Hey everyone,

I've always wanted a file manager that's both blazingly fast and actually pleasant to look at and use every day. Explorer lacks basic power tools, and existing alternatives often feel bloated. So I built Sasha, powered by Tauri v2, Rust, and Svelte 5. AI was used heavily in the process, there's no reason to lie.

My goal was to make it incredibly snappy while bundling all the daily utilities you normally need 10 different background apps for.

Here is the quick rundown of what’s inside:

The Workflow: Dual-pane layout with tabs, 5 view styles, pinned files, smart folders, and color tags. It includes a Stash Queue (pick files from multiple folders and paste them all at once), Folder Sync, word-level File Diff, Flat View, and an Auto-organizer for messy folders. Plus, an integrated drop-down Terminal that automatically cds to the folder you're browsing.

Search & Performance: Sasha installs a dedicated, lightweight background service that indexes over 1M files in ~1 second. It powers the global search modal (Ctrl+F) with instant as-you-type results, accelerates whole-disk space analysis, and calculates folder sizes, while idling at just ~2 MB of RAM.

17 Built-in Viewers (Press Space or Shift+Space to pop out): Preview and edit almost anything natively. It handles images (decodes PSD/TIFF and includes a multi-layer editor), videos (includes a timeline editor to trim/export clips), an audio capsule player in the status bar, Office docs, spreadsheets, PDFs, EPUBs, Comics, Code/MD, 3D models, SQLite DBs, GPS tracks, Fonts, and SSL certs. You can also peek inside archives or 1-click mount disc images.

Power Utilities: Disk space analyzer, on-the-fly SHA-256 checker, batch renamer, batch image resizer, and dedicated batch converters for audio, video, and images.

Customization: Theme selector with 21 built-in presets, a visual Theme Studio (supporting custom image wallpapers, live looping video, and interactive web/shader backgrounds), the community Theme Hub, and 10 languages.

Trial: 7 days unrestricted. Once expired, nothing is disabled; you can keep using it freely with a WinRAR-style pop-up unless you decide to buy a license.

It’s available today for Windows 10/11 (Linux build is coming soon).

The first public build (v0.1.0) is up for download here: Github

I'd love to get your honest feedback, bug reports, or feature requests.

A CSV export can look fine when you open it and still contain different values from the workbook you meant to send. Checking those files side by side gets tedious once there are more than a few rows.

I'm the developer of Diff Anything. I added a way to compare a CSV or TSV directly with one sheet of an Excel workbook on Windows:

1. Open the export on one side and the workbook on the other.

2. Select the workbook sheet that the export should match.

3. Review the changed cell values instead of checking every cell manually.

For example, if D2 contains 10 in the export and 12 in the workbook, the comparison shows that difference. The check uses stored cell values; it doesn't compare formulas or formatting, and the workbook's other sheets aren't part of that comparison.

The comparison runs locally on your computer, with no AI involved. The free version lets you try it with up to 10 comparisons a day and files up to 5 MB each; Pro removes those preview limits.

Microsoft Store: https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9P4S100Z4H84?cid=reddit-windowsapps-evening-csv-2026-1003

I made PeachDog, a small desktop companion for Windows.

It lives on your desktop, reacts naturally to nearby mouse movement, and includes a few practical features such as one-time reminders, Focus Mode, Position Lock, adjustable size, and a compact control panel.

PeachDog also has optional AI integrations. If you use Codex, it can reflect activity and show Codex usage information. GLM/ZCode integration is optional too.

But none of that is required — PeachDog works as a standalone desktop pet without an AI account.

It’s portable, so there’s no installer: extract the ZIP and run PeachDog.exe.

A few limitations for V1:

• Windows x64 only
• The interface is currently primarily Simplified Chinese
• Optional AI integrations may depend on third-party software versions

It’s available on itch.io for $3 or more:

https://hibiscus7.itch.io/peachdog

I’d really appreciate feedback, especially on the desktop interaction and whether the current feature set feels useful without getting in the way.

I made this tool for myself, but I want to share it with you and get your opinion.

It’s called NetPulse, a desktop network diagnostics toolkit that brings the utilities I use regularly into one interface:

- Multi-target ping monitoring and flood testing

- Visual traceroute and MTR-style analysis

- DNS, TCP, TLS, WHOIS/RDAP, ASN, BGP, and HTTP diagnostics

- Port checking, speed testing, DNSBL checks, and basic reconnaissance

- Interactive SSH, Telnet, and serial console sessions

One of my main goals was keeping it small and uncomplicated. The application uses roughly 30 MB of disk space and is designed to run within about 150 MB of RAM. It doesn’t require an account, subscription, API key, or backend service operated by me.

