PSPad, the universal freeware editor, is for you if you need to:
· work with plain text – editor has a wealth of formatting functions, including a spell checker
· create web pages – as web authoring editor PSPad contains many unique tools to save your time
· use a good IDE for you compiler – editor PSPad catch and parse compiler output, integrate external help files, compare versions, and much more…
There is no complex install process, editor PSPad is ready to work immediately, without requiring customization. Editor supports many file types and languages, with syntax highlighting. There are macros, clip files and templates to automate repetitive activities. An integrated HEX Editor, Project support, FTP Client, Macro Recorder, File Search/Replace, Code Explorer, code page conversion, are just some of the many possibilities that PSPad can offer you.
Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP/Vista
Download: PSPad 4.5.4 Build 2356
KompoZer is a complete Web Authoring System that combines web file management and easy-to-use WYSIWYG web page editing capabilities found in Microsoft FrontPage, Adobe DreamWeaver and other high end programs.
KompoZer is designed to be extremely easy to use, making it ideal for non-technical computer users who want to create an attractive, professional-looking web site without needing to know HTML or web coding.
OS: Windows, Mac OS X, Linux
Download: KompoZer 0.7.10
Download: KompoZer 0.8b3
Data Crow is the ultimate media cataloger and media organiser. Always wanted to manage all your collections in one product? You want a product you can customize to your needs? Your search ends here! Using Data Crow allows you to create a huge database containing all your collected items. You can use the excellent online services to retrieve the information instead of typing all the information yourself.
- Complete portable; you can even run it from a USB stick.
- Highly customizable and feature rich.
- Audio, software, book, movie and photo collection cataloger.
- Retrieve information from services like Amazon.com and Imdb.com.
- Optional web module; a web interface and an integrated web server.
- Import file information (mp3, divx, xvid, ..)
- Loan registration.
- PDF and HTML reporting.
- Create new modules to, for example, maintain your stamp collection.
- Available translations: Italian, German, Dutch, English and French.
Data Crow is 100% free and 100% free of ads, viruses and spyware.
Data Crow runs on any system where Java from Sun is installed.
Download: Data Crow 3.8.11
SystemExplorer – All you need to know about the system
Features:
· Detailed informations about Tasks, Processes, Modules, Startups, IE Addons, Uninstallers, Windows, Services, Drivers, Connections and Opened Files.
· Easy check of suspicious files via VirusTotal or Jotti service.
· Easy search details about file/process via online databases.
· Security Extension for automatic check of processes,modules and selected files.
· “New Task…” dialog with integrated AutoSearch and AutoCompletion.
· Action History for monitoring processes activities.
· Performance graphs for monitoring usage of system resources in time.
· System Snapshots for easy finding of system changes.
· System Report builds rich text report containing major informations about your System.
· Multilanguage and Plugins Support.
· Can be used as Task Manager replacement.
Requirements: Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7.
SystemExplorer is FREE for personal and commercial use!
Download: System Explorer 2.1.2
PC De-Crapifier will uninstall many of the common trialware and annoyances found on many of the PCs from big name OEMs. Below is the current list of software and items that the PC Decrapifier can detect and remove. You get to see the list of items it detects and then choose what will be removed automatically.
The PC-Decrapifier is Free for personal use.
Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7 Compatible.
Download: PC Decrapifier 2.2.1
Universal Viewer (ATViewer) is an advanced file viewer with wide range of formats supported. Implemented view modes and corresponding file formats are:
• Text/Binary/Hex/Unicode: all files, with unlimited file size (even 4Gb+ sizes are allowed);
• RTF/UTF-8: RTF and UTF-8 encoded texts;
• Image: all general graphics formats: BMP JPG GIF PNG TGA TIFF etc;
• Multimedia: all formats supported by MS Window Media Player: AVI MPG WMV MP3 MIDI etc;
• Internet: all formats supported by MS Internet Explorer: HTML XML DOC XLS etc;
• Plugins: all formats supported by Total Commander Lister plugins.
