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Music Software
- Can convert DRM protected WMA files into MP3 files by using the certificate.
- Can record from the soundcard, but without using special soundcard driver (Works with Vista).
- Free and opensource CD ripper, audio encoder and converter
- Freeware utility for extracting / ripping music cds.
- Music Converter can be used to convert WAV, MP3, OGG, WMA, ASF, APE, RAM and many more.
- Freeware utility for extracting / ripping music cds.
- Light weight quality audio player.
- Good quality audio player.
- Official site of the APE format, and provides APE plugin for WinAmp.
- Records audio directly from the soundcard, the final solution for ripping audio.
- My favorite audio player.
- This functionality is not included in the minimal version of Winamp.
- Light weight quality audio player.
Data Compression
- Creator of the 7z format. My favorite compression utility (Doesn't support ACE).
- Allround freeware archive utility.
- Allround freeware archive utility (Probably the best).
- Benchmark of the different compression formats.
- Program that can help you recover lost or forgotten passwords from password protected Zip files.
- Allround freeware archive utility.
- Allround freeware archive utility.
- Creator of the ACE format.
- Creator of the RAR format.
- Once lean and mean, now bloated beyond repair.
- Allround freeware archive utility.
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Image Handling
- Freeware viewer optimized for photo collections.
- My favorite image viewer.
- Freeware viewer optimized for photo collections.
Instant Messaging
- Web-based IM client able to access MSN, AIM and Yahoo.
- Opensource IM which supports ICQ, MSN, Yahoo, Jabber, IRC etc. (Good plugin support).
- Creator of the ICQ IM protocol.
- Web based version of the ICQ IM client.
- Free IM which supports ICQ, MSN, Yahoo, IRC etc.
- Opensource IM which supports ICQ, MSN, Yahoo, Jabber, IRC etc.
- Opensource IM which supports ICQ, MSN, Yahoo, Jabber, IRC etc. (Good plugin support).
- Creator of the MSN IM protocol.
- Extends the functionality of MSN Messenger (Bundled with optional sponsor).
- Web based version of the MSN IM client.
- My favorite IM application.
Text Editors
- Similar to Notepad++ but a little slower to start (Works well with large files).
- Similar to Notepad++ but a little slower to start (Works well with large files).
- My favorite text editor, when I have to search and replace in many files.
- My favorite text editor, when I have to make some small changes to a file.
- Opensource text editor with project support.
Computer Monitoring
- Network bandwidth monitor similar to DU meter and NetMeter (.NET)
- Gives a nice little systray icon to monitor the temperature of your motherboard and CPU.
- A free network traffic/bandwidth monitor, which works just like DU Meter but uses less resources.
Computer Protection
- My favorite antivirus software.
- Free firewall which made my Internet connection slow and had a memory leak.
- Freeware firewall which drove me nuts because of its terrible leak protection (Case sensitive filenames).
- Free anti-virus software.
- Ver. 2.1.5 was my favorite until I discovered the fragment vulnerability (Fixed in following version).
- Abandoned firewall which requires technical knowledge to configure properly.
Computer Testing
- Test the speed of your storage solution.
- CPU Temperature Test software. (Useful for testing stability after overclocking)
- CPU Identification software. (Useful for seeing CPU- and RAM-type before overclocking).
- Graphics Speed Test software.
- RAM Test software. (Useful for testing stability after overclocking)
- Provides a range of tools for testing CPU and RAM. (Useful for testing stability after overclocking).
- Benchmarks almost everything in the computer (HDD test partition should have 1 GB unfragmented free space).
- Test the speed of your storage solution.
- Test the speed of your storage solution (Jagged curve means retransmissions because of bad cables).
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File Manager
- Advanced file manager (Shareware).
- Lightweight file manager (Freeware).
- Lightweight file manager (Freeware).
- Replaces Norton Commander from the DOS days (Includes FTP browser) (Shareware).
- Lightweight file manager (Freeware).
FTP Software
- Opensource FTP server and client, and the FTP server have become my favorite (Replacing an aging Gene6 FTP server).
- My favorite FTP client, even though free it has a nag.
Web Browser
- Find almost any version of any browser you desire.
- My favorite web-browser (Good plugin support).
- When selecting text, then one is given the option to submit the text to a search engine or translator.
- Extends the right-click menu with the option to clone the selected tab.
- When a new tab is opened it displays the default homepage.
- Makes it possible to use other source viewers than the one built into Firefox.
