Software I Recommend

Browser

Firefox: It's what the cool people use 😎

Video player

MPV: It's minimalist and customizable. I use UOSC with it, as well as my own customized config file.

File rename

Bulk rename utility: Before I found this I individually made python scripts when I needed to rename files with regex

Markdown Editor

I use Obsidian for writing information for myself that I'd like to keep, on both desktop and mobile. For writing quick notes on mobile I like to use Markor.

Windows Search

Everything: A better search program than the default built into windows.

ZIP/RAR extractor

7Zip: You deserve better than winrar's annoying popups.

Text Editor

Notepad++: The bread and butter of text editing.

IDE

VSCode: An IDE that's not bloated? It's more likely than you think.

Image Viewer

Irfanview: Much quicker to open than the built in one.

Image Converter

XnConvert: This is great for batch converting images to different formats. It can do other stuff, but that's what I use it for.