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Compare apps, file formats and sync methods by compatibility, storage, sharing and required features. Choose an option and follow its practical setup guide.
Browse guides →Find desktop apps for searching files, editing images, taking notes and backing up data. Check official downloads, first steps, limitations and licensing conditions.
Browse guides →Use Windows clipboard history, window layouts, recording and sharing features. Follow specific settings, verify the result and learn how to turn each feature off.
Browse guides →Complete practical tasks in desktop apps: recording, file sharing, documents, spreadsheets, image and audio editing. Follow the steps from preparation to saving and checking the result.
Browse guides →Choose tools for creating PDFs, combining documents, extracting pages and making scans searchable. Check what happens to forms, annotations and signatures.
Excel data cleanup, input and CSV →Find Excel guides for removing duplicates, creating dropdowns, freezing headings and importing CSV files. Preserve source data while preparing a usable table.
Screen recording, video compression and audio tracks →Compare recording tools, configure OBS and compress video for sharing. Choose the capture area and audio requirements before recording and editing.
Organize files, convert images and rename in bulk →Find files, standardize names, create archives and choose image size and format. Follow comparisons and procedures for each file-management task.
Backups, synchronization and file sharing →Choose between OneDrive, Google Drive, local synchronization and device transfer. Separate keeping a backup, matching copies and granting another person access.
Choose note-taking and password-management tools →Compare storage and sync in Obsidian, Joplin, Bitwarden and KeePassXC. Check export and recovery options before moving notes or credentials.
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This guide explains how to get PowerToys from its official source and use its core features. It covers how to fix window placement with FancyZones and enable PowerRename, Text Extractor, and Keyboard Manager only when you need them.
Read guide →This guide explains how to get Everything from its official source and use its core features. It covers how to instantly focus on names and paths rather than file contents, and how to combine extensions, modification dates, and folder conditions.
Read guide →This guide explains how to get ShareX from its official source and use its core features. Covers how to combine range capture, arrow and number annotation, OCR, and GIF recording into one workflow.
Read guide →This guide explains how to get 7-Zip from its official source and use its core features. It covers how to compress multiple files and use AES-256 encryption and file-name encryption to safely transfer them.
Read guide →This guide explains how to get LocalSend from its official source and use its core features. It explains how to transfer photos and documents between Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS without uploading them to the cloud.
Read guide →This guide explains how to get Obsidian from its official source and use its core features. It covers how to organize Markdown in Vault with bidirectional links and tags to create a personal knowledge base.
Read guide →This guide explains how to get Joplin from its official source and use its core features. It covers how to organize Markdown notes, checklists, and Web Clipper into notebooks and make them exportable.
Read guide →This guide explains how to get Bitwarden from its official source and use its core features. It covers how to generate different passwords for each site and use the vault through browser extensions and across devices.
Read guide →This guide explains how to get KeePassXC from its official source and use its core features. It explains how to store encrypted KDBX files yourself and organize credentials with groups and autofill.
Read guide →This guide explains how to get Syncthing from its official source and use its core features. It explains how to duplicate folders between devices authorized by Device ID without storing them in a central cloud.
Read guide →This guide explains how to get FreeFileSync from its official source and use its core features. It explains how to compare the left and right folders and select the desired synchronization method from update, mirror, and bidirectional.
Read guide →This guide explains how to get Mozilla Thunderbird from its official source and use its core features. It explains how to add an IMAP account and work with multiple inboxes with unified folders, searches, and filters.
Read guide →This guide explains how to get Mozilla Firefox from its official source and use its core features. Separate work and personal cookies, and the corresponding page covers how to switch to reader view for easier reading.
Read guide →This guide explains how to get LibreOffice from its official source and use its core features. It explains how to create a document using an open-source office suite and generate a PDF for distribution while preserving the original ODT.
Read guide →This guide explains how to get SumatraPDF from its official source and use its core features. It covers how to view PDF, EPUB, etc. on a minimal interface and use tabs, search, and shortcuts.