- A Spell Checker for Internet Explorer.
- Probably one of the fastest browsers and it is free.
Website Tools
- A free multithreaded site grapper/napper/spider for downloading entire website for offline browsing.
- Performs offline batch validation of an entire web-site using TidyLib (Doesn't use W3C DTD). Use it together with HTTrack on dynamic sites.
- Performs offline batch validation of an entire web-site using SGML parser with W3C DTD. Use it together with HTTrack on dynamic sites.
- Free link validator that quickly can check whether all the links on your website are working.
Movie Software
- Articles about encoding and decoding.
- Articles about encoding and decoding.
- Articles about encoding and decoding.
- Articles about encoding and decoding.
- Tool for movie format conversion that can re-encode or edit movies.
- HandBrake can rip DVD's and convert them to your favorite movie format (Use it together with DVD43)
- Tool for movie format conversion that can re-encode or edit movies.
- Articles about encoding and decoding.
- Tool for movie format conversion that can re-encode or edit movies.
- Articles about encoding and decoding.
- Tool for movie format conversion that can re-encode or edit movies.
Movie Codecs
- AC3 is the standard DVD audio codec but also used for different AVI movies.
- Opensource AC3 decoder.
- One of the first MPEG4 codecs used by the scene, but have now become bloated.
- DivX 3 is a hacked Windows MPEG4 Codec (Mostly used by early DivX movies)
- DivX WMA Codec is a hacked Windows Media Audio Codec (Mostly used by early DivX movies)
- Branch of the official ffdshow, and includes support for x264, h264, HD, VP62.
- Movie format detection tools, that can tell you what codec you need to play the movie.
- My favorite player that supports subtitles, multiple audio streams, audio stream delay and much more.
- Play movies with multiple audio streams, by giving the ability to specify which audio stream (language) to play.
- MPEG2 is a licensed codec used to play DVD's and other MPEG/MPG movies.
- OGG Direct Show Filter.
- QuickTime Alternative will allow you to play Quicktime files without having to install the official Apple Quicktime Player.
- Real Alternative will allow you to play RealMedia files without having to install the official RealPlayer
- Subtitle codec that can merge/combine subtitles (vobsub, ssa, srt, sub+idx, ...) into movies being played (Must have same filename).
- Favorite movie codec of the scene.
- Direct Show Filter
- Direct Show Filter
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Movie Subtitles
- Movie subtitle collection.
- Movie subtitle collection.
- Movie subtitle collection.
- Movie subtitle collection.
- Movie subtitle collection.
- Split and join movie subtitle files
- Movie subtitle collection.
SFV Checkers
- The SFV file can be used to check the CRC of the accompanying files.
- The SFV file can be used to check the CRC of the accompanying files.
- The SFV file can be used to check the CRC of the accompanying files.
- The SFV file can be used to check the CRC of the accompanying files.
- The SFV file can be used to check the CRC of the accompanying files.
CD/DVD Image Software
- My favorite CD-ROM emulator, as it creates a virtual CD-ROM drive in Windows, which you an insert CD-images (ISO, BIN+CUE, CCD, NRG, etc.).
- ISO Buster, allows you to view and extract the contents of a CD image file.
- Microsoft's Virtual CD-ROM Control Panel for Windows XP.
- Slysoft the creator of CloneCD have created a freeware CD-ROM emulator, that enables one to mount ISO, BIN, CCD images as CD-ROM drives.
- WinBIN, can convert an BIN file (sector size 2352) into an ISO file (sector size 2048).
- WinImage, allows you to view, extract and change the contents of a CD image file.
CD/DVD Burning Software
- CDBurnerXP Pro is a freeware CD/DVD-burner software.
- DeepBurner is a freeware CD/DVD-burner software.
- FinalBurner is a freeware CD/DVD-burner software.
- ImgBurn is a freeware CD/DVD-burner software, but can only burn ready made images.
- InfraRecorder is a free and open source CD/DVD burning solution.
- Nero is usually bundled with your CD/DVD-burner, so it is a good idea to check for an updated version.
Office Suites
- Important update for all Office 2003 Viewers.
- Enables viewing of Excel spreadsheets (xsl).
- Important update for Excel Viewer 2003
- Enables viewing of powerpoint presentations (ppt).
- Enables one to install spell and grammar check for multiple languages.
- Enables viewing of visio drawings (vsd).
- Enables viewing of word documents (doc).
- Important update for Word Viewer 2003
- Free office suite for multiple platforms.

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