| 7-Zip |
Y |
Archival |
File archiver to create 7z, ZIP, GZIP, BZIP2 and TAR and extract RAR, CAB, ISO, ARJ, LZH, CHM, Z, CPIO, RPM, DEB & NSIS |
| Fiddler |
|
Web Development |
Web Debugging Proxy which logs all HTTP(S) traffic between your computer and the Internet. It is often used to assist with API development debugging. |
| Command Prompt Here |
Y |
Disk Tools |
Add 'Command Prompt Here' to the Windows Explorer right click context menu |
| MyFiles Cataloger |
|
Disk Tools |
Catalog files on CD/DVD/etc. |
| AM-Deadlink |
|
Internet |
Detects dead hyperlinks and duplicates in browser bookmarks and text files |
| QuickPar |
|
Disk Tools |
Create Parity files for protection against corruption |
| Anti-Twin |
|
Duplicates |
Locate and remove duplicate files, including finding the same photos based on similarity |
| Fat32 Format |
Y |
Disk Tools |
Format Fat32 partitions larger than 32GB (useful for large SD cards, etc.) |
| ImgSearch |
|
Duplicates |
Locate and remove duplicate files, including finding the same photos based on similarity |
| Handbrake Batch Encoder |
|
Video Encoding |
Batch encode folders/directories full of videos much more easily than with Handbrake alone |
| VisiPics |
|
Duplicates |
Locate and remove duplicate photos based on similarity |
| 3DMark 2001 SE 3.3.0 |
|
Benchmark |
Video Card Benchmarking |
| Prime95 |
|
Benchmark, Stress Testing |
CPU benchmarking and stress testing |
| WindowTabs |
Y |
Desktop Enhancement |
Add tabs to almost any application (Windows Explorer, etc.) Free version supports up to 3 tabs per application. |
| Futuremark 3DMark Benchmarks |
|
Benchmark |
Video Card Benchmarking |
| Ad Aware |
|
Adware/Spyware |
Adware detection and removal tool |
| CopyTrans Manager |
Y |
iPhone, iPod, iPad |
Copy music, videos, etc. to and from your iDevice easily via drag-n-drop, without having to use iTunes |
| Angry IP Scanner |
|
Network |
Network IP scanner |
| Look at LAN |
|
Network |
Network Monitor |
| WinMTR |
Y |
Network |
Tracert and ping utility |
| NetLimiter Monitor |
|
Network |
Monitor internet and network traffic by application, complete with yearly/monthly/daily/hourly stats |
| NetStumbler |
|
Network |
Test wireless signal strength |
| CurrPorts |
|
Network |
Network monitoring software that displays the list of all currently opened TCP/IP and UDP ports on your local computer |
| TCPEye |
|
Network |
Network monitoring software that displays the list of all currently opened TCP/IP and UDP ports on your local computer |
| Wireshark |
|
Network |
Network protocol analyzer for capturing and interactively browsing the traffic running on a computer network |
| iPerf |
Y |
Network |
Measure network speed between two machines - actual network speed, without copying files |
| OutPosted |
|
Monitoring |
Monitor webpages and receive emails when they change |
| Audacity |
Y |
Audio |
Audio ripper and editor, create MP3s from CDs, extract clips from MP3s, etc. |
| MediaMonkey |
Y |
Audio |
Music and movie manager, similiar to iTunes, portable mode available during "install" |
| Avast Antivirus |
|
Antivirus |
Free Antivirus |
| K9 Web Protection |
|
Parental Control |
Internet filter and parental control software |
| Norton Safety Minder |
|
Parental Control |
Monitor and selectively approve the online activities of your children |
| AOL Parental Controls |
|
Parental Control |
Internet filter and parental control software |
| HTTP File Server |
Y |
Disk Tools |
Access directories full of files via a web browser |
| ICE Mirror |
Y |
Disk Tools |
Simple folder mirroring, command line exe |
| i.Disk |
|
Disk Tools |
Find out what is taking up disk space |
| TreeSize Free |
Y |
Disk Tools |
Find out what is taking up disk space |
| Keyfficiency |
Y |
Productivity |
Text/code snippet repository, plain text paste, basic macro recording/playback, hotkeys to move windows to screen corners/edges |
| WinDirStat |
Y |
Disk Tools |
Find out what is taking up disk space |
| AVG Antivirus |
|
Antivirus |
Free Antivirus |
| Avira Antivirus |
|
Antivirus |
Free Antivirus |
| Axcrypt |
Y |
Encryption |
