Keep Grinding
Good Programs for Windows and Wine
Optimizers
Remember to create a system restore point before using one!
System Utilities
- 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
Read the linkroll for recommended extensions.
Emulators
- BigPEmu emulates the Jaguar.
- Dolphin emulates the GameCube and the Wii. If a game lags, try it in Ishiiruka-Dolphin instead.
- DOSBox-X emulates Microsoft's DOS.
- DuckStation emulates the PSone. It is also available for RetroArch in which it is renamed SwanStation.
- EKA2L1 emulates the N-Gage.
- FinalBurn Neo is an arcade game emulator that has better performance than MAME.
- Flycast emulates the Dreamcast.
- jzintv emulates the Intellivision.
- MAME emulates arcade games and oddball consoles.
- 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.
- PPSSPP emulates the PlayStation Portable. Its save files do not seem to be readable on a real PSP.
- RetroArch organizes excellent emulators of the following machines: 32X, Atari Lynx, Atomiswave, Game Gear, Master System, Naomi, 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.
- Stella emulates the Atari VCS/2600.
- VirtualBox emulates other computers.
- xemu emulates the first Xbox.
- xenia emulates the Xbox 360.
- yuzu emulates the Nintendo Switch.
Miscellaneous
- CPU-Z shows details of the system's CPU(s).
- GPU-Z shows details of the system's GPU(s).
- MakeMKV extracts files from DVDs and Blu-Ray Discs.
- PSX2PSP converts PSone games to the executable format that the PlayStation Portable uses.
- spice2x is a hypervisor for Konami's Windows-based arcade games.
- TeknoParrot is a hypervisor for other PC-based arcade games.