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Useful Software Sites & Links
(This page was last updated on the 02/10/2025)We do not accept any liability if you download or install any of the below, this is all done at your own risk as you should always check out anything before you install it on your computer; however you may find some of the below quite useful.
Below are links to where you can download some useful software, many of which can be downloaded and used for free. If the developer is providing the software for free and asks for a donation, then send them something to encourage them to create some more useful things.
Anti-Virus
Audio
Cryptography
Deleting / Hiding Files & Folders
File Recovery Software
Firewall
Hash Value Generator
Hidden / Meta Data
Image Viewer
Internet History Eraser
Laptop Recovery Software
Media Converter
Meta Search Utility
Network Tools
Newsgroup Readers
Odd Ones
On-Screen Video Recorders
Passwords
PDF Viewers & Others
Screen Grab/Capture
SpyWare Protection
Video Players
Video Recording / Downloading
VOIP
Website Monitors
Anti-Virus
avg.com - ideal integrated protection for your home and small office workstations
avast.com - free integrated protection for your computer
comodo.com - free anti-virus software, with extra features
sophos.com - protect against a variety of web-based threats
Audio
sourceforge.net - Audacity is free open source software for recording and editing sounds
Cryptography
Encryption
axcrypt.net - axcrypt is free open source encryption software for windows systems
newsoftwares.net - folderlock is file locking software that lets you encrypt files and create a real-time back-up of the encrypted files on the cloud
Steganography
softpedia.com - Hide-In-Picture software
powershellforhackers.com - hide invisible data inside an emoji
embeddedsw.net - OpenPuff steganography software
openstego.com - OpenStego is free steganography software which allows data to be hidden within an image
Deleting / Hiding Files & Folders
Delete Files & Folders
iobit.com - a free useful tool to uninstall & shred deleted files & folders
revouninstaller.com - Revo Uninstaller helps you to uninstall & remove unwanted programs installed on your computer
Hide Files & Folders
wisecleaner.com - Wise Folder Hider is free easy to use software to hide folders on a computer or usb stick
cleanersoft.com - Free Hide Folder is a free computer security software to hide your private folders, a useful way to keep your personal data away from others
File Recovery Software
z-a-recovery.com - ZAR is suitable for home users and small businesses who need a powerful data recovery solution, the free evaluation copy is ideal for lost images
ccleaner.com - Recuva (pronounced "recover") is a freeware Windows utility to restore files that have been accidentally deleted from your computer
Firewall
zonelabs.com - ZoneAlarm provides free basic PC protection for the home user, or pay and get the advanced firewall with identity and privacy protection
comodo.com - Comodo's firewall monitors all internet traffic and lets you allow or deny applications which attempt to go online
Hash Value Generator
karenware.com - obtain a unique number for the contents of a file or folder, to preserve its integrity, to show it has not been altered, added to or deleted
nirsoft.net - Hash My Files is a free hash value generator
md5calculator.com - md5 calculator is a free hash value generator
softpedia.com - MD5 & SHA Checksum Utility is a free useful hash value generator
Hidden / Meta Data
Documents
brightfort.com - free software to view & strip out metadata in office documents
evermap.com - AutoMetadata is a free application for exploring & editing metadata in PDF documents
github.com - Foca is a free application for accessing metadata in a number of document types
Photographs
gumroad.com - EXIFHound is a useful tool to display the available Exif Data in an image
photome.de - PhotoME is a powerful tool to show and edit the metadata of image files
tawbaware.com - basic exif viewer
geosetter.de - free but powerful exif viewer with nice geo-locator display & IPTC data
sourceforge.net - hide a file in a picture with hip2.1
softpedia.com - BartMark Bitmap Encoder allows you to encode text messages into bitmap images
Videos
headbands.com - Gspot can access & display very basic metadata in video files but is a bit old and outdated
mediaarea.net - MediaInfo is a newer tool which display very basic metadata in video files
digi.ninja - ivMeta appears to show meta data in iPhone videos, including geo-location, date & time
Image Viewer
irfanview.com - an image viewer that allows you to open most of the image and video formats
Internet History Eraser
cnet.com - ScrubXP cleans a computer from temporary files and registry keys resulting from opening files and or using the Internet
privacyroot.com - Wipe clears browsing history and many other tracks of PC activity
Laptop Recovery Software
preyproject.com - Prey lets you keep track of your laptop, phone & tablet whenever stolen or missing
Media Converter
cocoonsoftware.com - Quick Media Converter can convert video or audio formats
freemake.com - free media converter which can convert many types of video or audio formats
Meta Search Utility
maltego.com - Maltego is a useful search facility for linking individuals & accounts
Network Tools
netstatagent.com - NetStat Agent is a powerful network toolkit that includes well-known tools like netstat, ping, traceroute, ipconfig, arp, route, whois, http checker and dns query
nirsoft.net - IPNetInfo is a small utility that allows you to easily find all available information about an IP address
Newsgroup Readers
forteinc.com - Agent8 is an integrated Newsreader and Email viewer
phex.org - Phex is a file sharing client for the Gnutella network
Odd Ones
Free Software
sourceforge.net - a site with links to open source software
osalt.com - a site with links to open source software
