A variety of popular freeware applications that have remained free for many years. Check out some of these time-tested and top rated classics!
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Rename Master Free mass rename files | 
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WinHTTrack Free offline browser | 
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TrueCrypt Free real-time file encryption |
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SpywareBlaster Free prevent installation of malware | 
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GIMP Free advanced image editor |
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Startup Delayer Free manage your startup programs |
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WinPatrol (Free Edition) Free task and startup manager |
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CCleaner (Slim) Free remove junk files and Internet traces |
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TagScanner Free MP3 manager and tag renamer |
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EditPad Lite Free Windows NotePad replacement |
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Synergy + Free mouse and keyboard sharing |
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Avant Browser Free IE based web browser |
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Dexpot Free virtual desktop mananger |
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EMDB Free catalog your DVD collection |
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AutoRuns Free advanced startup manager |
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Process Explorer Free monitor running processes |
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Wireshark Free network protocol analyzer |
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PhotoFiltre Free photo editing and effects |
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FileZilla Free FTP program |
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CDBurnerXP Free CD/DVD burning software |
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Notepad ++ Free advanced code and text editor |
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mp3DirectCut Free cut MP3s without decompression |
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WPanorama Free panorama image viewer |
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Foto-Mosaik-Edda Free create a mosaic from photos |
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IrfanView Free image viewer |
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Audacity Free audio editor |
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POP Peeper Free email notification tool |
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XnView Free Viewer and convert more than 400 image formats |
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PSPad Editor Free Text and code editor |
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Yawcam Free web cam server |
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NetSetMan Free switch between network settings |
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Spamihilator Free full featured anti-spam filter |
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Eraser Free secure file deletion |
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KeePass (Classic Edition) Free secure password manager |
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Stickies Free sticky notes for your desktop |
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Rainlendar Lite Free desktop calendar |
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VLC Media Player (VideoLAN) Free media player and streaming server |
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WinAudit Free gather system information |
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FastStone Image Viewer Free full featured image viewer |
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Pivot Stickfigure Animator Free create animated stickfigure cartoons |
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Gadwin PrintScreen Free automatic screen capture tool |
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VirtualDub Free video processor |
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SyncBack Free backup and synchronization tool |
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Switch Off Free shutdown tool with web access |
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FreeCommander Free dual-panel file explorer |
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UK`s Kalender Free calendar with ToDo and reminders |
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HotKeyz Free create Hotkey shortcuts |
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The Dude Free network mapping and monitoring |
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AdvancedRemoteInfo Free remote PC information | 
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ieSpell Free spell checker for IE |
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UnderCoverXP Free print CD and DVD labels |
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HostsMan Free hosts file manager and editor |
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SymmTime 2010 Free multi-zone desktop clock |
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StrokeIt Free mouse gesture recognition |
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Starter Free manage your startup programs |
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Tux Paint Free paint program for kids |
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WinMerge Free compare and merge text files |
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Sqirlz Water Reflections Free create Flash water effects |
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Shrink Pic Free automatic image resizing |
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IECookiesView Free view and manage your cookies |
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AnalogX PortMapper Free port mapper |
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Cathy Free disk cataloging tool |
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TaskPrompt Free personal task manager |
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Wink Free create program presentation in Flash |
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Kana Reminder Free schedule reminders and programs |
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DTaskManager Free enhanced task manager |
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PhotoMeister Free Edit, enhance and share your photos |
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Yankee-Clipper III Free clipboard extender |
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PC Inspector File Recovery Free data recovery tool |
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DeskPins Free keep any window on top |
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Toolwiz Time Freeze (Free)
Snappy (Free)
Database.NET (Free)
Edraw Mind Map (Free)
ThunderSoft Flash Slideshow Factory (Trial)
Complete Internet Repair (Free)
Supremo Remote Desktop (Free)
Instant Photo Sketch (Free)
WindowsPager (Free)
Rename Master v2.9.6
by Jackass JoeJoe
(24)
9Rename Master is a utility for renaming large groups of files with a few clicks. Anyone that has worked with websites, file archives, or collections of music, videos, or pictures has probably spent way too much time renaming hundreds... [Read more]
WinHTTrack v3.44.5
by Xavier Roche
(8)
6HTTrack is an easy-to-use offline browser utility. It allows you to transfer a World Wide Web site from the Internet to a local directory, building recursively all structures, getting html, images, and other files from the server to... [Read more]
TrueCrypt v7.1a
by TrueCrypt Foundation
(37)
8TrueCrypt is an open-source encryption software that enables you to create a virtual encrypted disk within a file and mount it as a virtual drive, that can be accessed via a drive letter. Any file that is stored on this virtual drive is... [Read more]
SpywareBlaster v4.6
by Javacool Software LLC
(23)
7SpywareBlaster prevents the installation of many so-called spyware, adware and malware programs by disabling the CLSIDs of popular spyware ActiveX controls, and also prevents the installation of any of them via a webpage. This allows... [Read more]
GIMP v2.6.12
by GIMP Dev
(26)
8GIMP is an advanced image editor and image manipulation software that is often compared to Photoshop. It offers a ton of features, including advanced layer support, masks, filters, effects and many other features found in professional... [Read more]
Startup Delayer v3.0.321
by R2 Studios
(19)
7Startup Delayer allows you to optimize your startup routine by configuring which programs to start first and which ones to delay until later. This enable you to prevent bottlenecks caused by too many applications starting at one... [Read more]
WinPatrol (Free Edition) v24.1.2012
by BillP Studios
(15)
6WinPatrol allows you to get a better understanding of what programs are being added to your computer. It monitors important system areas that are often altered by malicious programs and alerts you if it detects any changes. This... [Read more]
CCleaner (Slim) v3.15.1643
by Piriform Ltd.
