Programs for Office workers Windows
Office suite, PDF, meetings, email and note-taking: the basic set you need when you start a new job or get a new computer.
Office suite
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SumatraPDF 3.6.1
SumatraPDF is a free, open-source multi-format document reader created by Krzysztof Kowalczyk for Windows.
- PDF24 Creator 11.30.1 PDF24 Creator is a free desktop toolset developed by geek software GmbH for managing PDF files on Windows.
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Foxit PDF Reader 2026.2.1.39815
Foxit PDF Reader is a popular PDF viewer designed for reading, creating, and annotating PDF files.
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PDFgear 3.0.1
PDFgear is a free office tool for Windows that allows users to read, edit, convert, merge, split, and electronically sign PDF documents without requiring a paid subscription or adding watermarks.
Meetings and team chat
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Zoom Workplace 7.2.51704 Free version available
Zoom Workplace is a unified communication platform designed for video meetings, screen sharing, and team collaboration.
- Microsoft Teams 26276.513.5241.9675 Free version available Microsoft Teams is a communication platform developed by Microsoft Corporation that combines text chat, video conferencing, file sharing, and workspace collaboration.
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Slack 4.53.276 Free version available
Slack is a team communication and collaboration platform designed for workspaces and organizations.
Notes
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Obsidian 1.15.0
Obsidian is a personal knowledge base and markdown editor designed to work over a local folder of plain text files.
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Joplin 3.7.22
Joplin is an open-source note-taking and to-do application designed to capture ideas, manage task lists, and organize documents.
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Notion 7.41.1 Free version available
Notion is a workspace and productivity application that consolidates notes, documentation, project tracking, and structured databases into a single environment.
Time-savers
- Everything 1.4.1.1032 Everything is an open-source file search utility for Windows developed by voidtools.
- Ditto 3.25.113.0 Ditto is an open-source clipboard manager for Windows developed by Scott Brogden.
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Greenshot 1.3.328
Greenshot is a lightweight, open-source screenshot utility designed for Windows.
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7-Zip 26.05
7-Zip is an open-source file archiver created by Igor Pavlov.
Password manager
Paid or trial programs are labelled with their license type. Every link goes to the program's official source.
Install the kit with one command
The command below installs the suggested programs from each group from the official repository. Use the bulk install tool to pick only the ones you want.
winget install --id TheDocumentFoundation.LibreOffice -e; winget install --id SumatraPDF.SumatraPDF -e; winget install --id Zoom.Zoom -e; winget install --id Microsoft.Teams -e; winget install --id SlackTechnologies.Slack -e; winget install --id Mozilla.Thunderbird -e; winget install --id Obsidian.Obsidian -e; winget install --id voidtools.Everything -e; winget install --id Ditto.Ditto -e; winget install --id Greenshot.Greenshot -e; winget install --id 7zip.7zip -e; winget install --id Bitwarden.Bitwarden -eProfession kits
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