Registry Keys for Open-Source Windows Apps
A community-driven reference of Windows registry keys created by popular open-source applications — for sysadmins, power users, and automation developers.
What is this?
When open-source applications are installed on Windows, they write entries to the Windows Registry for installation paths, uninstall information, user preferences, and more. This site documents those keys so you can:
- Automate deployments — know exactly which keys to check or set in Chocolatey, Intune, or PowerShell scripts
- Audit installations — verify what an app wrote to your registry
- Clean up — remove leftover keys after uninstalling an app
- Migrate settings — export the right keys to move a user's config to a new machine
Verified Applications
| Application | Version | Installer | Hives |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7-Zip | 23.01 | .exe |
HKCU, HKLM, HKCR |
| Audacity | 3.4.2 | .exe |
HKCU, HKLM |
| Brave Browser | 1.63.169 | .exe |
HKCU, HKLM, HKCR |
| Bruno | 1.21.0 | .exe |
HKCU, HKLM |
| Bulk Rename Utility | 3.4.4.4 | .exe / Portable |
HKCU, HKLM |
| DBeaver | 24.0.0 | .exe |
HKLM |
| Docker Desktop | 4.29.0 | .exe |
HKLM, SYSTEM |
| FileZilla | 3.66.5 | .exe |
HKCU, HKLM |
| Flameshot | 12.1.0 | .exe / .msi |
HKCU, HKLM |
| Mozilla Firefox | 123.0 | .exe |
HKCU, HKLM, HKCR |
| GIMP | 2.10.36 | .exe |
HKCU, HKLM |
| Git Extensions | 4.2.1 | .msi |
HKCU, HKLM, HKCR |
| Git for Windows | 2.44.0 | .exe |
HKCU, HKLM |
| GPU-Z | 2.59.0 | Portable | HKCU |
| HandBrake | 1.7.3 | .exe |
HKCU, HKLM |
| HashCheck Shell Extension | 2.4.0 | .exe |
HKCU, HKLM, HKCR |
| HeidiSQL | 12.6.0 | .exe |
HKCU, HKLM |
| Inkscape | 1.3.2 | .exe |
HKCU, HKLM |
| KeePass Password Safe | 2.55 | .exe |
HKCU, HKLM |
| LibreOffice | 7.6.5 | .msi |
HKCU, HKLM |
| Node.js | 20.11.1 | .msi |
HKLM |
| Notepad++ | 8.6.2 | .exe |
HKLM |
| OBS Studio | 30.0.2 | .exe |
HKCU, HKLM |
| PuTTY | 0.80 | .msi |
HKCU, HKLM |
| Python | 3.12.2 | .exe |
HKCU, HKLM, HKCR |
| qBittorrent | 4.6.3 | .exe |
HKCU, HKLM, HKCR |
| Signal Desktop | 7.7.0 | .exe |
HKCU, HKCR |
| Sublime Text | 4169 | .exe |
HKLM, HKCR |
| Telegram Desktop | 4.16.6 | .exe |
HKCU, HKCR |
| Oracle VM VirtualBox | 7.0.14 | .exe |
HKLM, SYSTEM |
| VLC Media Player | 3.0.20 | .exe |
HKCU, HKLM, HKCR |
| Visual Studio Code | 1.85.1 | User .exe |
HKCU, HKCR |
| WinSCP | 6.3.3 | .exe |
HKCU, HKLM |
| Wireshark | 4.2.3 | .exe |
HKLM, HKCR, SYSTEM |
| WizTree | 4.18 | .exe / Portable |
HKCU, HKLM |
| Everything | 1.4.1.1024 | .exe |
HKLM, HKCU |
| foobar2000 | 2.1.5 | .exe |
HKLM, HKCU |
| Greenshot | 1.3.274 | .exe |
HKLM, HKCU |
| Insomnia | 9.3.3 | .exe |
HKLM |
| MobaXterm | 23.6 | .exe |
HKLM, HKCU |
| Notepad2 | 4.23.04 | .exe |
HKLM |
| Postman | 10.22.13 | .exe |
HKLM, HKCU |
| PowerToys | 0.79.0 | .exe |
HKLM, HKCU |
| ShareX | 16.0.0 | .exe |
HKLM |
| WSL | 2.x | Built-in | HKLM, HKCU |
| balenaEtcher | 1.19.21 | .exe |
HKCU, HKLM |
