Microsoft PowerToys is a set of utilities for power users to tune and streamline their Windows experience for greater productivity. For more info on [PowerToys overviews and how to use the utilities][usingPowerToys-docs-link], or any other tools and resources for [Windows development environments](https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/dev-environment/overview), head over to [learn.microsoft.com][usingPowerToys-docs-link]!
Go to the [Microsoft PowerToys GitHub releases page][github-release-link] and click on `Assets` at the bottom to show the files available in the release. Please use the appropriate PowerToys installer that matches your machine's architecture and install scope. For most, it is `x64` and per-user.
Install from the [Microsoft Store's PowerToys page][microsoft-store-link]. You must be using the [new Microsoft Store](https://blogs.windows.com/windowsExperience/2021/06/24/building-a-new-open-microsoft-store-on-windows-11/) which is available for both Windows 11 and Windows 10.
Download PowerToys from [WinGet][winget-link]. Updating PowerToys via winget will respect current PowerToys installation scope. To install PowerToys, run the following command from the command line / PowerShell:
There are [community driven install methods](./doc/unofficialInstallMethods.md) such as Chocolatey and Scoop. If these are your preferred install solutions, you can find the install instructions there.
This project welcomes contributions of all types. Besides coding features / bug fixes, other ways to assist include spec writing, design, documentation, and finding bugs. 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](CONTRIBUTING.md). We would 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)][oss-CLA] declaring that you grant us the rights to use your contribution and that you have permission to do so.
For guidance on developing for PowerToys, please read the [developer docs](/doc/devdocs) for a detailed breakdown. This includes how to setup your computer to compile.
- New utility: New+ - allows setting a personalized set of templates to quickly create files and folders from a File Explorer context menu. Thanks [@cgaarden](https://github.com/cgaarden)!
- Language selection - it's now possible to select which UI language should be used by PowerToys utilities.
- Lots of quality fixes for Workspaces, improving the number of supported applications.
- Added a general setting to select which UI language should be used in PowerToys utilities.
- Fixed internal code of some policies for Group Policy Objects, that were reading registry entries using the wrong internal functions, and structured code better to avoid future mistakes of the same kind. Thanks [@htcfreek](https://github.com/htcfreek)!
- Fixed some telemetry calls to signal Advanced Paste activation on the cases where a direct shortcut is being used without showing the UI.
- User-defined custom actions can only be used with AI turned on, so custom actions were disabled on Settings when AI is disabled and were hidden from the Advanced Paste UI.
- Added the `_NT_SYMBOL_PATH`, `_NT_ALT_SYMBOL_PATH` and `_NT_SYMCACHE_PATH` as variables that are shown as lists. Thanks [@chwarr](https://github.com/chwarr)!
- New utility - Allows setting a personalized set of templates to quickly create files and folders from a File Explorer context menu. Thanks [@cgaarden](https://github.com/cgaarden)!
- Added missing entry for New+ policy state reporting in the Bug Report tool. Thanks [@htcfreek](https://github.com/htcfreek)!
- Added a policy for enabling/disabling whether filename extensions should be shown. Thanks [@htcfreek](https://github.com/htcfreek)!
- Properly show file's modified date instead of creation date in the file previewer. Thanks [@daverayment](https://github.com/daverayment)!
- Fixed memory leak caused by unmanaged bitmap images not being freed. Thanks [@daverayment](https://github.com/daverayment)!
- Fixed an issue causing Peek to not be displayed the first time when using a preview handler to display files. Thanks [@davidegiacometti](https://github.com/davidegiacometti)!
- Prevent tooltip in file previewer from overlapping with title bar controls. Thanks [@daverayment](https://github.com/daverayment)!
- Fixed memory leaks in thumbnails and refactored image previewer. Thanks [@daverayment](https://github.com/daverayment)!
- Improved the message boxes to be more specific when PowerToys Run failed to initialize itself or any plugin. Thanks [@davidegiacometti](https://github.com/davidegiacometti)!
- Use capital letters when showing degree results in the Unit Converter plugin. Thanks [@PesBandi](https://github.com/PesBandi)!
The PowerToys team is extremely grateful to have the [support of an amazing active community][community-link]. 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. Month by month, you directly help make PowerToys a better piece of software.
The application logs basic telemetry. Our Telemetry Data page (Coming Soon) has the trends from the telemetry. Please read the [Microsoft privacy statement][privacy-link] for more information.
