Best Windows 10 apps this week
Three-hundred-and-nineteen in a series. Welcome to this week's overview of the best apps, games and extensions released for Windows 10 on the Windows Store in the past seven days.
Work on the next feature update for Windows 10 continues. Windows 10 version 1903 will be released in March/April of this year.
As always, if I've missed an app or game that has been released this week that you believe is particularly good, let me know in the comments below or notify me via email.
Discounts this week
The following list is a selection of the best deals. Make sure you check out the Store for all offers.
Some apps are discounted for more than one week. Only new apps and games are listed below. Check out the previous post in the series for past offers that may still be valid.
- First Grade Math: Subtraction, math learning app, for free
- Modern Tales: Age of Invention, adventure game, for $2.79
- New York Mysteries: The Lantern of Souls, adventure game, for $4.99
- Scrble Ink, inking app, for $6.99
- The Long Dark, survival game, for $20.09
New Windows apps and games
Blu-Ray Video Converter Pro ($4.99 the next 7 days, then $49.99)
The application converts Blu-Ray discs to video formats that you can play in any modern video player. The app supports multiple output profiles to create videos that work well on certain devices such as Microsoft's Xbox One, Android phones, or on Windows Mobile.
It is unclear whether the app can work around all restrictions; I contacted the developer and will add an update when I receive a response.
Presentation pptx ($2.29)
The application is a viewer for PowerPoint presentations. It supports presentations created with PowerPoint 2007 to the very latest version.
What sets it apart from the majority of viewer applications is that it does not require Microsoft Office.
You can view PowerPoint presentations using the application, and convert presentations to image formats.
A free set of wallpapers by Microsoft; the company publishes new wallpaper sets regularly. The Butterfly is all about butterflies, as you can imagine.
It includes 20 different wallpapers for the operating system. Either display an individual wallpaper or rotate them using built-in functionality.
Notable updates
Microsoft To-Do supports file attachments in the latest update.
Microsoft Whiteboard, a freeform digital canvas app, is now available worldwide.