The 10 Best Windows Productivity Apps in 2022

In this video we'll be digging into the best productivity apps for Windows in 2022.
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00:00 - Intro
01:05 - ShareX
02:50 - QuickLook
03:58 - Notion
05:58 - Microsoft Edge
07:18 - Clipboard Manager
08:09 - Flow Launcher
08:57 - Espanso
10:10 - Everything
10:53 - Google Drive
11:46 - F.Lux
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[@Loumo]

00:30 - Steps to achieving flow: 1) Type furiously 2) Move irrelevant window on 2nd monitor slightly to the right 3) Repeat. Thanks Tom!

[@Thomasfrank]

I’m building a GUI interface in Visual Basic to track the criminal’s IP

[@Loumo]

@@Thomasfrank You should really up your wpm if you’re having trouble hacking the source code of their DNS, those are rookie numbers. (This is now my favourite b roll footage of yours)

[@prinzexisalowqualityytber]

​@@Loumobro 💀💀💀

[@jamiesimpson1676]

ShareX is an amazing tool, and incredibly useful, but you should know that by default it will automatically upload all the screenshots you take anonymously to Imgur, because in the screenshot capture workflow it has “upload image to host” turned on by default. If you’re screenshotting sensitive information, you should disable this by going to “preferences-> advanced -> disableUpload” and set it to “true”

[@AndMe82]

The “upload image to host” is no more turned on by default. Furthermore you can change that behavior in "After capture tasks" without touching the advanced preferences you mentioned. If you set "disableUpload" to "True" the OCR functionality doesn't work anymore. Hope it helps 🙂

[@JoeCastellon]

Good to know, thanks! I just installed it and was about to tinker with the settings. I'll look for this before anything else.

[@AbrarShaikh2741]

And I was using this app for past 1 year

[@jamiesimpson1676]

@@AbrarShaikh2741 oh no! Hopefully stuff didn’t get uploaded for you! If you did end up accidentally uploading something, you can open the sharex app, right click on the image, then in the dropdown go to copy -> deletion URL, then paste that in your browser and it will allow you to delete the uploaded image

[@boaek]

You can use build-in program snipping tool for taking screenshots

[@francisco.j]

That´s the best productivity content that I've seen in years. Props for paying some attention to all the Windows folks out there.

[@Yigit_Ugur]

Exactly man. I don't understand why other content creators assume all of us have MacOS. Like it's all expensive and I'm not sure all worth it.

[@simonvutov7575]

@@Yigit_Ugur I thought that too, until I got an m1 MacBook Air lol

[@helloblake]

Thank you so much for making this video! There is definitely not enough content out there about productivity tools for Windows. I switched to windows recently and was trying to find an alfred alternative and this was exactly what I was looking for.

[@JensLarsen]

Thank you Thomas! Super useful tips. Already installing a few of them :)

[@joaogritti2199]

Dude! So cool to see you here! your content absolutely rocks(or jazzes, more approprietly)

[@JensLarsen]

@@joaogritti2199 Thank you! Thonas makes amazing content :)

[@io_roboto]

For me, the biggest productivity tool is PowerToys. More powerful window tiling/layouts (a must on ultrawide), key/shortcut remapper, OS-wide color picker, Explorer upgrades with file previews and group renaming, etc.

[@jego207]

me too, one installer contains multiple useful utilities.

[@HeinrichYoshio]

sizer is great as well

[@opx4real]

Yeah, power toys is a critical install on new builds.

[@AngusMcToon]

Ya. I was wondering how the Flow Launcher differs from the power toys launcher. Helpful video thanks

[@rafaellopez8851]

Also, there's a Everything plugin for Powertoys Run, just like Flow Launcher!

[@hopestreet3452]

1:05 Optical Character Recognition in ShareX has been a gamechanger for my study - thank you so much :)

[@thomasdemontlivault5647]

Ok this is hands down one of the best videos I've seen recently ! So much interesting stuff : quicklook, flowlauncher, espanso, everything. Really really valuable stuff! Thanks !

[@GertjanVanderKelen]

Can't thank you enough for this list. Flow Launcher and QuickLook are literally the only parts of Mac OS I've missed since switching to Windows. Makes a world of difference!

[@presenceofeden2949]

I am using Mack book but for some reason Windows is a better software it has things that Mac just makes it harder to do

[@ignatcommaignatov]

Such a great list, thank you. And half the apps I hadn't heard of. I would add Stardock's Fences and Groupy, very useful utilities.

[@Ron-tp7em]

This was great and much needed. Thank You!

[@zREZ44]

Would love to see a more in depth look into flow launcher and exspanso; seems incredibly versatile for both personal or professional settings

[@Swoahu]

THANK YOU! The basic utility of QuickLook is exactly what I have been missing since I sold my Mac and built a PC. Absolutely key for photographers. I LOVE that I can pin the window and use arrow keys to navigate. This is going to make looking through my SD card after a photoshoot so much easier. I'm ashamed that I used to open dozens of Paint 3D windows just to view each photo.

