Open-source tools — Windows

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Standup

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A free, open-source Windows tray app that nudges you to stand up and move every hour -- a general workplace wellness reminder, not developer-specific software.

FreeOpen source
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How it works
A tiny Windows tray app that reminds you to stand up and move every round hour, on your own schedule.
Pricing
Free and open source.
Best for
Windows users who sit at a desk and want a general movement reminder, not a developer-specific tool.

Watched for 19 days · last checked today

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FREE AI Auto Subtitle Caption Generator

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A free, open-source Windows app that auto-generates styled subtitles for your videos using offline Whisper or the cloud Groq API — aimed at YouTube Shorts, TikTok and Reels creators, not developers.

FreeWorks offlineOpen sourceCan export my data
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How it works
A Windows desktop app that automatically transcribes videos into word-level subtitles using either offline OpenAI Whisper or the cloud-based Groq API, then burns captions into the video or exports as SRT/VTT.
What's different
Free and open-source, with styling presets built for YouTube Shorts, TikTok, and Instagram Reels formats.
Pricing
Free.
Best for
YouTube Shorts, TikTok, and Instagram Reels creators who need styled captions on their videos.
Watch out
Windows-only desktop app; cloud transcription option (Groq) requires sending video data off-device, unlike the offline Whisper option.

Watched for 19 days · last checked 4d ago

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HardwareMon

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Cross-platform hardware monitoring with real-time stats, history and benchmarking for Windows, Linux, macOS and Android, with all data processed locally and no telemetry upload.

Works offlineOpen source
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How it works
Monitors CPU, GPU, memory, disk and network in real time, with historical analytics, process management, local benchmarking, and gaming session detection, across Windows, Linux, macOS (Apple Silicon), and Android.
What's different
All monitoring data is processed on-device with local SQLite storage; no telemetry or benchmark results are uploaded.
Best for
Users who want cross-platform hardware monitoring without sending data to the cloud.

Watched for 14 days · last checked 4d ago

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