The Software Corner
(Microsoft Windows apps, good freewares found on the web)
My english isn't perfect and I don't want to copy paste, so it's my text only.
I'll make corrections by the time. You are welcome to PM me if something
looks weird.
MWSnap - Useful old app for screenshots, a favourite many years now.
Current stable version: 3.00.0.74, 06 Jul 2002
Platform: any 32-bit Windows - Seems to work fine in Windows 10, 64-bit.
I've extracted the ZIP file in Program (x86)\MWSnap
IrfanView - Good graphic viewer. There's a 64-bit version too.
Classic Shell - Classic start menu for Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1 & Windows 10.
It's however discounted since December 7, 2017. I installed it on my brothers Windows 7 for
some years ago and he still have Classic Shell installed on Windows 10. I thought it was good
but since the developing of Classic Shell has stopped I'm going to look for alternatives.
here: http://classicshell.sourceforge.net/alternatives.html
and here: https://alternativeto.net/software/classicshell
I'm using Open-Shell now and it seems OK.
Metapad - Great but old text editor. I was using it to edit HTML many years ago and it's a great
tool for replacing words and code quickly among other things. I've always been using it, even now
in Windows 10. You will still need Notepad for special text files and Wordpad, or alternatives, for
more advanced documents.
Autoruns - Handle with caution
And if you love system apps, check Sysinternals Suite
OpenShot (New to me) Hopefully a better alternative to Avidemux
that I've been using to cut videos or convert AVI to MP4 x264.
Edit: 2019-09-21. Unfortunately I forgot about it because Avidemux and VirtualDub
is still working pretty good on my new computer. But I won't forget about it.
Pazera Software
Audio & video converters, system utilities and other free software
Seems good to me
VirtualDub - I've been using this to edit uncompressed AVI (HuffYUV or Lagarith codecs) before
converting to MP4 with Avidemux. With AviSynth it's possible to use a reverse script and make cool
animations (another app is needed to convert to GIF) or make looping videos. Find a small funny
video clip and make a revensed version of it. Then open the first clip and append the reversed
clip and edit & save new clip. Both must have the same codec and be without sound. You can
add sound later if you want.
(Microsoft Windows apps, good freewares found on the web)
My english isn't perfect and I don't want to copy paste, so it's my text only.
I'll make corrections by the time. You are welcome to PM me if something
looks weird.
MWSnap - Useful old app for screenshots, a favourite many years now.
Current stable version: 3.00.0.74, 06 Jul 2002
Platform: any 32-bit Windows - Seems to work fine in Windows 10, 64-bit.
I've extracted the ZIP file in Program (x86)\MWSnap
IrfanView - Good graphic viewer. There's a 64-bit version too.
Classic Shell - Classic start menu for Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1 & Windows 10.
It's however discounted since December 7, 2017. I installed it on my brothers Windows 7 for
some years ago and he still have Classic Shell installed on Windows 10. I thought it was good
but since the developing of Classic Shell has stopped I'm going to look for alternatives.
here: http://classicshell.sourceforge.net/alternatives.html
and here: https://alternativeto.net/software/classicshell
I'm using Open-Shell now and it seems OK.
Metapad - Great but old text editor. I was using it to edit HTML many years ago and it's a great
tool for replacing words and code quickly among other things. I've always been using it, even now
in Windows 10. You will still need Notepad for special text files and Wordpad, or alternatives, for
more advanced documents.
Autoruns - Handle with caution
And if you love system apps, check Sysinternals SuiteOpenShot (New to me) Hopefully a better alternative to Avidemux
that I've been using to cut videos or convert AVI to MP4 x264.
Edit: 2019-09-21. Unfortunately I forgot about it because Avidemux and VirtualDub
is still working pretty good on my new computer. But I won't forget about it.
Pazera Software
Audio & video converters, system utilities and other free software
Seems good to me
VirtualDub - I've been using this to edit uncompressed AVI (HuffYUV or Lagarith codecs) before
converting to MP4 with Avidemux. With AviSynth it's possible to use a reverse script and make cool
animations (another app is needed to convert to GIF) or make looping videos. Find a small funny
video clip and make a revensed version of it. Then open the first clip and append the reversed
clip and edit & save new clip. Both must have the same codec and be without sound. You can
add sound later if you want.