(71)
9CCleaner is a tool to clean your system from temporary and unnecessary files that accumulate over time. This also includes rather thorough cleaning of Internet and PC usage tracks like browser cache, recently used files, web sites... [Read more]
TagScanner v5.1.608
by Sergey Serkov
(2)
5TagScanner is an audio file manager, tag editor and renaming tool that offers highly customizable file and tag renaming options. It includes and online database search that enables you to search for missing tag information such as album... [Read more]
EditPad Lite v7.1.1
by EditPad Lite Dev
(9)
5EditPad Lite is a Windows NotePad replacement, that can open as many files at a time as you want. You change between the open files by clicking on their tabs. No hassle with heaps of overlapping windows. EditPad puts an icon in the... [Read more]
Synergy + v1.4.5 beta
by Synergy Project
(9)
6Synergy (Plus) is an open-source software that enables you to share a single mouse and keyboard with multiple other machines that are connected via a TCP/IP network. You can simply move your mouse off the edge of your main screen to... [Read more]
Avant Browser v2012 build 21
by Avant Force
(31)
6Avant Browser is a tabbed browser based on the Internet Explorer core. It allows you to browse multiple Web sites simultaneously, block popup windows, block Flash advertising, and offers additional mouse functions for faster... [Read more]
Dexpot v1.5.15 Build 1799
by Dexpot Gbr
(16)
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Dexpot allows you to create multiple, virtual desktops to increase the work area of your screen by up to 20 times. Each virtual desktop is independent from the others and can have its individual wallpaper, resolution, and icons (or no... [Read more]
Offers to install promotional, third party components (e.g. browser toolbar).
EMDB v1.40
by Wicked & Wild Inc.
(29)
10EMDB (Eric's Movie Database) allows you to organize and catalog your DVD collection. All you have to do is enter the title (or part of it) and the program will import detailed movie information and a cover image from a choice of... [Read more]
AutoRuns v11.21
by Sysinternals (Microsoft)
(13)
6AutoRuns shows you what programs are configured to run during system bootup or login. These programs include ones in your startup folder, Services, Run, RunOnce, and other Registry keys. You can highlight an entry and click the jump to... [Read more]
Process Explorer v15.12
by Sysinternals (Microsoft)
(7)
6Process Explorer shows you information about which handles and DLLs processes have opened or loaded. The Process Explorer display consists of two sub-windows. The top always shows a list of the currently active processes, including the... [Read more]
Wireshark v1.6.5
by Gerald Combs
(4)
6Wireshark (a.k.a. Ethereal) is a network protocol analyzer that enables you to capture and examine data from a live network or from a capture file on disk. You can interactively browse the capture data and view summary and detail... [Read more]
PhotoFiltre v7.0.0
by Antonio Da Cruz
(68)
10PhotoFiltre is a complete image editing and effects package, that will not only surprise you with features but also with the fact that it is free (for personal use). It comes with many features that rival some commercial packages, as... [Read more]
FileZilla v3.5.3
by Tim Kosse (Open Source)
(34)
7FileZilla is powerful Open Source FTP/SFTP client with many features. It includes a site manager to store all your connection details and logins as well as an Explorer style interface that shows the local and remote folders and can be... [Read more]
CDBurnerXP v4.4.0.2905
by Stefan Haglund
(32)
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CDBurnerXP is an easy to use CD/DVD burning software, that can write CD-R and CD-RW discs. The program can also write disks directly from an ISO image file, and save image as an ISO image file (*.iso). You can create data and audio CDs... [Read more]
Offers to install promotional, third party components (e.g. browser toolbar).