Read guide →This guide explains how to get VLC media player from its official source and use its core features. It explains how to play a variety of formats and switch between speeds, subtitles, audio tracks, and network streams.
Read guide →This guide explains how to get HandBrake from its official source and use its core features. It explains how to adjust the resolution and quality based on presets and create a small MP4 while leaving the original video intact.
Read guide →This guide explains how to get ScreenToGif from its official source and use its core features. It covers how to record part of the screen, delete unnecessary frames, add text and arrows, and export the result as a GIF.
Read guide →This guide explains how to get Rufus from its official source and use its core features. It explains how to burn official Windows or Linux ISOs to USB and prepare installation/recovery media.
Read guide →This guide explains how to get WizTree from its official source and use its core features. It explains how to visualize drive usage by treemap and extensions and identify locations of deletion candidates.
Read guide →ZIP vs 7z: Compatibility, Compression, and Encryption. This guide explains the comparison criteria, how to choose for different situations, and the first steps to try.
Read guide →PNG vs JPEG vs WebP: Image Quality, Transparency, and Compatibility. This guide explains the comparison criteria, how to choose for different situations, and the first steps to try.
Read guide →MP4 vs MKV: Playback Compatibility and Multiple Tracks. This guide explains the comparison criteria, how to choose for different situations, and the first steps to try.
Read guide →Sync vs Backup: Recovering from Accidental Deletion. This guide explains the comparison criteria, how to choose for different situations, and the first steps to try.
Read guide →OneDrive vs Google Drive: Choosing the Right Workflow. This guide explains the comparison criteria, how to choose for different situations, and the first steps to try.
Read guide →Obsidian vs Joplin: Data Storage, Sync, and Encryption. This guide explains the comparison criteria, how to choose for different situations, and the first steps to try.
Read guide →Bitwarden vs KeePassXC: Sync and Storage Responsibility. This guide explains the comparison criteria, how to choose for different situations, and the first steps to try.
Read guide →OBS Studio vs Snipping Tool: Choosing a Screen Recorder. This guide explains the comparison criteria, how to choose for different situations, and the first steps to try.
Read guide →Windows Search vs Everything: Content Search and File-name Search. This guide explains the comparison criteria, how to choose for different situations, and the first steps to try.
Read guide →Windows Snap vs FancyZones: Choosing a Window Layout Tool. This guide explains the comparison criteria, how to choose for different situations, and the first steps to try.
Read guide →IMAP vs POP3: Multiple Devices, Server Storage, and Backup. This guide explains the comparison criteria, how to choose for different situations, and the first steps to try.
Read guide →Google Drive Streaming vs Mirroring: Storage and Offline Access. This guide explains the comparison criteria, how to choose for different situations, and the first steps to try.
Read guide →Windows 11: Use multiple copies of the contents in the clipboard history. Open the history with Win+V and select the item you want to paste. For items you want to keep, select [Pin] from the three-dot menu. Also explains the difference between Win+V and Ctrl+V.
Read guide →Windows 11: Separate screens for each task with virtual desktopss. Click on the desktop name and change it to "Meeting", "Survey", etc., then drag the app's title bar to another desktop in the task view. Explains whether closing the desktop also closes the document.
Read guide →Windows 11: Arrange multiple windows with Snap Layout. Place the pointer on Win+Z or the maximize button in the target window and select the layout frame. Then use Snap Assist to select the remaining apps. Explain why the number of displayed layouts is different.
Read guide →Windows 11: Suppress notifications with Do Not Disturb mode and Focus sessions. Select Start Focus Session, or start by setting a time and break in Focus Session in the Clock app. Explains whether notifications that arrive during focus will disappear.
Read guide →Windows 11: Send files to two Windows PCs using short-distance sharing. Right-click the file on the sending side > [Share] > select the recipient's PC name, and select [Save] or [Save and Open] in the notification on the receiving side. Explanation of whether it can be sent to smartphones as well.
