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This is a list of programs that are the best at their job. | This is a list of programs that are the best at their job. Some recommendations and links are out of date. | ||
== Windows == | == Windows == | ||
=== Audio and Video === | === Audio and Video === | ||
; Music Playback : [http://www.foobar2000.org foobar2000 Advanced Audio Player] ([[foobar2000|local foobar2000 page]]) | |||
; Video Playback : [http://fuxx.us/imouto Simplest, most powerful, and best method] or [http://www.cccp-project.net/ CCCP Combined Community Codec Pack] (worst option) | |||
; Image Viewer : [http://www.irfanview.com/ Irfanview Windows Graphic Viewer] | |||
; Desktop Recorder : [http://www.bsrsoft.com/downloadbsr.asp BSR Screen Recorder] or [http://camstudio.org/ CamStudio] | |||
; Lossless image functions : optipng, pngcrush, jpegtran | |||
=== Bulk Processing === | === Bulk Processing === | ||
; Bulk file rename : [http://www.bulkrenameutility.co.uk/Main_Intro.php Bulk Rename Utility (BRU)] | |||
: [http://pfrank.atwebpages.com PFrank File Renamer] | |||
; Duplicate file search : [torrent Duplicate File Finder] | |||
; Search Filesystem for Keywords : [http://www.12oclocker.com/programs.htm File Text Finder] or [http://www.wingrep.com/ Windows Grep] | |||
; Duplicate Image Finder : [http://www.visipics.info/index.php?title=Main_Page VisiPics] | |||
=== Document Editors / Readers === | === Document Editors / Readers === | ||
; Comic Viewer / Reader : [http://www.cdisplayex.com/ CDisplayEx] | |||
; Document / File Viewer / Editor : [http://www.flos-freeware.ch/notepad2.html Notepad2] or [http://notepad-plus-plus.org/ Notepad++] and Microsoft Office | |||
; PDF Reader / Viewer : [http://blog.kowalczyk.info/software/sumatrapdf/download-free-pdf-viewer.html Sumatra PDF] | |||
=== File Management === | === File Management === | ||
; Search : [http://www.voidtools.com/download.php voidtools Everything Search Engine] | |||
; Recovery File (PAR, PAR2) and Hash File (SFV, MD5) Management : [http://www.quickpar.org.uk/Download.htm QuickPar] | |||
; Quick File Hashing : [http://code.kliu.org/hashcheck/ HashCheck] | |||
; Archiver (RAR, Zip, 7z, etc) : [https://www.fuxx.us/winrar WinRAR] or [http://www.7-zip.org/ 7-Zip] | |||
; File Splitting and Joining : [http://www.hjsplit.org/ HJ-Split] | |||
=== File Transfer, P2P, and SSH === | === File Transfer, P2P, and SSH === | ||
; FTP / SFTP / SCP : [http://winscp.net/eng/download.php WinSCP] | |||
; FXP : [http://www.flashfxp.com/download FlashFXP] (does anyone use this) | |||
; SSH : [http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/ PuTTY] | |||
; Torrents : [http://www.oldversion.com/windows/utorrent-2-2-1-25302 uTorrent v2.2.1 build 25302] | |||
; Newsgroup Downloader : [http://www.newsbin.com/freetrial.php NewsBin Pro] | |||
; p2p : [http://www.apexdc.net/ ApexDC++] | |||
; Remote Desktop Control / VNC : [http://www.tightvnc.com/ TightVNC] / [[w:Comparison_of_remote_desktop_software|Comparison of remote desktop software]] | |||
=== Hardware === | === Hardware === | ||
; Hardware Information : [http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html CPU-Z] or [http://www.hwinfo.com/download.php HWiNFO] | |||
; Graphics (GPU) Information : [http://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/ GPU-Z] | |||
; Fan Speed Control : [http://www.almico.com/speedfan.php SpeedFan] | |||
; Hardware Monitor : [http://www.almico.com/speedfan.php SpeedFan], [http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/hwmonitor.html HWMonitor], and [http://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/ GPU-Z] | |||
; Stress Test : IntelBurnTest, LinX, prime95 | |||
=== Web === | === Web === | ||
; Website Browser : [https://vivaldi.com/download/ Vivaldi], Opera Web Browser v12.17 ([[Opera|local Opera page]]) and Microsoft Internet Explorer | |||
; In-page File Downloader : [http://fuxx.us/opera Opera's Links panel] | |||
=== Instant Messaging / Chat === | === Instant Messaging / Chat === | ||
; Instant Messaging (MSN, AIM, ICQ, Yahoo, etc) : [https://pidgin.im/ Pidgin Instant Messenger] | |||
; IRC : [http://www.slutchan.com/camwhores/downloads-torrents/res/22.php mIRC] ([[mIRC|local mIRC page]]) | |||