AES-128 File Encryption & Compression, create self extracting .exe's |
| BitDefender |
|
Antivirus |
On demand virus scanner - nothing constantly runs in the background, only runs when you run it |
| Bullzip PDF Printer |
|
Printing |
Works like a printer but outputs PDF files of whatever you print |
| CD Burner XP Pro |
|
Disk Burning |
CD/DVD (and Double Layer) burning, tons of features |
| Eraser |
Y |
Disk Tools |
Securely erase data from drives |
| CDEX |
Y |
CD Ripping |
Rip CD's |
| Celestia |
|
Educational |
True 3D space simulator, see the sun, earth, moon, etc. all in 3D! - standalone exe, no install necessary |
| Copy Path |
|
Utility |
Adds Windows Explorer context menu items to copy the path of files/folders to the clipboard |
| Process Explorer |
|
Utility |
Similar to Windows Task Manager, but more powerful |
| Patcher |
|
Utility |
Create patches to update (or convert) one file into another - standalone exe |
| Disable Right Mouse Button |
|
Utility |
Disable right mouse button - places tiny square in top left corner, click on it and hit Alt-F4 for right mouse button to work again |
| 3D Dissolve |
|
Utility |
Mathematical screen saver |
| Bliss WinXP Screensaver |
|
Utility |
WinXP default screen as a screen saver |
| Coreftp Mini FTP Server |
|
FTP |
Standalone exe FTP Server from the makers of CoreFTP |
| CPU-Z |
|
Hardware |
Identify your CPU, CPU Cache, bus speed, etc. |
| GPU-Z |
|
Hardware |
Identify your GPU, GPU Cache, clock speed, temperature, etc. |
| Crap Cleaner |
Y |
Utility |
Clean up registry, browser history, add/remove programs list, etc. |
| CSV File Editor |
|
CSV Editor |
Comma Separated Values File Editor, tons of manipulation options |
| Disktective |
|
Disk Information |
Shows disk space by directory using a pie chart |
| Double Driver |
|
Drivers |
Identify, backup, and restore any/all installed drivers |
| DriveImage XML |
|
Disk Imaging |
Drive imaging utility like Ghost/DriveImage/Acronis True Image, free for personal use |
| Dup Finder |
|
Duplicates |
Locate and remove duplicate files |
| DVD Fab HD Decrypter |
|
DVD Ripping |
Same as DVD Fab Decrypter, but with full HD-DVD and Blu-Ray support - takes the place of DVD Fab Decrypter |
| DVD Shrink |
|
DVD Ripping |
Backup DVD discs |
| DVDFlick |
|
DVD Building |
Easily convert nearly any movie type (divx/xvid avi, etc.) to DVD ISO & burn - free and open source |
| EncodeHD |
|
Video Encoding |
Encodes videos with presets for many media players & portable devices (iPhone, iPod, etc.) - standalone exe, no install |
| MediaInfo |
|
Audio and Video Information |
Open Source application to display relevant technical (bitrate, framerate, etc.) and tag data for video and audio files |
| EncryptOnClick |
|
Encryption |
Encrypt files or folders. Run as portable w/only .exe, .mainfest, and .dll in a folder |
| Everything (File Search) |
Y |
File Search |
Locate files and folders by name instantly |
| Agent Ransack |
|
File Search |
Locate files and folders by name or content instantly. Searches within PDF/Txt/etc. files. Search through Microsoft Office documents with Microsoft Office 2010 Filter Packs |
| V-Grep |
Y |
File Search |
Search for text within files, supports regular expressions |
| FairUse Wizard |
|
Video Encoding |
Easily create movies that will play on your standalone player with the DivX and XviD codecs |
| Faststone Image Viewer |
Y |
Graphics |
Fast, stable, user-friendly image browser, converter and editor |
| DigiPicCopier |
|
Graphics |
Copy pictures to YYYY_MM_DD directories based on EXIF data |
| FastStone Image Capture 5.3 |
Y |
Graphics |
Screen capture utility, no install, captures freehand shapes, scrolling windows (browser), etc. |
| FastStone Photo Resizer |
Y |
Graphics |
Convert, rename, resize, crop, rotate, change color depth, add text and watermark images (with batch mode) |
| The Rasterbator |
Y |
Graphics |
Convert standard photos to multi-sheet prints then tape them together for a wall size poster |
| Dorgem |
Y |
Graphics |
Webcam recorder with motion detection, upload to FTP support, open source, standalone exe |
| RepTile |
Y |
Graphics |