Read guide →Windows 11: Enter text and add punctuation using Voice typing. Press Win+H, select the microphone in the Voice typing launcher, and speak. Set automatic punctuation and Voice typing launcher display from the gear. Explanation of whether it can be used offline.
Read guide →Windows 11: Display audio on your PC as text with live captions. For the first time, select the display language and complete the download of the necessary language files. Use the gears to choose location, caption options, and microphone audio inclusion. Also explains whether subtitles are saved in video files.
Read guide →Windows 11: Record part of the screen as a video using Snipping Tool. After [New], drag the recording range and select [Start]. Perform only the necessary operations, and select [Stop] when finished. Also explains whether it is necessary to record the entire screen.
Read guide →Windows 11: Copy text from images with Snipping Tool's text action. Select [Text Actions] at the top, and then drag and copy the necessary characters after recognition, or select [Copy All Text]. Use quick redaction of phone numbers/emails if necessary. It also explains whether the column arrangement of a table can be completely reproduced.
Read guide →Windows 11: Dynamic lock automatically locks your PC when you are away. Open [Settings] > [Accounts] > [Sign-in options] > [Dynamic lock] and turn on [Let Windows automatically lock my device when I'm away]. It also explains whether the lock will be automatically unlocked when you return.
Read guide →Windows 11: Automatically adjust Night light to match the time. Turn on [Schedule night light] and select [Sunset to sunrise] if you want to allow location information, or select [Set time] if you don't want to use it. Explains whether it is different from brightness adjustment.
Read guide →Windows 11: Organize startup apps to make sign-in easier. Turn off or [disable] only those apps that do not need to start automatically and whose true identity can be confirmed. Check with the owner regarding security, input, synchronization, and business management apps. Explanation that if you turn it off, the app will be deleted.
Read guide →Windows 11: Organize taskbar pinning and display items. Settings > Personalization > Taskbar to expand and change search, Task View, widgets, other system tray icons, and behaviors as needed. An explanation of whether the app will disappear if you remove the pin.
Read guide →Windows 11: Group multiple folders together using Explorer tabs. Enter the folder path in the address bar on each tab. Drag tabs to change their order and move them using Ctrl+Tab/Ctrl+Shift+Tab. Also explains whether the folder is deleted when the tab is closed.
Read guide →Windows 11: Create a ZIP file and safely extract it using built-in tools. Give the created ZIP a meaningful name. Right-click the received ZIP > [Extract all], select the destination, and press [Extract]. Explains whether the original file will be deleted if you create a ZIP.
Read guide →Windows 11: Regularly clean temporary files with Storage Sense. Choose how often to run, how many days to keep the recycle bin, what to do with download folders, and how long to revert cloud content to online-only. Do not configure deletion rules that you do not understand. Also explains whether downloads are automatically deleted.
Read guide →Windows 11: Sync settings and folders with Windows Backup. Expand [Folders], [Apps], [Settings], and [Credentials], and select the items you want to synchronize. Check the OneDrive capacity and current storage location before turning on the folder. Explains whether it is possible to restore the entire Windows.
Read guide →Windows 11: Handle notifications, photos, and calls from your PC by linking with your smartphone. Scan the QR code on your PC with your smartphone and confirm with the same Microsoft account. Allow only necessary permissions such as notifications, photos, calls, etc. We also explain whether the same features can be used on Android and iPhone.
Read guide →Windows 11: Set up multiple monitor placement and extended display. Use [Identify] to display the number, and then drag the rectangle on the screen to the left, right, top, or bottom of the actual location. Select [Extend] with Win+P and configure the resolution and scaling for each screen. Also explains the difference between expansion and duplication.
Read guide →Windows 11: Memorize Windows shortcuts for different purposes to speed up operations. For window operations, use Win+Z (snap), Win+Tab (task view), Alt+Tab (switch), and Win+D (desktop display), and check the return behavior. Also explains how to select Alt+Tab candidates.
