Software Advisor: which Windows programs do I need?

Tell us what you do and what you need, and we will suggest programs from our hand-picked catalog, with one command to install them all. Results come only from our own lists. No publisher can pay to appear here.

Our suggestions

Zoom Workplace 7.2 Free

Video meetings, webinars and online classes

Updated
2 Nov 2026

On our list for Small Business

LibreOffice 26.8.2.2 Free

Free office suite compatible with MS Office files

Updated
3 Nov 2026

On our list for Small Business · Free alternative to Microsoft Office · Free alternative to Adobe Acrobat Pro

AnyDesk 9.8.3 Free

Fast remote desktop access and support

Updated
2 Nov 2026

On our list for Small Business

Slack 4.53.276 Free

Team messaging organised into channels

Updated
2 Nov 2026

On our list for Small Business · Compare with Discord

PDFsam Basic 6.0.9 Free

Split, merge and rotate PDF files offline

Updated
2 Nov 2026

On our list for Small Business · Free alternative to Adobe Acrobat Pro

GnuCash 5.17 Free

Free double-entry accounting for individuals and small businesses

Updated
2 Nov 2026

On our list for Small Business · Free alternative to QuickBooks · Compare with TallyPrime

Mozilla Thunderbird 159.0 Free

Free email client with calendar and contacts

Updated
1 Nov 2026

On our list for Small Business

KeePassXC 2.8.0 Free

Offline password manager you fully control

Updated
22 Oct 2026

On our list for Small Business · Free alternative to LastPass and 1Password

Install all 8 with one command

winget install --id Zoom.Zoom -e; winget install --id TheDocumentFoundation.LibreOffice -e; winget install --id AnyDesk.AnyDesk -e; winget install --id SlackTechnologies.Slack -e; winget install --id PDFsam.PDFsam -e; winget install --id GnuCash.GnuCash -e; winget install --id Mozilla.Thunderbird -e; winget install --id KeePassXCTeam.KeePassXC -e

Remove any program you don't want before you run it. How this works.