The Big Useful List Of Free Useful Programs To Use Usually For Free

potato580+ · Sep 8, 2019

this might be usefull for potato system budget like me
https://www.monitortests.com/forum/Thread-Custom-Resolution-Utility-CRU by toastyX, this software pretty much change monitor, some called it as monitor overclock software, even have a free/gsync option (i managed to oc my LG tv from 60-70hz & 2k acer vgo from 75-83hz, beware to read the instructions, this might cause error or damage your monitor)

also this https://dxgl.org/ and nglide i forgot where to download, those stuff for interpolation scaler which have a magic to display in any non native resolution without blurry, but not all game work well after forced by those software, just test it enjoy

i forgot abt this fancy duck software, here its, aint free, but you can try a demo, so consider it as free software

Lossless Scaling - Integer Scaling for Games on Steam

Play your favorite games without blur! No more quality loss when you run the game at a resolution less than the native display resolution.

store.steampowered.com

Roddey · Sep 8, 2019

MouseZoomer for Firefox

MouseZoomer – Get this Extension for Firefox (en-US)

Download MouseZoomer for Firefox. Zoom IN/OUT with the mouse clicking left or right button + wheel UP/DOWN Two permissions required: TABS: To do ZOOM in the tabs :-) STORAGE: To store settings

addons.mozilla.org

Make the toolbar,address toolbar, bookmark toolbars text bigger in Firefox

how can i make my toolbar,address toolbar, bookmark toolbars text bigger | Firefox Support Forum | Mozilla Support

support.mozilla.org

W1zzard · Sep 9, 2019

biffzinker said:
The 2005 x86/x64 version included in the all-in-one has a exploit that was patched in 2011

already using that version

updated the download with the new 2015-2019 runtime

Space Lynx · Sep 9, 2019

potato580+ said:
this might be usefull for potato system budget like me
https://www.monitortests.com/forum/Thread-Custom-Resolution-Utility-CRU by toastyX, this software pretty much change monitor, some called it as monitor overclock software, even have a free/gsync option (i managed to oc my LG tv from 60-70hz & 2k acer vgo from 75-83hz, beware to read the instructions, this might cause error or damage your monitor)

also this https://dxgl.org/ and nglide i forgot where to download, those stuff for interpolation scaler which have a magic to display in any non native resolution without blurry, but not all game work well after forced by those software, just test it enjoy

i forgot abt this fancy duck software, here its, aint free, but you can try a demo, so consider it as free software

Lossless Scaling - Integer Scaling for Games on Steam

Play your favorite games without blur! No more quality loss when you run the game at a resolution less than the native display resolution.

store.steampowered.com

yep I have used toastyx for many years now. great program. most monitors need not apply though, its only for very niche.

Frick · Sep 9, 2019

Gamepr190 said:
Always On Top Maker

Very niche thing, but likely handy.

biffzinker · Sep 11, 2019

Sandboxie v5.31.4 has switched to freeware, only requires email registration.

Sandboxie - Download the latest version of Sandboxie

Sandboxie - Sandbox security software for Windows. Install and run programs in a virtual sandbox environment without writing to the hard drive.

www.sandboxie.com

lexluthermiester · Sep 12, 2019

biffzinker said:
Sandboxie v5.31.4 has switched to freeware, only requires email registration.

Sandboxie - Download the latest version of Sandboxie

Sandboxie - Sandbox security software for Windows. Install and run programs in a virtual sandbox environment without writing to the hard drive.

www.sandboxie.com

Interesting. I wonder why they did that?

jaggerwild · Sep 12, 2019

A good link to MANY FREE programs "majorgeeks.com"
https://www.majorgeeks.com/

biffzinker · Sep 12, 2019

lexluthermiester said:
Interesting. I wonder why they did that?

No idea, seen it posted under the software section at Neowin.

