10 Free Software You Probably Didn't Know Existed!

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In this edition of our free software series, we’ll be digging deeper to show you 10 lesser-known free programs that just might be useful for you. Some of which were recommended by viewers in the comments in prior videos. All are available for Windows, with some available for macOS and Linux as well.
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0:00 Intro
0:21 Document Viewer
1:03 Android Screen Mirroring
2:24 File Converter
3:18 BitTorrent Client
3:54 Uninstaller
4:19 Disk Space Analyzer
5:32 Desktop Publishing
5:56 Photo Viewer
6:12 DNS Benchmark
6:32 Source Code Editor
Sumatra PDF
www.sumatrapdfreader.org/free...
Scrcpy
github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy
File Converter
file-converter.org/
Transmission
transmissionbt.com/
Revo Uninstaller Free
www.revouninstaller.com/produ...
TreeSize Free
www.jam-software.com/treesize...
Scribus
www.scribus.net/
ImageGlass
imageglass.org/
DNS Benchmark
www.grc.com/dns/benchmark.htm
Brackets
brackets.io/
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@BrettInTech Год назад

What lesser-known free software do you use? A special thanks to those of you that have offered recommendations in the past. Time permitting, we try out as many of your suggestions as possible.

@shawnab1559 Год назад

VeraCrypt for encryption and ShareX to take screenshots.

@eddiet2 Год назад

Instead of Revo File Uninstaller, maybe it is better to use Geek Uninstaller. Revo has "broken" my Windows install in the past; Geek has never done that.

@richiesmeckgeckscas46 Год назад

I've been using VSCodium for coding; it's basically a build of Visual Studio Code's public source code modified to not have any of the Microsoft tracking stuff. I've also been trying out Kate for some coding, but I've been using VSCodium more.

@lberoylance Год назад

Some of the free software I use is; ReNamer, PDF Shaper Free, NexusFont and FastStone Image Viewer

@botorfj Год назад

vim

@RockyBell Год назад

Windows extra click edition is a nice comment 🤣

@corneliusrafanala Год назад

I modified the registry to skip that 🤫

@dannystevens7921 Год назад

Everything. For Windows search it can't be beat.

@donovanzeanah Год назад

The goat

@MoroseGrouch Год назад

I highly recommend this software as well it replaces windows explorer indefinitely

@mastertheboi Год назад

it's full name is "everything search" if anyone is confused

@thisathema Год назад

Everything is free. On the internet.

@rRecoveryProd Год назад

I can't even install it for some reason.

@charleshines8523 Год назад

I like how when you run file converter it tells you it is a shell extension. That makes it less confusing than trying to run it and nothing shows up. That would lead some people to think that the software is really buggy or even unfinished. Or just as bad, it may cause people to download a lot of updates and spend hours troubleshooting all for nothing. Imagine the frustration of it all. I really do like that they show you how to use it for that reason. It always helps to have such simple documentation and I like that they don't make you read a text file a mile long too.

@Derpingtonshere Год назад

Oh My Gawd. I have been looking for something like File Converter for a while. It even allows for lower file sizes when it comes to video and picture. Where has this been all my life. AGAIN you never cease to surprise me when it comes to software I haven't heard of.

@Florianski Год назад

I dont know if this was already featured in one of the videos but IrfanView is also an amazing piece of free software. Its basically an image viewer (very fast and lightweight) but it also has very powerfull batch convert and batch rename functions, similat to batch convert in photoshop. Sadly its only on windows.

@zebop917 Год назад

+1 for IrfanView. It also has some handy basic editing functions.

@DubberRucks Год назад

I used that, until I discovered Photoscape.

@dkman123 Год назад

It runs fine in wine though, for Linux users. It's not as nice, but it works.

@richardsteiner8992 Год назад

I love IrfanView. :-)

@jevvvNZ Год назад

IrfanView (and it's plugins) is usually one of the first things I install on a new PC, and I use it all the time

@fleischi93 Год назад

I used Sumatra and Brackets for years and they are totally worth it, especially Brackets! Didn't know about the other ones so thanks for the video.

@lukeashe8313 Год назад

Treesize also has a context menu, so you can look in certain folders instead of whole drives

@erie910 Год назад

I prefer Geek uninstaller. It removes more leftover junk than Revo. It's 64-bit only and is a portable executable only. I put it into its own Program Files folder and pin it to the Start menu.

