Freeware Alternative List (2009/10)

LojiklSweep was created out of a desire to be able to customize an enterprise's backup requirements. Something that we could not manage to find in any other product. LojiklSweep is a flexible and reliable backup utility that will allow you to twist and turn it around to fit almost any backup task.

? A Simple yet effective User Interface

? A backup project defines what to backup, and scheduled tasks define when,where and how.

? No need to tediously define what to backup for each schedule.

? Backup Weekly to your office server with Compression.

? Backup Daily to your second Hard Disk without Compression.

? Easily specify what to back up and what not to backup. NEW! Built-in "Providers" will automatically find where your mail is stored, where your documents are stored and include them in the backup.

? Advanced Timestamping lets you backup to folders that are created by using the Current Date, or just part of the date

? Easily restore files. Files are not hidden or disguised in anyway. Simply browse to your Backup folder or Compressed Archive find the file(s) or Registry settings you need and simply copy them back

August 31, 2009

XMedia Recode

http://www.xmedia-recode.de/

3,512 · September 1, 2009

Mail Programs:

eMailaya - http://www.emailaya.com/

eMailaya contains a lot of features. The following list is a collection of some of the unique features of eMailaya:

# Backup files: Switch your mailbox to a backup storage, including a full backup mechanism.

# ISP switching: You just need to know your email and password, eMailaya will define everything else automatically.

# MailDrive: Switch your mailbox to another drive on your computer using a familiar interface.

# Video/Voice/Scan/Screenshot: You can send out a video/voice/scan/screenshot email with 1-2 clicks.

# Statistics: You can view statistics of your mailboxes. Read/unread/spam emails and much more.

# Administrative graphical information: Admininster your information using suophisticated and flexible graphical tool with the option to drillthrough the information.

# Last send/receive: Know when was the last time you corresponded with your contacts.

# RSS2Email: Instead of scanning a lot of RSS feeds, let eMailaya update you with what's important to you.

# Quick chat: Interact with your contacts IM style.

# Clipboard tracker: Never lose your imporant clipboard items.

# Lock emails: Never delete your emails by mistake.

# Days to delete: Set an automatic deletion period for your emails.

# Click to See Complete Feature List

3,512 · September 4, 2009

Compression / Decompression:

ArcConvert - http://archivconvert.sourceforge.net/

# This convertor can convert the following archives:

# 7-ZIP/ LZH / CAB / ZIP / ARJ / ACE / RAR / TAR / TGZ / GZ / Z / BZ2 / YZ1 / YZ2 / GCA / BEL / RPM / DEB/ BH / Noa32 / HKI / PAQAR / SQX /HA /ZOO /UHARC /LFB / ZLIB / UCL / IMP / RS / SPL / APK / Arc / DZ / MSI / ALZ / PMA / PAQ7 / CHM / UDA / PAQ8 / Cryptonite / ISO / LZOP / BMA / ZIP AES (128/192/256) / Nanozip Alpha/ XZ/ FreeArc/Zpaq/GZA

# to the following ones:

# ZIP, 7-ZIP, CAB, LHA, TAR, TGZ, BZ2, YZ1, BGA, RAR, ACE, NOA32, PAQAR, UHARC, YZ2, DZ, HA, XZ, FreeArc, ARJ/PAQ9/GZA

# Includes the EXE from the archiver

# Automatic password detection from archive

3,512 · September 7, 2009

Image Tools and Converters:

ImageKonverter - http://imagekonverter.sourceforge.net/

ImageKonverter is a software designed for easily convert, resize and compress hundreds images, both in Windows and in Linux. ImageKonverter is different from other image converter for its speed and semplicity, even if it has all important features. You can add a lot of images and process them in a few minutes, setting the size (with advanced rules), the format and the compression, renaming them if necessary.

3,512 · September 10, 2009

Small Business:

Visifire - http://visifire.com/

Visifire is a set of open source data visualization controls - powered by Microsoft? Silverlight? & WPF. Visifire is a multi-targeting control which can be used in both WPF & Silverlight applications. Using the same API, charts in both Silverlight & WPF environments can be created within minutes. Visifire can also be embedded in any webpage as a standalone Silverlight App. Visifire is independent of server side technology. It can be used with ASP, ASP.Net, PHP, JSP, ColdFusion, Ruby on Rails or just simple HTML. Don't take our word for it! Visit Visifire Gallery or design your own chart using Chart Designer.

3,512 · September 13, 2009

Anti-Spyware:

Returnil Virtual System - http://www.returnilvirtualsystem.com/products

Returnil virtualization technology clones a computer?s System Partition and boots the PC into this system rather than native Windows, allowing you run your applications in a completely isolated environment. Hence the session and all activity, malicious or otherwise, will happen in the virtual environment, not in the real PC environment. If the PC is attacked or gets infected, all you need to do is to simply reboot the PC to erase all changes. After reboot, the system will be restored to its original state, as if nothing ever happened. All of this without sacrificing computer performance or usability while helping to reduce technical support intervention and the need for routine maintenance.

