It’s time to setup a new laptop, so once again I’m jotting down a list of apps I normally install right away, slightly updated again.

Web

• Chrome
• Google Drive
• FileZilla

Optional:

• qBittorrent install once required
• Dropbox to be replaced with Google Drive completely, after their 3 device limit
• Skype is avoided, use web version if possible

General

• Microsoft Office
• 7-Zip
• Everything to locate files and folders by name instantly
• f.lux
• Paint.NET
• Sumatra PDF and Adobe Reader for those annoying edge cases where Sumatra doesn’t work
• Fonts: Open Sans and Fira Code especially
• Putty
• OBS
• VideoPad
• BareGrep

Optional:

• VirtualBox
• Spotify
• VLC
• Steam
• GOG Galaxy
• Gimp
• Geek Uninstaller to clean up Windows Apps cruft
• SQLite DB Browser

Data Science

• Anaconda Python Distribution
• GraphViz
• R and RStudio preferably through Anaconda
• MSYS2

Coding and Editing

• VSCode
• GitHub Desktop
• WinEdt
• Eclipse
• LyX