Splinterdog · Nov 15, 2019

Voluman said:
FastStone Image Viewer, you can sort, setting order, rename photos, pics
XnView, photo viewer, image resizer, batch image converter and more

VidCoder, DVD, Blu-ray and any video file to MP4/MKV video converter, based on HandBrake

Edit: gPodder, is a simple, open source podcast client written in Python using GTK+

FastStone Image Viewer is brilliant for batch conversions like image resizing when you have muliple images for example and the limit on a website might be 100KB per image. I usually default to this program rather than use TinyJPG/PNG.
It also features a handy (amongst many other cool features) rotate feature, allowing you full control over the rotation. All completely free, too!

oobymach · Nov 15, 2019

Audacity - free audio editing software with conversion

Audacity ® | Free Audio editor, recorder, music making and more!

Audacity is the world's most popular audio editing and recording app. Edit, mix, and enhance your audio tracks with the power of Audacity. Download now!

www.audacityteam.org

AIMP - free audio playback software supporting asio pcm, dsd and dxd

AIMP

AIMP : Free Audio Player : Официальный сайт программы

www.aimp.ru

lexluthermiester · Nov 15, 2019

One of My Favs is Paint.Net;

Paint.NET - Free Software for Digital Photo Editing

Paint.NET is free image and photo editing software for computers that run Windows.

www.getpaint.net

As close to Photoshop as you can reasonably get. Been using it for years.
But you'll need the .Net Framework runtimes found below(offline installer);

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4054530/microsoft-net-framework-4-7-2-offline-installer-for-windows

Kursah · Nov 15, 2019

lexluthermiester said:
One of My Favs is Paint.Net;

Paint.NET - Free Software for Digital Photo Editing

Paint.NET is free image and photo editing software for computers that run Windows.

www.getpaint.net

As close to Photoshop as you can reasonably get. Been using it for years.
But you'll need the .Net Framework runtimes found below(offline installer);

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4054530/microsoft-net-framework-4-7-2-offline-installer-for-windows

I like Paint.net and well but find Gimp more closely resembles Photoshop imho. I finally made the move to Gimp entirely about 6 years ago and don't regret it one bit. Is more of a resource hog and takes longer to load because of that, but can do quite a bit more too. Check it out

You can get either of those installed from ninite.com along with other free software you choose. I use it all the time to do fresh deployments and updates (same installer works for both of it was used to install the software initially).

If you guys haven't used ninite.com, you're missing out. It's worth a gander. I grab many things like Chrome, FF, VLC, Gimp, Revo, Putty, FileZilla, .Net, Java, Foobar, etc. Installs them without any additional bloatware which is the main reason I use it, aside from being a huge time saver.

:toast:

cucker tarlson · Nov 15, 2019

DaVinci Resolve,it's unbelievable such software can come free.
I haven't created many videos in my life,but with davinci it's a lot of fun.
There's countless tutorials on youtube that will let you use it to the fullest.

potato580+ · Nov 15, 2019

memory scanner like ce/artmoney, theres plenty else, dont remmember alr

ohyea something i forgot to mentioned
software like blender/unity, those are good

R-T-B · Nov 16, 2019

lexluthermiester said:
Interesting. I wonder why they did that?

Probably due to Windows 10 adding free functionality that is similar.

Splinterdog · Nov 16, 2019

Kursah said:
I like Paint.net and well but find Gimp more closely resembles Photoshop imho. I finally made the move to Gimp entirely about 6 years ago and don't regret it one bit. Is more of a resource hog and takes longer to load because of that, but can do quite a bit more too. Check it out

You can get either of those installed from ninite.com along with other free software you choose. I use it all the time to do fresh deployments and updates (same installer works for both of it was used to install the software initially).

If you guys haven't used ninite.com, you're missing out. It's worth a gander. I grab many things like Chrome, FF, VLC, Gimp, Revo, Putty, FileZilla, .Net, Java, Foobar, etc. Installs them without any additional bloatware which is the main reason I use it, aside from being a huge time saver.