[@josephtimberly9949]

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[@Oldyellowbrick]

Suprised Windows Power Toys wasn't on this list. I could not live without some of the tools it comes with such as Fancy zones, Bulk Image resizer, PowerRename, Color Picker and so many more and it's so well integrated into Windows it feels like they should just include it as standard.

[@EarthworksAudio]

Great video as always! You sound & look great with that ICON Pro!

[@Darkrose42]

Please do more of this. This is amazing and very helpful, even for my work life.

[@abulferr]

This video came in the right time… as I’m trying to expand my KZbin content, and started on writing a novel, I wanted to have some good apps to help increase my productivity and make my workflow smoother… I work on a Windows laptop and an iPad and this video came in the absolutely perfect time… Thanks Thomas!!! 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@haiduong092]

I love these videos of you, i found many app that can use for general case in a smarter ways. Thanks so much Thomas Frank!

[@MemphisJones]

I just stumbled across you and I've watched several vids in a row. You are on top of it buddy!!!

[@coffeenbass]

Thank you so much for this video! You’re absolutely right that it’s harder to find apps like these for Windows so really appreciate this!!

[@m2m1992]

THANK U SO MUCH for this. I am a mac user, and my office laptop which is a windows seem to be lacking in so many ways. This helps to bridge the gap

[@bensadler2436]

Some of these are really useful, especially QuickLook and FlowLauncher :) Thank you!

[@Wilespro1]

Love your videos! They are really helpful

[@Katherine0hara]

Yay finally a Windows Video! Thank you Thomas!!!!

[@exploretheworldasmr5238]

So many great tools! Definitely including them in our workflow!

[@ayushisharan480]

Loved Flow Launcher... Thank you !!

[@SebastiaanVaz]

I mean. What can I say. I came here because I was about to purchase a paid snapshot tool because snip and sketch just doesn't cut it for me. And I ended up installing 5 new apps and spending hours and hours configuring everything. You literally got me so excited. All these shortcuts!!! I love what you do and you are my new favorite KZbinr. Yup. I'm just happy I'm straight, because otherwise I'd still be fantasizing about you even now when I'm about to go to bed! Thanks :P

[@musicatation2254]

Best video I've seen in a long time. Great productivity tips, thank you for that really !

[@RShahProductions]

7:00 Not true anymore about Chrome. You can actually click the down arrow (first icon in the top-right-hand corner before "Minimise") and see and search all of your tabs now. It is amazing!!!

[@faithrhodes4427]

Thank you for this! I’m a new windows user, moving from a Mac, and have been trying to find productive apps for my new Dell. Definitely hope you make one for 2023 👏🏽

[@stevesloan5935]

Excellent recommendations; I was surprised to hear about the switch to Edge. I'll give it a go. Thanks!

[@ponponyaya7890]

Thx, This video really helped a lot! Especially 08:09(Flow Launcher)and 10:10(Everything). 👍

[@leandro_80]

I gotta say that this is the first productivity content dedicated to Windows users I've seen in a long time. Kudos for that! Thanks a lot. All the other guys in YT use only Mac, but here in my country (Brazil), the vast majority of people use Windows, since Apple products are ridiculously expensive and unaccessible

[@especr8007]

Wow, I didn't know some of them. Really useful, thank you!

[@nycrsny3406]

Amazing list! Flow Launcher and Espanso are godsends!!

[@HighTimesTrader]

Fantastic video brother. Much appreciated.

[@nicoocin85]

shareX the best one. Automaticly upload my Screenshot in a URL. This is the best one. Thank bro

[@FinancialFreedomMadeSimple]

Awesome video! very helpful!

[@daveemery12]

Great tool tips. Thank you.

[@shayan2352]

So useful. Thanks

[@Lorran5]

Excellent video! Thank you. Awesome content.

[@MrCruzeiroDoSul]

Hey Dude! Great video. Thank you very much!

[@jaaferelsadig]

This list was surprisingly useful!

[@ferdous_khalifa]

Thank you so much!

[@mfrankel8321]

Everything is clear and above the best of the apps you mention.

[@edwinjonah]

Awesome! Thanks a lot.

[@randysadiwajr.1815]

There used to be a somewhat quicklook function in windows wayback in Windows 7. Document files (word, powerpoint, spreadsheet) contents cann be seen on the side just like quicklook

[@ZaferBAHADIR]

I learned a lot of useful applications. Thank you very much. 👏

[@Sakr_TP]

Thanks a lot for sharing this very informative video, this has saved me a lot of time of searching for alternative apps to switch from Mac to Windows, great job man :D.

[@TheShabooka]

as always thanks thomas!

[@alfredtchatchoua5745]

Thank u, very useful video!

[@DaveEKardos]

🔥 video! Thanks for sharing

[@therapywithisabel]

I'vd have Flex at night on all devices for years but you're right! All the other basic needs need to be attended to as well. I haven't watched you in close to a decade! I made it further faster and with so much appreciation - Thank you!

[@stella-lorenz]

I need this video so much Thank you !!!!!!

