[Muessig]

I'm fairly new to Windows 8 on the PC/Tablet but I'm surprised to see we don't already have a thread like this here. List your favourite/most useful apps you've found on the Windows 8 App Store (for the PC/Tablet) and what it's used for and let's see if we can't find some new gems!

My list so far:

News: Sky News (I like the ability to filter the subject I receive news for).
Xbox Music: Sure it takes up more resources than Windows Media Player and I don't use it all the time, but I like the way the app works from being able to see and buy new music to the pictures you can get popping up through playing your own music that makes playing music a bit of a nicer experience.
TuneIn A Podcast/Radio streaming app you can get on a Windows Phone too, really easy to use and it just works. Brilliant.
Bing My Lockscreen: Awesome app that replaces your lockscreen image. You can set how often it changes the image, whether it does it automatically and so on. I like having a surprise every time I turn on my computer and seeing a new image.
Netflix: Streaming TV shows and Movies couldn't be simpler. This app works well and does exactly what it says on the tin.

Those are just a few of my picks, what apps can you just not live without on Windows 8?

[nokiageek]

Great app i found to show the battery percentage in a live tile, shows status, remaining time etc

http://www.windowsphone.com/s?appid=...a-de8ddc8a4924
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[nokiageek]

Another great app Control Panel

Lets you pin settings to a live tile, shows phone information etc

http://www.windowsphone.com/s?appid=...d-f149fe6749ec

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[Bearach]

Great app i found to show the battery percentage in a live tile, shows status, remaining time etc

Status of Battery | Windows Phone Apps+Games Store (United States)
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Windows Phone 8, is not Windows 8. Thanks anyway.

[berty6294]

Teamviewer if you have RT. Its a lifesaver!

[revisionzero]

Well, definitely check out the following apps...

DI.FM - A Digitally Imported Radio App - DI.FM app for Windows in the Windows Store
Deal Flux - Daily Deal Aggregator (Woot, 1SaleADay, etc) - Deal Flux app for Windows in the Windows Store
HackerNews Reader - Hacker News client - HackerNews Reader app for Windows in the Windows Store

I am involved development-wise with each, but honestly, I think you should check them out as each one is pretty unique.

[Laura Knotek]

• YouTube Downloader (save YouTube video or save as MP3)
• News Bento (RSS feed reader)
• Tweetro+
• TuneInRadio
• Appy Geek (tech RSS feed reader)
• Fhotoroom
• File Browser (view and manage files in Metro without opening desktop)

[gsquared]

Word. Excel. I've seen nothing else here that even constitutes as an "App". They are entertainment outlets.

I use Word and Excel to put bread on my table.

[eldeenmaan]

Reddit-to-go: reddit obviously, 1st4fans: best sports app for English football fans, Adobe reader: better than PDF viewer, bank of America: for obvious reasons, mangaZ, khan academy: school tutorials, snes8x: get your Mario on, youtube+, cbc hockey, and finally..pin anything: lets you pin files to start screen

[Ianhosoosiang]

Techcrunch for all my tech news
TuneIn A Podcast/Radio for my music
Tube Downloader Lite for me to download and consume my YouTube Videos offline and on the go

[robinleck]

Following are the 3rd-party apps I've installed in my W8 tablet in addition to the native W8 apps :
9Gag News
Adobe Reader Touch
Chinese Calendar
CNN
NYT
WSJ
Pulse
NBC News
Sky News
USA Today
National Geographic Pictures
G Maps
Google Search
XE Currency
Movieguide
Dailymotion
Metro Media Player
SG Radio
Skype
Line
Windows 8 Handbook

I just want to say that ever since I acquired my W8 tablet more than a month ago, I have not been able to put it down during my waking hours ��
Windows 8 is so beautifully captivating and refreshing. Microsoft has made me rediscover my geekiness again ��

[jmerrey]

Pouch for pocket/read it later

[Tempest790]

Metrotube is finally available for Windows 8, and it's free! This is all I use on WP8, and I'm glad to see they ported it to Windows 8.

[backseatgreg]

Windows 8 starts to have more quality app
MetroTube just release and is a good one
Love OneNote too
And an indep app called MoBu for managing my money