Windows Shell Software

ClickPic

This graphics utility is a must have imaging utility for web imaging enthusiasts and professionals. It offers lightening fast thumbnail viewing, resizing, converting and rotating of most common image formats. This is achieved through a windows shell menu interface. After installing ClickPic, simply right click on the image in windows exploring and select the ClickPic menu item. ClickPic creates a new image with the changes in the same directory.

FontExpert 2005

This font manager lets you preview and manage both installed and uninstalled typefaces, plus examine your system for font errors. You can display the list of installed font faces, customizable font samples and advanced font properties. Key features: view and preview fonts, search for fonts, manage fonts, organize fonts, print fonts, view advanced font properties, examine your system for font errors, Windows Shell extensions. FontExpert 2005 is licensed as shareware and filed in graphic apps font tools section.

Shell Reset

Debugging of Shell extensions is a simple process, but some things still made developers "unhappy": * DLL's are locked by applications (for caching purposes) and you are unable to recompile your project * You need to use Registry Editor to modify hidden Windows Shell setting * Sometimes you don't have access to some Explorer features while debugging your Shell Extension ShellReset utility solves these problems. This shareware is listed under programming utilities, system utilities configuration, system utilities misc. utilities, system utilities taskbar category.

Internet Neighborhood Pro

Internet Neighborhood lets you access FTP servers within Windows Explorer. A Windows shell extension that lets you browse remote FTP sites, upload and download entire directory structures and manage files as if they were on your local hard drive. You don''t need to run a separate FTP client to work with remote files. Simply launch Windows Explorer, then drag and drop to transfer files and directories. SSL and SSH support provide security.

OkPress

This tool is a shell enhancements utility for automatic message boxes or application dialog boxes closing. Just click a mouse button anywhere and the active dialog box will be closed. In addition you can Minimize all windows at once, Quickly shutdown or reboot the system with no additional confirmation, Quickly logoff - Allows you to restart Windows Shell without a total system reboot.

EZShellExtensionsMFC

This development tool enables fast and painless development in MFC, ATL and C++ of any kind of Windows shell extensions including context menu extensions, property sheet extensions, infotip extensions, thumbnail extensions, "Send To" extensions, icon extensions, overlay icon extensions, drag-drop extensions, disk cleanup extensions, background menu extensions, drop extensions, Active Directory extensions, Taskbar bands and IE toolbands. This development tools software is categorized under development components, libraries.

ShellBrowser Components for Delphi

The ShellBrowser components give a Delphi programmer easy access to the Win32 shell functionality. The TJamShellList, TJamShellTree and TJamShellCombo components look and behave exactly like the corresponding parts of the Explorer The TShellBrowser component provides an easy interface to the Windows shell interface. For any object all components can show the explorer context menu, the properties page, the correct icon, thumbnail and much more.

Hybrid

This tool encrypts and decrypts files for storage on your computer. It uses the well known Blowfish encryption algorithm with 448-bit encryption. Hybrid offers an easy to use interface with drag and drop support and also integrates into the Windows Explorer right click menu for fast and easy access. You can add single or multiple files, and conceal the file names for added privacy. Hybrid allows you to create self-decrypting (SFX) Hybrid Archives.

Raxso Columbus

Search your computer in style with the Award Winning Columbus Software. It is so accurate it will find virtually any file from any drive or folder, including multiple drives, a custom list of folders or any combination there of. Comes with 2 viewers, a quick view for verification and quick copying or double click to view the matching entry in the full file viewer with line count and navigation support. Download your copy and start using it today! This utilities software is categorized under system utilities file, disk management.

Meta Commander Pro file manager

Wonder why Explorer, Total Commander or "Open" and "Save" dialogs always start from a wrong folder? Then you are ready for a brilliant solution called Meta Commander. Meta Commander is a smart pop-up menu containing all your disks, folders and files. It can be called from anywhere you need it. Extremely easy-to-use, very customizable, Meta Commander greatly boosts the speed of your file browsing and offers many additional useful features.

IDE Helper

The IDE Helper is utility for searching and replacing an expressions in files of catalog tree. The expressions can be represented as string of characters, series of bytes or escape sequences. Another purpose - to remove temporary files on the disk. The program have integration with Windows shell. For a file browse and editing it uses Windows Notepad as default editor, but can be assigned custom editor.

