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A list of tweaks and programs for Windows, MacOS and Linux which can be used to tweak or rice your system according to your liking.

1. Spicetify

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Supported Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux

Description: Command-line tool to customize new Spotify client (v1.1.58 or later) using CSS, custom styles, and JavaScript features.

Installation: See here

2. Winaero Tweaker

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Supported Platforms: Windows

Description: It is an all-in-one app from Winaero. It includes almost all tweaks released by Winaero along with new options.

Installation: Click here

3. Lively

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Supported Platforms: Windows

Description: Free and open-source software that allows users to set animated desktop wallpapers and screensavers.

Installation: Releases

4. Oh-My-Posh

Supported Platforms: macOS, Windows, Linux

Description: A cross platform, highly customizable and extensible prompt theme engine.

Installation: See the site

5. Rainmeter

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Supported Platforms: Windows

Description: Rainmeter allows you to display customizable skins on your desktop, from hardware usage meters to fully functional audio visualizers.

Installation: Download it here

6. Notepads

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Supported Platforms: Windows

Description: Modern and lightweight alternative to Notepad.

Installation: Download it from the Microsoft Store or from GitHub

7. Tabby

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Supported Platforms: Windows, MacOS, Linux

Description: A terminal for a more modern age.

Installation: Download it from here

8. Picom

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Supported Platforms: Linux

Description: Picom is a compositor for X, and a fork of Compton

Installation: Visit the GitHub Repo and follow the instructions.

9. SecureUxTheme

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Theme used: Better Aero by niivu

Supported Platforms: Windows

Description: A secure boot compatible in-memory UxTheme patcher.

Installation: Download or compile the app from the repo.

10. AltDrag

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Supported Platforms: Windows

Description: Easily drag windows when pressing the alt key

Installation: Download it from the website

11. T-Clock Redux

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Supported Platforms: Windows 10 and lower

Description: Highly configurable Windows taskbar clock (Program is not maintained anymore, as it seems)

Installation: See the latest release here

12. BarTender

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Supported Platforms: macOS

Description: Bartender is an award-winning app for macOS that superpowers your menu bar, giving you total control over your menu bar items, what's displayed, and when, with menu bar items only showing when you need them.

Installation: View the official website

13. TranslucentTB

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Supported Platforms: Windows 10+

Description: A lightweight utility that makes the Windows taskbar translucent/transparent.

Instalation: Install it via the Microsoft Store, or via GitHub

14. Windows Terminal

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Supported Platforms: Windows 10+

Description: A modern, fast, efficient, powerful, and productive terminal application.

Installation: Install it via the (Microsoft Store, GitHub, WinGet, Chocolatey, or Scoop

15. MyDockFinder

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Supported Platforms: Windows

Description: It's a program which allows you to replicate the macOS 11 Dock and Finderbar, perfectly, on Windows.

Installation: Download it via the releases page of the repo

Well how do I even install that!? Download it, and click on dock (or dock_64).exe. Microsoft may show you a SmartScreen warning; run anyway. To set the language to English, right click the separator in the dock, click the second last option. And after that, scroll until the second last option and click the dropdown. Select English there.

16. TaskbarX

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Supported Platforms: Windows 10

Description: Center Windows taskbar icons with a variety of animations and options.

Installation: Download it via the website or the Microsoft Store (Paid)

17. Start11

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Supported Platforms: Windows 10+

Description: Restore the Classic Start Menu in Windows 10/11.

Installation: Download it via the website (Paid)

18. PowerToys

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Supported Platforms: Windows

Description: Microsoft PowerToys is a set of utilities for power users to tune and streamline their Windows experience for greater productivity.

Installation: Download the latest release from the official repository

19. Files

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Supported Platforms: Windows 10+ Description: Files is a file manager which leverages the latest features of the Windows platform including Fluent Design, seamless updates, and APIs which enable the performance and lifecycle behavior that users expect.

Installation: Visit the official repository or simply insall it via the Microsoft Store

20. Rise Media Player

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Supported Platforms: Windows 10 1809+

Description: Rise Media Player brings all of your media to a whole new level. If it's videos, the music stored on your devices, discs or even your favourite streaming services.

Installation: Since the project is in it's early phase of development you will need to build it via Visual Studio

21. SNWE

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Supported Platforms: macOS

Description: An extensible, customisable menubar replacement for macOS.

Installation: Visit the official repository

22. Dash-to-Dock

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Supported Platforms: Linux (GNOME)

Description: A dock for the GNOME Shell.

Installation: Install it via GNOME Extensions

23. Clipboard Canvas

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Supported Platforms: Windows

Description: A productivity tool for pasting and previewing multiple file types with support of virtual Reference Files.

Installation: Download it from the Microsoft Store or GitHub

24. Hyper

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Supported Platforms: Windows (MacOS and Linux soon)

Description: Hyperbar is a topbar for windows built with web technology and ffi.

Installation: Currently hyper is complicated to install. We don't recommend installing hyper. Want to install anyway?

25. Taskbar Groups

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Supported Platforms: Windows

Description: Lightweight utility for organizing the taskbar through groups.

Installation: Visit the releases

26. Neofetch

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Supported Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux

Description: Neofetch is a command-line system information tool written in bash 3.2+. Neofetch displays information about your operating system, software and hardware in an aesthetic and visually pleasing way.

Installation: See the installation wiki

Contributing

Do you want to contribute to the repository? Just use this format and insert what you want, a line after the latest entry.

## {Sl No.} Name of tweak

[Paste a relevant image of the tweak]

**Supported Platforms:** {names of supported platforms}

**Description:** {describe the tweak or the program}

**Installation:** {link the original source of the program/tweak}

If you wanna discuss with the owners and contributors, check out the Discord Server.