2017 - Free tools List yours

[bald_pig]

Tried to install SNIPEIT a while ago, couldn't get it to work found it very complicated, any advice or guidance?

 

It's a pain, I ignored the official instructions and followed a guide elsewhere.

[jthompson]

A couple more.

 

AutoHotkey - I use it to map Win+k to launch KeePass, Win+n to open a new Outlook note, Win+numpad keys for media playback control and Win+Ctrl+L to simultaneously lock my desktop and pause playback. I've also used it for the occasional bodge-job.

 

Plex - No use for work, but I do use it at work to listen to music (from a server at home).

 

I also thought I'd also share one of the most handy Linux commands I've ever come across. It runs the last command with sudo, which of course I often forget to do (I got this from commandlinefu):

sudo !!

Edited June 27, 2017 by jthompson

[QwertyMash]

Hello everyone,

 

I figured I would add my little list of sites from my bookmarks. This is pretty much all of the free software or website apps that I find very useful. Some may be repeats of what have already been said.

 

Software

HandBrake | https://handbrake.fr/ | HandBrake is a tool for converting video from nearly any format to a selection of modern, widely supported codecs.

Visual Studio Code | https://code.visualstudio.com/ | Code editor

Chocolatey | https://chocolatey.org/ | Package manager for Windows

NiNite | https://ninite.com/ | Bit more of a web service, but it's another package manager

Driver Booster | Download Driver Booster - The best free Nvida, AMD, Intel & Dell driver update software for Windows 7 & above. | Finds missing or out of date drivers and installs the newest version

Personal Software Inspector | https://www.flexerasoftware.com/enterprise/products/software-vulnerability-management/personal-software-inspector/ | Scans your PC for out of date software and can in most cases update it

KeePass | KeePass Password Safe | Password managing

NotePad++ | https://notepad-plus-plus.org/ | Simple code editing tool

SysInternals | https://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/sysinternals/bb842062.aspx | A collection of admin tools

Visual Studio Community | https://www.visualstudio.com/vs/community/ | Programming IDE with a lot of features

LightWorks | https://www.lwks.com/ | Video editing software

TeraCopy | TeraCopy for Windows - Code Sector | Can be used to replace the file and folder copy agent in Windows with more features

Eraser | https://eraser.heidi.ie/ | More secure file eraser for Windows

Recuva | Recuva - Restore deleted files, even if you've emptied the Recycle bin! - Piriform | File recovery

Comodo Firewall | https://personalfirewall.comodo.com/free-download.html | Personal firewall

Thunderbird | https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/ | Mail client

CCleaner | CCleaner - The world's most popular PC cleaner & optimization tool - Piriform | PC cleaning tool

Audacity | Download | Audacity® | Audio editor and recorder

7-Zip | 7-Zip | Zip folders etc.

Etcher | https://etcher.io/ | Burn images to SD cards & USB drives, safely and easily.

Virtual Box | https://www.virtualbox.org/ | Virtual PC software

DaVinci Resolve | https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve | Powerful video editing software and colour correction

OBS | https://obsproject.com/ | Screen capture and live streaming software

TeamViewer | https://www.teamviewer.com/en/ | Screen sharing and remote control

WireShark | https://www.wireshark.org/ | Network packet monitoring software

Spiceworks Network Monitor | https://www.spiceworks.com/free-network-monitoring-management-software/ | Network monitoring software

 

Website Services

Online2PDF | https://online2pdf.com/ | Convert files to PDF and PDF to other formats

ConvertICO | ConvertICO.com - Convert PNG to ICO and ICO to PNG | Converts pictures into to ICO (icon) files

Guerrilla Mail | https://www.guerrillamail.com/inbox | Disposable mailbox - Great for when you just need to get signed up to a site that may spam you

SnapDrop | https://snapdrop.net/ | Easily share files between devices

Google Fonts | https://fonts.google.com/ | Selection of fonts to build into your web projects

Online-Convert | Online converter - convert video, images, audio and documents for free | Online file conversion from several different file format and types to a large rang of other formats

 

I hope some of you find a few new tools here

 

Thanks!

QwertyMash!

[lmrogers]

Tried to install SNIPEIT a while ago, couldn't get it to work found it very complicated, any advice or guidance?

I just followed their online guides as best I could. I did install a GUI on the linux server though because that made it slightly easier.