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by jextuens
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.
- Freeware
2000/XP/2003/Vista
Light, fast and in full development 
DK Finder version 2.1.3.0
- Interface: 3
- Features: 4
- Ease of use: 5
- Value: 5
- Overall:
DK Finder is a FREEWARE PC file search utility that works fast because it makes an index. It's much less resource consuming than Google Desktop Search or Windows Search 4.0. An all new version 3.0 is coming up with new programming added functionality and ease of use. Keep your eye on this utility !
Review date: Sep 13, 2008
- Freeware
- Win (All)
Dandy replacement for notepad
Win32Pad version 1.5.10.3
- Interface: 5
- Features: 4
- Ease of use: 4
- Value: 5
- Overall:
Make line numbers visible, or not. Set background colour, even foreground color. Create zero-length file in its folder and name it Win32Pad.ini -- Then Win32Pad becomes fully portable on flash. One way to do that: echo.>Win32Pad.ini [ENT]andexit All settings get saved to this local .ini file. Win32Pad is not Unicode compliant, but otherwise it is most suitable and has a small footprint. Print margins are fixed, but they work well for a 3-ring binder. A more heavy-duty editor WITH Unicode is NotePad2, which allows MULTIPLE .ini files according to your taste or need (specify in the command line which one). I use Win32Pad all the time and recommend it. --Ruedriger
Review date: Sep 10, 2008
- Freeware
- 2000/XP
Best freeware firewall
Comodo Firewall version 2.4
- Interface: 5
- Features: 5
- Ease of use: 5
- Value: 5
- Overall:
Probably the best freeware firewall to date. GUI is a bit weird, but other then that really nice protection.
Review date: Jun 12, 2007
- Freeware
- 2000/XP/Vista
Great, but no thumbnail view
Foxit PDF Reader version 2.0 Build 1606
- Interface: 4
- Features: 3
- Ease of use: 5
- Value: 5
- Overall:
One day I got sick of waiting for Acrobat and tired of deleting the speed launcher and other junk it loads on my system, so I tried Foxit. It is definitely much faster - PDF documents now open as fast as notepad documents. Copying text is possible although not perfect (the line breaks are also copied). The only "gotcha" I can see is that there is no thumbnail view. I use this a lot on multi-page documents, so I will still have to keep Acrobat Reader around for that purpose.
Review date: Jun 06, 2007
- Freeware
- Win (All)
The best
Matrix Y2K version 2005SE
- Interface: 4
- Features: 4
- Ease of use: 5
- Value: 5
- Overall:
This is the best code based HTML, CSS, js, etc. editor out there. I've used it on all my projects and I wouldn't code with out it. WYSIWYG's suck!
Review date: Mar 13, 2007
- Freeware
- NT/2000/XP
Will not protect .pdf files
SaveIt! version 3.0
- Interface: 3
- Features: 3
- Ease of use: 1
- Value: 3
- Overall:
I tried to protect a .pdf document (even though it has it's own encryption module), but kept rceiving error messages pertaining to "cannot find Adobe Acrobat.exe file.
Review date: Feb 26, 2007
- Freeware
- Win (All)
I agree with first reviewer...
Hot Corners version 2.0
- Interface: 5
- Features: 4
- Ease of use: 5
- Value: 5
- Overall:
1. Hide tray icon 2. Provide an e-mail address...using a "review" for feature request is a bit awkward...;) 3. Please provide "Disable Screen-Saver/Power-Management" as a corner feature, in addition to forcefully log-off. Thank you very much for such a nice freeware!
Review date: Feb 13, 2007
- Freeware
- 98/ME/2000/XP
Fast and functional
Vibe Streamer version 2.06
- Interface: 5
- Features: 5
- Ease of use: 5
- Value: 5
- Overall:
Feature-rich yet fast and functional
Review date: Jan 10, 2007
- Freeware
- 98/ME/2000/XP
Extremely useful
TaskArrange version 1.1.1
- Interface: 3
- Features: 5
- Ease of use: 5
- Value: 5
- Overall:
I use this every single day. With 30 or more taskbar entries, closing the wrong one and not being able to rearrange them is a catastrophe. The only thing better would be if the interface were part of the actual taskbar. This should be a standard feature of Windows XP. Hopefully Vista will take note.
Review date: Dec 07, 2006
- Freeware
- 2000/XP/Vista
Great product, and it's free!
Flexible Renamer version 7.3
- Interface: 4
- Features: 4
- Ease of use: 4
- Value: 5
- Overall:
Great, flexible program. Regular expression enabled and it's FREE!
Review date: Nov 04, 2006
- Freeware
- 2000/XP/Vista
Excellent
FileZilla version 2.2.27
- Interface: 5
- Features: 5
- Ease of use: 5
- Value: 5
- Overall:
Excellent FTP client.
Review date: Nov 02, 2006
- Freeware
- 2000/XP/Vista
Excellent watermark function
FastStone Photo Resizer version 2.2
- Interface: 4
- Features: 5
- Ease of use: 4
- Value: 5
- Overall:
I have looked for a watermark functionality which keeps EXIF data and this one do so. It does exactly what I wanted to do and is very easy to use.
