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How much keyboard delay is okay?
I have implemented UI Delay Simulator. It allows setting a "lag" between 0 and 1000ms. It affects mouse and keyboard. Have fun.
It runs on Windows and is gratis and free (MIT license).
I'm ...
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Tool for storing and easy executing command lines (Windows)
For regular Windows cmd, use clink. It has command history that you can configure.
History features include but aren't limited to:
master history file:
When the history.save setting is enabled, then ...
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Generate a YouTube playlist (or list of links) from a list of track names
You can use yt-dlp. For example:
yt-dlp "ytsearch:Rammstein Ohne Dich" --skip-download --print webpage_url
That looks for the best match and outputs the URL like this:
https://www.youtube....
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Opensource software to create ISO file from directory on Windows
FOSS will be difficult in windows native exe form, not that it may not be out there just not as common in windows world, but you can use linux FOSS on windows, using WSL or Cygwin. and then use ...
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Highlight mouse cursor when clicking
As mentioned in comments of this question, PowerToys (free and open-source) has a Mouse highlighter feature.
It is available only for Windows 10 (and not 7) though.
Note: those click highlights aren'...
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Tool to validate the integrity of my data files
The File Information Tool Set (FITS) bundles an array of tools for identifying and validating files, as well as extracting technical metadata. Basically, it generates an XML file, with the outputs ...
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VST Host for live keyboard performance
As far as I know, Akai Pro's VIP has all the features you mentioned. The very, very cool part about it is that you can run it either as a standalone app, or run it inside you DAW as a VST. You might ...
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Color tagging of desktop windows for fast recognition of similar windows
I was the developer of the WindowBar app.
koppor (the author of the answer above) contacted me to provide more information about this app for the answer.
I suggest using the Anchors feature from the ...
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What is the best Screen Recording Software for a low end PC?
VSDC free screen recorder should be just the right program for a low end PC. My PC has almost exactly the same specs and the program still works perfectly.
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Open source screen recorder for windows that can pause and has area selection
ShareX can pause recordings, you just need to configure a hotkey.
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Utility that lets you minimize windows store apps to tray
I had to make an account just to reply to this. I've been using one for the longest time called 'WhatsApp Tray' that can be found on GitHub. Recently however, Whatsapp updated their app and removed ...
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Windows web browser which supports offline migration of all stored data
One possible combination is Firefox + MozBackup.
MozBackup offer you the options to backup/restore any of the profiles in Firefox. The result is one file which can be easy transferred to other PC. For ...
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Desktop database tool with custom form and rich data display
You could try Kexi. It's open source and free as in freedom.
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CLI tools to test internet connectivity and stability
Install speedtest-cli apt-get install speedtest-cli
https://github.com/sivel/speedtest-cli
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Translate the text in my clipboard into another language
Not 100% what you're asking for, but I think having more control is better in case you copy text that's not supposed to be translated, like code.
Anyways, Crow Translate has an option to translate ...
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Typewriter simulator
Using the terms "typewriter keyboard sound for windows" resulted in many returns. Your search terms are suspect if you were not able to locate a suitable program.
One of the earlier listings ...
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Recovering an important Excel file after formatting disk
Sorry to hear about this.
The primary downside to modern SSDs is that data recovery from them is typically very difficult (and often impossible without spending large sums of money).
Normal recovery ...
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Open source screen recorder for windows that can pause and has area selection
Vokoscreen would be your best bet: https://linuxecke.volkoh.de/vokoscreen/vokoscreen.html
Open source.
Works on Windows and Linux.
Can pause
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Universal cloud storage client
There are some options:
Rclone + Rclone Browser
Rclone helps you:
Backup (and encrypt) files to cloud storage
Restore (and decrypt) files from cloud storage
Mirror cloud data to other cloud services ...
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What is the best Screen Recording Software for a low end PC?
I use screenrec. It is free
Free Screen Recorder
ScreenRec is a free screen recorder with no watermark that lets you capture your desktop in one click and share instantly.
Get started in 60 seconds
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What is the best Screen Recording Software for a low end PC?
Something like ffmpeg that's run through CLI should be fast: https://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/Capture/Desktop ShareX that was recommended by someone also uses ffmpeg under the hood and is more user-...
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Alternative to nsjail and firejail on Windows
Sandboxie would be your best bet it was developed by Sophos and passed down. Windows is a "OK" platform but remember it is not as security/privacy focused so this is the only software I can ...
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Regex Desktop Tool for Offline Use (Cross Platform)
Regular Expressions 101 (Desktop Edition)
Description
This project is a desktop version of the regex101.com site. It embeds a copy of the site inside the application so that no internet connection is ...
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Tool to mount cloud drive as local disk on Windows
Rclone (https://rclone.org/) is free and open source.
I have been using it on Linux, but a Windows version is available too.
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macOS extended characters-like popover on Windows
The Keyxpat tool allows to access any set of characters you define when typing and holding specific keys. For example, hold E and you will be able to choose between é, è, ê, ë, either visually or ...
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Photo management software with facial recognition
I would recommend to take look at Tonfotos: https://tonfotos.com/ It has both free and paid versions, has face recognition, displays photo location on the map, has timeline view and all other stuff ...
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PDF rotate for Windows
pdf xchange viewer is freeware that I've been using for years, because it's the best windows pdf client I've ever found.
https://www.tracker-software.com/product/pdf-xchange-viewer
hidden gem that's ...
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Audio Player with True Variable Frequency Playback
There is AudioMass, a free and Open-Source player, that's working completely in the browser (also offline as PWA).
The playback speed option is percent-based (with a resolution to 5 percent, with a ...
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Desktopless Virtual Machine for Windows
I like VirtualBox because there is a well-documented command line API (vboxmanage) that is available for Windows and Linux. There is a vboxheadless command you can use to run VM's in the background.
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Redact info from a PDF securely
I am surprised that I was not able to find anywhere the solution that eventually worked for me:
GIMP
Why is it a good solution (at least for some cases)?
It is free
It is open source
It is cross-...
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