Neowin's Freeware Alternative List

The link for gaim is spelled incorrectly.

http://gim.sourceforge.net/ should be http://gaim.sourceforge.net/

This list is amazing, I'm finding a bunch of cool programs that I never knew existed.

:whistle:

March 10, 2006

Flash Movie Player http://www.eolsoft.com/freeware/flash_movie_player/

* Flash Movie Player is absolutely free - no nag screens, no ads, no spyware, no time limit.

* Allows to rewind swf movies, animations and Flash games to any position in playing or paused mode.

* Opens exe projector files from version 4 to version 7 and works with them same way as with ordinary SWF files (allows rewinding, etc.)

* Flash Movie Player can extract flash movies from exe projector files and save them in SWF format.

* Supports Playlists. Playlist entry editor, sorting functions.

* Has full screen mode with auto-hiding navigation bar.

* All other Macromedia Flash Player standard features (zoom, quality select, repeat, scale mode select).

* Snapshots creationNew! : allows to create snapshot of any animation's frame and save the image in Jpeg or Bmp format.

* Hotkeys for all frequent operations.

* Has Drag-n-drop support.

* The executable has small size and low system requirements.

* Multilingual interface. (18 Languages supported at the moment).

* Allows to explore cached SWF files. (Add swf files from IE, Firefox and Opera cache to playlist).

March 13, 2006

Video Tools

Video DVD Duplicator http://www.solidlabs.com/dvd/videodvdduplicator/

GUI for dvdauthor http://www.videohelp.com/~gfd/

March 13, 2006

General

ClipMagic http://www.clipmagic.com/index.html

Now freeware.

ClipMagic is a powerful Clipboard Extender and Information Manager for storing Images and Text, either automatically or manually in a categorised format, with details of the URL if the text is from an Internet site.

To save something simply copy it to the Windows Clipboard by pressing CTRL-C or right click on the mouse and select Copy. ClipMagic then automatically stores it and if you have set up Rules & Filters the clip will be moved into a particular category.

Clips can easily be retrieved either by copying from ClipMagic and pasting into your application or by using HotKeys or using the new PastePicker.

March 14, 2006

Audio/Video

Aud-X http://www.aud-x.com/

Aud-X is the name of a completely new surround sound encoder and decoder created by group of audio enthusiasts and professionals joined with love to the Cinema. For a long time people converted DVDs to Divx/Xvid with mp3 stereo sound. We have all felt that part of the orginal masterpiece was gone forever (the surround sound). The main Aud-X project task was to bring to people an easy technology for encoding Divx/Xvid movies with 5.1 sound the same way they used to do it with the simple mp3 stereo encoders. Since Aud-X 5.1 sounds great at 128 kbps and is compatible with AVI ? you can reencode DVDs the same way you are used to, but with full surround sound.

March 14, 2006

General

ClipMagic http://www.clipmagic.com/index.html

Now freeware.

ClipMagic is a powerful Clipboard Extender and Information Manager for storing Images and Text, either automatically or manually in a categorised format, with details of the URL if the text is from an Internet site.

To save something simply copy it to the Windows Clipboard by pressing CTRL-C or right click on the mouse and select Copy. ClipMagic then automatically stores it and if you have set up Rules & Filters the clip will be moved into a particular category.

Clips can easily be retrieved either by copying from ClipMagic and pasting into your application or by using HotKeys or using the new PastePicker.

Um.... take a look at page 10 mate. Please don't take offence, just letting you know :)

March 15, 2006

Spam tool

Spamatak v1.02

- a free MS Outlook spam tool which effectively filtered out those unwanted mail for you MS outlook account

link: Spamatak v1.02

March 15, 2006

Any sign of the list being updated?

We're onto 11 pages now! Its much easier to look at one list than all 11 pages :blink:

It's a great list though - found lots of cool programs :)

March 15, 2006

EASEUS Disk Copy http://www.easeus.com/disk-copy/index.htm

March 16, 2006

Cubic Explorer - File Manager

Freeware of course and has really nice functions.

A must have.

http://www.cubicreality.com

March 16, 2006

602PC SUITE is no longer freeware :no:

March 16, 2006

Graphics Tools

Aear Qsaver http://www.softpedia.com/get/Authoring-too...ar-Qsaver.shtml

Create screensavers with installers. Use images with transitions, flash, soundtrack.

March 19, 2006

HDClone http://www.miray.de/download/sat.hdclone.html

Copies smaller onto larger drives for migrating or backing up complete installations as well as for data rescuing. The download package contains a program to easily a bootable floppy disk or CD/DVD under Windows with only few clicks. A floppy image, ISO image, and manual as PDF are also enclosed.

