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.
- Advanced Paste has a new feature called "Advanced AI" that uses Semantic Kernel to allow setting up the orchestration of sequential clipboard transformations.
- Workspaces supports Progressive Web Applications.
- Workspaces has a new feature to move existing windows instead of creating new ones.
- Mouse Jump added new settings to allow customization of screens pop-up. Thanks [@mikeclayton](https://github.com/mikeclayton)!
- New+ now works on Windows 10. Thanks [@cgaarden](https://github.com/cgaarden)!
- Quick Accent allows selecting the character sets that should appear on the UI. Thanks [@Sirozha1337](https://github.com/Sirozha1337)!
- Initialization, logging and tray icon setup improvements. Thanks [@dend](https://github.com/dend)!
### File Explorer add-ons
- Preview Pane extensions now use the PerMonitorV2 DPI mode to fix errors on different scales. Thanks [@davidegiacometti](https://github.com/davidegiacometti)!
- Added labels to the IME On, IME Off keys. Thanks [@kit494way](https://github.com/kit494way)!
- Fixed an issue that caused the Shift key to remain stuck if a numpad key was mapped to the Shift key.
### Monaco Preview
- Added support for .ahk files to be shown as a plaintext file in Peek and File Explorer add-ons. Thanks [@daverayment](https://github.com/daverayment)!
- Added support for .ion files to be shown as a plaintext file in Peek and File Explorer add-ons. Thanks [@octastylos-pseudodipteros](https://github.com/octastylos-pseudodipteros)!
- Added support for syntax highlighting for .srt files in Peek and File Explorer add-ons. Thanks [@PesBandi](https://github.com/PesBandi)!
- Peek now checks local capabilities to decide what image formats Image Previewer is able to support. Thanks [@daverayment](https://github.com/daverayment)!
- Fixed an issue causing the Code Files Previewer to not load correctly under certain conditions. Thanks [@daverayment](https://github.com/daverayment)!
- Refactored, improved and fixed logging when loading the user settings file. Thanks [@daverayment](https://github.com/daverayment)!
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 diagnostic data (telemetry). For more information on privacy and what we collect, see our [PowerToys Data and Privacy documentation](https://aka.ms/powertoys-data-and-privacy-documentation).
