Below are software applications that were selected for inclusion in Best Web Freebies. The programs are all Freeware, and all were selected for their usefulness to webmasters in the management of their web sites.
Enigma Browser (1.23 MB) is a super fast, tabbed Windows IE browser featuring a built-in pop-up killer, skinnable window frame, form filler, site groups, quick search, autologin, online translation, URL aliases, etc. Freeware for Windows 98/ Me/ NT/ 2000/ XP. RSS Feeds Toolbar (401 KB) monitors RSS feeds and displays the latest 25 feed headlines in an Internet Explorer toolbar. Headlines are updated at a configurable time interval. A Read Button allows you to read the full text related to a headline. Freeware for Windows Me/ 2000/ XP. ToolbarCop (62 KB) is a browser extensions manager which can disable or eliminate browser add-ons like browser helper objects, toolbars, toolbar buttons, context menu extensions, download managers etc. from Internet Explorer. Freeware for Windows 98/ Me/ 2000/ XP. Links Extractor (278 KB) can search for, and extract, links (URLs or email addresses) from pages or files. Features include automatic links search and link save to html or text format. Freeware for Windows 98/ ME/ NT/ 2000/ XP. View Source Editor (161 KB) allows you to use any text editor instead of Notepad to View a web page's source code in Internet Explorer. Freeware for Windows 95/ 98/ NT/ 2000/ Me/ XP. Aevita Web Ranking (700 KB) is a toolbar extension for Internet Explorer users that provides extensive search-related information about a site, including Google PageRank, Google Category, Alexa popularity ranking, Alexa incoming links, Alexa related links and backward links from Google, Yahoo! and MSN. Freeware for all Windows versions. Wysigot Light (2.1 MB) is a browser that monitors any site or any file anywhere (web, ftp, LAN, local). Powerful tools allow you to capture, update, sort, compare, archive, and show anything new. An essential online/offline web browser and monitoring tool. Lite version is freeware. For all Windows versions. LittleBigBar (1.1 MB) is an all-in-one Internet Explorer Toolbar that provides quick access to searches on Google, Yahoo, eBay and more than 60 other search engines. Includes options to toggle images on/off, close all browser windows, frame source viewer and return results for queries on software, music, images, news, dictionary lookups, etc.. Freeware for Windows 98/ ME/ NT/ 2000/ XP. MYIE2 (3.4 MB) is the most powerful and fully customized browser available. Opens multiple web pages in just one window and comes with numerous other features, including a tabbed browsing interface, mouse gestures, super drag & drop, privacy protection, 2 popup killers, google bar support, an external utility bar, skinning and much more. Fr'eeware for all Windows versions. Requires I.E. 5.0+. SlimBrowser (1.3 MB) is a multi-site web browser with a tab-page interface based on IE 4.x or higher. Features include a recoverable pop-up killer, quick-search bar, seamless integration with online translation engines and most Internet Explorer toolbars, web page zooming and much more. Freeware for Windows 95/ 98/ Me/ NT/ 2000/ XP. Trellian Toolbar is the most *feature packed* toolbar available online. While offering an endless array of functionality, tools and services, the program's unique intuitive tab menu and search functions are a pleasure to use. Freeware. Site Popper (757 KB) is an automatic web page delivery system that automatically "flips" and "scrolls" through your favorite web sites. Features include auto popup killer, auto web page scrolling, auto network error detection, auto repair of failed or missing links, 24/7 site and network monitoring, and much, much more. Freeware. For Windows 98/ ME/ 2000/ NT4/ XP and Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher. WebStripper (1.73 MB) is a fast offline browser that allows you to copy web pages or entire sites for viewing offline. The program offers several options to filter what is downloaded by file type/size, including a 'text only' option. Downloads can be paused/resumed at any point. Additional features include the ability to only download new or updated pages, keep a "What's new" list, a file explorer and more. Free for personal use. For Windows 9x/ NT/ ME/ 2000/ XP. SurfSaver (5.33 MB) is a browser add-on that lets you store and organize Web pages directly from your browser into searchable folders. Shareware $19.95, free 30 day trial. For Windows 9x/ NT/ Me/ 2000/ XP. AutomaticSearch (1.7MB) is a search-themed web browser that automatically finds links, subjects, and topics associated with the current website your viewing. It features an integrated search engine utilizing the popular engines (Yahoo, Google, Excite, Search.com, Ask Jeeves, Lycos, HotBot, WebCrawler, All the Web, Overture, Alta Vista, etc) and allows you to quickly switch among these search results using tabs. Freeware. For Win 95/98/Me/NT/ 2000/XP and IE 4+. HTTrack (3.0 MB) is an easy-to-use off-line browser utility. Allows you to download a website from the Internet to a local directory, building recursive directories, getting HTML, images, and other files from the server to your computer. HTTrack arranges the original site's relative link-structure. Simply open a page of the "mirrored" website in your browser and you can browse the site as if you were viewing it online. Freeware. For Windows 95/ 98/ NT/ 2000/ XP. 2xExplorer (390 KB) is an easy-to-use but powerful alternative to the standard windows Explorer. Combines the user-friendliness of the latter with the increased efficiency and advanced features of good-old dual-pane file managers like Norton Commander. Freeware. For Windows 95/ 98/ NT/ 2000/ ME/ XP. Auto Web Browser (2.0 MB ) is a time-saving search tool. Just enter your search words and Auto Web Browser consults the major search engines, downloads the pages to your computer, and filters and analyzes them. It will then automatically crawl the web based on your search preferences, downloading other relevant pages. Found pages and an annotated report are available for offline preview. Freeware for Windows 2000/XP. Firefox (5.0 MB) is a new web browser alternative from Mozilla.org that offers tabbed browsing, pop-up blocking, smart keyword searching, fully customizable interface and more.) CleanCache (349 KB) allows you to clean your Internet tracks, including IE browser cache, cookies, history, typed URLs, and index.dat files. It can also delete computer usage tracks like Recent Documents menu, Temporary Files, Recycle Bins and Outlook Express items. Cleaning can be done manually or automated. Donateware for Windows 2000/ XP. Online Translation Helper (602 KB) is an easy way to translate any foreign web-site. Becomes a part of Internet Explorer. Translate any web-site with one mouse-click! Requires MSIE 5+. Freeware for all Windows versions. |