Gathered from all over the internet, A non-exhaustive opinionated Awesome list by me; for me.
if (sad) {
sad.stop(); beAwesome()
}
Chocolatey: The OG package manager for Windows for installing dev tools and apps.
WinGet: The official Windows package manager from Microsoft.
# Install WinGet.
Add-AppxPackage https://aka.ms/getwinget
# Check version
winget --version
# Install Chocolatey
winget install -e --id Chocolatey.Chocolatey
BusyBox: A bundle of popular Unix command-line tools for Windows.
winget install -e --id frippery.busybox-w32
busybox --install
GNU Core Utilities: Core Unix utilities like ls, cp, rm, and grep for Windows.
winget install -e --id GnuWin32.CoreUtils
Git for Windows: Git + Git Bash for a more Unix-like terminal experience.
winget install --id Git.Git -e
Nano: A simple terminal text editor.
winget install -e --id Nano.Nano
NTop: An htop-style system monitor with vi keybindings.
winget install -e --id gsass1.NTop
Everything: Fast file search for Windows.
winget install -e --id voidtools.Everything
Flow Launcher: Fast application launcher and productivity tool.
winget install -e --id Flow.Launcher
File Converter: Batch convert media files.
winget install -e --id FileConverter.FileConverter
Attribute Changer: Modify timestamps and file attributes.
sudo choco install attributechanger
Opera Neon: A futuristic browser concept.
winget install -e --id Opera.OperaNeon
fastfetch: A modern system info tool for the terminal.
winget install -e --id fastfetch.fastfetch
MPC-HC: Lightweight media player for Windows.
winget install -e --id MPC-HC.MPC-HC
K-Lite Codec Pack: Full codec support for media playback.
winget install -e --id CodecGuide.K-LiteCodecPack.Full
VLC: Free and open-source multimedia player.
winget install -e --id VideoLAN.VLC
Cloudflare WARP: Secure networking and privacy protection.
winget install -e --id Cloudflare.WARP
Inkscape: Vector graphics editor.
winget install -e --id Inkscape.Inkscape
Typora: Minimal Markdown editor.
winget install -e --id typora.typora
File Converter: Batch file conversion tool.
winget install -e --id FileConverter.FileConverter
osquery: Query OS data like a database.
winget install -e --id osquery.osquery
yt-dlp: Command-line video downloader.
winget install -e --id yt-dlp.yt-dlp
Avidemux: Free video editor and transcoder.
winget install -e --id Avidemux.Avidemux
AOMEI Partition Assistant: Disk partitioning and management utility.
winget install -e --id AOMEI.PartitionAssistant
LocalWP: Local WordPress development environment.
winget install -e --id LocalWP.LocalWP
Stretchly: Break reminder to avoid burnout.
winget install -e --id stretchly.Stretchly
FFmpeg: Audio/video processing framework.
winget install -e --id Gyan.Dev.FFmpeg
Wget: Command-line web downloader.
winget install -e --id GnuWin32.Wget
Postman: API development and testing platform.
winget install -e --id Postman.Postman
Homebrew: The package manager for macOS, used to install most CLI tools and desktop apps.
/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
Git: Version control for repositories and collaboration.
brew install git
BusyBox: Common Unix utilities on macOS when you want a portable CLI stack.
brew install busybox
GNU Core Utilities: More Unix-like versions of standard tools.
brew install coreutils
Nano: A lightweight terminal-based text editor.
brew install nano
Htop: Process monitor with a more Unix-like feel.
brew install htop
Wget: Command-line downloader.
brew install wget
FFmpeg: Audio/video processing toolkit.
brew install ffmpeg
yt-dlp: Command-line video downloader.
brew install yt-dlp
fastfetch: A sleek system-info utility for the terminal.
brew install fastfetch
Raycast: Fast app launcher and productivity tool for macOS.
brew install --cask raycast
Alfred: Alternative launcher and automation tool.
brew install --cask alfred
GitHub Desktop: GUI client for Git.
brew install --cask github
IINA: A macOS-native media player with good playback support.
brew install --cask iina
VLC: Free and open-source multimedia player.
brew install --cask vlc
Cloudflare WARP: Secure networking and privacy protection.
brew install --cask cloudflare-warp
Inkscape: Vector graphics editor.
brew install --cask inkscape
Typora: Minimal Markdown editor.
brew install --cask typora
osquery: Query your OS like a database.
brew install osquery
LocalWP: Local WordPress development environment.
brew install --cask local
Stretchly: Break reminder to avoid burnout.
brew install --cask stretchly
Postman: API development and testing platform.
brew install --cask postman