I use Gimp as well, but then moved over to Inkscape which I used to design the cover of my novel. What I found most useful was creating a pattern in Gimp, importing it into Inkscape and applying that pattern to a font. For example individual letters having the pattern of a flag, which was precisely what I was looking for.
It's amazing that these incredible programs are free in the first place. There's a bit of a learning curve and you have to stick at it, otherwise skill-fade kicks in.

xrobwx71 · May 17, 2020

Do you want Nir Sofer's (nirsoft.net) and Microsoft's Sysinternals tools all in one place and updated frequently?

KLS SOFT - WSCC - Windows System Control Center

www.kls-soft.com

Drone · Jul 27, 2020

Quad Explorer

Q-Dir the Quad Explorer

Q-Dir (the Quad Explorer) makes your files and folders easy to manage, either installed or as a portable Windows program.

q-dir.com

Empty Folder Cleaner

Empty Folder Cleaner - Delete empty folders, increase performance

Empty Folder Cleaner - Delete empty folders and increase performance.

www.4dots-software.com

QuickViewer

QuickViewer Project

cucker tarlson · Jul 27, 2020

displayfusion,a nice free tool to set separate wallpapers on each monitor

DisplayFusion

DisplayFusion will make your multi-monitor life much easier! With powerful features like Multi-Monitor Taskbars, TitleBar Buttons and fully customizable HotKeys, DisplayFusion will make managing yo...

www.displayfusion.com

Splinterdog · Jul 27, 2020

Yesterday I came across Subtitle Edit, a very intuitive subtitle creation program which is open source and within an hour or so I was rendering a video with hard coded subtitles.
It was a simple process of creating the .srt and then burning that into the video using another program.
A quite remarkable program and considering it's free, even more so.

Nikse.dk

www.nikse.dk

cucker tarlson · Jul 27, 2020

da vinci can do both video and subtitles

lexluthermiester · Jul 27, 2020

Drone said:
Quad Explorer

Q-Dir the Quad Explorer

Q-Dir (the Quad Explorer) makes your files and folders easy to manage, either installed or as a portable Windows program.

q-dir.com

QDir is one of the best file managers made. Been using it for years!

cucker tarlson said:
da vinci can do both video and subtitles

True. I personally like Openshot better.

OpenShot Video Editor | Free, Open, and Award-Winning Video Editor for Linux, Mac, and Windows!

OpenShot is an award-winning free and open-source video editor for Linux, Mac, and Windows. Create videos with exciting video effects, titles, audio tracks, and animations.

www.openshot.org

cucker tarlson · Jul 27, 2020

lexluthermiester said:
QDir is one of the best file managers made. Been using it for years!

True. I personally like Openshot better.

OpenShot Video Editor | Free, Open, and Award-Winning Video Editor for Linux, Mac, and Windows!

OpenShot is an award-winning free and open-source video editor for Linux, Mac, and Windows. Create videos with exciting video effects, titles, audio tracks, and animations.

www.openshot.org

da vinci is easy enough for me for such an advanced tool,and cuda acceleration really speeds things up lot

silkstone · Jul 27, 2020

I use RBtray quite a lot on one of my computers where I have some programs, or DOS windows that I'd like running in the background, but not taking up taskbar space

RBTray

Take ownership of files and folders via right-click menu is another one. While not a program, i still find it really useful. You'll need to scroll to the bottom for the registry hack. https://www.howtogeek.com/howto/win...ership-to-explorer-right-click-menu-in-vista/

