Freeware Tool Thread
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SpykeZ




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PostPosted: Wed, 13th Oct 2010 03:16    Post subject: Freeware Tool Thread
So ya we can all get just about everything we need for free from our own places but some just don't like to mess with the protection, the viruses packed with it, and sometimes freeware is better than anything else on the market.

This thread is going to be aimed at the Humper's favorite free alternate software. Obviously I won't list everything posted due to the list would get garbled than, I will list the most mentioned and most used, helpful software listed, but don't let that stop you from posting what you use as users who read this thread will likely read your post and make use of what you mentioned.






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kumkss




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PostPosted: Wed, 13th Oct 2010 04:23    Post subject:
nice thread!! much appreciate! thx! Very Happy

Edit: i remember some years ago, a similar thread was a sticky. maybe it's woth to do it again?
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SpykeZ




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PostPosted: Wed, 13th Oct 2010 07:04    Post subject:
ya we lost a lot of stickies that one day, now that you mention it I vaguely remember the old sticky


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Frant
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PostPosted: Wed, 13th Oct 2010 08:04    Post subject: Re: Freeware App Thread
SpykeZ wrote:
So ya we can all get just about everything we need for free from our own places but some just don't like to mess with the protection, the viruses packed with it, and sometimes freeware is better than anything else on the market.

This thread is going to be aimed at the Humper's favorite free software. Obviously I don't have all the answers of the programs so list what you use and for what and it shall be added.


    Anti-Virus (this is going to cause a heated debate so provide proof to your claims)
  • Avira Anti Virus
  • Microsoft Security Essentials

    Burning Software
  • IMG Burn

    DVD Copy
  • DVD Decryptor
  • DVD Shrink

    Movie Players
  • Media Player Classic
  • VLC Player

    Video file to DVD
  • DVD Flick



Hmm, interesting, those are the apps I use (except for Avira, I'm content with only MSE).


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PostPosted: Wed, 13th Oct 2010 09:22    Post subject:
KMPlayer
Foobar2000
Gimp


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SpykeZ




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PostPosted: Wed, 13th Oct 2010 09:26    Post subject: Re: Freeware App Thread
Frant wrote:
SpykeZ wrote:
So ya we can all get just about everything we need for free from our own places but some just don't like to mess with the protection, the viruses packed with it, and sometimes freeware is better than anything else on the market.

This thread is going to be aimed at the Humper's favorite free software. Obviously I don't have all the answers of the programs so list what you use and for what and it shall be added.


    Anti-Virus (this is going to cause a heated debate so provide proof to your claims)
  • Avira Anti Virus
  • Microsoft Security Essentials

    Burning Software
  • IMG Burn

    DVD Copy
  • DVD Decryptor
  • DVD Shrink

    Movie Players
  • Media Player Classic
  • VLC Player

    Video file to DVD
  • DVD Flick



Hmm, interesting, those are the apps I use (except for Avira, I'm content with only MSE).


haha nice Very Happy


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ivan1real




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PostPosted: Wed, 13th Oct 2010 10:21    Post subject:
CCleaner - cleaning and tweaking
Defraggler - cleaning and tweaking
Foxit Reader - pdf reader
FileZilla - ftp
OpenOffice.org - office pack
7-zip - Compression
Pidgin - IM
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SpykeZ




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PostPosted: Wed, 13th Oct 2010 10:49    Post subject:
Thanks guys, I'll update when I wake up, going to bed


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human_steel




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PostPosted: Wed, 13th Oct 2010 10:57    Post subject:
Nice thread!
Should be stickied if updated regularly.
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PumpAction
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PostPosted: Wed, 13th Oct 2010 11:29    Post subject:
Spybot Search and Destroy (at least adds a lot of malicious websites to your hosts file).
Filezilla (great FTP client)
AnalogX (Virtual Piano)
TeamViewer (Free for personal use, share your desktop)


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SpykeZ




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PostPosted: Wed, 13th Oct 2010 21:20    Post subject:
updated, I put some one off's in the misc section till we get more applications like defraggers.