March 19, 2006

I don't think it's been mentioned:

DTP/Graphics Software

Scribus: www.scribus.org.uk

Although it started as a Linux application, there's now quite a mature Windows port as well: http://windows.scribus.net/

March 21, 2006

CD/DVD Tools

AVS Disc Creator http://www.avsmedia.com/DiscCreator/whatsnew.aspx

CD/DVD burning and now supports Blu-ray disc burning.

March 21, 2006

Cool. I need that for burning Blu-Ray discs... wait a sec, I don't have one!!

March 22, 2006

Network Tools

Free Disks Monitoring http://www.tools4ever.com/products/free/fr...oring-software/

Monitor the disk space usage of the disks of all your Microsoft Windows Servers in your network. The provided information can also be printed for documentation purposes. This means you can prevent problems before they occur. This program is designed with "easy to use" as key aspect. The interface is straightforward and using the "Add Disks Wizard", it is easy to find the disks in your network.

March 22, 2006

General

Launchy http://www.launchy.net/#intro

"Quicksilver" kind of Type & Run app for Windows.

March 23, 2006

PowerPro

http://powerpro.webeddie.com/

summary from publisher's site:

PowerPro lets you take control of how you use Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP. Run commands and configure your system any way you want.

PowerPro gives you a compact and powerful launch bar, menu, and tray icon facility. But this is just the start. With a little experimenting with its configuration, you'll find that you can use PowerPro to change the way you work with your system. The source of its power is the way PowerPro integrates three capabilities:

Running commands: <xhowlaunch.htm> Tool bars, tray icons, hot keys, mouse actions, menus, timer, scheduler.

Controlling other program's windows: <xconfig.htm> Close, minimize, maximize, roll-up to caption, tray minimize, position.

Providing utility functions: <xutils.htm> Send keystrokes to programs, run commands when windows first open, virtual desktops, clipboard extender, keyboard macros, shutdown, show all folder files in a menu, sounds, wallpaper, and screensaver activation and randomization.

March 24, 2006

Graphics

IcoFX http://icofx.xhost.ro/

* Support for Vista icon with PNG compression

* Create icons for Windows 98 / ME / 2000 / XP / Vista

* Support for transparency (alpha channel)

* More than 40 effects + custom filter

* Resolutions up to 256x256

* Data types: 2, 16, 256, True Color, True Color + Alpha

* Extract icons from 32 bit exe and dll

* Import and export images

* Transparent, Brighten/Darken, Blur/Sharpen tools

March 24, 2006

KO Approach http://www.koapproach.com/

KO Approach helps you access your files quicker. All you have to do is click on any folder in Windows Explorer and leave the mouse button pressed for a while. A menu will appear shortly displaying the contents of the folder that you have just clicked.

Navigate to an item buried deeply in your folder structure and double-click it. VOILA!!!

With KO Approach you can also preview pictures instantly. The supplied plugin can display thumbnails of most common graphics formats, right from KO Approach menus

March 25, 2006

AcroPAD http://www.acropad.com/index.htm

Dreamscape AcroPAD is a simple Notepad-like program with PDF conversion capability and a useful button toolbar (like WordPad or Microsoft WinWord). The program is completely freeware and doesn't write any nag on the generated PDF file - use and redistribute it freely!

March 25, 2006

CCCP http://www.cccp-project.net/

The CCCP (Combined Community Codec Pack) is a filter pack specifically built for playing anime. It has been assembled by some of the most knowledgeable people in the anime world, and one of the primary design goals is to play as much as possible with as little as possible. The CCCP attempts to be as unintrusive on your system as possible.

I hope this is added because this is a very good codec pack that can play a wide range of video formats.

March 25, 2006

Autohotkey http://www.autohotkey.com/

AutoHotkey is a free, open-source utility for Windows. With it, you can:
* Automate almost anything by sending keystrokes and mouse clicks. You can write a mouse or keyboard macro by hand or use the macro recorder.

* Create hotkeys for keyboard, joystick, and mouse. Virtually any key, button, or combination can become a hotkey.

* Expand abbreviations as you type them. For example, typing "btw" can automatically produce "by the way".

* Create custom data entry forms, user interfaces, and menu bars. See GUI for details.

* Remap keys and buttons on your keyboard, joystick, and mouse.

* Respond to signals from hand-held remote controls via the WinLIRC client script.

* Run existing AutoIt v2 scripts and enhance them with new capabilities.

* Convert any script into an EXE file that can be run on computers that don't have AutoHotkey installed.

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