| Thread Tools |
3rd November 2006, 13:08 | #1 |
Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium
Posts: 79,022
| Free applications for your HTPC Source: http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=355128 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Utilities, tune-up, maintenance & useful PC information 1-4a Rename - batch, mass file renamer & other useful utilities (2/18/04) Active@ Kill Disk - free powerful hard drive eraser (11/7/04) Add/Remove Pro - useful Add/Remove Programs utility AnswersThatWork.com - ultimate online HelpDesk for PC problems (5/17/04) AutoPatcher - install all the updates & registry tweaks (6/22/04) BartPE - Bart's Preinstalled Environment (BartPE) bootable live windows CD/DVD (10/6/04) Batchrun - create batch files Win 95/98/ME/NT/2000 Batchrun XP alternative - create .cmd files (using Notepad) (6/21/04) Black Viper's web site - Windows configurations, setup, tweaks... Black Viper archived - archived site (5/10/05) Black Viper archived - archived site for XP SP2 (5/10/05) Boot Log Analyzer - looks at your Windows BOOTLOG.TXT file for startup issues (5/21/05) Boot Log XP - the best Windows boot analyzer (5/21/05) BootVis - performance trace visualization tool for faster boot-startup times (8/1/04) CDCheck - utility for prevention, error detection & recovery of damaged files (6/30/04) CodeStuff Starter - view & manage all the programs that are starting ComputerUser.com - very complete and updated high-tech dictionary for computer users (9/20/04) Darik's Boot and Nuke - self-contained boot floppy that securely wipes the hard disks of most computers (11/7/04) ExplorerXP - innovative FREEWARE file manager for Windows 2000/XP (5/20/05) File Management in Windows XP - a lot of info & tips from The Elder Geek (5/20/05) FileAnt File Manager - Windows file manager on tabs, FTP client (5/20/05) Filex - complete reference on File Extensions & associated applications freeCommander - dual pane, “swiss army knife” replacement for Windows Explorer (12/17/04) freshdevices - excellent utilities like Fresh Download, Fresh Diagnose, Fresh UI, Fresh View... (5/21/05) HDD Scan and Restoration Program - free HDD repair & data recovery software (11/7/04) Help2Go - committed to offering free computer help & tutorials (6/23/04) Lavalys - freeware system diagnostics & benchmarking solution (6/30/04) Lockergnome Tips - “Your Top Technology Information Resource” Low-Level Format, Zero-Fill & Diagnostic Utilities - info on HDD (Hard Disk Drive) utilities & formatting (11/7/04) Low-Level Format, Zero-Fill & Diagnostic Utilities - manufacturer links for HDD utilities (11/7/04) How to permanently erase data from a hard disk - site about permanently erasing data on a hard drive (11/7/04) Motherboard Monitor - manage your fans, resources & alarms MSFN's Unattended XP CD - create XP CD with Critical Updates, tweaks, drivers... (5/27/04) MyCoolTools - real useful tools: VisualRoute, MySpeed, Visual IP Trace, eMailTrackerPro... (8/20/05) nLite - excellent free Windows Installation Customizer, remove unwanted Windows components (8/28/04) PC INSPECTOR File Recovery - data recovery program for FAT 12/16/32 & NTFS file systems (6/30/04) PC INSPECTOR smart recovery - File Recovery companion for digital camera media... (6/30/04) PowerToys - Microsoft PowerToys for Windows XP, TweakUI... PrcView - explore & debug, process viewer for Windows (7/1/04) Process Explorer - advanced task manager (6/26/04) Regcompact.NET - registry compaction program that cleans empty values (5/3/2004) RegEditX - unsurpassed RegEdit productivity Registrar Lite - powerful & flexible freeware registry editor Registry Guide for Windows - (formerly RegHelp, RegEditX, RegEdit.com) RegShot - small & open-sourced registry compare utility Restoration - restore files that are deleted accidentally & not in recycle bin (6/30/04) SiSoftware Sandra Standard - The Diagnostic Tool SpeedFan - monitors fan speeds, temperatures & voltages in PCs... Startup Control Panel - easily configure which programs run when your PC starts StartupList - WAY better than msconfig lists all auto starting programs (5/17/04) Sysinternals Freeware - free very professional/quality system utilities (6/26/04) Sysinternals RegMon - Registry monitoring utility Textractor - captures text from screen The Elder Geek on Windows XP - very useful free information site like Black Viper's ToniArts EasyCleaner - very useful program to clean PC & registry (5/20/04) TreeSize - tells you where precious space has gone to TweakHound - Super XP tweaking guide (1/31/04) TweakTown WinXP Tweaking - From Reformat to Relax (1/31/04) TweakTown WinXP Tweaking - From Relax to Righteous (1/31/04) Ultimate Boot CD - boot CD for any OS, also WinUBCD & other free apps (10/6/04) UnH Solutions - free excellent system utilities (6/26/04) User Profile Deletion Utility - Delprof.exe - get rid of old User Profiles that are no longer needed (5/14/05) Windows MultiEnhancer - remove Windows DialogBox, Outlook Express & Internet Explorer annoyances (12/8/04) Windows Registry cleaners, downloads - search, delete & cure invalid references to Windows Registry (5/6/05) Windows