Download of the Week

ReShade is a free program designed to enhance the graphics of games and videos. The latest version introduces APIs for ray tracing and mesh shading, creating even more immersive environments.

Memtest86+ 7.0 adds support for integrated memory controller (IMC) polling, allowing users to obtain live RAM settings and timing information.

There's also added support for third-party plugins in PowerToys Run

Vivaldi 6.5 for Android can now sync your browser history across all platforms. It also introduces search engine customization for private tabs and adds search suggestion shortcuts.

Privacy Eraser supports all major browsers to remove traces of your computer activities, including cookies, browsing history, typed URLs, saved passwords, log files, and more.

Telegram has redesigned calls, adding new animations and backgrounds depending on the status of the call. A vaporization animation (Thanos snap style) is also new when you delete messages.

Instead of an emulator, ScummVM replaces the executable files provided with the games, allowing these games to be played on different platforms. ScummVM supports classic titles like Sam & Max, Monkey Island, Broken Sword, Myst, Blade Runner, and more.

Copilot is now ready to download on Android, free of charge. The Microsoft app offers the ability to create images from text descriptions using Dall-E 3 and everything else offered by GPT-4.

Darktable (a.k.a. the open-source alternative to Lightroom) now automatically saves your edit history every 10 seconds, and adds a new "RGB primaries" processing module for delicate color corrections and creative color grading.

Chrome now lets you save tab groups to access them later or on another device. Safety Check now runs automatically in the background. And you can also specify which sites remain inactive to continue saving memory.

Keeping up with the times and all audiences, TikTok has introduced app optimizations for tablets and foldable devices to take better advantage of display real-estate.

foobar2000 2.1 brings several improvements and bug fixes, dark mode refinements, and a new Internet radio search functionality.

Vivaldi has hit a new milestone with brand new features: the sessions panel allows you to store your open tabs and start a new session, while workspace rules group your tabs based on a topic or category.

Opera GX's Panic Button activates by pressing the F12 key, which will instantly hide tabs, mute and pause any playback, and open a new "safe" window like Wikipedia or any other site of your choice.

FastStream is an open-source extension available for Chrome and Firefox that replaces the video player on YouTube and other platforms, providing additional features such as accelerated downloads and minimal buffering on most video formats.

OBS Studio's latest release comes with UI improvements, a new YouTube streaming control panel, a new 'Safe Mode' for troubleshooting, and improved codec support on Linux.

The latest version of Microsoft Edge brings some new security features to the table. Despite not appearing in the changelog, the release also reintroduces the Mica effect for improved visuals.

Kali Linux's last release for the year adds Vagrant offerings to Hyper-V, Raspberry Pi 5 support, an updated UI to GNOME 45, and various new network tools.

If you've been experiencing muted colors while streaming gameplay in Discord, or intermittent stuttering when V-Sync is enabled, Nvidia's latest GeForce Hotfix promises to fix those issues.

AIDA64's latest version has added AVX-512 accelerated benchmarks for Threadripper 7000 CPUs, AVX2 benchmarks for Intel Meteor Lake, and support for the latest AMD and Intel CPU platforms and the incoming RTX 4080 Super GPU.

Open-source text editor Notepad++ is releasing a new milestone version for its 20th anniversary with multi-edit capabilities, multi-select background, and numerous bug fixes.

WhatsApp has added a new 'secret code' privacy feature for locked chats. Typing your secret code in the search bar will reveal the otherwise hidden conversations.

Google has released a critical security update on the Chrome stable channel. According to the notes, an active exploit exists for CVE-2023-6345 that could allow an attacker to steal sensitive data and other cyber attacks.

FFmpeg 6.1 is a major release that includes Vulkan decoding for H.264, HEVC and AV1, extended support for RivaTuner, Playdate, Microsoft RLE, as well as numerous filters.

GameMaker is a cross-platform 2D game engine that lets you create your own titles with a drag-and-drop visual programming language. It's now free for non-commercial use on all platforms except consoles. And there's a new one-time fee for a commercial license.