Free File UtilitiesFree File Utilities| On this page: | Explorer Context Menu Addons | Explorer Properties Dialogue Addons | Other File Utilities | Disclaimer |
Explorer Context Menu Addons| Agent Ransack - also in
Other File Utilities (search files for text; see the matching lines) |
http://www.agentransack.com |
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| ClipName (put the file name (long or short) onto the clipboard) ... seems more accurate than GrabIt |
http://www.mainsoft.fr/freeware_en.htm |
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| ExecParm (execute file - with command line parameters) |
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http://www.kibria.de/frhed.html |
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| GaugeIt (directory/subdirectory size) |
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/ Lakes/2659/tools/win |
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| GrabIt (put the file name (long or short) or file contents onto the clipboard) |
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| Recase (change case of a file name) |
http://bluefive.pair.com/recase.htm |
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| Split Files (split big files into smaller lumps and remerge them later) |
the author's website has vanished; it was ...
http://space.dolphin.free.fr/Windows a copy of the download stored on this website ... split 3_1.zip  |
Explorer Properties Dialogue Addons| Date and Time (modify file dates) |
the author's website has vanished; it
was ... http://space.dolphin.free.fr/Windows copies of the download stored on this website ... shdate 1_41.zip dfolder 3_2.zip |
| Folder Size (display tree and folder/subfolder sizes) |
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| ImageSize (picture size and other info) |
http://www.pair.com/vsap |
| Wave Info (display information about .WAV (and other RIFF) files) |
http://www.mda-vst.com (and follow the Utilities link) |
Other File Utilities| 7-zip (good WinZip replacement) |
http://www.7-zip.org |
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Agent Ransack - also in
Explorer Context Menu Addons (search files for text; see the matching lines) |
http://www.agentransack.com |
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| BK ReplaceEm (Text replace on multiple files) |
http://www.orbit.org/replace |
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| CSDiff (compare files or folders, with good report output) |
http://www.ComponentSoftware.com/ products/csdiff |
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| Direct to Printer (SendTo menu addon - sends a file to the printer ... goes with the 'print to file' facility) |
the author's website has vanished; it was ...
http://space.dolphin.free.fr/Windows a copy of the download stored on this website ... direct2printer 2_0.zip |
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| DirSize (calculates how many bytes various folders contain) |
http://skyscraper.fortunecity.com/ techie/842 |
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| File Attribute Stripper (strip Readonly, Hidden or System attributes from multiple files) |
http://www.mda-vst.com (and follow the Utilities link) |
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http://www.kibria.de/frhed.html |
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| KDiff3 (interactive 3-way folder and text file compare/merge) |
http://kdiff3.sourceforge.net |
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| Klik-A-Dir (really neat tool for navigating around a file structure) |
http://www.angelfire.com/in/honysoft |
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| MindExpander (expands MAC compressed files, incl. BinHex 4.0) |
http://www.mindvision.com/Consumer/ products/ME/Default.asp |
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| PitPad (like notepad but also has a hex edit mode) |
http://www.pszczepanik.exe.pl/eg |
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| Power Archiver (good WinZip equivalent - NB the latest version on the PowerArchiver site is Shareware, i.e. NOT free) |
http://www.powerarchiver.com |
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| a copy of the (old) freeware version stored on
this website ... powarc61.exe |
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| qFileSync [was called
FileSync, changed due to ambiguity] (bulk synchronize of folders/files) NB 'mirror' mode makes good backups on UDF format CD-RW disks |
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The latest versions on the GrigSoft site are
Shareware, i.e. NOT free ... http://www.grigsoft.com copies of the (old) freeware versions stored on
this website ... wincmp.zip |
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| WinMerge (interactive folder and text file compare/merge, with syntax highlighting) |
http://winmerge.sourceforge.net |
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| WinTail (monitor the end of a file - good for log files) |
http://www.geocities.com/ SiliconValley/Vista/8632 |
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| Zip Scan (search through many zip, cab or jar files for specific files names / contents) |
The latest version on the ZipScan site is
Shareware, i.e. NOT free ... http://www.zipscan.co.uk a copy of the (old) freeware version 1.3 stored
on this website ... zipsca13.zip |
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| Zip Search (search through selected zip files for specific files names / contents) |
http://www.fullcircuit.com |
DisclaimerThe sites linked are for my convenience. Inclusion of a link to a site on this page is not an endorsement of that site or any products or software available from it, nor does it imply any warranty of the specified software, nor does it imply any association with the owner of the site. I will not be liable for any damage done as a result of following any of these links.
That said, the specific pieces of software listed have all worked for me in some manner at some time; while I hope that you have the same success, I cannot guarantee that you will.
Please email me if any links don't work.
