Best Windows apps this week
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Six-hundred-eight in a series. Welcome to this week's overview of the best apps, games and extensions released for Windows 10 and 11 on the Microsoft Store and elsewhere in the past seven days.
Microsoft is testing changes that add layout options to the 'All Apps' section of the Start menu of Windows 11. The first groups items, the second displays them in a grid.
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.
- Adobe Photoshop Elements 2024 for $69.9
- Chemical Structure Viewer for $0.99
- Nero AI Photo Tagger for $19.99
- Notemarks - Support Markdown for 1.09
- Password Manager - MegaPass for $1.49
New or notably improved Windows apps
AutoChat GPT - powered by Open AI
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AutoChat is a frontend to interact with popular AI tools. It allows you to interact with Google Gemini, ChatGPT, Claude, and various other AIs. It supports chat, image creation, and more.
The downside is that you get limited interactions as a free user. A subscription unlocks access to more interactions. Still interesting for trying out various AIs.
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NanaZip is an open source fork of the file archiver 7-Zip. It improves 7-Zip in a number of ways. Notable are support for dark mode in all GUI components, Mica effect support, support for additional codecs and algorithms, and more.
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PasteBar is a Windows Clipboard manager that takes clipboard management to the next level. It allows you to copy, organize, and paste information on Windows.
Features include unlimited Clipboard entries, grouping items, quick access options, support for tabs and boards, multiple formats, including text and images, and more.