; Voice Chat : [http://mumble.sourceforge.net/ Mumble] | |||
; Synchronized video playback and chat : [https://syncplay.pl Syncplay] | |||
=== E-mail client === | |||
; [https://www.ritlabs.com/en/products/thebat/download.php The Bat!] | |||
=== ISOs, Burning, Virtual Drives === | === ISOs, Burning, Virtual Drives === | ||
; Disc Drive Emulator : [http://www.slysoft.com/en/download.html VirtualCloneDrive] | |||
; ISO Image Burning : [http://www.imgburn.com/index.php?act=download ImgBurn] | |||
; ISO Building : [http://www.imgburn.com/index.php?act=download ImgBurn] | |||
=== Security === | === Security === | ||
; File Destruction / Real Deletion : [http://eraser.heidi.ie/ Eraser] | |||
; File / Hard Drive Encrypting : [https://veracrypt.codeplex.com/ VeraCrypt] or [https://www.grc.com/misc/truecrypt/truecrypt.htm TrueCrypt] | |||
=== System Management === | === System Management === | ||
; Startup Manager : [https://technet.microsoft.com/en-ca/sysinternals/bb963902.aspx AutoRuns] | |||
; BSOD Information / Troubleshooting : [http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/blue_screen_view.html BlueScreenView] | |||
; Hard Disk Drive (HDD) Defrag : [JkDefrag or MyDefrag Disk Defragmenter] | |||
=== UI === | === UI === | ||
; Start Menu : [OpenShell] | |||
=== App Collections === | === App Collections === | ||
; [http://www.nirsoft.net/ NirSoft] | |||
; [https://technet.microsoft.com/en-ca/sysinternals Sysinternals] | |||
== Linux == | == Linux == | ||
If you can't figure it out yourself, install Windows. | If you can't figure it out yourself, install Windows. | ||
[[Category:Help | [[Category:Help]][[Category:Software]] | ||
Latest revision as of 23:17, 31 March 2022
This is a list of programs that are the best at their job. Some recommendations and links are out of date.
Windows
Audio and Video
- Music Playback
- foobar2000 Advanced Audio Player (local foobar2000 page)
- Video Playback
- Simplest, most powerful, and best method or CCCP Combined Community Codec Pack (worst option)
- Image Viewer
- Irfanview Windows Graphic Viewer
- Desktop Recorder
- BSR Screen Recorder or CamStudio
- Lossless image functions
- optipng, pngcrush, jpegtran
Bulk Processing
- Bulk file rename
- Bulk Rename Utility (BRU)
- PFrank File Renamer
- Duplicate file search
- [torrent Duplicate File Finder]
- Search Filesystem for Keywords
- File Text Finder or Windows Grep
- Duplicate Image Finder
- VisiPics
Document Editors / Readers
- Comic Viewer / Reader
- CDisplayEx
- Document / File Viewer / Editor
- Notepad2 or Notepad++ and Microsoft Office
- PDF Reader / Viewer
- Sumatra PDF
File Management
- Search
- voidtools Everything Search Engine
- Recovery File (PAR, PAR2) and Hash File (SFV, MD5) Management
- QuickPar
- Quick File Hashing
- HashCheck
- Archiver (RAR, Zip, 7z, etc)
- WinRAR or 7-Zip
- File Splitting and Joining
- HJ-Split
File Transfer, P2P, and SSH
- FTP / SFTP / SCP
- WinSCP
- FXP
- FlashFXP (does anyone use this)
- SSH
- PuTTY
- Torrents
- uTorrent v2.2.1 build 25302
- Newsgroup Downloader
- NewsBin Pro
- p2p
- ApexDC++
- Remote Desktop Control / VNC
- TightVNC / Comparison of remote desktop software
Hardware
- Hardware Information
- CPU-Z or HWiNFO
- Graphics (GPU) Information
- GPU-Z
- Fan Speed Control
- SpeedFan
- Hardware Monitor
- SpeedFan, HWMonitor, and GPU-Z
- Stress Test
- IntelBurnTest, LinX, prime95
Web
- Website Browser
- Vivaldi, Opera Web Browser v12.17 (local Opera page) and Microsoft Internet Explorer
- In-page File Downloader
- Opera's Links panel
Instant Messaging / Chat
- Instant Messaging (MSN, AIM, ICQ, Yahoo, etc)
- Pidgin Instant Messenger
- IRC
- mIRC (local mIRC page)
- Voice Chat
- Mumble
- Synchronized video playback and chat
- Syncplay
E-mail client
ISOs, Burning, Virtual Drives
- Disc Drive Emulator
- VirtualCloneDrive
- ISO Image Burning
- ImgBurn
- ISO Building
- ImgBurn
Security
System Management
- Startup Manager
- AutoRuns
- BSOD Information / Troubleshooting
- BlueScreenView
- Hard Disk Drive (HDD) Defrag
- [JkDefrag or MyDefrag Disk Defragmenter]
UI
- Start Menu
- [OpenShell]
App Collections
Linux
If you can't figure it out yourself, install Windows.