Repeat Tiler - Create tiled backgrounds |
| Sqirlz Morph |
|
Graphics |
Morph two photos or sections of photos, exporting to Flash (swf), MPG, AVI, etc. - easy to use |
| Win Morph |
|
Graphics |
Morph two photos or sections of photos, exporting to Flash (swf), MPG, AVI, etc. |
| Foto-Mosaik-Edda |
Y |
Graphics |
Recreate an image with thousands of smaller images (postcardware) |
| ExifTool |
Y |
Graphics |
Extremely powerful command line tool for reading/writing EXIF information info, standalone exe, no install necessary |
| FileZilla |
Y |
FTP |
FTP Client |
| Firefox |
Y |
Browser |
Web Browser |
| Google Chrome |
Y |
Browser |
Web Browser |
| Maxthon |
Y |
Browser |
Web Browser |
| Thunderbird |
Y |
Email |
Email client |
| MailStore Home |
Y |
Email Archiving |
Email archiver with to import mail servers (IMAP, POP) or clients (Outlook, Thunderbird) and provide a searchable emails and attachments with the ability to restore emails back to the client or server. Portable version available during "install". Hint: Automate archiving with AutoHotKey and this script |
| Folder Guide |
|
Utility |
Provides fast access to your frequently used and favorite folders |
| Freemake Audio Converter |
|
Audio Encoding |
Extremely simple and powerful audio converter |
| Freemake Video Converter |
|
Video Encoding |
Extremely simple and powerful video converter |
| Freemake Video Downloader |
|
Downloading |
Extremely simple and powerful video downloader - download from YouTube, etc. |
| HandBrake |
|
Video Encoding |
Simple and powerful video converter |
| fsekrit |
|
Encryption |
Small application for keeping securely encrypted notes |
| Gimp |
Y |
Graphics |
Open Source photo editor, as close as you'll get to a free version of Photoshop |
| Gladinet |
|
Disk Tools |
Access cloud storage like a local drive |
| Cloudberry S3 Explorer |
|
Disk Tools |
Access cloud storage like a local drive |
| Gnumeric Portable |
|
Office Tools |
Full-featured spreadsheet program that is compatible with a wide array of formats |
| Spread32 |
|
Office Tools |
Full-featured spreadsheet program that is compatible with a wide array of formats |
| GParted |
|
Disk Tools |
GParted is a free partition editor for graphically managing your disk partitions |
| Easeus Partition Master Home Edition |
|
Disk Tools |
Partition editor for graphically managing your disk partitions and MBR/GUID partition tables |
| Hardlink Shell Extension |
|
Disk Tools |
Create hardlinks, which provide the ability to keep a single copy of a file yet have it appear in multiple folders |
| Hash |
Y |
File Tools |
Perform MD5, SHA1and CRC32 hashing functions on a number of files |
| HJSplit |
Y |
File Tools |
File splitter |
| HTTrack |
Y |
Downloading |
Download a website to a local directory |
| ImgBurn |
|
Disk Burning |
Burn CD/DVD/HD DVD/Blu-ray disks, create image file from disk, burn image files |
| Irfanview |
Y |
Graphics |
Lightweight photo viewer |
| Junction Link Magic |
|
Disk Tools |
List, create, modify, or remove junction points. Can be used to relocate a folder from one location to another |
| LockNote |
Y |
Encryption |
Password protected version of Notepad - standalone .exe |
| KeePass Password Safe |
Y |
Password |
Password safe |
| LookDisk |
Y |
File Search/Duplicates |
Search for duplicate files by name or content, search within files, display disk overview, including size and free space |
| Duplicate and Same Files Searcher |
Y |
File Search/Duplicates |
Search for duplicate files, replace them with hardlinks |
| Duplicate Cleaner |
|
File Search/Duplicates |
Search for duplicate files, replace them with hardlinks |
| Macrium Reflect |
|
Disk Imaging |
Drive imaging utility like Ghost/DriveImage/Acronis True Image |
| Magic Jelly Bean |
|
Utility |
Product Key Finder that will locate Windows, Office, and other product keys after the software is already installed |
| MagicDisc |
|
Disk Tools |
Mount ISO files as drive letters |
| Maxthon |
|
Browser |
Multi-tabbed browser based on IE |
| MD5 Summer |
|
File Tools |
Create MD5 sums/hashes for files/directories |
| Media Monkey |
|
Audio |
