20 FREE Windows 11 Apps to Modernize Windows Once and For All

Productive Tech April 26, 2025
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Hi! I make videos on tech tips and tricks that will make your life easier. On this channel you'll find content helping you use various computer applications (stuff like browsers, MS office and various google apps), Windows 10/11 itself, and potentially the odd website or interesting technology thing I thought would be cool to share. Yes, this is a very small channel but if you learned something new, please do drop a comment letting me know, I'd really appreciate the support!

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Windows 11. It was supposed to be modernized. Yet what we're left with in 2025 is a UI design nightmare. So in this video I'll show you 20 FREE applications that all are super modern in design while also being just as useful as the default apps in Windows, and in some cases, a bit better too! Applications covered include those that help you be more productive, time saving applications and well as those that offer nice quality of life improvements. I guarantee a few in this big list that you haven't heard of before! Though if you have somehow heard of all of them (stop lying) then be sure to check out the playlist below which covers even more windows applications ;) https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLroyKBchlfEkWBv6Q7CEizvTGtyvb8fLq VIDEO INFORMATION ---------------------------------- ⏲ Timestamps: Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 0:44 NileSoft Shell 1:04 Fluent Weather 1:52 The Files Application 2:38 Ambie 3:32 Modern Flyouts 4:21 Auto Dark Mode 4:51 Fluent Search 5:50 Nana Zip 6:17 Image Glass 6:57 Screen box 7:33 Only Office 8:08 File Light 9:16 Keepass XC 9:58 PDF Gear 10:32 Nora 11:15 Fluent Info 11:51 Local Send 12:34 Fluent Cast 13:03 Twinkle Tray 13:58 Click Monitor DDC 16:21 Ear Trumpet 16:40 Zettlr, Obsidian, Logseq --------------------------------- 💻 Links: (I try my best to find universal links but sometimes the regional ones just keep appearing on my end so you might have to search for it if it doesn't work :/) NileSoft Shell - https://nilesoft.org/ Fluent Weather - https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9PFD136M8457?hl=en-us&gl=GB&ocid=pdpshare The Files Application (Classic Link Option) - https://files.community/ Ambie - https://ambieapp.com/ Modern Flyouts - https://modernflyouts-community.github.io/ Auto Dark Mode - https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/XP8JK4HZBVF435?hl=en-GB&gl=GB&ocid=pdpshare Fluent Search - https://fluentsearch.net/ Nana Zip - https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9N8G7TSCL18R?hl=en&gl=GB&ocid=pdpshare Image Glass - https://imageglass.org/ OnlyOffice - https://www.onlyoffice.com/ Screen box - https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9NTSNMSVCB5L?hl=en-us&gl=GB&ocid=pdpshare File Light - https://apps.kde.org/en-gb/filelight/ Keepass XC - https://keepassxc.org/ PDF Gear - https://www.pdfgear.com/ Nora - https://noramusic.netlify.app/ Fluent Info - https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9N949BZL5KM2?hl=en-us&gl=GB&ocid=pdpshare Local Send - https://localsend.org/ Fluent Cast - https://luandersonn.com/fluentcast/ Twinkle Tray - https://twinkletray.com/ Click Monitor DDC - https://clickmonitorddc.en.softonic.com/ Ear Trumpet - https://eartrumpet.app/ Zettlr - https://www.zettlr.com/ Obsidian - https://obsidian.md/ Logseq - https://logseq.com/ --------------------------------- TOOLS I USE --------------------------------- 📷 Stock Footage and Icons: Pexels: https://www.pexels.com/ Coverr: https://coverr.co/ Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Unsplash (Wallpapers): https://unsplash.com/ Reshot: https://www.reshot.com/ UX Wing: https://uxwing.com/ --------------------------------- 🎵 Audio Sources: Youtube Audio Libary Freesound - https://freesound.org/ --------------------------------- #productivity #windows #computer Thanks for watching!

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