Download of the Week

WhatsApp is adding more options to hide your online status, block screenshots for view-once messages, and now you can quietly leave groups without other participants knowing. WhatsApp is available for mobile and desktop.

By logging in to your Google account during Edge's First Run Experience, you can now import all your Chrome data without installing Google Chrome on your PC. More information in the release notes.

ProtonVPN offers a free tier with unlimited data caps, a kill switch, and access to one of three server locations with no time limitation. You can download the app on desktop and mobile.

Vivaldi was built to be customized to your liking: the way it shows tabs, it can block trackers, disable website images on slower connections, or even pause site activity for saving resources. It is available for Windows, Mac, Linux and Android.

After four years of slumber, Winamp launches a new version 5.9 RC1 Build 9999 with Windows 11 support, improved playback of audio streams as well as VP8 support.

Microsoft Edge on Windows now automatically compresses disk cache for improved performance and a reduced disk footprint. For more details check out the release notes.

AIDA64 version 6.75 adds support for Nvidia's upcoming RTX 4090, AMD Zen 4 processors and AM5 motherboards. Also see our 21 programs to analyze and benchmark your hardware.

Calibre 6.1.0 is out with full text search of any book in your library, text to speech with integration with Alexa, Siri, and finally a Linux installer.

PotPlayer plays virtually any media format and optimizes its output for your specific device. It also includes a recorder you can use to save any video playback or streaming content.

FileZilla features a two-pane layout to sync your directories and edit files remotely via SFTP/FTPS. It is free and cross-platform.

MKVToolNix is a free set of tools to create, alter, and inspect Matroska and WebM files. It's available on Windows, macOS and Linux.

GoodSync allows you to sync and backup your files between PCs, drives, or remotely through different secure protocols free of charge. It works on Windows, Mac, Linux and mobile.

WinSCP offers support for secure SFTP and SCP protocols, which offer SSH encrypted authentication and a secure way to transfer files between a local and remote computer.

Auslogics Duplicate File Finder scans your drive and lets you decide which identical files to remove. It allows you to search by name, date, or type for free without limitations.

Thunderbird 102 offers a complete new design for its address book, link preview cards, import/export wizard, and also a new Spaces Toolbar. See the release notes and download links here.

Minecraft 1.19.1 didn't come out as expected yesterday, but Mojang has added profanity filters in Java Realms. This is activated by default and surely will be welcomed by many.

ThrottleStop lets you monitor and bypass the main types of CPU throttling used on many laptops. The latest revision supports up to Alder Lake CPUs and improves performance when using Windows Defender.

Ungoogled Chromium offers an near identical experience to the original Chromium, but without the Google touch and its web services. As featured in 5 Google Chrome Alternatives That Do Things Better.

Ventoy allows you to create bootable USB drives from ISO files without the need to extract them. If several ISOs are in the same drive, Ventoy will show a boot menu.

LibreCAD is a free computer-aided design application. Its interface is similar to AutoCAD, plus it uses the AutoCAD DXF format for importing and saving by default. It's available for Windows, macOS and Linux.

Using your phone's biometric security, LastPass Authenticator can be used to access your password vault on your desktop PC and replace the usual master password login.

Microsoft PowerToys are a set of utilities for customizing Windows, from Explorer add-ons, to an image resizer and color picker, the latest revision adds native support for devices like the Surface Pro X.

Asus GPU Tweak 3 introduces a new voltage-frequency tuner, automatic profile swapping between games or apps, a customizable OSD, and works on all Nvidia and AMD graphics cards.

FireAlpaca is a powerful drawing and painting software that allows you to create your own brushes, pens and patterns. It comes equipped with several comic templates and a "3D perspective" tool.

VSDC Free Video Editor lets you create and edit videos with visual and audio effects. Its non-linear editor lets you to place objects at random positions on the timeline and supports all popular video formats.