@kychemclass5850 Год назад

I discovered pdfsam just over a week ago. The 'basic' version is free and I've installed it on Windows and Linux. It has various pdf tools and the one I use it for is the 'extract pages' function. The Extended version has more features but needs to be purchased. I am very happy with pdfsam. I may indeed upgrade to the paid version.

@markwiehenstroer2831 Год назад

I also have installed and used pdfsam for extracting pages or a single page from a multiple-page pdf file. There's also another excellent free and open-source program that can extract pages named naps2. Import a pdf file into the program and then select a page to extract it.

@ngobao08 Год назад

Useful videos for the community, you should make more videos of this type. 👍

@grapepublic6420 Год назад

Thanks to TreeSize I found out which game I never play took up the most storage without the hassle of opening each games properties.

@sk.sourov Год назад

03:05 - It should've named Windows 11 extra click edition. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@davidnollmusic363 Год назад

Thanks so much for this very helpful video! Wishing you all the best!

@orosaasoro1 Год назад

I program I HIGHLY recomend is Strokes plus, it can be a bit of a advance tool, but it speeds up every day actions. (basically it gives you the power to click hold your mouse and draw a quick symbol to open a folder, (there more to it than that but that would be my 1 second pitch)

@philarvi Год назад

Agree. Awesome and entertaining content all the way!

@DarrenSmith501911 Год назад

I had used Revo Uninstaller YEARS ago, may have to check it out again...

@raylopez99 Год назад

Sumantra PDF is great because it has "automatic bookmarks" which my version of Adobe does not have. When you close a PDF in Sumantra and reopen it, the program remembers where you left off, a very nice feature.

@Chepakishui Год назад

Although it's Windows only, I love using Ninite for a quick, base setup of the various components I always want on a new computer. Plus it can do many of the ones mentioned in this video!

@bluecollarbuddha948 Год назад

Thanks for the Scribus heads up! Earlier this week I was literally wondering if there was something to stand-in for InDesign.

@DubberRucks Год назад

I don't use it so much anymore as I like Win10's default app now... but f.lux is good for those conscious about blue-blocking if they're computing late into the night. It gradually adjusts the monitor gradient so you are not left with a super-bright screen after dark, especially useful if you're in a low-lit room.

@codeifyin Год назад

Thanks for sharing, Scrcpy is all I needed

@odethebear Год назад

Thank you, great list.

@franklidgad Год назад

File Converter is such an amazing tool. Saves me so much time converting to different formats without having to open up another software app to do the job. The context menu integration is priceless!!

@tickledonions9483 Год назад

You can just use online websites lol.

@franklidgad Год назад

@@tickledonions9483 Not if you are offline or are using a company computer that blocks unauthorized websites.

@tickledonions9483 Год назад

@@franklidgad Use some VPN or encrypted DNS.

@tbuk8350 Год назад

@@tickledonions9483 You have to wait for it to upload, and it's often slower. Not that this would be any faster, usually these file conversion apps are incredibly slow anyway, and have terrible compression implementation, with the exception of Handbrake, which is simpler and faster as it leverages ffmpeg. I just learnt how to use ffmpeg's CLI (command-line interface). It's both faster and easier to adjust settings for file conversion, and it's faster when actually converting files than any other option. It took me ~an hour to learn the few CLI flags required to adjust the main settings, and it's saved me many, many hours of time when batch converting tons of files, of which other programs took much longer to convert.

@johnwatrous3058 Год назад

Does not work with Audible .aax files.

@LordMarlle Год назад

DNS benchmark was pretty amazing, increasing load speed on every webpage I use

@krievolic Год назад

windows extra click edition had me rolling

@kensmith5694 Год назад

Yes, I heard that on Windows-13 it is going to be such that no keyboard is needed at all. You do it all by clicking the mouse. Basically it will be the same as bringing up the windows command line (cmd) and then entering what you want to do in Morse Code.

@ceddybear268 7 месяцев назад

Thanks dude. I appreciate all your videos. I've learn a lot from u. Ced in Hammond, La.

@FreihEitner Год назад

Wow, thank you for letting me know about Scrcpy. Been looking for a way to access my Android phone from my desktop for a while.

