A curated list of windows specific, native (Windows specific C# is legal though) Free Open Source software. This list contains MOSTLY open source code (as defined by the linked Open Source Definition), and sellers who aren't evil for physical resources.
This is released under a Creative Commons-Attribution-ShareAlike license,
version 4 (SPDX code CC-BY-SA-4.0). You can find its text in the LICENSE file.
Note for contributors: If you want to make a pull request, please read CONTRIBUTING.md first.
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Notepad++ - Notepad++ is a free (as in “free speech” and also as in “free beer”) source code editor and Notepad replacement that supports several languages. Running in the MS Windows environment, its use is governed by GNU General Public License.
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Akelpad - It is is an open source editor for plain text. It is designed to be a small and fast. [LICENCE NOT CLEAR HELP WANTED]
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Metapad - Metapad: fast, tiny and powerful Windows notepad replacement. GPL-3.0-only
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Dev-C++ - A fast, portable, simple, and free C/C++ IDE. Dev C++ has been downloaded over 67,796,885 times since 2000 GNU General Public License.
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Euler Math Toolbox - A powerful math program combining numerical and symbolic tools (using the open computer algebra system Maxima) in one free and open source package GNU General Public License.
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RadAsm - RadASM is a lightweight IDE tool for all kinds of programmers who are looking for a straightforward application in which to edit their code. Public Domain
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7-zip - 7-Zip is a file archiver with a high compression ratio. LGPL-2.0-only The most of the code is under the GNU LGPL license. Some parts of the code are under the BSD 3-clause License. Also there is unRAR license restriction for some parts of the code.
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RControlPanel - Independent ReactOS Control Panel. GPL-2.0-only
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Winmerge - WinMerge is an Open Source differencing and merging tool for Windows. WinMerge can compare both folders and files, presenting differences in a visual text format that is easy to understand and handle. GPL-2.0-or-later
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Explorer++ - Explorer++ is a lightweight and fast file manager for Windows. GPL-3.0-only
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TablacusExplorer - A tabbed file manager with Add-on support. MIT
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WinFile - Original Windows File Manager (winfile) with enhancements. MIT
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FarManager - Far Manager is a program for managing files and archives in Windows operating systems. BSD Style
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RsNetMon - Network monitor showing the TCP/UDP ports. Source available
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FFFTP - A F**** Fast FTP client. BSD-2-Clause
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WinSCP - WinSCP is a popular free SFTP and FTP client for Windows, a powerful file manager that will improve your productivity. GPL-3.0-only
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Miranda-NG - Miranda NG: Next Generation of Miranda IM. GPL-2.0-only
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Eudora-Win - Email client. BSD-Like.
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LionSnake Modeller - This modeler is designed for creating posable subdivision surface models for use with the Persistence of Vision Ray Tracer, but you can also use it for editing Alias/Wavefront mesh files. Source available
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Fermi Tracker - FamiTracker is a free windows tracker for producing music for the NES/Famicom-systems. The interface is based on MadTracker and should be easy to use if you've been using trackers before. Source available
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OpenMT - OpenMPT is a powerful audio application that makes writing music fun, easy and efficient. BSD-3-Clause-Modification
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VirtualDub - VirtualDub is a video capture/processing utility for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows platforms. GPL-2.0-only
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MPC-HC - An extremely light-weight, open source media player for Windows. GPL-3.0-only
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Camstudio V2 - CamStudio is a desktop software for Windows computers that can record all on-screen video and audio activity. GPL-2.0-or-later
A teasure of modding utilities. No need to replicate here, see there.