The Viewer is fully Unicode compatible and can be integrated into Windows Explorer’s context menu, so there is no problem to call it from anywhere in Explorer: right-click on a file and select “Universal Viewer” item. It can also be integrated into file managers that can pass to Viewer filenames via the command-line: in this case filename should be passed as first optional command parameter (don’t forget to double-quote name containing spaces).
System requirements: Windows 9x/ME/NT/2000/2003/2008/XP/Vista/7 (32-bit)
Download: Universal Viewer Free 5.2.1
Comodo System Cleaner is a powerful suite of utilities and tools that allows you to make your computer faster, more efficient and more secure.
Take control by customizing virtually every aspect of Windows XP or Vista with just a few mouse clicks. Optimize system performance, disk space and overall stability with built in Registry Cleaner and Disk Cleaner tools
Gain complete visibility and control over your computer’s hardware, software, processes and performance with powerful diagnostics tools
Ensure complete on-line and off-line privacy by clearing the history, cache and temp files of Internet browsers, instant messengers and Windows applications
Protect your privacy and data with essential security utilities like Permanent File Wiper and built-in hash value checker and more…
Available in 32 bit and 64 bit versions for XP and Vista, Windows 2003 server and Windows 7. Comodo System Cleaner is 100% free to home and business users.
The portable version of Comodo System Cleaner can be deployed on any kind of removable storage media (for example, a USB key fob). This application is designed to store its configuration information and data on the storage media containing its program files. You do not have to install the software on each computer. Instead, the application runs straight from the removable storage device.
Download: Comodo System Cleaner 2.2.135611.5
EverNote is a FREE note-taking application – designed for users of all Desktops, Laptops and Tablets. Quickly create, organize and find any type of notes on an endless, digital roll of paper.
EverNote lets you easily store and quickly access typed and handwritten memos, webpage excerpts, emails, phone messages, addresses, passwords, brainstorms, sketches, documents and more!
This is a FREE version with no expiration.
Requires Windows XP, Vista and 7, Mac OS X 10.5
Download: EverNote 3.5.2.1697
Q-Dir makes your files and folders easy to manage..
Fast and easy access, with an amazing Quadro-View technique.
Features:
Favorites: Quick access to most often used folders.
Drag&Drop: Move files by dragging in Q-views, and other programs such as MS Explorer.
Clipboard: Copy/ Paste between the Q-Dir directory views, and other programs such as MS Explorer.
Folder-Type: ZIP-, FTP-,cabinet-,network-, system – folders, shortcuts …
Views: Large icons, tiles, list, detail, thumbnail (Vista: extra large symbols) .
Export: to XLS, CSV, TXT, HTML.
Popup Menus: Desktop, My Computer.
Screen magnifier: anything on the screen can be enlarged.
Color Filter: Different colors for different item types (e.g. *.log;*.txt).
Highlight-Filter: Effective way for fast items highlighting.
File-Filter: Allows for quick and easy filtering of the items.
Columns: All columns support, and save function .
Quick-Link’s: For fast folder access.
Folder-Select: Fast & flexible folder selection address-bar/ desktop menu/ my-computer menu/…
Multi-INI: Several INI files for Q-Dir.
Tree-View: Simple and quadruple.
Preview: Allows a quick preview.
Portable: Q-Dir is portable. Just rename Q-Dir_Installer.exe to Q-Dir.exe and GO.
Suitable for Microsoft Windows Servers 2000/2003/2005 Win 98/XP/Vista and Windows-7 x64/x86
Download: Q-Dir 4.11
TotalEdit – Free Text and File Editor (100% Free Edition)
TotalEdit is a powerful notepad replacement and text editor. Packed full of features to help everyone from office workers, journalists through to programmers and web site editors.
It is perfect for editing web sites (including PHP, HTML, Javascript, Ruby, JSP), file and hex editing, programming and AutoCad development with support for AutoLISP and DCL.