service packs & updates - OS and application patch repository, no need for Windows Update! (8/16/06) Windows Services - a list of all standard Windows Services for NT, 2000 & XP (6/22/05) Windows update driver site - latest secure Windows certified hardware drivers (6/30/04) Windows XP Home Edition Utility - setup disks for floppy boot install (6/30/04) Windows XP Installation - Step-by-Step Windows XP install Winuscon -unearths many Windows's most useful features (6/30/04) Xteq X-Setup Pro - 1 of most powerful free tweakers, utilities in 1 program ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tweaks & overclocking ABXZone.com - Windows XP tweaks (1/31/04) ClubOC.net - the original overclockers club (1/31/04) Extreme Overclocking - tweaking PC hardware to the max (1/31/04) Overclockers Club - XP Services removal guide (1/31/04) Overclockers Online - news, reviews & the kitchen sink (1/31/04) OverClockers.com - push system performance to limit (1/31/04) TweakTown - overclocking, tweaking... site (1/31/04) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Security, adware, spyware, spam, cookies, pop-ups... AnalogX Script Defender - intercepts all requests to execute a variety of script types (.VBS, .JS, .WSH...) (5/15/05) Anti-Virus freeware - free anti-virus software from TheFreeSite.com (8/11/04) avast! 4 Home Edition - free antivirus software AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition - free antivirus software bartdart.com - “freeware for you” site, apps like Toolbar Chest, 2 tools below... (6/30/04) CachePal - dump your IE cache files, browser history, & cookies quickly (6/30/04) ScrubXP - cleans out temp files, cookies, history & Windows XP opened/searched files (6/30/04) Bazooka Adware & Spyware Scanner - detects a multitude of spyware, adware, trojan... (2/11/04) Browser Hijack Blaster - stop anyone from hijacking your home page + other features (6/30/04) CastleCops - formerly ComputerCops, security professionals (9/5/04) Cookie Viewer - discover info that websites leave on your computer (5/7/05) CWShredder - small utility for removing CoolWebSearch & associated spyware apps (9/7/04) Eraser - secure data removal tool for Windows (6/22/04) Eraser - SourceForge open-source site for Eraser (6/22/04) HijackThis! - powerful spyware tool, many other useful downloads (5/17/04) IE Privacy Keeper - simple & fast browsing history cleaner for Internet Explorer (6/26/04) IE-SPYAD - Restricted Sites block list file download, Registry entry (5/14/05) LeakTest - test for any leaks in your Firewall (6/22/05) MVPS Hosts File - Restricted Sites block list file download, Registry entry (5/14/05) MVPS Hosts File - info & help for Restricted Sites block list/Hosts file (5/14/05) Junkbusters home page - dedicated to fighting junk inside the PC (7/1/04) Lavasoft Ad-Aware - useful adware/spyware scanner removal program Microsoft Windows XP - site for latest updates, Service Packs & utilities (5/23/04) Microsoft Security FAQ - FAQ about Microsoft Software & Internet Security PGP Freeware - encrypt messages & keep e-mail confidential (6/30/04) Pop-Up Stopper Free Edition - pop-up blocker with history, cookies... "privacy report" (6/30/04) Privoxy - proxy web filter download & choice of OS's Privoxy home page - web filter home page (based on Internet Junkbuster & updated) Privoxy sources - IE6 enhancements, future versions... Proxomitron - proxy web filter, similar to Privoxy - not sure of updates (5/7/05) RegistryProt - compact, low-level realtime registry monitor and protector (5/15/05) Sam Spade - network-query tool that can help you locate bulk mailers, spammers... (6/30/04) ScriptSentry - specify which scripts/files should be allowed to run, like AnalogX Script Defender (5/15/05) SECRETMAKER - handle spam, plus 6 other useful tools (2/23/2004) SpamAssassin - excellent e-mail SPAM filter that's very flexible... (6/15/05) Spy Sweeper - free Spyware removal tools & info (9/5/04) SpyBot - Search & Destroy - powerful spyware/adware... detector & remover Spyware Doctor - new version very effective for spyware detection (7/6/05) Spyware Warrior Forums - help with Spyware, Hijackers & other Internet nuisances (9/7/04) SpywareBlaster - + SpywareGuard, MRU-Blaster... prevent spyware from installing SpywareInfo - online spyware remover, doesn't scan cookies (5/31/04) StartupMonitor - notifies you when any program registers itself to run at system startup (5/15/05) Sygate Personal Firewall - excellent secure Firewall, user friendly (5/12/05) SwatIt - scans your computer for Trojans, Worms, Bots and other Hacker programs (9/30/04) Trend Micro - online virus scanner (2/21/2004) Wilders.org Security Advisors - website is totally devoted to security WinPatrol - spyware program launch alert (6/30/04) ZoneAlarm - excellent free firewall ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Internet browsers & other web surfing software enhancements AltaVista Toolbar - toolbar w/Google like features + Babelfish translator button (6/30/04) Avant Browser - versatile tabbed browser using IE engine (5/29/04) Copernic search engine - allows you to search ALL search engines at once (11/9/04) Gaim - multi-protocol instant messaging client for Linux, BSD, MacOS X, and Windows (6/30/04) Google Deskbar - search using Google without opening your browser (6/30/04) Messenger Plus! - the most popular add-on for MSN Messenger (6/30/04) Googlebar - search bar plug-in for Mozilla (6/30/04) Mozilla Firefox - Mozilla's next generation browser (5/28/04) Mozilla Firefox Extensions - Most popular Firefox Extensions (5/13/05) Mozilla Firefox Extensions - Free Download Manager: FULL of features, works w/FlashGot Extension (5/16/05) Mozilla Firefox Extensions - Download Manager Tweak: still adds features, but smaller alternative (5/16/05) Mozilla Firefox Extensions - fireFTP: cross-platform FTP client for Mozilla Firefox (6/8/05) Mozilla Firefox Installation Guide - very useful simple guide & tips for Firefox browser (5/13/05) Mozilla Suite - web browser, advanced e-mail... all-in-one Internet application suite (5/13/05) Mozilla Thunderbird - Mozilla's e-mail & newsgroup client (6/30/04) MyIE2 - tabbed interface solution for browser Windows filling taskbar (6/30/04) Opera - full-featured web browser - surf the web faster, safer & easier (5/14/05) SeaMonkey - from Mozilla.org, all-in-one Internet application suite (4/25/06) Toolbar Chest - for OE - save window positions, layout & many more settings (6/30/04) Trillian Basic - multi-network IM client - IRC, AOL, ICQ, MSN, or Yahoo... (6/30/04) w00t! - counter-strike search engine (11/14/04) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Useful software & links for freeware 100best FREE web space Providers - The Truth About Free Web Hosting 7-Zip - versatile zip extractor AceFTP 3 - FTP client for creating/exchanging web pages AceHTML 5 - web page creation, validation (6/19/04, no more updates) AceMoney Lite - freeware manages your finances (6/30/04) Adobe Acrobat Reader - useful Internet .pdf file viewer, other features... (6/30/04) AnalogX - free Network utilities (8/12/04) André Bacard's Privacy Page - Protect Your Computer, Financial, Internet & Political Privacy (11/29/05) AutoHotKey - create Macros, automate tasks (6/11/04) Bart's Network Book Disk - professional network boot disk (2/12/04) Blogger.com - create your own blog/web page Blowfish - The Blowfish Encryption Algorithm, useful for SFTP server transfer... (5/20/05) CadSoft Online - Eagle Light Edition: free circuit board, electronics... CAD (7/3/04) CORE FTP LE - FULL FEATURED FTP, SFTP... client for PC... website file transfer (5/17/05) Cryptainer LE - award winning encryption package is totally free & never expires (11/29/05) CYCAS - CYCAS CAD 2D + 3D + ARCHITECTURE (8/9/04) DC++ - free ultimate file sharing client for Direct Connect Network (5/5/05) Dir to HTML Wizard - Advanced Directory Manager (2/10/04) DNSstuff - useful tools for network administrators, domain owners, users of DNS hosting services, etc. (6/23/05) extendedPDF - make your documents much easier to read w/PDF's navigation (11/29/05) FileZilla - FTP client for web pages, lots of useful features Foxit Reader - free reader for PDF (eBook) documents, small <1 MB download size (10/22/05) Free Download Manager - FULL of features, also works w/FlashGot Extension in Firefox browser (5/16/05) FREE DOWNLOADS CENTER - free utilities download site (8/12/04) Free SSH and SCP - secure transfer protocol for Windows 9x, NT, ME, 2000 and XP (5/20/05) FreeBSD - FreeBSD makes an ideal Internet or Intranet server (5/7/05) FreeDNS - Free DNS, Dynamic DNS, subdomain and domain hosting (5/7/05) FreeCAD.com - The one site for all free CAD, CAM and CAE programs (6/19/04) FreewareFiles.com - your free software resource - utilities (8/12/04) Freeware Home - collection of free software & Internet services (8/11/04) Freeware World Team - International Freeware Database (8/11/04) FreeWorld DIALUP - uses a broadband Internet connection to make phone calls (6/30/04) Ghostscript - PDF engine, 3 similar links right below... (3/11/05) GnuPG - a complete and free replacement for PGP encryption (11/29/05) GSview - display & print PostScript and PDF files, requires Ghostscript (3/11/05) RedMon - Redirection Port Monitor - redirect Ghostscript .pdf to a file (or printer) (3/11/05) Creating a free PDFWriter using Ghostscript - step by step on how to create a PDF Writer (3/11/05) Hamachi - organize 2 or more computers w/Internet connection into secure virtual network (5/24/05) HTML-Kit - web page creation, Multiple Validators HTML-Kit Plugins Generator - very useful additions to HTML-Kit (6/19/04) Internet Download Manager - handle your downloads & increase download speeds... (6/30/04) IrfanView - free compact powerful image editor (6/30/04) IZArc - the ultimate archive/compression utility supports many archive formats (1/21/05) JXHTMLEDIT - excellent easy browser-based HTML/XHTML authoring tool based on Java 2 (5/17/05) KeyNote - multi-featured tabbed notebook (6/30/04) Microsoft Typography - free font tools & utilities site (8/12/04) Moochers Freeware - your home for free software on the 'net (8/11/04) NetLeech - excellent versatile download manager NoteTab Light - Notepad replacement, MS Word alternative, handy ASCII MDI, HTML editor (2/19/04) OnlineConversion.com - convert just about anything to anything else (7/18/04) OpenOffice.org 1.1 - free open-source alternative to Microsoft Office (Excel, Word...) OpenOffice Calc Tips - spreadsheet resource page & plug-ins (9/18/05) osalt.com - find open source software alternatives to well-known commercial software (10/26/06) Xnumbers - OpenOffice plugin, many features - improves on 15 significant bit calcs... (9/18/05) Xnumbers - Excel plugin, many features - improves on 15 significant bit calcs... (9/18/05) PC--->MAC - link page to MAC to/from PC utilities (3/11/05) POV-Ray - free tool for creating stunning 3-D graphics (8/9/04) PureText - copy text from Web pages, remove formatting... (6/30/04) Python - powerful object-oriented programming language, like Perl, Tcl, Scheme, or Java (5/20/05) Ramsinks - The Free GOOD Software List, another excellent site for free apps (12/10/05) RoboForm - free password manager, form filler, password generator... (6/30/04) StatCounter - invisible web tracker, hit counter, real-time web stats... (5/6/05) SimpleServer:WWW - set up your own webserver... (2/10/04) SmartFTP - like CORE FTP LE, free feature rich file-web transfer app (5/17/05) SnapFiles - huge free software repository (8/16/06) StatCounter - invisible web tracker, hit counter, real-time web stats... (5/6/05) SystemTools.com - all free utilities (8/12/04) Tech Support Alert - The 46 Best-ever Freeware Utilities (8/12/04) The Exhibit Engine - PHP/MySQL application for smooth and versatile online photograph display (11/29/05) The FreewarePC - run your PC all on FREEWARE (except OS) (8/11/04) the GIMP - GNU Image Manipulation Program: photo, image composition & image authoring (6/30/04) The International PGP Home Page - resource for PGP encryption program & the OpenPGP standard (11/29/05) The Official Free Web Hosting Guide - the best free web hosting sites on the web (5/6/05) The R Project - free software environment for statistical computing and graphics (9/18/05) thefreecountry.com - Free Encryption/Cryptographic Software (11/29/05) TheFreeSite.com - home of the Web's best Freebies (8/11/04) Tripod - one the best free web hosting sites on the web (5/7/05) TUGZip - provides support for a wide range of compressed, encoded and disc-image files (9/7/04) Ultimate CAD Directory - free CAD viewers, reviews & great site for CAD (9/23/04) web-based news aggregator - create your own custom newspage for your website (5/20/05) Web Wiz Guide - site for web design & development WinKeySim - create Macros, automate tasks... (5/21/05) WinSCP - open source freeware SFTP client for Windows using SSH (5/20/05) xe.com - The Universal Currency Converter (7/10/04) Zip Central - free & easy smart zip file compression manager (6/30/04) A.P. Lawrence - Unix, Linux & Mac OS X Help site (1/31/04) Fedora Linux - free open-source alternative operating system FreeBSD - advanced OS for Pentium, Athlon & other compatible architectures (5/21/2005) FreeSBIE - FreeBSD-based operating system that works directly from a CD (5/21/05) FRESHMEAT - vast Linux free resource site (7/1/04) IntelliCAD 2001 - 3D CAD (might not be free anymore) Java - download from Sun Microsystems Knoppix - a bootable CD with a collection of GNU/Linux software (5/21/05) LinuxHardware.org - Linux hardware/software resource site (1/31/04) LiveCD - create your own LiveCD from a currently installed Linux distribution (5/21/05) SLAX - small bootable CD containing the Linux operating system (5/21/05) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Useful links for other great freeware download sites DOWNLOAD.COM - useful vast free download resource site (7/1/04) DriverFiles.net - excellent free “search for the device driver you need” site (6/30/04) FreeByte - freeware programs created by Freebyte (7/1/04) MajorGeeks.com - super tools & utilities download site (5/21/04) NONAGS - the original & best genuine freeware site (7/1/04) Nu2 Productions Website - free Utilities, BootCD & Disk, Multimedia apps... (7/19/04) OnlyTheBestFreeware.com - pretty self explanatory (7/1/04) PC World download - vast PC download resource site (7/1/04) Pricelessware - the best of the best in Windows freeware (2/18/04) Tucows Downloads - vast download site for Windows, Mac, Linux... (7/1/04) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Audio/Video Absolute MP3 Recorder - record PC sound directly to MP3 file AnalogX - 30 different DirectX utilities & plug-ins for audio files (7/1/04) ASIO4ALL - Universal ASIO Driver For WDM Audio (6/13/04) auCDtect - audio CD authenticity detector (4/22/05) Tau Analyzer - audio CD authenticity detector - updated version of Aucdtect (4/22/05) Audacity - wav sound file editor, audio recorder... (1/6/04) AVIcodec - multiple info on movies, particularly video & audio codecs (11/12/04) BumpUp.exe - small useful filtering/edit tool for audio recordings (5/21/04) Cdex - CD ripping & converting... CDisplay Sequential Image Viewer - Windows image viewer for JPEG, PNG & GIF formats (8/11/04) dBpowerAMP Audio Player - complete audio player (2/18/04) dBpowerAMP Music Converter - Swiss army knife of audio (2/18/04) Digital Sound Planet/Quartz Audio Master - audio recording software (5/21/04) Etree Wiki - award-winning leader in lossless digital audio distribution (7/1/04) EvilLyrics - view the lyrics of song that's playing, automatic search (7/1/04) Exact Audio Copy - new audio grabber for CD-ROM drives FLAC - audiophile lossless encoder foobar2000 - excellent free useful “audiophile” audio player.. foobar2000 plugins - R1CH's foobar2000 Plugins, Winamp API Emulator (6/13/04) iTunes - digital jukebox for Mac & Windows (7/1/04) jetAudio Basic - jukebox, burner, recorder, many features (6/11/04) KRISTAL Audio Engine - audio recording software (5/21/04) LAME - open-source LPGL MP3 encoder Media Player Classic - non-bloat replacement for Windows Media Player MediaMonkey - free versatile music manager Monkey's Audio - lossless compression MPEG Home Page - Official site for MPEG-2, MPEG-4, MP3... lossy compressed formats (7/18/04) MPEG.ORG - home page of the Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) (7/18/04) mp3DirectCut - a small tool for editing MPEG audio directly MP3Trim - clean up & improve your MP3 collection (7/1/04) MusicBrainz - community music metadatabase & comprehensive music information site (6/17/05) Nero DriveSpeed w/ASPI manager - control DVD-ROM speed (2/3/2004) Nullsoft Winamp - excellent versatile free audio utility (3 popular plugins below) ASIO plugin CDReader plugin Monkey's Audio plugin Kernel Streaming output plugin for Winamp2 - info & help @ Hydrogen Audio Discussion Forum (11/11/04) Kernel Streaming output plugin for Winamp2 - direct download link (11/11/04) Quintessential Player - free full featured audio utility Shockwave Player Download Center - the standard for viewing rich media Web content (7/1/04) Shorten - (SHN) lossless audio encoder (3/21/04) System Tray Audio Card Switcher - switch default audio device via click on system tray icon (11/3/05) Trader's Little Helper - for converting & trading lossless compressed audio files (5/30/06) VLC media player - the cross-platform media player and streaming server (6/24/04) Windows Media 9 HDTV Encoding Guide - Windows Media 9 HDTV Encoding Guide @ AVS Forum Windows Media Encoder 9 - take advantage of Windows Media 9 Series Windows Media Player - excellent popular free audio/HD video player WMSnoop - free WMV frame-by-frame anaylsis tool (4/27/05) Zoom Player - simple audio/video player, but gives Power Users all the tools & interfaces ZynAddSubFX - opensource software synthesizer capable of making a countless number of instruments (8/20/04) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HTPC setup... 3DChipset - ATi Radeon BIOS Flash Programs & Utilities AC3Filter - DirectShow filter for AC3 decoding/real-time encoding (6/25/04) AC3Filter - new improved release candidate (6/25/04) AC3Filter - link that will self update w/each new AC3Filter release (7/18/04) Ant Movie Catalog - manage your collection of CD/DVD movies (1/31/04) AntennaWeb.org - antenna setup & resource site AVI_IO - for supported video cards, capturing w/scheduling solution (6/14/04) AVI_IO - WDM Video Capture Driver for XP (6/14/04) AVS Forum Search Page - search forum(s), normal search (3/1/2004) AVS Home Theater Computer - HTPC meta FAQ thread (6/20/04) AVS Home Theater Computer Forum - thats THIS forum! Beyond Remote Client and Server - view remote computers, transfer files/clipboard, chat, & power on... (8/21/05) Bobyte Software - freeware AVI splitter & combining utilities (3/11/05) BootXP - Windows boot screens Chameleon - HTPC front-end framework with a very customizable interface (7/7/04) CheckHD - CheckHD tells you all about high definition (HD) at your house (3/1/05) CTpvr & CTtv - free PVR for Hauppauge PVR 250/350 TV tuner cards (7/7/04) Dead Pixel Buddy - program for testing LCD screens for dead pixels (6/7/05) Digital Theater Interface - HTPC user interface (2/8/04) DirectShow Filter Manager - utility to help list, sort, find, add or remove DirectShow filters (7/21/05) Filmerit - freeware application for cleaning and managing DirectShow filters (7/21/05) RadLight Filter Manager - open-source tool allows you to change merit of DirectShow filters (7/21/05) DirecTV - Control your DirecTV® satellite receiver with your computer Dscaler - very useful, versatile free video scaler DVArchive - Virtual Replay TV for your PC DVD Profiler - catalog DVD collection DVHSTool - read/write HDTV transport Streams to/from a D-VHS VCR FCCHandler VirtualDub-MPEG2 - handles MPEG2 content ffdshow - DirectShow decoding filter for decompressing DIVX & XVID movies ffdshow - Free-Codecs.com alternate download site (6/23/04) ffdshow - softpedia.com alternate download site (6/23/04) Ffdshow FAQ - AVS Forum ffdshow FAQ thread Freevo - home theater PC platform based on Linux GB-PVR - fully featured Personal Video Recorder (5/3/2004) GotTV PVR - all in one PVR for TV, movies, music, photos... (7/1/04) GSpot - audio/video codec information appliance (1/26/05) HDD - Intel Application Accelerator - support for hard drives >137 Gigabytes, <= Intel 860 (5/23/04) HDD - Maxtor Big Drive Enabler - support for hard drives >137 Gigabytes, > Intel 860 (5/23/04) HDTV Card Buyer's Guide - AVS Forum thread (V2.5 -updated on 4/11/04) (6/19/04) HIP from ByRemote - Human Interface Programmer - simple & versatile minimal screen keyboard remote (9/29/04) HTPCnews.com - HTPC news, reviews, gaming, guides... (6/8/04) HDTVtoMPEG2 - AVS thread on HDTV to MPEG2 file conversion (10/5/04) HDTVtoMPEG2 - download - HDTV to MPEG2 file conversion application (10/5/04) HDTVtoMPEG2 description-download - (5/21/05) How to record via 1394/Firewire to WindowsXP - AVS Forum thread - 2 download links below (10/5/04) CapDVHS zip file - capture software for 1394/Firewire to Windows XP download (10/5/04) HT core driver zip file - device driver for 1394/Firewire to Windows XP download (10/5/04) iuVCR - universal video recording program (2/8/04) Karnis' Custom Resolution Guide for PowerStrip - AVS Forum thread for 1080i HDTV-HTPC-POWERSTRIP-RADEON LCD Master - LCD/VFD screen manager (pay version Girder required) (2/10/04) Media Engine - HTPC front end - audio/video interface (7/7/04) MediaPortal - PVR & many other useful features (5/16/04) Meedio Express - access digital photos & music using your TV and remote control (11/3/05) Mimic - HTPC front end - build complex, flexible user interfaces (7/7/04) Moonlight-Elecard MPEG2 Player - excellent tool for viewing, e.g. SVCD streams (6/24/04) MsDVR 2000 - digital VCR for personal computers (5/3/2004) Multi-Median - HTPC front end - new standard for Home Theater PC (7/7/04) My Movies - remote operated DVD index, free add-on app for Media Center Edition users (2/1/05) My Settop Box - assemble your very own settop box using Linux (7/7/04) MyHTPC - excellent free front end software Got TV (at myHTPC) - can be used as integrated TV solution for myHTPC system MythTV - PVR project, one of best HTPC front ends out there NetRemote - remote control for HTPC Nimo's Codec Pack website - A/V codecs & DirectShow filters (2/8/04) Nokia Monitor Test - the best way - by far - to find stuck or dead LCD pixels (6/7/05) OpenMC - Open Source Multimedia Center OpenHTPC - Home Theater PC (HTPC) front-end software (5/16/04) PCI Latency Tool - utility to set PCI latency & possibly improve stutter or FPS (1/26/06) PowerStrip - advanced, multi-monitor, programmable hardware support for graphics cards RadLight Filter Manager - allows you to change registered merit values of DirectShow filters (12/11/05) Rage3D - ATI utilities site (6/18/04) Rage3D Tweak - custom resolutions for ATI cards (6/18/04) ReClock DirectShow Filter - get rid of jerky playback of AVI and MPEG material (6/24/04) RefreshForce - permanently fixes the Windows 2000/XP refresh rate problem (8/14/06) RefreshLock - enjoy higher display frequencies w/o hassle of installing special drivers (8/14/06) RivaTuner - powerful tweaking utility for NVIDIA & ATI display adapters (4/25/06) Server Elements NASLite - a simple dedicated file server using old hardware (12/5/04) SME Server - Linux file server: versatile, simple, secure, cross platform (9/25/04) Sony DVP-CX777ES RS232 controller - Windows program for Sony DVP-CX777ES 400-disc DVD player SuperNudelist - CD/DVD megachanger for Pronto remote (2/8/04) Surround Sound formats - surround sound formats explained with diagrams (7/18/04) Test Patterns - test pattern apps for setting up a CRT projector with/PC (6/24/04) TheaterTek - free demo version of TheaterTek, top rated DVD player (12/25/05) TightVNC - HTPC network remote control Titan TV - the most definitive source for what is on TV TV tuner card drivers - WDM Video Capture Driver for XP TV-Cards.com - information on TV tuner cards & PVR software (6/12/04) Ultr@VNC - HTPC network remote control VideoLan - video streaming solution for every OS (2/6/04) Vidomi - plays TV quality XviD and DivX™ MPEG4 video (2/8/04) Virtual VCR - DirectShow video capture application VirtualDub - video capture/processing utility (2/8/04) VobSub - can load subtitles (vobsub, ssa, srt, sub, ...) into movies being played (6/25/04) VobSub - Home of VobSub, Media Player Classic (MPC) & other utilities (7/19/04) Windows Media High Definition Video - watch stunning HD movies on your PC (7/1/04) WMV HD Playback Tool - analyze your HTPC for WMVHD file playback & bottlenecks (2/4/06) Xlobby - excellent free front end software XMLTV - utilities to manage TV viewing (2/8/04) XONE MEDIA CENTER - HTPC interface front end software (7/7/04) YXY - aspect ratio for DVD players, like Zoom Player (2/8/2004) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Links for backup & copying CDs, DVDs... AfterDawn.com - video players & other free downloads... (6/24/04) Audiograbber - CD-Ripper for Windows (7/1/04) AutoGK (Auto Gordian Knot) - create excellent quality backups of your DVDs (6/23/04) burn4free - new free burning solution & DVD copy (7/1/04) burnatonce - master data and audio discs, read/write image files and copy on the fly (2/18/04) BurnWorld.com - everything you need for CD/DVD burning info (1/31/04) CDBurnerXP Pro - burn CD-R, CD-RW DVD+R/RW DVD-R/RW discs, a lot like Nero but free (9/25/04) DAEMON Tools - useful for mounting DVD images... w/DVD Decrypter (1/31/04) Doom9 - The definitive DVD backup resource DriveImage XML - easy reliable program for imaging & backing up