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ixigia
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PostPosted: Wed, 13th Oct 2010 21:29    Post subject:
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FastMemFirst




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Location: Chipmem
PostPosted: Wed, 13th Oct 2010 22:39    Post subject:
Dont we want to have it with links? Its still not too late. Here a few i like:

CDBurnerXP (CD/DVD Burning)
http://cdburnerxp.se/

MediaCoder (Transcoder)
http://www.mediacoderhq.com/

DirSync (Folder Sync, Backup)
http://www.dirsync.de/

SimilarImages (Find dupes based on image/video content)
Use Google or get V2009.6 it here http://rapidshare.com/files/424891114/setup-SimImages-2009-06-rc.exe

CinemaDrape (Divx Webplayer like Desktop dimming)
http://www.hellogramming.com/cinemadrape/

TreeSize Free (Hunt down space waster)
http://www.jam-software.de/freeware/

ArtSage (Simple image viewer)
http://www.xworks.ca/artsage/

NVidia Inspector (NVidia OC and Profile tool)
http://blog.orbmu2k.de/tools/nvidia-inspector-tool

ClipX (Clipboard History)
http://clipx.org/

CrossGL Clock (Scalable Desktop Clock)
http://www.crossgl.com/trials.htm#freeware

Folder Monitor (Mon folders for changes + more good stuff on that site)
http://www.nodesoft.com/foldermonitor/

TweakMe (All around Tweak tool)
http://www.wecode.biz/

Proxifier (Run everything though a proxy with only one app running)
http://www.proxifier.com/

Phoner Lite (Voip client)
http://www.phonerlite.de/

Fotografix (Smallest PS alt available)
http://lmadhavan.com/software/fotografix/#highlights

AbiWord (Word Processor)
http://www.abisource.com/

MozBackup (Backup FF and TB profiles)
http://mozbackup.jasnapaka.com/

NetMeter (Desktop net usage meter)
http://www.metal-machine.de/readerror/

Sandboxie (Run programs secure in a VM)
http://www.sandboxie.com/
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Mortibus




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PostPosted: Wed, 13th Oct 2010 23:01    Post subject:
EASEUS Partition Master 6.1.1 Home Edition
http://www.partition-tool.com/personal.htm

DAEMON Tools Lite 4.35.6
http://www.disk-tools.com/download/daemon

RocketDock 1.3.5
http://rocketdock.com/download

MSI Afterburner 2.0.0
http://event.msi.com/vga/afterburner/download.htm#

unlike evga precision tool does not require registration to download Rolling Eyes
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SpykeZ




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PostPosted: Wed, 13th Oct 2010 23:44    Post subject:
I was hoping to stick to a decent list of tools applications that would get widely used, MSI Afterburner is an overclocking tool and isn't the focus of this thread. These are more tools you can use for your computer where most companies charge for them.


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FastMemFirst




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PostPosted: Thu, 14th Oct 2010 00:12    Post subject:
Well, a list of freeware everybody knows and uses already is useless. This thread started bad by not having any links and we already see ppl telling other what is good or not. And btw Afterburner is probably one of the most used freeware and not only for overclocking but also for monitoring.
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Mortibus




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PostPosted: Thu, 14th Oct 2010 00:17    Post subject:
SpykeZ wrote:
I was hoping to stick to a decent list of tools applications that would get widely used, MSI Afterburner is an overclocking tool and isn't the focus of this thread. These are more tools you can use for your computer where most companies charge for them.


MSI Afterburner IS widely used and can be thrown in Misc
or u mean there is no alternative to it in terms of a app that u have to pay, well that's just ridiculous my furry friend, but if u as a thread starter consider it's no worthy then ignore my post and do not include it in your free app section, i don't rly care, it's just their are some who might be interested and missing out a great tool to tweak his/her gfx card
after all it says Freeware Tool Thread and This thread is going to be aimed at the Humper's favorite free software, guess i missed deep meaning it holds Smug
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SpykeZ




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PostPosted: Thu, 14th Oct 2010 00:18    Post subject:
FastMemFirst wrote:
Well, a list of freeware everybody knows and uses already is useless. This thread started bad by not having any links and we already see ppl telling other what is good or not. And btw Afterburner is probably one of the most used freeware and not only for overclocking but also for monitoring.


