CuteZip

GlobalScape, Inc.

J7Z

Xavion

J7Z is an alternative to the classics, Winrar and Winzip, when it comes to compressing or decompressing files. The program includes an interface different from that of the 7-Zip's. J7Z is actually based on 7-Zip and, as a result, it is very intuitive and easy to use. You have all the options at just a click away. Of course, J7Z is integrated into Windows' context menu. You can compress files by simply right-clicking them and then choosing the corresponding option. It is all very fast and convenient. J7Z is an excellent compression and decompression tool. In addition to being fast, it perfectly integrates into Windows.

B1 Archiver

Catalina Group

B1 Free Archiver is a file compressor and decompressor, which is available on all platforms and is completely free. Its simple interface is very similar to the famous WinRAR, with options to create or decompress archives at the top, and a window to browse your hard drive at the bottom. Its compression format is B1, but can also unzip other well-known formats such as ZIP, RAR or 7Z. Of course, when creating archives, B1 Free Archiver also allows them to be broken down into separate parts, with the added convenience of some presets such as the maximum size allowed by Gmail. This is, without doubt, an excellent free option to compress and decompress files quickly and easily.

Black Bird Image Optimizer

Black Bird Cleaner Software

Black Bird Image Optimizer is a really useful tool that lets you reduce the size of your photographs considerably by modifying certain features such as the resolution or sharpness. Technology keeps making it easier to take better pictures with your different devices, saving your pictures in an excellent way to remember those special moments, but in the long run, these files can take up a huge amount of space on your computer. Black Bird Image Optimizer helps you reduce that size by up to 90% by modifying certain features of your picture files. Black Bird Image Optimizer is completely adaptable to your different needs; you can reduce the size of your picture without compromising the quality, up to a certain point. If you don’t really care about resolution and sharpness when it comes to storing your pictures, then the size reduction becomes practically unlimited. Black Bird Image Optimizer doesn’t just save you an incredible amount of space on your PC, it also works as a basic image editor that lets you adjust the brightness, the contrast and the color. Gain complete control over your image files with Black Bird Image Optimizer.

Express Zip Plus Edition

NCH Software

Express Zip Plus Edition is a tool that helps you file, compress, manage or extract files and compressed folders in a really easy way. The app helps you save space in your hard drive and file data by compressing files in a matter of seconds and in the most comfortable way possible. Express Zip Plus Edition is one of the best ways to create ZIP files with all your important documents making it easier for you to send those files through email.

ApowerCompress

APOWERSOFT LTD

The Extractor

N/A

The Extractor is an application that will be very useful if you regularly decompres large quantities of ZIP or RAR files, thanks to the fact that it lets you work with several files simultaneously just as if they were a single file. To add the files you want to extract, you just have to drag and drop them onto the interface. Once there, The Extractor has a very interesting option that lets you choose the files where you want the contents unziped to, so you can set various destinations in just a few clicks. If you do not specify a destination folder, The Extractor will unzip the files to your current location. The Extractor can work interchangeably with RAR and ZIP files, in addition to system folders. Finally, among the secondary options is the possibility to add a shortcut to the contextual menu in Windows Explorer. This allows you to send files to the list without having open the program window.

M-Zip

N/A

Direct Zip Driver

Direct-Soft

Direct Zip Drive allows you to compress files into different formats, including ZIP, 7Z, and ISO. You can also unzip pretty much any compressed format you can find. But maybe the most interesting feature of Direct Zip Driver is that it allows you to convert different folders and files from your system into hard disk units and virtual DVDs. Once installed, the program establishes itself as your default (substituting any other, similar programs you may have already been using), making it easy for you to use it by just double-clicking on any compressed file. Thanks to some useful features and a simple interface, Direct Zip Driver is an excellent alternative to the myriad of other compression/extraction tools out there.

SFX Compiler

Uticasoft

SFX Compiler is a great alternative for those who are looking for a simple yet efficient program for making self-extracting archive compilations. The program allows you to add as many archives as you need into one executable file, allowing you to configure different options to add functionality in its task and a level of customization. As we said at the beginning, using SFX Compiler is extremely simple: it has an interface divided into a double window that allows you to easily add files to the self-extracting archive and adjust the necessary settings. Included in the settings is the ability to run a specific file right after the file extraction is complete, the ability to maintain the original structure of folders, and to customize buttons and text in the dialogue boxes.