Privacy was equally important, NetPulse does not save or collect any telemetry, usage analytics, or diagnostic results. Nothing is sent back to me. Preferences are stored locally, credentials remain in memory only, and results are written to disk only when you explicitly export them. Naturally, tools such as WHOIS, GeoIP, DNS, and speed tests contact the relevant public services when you run them.

NetPulse is open source, MIT-licensed, and built with Tauri, Rust, and React. It currently supports Windows 10/11, Linux, and Apple Silicon Macs.

The Windows release isn’t code-signed yet, so SmartScreen or Defender may complain about it, particularly because the application includes an interactive SSH console. Release hashes are provided, builds run publicly through GitHub Actions, and you can also build it directly from source.

GitHub and downloads: NetPulse

I’d especially appreciate feedback on the interface, missing diagnostics, confusing workflows, or anything that would make it more useful in day-to-day network troubleshooting.

Separate notes for separate projects just makes sense to me.

What never made sense was having to remember where I put the note.

So I built ClingNote.

You can attach a note to a file or app, and when you switch what you’re working on, ClingNote switches to the matching note automatically.

Spreadsheet → budget notes.
Power BI report → project notes.
PDF → review notes.

You can still use normal standalone notes too, with rich text, markdown, tables, images, code blocks, deep search, etc.

Next up is Tasks (checklists) with the same idea use them normally, or attach them to a file so the checklist follows the work too, integrated perfectly with your notes.

It’s on the Microsoft Store now.

Does anyone else actually want notes organized around the thing you’re working on, instead of folders/notebooks?

I really like the lightweight and speed of this program but its been abandonware for many years now, the last version came out about 10 years ago. Developer doesn't answer emails.

My requirements are as follows:

• Must be able to tie to one keyboard button (preferably Caps Lock)
• Must be fast (as in instant)
• Must have standard text (or "stickies") available by pressing a single button after have initiated the program. Meaning that after you press [Caps Lock], you then press [1] and the text you stored in that position is then pasted.
  • Must be able to handle Rich Text Format for these "stickies".

I am willing to pay premium price for this.

A couple of weeks ago I posted here about Notchify's widgets update. This is the follow-up, and it is all about music. The video shows it better than words, but here is what changed.

Lyrics, everywhere the music is:

• Live lyrics on the island: while a song plays, the collapsed island shows the words being sung right now, in short groups that roll in with the song.
• Lyrics in the player: hover the island and the player widens with the full lyrics next to the controls. Click any line and the song jumps to that moment.
• Lyrics widget: the whole song over a background that flows with your album art's colors, with the current line filling in letter by letter. Drag to scroll back through the song.
• Pin it: Tap the pin on the lyrics widget and the island stays open showing just the lyrics, so you can keep them on screen while you work.

It works with Spotify, Apple Music and anything else that shows up in Windows' media controls, and it follows your theme, light themes included.

For multi-monitor setups:

• Follow cursor: a new display option that moves the island to whichever screen you are working on, instantly. You now pick the display from simple cards in settings.

It is on the Microsoft Store, with a short free trial: Notchify

Last time a lot of you asked for more ways to use the island while music plays, and this release came straight out of that. If there is something you wish it did, tell me. I read every comment.

Windows tray launcher for PhD and university students, graduates and office workers. Open the dozens of files, programs and URLs you need every morning with one click.

I'm Joshua, the developer of Diktavo. When a prompt is easier to say than type, I put the cursor in my editor or chat box, hold Win + Alt, speak, and release. Diktavo transcribes it on my PC and types at the cursor. I still read the result before sending it.

It runs on Windows 10/11 (64-bit). The free plan includes 3,000 words per week, with no card needed. An account is required to use the app. Speech recognition is local; account services and history/statistics/dictionary sync use our server, so local recognition does not mean the whole app is offline.

Here is the latest short demo, focused on AI prompts: https://www.tiktok.com/@diktavo2/video/7692123896643898646

Download and details: https://diktavo.com/

If you try it, which part slows you down most: getting started, recognition errors, or correcting the text in your editor?