[@shivani1091]

i really learned a lot... thank u

[@suraj8612]

Hey Thomas, So thankful for this video 😊 . *I think you should make a FLOW LAUNCHER TUTORIAL* . It will be really helpful. Thanks. 💝

[@johnnyede]

This is setting new frontier of video that you haven’t really done before, I like it

[@karemfigo5830]

Perfect video and apps... Keep it up Boss

[@felipeoliveira8464]

This video is gold! 👏🏻

[@drfredbloem]

Very informative video!

[@Krentiles]

this is amazing thank you so much

[@charliecharlie1]

I love the wallpaper on your desktop - would you be able to share where we can get it too? Thanks, great work!

[@culega00]

I have to say THANK YOU for your work

[@v1shal_yadav]

You did a good work

[@heyJordanParker]

Oh nice, I'm already using those, but not Espanso. It does look dope, I'll try it! An extra tip from me: ShareX is cool, but for most intents and purposes you can use Win + Shift + S to use the snipping tool that's now builtin in Windows 10 and Windows 11. No Gifs but excellent for everything else!

[@kcr8350]

Really cool apps, thank you!! 😎🤓

[@mayafilmmaker]

🥳 this is so usefull! Thanks

[@GoodMorningButch]

Oh flow launcher sounds really exciting! I'll definitely get my hands on that tonight

[@petermarin]

This is fantastic!!! Do you have a Mac version as well?? These are genuinely useful, not very well known, and Free!! I love you

[@hiarvingarcia]

Thanks for the windows list.

[@rehmatdesigns9125]

thank you so much 🥰

[@Yeeeeeehaw]

Thank you very much for your attention to windows users !

[@100LivresEn1Jour]

Thanks !

[@ardaucok]

Thank you for sharing this unknown programs for us for better windows experience/ cheers

[@spellerlittlewing]

Thanks for doing apps on windows

[@mehakjain759]

You’re a gem for doing this ❤️😭

[@greatmouhcine]

Thank you Thomas

[@cichlidspecies]

I can tell you from 20 years of experience, that windows app everyone must have (also all are free) PowerToys - Absolute must, its the swiss army knife of tools. Ditto - Clipboard manager PatchMyPC - update manager | or simply use powershell win-get Share X - snapshot tool Davinci Resolve - video editing Discord - communications OneNote - note taking app, cross platform, no limitations And there are also QOL small tools like f-lux and others, but the basic ones should cover most of the needs.

[@Sergij_Vari]

clipdiary try for clipboard

[@Busterblade20]

Thank you for recommending flow. it's a game-changer

[@orientavy]

Thank you so much

[@YudhaRuuzami]

Thanks for the recommendation ShareX, Everything, Espanso are amazing software

[@wilsntn-dev]

Nice content!

[@sajjadabouei6721]

thank you man

[@ValmisFilm]

Thank You very much! This is the most useful video I have seen this year (to help my productivity)! I love your videos, they helped me a lot. btw - I noticed that "Flow Launcher" link does not have a working page linked to it, it is outdated. Can it be downloaded somewhere else?

[@iloveyellow7214]

Windows 😍🤩FINALLY one of my fave youtube creators makes this kind of video (cause most of em creators prefer apple 🤷🏻‍♀) Thank youuuu I knew Im in the right place since I found you while doing my solo thesis 😍😘

[@haoaa06085]

just wondering if there's a better launcher for Windows 11, stumbling upon this, and getting bunch of recommendations, and they're eye-opening! Thanks a lot!

[@elziur6075]

What an incredible video

[@Dakvwaqa]

good video!

[@sammii7509]

This video was amazing!! The WIN +V is a WIN!

[@OMARYassin1]

Great!!

[@ionutboss1266]

8:20 flow launcher echivalentul pt mac bartolomeu 9:40 espensor de descarcat shortcuts/text expansion scrii un cuv si inlocuieste cu adresa Sharex screenshots mai bune cu text copiat 10:30 everyting pt cautat fisiere rapid pe windows

[@Camusdemerac]

I'm very happy to see that

[@kaursfootball]

Hey amazing hoodie. Where’d you get it from?

[@katarinabilota548]

Hahah I love the Finding Nemo refrence at 9:32

[@lisabaxter7786]

Wow Fantabulous way cool interesting thanks

[@Recursive_palindrome]

2:59 It is present in windows but turned off by default in "View" tab of explorer. And it is very usefull for documents

[@almcdonnell6522]

Thanks very much for this video, three are many useful apps there that I was not aware of 🙏.. First view of any of your content >> Sub'd 😎

[@Somebodyelse141]

very useful tips in here

[@Vivaswaan.]

True... there aren't many such, let alone good, videos for Windows users.

[@connormccarter9581]

Notion looks really interesting. Been using OneNote but Notion looks easier.... So if you like quicklook, you can activate something similar in windows 10 in file explorer under the view ribbon. Second from left on the view ribbon is the Preview Pane button. You can also change the content display of that folder, like large icons for images or a detail list with file meta data, with the buttons to the right of that. (Which you can scroll through by holding the control key and scrolling the mouse wheel.

[@tvenningmedia4334]

Preview pane is ok for many, but Quicklook supports a much wider range of file types. Finally I can see my photoshop files quickly without open big big programs