System Name	just ordinary potato system, but dont understimate potato..
Processor	ryzen raven ridge 2200g, ryzen 2600 upgrade:)
Motherboard	msi b350 pc mate, biostars a320, asrock ab350m micro
Cooling	x2 cheap china handmade, i got plenty aigo/fantech rgb fans now heh
Memory	klevv dual channel 8gb 3000mhz, trident 16gb 3600mhz, random ddr2 stick
Video Card(s)	back to square, using vega 56 now:D
Storage	wd green ssd 240gb, 3tb seagate expnasion, random laptop hdd x4, 1tb 3.5
Display(s)	acer vgo 22inch fullhd 75hz
Case	cheap segotep/dazumba mid atx, alcatroz mini atx
Audio Device(s)	genius retro wood style, harman kardon stick iii
Power Supply	be quite system power9, powerlogic standar, voltron 300fx, thermaltake smart 1200w
Mouse	rexus, genius ps/2, powerlogic ps/2 ball tracking
Keyboard	rexus, random china product x3
Software	talking abt best software, autodesk/unity3d/notepad yes notepad!!
Benchmark Scores	theres nothing to brag abt potato, but it can run decent 30fps fullhd with good setting:)

Processor	Ryzen 7 5700X
Memory	48 GB
Video Card(s)	RTX 4080
Storage	2x HDD RAID 1, 3x M.2 NVMe
Display(s)	30" 2560x1600 + 19" 1280x1024
Software	Windows 10 64-bit

System Name	White DJ in Detroit
Processor	Ryzen 5 5600
Motherboard	Asrock B450M-HDV
Cooling	Be Quiet! Pure Rock 2
Memory	2 x 16GB Kingston Fury 3400mhz
Video Card(s)	XFX 6950XT Speedster MERC 319
Storage	Kingston A400 240GB \| WD Black SN750 2TB \|WD Blue 1TB x 2 \| Toshiba P300 2TB \| Seagate Expansion 8TB
Display(s)	Samsung U32J590U 4K + BenQ GL2450HT 1080p
Case	Fractal Design Define R4
Audio Device(s)	Plantronics 5220, Nektar SE61 keyboard
Power Supply	Corsair RM850x v3
Mouse	Logitech G602
Keyboard	Cherry MX Board 1.0 TKL Brown
Software	Windows 10 Pro
Benchmark Scores	Rimworld 4K ready!

Processor	Core i7-13700
Motherboard	MSI Z790 Gaming Plus WiFi
Cooling	Cooler Master RGB something
Memory	Corsair DDR5-6000 small OC to 6200
Video Card(s)	XFX Speedster SWFT309 AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT CORE Gaming
Storage	970 EVO NVMe M.2 500GB,,WD850N 2TB
Display(s)	Samsung 28” 4K monitor
Case	Phantek Eclipse P400S
Audio Device(s)	EVGA NU Audio
Power Supply	EVGA 850 BQ
Mouse	Logitech G502 Hero
Keyboard	Logitech G G413 Silver
Software	Windows 11 Professional v23H2

Processor	5930K
Motherboard	MSI X99 SLI
Cooling	WATER
Memory	16GB DDR4 2132
Video Card(s)	EVGAY 2070 SUPER
Storage	SEVERAL SSD"S
Display(s)	Catleap/Yamakasi 2560X1440
Case	D Frame MINI drilled out
Audio Device(s)	onboard
Power Supply	Corsair TX750
Mouse	DEATH ADDER
Keyboard	Razer Black Widow Tournament
Software	W10HB
Benchmark Scores	PhIlLyChEeSeStEaK

System Name	Ryzen Monster
Processor	Ryzen 7 5700X3D
Motherboard	Asus ROG Crosshair Hero VII WiFi
Cooling	Corsair H100i RGB Platinum
Memory	Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 32GB (4x8GB) 3200Mhz CMW16GX4M2C3200C16
Video Card(s)	Asus ROG Strix RX5700XT OC 8Gb
Storage	WD Black 500GB NVMe 250Gb Samsung SSD, OCZ 500Gb SSD WD M.2 500Gb, plus three spinners up to 1.5Tb
Display(s)	LG 32GK650F-B 32" UltraGear™ QHD
Case	Cooler Master Storm Trooper
Audio Device(s)	Supreme FX on board
Power Supply	Corsair RM850X full modular
Mouse	Corsair Ironclaw wireless
Keyboard	Logitech G213
VR HMD	Headphones Logitech G533 wireless
Software	Windows 11 Start 11
Benchmark Scores	3DMark Time Spy 4532 (9258 March 2021, 9399 July 2021)