@CaptainXLAB Год назад

Been using scrcpy since a few years now, in place of the annoying vysor and apowermirror... Scrcpy has been flawless and perfect all this time and has gotten some great updates too but lacks a GUI that's all. I'm well versed with all this, have built over 5 systems, have my own set of tweaks and deep windows optimizations, etc, and I've been spending most of my time with my PCs for a major part of every day since last 11 years but I didn't know about File Converter, ImageGlass and Transmission. Will try all 3 of them, thanks :D

@elmariachi5133 Год назад

Irfan View still is the best image viewer! :)

@NighthawkNZ Год назад

One bit of software I use is Auto Hot Key. I use it to make various scripts including "Hot Keys" and use it in-conjunction with my video editor "X-Keys" The other one is Light Shot for screen captures.

@bdwilcox Год назад

Another free scripter is AutoIt.

@aldyreal Год назад

For screen capture, I prefer ShareX since it have so many advanced features

@CO8848_2 Год назад

This series is really great

@gus473 Год назад

🛠️ This episode is like the stash of "special tools" your favorite mechanic or plumber owns! 😎✌🏼

@edhage727 Год назад

Don't know how you do it, but I am glad you do. All hail Tech Gumbo 👍

@michaeldeleon3779 Год назад

Excellent ! Thanks ! 👍 👍

@thedigitallens Год назад

Solid list of software. Been using Revo for more than 4 years, I can say its one of the best and should be on everyone's computer. The rest are new and excited to try them out. Thanks👌🏻

@Mocking_Muppets Год назад

And it's worth paying for the Pro version too. Saves your behind for proper fresh reinstalls.

@harshalborhade007 Год назад

Been using Sumatra pdf for a long time now. Most efficient pdf reader imo

@jackfrost6268 Год назад

RevoUnistaller is probably one of the best software i used over the years !! its a must have software

@hawkmoon7930 Год назад

wow, finally a "free software" video that is actually GOOD. subscribed

@FQQD Год назад

A nice disk space analyzer alternative for linux is K4DirStat :)

@jakekeys88music Год назад

Might be a silly question: Does Scribus allow you to create PDFs and edit them? I've been trying to use PDF Candy to do the same thing, but it's kind of long since I'm not paying into that. Thanks!

@kaesekrokette Год назад

thank you for these helpful apps

@jayrowe6473 Год назад

Is there a program that will convert a jasc paintshop pro format file to a GIMP or Photoshop format?

@abcbsa127 Год назад

Sumatra and Imageglass are on my system for about a year now, they're really great

@Bobbias Год назад

My torrent client of choice for a number of years now has been Tixati. It's free, works very well, has some very handy features, and is still being actively developed, with constant improvements to the core functionality being added. Not sure if it's been covered before, but it doesn't appear to get much attention.

@WilliamRibbens Год назад

I'm also in the Tixati gang. It's not open-source but it's just the best most advanced feature filled client. If you're not super basic, find other clients lacking, or needing additional tools to torrent give Tixati a try.

@Riz_ Год назад

What a wonderful fountain of knowledge you are TG. Thank you so very much for being here.

@AmazingPhilippines1 Год назад

Thanks for these. I will try a cou

@connect_mamun Год назад

I've been using Sumatra for Reading for more than 7 years. It can view the most amount of ebook formats including Epub, Comic books as well. It's faster, lightweight, bookmark view is also a charm.

@TheZorch Год назад

1:03 If you have a Samsung phone with DEX, there is a DEX app for Windows which does the same thing as this, but lets you use DEX either in a window or full screen.

@stevemorse5052 Год назад

Thank you for an informative video. A point or two. 1/ I had used Sumarta a while ago on an older Toshiba, Win7 laptop in 2017 and I had forgotten about it. I have been using LibreOffice to read my PDF's, some of the documents take minutes to load. I do not like Adobe, always trying to get you to pay for an upgrade! I installed Sumarta and a 1200 page document that took 3 or 4 minutes to load, came up instantly. Impressed, thank you. 2/ As for TreeSizeFree, I have that installed om most of my laptops since 2018. Has gotten me out of a few problems. 3/ I may try a few of the other programs you have listed, the Android one, and maybe the editor. I use Pycharm most of the time so I may not find this one as useful. Again Thanks, your video made a difference for me.

@Ebergerud Год назад

Used Treesize for years - very good. Wish Lotus Magellan had been updated.

