Best Windows apps this week
Five-hundred-and-eighty-nine 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.
Windows 10 customers may extend support by up to three years after the operating system reaches end of support in October 2025. While Microsoft has yet to announce pricing for consumers, it announced that organizations will have to pay $61 in the first year for a regular extension. The price doubles each year, reaching an incredible $427 for the three year period.
Microsoft tested a new All Apps section this week in Windows 11 test builds. The test Start Menu displays all programs as icons next to each other, similarly to how mobile devices display installed apps.
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.
- ArtRage Vitae for $39.99
- Diarium for $6.99
- Ink Calendar and Journal for $4.99
- MagicPods for $0.99
- PowerDirector 2024 Ultimate for $90.99
- Scrble Ink for $4.99
New or notably improved Windows apps
The official Dropbox application is now available as a Windows app. It was launched this week as a beta app to complement Dropbox Lite, a version of the app for Windows S devices.
Dropbox recommends that teams keep on using the traditional desktop app for now. The app needs to be removed before the Microsoft Store version can be installed.
Dropbox syncs a local folder with the cloud upon installation. It features a search and basic management options.
Media Player Classic is an open source "all you can play" media player for Windows. It plays everything that you throw at it, including YouTube video streams.
The latest version adds support for playing H.266/VVC video files and updates two of the used filters.
SimpleWall is an open source tool to configure the Windows Filtering Platform. In other words, it allows you to change firewall related preferences from its interface.
The latest version adds dark theme support and mitigations for a bug on Windows 10 and newer devices.