opensourcemac.org - a site with links to open source software for apple macs
oldversion.com - old / previous versions of popular software to download
lampyre.io - is a useful tool for searching email addresses & mobile phone numbers, linking them to various online sites & accounts, with a handy guide produced by @henkvaness available Here
Software
cnet.com - a site with links to all types of software
snapfiles.com - a site with links to all types of software
filehippo.com - a site with links to all types of software
majorgeeks.com - a site with links to all types of software
thedatalist.com - a site containing a large list of very useful software, much free to use
ninite.com - an easy & fast way to automatically install & update popular applications
Various Tools
NotePad
notepad-plus-plus.org - Notepad++ is a free source code editor and Notepad replacement
Screen Brightness
justgetflux.com - f.lux adjusts the colour of your computer's display to the time of day, making it appear dimer at night & brighter during the day
skytopia.com - this free software lets you adjust the brightness of your computer screen depending on the time of day, so you can make it dimer at night & brighter during the day
Software Checker & Updates
openwith.org - if you have been sent or downloaded a file that you don't recognize and can't open, this programme will tell which free programme you'll need to open it
cleansofts.org - the Update Notifier is a small utility that scans your computer for installed software and displays a list of updates
Time Checker
soft112.com - AtomTime Pro is a Windows based application which will connect to an atomic clock time server and display correct current atomic clock time value and then adjust your computers clock to the correct time if needed
Windows Start Up / Desktop Look
the-sz.com - Spencer is free software which gives the classic Windows XP Start Menu to a Windows 8 system
iobit.com - iobit's Start Menu 8 is free software, giving the Windows 7 start menu to Windows 8 systems
On-Screen Video Recorders
techsmith.com - Camtasia allows you to record your onscreen activity but expensive
nchsoftware.com - Debut Video Capture Software allows you to record video from a webcam, recording device or screen
camstudio.org - Camstudio is open source software which allows you to record your onscreen activity
sourceforge.net - RecordMyDesktop is an open source software for linux based systems, which allows you to record your onscreen activity
pixelmetrics.com - CaptureWizPro is a professional tool for capturing anything on your screen
screenpresso.com - free video screen capture for windows
wisdom-soft.com - Screenhunter video screen capture
atomisystems.com - Active Presenter provides both paid for & free version of screen capture software
litecam.net - provides both paid for & free version of screen capture software for various devices
srecorder.com - free video screen capture for windows
bandicam.com - free video screen capture for windows
airsquirrels.com - reflector allows you to wirelessly stream content from a smartphone to a desktop for recording
x-mirage.com - x-mirage allows you to wirelessly stream content from a smartphone to a desktop for recording
telestream.net - screenflow allows you to wirelessly stream content from a smartphone to a desktop for recording
Passwords
Password Recovery
elcomsoft.com - Advanced Office Password Recovery is an easy to use tool that recovers passwords & removes restrictions from password protected Microsoft Office documents and files in WordPerfect, Lotus, OpenOffice, Apple iWork and Hangul Office formats
elcomsoft.com - Advanced PDF Password Recovery is an easy to use tool that recovers passwords & removes restrictions from password protected PDF's
PDF Viewers & Others
cutepdf.com - CutePDF Writer (Freeware) create professional quality PDF files from almost any printable document. Free for personal and commercial use! No watermarks! No popup Web advertisements!
foxit.com - a small & fast PDF viewer / creator
icecreamapps.com - as well as a having a PDF Converter they have useful free software that allows you to add or remove pages to a PDF or merge PDF files
gonitro.com - free advanced PDF creator
pdferaser.net - allows you to delete text, images and whole pages from a pdf document
investintech.com - software which allows scanned pdf's to be converted to word documents
cisdem.com - pdf converter software with a free trial feature
Screen Grab/Capture
snapfiles.com - MWSnap is useful free Windows based program for getting screen captures of a desktop or a specified part of the screen
SpyWare Protection
safer-networking.org - the home of Spybot-S&D, the best (according to PC World, PCMag.com) privacy software available
malwarebytes.com - Malwarebytes is all about helping users remove malware from their computers and making sure their computers stay infection free
superantispyware.com - detects and removes Spyware, Adware, Malware, Trojans, Diallers, Worms, KeyLoggers, HiJackers and many other types of threats. Free home version and paid for pro version
Video Players
videolan.org - VLC is a powerful media player, playing most of the media & video formats out there
Video Recoding / Downloading
handbrake.fr - useful tool for downloading videos to play on mobile devices
freemake.com - useful tool for downloading videos from different websites, which can then be saved in many different file types
ytddownloader.com - YTD downloader allows you to easily download YouTube videos along with many other sites
4kdownload.com - download from YouTube and other sites and convert to other file types
VOIP
voipcallrecording.com - MP3 Skype recorder is absolutely free and automatic Skype call recording tool for windows Skype users
Website Monitors
Website Monitors
aignes.com - WebSite-Watcher can be set to automatically check web pages for any updates or changes to save you regularly revisiting