Review date: Oct 27, 2006
- Free Trial ($24.00)
- Win (All)
I've tested it against other 3 similar a ...
Mobile Net Switch version 3.48
- Interface: 4
- Features: 5
- Ease of use: 5
- Value: 3
- Overall:
I've tested it against other 3 similar apps, and think it's the best
Review date: Oct 13, 2006
- Free Trial ($64.95)
- 98/ME/2000/XP/2003/Vista
Did not work out of the box
AudioCommander version 3.4
- Interface: 2
- Features: 1
- Ease of use: 2
- Value: 1
- Overall:
I tried converting some of my MP3 files to WMA, but nothing happened with either GUI or command line modes. I have the appropriate codecs installed. I must look elsewhere for a command line encoder. Oddly, I found the images encoded in the included CHM file crashed xChm.
Review date: Sep 05, 2006
- Freeware
- 2000/XP
Yuhu!
Upload Express version 1.0.2.41 BETA
- Interface: 5
- Features: 5
- Ease of use: 5
- Value: 5
- Overall:
Very very very useful! This, Unlocker and FileTargets are making windows explorer a file manager!
Review date: Jun 16, 2006
- Freeware
- Win (All)
The best i've used
IE Privacy Keeper version 2.7.3
- Interface: 5
- Features: 4
- Ease of use: 5
- Value: 5
- Overall:
I've use this app. for almost 2 years. Love its shell where you can just right click on a file/folder and secure delete it in the context menu. I'm too on dial-up a and never saw any difference whenever a page opens after I cleared out my cache. Maybe the previous users who gave low marks do not know how to configure IE Privacy Keeper. You can keeping or delete the cookies, values, or urls by checking and unckecking the appropriate boxes.
Review date: Jun 04, 2006
- Freeware
- Win (All)
Very simple -- too simple -- cannot configure
PrintDeskTop version 1.05
- Interface: 3
- Features: 3
- Ease of use: 5
- Value: 4
- Overall:
It is probably impossible to make the program any simpler. It is very easy to use. Unfortunately, it prints in portrait mode even though most monitors are landscape. It would be nice if it defaulted to landscape. I would prefer it be configurable, even though that would make it less simple.
Review date: May 26, 2006
- Freeware
- Win (All)
A very good choice
avast! Home Edition version 4.7.826
- Interface: 4
- Features: 4
- Ease of use: 5
- Value: 5
- Overall:
I would not put avast! up with the best-of-breed AVs in terms of detection capability, but it is nonetheless very good, and certainly good enough for anyone who isn't completely careless. Updates are totally painless--including program updates. It just works. No need to uninstall/reboot/install/reboot/clean up. I wish competitors would look long and hard at the avast! installer/updater. The avast! screen saver is a very nice touch. For me at least, it obviates the need for scheduled scans. One potential gripe is that signature updates aren't very frequent. Rather than the incessant updates of Kaspersky--or even the semi-regular updates of NOD32--you will only see an update every couple or few days. Highly recommended, especially if you're as sick of forever paying for upgrades as I am.
Review date: May 25, 2006
- Freeware
- Win (All)
Best system information
SIW version 1.59
- Interface: 5
- Features: 5
- Ease of use: 5
- Value: 5
- Overall:
This free software is incredible. IT does so many thing I cant count, So much good information. Ease of use. Stuff like that.
Review date: May 04, 2006
- Freeware
- 98/ME/2000/XP
This is what i was looking for!
StrokeIt version 9.2a
- Interface: 4
- Features: 5
- Ease of use: 5
- Value: 5
- Overall:
This excellent small piece of software was what I was missing in standard Windows interface for a long time. I had similar functionality in Opera, than later in Firefox via extension, and now, just any program I want to have mouse gestures support will have it. Works perfectly, makes my everyday use of computer more efficient.. Very recommended!
Review date: Apr 26, 2006
- Freeware
- 98/ME/2000/XP/Vista
Simple and easy to use, works
DoubleKiller version 1.6.1.80
- Interface: 4
- Features: 5
- Ease of use: 4
- Value: 5
- Overall:
The interface could use improvements to be able to select first or last duplicate for selected files. Otherwise the interface is very simple but still functional and elegant. It has lots of detail like asking if you are really sure when selecting all of the duplicates for some files. Best of all, no installer it's just a single binary!
Review date: Mar 23, 2006
- Freeware
- 2000/XP/2003/Vista
Ntregopt rocks!
NTRegOpt version 1.1.j
- Interface: 4
- Features: 4
- Ease of use: 5
- Value: 5
- Overall:
NTRegOpt Rocks! Does what it says.
Review date: Mar 04, 2006
- Freeware
- 98/ME/2000/XP
So long powerdesk
CubicExplorer version 0.76
- Interface: 5
- Features: 4
- Ease of use: 5
- Value: 5
- Overall:
It took me only a week to uninstall powerdesk after 3 years of use and switch to CubicExplorer.. what more is there to say?
