These are all the programs, extensions, and themes I use to live my old school dream! I have been using most of these for a long while and can confirm there are no viruses.
Animation - Flash CS6 (Crack only)
You can find a regular CS6 installer anywhere and use this crack on it.
3D Animation/Rendering (can also do 2D) - Blender
I also use various Adobe products such as Photoshop and Illustrator, but I unfortunately do not have cracks for those since I have a subscription for school. I have a collection of resources for old photoshop brushes, styles, fonts, and more here.
Smart Graphic Control - Flash extension for viewing and picking frames from a symbol
Art - Clip Studio Paint (formerly FireAlpaca and Krita)
ALSO Art - Ibispaint X (mobile)
Editing - Windows Movie Maker (Windows 7 Version) (Windows Vista Version)
ALSO Editing - Sony Vegas Pro 13
Music - FL Studio 11
MSN Revived - Escargot (beware Escargot will not work if you have Windows Live Essentials already installed. If you installed Windows 7 Movie Maker that I linked above, it comes with WLE, so Escargot will not work if you have this. The Vista version is fine.)
Archive of Messenger Plus skins/scripts (Get Messenger Plus off of the extras page on Escargot)
MSN for Discord - Aerochat
Play and make ROBLOX games with real old clients - Novetus
2013 YouTube Theme - V3
More themes for for V3 - StarTube
Old DeviantArt Theme - DeviantArt V7
Old Roblox theme - ROBLOX 2012
Old Firefox theme - Echelon
Old Chrome themes for Firefox - Geckium
Internet Explorer 9+ theme for Firefox - Beautyfox
2011-2018 Google theme - Gplex
Windows themes - Windowblinds
Tons of resources for Windowblinds skins, wallpapers, WMP skins, and more - WinCustomize
Windows 7 theme for Windows 11 - YouTube tutorial
NOTES ABOUT THIS VIDEO:
I used this tutorial on Windows 11 22H2, I can't say how well it will work for newer Windows versions. The tutorial doesn't list a specific Windows 11 version, so I will assume it can work for newer ones. Please do be careful when modding your PC in general. The video doesn't provide links for each program used so I will link them for you.
OpenGlass - The latest version of OpenGlass is a little different than this video. Still input the same registration keys as in the video. OpenGlass now has a configuration menu where you can choose between Windows Vista, 7, and 8 styles.
explorer7 - I personally did not use this since I am using RetroBar for the taskbar and Open-Shell for the start menu. Here is the Open-Shell Vista skin I used.
Explorerpatcher - This is not in the video but I personally use it for customizing the explorer and taskbar. It changes the taskbar back to Windows 10 style which made it easier for Windowblinds themes to work on it. You do not need to use this unless you feel like it suits your needs better.
Windhawk - The mods I have on are Aerexplorer, Aero flyout fix, Balloon Sound Fix, Bring Back the Borders, Classic Explorer Navigation Bar, Disable Rounded Corners, Force Thick Frames, Legacy File Copy, Message Box Fix, Resource Redirect, Restore Button Pulse Animation, UIFILE Override, Windows 11 Old Task Manager, Windows 7/8.x Alt+Tab Loader, and Logon & Sleep Fade Restorer. That is a lot! Most of them do very small things and some of them are covered in the video. You don't necessarily need all of them, you can choose which you'd like.
Windows NT Modding Utility - BE CAREFUL WITH THE CLASSIC UAC PACK, when I tried using it it made the UAC UNUSUABLE (it literally would not pop up) and I went through a hell of a time trying to restore it. I don't know the cause of this. I also used the Windows 7 Ribbon and Games Explorer which worked fine.
Windows 7 .iso for the parts that require the original alt tab and fonts. You could also search around for the individual files if you don't want to download a huge .iso file.
Logon UI - I did not use this out of fear of breaking shit so use at your own discretion.
GadgetPack - also an additional Windows Vista Sidebar that I use.
Some extra gadgets to download
Windows 95/XP/Vista Taskbar - RetroBar
Cancel your god damn Spotify subscription and find something free. Note: these apps are for Android only. There is an IOS version of Revanced and an unofficial IOS version of Newpipe somewhere around, I have never been an IOS user so I have no idea how they work.
YouTube Music Revanced - Straight up a jailbroken version of the Youtube Music app. Acts as if you have premium and will let you log in. There is also a regular YouTube Revanced.
Newpipe - YouTube without ads, has background playback, and ability to download videos. Does not connect to your YouTube account, is completely anonymous. Also supports SoundCloud and Bandcamp playback.
For PC, YouTube & YouTube music with adblock works just fine. (If you are worried about YouTube's recent anti-adblock bullshit, it is fairly easy to bypass.) You can also download music and use programs such as Windows Media Player or Winamp (Legacy Player).
Last.fm - A fun way to keep track of your music stats. Can track your listening status on just about any platform if you hook it up. For mobile I recommend Pano Scrobbler, on PC you can use Web Scrobbler or Last.fm's desktop scrobbler.
Collection of MLP Flash rigs and other resources
Collection of MLP Flash rigs MADE BY ME!!
Shit tons of official MLP Flash files. Character rigs, backgrounds, effects, props, and more!