September 15, 2009

Thanks fopr updating the list Xinok ;-)

Some of the software I use that I don?t see in the list:

Great Todo List: uTodo

http://veetosoft.com/uTodo.html#features

( incidentally I see GanttProject isn?t included either: http://www.ganttproject.biz/ )

windows7 ready firewall: PCTools Firewall

http://www.pctools.com/firewall/

alternaticely, if you want to control application access of the built-in W7 firewall: Windows7 firewall control

http://www.sphinx-soft.com/Vista/index.html

Right-click upload (ftp,rapidshare,flickr,etc...): RightLoad

http://rightload.org/index.php/download.html

Freeware email archiving: Mailstore

http://www.mailstore.com/en/mailstore-home.aspx

windows 7 ready network meter: AnalogX Netstat Live

http://www.analogx.com/contents/download/N...sl/Freeware.htm

September 15, 2009

Some more goodies:

to add a custom jumplist to windows7: Jumplist Launcher

http://en.www.ali.dj/jumplist-launcher/

automatic copy/paste of selected text: ClickCutter

http://www.clickcutter.com/

3,512 · September 17, 2009

General Utilities and Other Applications:

Duplicate Cleaner - http://www.digitalvolcano.co.uk/content/duplicate-cleaner

Find Duplicate Files by content
Fast Scanning and accurate duplicate comparison (MD5 Hashing algorithm)
Deep scans music - locate duplicate music formats (MP3, iTunes, etc)
Flexible search parameters
Intelligent Selection Assistant
Search home or networked drives
Search multiple locations
Export / Import results in CSV format
View Path,Size and Date of files
Large, resizable list window
Image preview window
Delete duplicate files to the Recycle bin
Move duplicate files to a new location
Turn duplicate files into hard links (NTFS file systems only)
Protection for Windows and system files
Supports multiple languages

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3,512 · September 19, 2009

Web Browsers:

ChomePlus - http://www.chromeplus.org/

ChromePlus has all the functionalities that Google Chrome has. More, ChromePlus added some useful features such as Mouse gesture, Super drag, IE tab, etc.

Currently, ChromePlus has 5 extra features:

1. Double click tab to close page.

2. Mouse Gestures

3. Super drag

4. IE tab

5. Download tools supported in context menu.

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3,512 · September 22, 2009

General Utilities and Other Applications:

JauntePE (JPE) - http://sites.google.com/site/jauntepe/Home

JauntePE (a.k.a. JPE) in short is, a freeware application virtualization suite that attempts to convert conventional applications into portable applications. The suite tries to simplify the portable application making process so that normal users can use it without having any prior knowledge of programming or scripting language. The JPE Quickie tool will assist users setting up the portable package with ease. JauntePE does not limit your creation. If you are a program developer, you are also allowed to distribute the portable launcher and the JauntePE runtime library along with any programs you create as long as you do not commercially profit from its sale.

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3,512 · September 25, 2009

General Utilities and Other Applications:

PatchWise Free - http://www.softpedia.com/get/Programming/P...Wise-Free.shtml

PatchWise Free is an easy-to-use patch generator that helps to create patch packages for software and file updating. These packages are small size self-extracting executable update programs in famous installer style and can be distributed over the Internet.

With PatchWise Free, everyone, even a beginner, can prepare his patch package in minutes. It is an easy way to create patches in order to meet the frequent demand of updating.

Being distributed as Freeware. PatchWise Free is completely free of charge, even for commercial use. Please read the End-User License Agreement carefully before using it.

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3,512 · September 28, 2009

System Tools:

Types - http://sourceforge.net/projects/types/

Types is a lightweight and useful piece of software designed for Windows XP and Vista that enables you to edit icons, program associations, context menus and other properties for various file types that Windows Explorer displays.

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3,015 · September 30, 2009

WinDirStat - WinDirStat is a disk usage statistics viewer and cleanup tool for Microsoft Windows (all current variants).

WinDirStat Website

3,512 · October 1, 2009

Anti-Spyware:

KeyScrambler Personal - http://www.qfxsoftware.com/products.htm

KeyScrambler defeats keyloggers by encrypting your keystrokes at the keyboard driver level, deep within the operating system. When the encrypted keystrokes reach your browser, KeyScrambler then decrypts them so you see exactly the keys you've typed. Keyloggers can only record the encrypted keys, which are completely indecipherable.

The personal edition only encrypts keystrokes for Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, and Flock.