1 Mil Shield

Mil Shield 5.3 protects your privacy by deleting all tracks from your online or offline computer activities: cookies, cache, history, INDEX.DAT files, Firefox tracks and all other tracks. There are some unique features in this program: Selective cleaning (selectively preserves cache, history and/or cookies for chosen by you safe Internet sites), Panic key combination, Automatic cleaning, Support for multiple user accounts.

Zipbit

This software provide powerful tools for comfortable work with major popular archives (ZIP, RAR, LZH, ARJ, CAB and ACE) and have user-friendly interface with skin support. Includes Magic Crystal (small floating panel) for instant access to compression functions. Fully integrates in Windows Shell. Supports compression-decompression data using drag-drop. Create Self-Extracting ZIP files.

Auto Backup

Automaticlly backup your critical data to a local disk, the Network or FTP servers. Backups & restores are amazingly simple. You can create multiple tasks to backup your data manually or automatically. You can select files to restore to the original or a new location. Integrated encryption, compression, and you can use password protection. You can create self-restoring archives. It can work as a Windows NT/2000/XP service. This utilities software is categorized under utilities, backup, auto backup, backup to ftp, automatic backup.

Advanced Outlook Express Recovery

This internet tool (AOEV) is a powerful tool to recover deleted email from Outlook Express mail folders. It uses advanced technologies to scan the mail folders and retrieve deleted email in them as much as possible. Currently AOEV supports to undelete email from Outlook Express 5/6 dbx files. Moreover, it has integrated with Windows shell, supported drag & drop operations, which will make you recover emails easily and efficiently.

CSTelnet

This internet utility is a fast 32-bit telnet client that also supports SSH, TAPI Dialup and direct COM port connections. Rock solid VT100 gives CSTelnet the edge, along with SOCKS Proxy, session logging, Passthru printing, Color/Font settings, and a host of terminal options round out a feature set that is sure to satisfy the most demanding user. CSTelnet software is a shareware filed under telnet, terminals, ssh, secure shell utilities.

Backgrounder

This tool adds background images to Windows folders. You can add pictures to sub folders as well. If you don''t like the pictures anymore, there is a comfortable option to remove all the pictures you have added. Additionally, you have the possibility to choose the color of the file captions in the Windows explorer. The program runs only on Windows XP. Backgrounder is freeware. If you like it, please donate your mite via www.clickomania.ch!

Free Launch Bar

This software is a Free replacement for the standard Quick Launch bar. All functions presented in Quick Launch are also in Free Launch Bar. However, the Free Launch Bar is fully compatible with Quick Launch because it uses the same folder for shortcuts. But Free Launch Bar allows you to combine your shortcuts into popup menus. This vastly improves the management of your shortcuts.

AB Commander XP

The next generation dual-panel file manager and Explorer replacement, that helps you work with files and folders quickly and efficiently. Includes built-in file splitter, folder synchronizer, image viewer, full-featured text editor and more. Highly customizable and user friendly. http://www.winability.com/. AB Commander XP software is a shareware filed under file manager, shell enhancement, explorer replacement utilities.

Winstep Xtreme

This utility is a powerful suite of Windows User Interface replacement applications that merge incredible usability and performance with breathtaking eye candy! Winstep Xtreme includes NeXuS, the dock system, WorkShelf, a tabbed dock, NextSTART, the menu system that also takes care of all your task management needs, and modules such as a speaking Atomic Clock, Email Checker, Weather Monitor, CPU, Net and RAM Meters, and more!

IconDeveloper

This tool is a program that makes it very easy to create your own Windows icons. Intead of trying to include a drawing package, IconDeveloper instead allows users to just import images made by other programs and turn them quickly and easily into icons. Utilities shareware listed in icon tools, icons, desktop tools.

iBrowser

This graphics utility is free but powerful image and thumbnail viewer and browser allowing to preview folders with a large number of images. You can change look and feel of the program and save your interface layout. 14 language localizations and power features make iBrowser the best choice for every day use. All popular graphic formats are supported - jpeg/jpg/jpeg-2000/exif, tiff/tif, gif, pic, dxf, tga, pcx, icon and more.

Active Virtual Desktop

Ever wished you had several screens on your computer? Active Virtual Desktop is a virtual desktop manager which will create up to 9 virtual desktops allowing you to have different programs running on each of them. This virtual desktop manager resides in system tray area (near the clock) adds virtual desktops buttons here. That allows you to switch from one virtual desktop to another with a single mouse click.