Notepad ++ v5.9.8
by Notepad++ Team
(1)
6Notepad ++ is a source code editor and notepad replacement that includes a wealth of advanced features and support for many popular programming languages. If offers customizable syntax highlighting, code completion, macro recording and... [Read more]
mp3DirectCut v2.15
by Martin Pesch
(15)
9mp3DirectCut is a small and efficient tool for non-destructive cut, copy and paste editing of your MP3 files. You can trim portions of the file, make multiple cuts, change volume, normalize, fade and more. All operations can be... [Read more]
WPanorama v9.7.1
by Pierre-alain Bovard
(3)
3WPanorama is an image viewer, specially designed for panorama pictures. It displays the panorama images by scrolling them horizontally or vertically on the screen, and can also run in full-screen or screensaver mode with additional... [Read more]
Foto-Mosaik-Edda v6.6.11364.1
by sixdots
(5)
6Foto-Mosaik-Edda enables you to create a mosaic picture, by using many small images tiles, that are analyzed and arranged to match the overall pattern of the original. You can specify the size of the tiles, as well as the number each... [Read more]
IrfanView v4.32
by Irfan Skiljan
(34)
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IrfanView is probably the most popular and feature packed free image viewer for Windows. It has been around for many years and keeps getting better. In addition to standard image viewing, it includes many additional features including... [Read more]
Offers to install promotional, third party components (e.g. browser toolbar).
Audacity v1.3.14 beta
by Audacity Dev
(35)
8Audacity is a free audio editor. You can record sounds, play sounds, import and export WAV, AIFF, and MP3 files, and more. Use it to edit your sounds using Cut, Copy and Paste (with unlimited Undo), mix tracks together, or apply effects... [Read more]
POP Peeper v3.8.1
by Mortal Universe
(27)
8POP Peeper is a small utility that runs in your Windows system tray. It visually and audibly lets you know if you have email on any number of POP3 and IMAP servers as well as Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo and other web mail providers. It allows... [Read more]
XnView v1.98.5
by Gougelet Pierre
(19)
6XnView is a program for viewing and converting your graphics files. It supports more than 400 graphics formats and offers many additional features. You can apply filters and effects to your images, import from a twain source (scanner... [Read more]
PSPad Editor v4.5.6 (2427)
by Jan Fiala
(35)
6PSPad editor is a programmers editor with support for a wide variety of syntax highlighting profiles and many advanced features geared towards web developers and programmers. It comes with a hex editor, CP conversion, text differences... [Read more]
Yawcam v0.3.7
by Magnus Lundvall
(9)
6Yawcam (Yet Another Webcam Software) allows you to stream a live broadcast from your webcam or DV camera. In addition to streaming video, the program can also save captured snapshots to a local file, upload them to a remote FTP server... [Read more]
NetSetMan v3.3.0
by Ilja Herlein
(5)
10NetSetMan allows you to quickly switch between pre-configured network settings. The program is ideal for people on the road, who frequently connect to different networks and need to update or reconfigure their network settings each... [Read more]
Eraser v6.0.9.2343
by Heidi Computers Ltd.
(20)
8Eraser is a secure file deletion tool that allows you to completely remove sensitive data from your hard drive by overwriting it several times with sophisticated patterns (Gutman, USDoD and others). You can simply drag and drop files... [Read more]
Spamihilator v1.0
by Michel Kraemer
(31)
5Spamihilator is a full featured anti-spam filtering program that works with any email client. It runs as a local POP server that sits between your email program and your mail server and filters mail based on a built-in filtering... [Read more]
KeePass (Classic Edition) v1.21
by Dominik Reichl
(17)
5KeePass Password Safe (Classic Edition) is a secure password manager that allows you to store your sensitive login information in an encrypted database. It allows you to organize your entries into categories and offers several ways to... [Read more]
Stickies v7.1b
by Zhorn Software
(14)
6Stickies is a virtual post-it notes program that allows you to place sticky notes on your desktop, which will remain where placed until closed - even across reboots. The appearance of the sticky notes can be customized in color, font... [Read more]
Rainlendar Lite v2.9
by Rainy
(23)
6Rainlendar Lite is a small and compact desktop calendar that comes with some powerful features under the hood. It integrates nicely with your desktop wallpaper and allows interactive access to selected dates, just click on a date to add... [Read more]
VLC Media Player (VideoLAN) v1.1.11
by VideoLan.org
(10)
7VLC Media Player is a multimedia player that supports a wide variety of audio and video formats (MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, mp3, ogg, etc.) without the need for additional codecs, as well as DVDs, VCDs, and various streaming... [Read more]
WinAudit v2.29
by Parmavex Services
(8)
8WinAudit allows you to perform a detailed audit of the hardware and software configuration of your computer. The resulting audit report contains details on installed software, license information, peripherals, memory usage, processor... [Read more]
FastStone Image Viewer v4.6
by Faststone Soft
(44)
6FastStone Image Viewer is an image browser, viewer converter and editor with an easy to use interface and a nice array of features, that include resizing, renaming, cropping, color adjustments, watermarks and more. It also includes an... [Read more]
Pivot Stickfigure Animator v2.2.6
by Peter Bone
(55)
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Pivot Stickfigure Animator is a unique software, that allows you to create stick figure animations easily and without any artistic skills. You can move the sections of the sick figure and easily create a chain of animation frames that... [Read more]
Offers to install promotional, third party components (e.g. browser toolbar).