It can help you work faster with features including Auto-Completion, Code-Folding, Language specific Syntax-Coloring, Plug-in External Compilers like Javac, Preview Web Pages, fully customizable environment, spell checker and much more.
Best of all TotalEdit is free for commercial and non-commercial purposes (its freeware).
Install once, use everywhere. TotalEdit can now be installed on a USB Memory Key
Requirements: Windows XP SP2, Windows Vista, Windows 7 32-bit and 64-bit.
Download: TotalEdit 5.4
The Sysinternals Troubleshooting Utilities have been rolled up into a single Suite of tools. This file contains the individual troubleshooting tools and help files. It does not contain non-troubleshooting tools like the BSOD Screen Saver or NotMyFault.
Download: Sysinternals Suite March 8, 2010
Notepad++ is a free source code editor which supports several programming languages running under the MS Windows environment.
This project, based on Scintilla edit component (a very powerful editor component) are written in C++ with pure win32 api and STL (that ensures the higher execution speed and smaller size of the program), is under the GPL Licence
Download: Notepad++ 5.6.8
Metamorphose: A File -n- Folder Renamer
Métamorphose is a free, open source program to mass rename files and folders which combines great flexibility with an intuitive interface.
A profesional renaming tool for almost any situation, it has many powerful functions. Well suited for those that need to rename many files and/or folders on a regular basis.
In addition to general usage operations, it is useful for photo and music collections, webmasters, programmers, legal and clerical, et cetera.
Main Features:
· Preview every item to be renamed before comiting changes.
· Load all files in directory and in subdirectories (recursive renaming).
· Undo renaming operation in case of mistakes.
· Regular expression support throughout.
· Rename MP3 files according to their ID3 tags.
· Rename image files according to their Exif tags.
· Full unicode support means any character from any language can be used.
· Use of all allowed characters under Windows and OSX, all except ‘:’ in Linux.
Compatible operating systems: Windows and linux
Download: Métamorphose 1.1.2
Download: Métamorphose 2 0.6.6 Beta
ZenKEY. Instant and complete control of your PC. One keystroke, any action.
· Launch a program, bring it back into focus, or move to another one.
· Open a document, folder, Internet resource or start a search
· Move, mininimize, or make windows transaparent. Make them bigger, smaller, send them to the tray. Set them to ‘Always on top’ or tile them. Play.
· Issue a Media command, such as play, pause or volume up/down.
· Use an unlimted desktop to move across and place program windows.
· Start your screensaver, shutdown your computer, open a CD door and more.
· Access hidden Windows utilities
· Control Winamp or compatible media players (we love QCD Player!)
· Instantly display any menu of programs or actions at the mouse pointer
· Launch other programs automatically on ZenKEY startup
· Simulate a series of keystrokes (Script any action – automate tasks)
Advanced settings allow you to automatically make program windows transparent as you move between them. Using the ZenKEY configuration utility, you can add any program, add or alter any menu, and assign any keystroke to perform any action.
For Windows 98/ME/2000/2003/XP/Vista
Download: ZenKEY 2.1.13 | Screenshots
AceMoney Lite is a freeware personal finance manager. It has all the features of its big brother except multiple accounts management. As AceMoney, AceMoney Lite helps people organize and manage their personal finances quickly and easily. It supports all the features required for home or even small-business accounting needs.
AceMoney is available in English, Dutch, French, Galego, Italian, Lithuanian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Ukrainian, Slovak and Turkish.
Download: AceMoney Lite 3.20
The original Notepad shipped with Windows is probably the handiest program of all times, small, fast, without frills! Notepad2 tries to follow this principle, it’s a small, fast and free text editor with syntax highlighting for HTML and other common languages. Notepad2 works on Windows 9x, Me, NT, 2k and XP.
