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    • 16 Mar `08, 11:36AM

      List of Useful Applications

       

      3D Modeling/Animation

       

      Anti-malware (including anti-virus, anti-spyware and firewalls)

      Relevant Links:

      How to test your antivirus software

       

      Audio Editors

       

      BitTorrent Clients

       

      Codecs

      • QuickTime Alternative
         From its name, you can tell that it's an alternative to QuickTime. This codec is useful if you don't want to download QuickTime Player, which eats up your resources.

        It works with Media Player Classic and Windows Media Player. Mr. Green         - Mayi
      • Real Alternative
         Real Alternative is an alternative codec for Real Player. It's free of advertising, no expiry unlike the original Real Player which often shows pop ups while playing a song or video. It doesn't start at startup as well, using up lesser system resources.

        Works with Media Player Classic and Windows Media Player. Very Happy         - Mayi
      • CCCP

       

      Disc Burning

       

      Disc Ripping

       

      Document Creators/Viewers/Editors

      • Adobe Reader
      • CutePDF
      • OpenOffice
      • PDFCreator
         To make PDF-files you need the payed version of Adobe Writer. But you can make them free and without advertisements with PDF Creator. PDFCreator easily creates PDFs from any Windows program. Use it like a printer in Word, StarCalc or any other Windows application.

        Source is not needed if you don't know any programming.         - Mayi

       

      File Archiving

      • 7-Zip
      • ExtractNow
         ExtractNow is a useful freeware application that unzips almost every commonly used compromised file. Think about zip, rar, iso, bin, ima, IMZ, 7Z, ace, jar, gz, lzh, lha and sit. .sit is not used in Windows. Mac users will know. - Mayi
      • WinRAR

       

      Image Editors/Organizers

      • GIMP
      • Picasa
      • IfranView
         Simple but handy tool for photo editing. Handles very many different imaging formats. - Mayi
      • Paint.NET
      • PowerDraw
        Looking for a powerful 2D vector-drawing program that also supports macros, plugins, import of AutoCAD DXF, exporting to WMF, BMP and DXF, infinite undo possibility, working with layers and much more? Then Powerdraw probably suits your interest. - Mayi

       

      Instant Messenging (IM) Clients

       

      Media Converters

       

      Media Players

       

      Screen/Video Capture Utilities

       

      System Optimizers

       

      Text Editors

      • TextPad
      • Notepad++
      • SciTE (lightweight)
      • Delphad
      • Crimson Editor
         It is used mainly for editing source codes, but you can use it to edit text files as well.

        One great feature that Crimson Editor has but Notepad doesn't is TABS!!!! One window, many tabs, great for editing.

        Since it's a source code editor, it will have features that make editing easier. Take for example the curly brackets ( { } ) in Java. It will mark for you the open and closing tags for you, so you will know where you go wrong. The markings aren't that obvious though, it's just an underline.

        It also has a highlights the current line you are editing.

        If a file that you are editing has changed (by using external programs other than Crimson Editor itself), it will prompt you to reload it.         - Mayi
      • RJ TextEd
         Looks pretty weird, but very useful. If you want to create CSS file, you will need an addon called TopStyle.

        On the left, it has an explorer-like pane. You can open and close file by navigating through it. On your right is where you edit or create HTML files.

        There are other features as well... need time to play with them.         - Mayi

       

      Video Editors

       

      Video Encoders

       

      Virtual Machines (VM) and Cooperative Virtual Machines (CVM)

       

      Web Browsers

       

      Web Development

       

      Others

      • Java
      • TheSage's English Dictionary and Thesaurus
      • Google Earth
      • Hydrogen (drum machine)
      • Eventcorder (macro recorder)
      • Windows Grep (search and replace utility)
      • ExamDiff (file comparison utility)
      • NetTerm (network terminal)
      • Civil Netizen (personal file transfer program)
        You want to send big files to your little brother, but that doesn't allways succeed with email, ftp and different messengers will also cause problems. Civil Netizen is a software programm that solves this. When both parties (sender-receiver) have installed Civil Netizen you can place folders or files by "drag and drop" into the "send parcel" window. Files are encrypted and zipped. The receiver gets a hyperlink by email to download the files. Civil Netizen also works on the local network and handles routers/firewalls correctly. Only proxyservers at the office can cause trouble. - Mayi
      • Pixie (colour picker)
        Pixie is an easy, fast and small tool to specify colors. Place the cursor on a color and Pixie tells you the hex, RGB, HTML, CMYK en HSV values of that color. - Mayi
      • Cubic Explorer (Windows Explorer replacement)
        The Windows Explorer is limited in its options. That's why there are several replacements that can do more and are handled more easily. Now there's a new one called CubicExplorer. What we like about it is that it works like a browser with Favorites and tabs. - Mayi
      • Task Coach
         Never forget anything anymore? Then use Task Coach. It can handle complex tasks and makes to-do lists. - Mayi
      • EverNote
         With the free EverNote Basic you can easily save memos, webpages, emails, phone messages, addresses, passwords, brainstorms, sketches, documents and so on and find it back real quick. The paid version also has handwriting recognition. - Mayi
      • osFinancials
         Full accounting software! Totally free! Mr. Green - Mayi
      • Scribus (desktop publishing)
      • Google Desktop (desktop search engine)
      • Bulk Rename Utility
         Rename many files in a few clicks. Mr. Green - Mayi
      • Unlocker
         Notice that you sometimes will get a "file in use" and all sorts of errors while deleting files.

        This program helps you to delete files by changing some properties before deleting it.         - Mayi
      • MRU-Blaster
         Winodws has a habit of keeping track of users' habits. All opened and saved files are stored in the registry (for what I don't know).

        MRU Blaster helps to find and delete them. A great privacy tool. Very Happy         - Mayi

       

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      Notes:

      • If an application is labelled as lightweight, it means it runs very well on systems with a limited amount of RAM. And that doesn't necessarily mean it lacks functionalities as compared to their more resource-heavy counterparts.
      • To Mods: I've stopped at Page 5 of this topic. I may have missed a few items from the topic up till that page though, which you can add on to the list. Please include relevant information in this "Notes" section if you are updating this list. Categories may require revising (such as merging Audio Editors and Video Editors into Media Editors and moving VM/CVM into Others since there is only one entry; need opinions from you guys). May consider shortening/removing comments for most applications. May consider adding commericial applications such as Dreamweaver and Photoshop which are not free of charge into the list.
      • Please post any comment in the existing topic. Suggestions for new entries can be made in that topic as well. Once this list is finalized, it will be carried over to a new topic which will be locked and stickied, and will only be updated manually by moderators to maintain neatness. This topic itself will be deleted. 

       

      Edited by ndmmxiaomayi 29 May `08, 4:39PM
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