System Name	New compy
Processor	AMD Ryzen 5800x3D
Motherboard	MSI MPG x570S EDGE MAX WiFi
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15S w. FHP141 + Xigmatek AOS XAF-F1451
Memory	32gb G.Skill Ripjaws V Samsung B-Die Dual Rank F4-4000C16D-32GVKA
Video Card(s)	ASUS TUF GAMING RTX 4070ti
Storage	17tb (8+4tb WD Black HDD's, 2+2+0.5+0.5tb M.2 SSD Drives) + 16tb WD Red Pro backup drive
Display(s)	Alienware AW2518H 24" 240hz, Sony X85K 43" 4k 120hz HDR TV
Case	Thermaltake Core v71
Audio Device(s)	iFi Nano Idsd Le, Creative T20 + T50, Sennheiser HD6Mix
Power Supply	EVGA Supernova G2 1000w
Mouse	Logitech G502 Hero custom w. G900 scroll wheel mod, Rival 3 + Rival 3 wireless, JLab Epic Mouse
Keyboard	Corsair K68 RGB + K70 RGB + K57 RGB Wireless + Logitech G613
Software	Win 10 Pro
Benchmark Scores	https://valid.x86.fr/s2y7ny

System Name	Kursah's Gaming Rig 2018 (2022 Upgrade) - Ryzen+ Edition \| Gaming Laptop (Lenovo Legion 5i Pro 2022)
Processor	R7 5800X @ Stock \| i7 12700H @ Stock
Motherboard	Asus ROG Strix X370-F Gaming BIOS 6203\| Legion 5i Pro NM-E231
Cooling	Noctua NH-U14S Push-Pull + NT-H1 \| Stock Cooling
Memory	TEAMGROUP T-Force Vulcan Z 32GB (2x16) DDR4 4000 @ 3600 18-20-20-42 1.35v \| 32GB DDR5 4800 (2x16)
Video Card(s)	Palit GeForce RTX 4070 JetStream 12GB \| CPU-based Intel Iris XE + RTX 3070 8GB 150W
Storage	4TB SP UD90 NVME, 960GB SATA SSD, 2TB HDD \| 1TB Samsung OEM NVME SSD + 4TB Crucial P3 Plus NVME SSD
Display(s)	Acer 28" 4K VG280K x2 \| 16" 2560x1600 built-in
Case	Corsair 600C - Stock Fans on Low \| Stock Metal/Plastic
Audio Device(s)	Aune T1 mk1 > AKG K553 Pro + JVC HA-RX 700 (Equalizer APO + PeaceUI) \| Bluetooth Earbuds (BX29)
Power Supply	EVGA 750G2 Modular + APC Back-UPS Pro 1500 \| 300W OEM (heavy use) or Lenovo Legion C135W GAN (light)
Mouse	Logitech G502 \| Logitech M330
Keyboard	HyperX Alloy Core RGB \| Built in Keyboard (Lenovo laptop KB FTW)
Software	Windows 11 Pro x64 \| Windows 11 Home x64