Features
– Customizable syntax highlighting:
– HTML, XML, CSS, JavaScript, VBScript, ASP, PHP, CSS, Perl/CGI
– C/C++, C#, Java, VB, Pascal, Assembler, SQL, Python, NSIS
– INI, REG, INF, BAT, DIFF
– Drag & drop text editing inside and outside Notepad2
– Basic regular expression search and replace
– Useful word, line and block editing shortcuts
– Rectangular selection (Alt+Mouse)
– Brace matching, auto indent, long line marker, zoom functions
– Support for Unicode, UTF-8, Unix and Mac text files
– Open shell links
– Mostly adjustable
Download: Notepad2 4.1.24
EditPad Lite is a general-purpose text editor, designed to be small and compact, yet offer all the functionality you expect from a basic text editor. EditPad Lite works with Windows 98, ME, NT4, 2000, XP, Vista, and 7.
EditPad Lite is free for non-commercial use. That is, you may use EditPad Lite if you do not get paid, directly or indirectly, for the work you do with EditPad Lite. Registered charities may also use EditPad Lite. If you want more editing power or need a text editor to use at work, check out EditPad Pro.
Download: EditPad Lite 6.6.2
AM-Notebook is a multi-featured tabbed note-taking program that provides an easy and reliable way to save notes and formula supported spreadsheets in a light weight tray icon tool.
Lots of text formatting features allows you to create clear and well designed notes which can be stored at different locations and also be shared in a network. Other nice features are the integrated alarm clock and address book.
AM-Notebook is available as a professional and a freeware version.
Win9x/Me/NT4/2000/2003/XP/Vista
Download: AM-Notebook 5.1.1 | AM-Notebook 5.2.0 Beta 5
Dictionary .NET is a tiny and smart multilingual dictionary translating from/to 43 languages … Integrates Google Dictionary, Translate, Suggest and Wikipedia 4-in-1 without installing them.
Features: Smart Translation / Selected Text / Full-Text Translation / Single click / Suggest / Multilingual / Wikipedia.
Supported: Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008/Windows 7 (x86/x64)
Download: Dictionary .NET 2.2.3706
Occasionally you need to check the spelling of words in an application that does not include a spelling checker and you don’t want to launch your word processor just for that. This is when tinySpell becomes handy. It is a small utility that allows you to easily and quickly check and correct the spelling in any Windows application.
tinySpell can watch your typing on the fly and alert you whenever it detects a misspelled word. It can also check the spelling of text that you copy to the clipboard.
tinySpell installs itself in the system tray for easy access.
tinySpell is Portable and totally free – no adware/spyware/nagware/etc.
Operating systems: Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/Vista.
Download: tinySpell 1.9.10
Inno Setup is a free installer for Windows programs. First introduced in 1997, Inno Setup today rivals and even surpasses many commercial installers in feature set and stability.
Key features:
• Support for all versions of Windows in use today — Windows 95, 98, 2000, 2003, XP, Me, NT 4.0. (No service packs are required.)
• Extensive support for installation of 64-bit applications on the 64-bit editions of Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. Both the x64 and Itanium architectures are supported. (On the Itanium architecture, Service Pack 1 is required to install in 64-bit mode.)
• Supports creation of a single EXE to install your program for easy online distribution. Disk spanning is also supported.
• Standard Windows 2000/XP-style wizard interface.
• Customizable setup types, e.g. Full, Minimal, Custom.
• Complete uninstall capabilities.
• Installation of files:
Includes integrated support for “deflate”, bzip2, and 7-Zip LZMA file compression. The installer has the ability to compare file version info, replace in-use files, use shared file counting, register DLL/OCX’s and type libraries, and install fonts.
• Creation of shortcuts anywhere, including in the Start Menu and on the desktop.
• Creation of registry and .INI entries.
• Integrated Pascal scripting engine.
• Support for multilingual installs.
• Support for passworded and encrypted installs.
• Silent install and uninstall.
• Full source code is available (Borland Delphi 2.0-5.0).
Download: Inno Setup 5.3.8 | Inno Setup Beta