Gadwin PrintScreen v4.6
by Gadwin Systems, Inc.
(17)
6Gadwin PrintScreen is an easy to use one-click screen capture tool, that captures the contents of your screen. The captured screen can then be sent to the printer, or saved to disk as a file in 6 different graphics file formats (JPG... [Read more]
VirtualDub v1.9.11
by VirtualDub Dev
(5)
6VirtualDub is a video editing, capturing and processing program that works with any Video for Windows compatible device. It can be used to capture video from a webcam, camcorder or other input device and also to edit existing video... [Read more]
SyncBack v3.2.26.0
by 2BrightSparks
(36)
6SyncBack is a flexible, and quite powerful backup and synchronization program that allows to to maintain backup copies of your files and folder, or to synchronize them, so that both locations always have a complete copy (e.g Laptop/PC... [Read more]
Switch Off v3.4.0.800
by Airytec
(3)
4Switch Off is a tiny, easy-to-use, tray-based system utility that can automatically shutdown or restart your computer, disconnect your current dial-up connection, lock workstation, run custom scripts and more. You can schedule... [Read more]
FreeCommander v2009.02b
by Marek Jasinski
(64)
10FreeCommander is a dual-panel file explorer with many additional features. In addition to the standard file management features, it can be used to compare directories, display folder sizes, synchronize folders and more. The program can... [Read more]
UK`s Kalender v2.3.2
by Ulrich Krebs
(21)
6UK`s Kalender is a straightforward calendar and ToDo list with a solid set of features and an easy to use interface. It provides weekly, monthly and yearly views, and allows you to create simple or recurring reminders with optional... [Read more]
HotKeyz v2.8.3.0
by Skynergy
(2)
5HotKeyz is an easy to use shortcut utility that enables you to create keyboard hotkeys to launch programs, maximize/minimize windows, mute or adjust your speaker volume, reboot your PC, send keystrokes, change your desktop wallpaper... [Read more]
The Dude v3.6
by Mikrotik
(5)
7The Dude is a unique network monitor that incorporates an interactive map of your network layout, that helps you visualize the structure of your network and provides direct access to network functions specific to each item. It can... [Read more]
AdvancedRemoteInfo v1.0
by MasterBootRecord.de
(3)
5AdvancedRemoteInfo allows you to gather detailed information from a remote Windows PC on the network. This includes information about hardware, installed software, network configuration, shares and printers, users and much more. You can... [Read more]
ieSpell v2.6.4
by Red Egg Software
(9)
7ieSpell is an Internet Explorer browser extension that spell checks text input boxes on a web page (form fields). It should come in particularly handy for heavy web mail and/or forum users. The program installs as a new button in the... [Read more]
UnderCoverXP v1.23
by Wicked & Wild Inc.