Pablo Commander

This application is a mixture between Norton Commander and Windows Explorer. Key features: - Most features of the original Norton Commander like copy, move, delete and dual pane views. - Look and feel of Windows Explorer. - Full drag and drop support. - Context menus just like Explorer. - Compare the contents of two folders. - Integrated FTP client (including FTP to FTP), view/open files and folder just like your local files/folders.

Mil Shield

This internet utility 2.2 protects your privacy by deleting all tracks from your online or offline computer activities: cookies, cache, history, INDEX.DAT files and all other tracks. There are some unique new features in this release: Selective cleaning (selectively preserves temporary Internet files, history and/or cookies for chosen by you safe Internet sites), Panic key combination, Automatic cleaning, Support for multiple user accounts.

Back2Life

This tool is the smallest and simplest undelete utility for Windows. Looking similar to Windows Explorer, it provides access to erased files and folders that are beyond the reach of the Recycle Bin. No special skills are needed - treat erased files and folders just like normal ones. Supported file systems FAT12, FAT16, FAT32 and NTFS. Designed for MS Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2K/XP.

WinRK

This tool is a new high performance, multi-format file archiver. It supports many comman archive formats, including ZIP, RAR, ACE, BZIP2, TAR, RK and ISO. The new WinRK format combines industry leading compression, encryption and analysis with almost unlimited archive size. The modern interface provides a new intuitive way to manage archives, including full integration with the Windows Shell.

System Purifier

All-in-one file shredder, privacy eraser, disk cleaner, startup manager, free space wiper. File shredder securely deletes sensitive files (files can not be recovered). Disk cleaner scans for useless temporary junk files and frees space by deleting it. Privacy cleaner erases personal activity history, recent documents, browser cache, cookies, history, typed URLs etc. Startup manager allows reviewing and editing your startup-programs list.

Database Design Studio - Lite (DDS-Lite)

DDS-Lite - is a powerful tool to create Enhanced Entity Relationship Diagram, Data Structure Diagram, Data Definition Language (DDL) Scripts, Supports All Major Databases, Cross DBMS Target Compatibility, Project Manager, Integrated Tools, Java Source Code, Template Language, SQL Editors, User Defined Types, Unlimited Email Support.

Backup2004 Pro

A powerful backup utility with a lot of options and quite user-friendly. Backup2004 Pro supports unlimited zip file size (Deflate64). Backup2004 Pro can backup any folder to any destination (network lan, any removable media including CD and DVD) .It comes with its own burner driver. You can schedule any job, upload archives to an FTP or HTTP server. It offers graphical backup map, catalog, log files and can email you when a job is done. Utilities shareware listed in backup tools.

FineCrypt

Professional encryption tool with the following features: highly secure encryption with a single mouse click; secure communication with other users by email; task manager; key manager; file manager; encryption of files, folders and whole directory trees; creation of encrypted archives; creation of self-decrypting executables;

PictureViewer .EXE

Experience a new level in imaging, with this fast flexible image viewer that integrates seamlessly into the windows shell. View previews of images and run commands all within the context menu. Features; slide show, shell integration, full screen, directory browsing, zooming, rotating, copying, printing, deleting, saving, converting, image information, set as wallpaper, customizable shell settings, and much more.

Cyberscrub

This internet utility is a professional data eliminator that is specially designed to protect your internet privacy. The software erases cache, cookies, history, typed URL, index.dat, email history, pictures and recent used applications. CyberScrub is also able to completely destroy any data from previously deleted files that might still be accessible, and makes sure that all your sensitive information is deleted in a non-recoverable way. This shareware is listed under internet online privacy, internet miscellaneous, utilities security, encryption category.

TweakSEC

Powerful Windows 9x/Me/NT/2000 security configuration and administration tool. TweakSEC can protect your system from incautious and malicious users as well as from anybody who could accidentally make harmful or irritating system configuration changes. TweakSEC can also protect your system from intruders by setting various network security options which are not enabled by Windows defaults. It can protect Wallpaper, Screensaver etc. settings.

Advanced Zip Repair

This software (AZR) is a powerful tool to repair corrupt Zip and self-extracting(SFX) files. It can scan the Zip archives and recover your data in them as much as possible, so to minimize the loss in file corruption. Currently AZR supports to fix all sub-types of Zip files and all kinds of self-extracting files, and it will provide a tiny EXE stub when repairing SFX files.

AB Commander LITE

FREE! A simple in use file manager and Explorer replacement with dual-panel user interface, toolbar, command prompt, folder navigation tools, and more. Closely integrated with the Windows user interface, fully supports shell extensions. Highly customizable and user friendly. http://www.winability.com/free/