System Name	Purple rain
Processor	10.5 thousand 4.2G 1.1v
Motherboard	Zee 490 Aorus Elite
Cooling	Noctua D15S
Memory	16GB 4133 CL16-16-16-31 Viper Steel
Video Card(s)	RTX 2070 Super Gaming X Trio
Storage	SU900 128,8200Pro 1TB,850 Pro 512+256+256,860 Evo 500,XPG950 480, Skyhawk 2TB
Display(s)	Acer XB241YU+Dell S2716DG
Case	P600S Silent w. Alpenfohn wing boost 3 ARGBT+ fans
Audio Device(s)	K612 Pro w. FiiO E10k DAC,W830BT wireless
Power Supply	Superflower Leadex Gold 850W
Mouse	G903 lightspeed+powerplay,G403 wireless + Steelseries DeX + Roccat rest
Keyboard	HyperX Alloy SilverSpeed (w.HyperX wrist rest),Razer Deathstalker
Software	Windows 10
Benchmark Scores	A LOT

System Name	Pioneer
Processor	Ryzen R9 9950X
Motherboard	GIGABYTE Aorus Elite X670 AX
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15 + A whole lotta Sunon and Corsair Maglev blower fans...
Memory	64GB (4x 16GB) G.Skill Flare X5 @ DDR5-6000 CL30
Video Card(s)	XFX RX 7900 XTX Speedster Merc 310
Storage	Intel 905p Optane 960GB boot, +2x Crucial P5 Plus 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSDs
Display(s)	55" LG 55" B9 OLED 4K Display
Case	Thermaltake Core X31
Audio Device(s)	TOSLINK->Schiit Modi MB->Asgard 2 DAC Amp->AKG Pro K712 Headphones or HDMI->B9 OLED
Power Supply	FSP Hydro Ti Pro 850W
Mouse	Logitech G305 Lightspeed Wireless
Keyboard	WASD Code v3 with Cherry Green keyswitches + PBT DS keycaps
Software	Gentoo Linux x64 / Windows 11 Enterprise IoT 2024

System Name	EventHorizon
Processor	Intel® Core™ Processor i9-13900KF 8P/16 + 16E 3.00GHz [Turbo 5.7GHz] 36MB Cache LGA1700
Motherboard	ASUS PRIME Z790-P
Cooling	CyberpowerPC MasterLiquid Lite 240mm ARGB CPU Liquid Cooler
Memory	32GB (16GBx2) DDR5/6000MHz Dual Channel Memory (KINGSTON FURY BEAST RGB)
Video Card(s)	GeForce RTX™ 4080 16GB
Storage	2TB WD BLACK SN850X (PCIe Gen4) NVMe M.2 SSD - Seq R/W: Up to 7300/6600 MB/s, Rnd R/W up to 1200/110
Display(s)	LG 34''
Case	CyberPowerPC HYTE Y60 Dual Chamber Mid-Tower Gaming Case w/ Panoramic View Tempered Glass + 2x120mm
Audio Device(s)	Asus Strix w/Alan Finote mod for Windows 11
Power Supply	High Power 1300W 80+ GOLD Full Modular w/ PCIE 12+4Pins Connector for PCIe 5.0 graphics cards
Mouse	Steelseries Rival 600 wired
Keyboard	Steelseries Apex 7 TKL red Switch
Software	Win 11 Pro

System Name	Gaming System / HTPC-Server
Processor	i7 8700K (@4.8 Ghz All-Core) / R7 5900X
Motherboard	Z370 Aorus Ultra Gaming / MSI B450 Mortar Max
Cooling	CM ML360 / CM ML240L
Memory	16Gb Hynix @3200 MHz / 16Gb Hynix @3000Mhz
Video Card(s)	Zotac 3080 / Colorful 1060
Storage	750G MX300 + 2x500G NVMe / 40Tb Reds + 1Tb WD Blue NVMe
Display(s)	LG 27GN800-B 27'' 2K 144Hz / Sony TV
Case	Xigmatek Aquarius Plus / Corsair Air 240
Audio Device(s)	On Board Realtek
Power Supply	Super Flower Leadex III Gold 750W / Andyson TX-700 Platinum
Mouse	Logitech G502 Hero / K400+
Keyboard	Wooting Two / K400+
Software	Windows 10 x64
Benchmark Scores	Cinebench R15 = 1542 3D Mark Timespy = 9758

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