@kaoticwatching Год назад

does uninstaller scan for already uninstalled stuff and removes it or have to uninstall from uninstaller

@johnpetermwangimukuha Год назад

Thanks 👍

@SeanThurston Год назад

I love ImageGlass

@CaptainMarvelsSon Год назад

*_Recommendation_* LetsView is a free, minimal-design, wireless screen mirroring software for Windows, Mac, Android, iOS, and TVs.

@BirthDecline Год назад

Thank you! My C drive has been steadily decreasing in size, and TreeSize helped me figure out the issue! Free space went from 6 to 15 GB! :)

@bdwilcox Год назад

If you don't hibernate your PC, go to an elevated command prompt (i.e. run it as an Administrator) and type the command powercfg -h off This will delete the HIBERFIL.SYS file and usually free up another 5 GBs or so instantly.

@michaelntimba5157 Год назад

This was a really good one. SCRCPY resurrected my phone that had just died the past week. its a black screen due to ink pouring through it, but the app is great for this use case.

@vibuthan Год назад

Thank you

@johnreyes3268 Год назад

Would love to see free or inexpensive network home monitoring or cybersecurity software.

@henryijeoma Год назад

revo uninstaller is a program i can't live without

@Poifix Год назад

Ikr? It's so much more than just an uninstaller too.

@henryijeoma Год назад

@@Poifix i know bro

@motoryzen Год назад

Um yes..ya can..and also those Uninstaller programs often will nuke important crap behind the scenes that makes no sense to remove You're better off learning how to manually uninstall things as well as getting comfy in regedit if you're hellbent on staying a digital slave to microshit winturd

@Poifix Год назад

@@motoryzen So just because you can't handle Windows, automatically means it's crap? And what do you use, Linux? Get off your high horse. Linux is the biggest pile of shit when it comes to OS for personal computers. You only tell yourself something like Linux is better. Whether you tell yourself it is privacy, bloat or functionality you are a damn moron. Privacy: Every company collects data when you use their product. It is unavoidable in this modern world. Telling yourself otherwise just makes you delusional. Your data alone means fck all. Choose the company you like the best. Data collected will either benefit you or don't matter in your lifetime. Bloat: Maybe you just can't afford a modern enough PC so you blame bloat insted of your lazy ass and empty bank account. Functionality: Everything Linux can do nativley, Windows can too. Vice versa has never been the case. Some of us want to do more than just office work and browsing the web. If Linux was so damn good, it would have the biggest market share by this point. But surprise surprise. It's not even close to being a competitor to macOS even.

@SandeepSinghMango Год назад

@@motoryzen 🤓☝"Akshually"

@bar506 Год назад

1:20 there is the built in windows up link my phone and it does much more then mirroring the phone on the pc

@mikesturyan9 3 месяца назад

Spacesniffer is disc space analyzer I have used for years.

@chrishanson1738 Год назад

How does Glary Utilities' uninstall feature compare to Revo?

@Shat_Tastic Год назад

input director awesome tool :)

@nevinsronald8728 Год назад

🔥Revo is a must

@wilsonmashi3368 Год назад

Windows extra click edition is the perfect name for Windows 11, I will be using it going forward lol

@jesusivanguerrazaldivar8303 6 месяцев назад

Hey Brett nice to see you. You used to be Mr. Gumbo yeah ! Ok, Sumatra superb years using it, don't forget to donate, Revo wow saved my life. Thanks for your good work. Saludos desde Costa Rica.

@MarieahM Год назад

Here's another: Media Human Lyrics Finder to find and embed lyrics into all tracks of even the largest music libraries with lightning speed

@tufsoft1 Год назад

I use okular and foliate as pdf and epub readers on Linux, foliate is good for books made of bitmaps which other ereaders can't handle

@lewspaceph Год назад

I didn't realize that Transmission and Scribus belong to "lesser known" software category :) Nice list!

@doug_1489 Год назад

Tixati is a great torrent client imo...its also opensource, customizable and powerful 👍

@samapade5645 Год назад

1: WinUAE if you prefer to remwmber the good old days of clean, well documented o/s of the world's greatest operating system. 2: you can get the basic version of DAZ Studio (D|S), for Windoze & OSX. I always found it easier to use than Poser, it can read & write Poser files, has a fair amount of free stuff availabe, and great support.

@mitch075fr Год назад

Windirstat. Nothing better to quickly visualize disk space hogs on Windows. Dated, but light and efficient.

