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4 listings are ranked by release freshness and adoption until verified reviews arrive; then review quality, volume and vendor responsiveness join the score. Open any row to see its receipt. See the formula

  • 4 fresh released in the last 90 days
  • 0 aging no release for 90 to 179 days
  • 0 stale no release for 180 days or more

4 ranked listings

  1. PowerToys

    Set of Windows utilities such as window layouts, a launcher, color picker and bulk file renaming.

    Microsoft No reviews yet Open source
    Updated 1 day ago
    1 92.8 =
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    Rank receipt: PowerToys
    #7 overall · #1 in category
    92.8/100
    1. Release freshness +50.0 100.0 × 50%
    2. Adoption signals +42.9 85.7 × 50%
    Data from GitHub Last sync Computed on Sponsorship weight 0%, never counted Read the full formula

  2. AdGuard Home

    Network-wide software for blocking ads and tracking, and for redirecting DNS traffic.

    AdGuard No reviews yet Open source
    Updated 32 days ago
    2 87.8 =
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    Rank receipt: AdGuard Home
    #72 overall · #2 in category
    87.8/100
    1. Release freshness +49.7 99.4 × 50%
    2. Adoption signals +38.0 76.1 × 50%
    Data from GitHub Last sync Computed on Sponsorship weight 0%, never counted Read the full formula

  3. Notepad++

    Windows text and source code editor based on Scintilla, with tabs, syntax highlighting and plugins.

    Notepad++ Team No reviews yet Open source
    Updated 27 days ago
    3 87.2 =
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    Rank receipt: Notepad++
    #85 overall · #3 in category
    87.2/100
    1. Release freshness +50.0 100.0 × 50%
    2. Adoption signals +37.2 74.5 × 50%
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  4. Pi-hole

    Network-wide ad and tracker blocker acting as a DNS sinkhole.

    Pi-hole No reviews yet Open source
    Updated 74 days ago
    4 83.3 =
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    Rank receipt: Pi-hole
    #115 overall · #4 in category
    83.3/100
    1. Release freshness +43.5 86.9 × 50%
    2. Adoption signals +39.9 79.8 × 50%
    Data from GitHub Last sync Computed on Sponsorship weight 0%, never counted Read the full formula