PuTTY and Audacity Win32 apps now available in the Microsoft Store in Windows 11

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Two new Win32 apps have landed in the Microsoft Store. Spotted by @kid_jenius on Twitter, PuTTY and Audacity are now available as downloads on Microsoft’s storefront on Windows 11.

For those unfamiliar, PuTTY is a popular communications tool. It is often used for running interactive command-line sessions on other computers using the SSH protocol. The app also lets you communicate over a serial port, or speak various legacy Internet protocols. As for Audacity, it doesn’t need an explanation, as it is a multi-track editor and recording tool, used in podcasting and other audio production.

Before these official apps landed in the store, there were plenty of “fakes” or third-party apps that use the same logo as the real apps. Audacity has likely added a checkmark to the logo on their Microsoft Store app for this reason. Now that Win32 versions of PuTTY and Audacity are in the store, they join other heavy hitters, like OBS Studio, Firefox, Opera, and VLC media player.

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Radu Tyrsina has been a Windows fan ever since he got his first PC, a Pentium III (a monster at that time). For most of the kids of his age, the Internet was an amazing way to play and communicate with others, but he was deeply impressed by the flow of information and how easily you can find anything on the web. Prior to founding Windows Report, this particular curiosity about digital content enabled him to grow a number of sites that helped hundreds of millions reach faster the answer they're looking for.