partitions & logical drives (4/25/06) DVD Region Patches - codefree region patches on the web for DVD-ROM players DVD43 - very good app for use with ripper-free software DVDShrink - excellent free software to backup DVD discs Free-Codecs.com - download latest video & audio codecs free (6/23/04) IfoEdit - solution to DVD Copy 1:1 PCWorld.com - Free Tools - Free Tools: DVD-Copying, Spyware-Free File Sharing (7/1/04) Remote Selector - great free program removes Macrovision & region lock on software DVD players (11/1/04) Ripping 101 - AVS Forum thread, DVD copying & burning info (10/9/04) Smart Projects IsoBuster - the Ultimate CD & DVD data recovery software (3/11/05) SmartRipper - DVD VOB file extractor/"DVD ripper" softpedia.com - download audio & video codecs, software, games, drivers + news (6/23/04) SVCD2DVD or HDTV2DVD - HDTV to DVD made simple (3/25/06) The Firmware Page - firmware for optical CD/DVD drives (2/20/04) vStrip - Descrambling/Ripping tool, hard to learn but guaranteed results (6/7/05) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Removable storage & media CD Media World - media resource & download site (1/31/04) CDRLabs.com - removable media resource site (1/31/04) DVD+RW Alliance - DVD+RW resource site DVDplusRW.org - largest, independent, online source for DVD+RW (1/31/04) Recipe for DVD - DVD resource site (1/31/04) VideoHelp.com - also known as DVDRHelp.com & VCDHelp.com (6/23/04) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I/O (Input/Output) info EVERYTHING USB - USB I/O resource site (1/31/04) FireWire-1394.com - FireWire I/O resource site (1/31/04) Gary Field's SCSI Info Central - tons of info on the SCSI interface (1/31/04) HDMI.org - catalyst for the DTV revolution (2/3/2004) IR Remote - IR remote control article for HTPC (8/25/04) IR Remote - IRAssistant - free alternative to Girder, remote control PC apps and actions (8/31/06) IR Remote - JP1 Remotes Forum - main forum for JP1 remote issues (8/25/04) IR Remote - Yahoo Group JP1 Users - IR.exe, Keymap Master, RemoteMaster for IR remote (8/25/04) IR Remote - MiriServer - free software for IR remote control for HTPC (8/25/04) IR Remote - WinLIRC - free software for IR remote control for HTPC (8/25/04) IR Remote - LIRC - free software for IR remote control for HTPC - Linux OS (8/25/04) PCI Express - introduction to PCI Express (6/23/04) PCI SIG - PCI, PCI-X, PCI Express I/O site (1/31/04) PDA Archives - resource site for older PDAs (7/1/04) PDA - FreewarePalm - PalmOS & Pocket PC Windows Mobile PDA freeware (7/1/04) PDA - FreewarePPC - PalmOS & Pocket PC Windows Mobile PDA freeware (7/1/04) PDA - Handango - advanced search for many PDAs, sort prices for free downloads (7/1/04) PDA - PalmGear.com - freeware for your versatile PDA (7/1/04) PDA - Tucows PDA - lots of freeware for many different PDAs (7/1/04) SCSI Planet - All the SCSI, all the time (1/31/04) Wi-Fi - AvantGo HOTSPOT LOCATOR - JiWire for use w/Palm OS & Pocket PC devices (6/30/04) Wi-Fi - JiWire - Wi-Fi Hotspot finder, product news, industry reviews (6/30/04) Wi-Fi - NetStumbler.com - troubleshoot & shore up Wi-Fi security (6/30/04)
__________________ |
3rd November 2006, 13:09 | #2 |
Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium
Posts: 79,022
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Themes, desktop enhancements, miscellaneous... Apple - Movie Trailers - Apple's site on movie trailers using QuickTime video (10/25/04) Arkaos Visualizer - add visualization to music Atnotes - drag & drop sticky Post-it like notes on your screen (6/30/04) Atomic TimeSynch - synchronize with govt. Atomic clock (2/10/04) BeyONdTV - showcasing features that the mainstream media ignores (5/3/2004) BZ Hider - mouse cursor hider for Win32 (2/8/04) CDCOVERS.CC - CD cover art, world's largest cover archive Click-N-Type virtual keyboard - on-screen virtual keyboard coverxp - print your CD/DVD covers in seconds... (6/23/2004) Dave's Quick Search Taskbar Toolbar Deskbar - for search hounds with weary mouse-fingers (5/3/2004) DeskColor - customize Icons on the Desktop Desktop Icon Hider - hide your desktop Icons, Start Button (2/8/04) DVDCOVERART.com Forum - DVDCOVERART.com currently down, alternative site (6/23/04) ElmuSoft Download Page - many useful downloads like PTBSync, Atomic Clock Synchronization... (12/8/04) EMS-Project - great free Internet surfing companion (6/26/04) ESPN BottomLine - displays live scores & news on Windows desktop (7/1/04) FeedReader - supports major RSS formats - aggregate and organize online news (6/30/04) Gotcha Covered - batch downloading of album & DVD covers (2/8/04) HP photo tools & templates - personalized photo tool for T-shirts, mugs, calendars... (7/1/04) IconHider - hides Icons, for Win32 (2/8/04) Jet Toolbar - useful desktop toolbar - float or dock & many features (6/30/04) KeyTweak - keyboard remapper for Windows 2000 or XP (2/6/04) Kill Win - shut down, restart, or log off Windows at specified times (6/30/04) MobyDock - an Apple-like dockbar (5/3/2004) MobyDock - DOWNLOAD.COM alternative (6/21/2004) MobyDock - MajorGeeks.com alternative (6/23/2004) Movie Wallpapers - movie wallpapers sorted by movie title (10/25/04) Movie-List - great site for movie trailers (10/25/04) MultiPatcher - Patch Windows XP to use Unsigned Themes & Visual Styles (5/3/2004) Nostalgic Screensaver - shows your images similar to documentaries and biographies ObjectDock - great interactive application launcher (2/20/04) OSXP.net - some beautiful themes, wallpaper & icons a la mac (6/26/04) Picasa - instantly find, edit & share all the pictures on your PC (1/30/05) Rainy's Rainlendar - customizable calendar displays current month (5/3/2004) SAMURIZE.COM - desktop customization program (1/31/04) Set Your Computer Clock - world animation display + official U.S. time (5/17/04) Set Your Computer Clock - via the Internet NIST Internet Time Service (5/17/04) SmartBarXP - best Windows Start Bar replacement bar none (2/20/04) Smiley & images site - The Ultimate Pointless Website (5/31/04) Smiley site - Best Smileys Page Index (5/31/04) Smiley site - clicksmilies.com (5/31/04) Smiley site - my Smileys, German (5/31/04) Smiley site - Mysmileys.com (5/31/04) The Open Video Project - interesting archival video - a shared digital video collection, open-source (10/25/04) Theme Doctor - top rated site for themes & screensaver downloads (1/25/06) ThemeXP - almost infinite amount of quality windows substitute themes (6/26/04) ThePhoneBot - use PC as telephone answering machine with Caller ID (9/16/05) Video filters - some useful tools & effects... (6/13/04) WindowBlinds - fully control GUI (2/6/04) World Time Server.com - atomic clock synchronization (5/17/04) Xnews - excellent Usenet newsreader for Windows (6/30/04) XPthemes - your headquarters on Windows XP customization (6/26/04) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Audio information links, measurement & loudspeaker design software ACXO - acoustic correction & digital crossover for PC (9/22/04) AlmusVCU - Linux convolver for Auralisation, binaural, Ambisonics & ITU 5.1 (9/22/04) Audio DIY Projects - various projects, some involving use of PC & components... (8/15/06) Boston Audio Society links pages - many categories of informative & hi-end audio links (9/23/04) BruteFIR - Linux versatile basic convolver for crossovers, equaliztion, Auralisation, Ambisonics... (9/22/04) Convolver - convolver plug-in for Windows Media Player & DirectX for room correction (8/15/06) Digital Crossover Filter Construction/Playback - digital crossover filters w/driver correction (2/6/04) Digital Room Correction - Digital Room Correction software by Denis Sbragion (9/22/04) Digital Room Correction - instructions by Jones Rush on how to setup & use DRC (9/22/04) Digital Room Correction links + guide - links & guide for DRC software by Denis Sbragion (9/22/04) ETF audio file reader - for reading .etf acoustic measurement files, also a demo (1/22/05) FRD Consortium - acoustic design tools (2/6/04) Function Generator - generates sine, square & triangle wave signals from 1 Hz to 20 kHz (6/26/04) Liberty Instruments - Praxis loudspeaker measurement software - free download (5/3/2004) Martin J. King's MathCAD models - Quarter Wavelength Loudspeaker Design (2/6/04) NCH Tone Generator - excellent audio test tone generator (9/14/04) RAL/Realtime Analyzer Light - measure & equalize sound system acoustics (need dB meter, 3-day trial) (8/19/04) Room EQ Wizard - Java application for measuring room responses and correcting modal resonances (8/15/06) SketchUp - powerful tool for quickly & easily creating, viewing & modifying your 3D ideas (4/28/06) Speaker Workshop - freeware site devoted to creating loudspeakers (2/6/04) The Edge - baffle diffraction simulator (5/3/2004) The LDSG - a COMPENDIUM of recommended speaker drivers, crossovers, electronics... (5/16/05) UniBox - excellent free speaker design software (2/6/04) WinISD Pro - free speaker design software (2/6/04) -
__________________ |
27th July 2008, 21:38 | #3 |
Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium
Posts: 79,022
| it's already in the list Useful links for other great freeware download sites DOWNLOAD.COM - useful vast free download resource site (7/1/04) DriverFiles.net - excellent free “search for the device driver you need” site (6/30/04) FreeByte - freeware programs created by Freebyte (7/1/04) MajorGeeks.com - super tools & utilities download site (5/21/04)
__________________ |
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
5 HTPC Cases Tested | jmke | WebNews | 0 | 18th March 2009 16:31 |
Free Applications For Web Browsing, Mailing, AntiVirus Etc | jmke | WebNews | 1 | 10th February 2009 20:14 |
NMEDIAPC HTPC 288 SA: Affordable Case for an HTPC System | Sidney | WebNews | 0 | 23rd August 2007 06:26 |
Free applications for your HTPC | jmke | WebNews | 0 | 3rd November 2006 13:10 |
HTPC System Guide | jmke | WebNews | 0 | 23rd December 2005 02:58 |
SilverStone LC16M HTPC Case | Sidney | WebNews | 0 | 28th November 2005 19:37 |
ThermalRock Mystic HTPC Case | Sidney | WebNews | 0 | 21st October 2005 16:26 |
Intel’s Wireless MMX2 to Boost Video, Audio Applications for Handsets | jmke | WebNews | 0 | 17th March 2005 23:10 |
HTPC Howto, Tips and Tricks | jmke | WebNews | 0 | 17th November 2004 17:29 |
Thread Tools | |
| |