Top 10 Freeware - April 2008

Top 10 Freeware
(April 2008)

Programs listed alphabetically

AbiWord
Version 2.6.2, release date: April 7, 2008
AbiWord is a free word processing program similar to MS Word. It is suitable for typing papers, letters, reports, memos, etc. It is designed to integrate perfectly with the operating system it runs on. It will take advantage of the functionality provided by the system, such as image loading or printing capabilities.
Screenshot | Download (5.6 MB)

CCleaner
Version 2.07, release date: April 28, 2008
CCleaner is a freeware system optimization and privacy tool. It removes unused files from your system - allowing Windows to run faster and freeing up valuable hard disk space. It also cleans traces of your online activities such as your Internet history.
Application is now 100% Unicode, with support added for non-Unicode OSs.
Added 'portable.dat' file to the portable version of CCleaner which forces it to save the settings to an INI file.
Screenshot | Download (817 kB slim)

HxD
Version 1.7.6.2, release date: April 25, 2008
HxD is a carefully designed and fast hex editor including raw disk editing, modifying foreign RAM and handling files of any size. Its clear interface offers searching/replacing, exporting, checksums/digests, insertion of byte patterns, a file shredder, concatenation or splitting of files, statistics and more.
Editing works like in a text editor with functions streamlined to hide differences that are purely technical. For example you can view a drive just as one stream, can open it under Windows 9x or Windows NT+, undo, search, save, export or whatever you could do with a file. There is no sector-limited editing that gets in your way. The same holds true for the file size (also > 4 GB), which doesn't affect editing speed and still supports undo. Or have a look at the RAM-editor that supports data-folding on every memory section and hides by default inaccessible memory, for a better overview but keeps the real offsets.
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K-Meleon
Version 1.1.5, release date: April 8, 2008
K-Meleon is an extremely fast, customizable, lightweight web browser for the Win32 (Windows) platform based on the Gecko layout engine (the rendering engine of Mozilla). K-Meleon is free, open source software released under the GNU General Public License.
Screenshot | Download (5.2 MB)

Link200
Version 3.3.0.3, release date: April 23, 2008
Link200 will determine the validity of bookmarks or favorites in Firefox, Internet Explorer, and Netscape. Link200 is an easy to use step-through wizard that guides you through the entire process. No longer do you have to worry about going to a favorite or bookmark only to find out the site is no longer valid. Link200 will handle the checking and cleaning. Users can automatically delete the bad websites using Link200's clean option or you can specify which ones you would like to remove on a per website basis.
Screenshot | Download (1.6 MB)

Mail PassView
Version 1.43, release date: April 23, 2008
Mail PassView is a small password-recovery tool that reveals the passwords and other account details for the following email clients:
- Outlook Express
- Microsoft Outlook 2000 (POP3 and SMTP Accounts only)
- Microsoft Outlook 2002/2003/2007 (POP3, IMAP, HTTP and SMTP Accounts)
- Windows Mail
- IncrediMail
- Eudora
- Netscape 6.x/7.x (If the password is not encrypted with master password)
- Mozilla Thunderbird (If the password is not encrypted with master password)
- Group Mail Free
- Yahoo! Mail - If the password is saved in Yahoo! Messenger application.
- Hotmail/MSN mail - If the password is saved in MSN/Windows/Live Messenger application.
- Gmail - If the password is saved by Gmail Notifier application, Google Desktop, or by Google Talk.
For each email account, the following fields are displayed: Account Name, Application, Email, Server, Server Type (POP3/IMAP/SMTP), User Name, and the Password.
Screenshot | Download (51 kB)

Miranda IM
Version 0.7.5, release date: April 29, 2008
Miranda IM is a multi-protocol instant messaging client for Windows. Very light on system resources and extremely fast, Miranda IM requires no installation and can be made to fit on a single floppy disk or USB drive. Featuring a powerful plugin-based framework and boasting over 350 plugins, Miranda IM is one of the most flexible and customisable messaging clients on the planet.
Protocol Support: AIM (AOL Instant Messenger), Gadu-Gadu, IAX (Inter-Asterisk Exchange), ICQ, IRC (Internet Relay Chat), Jabber, MSN, Netsend, Tlen, Yahoo, And more...
OS: Windows 95 / 98 / ME / NT / 2000 / 2003 / XP / Vista
Screenshot | Download (1.5 MB)

NTP Time Server Monitor
Version 1.03, release date: April 21, 2008
The NTP Time Server Monitor software is able to control and overwatch the NTP service for Windows with a userfriendly GUI.
Additionally it eases the handling with the NTP service.

Features:

Switch easily between different configurations (ntp.conf files). This is perfectly usable if different configuration must be tested or to switch between testing and operating mode.
Change the service settings without the need to open the device manager each time.
Extract the NTP related application log entries and display them separately in a table. The user can filter the entries by categories.
Display the current status of the running NTP service. In fact it is a graphical output of the command 'ntpq -p'. Additionally the current offset, stratum value and the selected synchronization source is displayed in a status string. The status is automatically refreshed. The user can select the refresh interval.
The user can configure external NTP server, which are also queried by the NTP Time Server Monitor and the status is also displayed.
The configuration file of the ntp service (ntp.conf) can be edited within this program. So it is no longer necessary to search for the right file in the possible locations within the Windows or NTP directory. If changes are made the program is asking if the service shall be restarted.
The NTP Time Server Monitor is able to read the system variables and association vars of the service and displays them in a textbox for analyzing.
Statistic: The generated loopstats files can be shown in a graphical component. The period of logging, the number of entries, the start and stop time and the minimum and maximum values of the offset and frequency are extracted and displayed. If required the generated statistic can be exported as a bitmap.
The program can be minimized to the tray icon bar of Windows. A tooltip shows the current status (source, offset, stratum), if the mouse is pointing over the Meinberg logo.
A configuration panel let the user control the NTP Time Server Monitor. For example: Polling interval of the NTP status, DNS lookups, external NTP server, logfiles locations.

Screenshot | Download (1.41 MB)

Paint.NET
Version 3.30, release date: April 10, 2008
Paint.NET is free image editing and photo manipulation software designed to be used on computers that run Windows. It supports layers, unlimited undo, special effects, and a wide variety of useful and powerful tools
It started development as an undergraduate college senior design project mentored by Microsoft, and is currently being maintained by some of the alumni that originally worked on it. Originally intended as a free replacement for the MS Paint software that comes with Windows, it has grown into a powerful yet simple tool for photo and image editing.
The programming language used to create Paint.NET is C#, with a small amount of C++ for installation and shell-integration related functionality.
Minimum System Requirements: Windows XP (SP2 or later), Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003 (SP1 or later), NET Framework 2.0.
Screenshot | Download (1.6 MB)

Sleipnir
Version 2.7.1, release date: April 25, 2008
Sleipnir is designed to be a highly customizable browser that you can configure to suit your individual needs. With Sleipnir, you can create your ideal browser by changing the design, skin, and visual appearance. You can also add custom functionality to Sleipnir with a wide range of plugins and user scripts. Users love Seipnir for it's unique blend of high-performance and customizability!
For advanced users!
Screenshot | Download (portable 4582 kB)

March 2008