Similar to iTunes, used catalog, listen to, and maintain your music library |
| Mp3tag |
|
Audio |
Tag MP3 files, embed or extract album art, rename files to match tags or vice versa |
| Open Office |
|
Office Tools |
Office productivity suite similar to and mostly compatible with Microsoft Office |
| Open Workbench |
|
Office Tools |
Open Source application compatible with Microsoft Project |
| Opera USB |
Y |
Browser |
Web Browser |
| Paint Dot Net |
|
Graphics |
Image and photo editing software |
| Password Revealer |
|
Utility |
Utility to display passwords masked by asterisks |
| Path Copy |
|
Disk Tools |
Adds Windows Explorer context menu items to copy the path of files/folders to the clipboard |
| PC Inspector File Recovery |
|
Disk Recovery |
Data recovery program that supports the FAT 12/16/32 and NTFS file systems |
| PC Wizard |
Y |
Benchmark |
Utility designed to analyze and benchmark your computer system |
| PDF-XChange |
Y |
Office Tools |
PDF Viewer |
| PDF Image Extraction Wizard |
|
Office Tools |
Extract images from PDF files |
| PhotoResizer |
Y |
Graphics |
Tool for batch resizing of JPG pictures and photos |
| Picasa |
|
Graphics |
Photo manager and editor from Google |
| Brosix |
Y |
Instant Messaging |
Secure, encrypted cross platform IM (Instant Messaging) program with Android, iOS, and web versions |
| Pidgin |
Y |
Instant Messaging |
IM (Instant Messaging) program supporting Yahoo, MSN, ICQ, Google Talk, etc. |
| SimpLite for MSN Messenger |
|
Instant Messaging, Encryption |
Adds encryption to IM clients for Microsoft's MSN Messenger service |
| SimpLite for Yahoo! Messenger |
|
Instant Messaging, Encryption |
Adds encryption to IM clients for Yahoo's Messenger service |
| SimpLite for Jabber |
|
Instant Messaging, Encryption |
Adds encryption to IM clients for the Jabber Messenger service |
| SimpLite for ICQ/AIM Messenger |
|
Instant Messaging, Encryption |
Adds encryption to IM clients for ICQ and AIM's Messenger service |
| Pismo File Mount |
|
Disk Tools |
Mount ZIP, ISO, CISO, CFS, ISZ, DAA, and PFO files as virtual folders |
| Pixie |
Y |
Graphics |
Webmaster/designer tool for determining the color of a pixel under the mouse pointer |
| Poster Forge |
|
Graphics |
Quick and easy design and printing of attractive custom posters, banners and signs |
| Power Defragmenter |
Y |
Disk Tools |
Portable defragmenter based on Microsoft's Sysinternals Contig application |
| Defraggler |
Y |
Disk Tools |
Defrag entire drives or individual files |
| disParity |
Y |
Disk Tools |
Build a parity snapshot for easy rebuilding of a single failed hard drive. For example, Protect multiple 1TB drives with a single 1TB drive. Command line utility |
| PSPad |
|
Text Editor |
Powerful text/programmers editor with FTP support built in |
| Notepad++ |
Y |
Text Editor |
Powerful text/programmers editor with FTP support built in |
| SQLiteSpy |
Y |
SQLite Editor |
Fast and compact GUI database manager for SQLite |
| PureText |
|
Utility |
Utility that sits in the systray and removes all formatting from text on the clipboard with a simple click of the systray icon |
| Tray It |
|
Utility |
Minimize any application to the system tray, automatically, based on partial application name matching, etc. |
| Quick n Easy FTP Server |
|
FTP |
Simple FTP server |
| Regex File Search |
Y |
File Search |
Locate files based on name or contents using regular expressions |
| SED (Stream Editor) |
Y |
File Search/Replace |
Stream Editor used to search and replace text in files using regex (Regular Expressions) standalone exe, no install required |
| ReNamer |
Y |
File Tools |
Probably the single best mass renaming application around. Supports prefixes, suffixes, replacements, case changes, regexes, changing file extensions, etc. |
| Resource Hacker |
Y |
Utility |
Utility to view, modify, rename, add, delete and extract resources in 32bit Windows executables and resource files |
| RocketDock |
|
Desktop Enhancement |
RocketDock is a smoothly animated, alpha blended application launcher similar to the doc on a Mac computer |
| Scrambled-Egg |
Y |
Encryption |
