Windows 8 gives you apps

Popular apps

Halo: Spartan Assault icon
A new touch-based shooter exclusively for Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8.
Twitter icon
Tweet, follow others, and watch trends on your Windows 8 PC.
All Recipes icon
Fresh ideas for your next meal, plus ratings and reviews.
NOOK icon
A million free titles for your PC, plus magazines, newspapers, and comics.
Skype icon
  • Your favorite way to video chat, now on Windows.

Adobe Photoshop Express
Fun, fast, on-the-go photo editing. Perfect for touch.
ScribbleMix icon
A highly addictive social drawing and guessing game.
Evernote icon
Automatically sync notes and files across all your devices.

Popular categories


Games

JetPack Joyride icon
  • Strap on a jetpack and take to the skies for fast-paced fun.

Angry Birds Star Wars icon
  • Join the Angry Birds on an epic adventure in a galaxy far, far away.

The Gunstringer icon
  • An all-new twist on the beloved skeleton-cowboy-marionette game.

Bejeweled Live icon
Experience new ways to match gems and have fun.
Cut the Rope icon
  • Cut the rope to feed candy to the little monster Om Nom.

Drift Mania Championship 2 Lite icon
  • Start a career, compete in a tournament, or play against a friend.

Field & Stream Fishing icon
  • Gorgeous fish and majestic scenery at 15 fishing locations.

Where’s My Mickey? icon
Weather puzzles and cartoon fun. Use wind, clouds, and rain to win.
Temple Run: Brave icon
  • Join Merida from Disney/Pixar's Brave on a wild adventure.

More games are in the Windows Store. (You need Windows 8 or Windows RT to visit the Store and install games.)
App availability may vary by region.

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Built-in apps

Right out of the box, Windows 8 comes with apps to do all the basics and a lot more. There are apps to stay in touch, save your files to the cloud, and keep track of your photos and videos in new and easy ways.

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Read the latest about apps on the Windows Experience Blog.

Find out how to get apps from the Windows Store.

The Windows Dev Center has everything you need.

Your apps, contacts, files, settings, and sites can follow you in the cloud.