Best Windows apps this week
Six-hundred-eighteen 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.
Several new issues were added to the list of known issues of Windows 11 version 24H2 this week. Some of these have been mitigated by now, including the BlueScreen crash that plagued users of certain Western Digital storage devices.
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.
- Auto Click - Mouse Macro Script for $4.99
- Metro Commander Pro for $4.99
- Notemarks - Support Markdown for $1.09
- Password Manager - MegaPass for $1.49
- Virtual Teleprompter for free
- TP Clock for $3.74
New or notably improved Windows apps
Opera released a major update for its browser. Opera One R2 adds support for dynamic themes, improvements to the AI-powered command line, image generation and understanding support, and split tabs support.
More interesting than all of that is Opera Software's pledge to continue supporting Manifest V2 extensions such as uBlock Origin.
Sucrose is an open source app for Windows 10 and 11 that enables you to add dynamic backgrounds to the desktop. It is not the first software to offer this functionality, but it comes with an impressive range of options and features.
To name a few: support for dark and light themes, multiple screens, and even API support for developers.
Vivaldi has launched a massive update for its web browser. The new release introduces a new Dashboard, which may replace the traditional New Tab page of the browser. It is customizable and even supports displaying webpages on it.
Other changes include a new floating tabs design and improved icons, and support for RSS feed folders.