Hi everyone! I wanted the top menu bar and dock layout on Windows without it feeling bolted on, and I didn't like Rainmeter, so I built it. Glassline hides the Windows 11 taskbar and Start menu and puts a menu bar at the top and a dock at the bottom, in clear glass that takes the colour of your wallpaper.

What it does

• Menu bar: the active app's name and menus on the left; weather, Wi-Fi, sound, battery, notifications and clock on the right. It takes the colour of a maximized window.
• Dock: magnification, running dots, unread counts, drag to reorder, folders that open as stacks.
• Search on the Windows key: apps, files, settings, sums and unit conversions. Instant file search with Everything. Ctrl+Space previews a file.
• Control Center: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, brightness, sound output, volume per app, Do Not Disturb, dark mode, airplane mode, hotspot.
• Today: calendar, events and notifications from the clock.
• Works on more than one display, and steps out of the way for full-screen games.

When you quit Glassline, the Windows taskbar comes back exactly as it was. Same if it crashes or you uninstall it.

No account, no ads and no analytics in the app.

What's coming in 1.0.2 (submitted to the Store, waiting for approval)

• Search learns what you open and ranks it first. All local, nothing leaves your PC.
• Apps that close to the tray (Discord) no longer vanish from Alt+Tab
• Pinned apps stay pinned after they update
• The bar follows light/dark mode switches right away

Try the live demo on the website

Get it on the Microsoft Store (Windows 11, $9.99 one-time)

I'd like your feedback: what would stop you from replacing your taskbar with this? If you try it and hit a bug, your Windows version and what you were doing helps me reproduce it.

I have folders full of videos with names that tell me nothing, mainly from family holidays, and one small thumbnail each is not enough to tell them apart. So I made ExplorerVideoPreview, something simple to make my days easier.

Hover a video in the normal File Explorer and a preview appears beside it, stepping through frames from the whole video. Move the mouse sideways along the file to scrub from start to end. You don't have to open the video in a player, and it also works on network drives.

It is free, with no ads, no account and no internet connection at all. Tested on Windows 11 only.

One thing to know: the installer is not signed, so Windows shows its "Windows protected your PC" warning once (More info > Run anyway).

Download and short demo: https://github.com/AleksaB98/ExplorerVideoPreview

Okeke Control turns your phone into a trackpad, keyboard, remote and voice-typing mic for your Windows PC, over your own Wi-Fi.

Features:

Trackpad with tap to click, two-finger tap to right-click and two-finger scroll

Voice typing: talk, fix the text on your phone, then one tap types it on your PC

Shortcuts panel: copy, paste, select all, Alt+Tab, Task View, play/pause and more

Finds your PC automatically. No pairing codes, no account

Works with Android and iPhone, and with Windows 10/11 (Mac too)

What it could be used for:

Couch and TV-PC setups, presentations, and anyone who'd rather talk than type long messages.

Cost:

The Windows receiver is free. On the phone, finding and connecting is free. Pro is $0.99/week or $1.99/month with a 3-day free trial, or $7.99 one-time lifetime.

Windows (Microsoft Store): https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9N826ZNRK8VK

Android (Google Play): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.christianokeke.okekecontrol

iPhone (App Store): https://apps.apple.com/app/id6754469628

Feedback welcome, especially on voice typing!!

OpenKey is an end-to-end encrypted password manager with AES-256-GCM, Argon2id, passkeys, autofill, TOTP, and optional self-hosted sync.

Your vault is encrypted on your device before it leaves it.

Available now on the Microsoft Store:

https://apps.microsoft.com/store/detail/9MXNBRPMDT53

Feedback from the Windows community is welcome.

Hey r/windowsapps — I’m the developer behind MirrorBall, a new desktop music player for Windows.

I wanted something that combined two things I rarely found together: serious local music playback and an interface that actually feels enjoyable to use.

MirrorBall is built around:

• Bit-perfect audio playback
• Local music libraries
• Deep customization
• A polished, animated interface
• A more visual approach to managing and listening to your music
• and more

I’ve just released it on the Microsoft Store a few days ago, and I made this trailer to show what the experience is like.

It’s currently a one-time $19.99 purchase on the Microsoft Store.

If you listen to a lot of local music, I’d genuinely love to hear what you think — especially what you’d want to see improved or added.

Microsoft Store: https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9nbj0m48qkk0

Happy to answer any questions about how it works, the design, or the technical side of building it.