3,512 · October 4, 2009

Video Tools and Converters:

FFCoder - http://teejee2008.wordpress.com/ffcoder/

FFCoder is a .NET based audio/video converter, which is capable of transcoding audio and video files to various formats. It is a unified frontend for many freeware utilities such as FFmpeg, MPlayer and MEncoder.

Supports 11 command line encoders : ffmpeg, mencoder, ffmpeg2theora, x264, xvid_encraw, avs2avi, lame, faac, Nero AAC, OggEnc and WavPack
Batch processing.
Parallel processing (multiple files can be transcoded at same time).
Advanced configuration options for all codecs.
Supports 2-pass encoding with automated first pass.
Encode video using vfw codecs such as VP6, VP7 and FFDShow (by using avs2avi).
MeGUI presets can be imported for x264 and xvid encoding.
Support for video filters provided by the encoder (such as mencoder?s filters)
Input files can be avisynth scripts or any format supported by ffmpeg.
For encoders such as x264_cli which support very few input formats, the video is decoded with ffmpeg and then piped to the encoder, on-the-fly.
Tools: Dump audio/video stream to file, create images in JPEG/BMP/PNG/TIFF format, rebuild/cut/join video files, quantization matrix editor, etc.

October 7, 2009

I can't understand where to add this, maybe in Small Business: but you haven't Freemind - mindmapping tool for idea generation and organizing. ConceptDraw MINDMAP or MindJet MindManager analog.

Small Business:

OpenProj - project management tool for tasks and resources tracking via Gantt Chart. MS Project or ConceptDraw PROJECT analog.

Edited October 7, 2009 by Windbag

41,460 · October 7, 2009

Firewalls

Windows 7 Firewall Control

It use to be Vista Firewall Control. There are paid versions but I use the free version to monitor my apps accessing the internet.

3,512 · October 7, 2009

Audio Players:

Radio Sure - http://www.radiosure.com/

The ?RadioSure? gives you the smoothest radio listening expirience. The main rule is ? it should be simple, reliable and should just work.

More than 12000 of stations in the package
Supports most of the internet radio formats ? mp3, wma, ogg vorbis, aac+ and so on
Quick and reliable search for your favorite radio stations
Smooth switching between stations including crossfade effect
Recording what you are listening to and packaging it into separate song files
Simultaneous recording of multiple stations
Automatic checking for software and radio stations updates

5,831 · October 7, 2009

Not sure if this needs to go in General Utilities and Other Applications: or Educational Utilities:

Convert for Windows

Convert is a free and easy to use unit conversion program that will convert the most popular units of distance, temperature, volume, time, speed, mass, power, density, pressure, energy and many others, including the ability to create custom conversions!

FTP Servers:

Cerberus FTP Server 3.0

Cerberus FTP Server is "free for personal use and not-for-profit charitable organizations".

3,512 · October 10, 2009

Desktop Enhancements:

Wallpaperizer - http://www.gardenerofthoughts.org/ideas/wa...rizer/index.htm

Wallperizer is a desktop wallpaper changer. The wallpaper can be changed automatically, either in order or randomly.

Brightness normalization is an automatic process where bright pictures are made darker and dark pictures are made brighter, which can be used to bring the brightness of wallpapers close to the environmental light.

A calendar can be displayed on the wallpaper. Calendars have skins. You can edit, load and save calendar skins.

Click to see more screenshots

3,512 · October 13, 2009

RSS Readers:

FeedDemon - http://www.newsgator.com/individuals/feeddemon/default.aspx

The easy-to-use interface makes it a snap to stay informed with the latest news and information. You can completely customize the way feeds are organized and displayed. Set up custom news watches based on keywords or use the powerful search to find articles. You can even download podcasts and audio files and have them show up on your portable audio device. The software is pre-configured with dozens of feeds, so you can unleash the power of RSS right away.

3,512 · October 16, 2009

General Utilities and Other Applications:

ESET SysInspector - http://www.eset.com/download/sysinspector.php

ESET SysInspector is a free, state of the art diagnostic tool for Windows systems. It is also an integral part of ESET Smart Security 4 and ESET NOD32 Antivirus 4. It peers into your operating system and captures details such as running processes, registry content, startup items and network connections. Once a snapshot of the system is made, ESET SysInspector applies heuristics to assign a risk level for each object logged. Its intuitive graphical user interface enables the user to easily slice through the large volume of data using a slider to select objects of a particular color coded risk level for closer examination. ESET SysInspector is a convenient utility for the tool box of every IT expert and first responder.

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1,286 · October 16, 2009

Neither TeraCopy nor Xinorbis are file managers...

Screenshot tool: ZScreen, integrated picture uploading and stuff.

Image viewer: imgv, small and easy to handle.

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