@SlyerFox666 Год назад

Revo Also on Android very useful and works reliably 👍

@divineenyinnayah5411 Год назад

Scrcpy has a version for audio called sndcpy so if u want audio it's the same process for sndcpy

@LucienSabre Год назад

6:32 You’re the first tech person which I hear recommends ditching Microsoft Visual Studio Code for Brackets - usually it’s the other way ‘round. Personally I did try doing the latter (switching from Brackets to Visual Studio Code) a few times….and every time I went back to Brackets in two seconds flat - to me VSC has always been…😖

@hirakchatterjee5240 Год назад

A better alternative to SCRCPY is Samsung flow. It can not only mirror Android screen but can also play the sound through PC. It can also be used to send and receive files , shared clipboard and a full suite of other tools. I think it's much better than SCRCPY

@darukutsu Год назад

Scrcpy is universal, open-source also with sndcpy you can mirror audio as well.

@hirakchatterjee5240 Год назад

@@darukutsu Video already said that there is no audio.

@hirakchatterjee5240 Год назад

@@darukutsu Also I don't think scrcpy works wirelessly but I maybe wrong

@darukutsu Год назад

@@hirakchatterjee5240 it works ofc. Always read the man page.

@monochrome_linux Год назад

@@hirakchatterjee5240 scrcpy doesn't do audio but sndcpy does, you use them both at the same time to get both video and audio. And both works using a cable and wirelessly

@animemonk7840 Год назад

Btw there is Sound copy too. But I it's still in testing. I used it once, it's not that bad.

@ivanguerra1260 Год назад

Uff Mr Gumbo, Sumatra and Revo have saved my ask, I recomend the Revo portable version for professionals.

@aldotanca9430 Год назад

SpaceSniffer is a better, more visual alternative to Space Analyzer.

@genericname3685 Год назад

For anyone who wants scrcpy to mirror their android phone. Congrats it now supports audio on the latest version of 2.0

@donturner3239 Год назад

You didn't mention where to get the file converter add on. Would be nice to know. Thanks

@penguinwrangler1012 Год назад

Unchecky a tech guy got mad that he had to keep uninstalling those unwanted programs that his family would get when installing “free” software. The guy deserves a medal.

@rachelkesavan7050 Год назад

AV-Comparatives, one of the world’s foremost antivirus testing organizations based in Austria, conducted a performance test in April 2022 that compared 17 international antivirus brands and ranked them based on their impact on device performance. K7 Antivirus emerged as the winner in the test with an impact score of just 1.6, establishing that K7’s antivirus has the least impact on device performance.

@godstenrules Год назад

I use Phone Link (formerly Your Phone) from Microsoft to emulate my phone on my computer

@wolphin732 Год назад

Key free program I use is Fan Control. Allows for unified control of all my fans, with much more granular control.

@bioLarzen Год назад

File Converter is a handy tool - shame it only converts to a rather modest selection of file formats.

@Rayburn96 Год назад

You should talk about Everything Search Engine!

@anshumanmishraw Год назад

It just frekin awesome out of the box.

@explorer1161 Год назад

ncdu is the best disk space analysis tool I have ever used. It is a command-line tool with an excellent user interface. Unfortunately, it is only available for Linux.

@burtharris6343 Год назад

I'm glad I foud you, thanks.

@ammq23 Год назад

The File Converter sound great. Do you have recommendations for finding duplicates files, pictures?? I need a good one. Enjoy your recommendations ❤

@bdwilcox Год назад

Auslogics Duplicate File Finder

@aldotanca9430 Год назад

Beyond Compare is dated but very good. It is not free but they have a relatively long trial version, so if you need it for a one off job it could be a solution.

@QuantumReality 6 месяцев назад

Good Stuff - No Fluff

@rajandhiman3003 Год назад

which screen recorder you use in this video ?

@shawnab1559 Год назад

They use OBS Studio.

@sachinbhujel909 Год назад

awesome 😎😎

@mydroidmarket1385 Год назад

Honeyview is another free image viewing program

@victorberrones Год назад

Time for FOSS games my man!

@CyberHorizonYT Год назад

2:59 😂

@TheRealRidley12 Год назад

That Screen Copy thing looks kinda cool (and as for no sound, I'm sure you can just connect something to your phone for sound.) I had purchased a fairly cheap tool called Reflector 4 (and haven't used it since I bought it, only using it once), but I don't think it allows for opening apps. Gonna give this one a try sometime.