So much of our time is spent in browsers now that it's easy to forget that PCs and laptops are extremely powerful with the right tools. Thankfully, you can grab a wide variety of these apps for the incredible price of $Free.99.

Redditor u/Zulasworld wanted to know what apps everybody should have on hand, and we're stoked to see some of these all-time greats get the love that they deserve.

What is a software you think everyone should know about ? and why?
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HWiNFO helps you figure out what the heck is going on in your PC

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VLC will help you play pretty much any media file known to man

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ShareX makes way better screenshots on Windows

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Bulk Rename Utility is a must-have tool for those with messy output

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WinDirStat will hunt down those pesky large files eating up your drive space

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Notepad++ is the GOAT text editor

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Firefox is better than Chrome in every way that matters

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Everything is miles ahead of File Explorer

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Plex and JellyFin turn your PC into a great media server

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