New or refurbished computer? Take a look at these applications to exploit their full potential without having to check out

You bought a new computer or just restored it to factory settings. In the first, it is time to think about the programs that you may need and proceed with their installation. In the second, make a clean slate and start the installation from scratch eliminating all those utilities that are not strictly necessary

And the list of options is huge. All kinds of programs to cover almost any need. And that is why in Xataka Windows we are going to review some of the ones that we consider most interesting.Be it image editors, email clients, word processors, messaging clients, music and video players... let's review some that we consider interesting

Word Processors

• WritePlus: another free editor that we can download from the Microsoft Store. It stands out for making use of a very visually pleasing interface, it also supports the use of the MarkDown language.
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• otepad++: if you are tired of Windows notepad you can try Notepad++. A vitaminized notepad that allows all kinds of uses, even for advanced users."
• Zenpen: A minimalistic text editor to the max. An online text editor that only requires logging into the Zenpen pageWe have a dark mode to be able to write at night and access to basic functions that allow bolding, italics, changing paragraphs and external links.

Office Suites

• Onlyoffice: one of the free alternatives to Microsoft Office. It may not be as well known as others offering something very useful such as tab browsing.
• Libre Office: the classic alternative to Microsoft's office suite. Free and with good features, we can download it from the web, finding versions for Windows and Mac.
• WPS Office: This is another great alternative to Microsoft Office for editing documents, presentations, and spreadsheets for free on Windows.

Messenger service

• Unigram: if you want to use Telegram but you are not convinced by the official application you can use Unigram. Allow voice calls and even have multiple numbers on the same account.
• Tweeten: this is how the Twitter client for Windows 10 should be, at least the one we've had until the arrival of the PWAs.
• Slack: a messaging client not well known by the general public but widely used in professional environments. Fast, powerful, light and free. Who gives more?
• Franz: allows all messaging services to be grouped under a single umbrella: WhatsApp, Messenger, Slack, Skype, Telegram, Hangouts, Discord… all in one app.
• Hyper: The unofficial YouTube app for Windows 10.
• Mailspring: Mailspring, an excellent cross-platform email client born from the ashes of Nylas Mail. Suffice it to mention that uses the same framework that clients like Sparrow are based on and Airmail.

Audio editors

• Audacity: It happens to be one of the most popular alternatives among users It is because of the options it offers that make it ideal for advanced users and especially for those who are just starting out in this world. Audacity allows multitrack recording and editing with already existing audio on our equipment, but it also allows us to record content through the microphone.
• Ocenaudio: is another free audio editor that makes it to this list. An option that stands out above all for being ideal for those computers that have adjusted hardware, since it does not consume too many resources.
• Ardour: one of the most powerful options is Ardor, which also stands out for being another of the options that avoids having to go through the checkout as it is free. Ardor allows you to record, mix and edit audio thanks to an interface that offers a large number of alternatives.

Image editors

• Adobe Photoshop Express: the free version of Adobe Photoshop with which you can edit, crop, touch up color and lights, and apply filters. It does not offer the same potential as the paid version but it is free and allows you to get away with it.
• PicsArt - another free photo editor. Allows you to draw, create collages…
• Photo Editor: If you want to get the best out of your photos, you don't need to get complicated. Filters, effects, corrections, cropping… Photo Editor offers many of the tools you need to edit photos.

Audio and video players

• VLC: one of the best video and audio players among the wide range of multimedia centers that we have in Windows. It offers support for a wide variety of audio and video formats. And on top of that, it's free and cross-platform.
• KMPlayer: a multimedia player compatible with almost any file so we can play video in different formats. KMPlayer offers different versions for both Windows and Mac.
• MPlayer: another alternative to bring audio and video files to life on our computer. It is also multiplatform and allows the management of up to 14 sub title formats.