Recommended Free Apps
I’ve recently downloaded some good freeware (in my opinion at least), so I thought I’d share the new finds along with some other good, free programs that I also recommend giving a try.
First up is one I highly recommend: Bulk Rename Utility. Here’s the description of it from the site:
Bulk Rename Utility is a utility which allows you to easily rename files and directories, based upon extemely flexible criteria. Add date-stamps, replace numbers, insert strings, convert case, add auto-numbers, process folders and subfolders….plus loads more!
Next up is Launcher.
Launcher is an easy-to-use personal shortcut manager that can launch all kinds of files and programs.
Text editor time! First up is Metapad which I used for awhile until I came across Win32Pad a couple of days ago. Metapad has some features that Win32Pad lacks, but they are both good apps. Meta and Win32 (pad!) are good for Notepad replacements, but if you want something for editing HTML and other code languages, I recommend Notepad++.
If only NP++ had an option to make URLs clickable like Meta and Win32 (pad!) does, NP++ would be even better.
Speaking of editing HTML, there is that HTML-Kit you might want to also check out.
And on the Win32Pad site, there are also some other apps you might find useful.
The next app is one for the weather buffs, Weather Watcher.
Now it is the audio software’s turn. I have two for you to check out: Audacity from SourceForge and WavePad.
Screenshot Captor is a good app for snapping shots of your screen.
MR Tech has some apps you might like, such as Systray which:
… is a swiss army knife of tools, tweaks and system options. It will not only let you quickly shut down, restart or log off from Windows, it can help keep your hard disk a little cleaner, organize your MP3 & Other Media files, edit MP3’s iD3 tags, sort text lines, log reboots and tune your system. Other features include: system-wide shortcut keys, an incredibly fast program uninstaller, a directory jump list, enhanced system information, save or print screenshot/window and more.
For blogging, there is w.bloggar which is available in IE and Mozilla (for Firefox) versions. Speaking of Firefox, if it hasn’t replaced IE for you, then what are you waiting for?
And for an FTP app, I recommend FileZilla.
I found out about most of these apps via MR Tech.com.
Of course there are many other good apps out there, so here’s some help in finding them.
Wikipedia has much help regarding text editors:
The list of text editors and the comparisons of those editors.
And for other software in general, check out Softpedia.
Later.