Review date: Mar 02, 2006
- Freeware
- 2000/XP
Crashs application on any attempt to debug
HTTP Debugger version 2.2
- Interface: 3
- Features: 3
- Ease of use: 1
- Value: 1
- Overall:
OS Win XP SP2 Tested on and crashed -IE,Opera,firefox,desktop bar,explorer
Review date: Feb 12, 2006
- Freeware
- Win (All)
Just one thing:
CapsLock version 1.0
- Interface: 3
- Features: 3
- Ease of use: 3
- Value: 3
- Overall:
This works only, if Windows is set to: 'To turn off Caps Lock' Press the CAPS LOCK key. (Regional+Language Options-Text Services and Input Languages-Advanced Key Settings
Review date: Feb 07, 2006
- Freeware
- 98/ME/2000/XP
That's what i've been looking for
Purrint version 23
- Interface: 5
- Features: 4
- Ease of use: 5
- Value: 5
- Overall:
Does exactly what I need, can save in several formats (png, gif, jpg, bmp). You CAN capture the active window, small memory footprint, takes up few resources, great!
Review date: Feb 07, 2006
- Free Trial ($30.00)
- 98/ME/2000/XP
Not recommended
Screenshot Captor version 2.11.01
- Interface: 2
- Features: 2
- Ease of use: 2
- Value: 1
- Overall:
1. Absurdly bloated, over 4 MB? It's just a screenshot utility. 2. Just disguised as freeware. Your free license is only valid for 180 days, they want you to 'donate' to get a permanent license. 3. Assume those flawlessly excellent ratings here are home made
Review date: Feb 06, 2006
- Freeware
- 2000/XP
Excellent piece of useful software!!! a must.
KeyTweak version 2.2
- Interface: 5
- Features: 5
- Ease of use: 5
- Value: 5
- Overall:
I'm surprised no one had reviewed this yet - I had a laptop with no CTRL on the right, and it annoyed me too much. KeyTweak was a god sent when it could remap the useless "properties"(?) windows button to act exactly like a CTRL :) And the best part is that it happens somewhere in the registry - no resources at all! (you can even uninstall the program completely if you want, and the change still holds) Bravo!
Review date: Dec 19, 2005
- Free Trial ($30.00)
- 98/ME/2000/XP
5 stars for the quick response! :-)
Dr.Windows version 1.04.01
- Interface: 5
- Features: 5
- Ease of use: 5
- Value: 5
- Overall:
Nag screen is gone! Don't be confused by the "first run" screen - the program now launches silently as a "protection" application on the tray...;) Not so useful, but great for having fun - I also wanted to update the comments here, since the programmers responded very fast to them, and they should be granted for that.
Review date: Dec 19, 2005
- Freeware
- Win (All)
Great app - help weak
AM-DeadLink version 2.06
- Interface: 5
- Features: 5
- Ease of use: 4
- Value: 5
- Overall:
Used it for Firefox 1.0.2 Worked great. Took a while to figure out I had to manually point to and open the correct bookmark file first, then after that you let the app scan for the changes, delete the bad one out yourself, then save the changed file back. Worked great. The help file is ok, but not very intuitive in explanation.
Review date: Mar 28, 2005
- Freeware
- Win (All)
Least intuitive program ever
Rename Master version 2.4.5
- Interface: 2
- Features: 1
- Ease of use: 1
- Value: 2
- Overall:
I was looking for a program to rename files by the file date. Even after screwing around with this program for hours, I still couldn't figure it out. This has got to be the least useful program I've ever tried. If it works for you though, great. If you don't want to invest a lot of time and irritation in a program, look elsewhere. Since it was free, it was at least worth what I paid for it.
Review date: Mar 23, 2005
- Freeware
- 2000/XP/2003/Vista
Works really well
Mozilla Firefox version 1.01
- Interface: 5
- Features: 5
- Ease of use: 5
- Value: 5
- Overall:
The browser works really well. It was an easy transition from IE. It seems to be faster than IE, more secure, and I like that I can add or remove extensions and skins as I see fit. Firefox feels more personal than most of the programs Microsoft shoves down your throat. It's kind of cool being part of the Firefox splinter in Bill Gates side.
Review date: Mar 07, 2005
- Freeware
- 2000/XP/2003/Vista
Saved me from regseeker!
ERUNT version 1.1.g
- Interface: 5
- Features: 5
- Ease of use: 5
- Value: 5
- Overall:
I've used RegSeeker for registry cleanup. after doing this all my perl scripts associations didn't work other programs say 'reinstall need'. fortunately I've used ERUNT (ERU for Winows NT) to previous backup the repository and could restore it! Thank you ERUNT!
Review date: Feb 14, 2005
- Freeware
- 98/ME/2000/XP/2003/Vista
Clenup detroys program associations
RegSeeker version 1.35
- Interface: 2
- Features: 2
- Ease of use: 2
- Value: 2
- Overall:
Use this program for anything else than registry cleanup. after doing this all my perl scripts associations didn't work other programs say 'reinstall need'. fortunately I've used ERUNT (ERU for Windows NT) to previous backup the repository and could restore it!
Review date: Feb 14, 2005
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