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Software Reviews

by R2-D2_

The reviews and opinions below are posted by SnapFiles visitors. They do not necessarily reflect our opinion, and are solely based on the experience of individual users.

FastStone Image Viewer
  • Freeware
  • Win98/2000/XP/2003/Vista/7

qleft  No fancy effects!  qright

FastStone Image Viewer version 3.8
  • Interface: 4
  • Features: 5
  • Ease of use: 5
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 4

No fancy effects, like Google Picasa. This one does the job with many options, and you can choose how it will start (windowed, full-screen or browser like). This was the only app I could found that allows me to always open image in 1:1 and use mouse scroll to really scroll the image (not zoom).

    Review date: Nov 08, 2009

PhotoFiltre
  • Freeware
  • Win98/ME/2000/XP/Vista

qleft  Light and easy to use  qright

PhotoFiltre version 6.3.1
  • Interface: 5
  • Features: 5
  • Ease of use: 5
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 5

Well, comparing to Photoshop the main thing i miss are layers... But i use this as a fast and FREE alternative to paint, so it does the job very well. Doesn't use more then 5 MB of ram here.

    Review date: May 22, 2008

Paint.NET
  • Freeware
  • WinXP/Vista/7

qleft  Better then MS Paint, not good as photoshop  qright

Paint.NET version 3.08
  • Interface: 4
  • Features: 4
  • Ease of use: 3
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 4

I would recommend this app of you need something less then Photoshop but more then Paint. Like simple layer or crop/resizing photos. Or even needs just more than 10 undo's... It's much lighter then PS, uses less then 55 MB of ram, and has a good variety of features.

    Review date: Dec 17, 2007

Free Download Manager
  • Freeware
  • WinWin (All)

qleft  Very good  qright

Free Download Manager version 2.5
  • Interface: 4
  • Features: 5
  • Ease of use: 3
  • Value: 4
  • Overall: 4

Works nice, you can have multiple downloads, multiple sections of the same mirror, multiple mirrors. Different default folders for each file type and/or project you create. But you might need some time to get used, it is not that simple if you're a total newbie.

    Review date: Nov 08, 2007

TUGZip
  • Freeware
  • WinWin (All)

qleft  It is worth a try, but does open rar password  qright

TUGZip version 3.4.0.0
  • Interface: 5
  • Features: 2
  • Ease of use: 4
  • Value: 3
  • Overall: 3

Yep, it doesn't open RAR files with password protection, it doesn't prompt to enter pass, just open as if it was empty. Also you can't leave a program open through a zip, and close the zip, it does crash.

    Review date: Apr 22, 2007

Audacity
  • Freeware
  • Win98/ME/2000/XP/Vista

qleft  Nice and simple!  qright

Audacity version 1.2.6
  • Interface: 5
  • Features: 4
  • Ease of use: 5
  • Value: 4
  • Overall: 5

Does what it needs! Crop, paste copy parts of audio files. Can have a GOOD zoom and its VERY easy to use. Just remember that you'll need to download lame_enc.dll file in order to export MP3.

    Review date: Jan 17, 2007

LiquidIcon XP
  • Freeware
  • Win98/ME/2000/XP

qleft  Just simple as it needs to be  qright

LiquidIcon XP version 1.04
  • Interface: 3
  • Features: 3
  • Ease of use: 5
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 4

Well, everything great. Just miss a Zoom tool... Maybe could show the color point on the RGB gfx. But its very nice, easy to use, simple and fast.

    Review date: Jan 15, 2007

MacroMaker
  • Freeware
  • Win98/ME/2000/XP

qleft  Not that all...  qright

MacroMaker version 2.0.0.4
  • Interface: 3
  • Features: 2
  • Ease of use: 4
  • Value: 3
  • Overall: 3

Its a good program, but not the best. As a freeware i would say Fair. I didn't find much easy to add IF and ELSE functions on my macros! There is no option to add a Pause/Stop button after a macro started! If the option exist, then its not easy to find.

    Review date: Feb 07, 2006

ClamAV/SOSDG
  • Freeware
  • Win2000/XP/2003/Vista

qleft  Works well, is nice and free, i got some trub ...  qright

ClamAV/SOSDG version 0.87-1
  • Interface: 5
  • Features: 2
  • Ease of use: 3
  • Value: 4
  • Overall: 3

Works well, is nice and FREE, i got some truble to do the updates. Some virus were not detected :( Still under develop, maybe the final version will be better.

    Review date: Nov 05, 2005

Opera
  • Freeware
  • WinWin (All)

qleft  The best  qright

Opera
  • Interface: 5
  • Features: 5
  • Ease of use: 5
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 5

There's no other browser better then Opera! Opera is 100% FREE, tab browsing, safe, no spywares, open well almost every page.

    Review date: Nov 05, 2005

PlasticSniffer
  • Freeware
  • Win98/ME/2000/XP

qleft  Free  qright

PlasticSniffer version 1.2
  • Interface: 1
  • Features: 2
  • Ease of use: 5
  • Value: 4
  • Overall: 3

Well, not all that i expected... It doesn't arrange the columns. Just poor.

    Review date: Jun 07, 2005

Windows Defender
  • Freeware
  • WinWin XP

qleft  Very good  qright

Windows Defender version BETA
  • Interface: 3
  • Features: 4
  • Ease of use: 5
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 4

One of the bests, has deteced all of the spywares i tested, i tested 25. There also a realtime protection that works fine.

    Review date: Jun 05, 2005

RockXP
  • Freeware
  • WinWin XP

qleft  Nice  qright

RockXP version 3.0
  • Interface: 5
  • Features: 4
  • Ease of use: 5
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 4

Did what it says. Show up my Win Key, without any spyware or virus, no instalation needed. Free, easy and fast to download, 400k only.

    Review date: Jun 05, 2005

ZoneAlarm
  • Freeware
  • WinXP/Vista

qleft  Easy  qright

ZoneAlarm version 5.5
  • Interface: 4
  • Features: 5
  • Ease of use: 5
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 5

Well, works fine for me, block only when i choose to.

    Review date: Jun 05, 2005

Spybot - S&D
  • Freeware
  • Win98/ME/2000/XP/2003/Vista

qleft  Easy and free  qright

Spybot - S&D version 1.4
  • Interface: 4
  • Features: 4
  • Ease of use: 5
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 4

It works very fine for me, its free, no 'full version', tha free version got all you need.

    Review date: Jun 05, 2005

Tanida Quiz Builder

Tanida Quiz Builder

Create educational quizzes in Flash format that can be distributed online or as standalone .EXE file.

Spytech SpyAgent

Spytech SpyAgent

A powerful monitoring solution to record PC activity, including keystrokes, email and more.

Demo Builder

Demo Builder

Create interactive Flash movies and tutorials to show how applications and systems work.