(4)
10UnderCoverXP is a program to easily print pre-designed CD and DVD covers. It supports JPEG, GIF, PNG and BMP formats and can automatically scale front covers, back covers, front + inside, inlays, DVD Boxes, Playstation covers and... [Read more]
HostsMan v3.2.73
by Abelhadigital.com
(2)
4HostsMan is an application to manage your Windows HOSTS file. It is mainly intended to block specific domains (mostly advertising servers) by redirecting them to localhost, but can also be used to add any other domain/IP combination... [Read more]
SymmTime 2010 v4.93
by Symmetricom
(8)
6SymmTime is a convenient multi-zone desktop time utility that displays the current time in different parts of the world. In addition, it can automatically synchronizes your system clock to any NTP (Network Time Protocol) server... [Read more]
StrokeIt v9.7
by Jeff Doozan
(5)
3StrokeIt is an advanced mouse gesture recognition engine and command processor, that you can use to perform various actions, using a mouse gesture, rather than a click or keybord input. For example, you can hold down the right mouse... [Read more]
Starter v5.6.2.9
by CodeStuff
(12)
8Starter is a startup manager, that allows you to view and manage all the programs that are starting automatically whenever Windows boots. It lists all the hidden registry entries, as well as the common Startup Folder items as well. You... [Read more]
Tux Paint v0.9.21
by New Breed Software
(8)
6Tux Paint is an easy-to-use drawing program, designed for children ages 3 and up. It offers a simple interface, with large, colorful buttons and sound effects. Even though it is designed for kids, the program is not limited to simple... [Read more]
WinMerge v2.12.4
by WinMerge Development Team
(3)
5WinMerge is a visual text comparison application, that allows you to see the highlighted differences between 2 text based files. It is in particular useful for comparing source codes, and offers optional support for Visual SourceSafe... [Read more]
Sqirlz Water Reflections v2.6
by Xiberpix
(3)
6Sqirlz Water Reflections enables you to easily create image effects, that add an animated pool of water to any image. You can choose from a variety of ripples, and control details such as wave size and perspective, and customize the... [Read more]
Shrink Pic v1.8.0
by OnTheGoSoft
(14)
5Shrink Pic can automatically resize images that you are sending by email, instant message or upload from your browser to your blog account. The program resizes the images on-the-fly, so there is no additional dialog or interface to deal... [Read more]
IECookiesView v1.74
by NirSoft
(2)
3IECookiesView is a small and handy utility, that displays the details of all cookies that Internet Explorer stores on your computer. In addition, it allows you to sort and filter the cookies, delete selected ones, view detailed... [Read more]
AnalogX PortMapper v1.04
by AnalogX
3AnalogX PortMapper allows you to map and port on your computer to any IP address and port on another machine; not only that, you can limit access based on the incoming IP address! Here is an example: Let`s say you have a web server... [Read more]
Cathy v2.28.3
by Robert Vasicek
(15)
5Cathy is a disk cataloging tool, that you can use to index files stored on removable media and create searchable catalogs that can be used to find files without having to insert the CD. Searching capabilities are based on file name... [Read more]
TaskPrompt v2.4.2.1
by Skynergy
(2)
2TaskPrompt allows you to manage a personal ToDo and Task list. It provides an easy to use interface with integrated calendar display that allows you to quickly view the tasks that are due for the selected date. It can also remind you of... [Read more]
Wink v2.0 build 1060
by Satish Kumar. S
(5)
6Wink allows you to record desktop action or application windows and create smooth, animated Flash demonstrations from the result, which can be saved in SWF format or as standalone EXE file with integrated playback. Simply press a... [Read more]
Kana Reminder v2.0.0.122 beta
by Kana Solution
(2)
5Kana Reminder allows you to set alarms or run programs at a specified time. The reminder can be password protected and set to popup automatically. You can choose to set reminders on a daily, weekly, monthly or one-time basis... [Read more]
DTaskManager v1.51
by Dimitrios Coutsoumbas
(10)
8DTaskManager is a stand-alone Task Manager that adds additional functionality to the standard Windows Task Manager. It provides different ways to terminate processes, and you can also trim RAM usage, batch set priorities, temporarily... [Read more]
PhotoMeister v2.6
by Paessler AG
(4)
4PhotoMeister helps you to process, edit and publish photos from your digital camera. You can import your photos from your digital camera or a local folder and easily edit them to remove red eye, make color or other adjustments and... [Read more]
Yankee-Clipper III v1.0.4.3
by Yankee-Clipper III Dev
(6)
5Yankee-Clipper (YC3) is a powerful Windows clipboard extender/memory. The program handles Pictures, (Rich) text and URLs with no size limitations. Everything you copy to the clipboard is automatically sorted into the responding... [Read more]
PC Inspector File Recovery v4.0
by CONVAR GmbH
(28)
10PC Inspector File Recovery is a data recovery program with support for FAT 12/16/32 and NTFS file systems. It recovers files with the original time and date stamp, even when a header entry is no longer available. On FAT systems, the... [Read more]
DeskPins v1.30
by Elias Fotinis
(12)
10DeskPins allows you to keep any window on top of others with a few clicks. While many programs offer this as a feature, others do not, and in such cases DeskPins comes handy. In addition, you can also define rules that use the window... [Read more]
