This list adds to our "Must-Have Freeware Apps" list and includes software that is not necessarily of interest to the average home user.
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AutoRuns Free advanced startup manager | 
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Wireshark Free network protocol analyzer |
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Wise Registry Cleaner Free Free find and fix registry errors | 
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Oracle VM VirtualBox Free virtualization software |
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YUMI Free Multiboot USB Creator | 
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FileMenu Tools Free add features to your right-click menu |
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Parted Magic Live CD Free partition management and system tools |
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RAMDisk Free create a high speed RAM disk |
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Notepad ++ Free advanced code and text editor |
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USB Image Tool Free backup your USB drive |
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USBDeview Free manage all your USB devices |
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Toolwiz Time Freeze Free temporary system virtualization |
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Classic Shell Free restore several classic Windows features |
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Mail Attachment Downloader Free download attachments from online mail accounts |
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TeamViewer Free remote control and desktop sharing |
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Inkscape Free Open Source vector graphics editor |
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AutoHotkey Free script driven automation utility |
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ShellExView Free view and disable shell extensions |
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Process Explorer Free monitor running processes |
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BufferZone Pro Free protect your PC from malicious downloads |
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EasyBCD Free Vista bootloader modification tool |
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Expresso Free regular expression development tool |
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PSPad Editor Free Text and code editor |
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Yawcam Free web cam server |
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Gizmo Drive Free mount ISO images as virtual drives |
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RIOT Free Radical Image Optimization Tool |
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HashTab Free calculate file hashes in Windows Explorer |
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7-Zip Free open-source file archiver |
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SyncBack Free backup and synchronization tool |
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Input Director Free control multiple PCs with one keyboard |
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ThreatFire Free detect malicious computer activity |
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WinMerge Free compare and merge text files |
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AnalogX LinkExaminer Free check your site for broken links |
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HFS - HTTP File Server Free personal file sharing server |
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BDlot DVD ISO Master (Free)
Converber (Free)
Media Preview (Free)
My Daily Wallpaper (Free)
Prices Drop Monitor for Amazon (Free)
Windows Tweaker (Free)
Sothink SWF Catcher (Trial)
AutoRuns v11.31
by Sysinternals (Microsoft)
(13)
8AutoRuns 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]
Wireshark v1.6.8
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]
Wise Registry Cleaner Free v7.23
by ZhiQing Soft Ltd.
(11)
10Wise Registry Cleaner scans the Windows registry for invalid or obsolete information and presents you with a list of potential problems. To help you decide which items to delete, the program classifies them as Safe to fix or Not fully... [Read more]
Oracle VM VirtualBox v4.1.16.78094
by Oracle
(1)
6Oracle VM VirtualBox is an Open Source virtualization software that enables you to run one or more operating systems within a virtual machine while running Windows. The program comes with an easy to use interface and step by step... [Read more]
YUMI v0.6.0
by PendriveLinux
(1)
6YUMI can be used to create a Multiboot USB Flash Drive that contains multiple operating systems, antivirus utilities, disc cloning, diagnostic tools or similar bootable environments. You can can choose from a list of available Linux... [Read more]
FileMenu Tools v6.2
by LopeSoft
(7)
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FileMenu Tools is a Windows Explorer shell extension that allows you to add a variety of custom command options and tools to the right-click menu of files, folders and drives. The tools enable you to rename files, copy paths, shred... [Read more]
Offers to install promotional, third party components (e.g. browser toolbar).
Parted Magic Live CD v12.5.14
by Open Source
(2)
7Parted Magic is a bootable ISO CD image that combines the partition management features of GParted with an array of other open source system tools that enable you to test your memory (RAM), benchmark your PC, clone your hard drives... [Read more]
RAMDisk v3.5.130 R23
by DATARAM
(1)
6RAMDisk enables you to create a fast performing RAM drive that runs entirely in your system memory. Once the RAM disk is mounted, it looks and behaves exactly like a regular drive. The difference is that the read and write speeds are... [Read more]
Notepad ++ v6.1.2
by Notepad++ Team
(3)
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]
USB Image Tool v1.59
by Alexander Beug
5USB Image Tool lets you create backup images of your USB drive(s) or other USB storage devices, such as flash drives and music players. Simply select the device you want to back up and click a button to create and exact backup image of... [Read more]
USBDeview v2.10
by NirSoft
(7)
6USBDeview is a small utility that lists all USB devices that are currently connected to your PC or have been connected to it in the past. Along with the device name and description, it displays the the serial number (if available), date... [Read more]
Toolwiz Time Freeze v1.6.0.0
by XII CNC Inc.