Encrypt and decrypt text using a variety of compression and encryption algorithms |
| Shape Collage |
|
Graphics |
Make picture collages in less than a minute with just a few mouse clicks |
| sWeather |
Y |
Weather |
Tray-based weather app featuring multiple location support. Tray icons for conditions and temperature. |
| Sherlock |
Y |
Utility |
Determine the codec required to play a particular audio or video file |
| SHN Shortener |
|
Audio |
Convert FLAC files to MP3 or OGG |
| Sisoft Sandra |
|
Benchmark |
SiSoftware Sandra is a diagnostic and benchmarking client-server application for multiple platforms |
| Sizer |
|
Desktop Enhancement |
Utility that allows you to resize any window to an exact, predefined size (800x600, 1024x768, etc.) |
| Smart Recovery |
|
File Recovery |
Data recovery for flash media such as compact flash cards, sd cards, sony memory sticks, etc. |
| Spybot Search and Destroy |
|
Adware/Spyware |
Tool to locate and remove spyware |
| SyncBack |
|
Syncing |
File syncing utility supporting FTP transfers with the ability to email failures |
| Synergy |
|
Desktop Enhancement |
Share your mouse and keyboard between multiple computers, where each computer has its own display |
| Taskbar Shuffle |
|
Desktop Enhancement |
Utility that lets you drag and drop your Windows taskbar buttons to rearrange them |
| Tera Copy |
|
File Tools |
Windows file copy replacement supporting faster transfers in addition to the ability to pause/resume |
| DropIt |
Y |
File Tools |
Automate sorting/moving of files |
| TaggedFrog |
Y |
File Tools |
Tag files with keywords using drag and drop or Windows Explorer's context menu |
| TexRep |
|
File Search and Replace |
Replace text in multiple files in a single operation |
| TextCrawler |
|
File Search and Replace |
Replace text in multiple files in a single operation |
| Tightvnc |
|
Remote Control Utility |
Replacement for RDP (Remote Desktop) to take control of one computer from another |
| True Crypt |
Y |
Encryption |
Encrypt entire drives, create encrypted file containers. Run the installer and extract only for portable usage |
| Tuxpaint |
|
Graphics |
Childrens drawing program |
| Undelete-Plus |
Y |
File Recovery |
Standalone exe to undelete files |
| Universal Extractor |
Y |
Archival |
Extract all file types, including setup/installer files, .msi files, etc. |
| Universal Viewer |
|
Text Editor |
Extremely fast viewer for text/csv files supporting loading portions of the file on-demand |
| uTorrent |
Y |
Downloading |
Tiny standalone BitTorrent client |
| Vibestreamer |
|
Audio |
MP3 streaming server that allows you to connect and stream your music using only a standard web browser |
| VLC Media Player |
Y |
Audio Video Player |
Play any audio or video file without downloading and installing additional codecs |
| XBMC |
Y |
HTPC |
Top of the line media player and entertainment hub |
| Virtual Clone Drive |
|
Disk Tools |
Mount ISO, BIN, and CCD files as virtual CD/DVD drives |
| VirtualDub |
|
Video Encoding |
Video capture/processing utility to convert process (rotate, etc.) videos |
| AMCap |
|
Video Capture |
video capture utility |
| Webshot |
Y |
Downloading |
Create images (png, jpg, etc.) of websites |
| Winamp |
|
Audio Video Player |
Media player and music cataloger all in one |
| WinFF |
Y |
Video Encoding |
Simple audio and video conversion |
| Wink |
|
Presentation |
Tutorial and presentation creation software |
| WinMerge |
|
Text Comparison |
Compare two files or folders and display the differences, with the option to merge them |
| WinMorph |
|
Graphics |
Morph two photos, turning one slowly into the other |
| WinSCP |
Y |
FTP |
SFTP client |
| Wireless KeyView |
|
Utility |
Recover lost/forgotten wireless network security keys stored in your computer |
| SmartSniff |
|
Utility |
Network monitoring utility that allows you to capture TCP/IP packets that pass through your network adapter |
| Windows Quake Style Console/Command Window |
|
Utility |
Windows Quake style console that shows/hides using Win+~ keys |
| xPlorer2 Lite |
|
Utility |
Tabbed Windows Explorer replacement |
| Zone Alarm |
|
Firewall |
Firewall |
