Download of the Week

ValiDrive quickly spot-checks the readability, writability, and true storage capacity of any USB flash drives. This simple tool can also determine read and write speeds.

Popular source-code editor, VS Code now incorporates AI tool GitHub Copilot to enhance your skills. The latest version also includes accessibility and UI improvements.

After a lengthy development phase, VeraCrypt 1.26.7 brings bug fixes, updated algorithms, EMV support, and numerous back-end improvements. This version also drops support for TrueCrypt encrypted volumes.

Mozilla's latest Firefox release brings automated web content translations done locally, font improvements, and video effects on Google Meet.

LibreOffice's latest version fixes a security bug that affects all applications that use the libwebp library, which is used to decode WebP graphics format in most browsers.

OCCT 12.1 introduces a new 3D adaptive test for GPUs, gradually increasing its intensity level and simulating real-world loads. Additionally, it includes a new CPU cache latency and bandwidth test.

1Password will now allow users to register and sign in with passkeys in your desktop browser and on iOS 17. Use passkeys to sign in to compatible websites, including Amazon, Google, Microsoft and more.

Intel's PresentMon is now fully integrated into HWiNFO, letting you monitor your FPS, frame time, GPU usage, and more. If you're looking to make the most of PresentMon, be sure to check out our article.

Adobe recently added several new features to Acrobat Reader including drag-and-drop support for combining files, new undo and redo options, and more. However, today's update addresses security issues discovered in the latest release.

PS Remote Play now allows you to assign a second controller to another account, serving as an assist controller to help a child or a friend. Additionally, there is now support for larger-capacity M.2 SSDs up to 8TB.

Unreal Engine 5.3 brings refinements geared towards improving 60 fps next-gen console games, adds new features, and introduces experimental ones like cinematic-quality volumetric rendering and a new skeletal editor.

Cinebench 2024 shifts to the Redshift rendering engine allowing for more consistent CPU and GPU testing while extending support for x86/64 architectures on Windows, Mac and Arm64. This major release also revamps the UI and includes numerous under the hood improvements.

After reports of SPD malfunction and memory detection errors in DDR5 motherboards, Gigabyte has come out with a solution: download the Gigabyte Control Center (GCC) and update your board's BIOS.

Aptos is the new default font for Microsoft Office, replacing Calibri. If you are running an older Office version or you want to install it on your system to use with any other applications, you can download it here.

The latest WhatsApp beta introduces the ability to add several accounts to your phone. Open the app, go to Settings > Account and you will see the new "Add account" button.

PowerToys keep getting improvements with the addition of "Crop And Lock," a tool that allows you to crop an application window to a smaller size and continue working. Other utilities like FancyZones, Keyboard Manager, and Peek have been updated, too.

Snapchat "Dreams" uses selfies to create an AI model of yourself which you can place in different environments. To give Dreams a spin head to Memories within the app.

Google Photos is expanding its Locked Folder feature (Android-only before) to iPhone and web users, allowing sensitive images to be backed up and secured behind a passcode.

Vivaldi 6.2 introduces Portal Windows, a new framework that makes code sharing between windows more efficient for improved performance. Other enhancements include address field suggestions and a new clear browser history button.

WhatsApp has launched a redesigned and improved experience for Mac users. The new native app adds video group calling with up to 8 people and up to 32 people on audio calls.

Caesium offers up to 90% size reduction of JPG, PNG, and WebP images while maintaining picture quality. The app focuses on image compression with batch processing features. Compression level is adjustable, while also offering lossless compression and custom metadata options.

LibreOffice 7.6 incorporates various enhancements such as trackpad zoom gestures, document themes, highlighting for used styles, an improved "Recent Documents" menu, and more.

AMD has introduced a new CLI tool called Radeon GPU Detective (RGD) for analyzing and retrieving GPU crash dumps. After a crash, an analysis file is generated containing details that can help identify the cause.

CrossOver lets you run Windows apps and games seamlessly on macOS without Windows. CrossOver 23 has been updated with Wine 8.0.1 and initial support for DirectX 12 games, including Diablo IV.

KeePassXC is a secure and open-source password manager for desktop operating systems. Its latest release fixes macOS issues and improves some UI elements. It comes highly recommended for cloud-free password storage.