10 programs you won’t regret buying

Sometimes, you get what you pay for. Outfitting your computer with useful software doesn’t have to cost a penny, but paying up for programs often gets you perks you won’t find with freeware, from smoother interfaces to more plentiful features or even customer support if you need help. Some of the most useful software is available only in premium form.

Freebies tend to get the headlines, but today we’ll shine a light on some programs and services that are worth paying for, drawing on both our extensive testing. Break out your wallet, you won’t regret it.

1. GROUPY

Price: £4.99 from fave.co/2VbeMHX

Groupy lets you group your various open windows and programs in a single window, essentially treating them like browser tabs. That makes it easy to manage the far-flung files associated with a given project. I like to have a singled Groupy’d window open with my most-used work programs – Slack, Chrome, Outlook, and so on – as well as windows dedicated to a given task, such as having a Word document, Excel