A list of apps everyone uses listed so other who may not have an idea of what to use can look here is the focus. If you don't like the point of the thread then you aren't forced to post or look here, your also free to make your own thread with whatever goal you want for it.

I already planned on adding links to the list, im just lazy atm

@mortibus I'll put it under misc

I guess what I was going for is a list of programs most people would have installed right away or a common use, I guess afterburner would be something most people would use lol. I just don't want this list to turn into a clusterfuck of every freeware program out there, but rather the more used/useful ones.


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FastMemFirst




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PostPosted: Thu, 14th Oct 2010 00:26    Post subject:
Just lets make a list and not get lost in talk about how its done right. I think you dont need to put everything listed by users in your first post. This becomes a hell of a job to maintain later. Just make some rules how to list software and let them post away.
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SpykeZ




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PostPosted: Thu, 14th Oct 2010 00:30    Post subject:
FastMemFirst wrote:
Just lets make a list and not get lost in talk about how its done right. I think you dont need to put everything listed by users in your first post. This becomes a hell of a job to maintain later. Just make some rules how to list software and let them post away.


Right-o Smile


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escalibur




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PostPosted: Thu, 14th Oct 2010 01:03    Post subject:
If someone is still burning some music discs I suggest you to try Burrrn.





ps. Spybot is a joke compared to Malwarebytes'.
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Oddmaker
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PostPosted: Thu, 14th Oct 2010 12:47    Post subject:
Malwarebytes is very good I use it all the time.


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PumpAction
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PostPosted: Thu, 14th Oct 2010 15:02    Post subject:
Rivatuner instead of msi afterburner? Cool Face


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TSR69
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PostPosted: Fri, 15th Oct 2010 17:01    Post subject:
Nice thread SpykeZ!

A lil contrib.

Network tools:
- WinMTR - traceroute - http://winmtr.sourceforge.net/
- TCPView - network traffic viewer - http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb897437.aspx (one of the many useful freeware tools by Sysinternals but bought by MS sigh)

Burning Software:
- BurnAware - CD, DVD, Blu-ray burning - http://www.burnaware.com/

Screen/video capture:
TPUCapture - light weight screen capture - http://www.techpowerup.com/tpucapture/
Fraps - screen/video capture - http://www.fraps.com/

Macro tool:
AutoHotkey - perfect for botting in MMOs Very Happy - http://www.autohotkey.com/

Hard disk tool:
DiskMon - log/view hard disk activity - http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896646.aspx

CPU/GPU
CPU-Z - http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html
GPU-Z - http://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/

Text editor:
Notepad++ - http://notepad-plus-plus.org/


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LeoNatan
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PostPosted: Fri, 15th Oct 2010 17:26    Post subject:
Bitrate Viewer - Displays bitrate information on video files. Very useful for certain tasks.
DropBox - Stores files on the "cloud".
ffdshow (32-bit + 64-bit) - video and audio decoder.
JDownloader - Downloads automatically from rapidshares.
Link Shell Extension - Adds context sensitive memus in explorer for hard links and junction points - very very useful.
Unlocker - Finally a 64-bit version is available - unlocks file handles from processes in order to allow moving, editing, deleting, etc of files.
Media Center Master - Downloads metadata (like cover, cast list, etc) for movies and TV series - very useful.
Tunngle - LAN over internet.
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tonizito




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PostPosted: Fri, 15th Oct 2010 17:36    Post subject:
Restoration - nice file undelete utility


boundle (thoughts on cracking AITD) wrote:
i guess thouth if without a legit key the installation was rolling back we are all fucking then
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PostPosted: Fri, 15th Oct 2010 17:51    Post subject:
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tonizito




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PostPosted: Fri, 15th Oct 2010 17:55    Post subject:
garus wrote:
Yup, I use it too. Tried many different and commercial programs, this simple tool is really great.
Used it to save a mate's final uni thesis that had been deleted by accident.
Guy nearly had a heart attack when he deleted it. Very Happy


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i guess thouth if without a legit key the installation was rolling back we are all fucking then
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