| Calibre | 7.6.0 | .msi/.exe |
HKCU, HKLM, HKCR |
| CapFrameX | 1.8.1 | .exe |
HKCU, HKLM |
| CrystalDiskInfo | 9.3.0 | .exe |
HKLM |
| Espanso | 2.2.1 | .exe |
HKCU, HKLM |
| f.lux | 4.120 | .exe |
HKCU |
| KeePassXC | 2.7.7 | .msi/.exe |
HKCU, HKLM, HKCR |
| MusicBee | 3.5.8698 | .exe |
HKCU, HKLM, HKCR |
| Nmap | 7.94 | .exe |
HKLM, HKCR |
| Obsidian | 1.5.12 | .exe |
HKCU |
| RustDesk | 1.2.7 | .exe |
HKCU, HKLM, SYSTEM |
| Sumatra PDF | 3.5.2 | .exe |
HKCU, HKLM, HKCR |
| AutoHotkey | 2.0.11 | .exe |
HKCU, HKLM, HKCR |
| Bitwarden | 2024.2.1 | .exe |
HKCU |
| HWiNFO | 7.72 | .exe |
HKCU, HKLM |
| HxD Hex Editor | 2.5.0.0 | .exe / Portable |
HKCU, HKLM |
| IrfanView | 4.66 | .exe |
HKCU, HKLM, HKCR |
| mRemoteNG | 1.77.3 | .msi |
HKCU, HKLM |
| OpenVPN | 2.6.9 | .msi |
HKCU, HKLM, SYSTEM |
| Process Hacker | 3.0.7478 | .exe |
HKCU, HKLM, SYSTEM |
| Rufus | 4.4 | Portable | HKCU |
| Syncthing | 1.27.6 | .exe |
HKCU, HKLM |
| WinMerge | 2.16.38 | .exe |
HKCU, HKLM, HKCR |
| FreeCAD | 0.21.2 | .exe |
HKCU, HKLM, HKCR |
| FurMark | 2.3.0 | .exe |
HKCU, HKLM |
| LMMS | 1.2.2 | .exe |
HKCU, HKLM |
| MediaInfo | 24.01 | .exe |
HKLM, HKCR |
| MPC-HC | 2.3.0 | .exe |
HKCU, HKLM, HKCR |
| Nextcloud Desktop | 3.12.3 | .msi |
HKCU, HKLM, SYSTEM |
| PDFsam Basic | 5.2.4 | .exe |
HKCU, HKLM |
| ScreenToGif | 2.41 | .exe |
HKCU, HKLM |
| Mozilla Thunderbird | 115.8.0 | .exe |
HKCU, HKLM, HKCR |
| WinDirStat | 2.1.0 | .exe |
HKCU, HKLM |
| ZeroTier | 1.14.0 | .msi |
HKCU, HKLM, SYSTEM |
| Android Studio | 2023.3.1 | .exe |
HKCU, HKLM |
| BleachBit | 4.6.2 | .exe |
HKCU, HKLM |
| draw.io | 24.2.5 | .exe |
HKCU |
| Duplicati | 2.0.8.1 | .exe / .msi |
HKCU, HKLM, SYSTEM |
| Kdenlive | 24.02.1 | .exe |
HKCU, HKLM |
| mpv | 0.37.0 | Portable | HKCU |
| PeaZip | 9.7.0 | .exe |
HKCU, HKLM, HKCR |
| Rclone | 1.66.0 | Portable | HKCU |
| Ventoy | 1.0.99 | Portable | HKCU |
| XnView MP | 1.7.2 | .exe |
HKCU, HKLM, HKCR |
| CPU-Z | 2.09.1 | .exe / Portable |
HKCU, HKLM |
| Angry IP Scanner | 3.9.1 | .exe / Portable |
HKCU, HKLM |
| Clementine | 1.4.0 | .exe |
HKCU, HKLM, HKCR |
| Clink | 1.6.19 | .exe / Portable |
HKCU, HKLM |
| ExifTool | 12.82 | Portable | HKCU |
| JDownloader 2 | 2.0 | .exe |
HKCU, HKLM |
| Jellyfin | 10.9.7 | .exe |
HKLM, SYSTEM |
| Krita | 5.2.3 | .exe / Portable |
HKCU, HKLM, HKCR |
| LibreWolf | 124.0-1 | .exe / Portable |
HKCU, HKLM, HKCR |
| Npcap | 1.79 | .exe |
HKLM, SYSTEM |
| Windows Terminal | 1.19 | MSIX / winget | HKCU, HKLM |
Machine-Readable Index
All entries are also available as index.json for use in scripts and tooling.
# Example: find all apps that write to HKCU
$index = Invoke-RestMethod "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/samibs/Registry-Keys-for-Open-Source-Applications-on-Windows/main/windows/index.json"
$index | Where-Object { $_.hives -contains "HKCU" } | Select-Object name, slug
Contributing
Want to add an app? See CONTRIBUTING.md and use the capture script: