Best Windows 10 apps this week
by Martin BrinkmannThree-hundred-and-sixty-three in a series. Welcome to this week's overview of the best apps, games and extensions released for Windows 10 on the Microsoft Store in the past seven days.
There are plenty of Black Friday deals in the Microsoft Store. Discounts for games, applications and official hardware.
As always, if I've missed an app or game that has been released this week that you believe is particularly good, let me know in the comments below or notify me via email.
Discounts this week
The following list is a selection of the best deals. Make sure you check out the Store for all offers.
Some apps are discounted for more than one week. Only new apps and games are listed below. Check out the previous post in the series for past offers that may still be valid.
- Affinity Publisher, for $34.99
- Boxy SVG, for $4.99
- djay Pro, DJ software for $34.99
- Multi Messenger, for $0.99
- Pengwin, WSL distro, for $5.99
- Photo Editor Pro | Polarr, for $34.99
New Windows apps and games
Due.Work is a productivity tool to "simplify your work, to-dos, and communications" according to the developer.
The application supports a huge range of productivity features including task, project and team management, note taking, the creation of to-do lists, and lists for other purposes e.g. bug tracking, development, or shopping.
The free version, which the developers state will be free forever, has no limits on the number of tasks, projects, teams or files. Premium users get access to priority support and advanced features.
Net Speed Meter is a simple application that displays the upload and download speed on the desktop.
It may be useful to users who want this visible all the time on the desktop.
You may use the application to browse all installed fonts to compare them side-by-side in the interface.
Supports filters and previews, an options to set favorite fonts and look up font properties.
New Windows themes
- Beach Time PREMIUM, 15 4k images of idyllic beaches.
- Painting in Light PREMIUM, 12 4K in this wallpaper pack.
Notable Updates
- Facebook Messenger has been turned into an Electron application. Will soon roll out to everyone.
- Microsoft Photos gets a new web search option in preview versions (soon in final).
- Windows Terminal 0.7 introduces support for splitting tabs into multiple panes to display several terminals next to each other in a single window.