Ghosty Tools is a high-performance, modular utility designed to secure and optimize your Windows and Linux environments. Built with a focus on "Security First," it combines system maintenance, security auditing, and professional-grade password management into a single, sleek interface.
Key Features:
System Maintenance: Debloat and clean up unnecessary files, services, and registry entries while optimizing system performance.
Security Auditing: Scan for potential vulnerabilities, check system settings, and ensure compliance with best practices for both Windows and Linux environments.
Password Management: Store and manage strong, unique passwords securely across multiple platforms.
Cross-Platform Support: Designed to work seamlessly on Windows, Linux, and macOS.
Modular Design: Access a suite of tools tailored for system optimization, security, and maintenance in one centralized platform.
Install via Winget: Ghosty Tools can be installed directly using winget, ensuring ease of setup.
Audience & Benefit:
Ideal for IT professionals, gamers, general users, and developers who need a comprehensive toolset to secure and optimize their systems. Users benefit from improved system performance, enhanced security posture, and streamlined management of critical system functions. Gamers can leverage specialized tools to maximize performance, while IT professionals gain powerful auditing and maintenance capabilities for enterprise environments.
Ghosty Tools is your all-in-one solution for maintaining, securing, and optimizing your computing environment with professional-grade tools.
The Professional All-in-One Cross-Platform Optimization & Security Suite
Ghosty Tools is a high-performance, modular utility designed to secure and optimize your Windows, Linux, and macOS environments. Built with a focus on Security First, it combines system maintenance, security auditing, and professional-grade password management into a single, sleek interface.
🆕 What's New in v8.0.1
🐛 Driver list fixed: System report driver list no longer shows garbled/corrupted characters — switched from driverquery (OEM encoding) to Get-CimInstance Win32_PnPSignedDriver via PowerShell for clean Unicode output.
🔧 Full System Maintenance expanded: Phase 1 now includes DISM /ScanHealth (corruption detection) and DISM /StartComponentCleanup /ResetBase (WinSxS component store cleanup) alongside the existing CheckHealth and RestoreHealth passes.
📋 Export Report auto-fill: Clicking "Submit to GhostyWare Support" now automatically copies the full report to your clipboard before opening the intake form — paste it directly into the "Reported Issues" field.
🎮 Gaming Mode fully stops Windows Update: Previously only changed the service startup type (effective on next boot). Now immediately stops wuauserv, UsoSvc, and WaaSMedicSvc, and sets the NoAutoUpdate registry policy — updates and restarts are properly suppressed while Gaming Mode is active. Revert restores all three services and clears the policy.
✨ Features
📊 Dashboard & System Overview
Live System Usage: Real-time monitoring of CPU, RAM, and GPU utilisation with colour-coded health indicators.
System Health Score: Multi-factor score (0–100) accounting for CPU, RAM, disk, pending reboots, and available updates.
Live System Alerts: Dynamic alerts for high memory, low disk, pending reboots, and update availability — auto-refreshed every 60 seconds.
Recent Activity: Persistent log of recent app actions shown on the Dashboard.
System Specifications: Detailed hardware information (CPU, GPU, RAM, Motherboard) — cross-platform.
Battery & Disk Health: Real-time health status monitoring for battery and system drives.
Quick Actions: One-click shortcuts for common tasks, platform-aware (Windows Update / macOS Update / APT).
🌐 Network Hub
Network Speed Test: Integrated speed test with persistent history of the last 3 results.
IP Intelligence: Display local/public IP, ISP details, and geographic location.
DNS Benchmarker: Compare response times of major DNS providers to find the fastest one.
Port Scanner: Check for open ports to identify potential security exposure.
🔧 System Maintenance & Advanced Tools
Full Maintenance: One-click execution of SFC, DISM, GPUpdate, and CHKDSK.
Hosts File Editor: Safe GUI for managing system-level domain mapping and telemetry blocking.
DNS Flush & Network Repair: Quickly clear DNS cache or run a full network repair sequence.
Windows Updates: Check for and initiate Windows Update installations.
Restore Points: Create system restore points before making major changes.
🛡️ Privacy & Security
Privacy Audit: Scans for privacy-invasive settings and helps disable them.
Browser Privacy Cleaner: Clear cookies, cache, and history across Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and Safari.
Secure File Shredder: Permanently delete sensitive files by overwriting them multiple times.
Vulnerability Scanner: Checks Windows Defender, Firewall, UAC, SMBv1, RDP exposure, Windows Update status, autorun entries, BitLocker, Guest account, and open ports (11 checks on Windows, 5 on Linux).
🖥️ Hardware & Sensors
Live Sensor Data: Real-time CPU/GPU temperatures, fan speeds, and voltages via LibreHardwareMonitor.
One-click LHM Setup: Install LibreHardwareMonitor via winget, auto-configure its web server, and launch it minimised — sensors appear automatically.
S.M.A.R.T. Diagnostics: Disk health checks and battery info.
🚀 Task & Process Management
Resource Hog Detector: Lists top processes by CPU/RAM with a one-click "Optimize" button.
Process Manager: Real-time process monitoring and management.
🗑️ Windows Debloat & Tool Manager
System Scan: Detect installed bloatware across multiple categories (Xbox, Cortana, Bing, etc.).
Smart Uninstaller: Sequences from Winget ID → Name → Specialised PowerShell removal for stubborn apps.
App Essentials: One-click installation for 7-Zip, VLC, Brave, Discord, HWiNFO, and more via Winget.
Tidy Desktop: Automatically organise desktop files into library folders (Pictures, Videos, Music, Documents, Downloads) — shortcuts and folders untouched.
Game Compatibility Analyzer: Check if your system meets the minimum/recommended requirements for 30+ popular games. Drag & drop an exe or type a game name for an instant scored report.
macOS: Homebrew integration, app residue cleaning, and native maintenance scripts.
> Note for Linux & macOS users: Core features (Dashboard, Network Hub, Security Scanner, Task Manager, Privacy Audit, Password Vault) are fully functional on all platforms. Some Windows-specific features (Debloat, Registry Tweaks, Tidy Desktop, Game Compatibility Analyzer, Event Viewer) are automatically hidden or replaced with a platform notice on non-Windows systems. macOS support continues to expand — see LINUX_SUPPORT.md for build instructions and a full feature matrix.
Key Verification: The vault includes a verification block to ensure the master password is correct before attempting to decrypt your data.
Local Storage: All config, vault, and log files are stored in platform-specific directories with restricted permissions:
Windows:%APPDATA%\GhostyTools\
Linux/macOS:~/.config/GhostyTools/
Clipboard Security: Copied passwords are automatically cleared from the clipboard after 30 seconds.
Least Privilege: The application launches with standard user privileges. Admin elevation is only requested when performing system-level operations.
📝 License
This project is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0. See the LICENSE file for details.
🙏 Special Thanks
A big thank you to haywardgg — systems admin, vibe coder from Manchester, and founder of a chill coding community where devs share projects, help each other out, and keep it low-pressure. This project would not be as great as it is without him.
Disclaimer:Ghosty Tools provides advanced system modification capabilities. While safety checks are included, use these tools at your own risk. Always back up important data before making system changes.