Express Zip Free Compression

NCH Software

Express Zip File Compression is a tool that enables you to simply and easily archive, compress, manage, or extract files and folders. Thanks to this application, you can save hard drive space and file data by compressing files in a matter of seconds. Express Zip File Compression is one of the best ways to create ZIP files with all of your important documents, making it easier than ever to send those files through email.

WinISO

winISO

WinISO is a powerful disk image manager for managing, editing, and even converting CD/DVD/Bluray images to ISO, from ISO to BIN and vice versa. Although these are the most common formats, the program also supports the following formats: NRG, MDF/MDS, CUE, CCD, and IMG. Using WinISO is pretty simple. You can extract images directly from a CD/DVD/Bluray to ISO or BIN formats. To do so, simply insert the disc in question, wait a few seconds, and then choose the output format you want. Most importantly, once you have your disk image, you can edit and save it directly from the program, without needing to create a new image. You can even convert it back to its physical format (using an empty CD/DVD/Bluray disc). One of the most useful features offered by WinISO is mounting disk images directly from the program interface, without needing to save the changes you've made to an ISO or a BIN. You can remove or add files to a disk image, then mount or burn it from the same program. Thanks to this, you can save a lot of time, since it won't be necessary to create several different versions of the same project. WinISO is a powerful disk image management tool that takes up very little space and also offers a simple and accessible interface. This is a powerful and reliable tool created for anyone who needs to mount or burn disk images on a regular basis.

7-zip Portable

PortableApps.com

7-Zip is a really powerful manager for compressed files, it includes all the basic functions and it supports the most usual compression formats (7z, ZIP, CAB, RAR, ARJ, GZIP, BZIP2, TAR, CPIO, RPM y DEB) housed in an interface fully integrated in the windows style. The most interesting feature of this utility is its compression power which is better than any other application, for example, for Zip and gzip files, the compression is 2-10% better than other compressors. 7-zip is a very interesting choice if you want a free compressor, and now you can enjoy it anywhere, because you can have it in your PenDrive thanks to this portable version.

KuaiZip

N/A

KuaiZip is a tool for file compression and decompression that has a number of advantages over its competition (like WinRar or WinZip). In the first place, it's capable of offering a compression ratio between 10 and 30 percent higher than other, similar programs, especially when dealing with video or images. It supports many more formats than the majority of programs, as it not only works with .rar, .zip, etc., but can also open CD and DVD disk images in .ISO and other formats. KuaiZip lets you mount virtual units in many different formats, like ISO, CUE, BIN, CCD, BWT, IMG, ISZ, MDS, MDF, and NRG. Doing it is as simple as accessing the corresponding section of the application. The program's interface is just like that of other compressors, so you won't have any trouble getting used to using it. KuaiZip is one of the best alternatives that we could find in terms of compressors and decompressors. It's fast, efficient, easy to use, and has everything you need to deal with any and every file.

Pipette

Stefan Trost Media

If you're a professional or amateur designer and create your own designs at home, then it's likely you've needed to capture a specific color from a program or website for your creations on more than one occasion. Pipette is a very useful tool especially created to help you not waste time trying to identify a specific color on your desktop. It recognizes colors in a very simple way: just click on the Pipette button, drag the cursor to the area you want to select, and the program shows you the specific color you're looking for. Pipette presents colors in different ways: hexadecimal format, RGB and RGB by percentage, CMYK, CMY, HSV, TColor, and XYZ.

cPicture

cpicture.de

cPicture is a full featured digital photo viewer. From this useful program you will be able to do a lot of operations with your pictures. cPicture lets you to view your photos, including full screen zoom or thumbnails to see several photos at once. It also offers you the possibility to edit and modify your pictures easily, because it includes a built-in photo editor with the most used features, like rotation, red-eyes, etc. The option which allows you to add comments and text to each photo can result useful. A lite application which offers a lot of possibilities and it’s for free.

