The ultimate usefull freeware tools thread

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Here's a list of tools ive downloaded / used, or some ive heard about which could be quite usefull.

If you have some you use, i can add to the list, be sure to give a description and URL.

IZArc - Archiver, fast and has tons of fuctions
Deep Burner Pro - Lightweight CD/DVD burning
D-Tools - DEAMON Tools, for mounting CD Images
Eraser - File eraser, to make it unrecoverable
Lupas Rename - Mass file renamer
SyncBack - Folder Synchronization tool
DoubleKiller - Duplicate file finder
ISO Recorder - ISO Recorder is a lightweight power toy for Windows XP
IrfanView - Compact and fast image viewer
Hamachi - Hamachi lets you create your own virtual network of computers without actually having to network them together. It basically creates a LAN with other computers over the Internet.
Abiword -Tiny word processor
Paint.NET - Freeware lightweight and powerfull image editor
Xpize - Windows XP GUI enhancer
Samurize - The best system monitoring tool, tons of configurations
XVI32 - Hex editor
AM-Deadlink - Bookmark link checker
GalleryGrabber - Have tons of pr0n to download? use this tool
ShellUploader - Upload images to imageshack or some other place from your desktop
StarDownloader - File downloader
Miranda - Great messenger, supports ICQ, Aol, MSN, Yahoo....
GhostMouse - Ever had repetitive mouse tasks to perform?
Send-To Toys - Easily customise the Windows right-click 'Send-To' menu
RegSupremePro - The best registry optimizer, also does other stuff
RapidGet - Paste in multiple rapidshare and click download, saves the hassle of loading up each site, also can queue uploads.
ImageResizerPowerToy - Shell extension that allows you to right click single/multiple images to resize them
Unlocker - Lets you delete files that are locked by windows
 
Thanks for this...

The Unlocker came in very useful for an empty folder that I'd been trying to delete for a while. It's now gone.
 
That Unlocker looks like a great little tool, have downloaded, thanks! :)

How about adding things like,

CCleaner (Very good junk file remover)
RegSeeker (Many people like this Registry Optimiser)
TweakUI (Microsoft PowerToy for altering hidden Windows Settings)

:)
 
:: AntiSpyware ::

Windows Defender
Spyware Blaster
Spybot S&D


:: Antivirus ::

AVG Free
Avast


:: Firewall ::

Sygate Personal Firewall
Zone Alarm
Ashampoo Firewall


:: Media Players ::

Media Player Classic
iTunes


:: Internet Browsers:

Opera
Firefox


:: Compressor/Decompressor ::

7-zip


:: Cleaner ::

CCleaner


:: Virtual Drive ::

Deamon Tools - (SafeDisc 4 Hider)


:: Graphics ::

GIMP


:: TextPad/Coding Program ::

Notepad ++


:: Image Burner/Recorder ::

IMGBurn
ISO Recorder


:: DVD Backup ::

DVD Decryptor
DVD RIP N BURN


:: Defrag Software ::

Diskeeper Lite 9.0 (On Intel Site)


:: Desktop Enhancement ::

UXTheme Patch
RK Launcher
TweakUI
AveDesk
Samurize
Ez Wallpaper
IconTweaker
A Patch (MSN Messenger)


:: Download Manager ::

Fresh Download Manager


:: FTP Clients ::

Filezilla
Smart FTP


:: Instant Messenger ::

MSN Messenger 8 (Live Messenger)


:: Office Suite ::

OpenOffice.org


:: Video Codecs ::

Klite Codec Pack Full


:: Audio Tools ::

ID3-TagIT
iTunes Art Importer
Album Cover Art Downloader


:: Local Web Server ::

XAMPP

:: Video Compression ::

VirtualDubMod

:: Audio Editing ::

WavePad
 
I would add both Logmein Free and Sequoiaview to the list.

The former is a free remote access programme that works through the web so you can access your home system from pretty much anywhere and the latter is a graphics-based file viewer. It can quickly tell you what's eating up all the space on your system.
 
image resizer powertoy is a pile of garbage, if you resize any large image, you'll get terrible image quality, i really wish they'd update it :(
 
Flexible Renamer - Fantastic tool for renaming files. Has lots of options, just used it to rename a folder of mac jpg's so i could use them in Windows.

Doing it manually would have taken ages!
 
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