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Microsoft PowerToys
Downloads & Release notes | Contributing to PowerToys | What's Happening | Roadmap
Build status
| Architecture | Master | Stable | Installer |
|---|---|---|---|
| x64 |
About
Microsoft PowerToys is a set of utilities for power users to tune and streamline their Windows 10 experience for greater productivity. For more info on PowerToys overviews and guides, or any other tools and resources for Windows development environments, head over to docs.microsoft.com!
| Current utilities: | ||
|---|---|---|
| Color Picker | FancyZones | File Explorer Add-ons |
| Image Resizer | Keyboard Manager | PowerRename |
| PowerToys Run | Shortcut Guide | Video Conference Mute (Experimental) |
Installing and running Microsoft PowerToys
Requirements
- Windows 10 v1903 (build 18362) or newer preferred, Windows 10 v1803 (build 17134) minimum.
- ⚠️ PowerToys minimum version of Windows 10 will be increased to v1903 starting with the 0.37 release
- Have .NET Core 3.1.13 Desktop Runtime. The installer should handle this but we want to directly make people aware.
Via GitHub with EXE [Recommended]
Stable version
Install from the Microsoft PowerToys GitHub releases page. Click on Assets to show the files available in the release and then click on PowerToysSetup-0.37.0-x64.exe to download the PowerToys installer.
This is our preferred method.
Experimental version
To install the Video Conference mute, please use the v0.36 experimental version of PowerToys to try out this version. It includes all improvements from v0.35 in addition to the Video conference utility. Click on Assets to show the files available in the release and then download the .exe installer.
Via WinGet (Preview)
Download PowerToys from WinGet. To install PowerToys, run the following command from the command line / PowerShell:
WinGet install powertoys
Other install methods
There are community driven install methods such as Chocolatey and Scoop. If these are your preferred install solutions, this will have the install instructions.
Processor support
We currently support the matrix below.
| x64 | x86 | ARM64 |
|---|---|---|
| Supported | Issue #602 | Issue #490 |
Contributing
This project welcomes contributions of all types. Help spec'ing, design, documentation, finding bugs are ways everyone can help on top of coding features / bug fixes. We are excited to work with the power user community to build a set of tools for helping you get the most out of Windows.
We ask that before you start work on a feature that you would like to contribute, please read our Contributor's Guide. We will be happy to work with you to figure out the best approach, provide guidance and mentorship throughout feature development, and help avoid any wasted or duplicate effort.
Most contributions require you to agree to a Contributor License Agreement (CLA) declaring that you have the right to, and actually do, grant us the rights to use your contribution.
For guidance on developing for PowerToys, please read the developer docs for a detailed breakdown. This includes how to setup your computer to compile.
What's Happening
PowerToys Roadmap
Our prioritized roadmap of features and utilities that the core team is focusing on.
0.37 - April 2021 Update
Our goals for v0.37 release cycle Video Conference Mute work so we can bring it into the stable branch, general bug fixes, moving Keyboard manager out, and removing the legacy settings app.
The 0.36 experimental release was released this month as well which includes Video Conference Mute which is based off the 0.35 code base.
Our prioritized roadmap of features and utilities will dictate what the core team is focusing on for the near future.
Highlights from v0.37
General
- PowerToys now requires Windows 10, version 1903 or higher
- FancyZones editor default launching key is Win+Shift+`
- Windows Terminal's new Quake mode will use Win+`. We feel this is a far better use of the keystroke.
- Current PowerToys users can update this in our settings in the FancyZone section.
- Removed our v1 HTML based settings system
New Spec - Feedback please!
- What is new in PowerToys (SCOOBE) - Pull Request
FancyZones
- Editor UX bug fixes. Thanks @niels9001
- Monitor resolution is added to the top to directly infer the boxes on top are your monitors
- Fix for editor crash when editing a custom layout
PowerRename
- Option added for capitalization.
- Improved loading responsiveness with large sums of files.
PowerToys Run
- Changed XAML to improve rendering. Thanks @niels9001
- Disabled plugins are no longer loaded
- VS Code plugin workspaces showing up now. Thanks @ricardosantos9521
Keyboard manager
- Now an independent exe. This now runs high priority in its own process. When your CPU is under load, this should allow the process to continue to be prioritized
- Now DPI Aware
Color Picker
- uses a centralized keyhook. This should improve activation
- Esc for closing will no longer bubble through. Thanks @DoctorNefario
Settings / Welcome to PowerToys
- Shortcuts will stand out more
- Few accessability bugs fixed. Thanks @niels9001
Shortcut Guide
- Excluded apps for Shortcut Guide. Thanks @davidegiacometti
Installer
- new arg for starting PT after silent install
Developer quality of life
- Ability to directly debug against Settings
Community contributions
We'd like to directly mention (in alphabetical order) for their continued community support this month and helping directly make PowerToys a better piece of software.
@Aaron-Junker, @addrum, @davidegiacometti , @DoctorNefario, @htcfreek, @Jay-o-Way, @niels9001, and @ricardosantos9521
What is being planned for v0.39 - May 2021
For v0.39, we are planning to work on:
- Stability and bug fixes
- Improving VCM
- Moving Shortcutguide out of the main exe
PowerToys Community
The PowerToys team is extremely grateful to have the support of an amazing active community. The work you do is incredibly important. PowerToys wouldn’t be nearly what it is today without your help filing bugs, updating documentation, guiding the design, or writing features. We want to say thank you and take time to recognize your work.
Code of Conduct
This project has adopted the Microsoft Open Source Code of Conduct.
Privacy Statement
The application logs basic telemetry. Our Telemetry Data page (Coming Soon) has the trends from the telemetry. Please read the Microsoft privacy statement for more information.