Read guide →These are the steps to install OBS Studio from the official distribution source, configure the screen and audio, and save and review a short test recording.
Read guide →The steps are to set the theme, save, auto format, terminal, and open the first folder.
Read guide →This is the procedure for separating history, bookmarks, extensions, and login status into usage-specific profiles.
Read guide →This is a procedure to move tabs that are stuck on the side to the left side and organize them into work units using groups and pins.
Read guide →These are the steps to synchronize selected items such as bookmarks and history with your Mozilla account.
Read guide →These are the steps to add sending and receiving settings while maintaining email on the server using IMAP.
Read guide →These are the steps to share a file with specific people with permission to view or edit.
Read guide →These are the steps to prepare to open Docs, Sheets, and Slides in a compatible browser without communication.
Read guide →This is a procedure for inputting text from the microphone and using the keyboard to add punctuation and corrections.
Read guide →This is the procedure for saving sorting and filtering conditions without changing the display of co-editors.
Read guide →Here are the steps to create a data table that can use headings, filters, structured references, and automatic expansion.
Read guide →Steps to create an updateable table of contents and document navigation using heading styles.
Read guide →Here are the steps to share slides, transition times, and recordings as MP4.
Read guide →This is a procedure to show only the target app to meeting participants without displaying notifications or other materials.
Read guide →Steps to understand how to start, stop, save to, and view permissions for meeting recordings.
Read guide →This is the procedure for replicating a remote repository to a local folder after browser authentication.
Read guide →This is the procedure to leave the original image, reduce the pixel dimensions, and export it to JPEG/PNG.
Read guide →This is the procedure for deleting the preceding and following silences and restatements from the waveform and exporting it to a separate file.
Read guide →This is the procedure for saving the completed design in an image format and page range that suits your needs.
Read guide →This is the procedure for managing tasks with properties and displaying tables and boards from the same data.
Read guide →These steps include checking the rows and matching columns to keep, deleting duplicate data, and canceling.
Read guide →This is the procedure for setting input rules that refer to the candidate table to prevent input errors.
Read guide →This is the procedure for fixing the frame so that the table heading continues to be displayed even when scrolling.
Read guide →This guide shows how to import a CSV after checking its encoding and delimiter instead of opening it directly.
Read guide →These are the steps to specify the range and quality when exporting Word to PDF, and check the completed PDF.
Read guide →Exclude the cover page and table of contents, and set the number after the section break.
Read guide →Adjust the image resolution and cropping information, and check the quality after saving as a different name.
Read guide →These are the steps to print a page range and create an excerpt PDF using Microsoft Print to PDF.
Read guide →Add an alpha channel and selectively delete the background to make it a transparent PNG.
Read guide →Select the desired track from the multilingual/explanatory audio and try it briefly to confirm.
Read guide →Record separate tracks for editing and a review mix at the same time.
Read guide →Use PowerToys preview to search, replace, and serialize multiple files.
Read guide →This guide explains how to use the free PDFsam Basic to merge PDFs in a specified order and split a PDF at selected page positions. It also clarifies the differences among Basic, Visual, and Enhanced.
Read guide →Create a scanner profile in NAPS2, download Japanese OCR data, and save the scan as a searchable PDF.
Read guide →Call up Flow Launcher with Alt+Space to search for the app name, select candidates, and change hotkeys.
Read guide →Select part of the screen in Flameshot, add arrows, boxes, text, and pixelation, and save the annotated screenshot locally.
Read guide →Create a 7z or ZIP archive with PeaZip, set AES-256 password and file name encryption, and verify the contents.
Read guide →Use Bulk Rename Utility's preview to confirm the sort order and add zero-filled sequential numbers to photos and materials. Also describes commercial license terms.
Read guide →Create an SFTP connection in WinSCP, verify the SSH host key, and securely upload local files to a remote server.
Read guide →Pair your Android and Windows PC with KDE Connect and send files to each other on the same network.
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