Microsoft PowerToys

Name: Microsoft PowerToys
Author: Microsoft

Open source

Microsoft

Category: System tools
Version: 0.101.2362.0
Size: ~283 MB
Licence terms: Open source (MIT) · free for personal and business use
Supported OS: Windows 11 · 10
Install method: Automatic install supported
Developer: Microsoft
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What it is

A collection of Windows utilities from Microsoft, bundled into one program: window layouts, batch file renaming, colour picking and text extraction among others. It is open source and free for personal and business use.

When to pick this

If you arrange windows constantly or do a lot of file housekeeping.

Details

FancyZones

Define a layout for the screen and dropped windows snap into place. The gain is large on wide or dual monitors.

PowerRename

Rename many files at once by rule, with regular expression support — commonly used for tidying photo files.

Text extraction

Select text visible on screen and copy it — useful for documents that block copying, or text inside an image.

Distribution

winget ID: Microsoft.PowerToys
Redistribution policy: Open source licence
Last checked: 2026-09-09
Official site: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/powertoys/