Vextractor

VextraSoft

As you may know, JPEG, BMP, TIFF, PNG, and that kind of files are raster images, it means that tehy can't be imported by CAD applicationes, however there exist other kind of files that can be imported, they are called vector images. Vextractor is the utility you need if you want to import a raster image to a CAD application or if you only want to convert a raster image into vector, because vextractor allows you to convert images to vector in a matter of seconds. Choose the output format: DXF, WMF, EMF, EPS, AI or SVG. Choose if you'll scan the image or if you'll edit it in situ. If you already have an image and you want to have it converted into vector, Vextractor can be really useful.

IMatch

Mario M. Westphal

IMatch is a tool for managing, organizing, viewing, editing, and cataloging all the images on your PC, specializing in large numbers of files of this type. It has many view options to make it easier to catalog and organize your images, which is usually a task that takes forever. The versatility when creating views is a great feature, too, since it's almost completely customizable. But IMatch includes many other features: image editing, image enhancement, integrated views, and catalogs which have indexes of each type of photo and views, among other things. IMatch is a great choice if you have lots of images and need help organizing and arranging them to your liking.

Peacock Color Picker

Reohix

Color pickers are very important tools for activities like graphic editing and web design. But often you find pickers that are too simple for the task at hand. Peacock Color Picker is a free application for Windows that lets you select any color that appears on your screen in a way that's quick and reliable. You'll also get extra functions that aren't offered by other color pickers. The method that this tool uses includes taking a screen shot of a particular area of the screen so that you can later use it to select the desired color from the program's interface. It also provides other capture methods, like opening up an image from your hard drive, generating a random color, or using pre-chosen color palettes or ones that you've already saved. All of this makes Peacock Color Picker a great tool.

GSA Image Analyser

GSA

GSA Image Analyser is a photo edition application specially designed for design professionals. It is a useful application that allows you to analyse an image and obtain data having to do with distances and real color. GSA Image Analyser is specially useful for 2d images because the program can recognize forms and elements and it calculates the distance between two elements in the photo. You can analyse photos stored in your HD, import them from scanner, microscope,...

JustResizeIt

PerspectivesSoftware Solutions GmbH

PosteRazor

N/A

PosteRazor is an utility which allows you to create a poster of a photo in your PC. PosteRazor will create the poster just as you tell him. You can create the poster in several ways, such as, selecting the size you want, or selecting the number of papers you want to use, the percentage you want to enlarge the photograph,... It supports a large range of picture files (BMP, DDS files, Dr. Halo, GIF, ICO, IFF, JBIG, JNG, JPEG/JIF, KOALA, LBM, Kodak PhotoCD, MNG, PCX, PBM, PGM, PNG, PPM, PhotoShop PSD, Sun RAS, TARGA, TIFF, WBMP, XBM, XPM) so you will not have any problem at the time of creating your poster. So, what are you waiting for redecorating your room with PosteRazor?

Extreme Thumbnail Generator

Extreme Internet Software

It's certain that you have wanted to alter a large amount of images to a certain size yet you've had to go through this process one by one. Now you don't need to worry about it thanks to Extreme Thumbnail Generator. Extreme Thumbnail Generator is an image converter and gallery creator that's efficient and easy to use. The surprising thing about this tool is its simplicity. The wizard makes it easy for you to adjust your images or the entire gallery to your exact specifications. You'll be able to do all of this without having to settle with the predefined settings. There are a ton of appealing gallery templates that are ideal for posting on the web. All of this makes Extreme Thumbnail Generator a widget worthy of trying.

ImageSizer

N/A

ImageSizer is a free application for resizing one or several pictures at the same time and in an easy and fast way. As other Air tools, it's very easy to use and the look of the interface is very good. In fact, this time, the interface is like a wizard that will guide you throughout all the process. First of all you have yo load the pictures you want to resize by using drag&drop. Then you can apply some changes to the pictures you are going to convert as well as recheck the pictures and exclude any of them if it is in the list ¡but you didn't want it to be there. The last step will be to select the output size for all the files, press continue and you'll have all of them in the same new size. When the process is finished, ImageSizer will let you choose the folder where you want to save the files Requirements: Adobe Air

WebImageGrab

sas21

For sure that you have ever wanted to download the images resulting from searching for a certain term in Google or Alltheweb but you got tired of entering websites and downloading them one by one. You need WebImageGrab to solve that problem, because if you use WebImageGrab you'll only have to enter the word you want to search for and it will download the image results automatically. Set the size of the images that will be searched for, the number of results (up to 40 in this version) the way you want to view them,... The pictures will be stored in a folder whose name will be the search entry. Give it a try, it can be useful if you need to download lots of photos having to do with a certain term.