5Toolwiz Time Freeze enables you to temporarily virtualize your PC in order to test new software or try out configuration changes. Once started, Time Freeze will initiate a virtual copy of your system and any changes made can be safely... [Read more]
Classic Shell v3.5.0
by Ivo Beltchev (Open Source)
(6)
5Classic Shell enables you to restore several classic Windows features that have been changed in Windows Vista and Seven. For one, the program lets you replace the new Windows 7 Start Menu with the classic version that you are familiar... [Read more]
Mail Attachment Downloader v2.2
by GearMage
4Mail Attachment Downloader enables you to download email attachments from from your online mail account and save them to your computer. You can choose to download all attachments or only those from new email messages, and you can also... [Read more]
TeamViewer v7.0.12979
by Teamviewer Gmbh
(7)
5TeamViewer is an easy to use solution for remote control, desktop sharing and file transfer that works behind any firewall and NAT proxy. All you need to do is run TeamViewer on both machines and exchange the automatically assigned ID... [Read more]
Inkscape v0.48.3-1
by Inkscape.org
(6)
6Inkscape is an Open Source vector graphics editor, with capabilities similar to Illustrator, CorelDraw, or Xara X, using the W3C standard Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) file format. It offers a wide array of basic vector graphics... [Read more]
AutoHotkey v1.1.07.03
by Chris Mallett
(9)
4AutoHotkey is a script driven automation utility that enables you to automate almost any task on your PC by running applications or documents and/or sending keystrokes and mouse clicks. The program supports many advanced features that... [Read more]
ShellExView v1.70
by NirSoft
(17)
8ShellExView is a handy program that lets you view all installed shell extensions. If available, it also displays the description, as well as version details, company information, location, file name and more. You can optionally... [Read more]
Process Explorer v15.13
by Sysinternals (Microsoft)
(7)
7Process 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]
BufferZone Pro v4.01
by Trustware
(2)
6BufferZone Pro is a unique system security suite that uses virtualization technology to protect your computer from any type of external threat by isolating new files and programs from the rest of your operating system. The program... [Read more]
EasyBCD v2.1.2
by Neosmart Technologies
(4)
6EasyBCD provides an advanced GUI that makes it relatively easy to modify the Windows Vista bootloader, allowing you to add and remove entries to it for dual booting with other versions of Windows, as well as Linux/BSD, Mac OS X and... [Read more]
Expresso v3.0.4334
by Ultrapico
3Expresso is a handy tool for working with Regular Expressions. It provides a (relatively) easy way to design and test Regular Expressions by using an Expression Builder to assemble the expression from dozens of syntax options with plain... [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]
Gizmo Drive v2.7.9
by Arainia Solutions
(2)
6Gizmo Drive enables you to mount ISO, BIN, CUE, NRG and VHD files to a virtual drive letter, allowing you to access CD/DVD content without the need to insert the physical media. You can easily create .ISO images from CD or DVD discs or... [Read more]
RIOT v0.4.6
by Lucian Sabo
(1)
5RIOT (Radical Image Optimization Tool) enables you to reduce the size of image files by compressing and optimizing them to achieve a smaller file size while maintaining adequate image quality. You can set the desired image quality... [Read more]
HashTab v4.0.0.1
by Cody Batt
(1)
6HashTab is a Windows shell extension that allows you to calculate file hashes directly from Windows Explorer. The program adds a new tab to the Properties dialog of each file, allowing you to quickly copy a hash value or compare it to... [Read more]
7-Zip v9.20
by Igor Pavlov
(19)
77Zip is an open-source file archiver, that offers a the highest compression ratio, using the new f 7z format, which delivers compression results that are usually 30-50% better than standard ZIP. We tested it with a server log file... [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]
Input Director v1.2.2.76
by Imperative Software Pty.Ltd
(1)
4Input Director enables you to share a single mouse and keyboard (and clipboard) with multiple other computers as long as they are connected via a network. You can simply move your mouse to the edge of your main screen to enter the... [Read more]
ThreatFire v4.7.0
by PC Tools (Symantec)
(15)
5ThreatFire provides behavior-based security monitoring to protect you from malicious programs such as Trojans, viruses, malware and other threats without relying on any signature updates. It can (should) be used along with your regular... [Read more]
WinMerge v2.12.4
by WinMerge Development Team
(3)
4WinMerge 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]
AnalogX LinkExaminer v1.01
by AnalogX
2AnalogX Link Examiner enables you to scan a website for broken links and other problems, including missing images, slow loading pages, duplicate pages, missing SEO tags and more. The program uses an extremely fast multi-threaded engine... [Read more]
HFS - HTTP File Server v2.2f
by Massimo Melina
(12)
8HFS - HTTP File Server is an easy to use drag and drop file server for personal file sharing. It runs as a standalone executable and does not require any installation. The program is very easy to use, just drag a file into it to share... [Read more]
