Software

Sing! Karaoke

Sing! Karaoke, an app from Smule, is here to help you to sing like you never had a chance to before, all while having entire world participating. In essence, Sing! Karaoke is a party app that lets you get a little crazy, and it’s a lot of fun to use. There are also plenty of songs available, and your friends can join and post comments at any time.

PrimeTube

PrimeTube from App Lyf is an app that makes it easy for you to access YouTube from Windows 8. Unlike other YouTube apps, PrimeTube makes viewing your favorite videos easy whether you are using Windows 8 from your laptop, desktop or tablet. It is also equipped with a lot of features that make it even useful.

Zim

Zim is an open source text editor that you can use to take down notes and gather your thoughts. Developed by the Zim Wiki Team, it is easy to use and powerful editor that lets you to set up and link wiki pages. If you're tired of the very basic notepad that comes with your OS, then give this a try.

News Bento

News Bento from Hubrious.com is a free news reader developed especially for Windows 8. Though there are some news readers already available for Windows 8, News Bento has many unique features such as support for feed tiles, Surface RT support, support for keyboard and touch and more.

XMarks

Xmarks is browser add-on that syncs bookmarks for your browsers and computers. Created by Xmarks, the add-on is available for Safari, Firefox and other popular browsers. Apart from syncing bookmarks it will also back up and sync your open tabs and passwords.

gMaps

GMaps is a free client for Google Maps designed expressly for Windows 8. Created by DreamTeam Mobile, the app has several features that make it convenient to use such as directions, multiple search functions and full computability with Windows 8. The app also makes it easy for you to find your location among other features.

Gym Guide

Gym Guide from Gregorysl is a Windows 8 app that does exactly that, serve as your fitness guide. With the videos, graphics and instructional guides in the app, you’ll learn how to lose those pounds and build up your muscles and more. There are over 800 guides and exercises included here, so there’s going to be one to suit you.