#Software

Notepad++ stuck on an old version? Close the app fully, allow gup.exe through the firewall, run it as admin, or reinstall over the top to fix it.

Create a label in Gmail on desktop, Android, or iPhone in a few taps, nest sub-labels, color-code them, and auto-apply labels with a filter.

Your PDF viewer's rotate button only spins the page on screen. Learn to permanently rotate a PDF and save it with free web tools, PDF24, or Mac Preview.

Add a checklist in Google Docs from the toolbar or Format menu, convert an existing list, toggle strikethrough on checked items, and build one on mobile.

Shrink a bloated PDF with Adobe's free online compressor, other web tools, or the print-to-PDF trick, and see which method risks your privacy.

Nine open-source Android apps worth a look, from Orbot and Signal for privacy to Kiwix for offline Wikipedia, VLC, Prey device tracking and Amaze file manager.

Free iPhone apps for streaming, internet radio and identifying a song you hear, with what each one does without paying and where a subscription starts.

GIMP is a free, open-source image editor that handles most Photoshop tasks. This guide covers what it does well, how to install it safely, and where to start.

Free file-recovery tools for Windows compared: Recuva, Windows File Recovery, TestDisk, PhotoRec and Disk Drill — what each recovers and where it stops.

Seven video calling apps for Android and iPhone side by side, from Google Meet and Microsoft Teams to WhatsApp, Viber, IMO, Messenger and JusTalk, and what each does best.