CodedColor PhotoStudio

1STEIN GmbH

CodedColor PhotoStudio is a useful application that you can use to organize all of your images, without much setup required. The program supports images in the following formats: BMP, WMF, EMF, GIF, JPG, TIF, ICO, CUR, PCX, PNG, TGA, DIB, RLE, PSP, PSD, PCD, etc. The program also allows you to edit certain aspects of each image, such as brightness, orientation, color, or size. But CodedColor PhotoStudio's usefulness doesn't stop there, since you can also use it to develop a database of all of your images. The program allows you to share these images, as well as apply a watermark to indicate that they are your property. The images can be blown up or scaled down. In addition, CodedColor PhotoStudio allows you to see all of the photos in one presentation, with personalized transitions that many users will enjoy. The program also includes the possibility to send photos via email or Skype, or upload them to a simple web album that you create using the application.

Smart Photo Import

NWS Centurybyte

How many times have you had to manually import the photos from your digital camera and organize them into collections one by one? Well, now, you can do it more easily. Smart Photo Import lets you import and organize your photo albums directly from your device (digital camera, memory card, etc.) to a folder on your PC, allowing you to organize the photos by album in different folders. The program works in a very simple way. First, you manually locate your device and then choose the photos you want to import from the source folder. Then choose the destination folder and hit 'Import'. The photos will be saved automatically to the selected folder and organized by date, and you can rename them by the batch if needed. If you often need to import your photos, you'll surely love trying out Smart Photo Import.

Turbo Photo

stepok.com

Turbo Photo is a powerful photo edition tool for all those photo enthusiasts over there. A good tool for digital still camera owners who want to power up the photos they have taken. You will not need any advanced knowledge on photo edition to enhance your photos and make them look better than ever thanks to an intuitive wizard that will lead you throughout all the process and will indicate you what you have to modify. You only have to run the program and, step buy step you will solve many problems. The included functions are classified in 5 groups from photography aspect: transform, exposure, color, enhancement and frame&signature. You will see how good you are doing because you can compare results with the original photo during the process. Don't hesitate, Turbo Photo can be the perfect choice for a simple but effective photo edition, it may be the perfect companion for your digital camera.

Cool Resizer

Cool Circles Software

One of the functions we miss when using Windows is the picture resizer, although we can find some easy applications that allow us to resize our pictures without having to know a lot about photo edition. One of those applications is Cool Resizer. Cool Resizer is not an advanced photo edition program, it only allows you to resize the pictures, but it does it quickly, with no extra or difficult steps and the results are very good. The interface is very simple and intuitive, You have a file explorer where you can choose the folder and the pictures you want to resize. Choose the pictures you want to resize and preview them in the preview window. Once you choose the photo you want to resize, you only have to choose the output size and click the Resize button and you'll have the picture converteed and stored ina folder namedresized. If you want to resize your photos but you don't want to learn how to do it in a photo edition program Cool Resizer is a very good choice.

Button Shop

Kristanix Software

Button Shop is a program that allows you to create your own buttons for your website. It will take you not more than 5 minutes and the results are really good, so it's a good idea to give it a try. Button Shop offers you a good quantity of templates, so you can start it from the very beginning or simply add your own touch ans style to previously created buttons. Add effects: Vista, XP, Aqua, shadows, transparencies, add frames and more. And all this in a matter of a pair of minutes, In the main window you'll see the button you are working on and in the different menus and tabs you'll find the different effects and styles you an apply to your creation. Finally, the output images can be saved as PNG, ICO, JPG, EXIF, etc and you can save the XML templates to apply the same effects to all the buttons in your website.