Microsoft PowerToys is a collection of free and useful tools for Windows. PowerToys is designed by Microsoft for advanced users and those who want to customize and improve their Windows experience. PowerToys includes tools for window management, file management, image management and resizing, keyboard management and quick program search, bulk file renaming, ruler, and more. FancyZones is one of the popular PowerToys tools that acts as a window manager. This tool allows users to define specific areas on the desktop and drag windows to these areas to create efficient layouts.
PowerToys includes a collection of tools, each designed for a specific need:
- Advanced Paste : A tool that allows you to paste text from memory into any format you want. It also includes an AI option that requires an OpenAI key.
- Always On Top : You can keep windows on top of other windows by pressing the Win + Ctrl + T key combination.
- PowerToys Awake : This tool keeps your computer awake to prevent it from shutting down or going to sleep, especially when running long tasks.
- Color Picker : A tool that allows you to select a color from anywhere on the screen and copy it to memory in a specified format. This tool also includes a color editor.
- Command Not Found : is a PowerShell 7 module that suggests WinGet packages if a command is not found.
- Command Palette : Gives you quick access to frequently used commands, programs, and tools and is a replacement for PowerToys Run.
- Crop And Lock : Allows you to create a minimized or miniature window from another window.
- Environment Variables : An environment variable management tool that allows the use of profiles.
- FancyZones : A window management tool that allows you to arrange windows in complex layouts. It includes features such as defining zones, mouse or keyboard activation, and advanced layout settings.
- File Explorer add-ons : File Explorer add-ons that enable previews and emoji representation for file types.
- File Locksmith : Tool to check files in use and identify processes, accessible via right-click in File Explorer.
- Hosts File Editor : ‘Hosts’ file editing tool for managing domain names and IP addresses.
- Image Resizer : A tool for resizing images via right-click in File Explorer.
- Keyboard Manager : Keyboard customization tool by changing keymaps and creating shortcuts.
- Mouse utilities : Mouse performance enhancement tools including Find My Mouse (mouse lighting), Mouse Highlighter, Mouse Jump, and Mouse Pointer Crosshairs.
- Mouse Without Borders : A tool for interacting with multiple computers using a single keyboard and mouse, along with sharing memory and files.
- New+ : A tool for creating files and folders from customized templates in File Explorer.
- Peek : A tool to preview the contents of files by pressing Ctrl + Space, without having to open applications.
- PowerRename : Extensive file renaming tool using regular expressions, with preview and undo capabilities.
- PowerToys Run : A tool for quickly searching and opening programs with Alt + Space, with support for extensions.
- Quick Accent : A tool for typing Latin characters with Latin, useful for keyboards that don’t have quick combinations.
- Registry Preview : A tool for visually viewing and editing Windows registry files.
- Screen Ruler : A tool for measuring pixels on the screen by detecting the edges of images, with Win + Shift + M.
- Shortcut Guide : Tool to display desktop shortcuts with Win + Shift + / or holding Win.
- Text Extractor : Tool to copy text from the screen with Win + Shift + T.
- Workspaces : A tool for running applications in custom locations and configurations, editable via Settings or ⊞ Win + Ctrl + “`.
- ZoomIt : Screen magnification, note-taking, and recording tool for presentations.
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