/?language=EN
Used to analyze directory sizes and disk spaces.

### WordPress for windows – https://www.microsoft.com/web/wordpress/
To make a blog post in wordpress.com like this post.

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