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Ditto
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It's reliable, fast and quick
It just works...always. It's fast and quick, which can save you thousands of hours.
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Uninstaller removes nothing
After uninstalling removal of almost every file manually from different directories is still necessary since the actual uninstaller only displays "other files still remain".
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Very configurable
You can set all sorts of things from size of database to size of individual clips, types of objects to copy/paste, which hotkeys to use etc.
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Minimizes after each paste
You have to activate it twice to paste twice.
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Scriptable clips
Clips can be used/changed with scripts during copy or paste.
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Does not support HDPI displays
On high DPI/resolution displays, the UI is very small. Practically unusable.
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RTF bug is still present in latest Beta version
You can turn on the option to draw RTF text in the clip list, but it no longer works in Windows 10 Ditto (64bit), and the latest Beta version available today - which claims to have fixed the bug - still has the same bug. It will no longer draw RTF text as-is in the clip list.
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The UI is very confusing
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Can't use any shortcut you wish
Anything with spacebar, windows key (that the system also uses) is not possible.
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Portable version will remove all clipboard record once it is updated to newer version
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Platforms:
Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10/11
Initial release:
2003-08-11
Approximate size:
15 MiB
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Copy 2 Online
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Free/Trial account
You can use this application during 7-days as a free user.
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Freemium
Free version is limited to : Copy 100 characters at once See last 10 copy history Up to 2 sessions
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Speed
Strong searching ability and fetch data.
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User-Friendly
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Online
Cloud based then access from any devices.
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Search Window by pressing Alt+Space
Really user-friendly.
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Free usage
Free accounts can open multiple session and share the data between devices. For the paid users, there are many ability while managing copy history and opening the much more sessions.
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Promo-Code Section
Nowadays, they have promo-code to have discount. Promo-code is "C2O100".
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CopyQ
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Simple to setup
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impossible to quit/start copyq via script
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Easy to use
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In linux, it sometimes does not react to shortcuts
Also buggy when hiding.
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Free
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Sometimes copies filtered entries in between selection
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Add notes or tags to items
Most effective with stacks that don't automatically delete the oldest members, tags and notes allow you to use CopyQ as a personal database for important information with easy access and retrieval.
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Can't export images in bulk
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Cross-platform and cross-DE
CopyQ supports all major Linux desktop environments (including KDE Plasma, GNOME, Xfce, etc.), Windows and MacOS X 10.9+.
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Slow with many entries
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Can sort and store based on content type
Built-in support for text, HTML, images or any other custom formats, allowing for type-based clip stacks that each have their own custom actions (open images in a photo editor, open URLs in a browser, etc.)
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Slow to place selected content on editor
Takes a while to place the selected text into the editor.
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Browse and filter items in history
Quickly locate that snippet you copied months ago but don't recall precisely what it was.
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Platforms:
Windows 11, MacOS Ventura, Linux Kernel 6.2 or above
Initial release:
2009-10-18
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ClipClip
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It's free to use
You can download and use ClipClip completely for free.
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Closed source, so who knows where your passwords are going
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It helps you stay more organized
You can save content and categorize it.
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You can translate text and images
ClipClip allows instant translation for text between any language pair supported by Google Translate, and it even supports images through OCR text extraction.
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It integrates with other services
You can integrate ClipClip with Google Translate and Drive for higher productivity.
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Shared templates
You can save templates and share them using any cloud storage provider.
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The screen capture tool helps speed up my research activities
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It helps me manage email templates
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Saves clips for later
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Platforms:
Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10/11
Initial release:
2014-09-30
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TeraCopy
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Sometimes clashes with 7 zip
From my experience, TeraCopy does not do well in conjunction with 7zips. It seems to error on some systems when you do a drag-and-drop extract.
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Faster file deletion
It deletes files much much faster than built in Windows file manager.
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Can check files for copy errors
TeraCopy can automatically check/verify the copied files for errors, by calculating their CRC or other checksum/hash value.
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Seamless shell integration
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Skips badly copied files
TeraCopy skips badly copied files during the copying process, and then displays them at the end of the transfer "Verify" with checksum/hash, so you can see which files to re-copy. See also, OpenHashTab for Windows and DeadHash for Windows, Linux, Android.
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Platforms:
Windows, Mac
License:
Proprietary
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WizTree
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Exceptionally fast for NTFS drives
Because it reads the master file table (MFT) directly from NTFS file system.
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Intended for NTFS only
It'll work with any other file system but with the same speed as any generic space analyzer.
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Free
There is no limitation to using it.
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Multiple view such as tree view, tree map, extension view, file view
Unlike other similar apps, which usually only offer single view, this app offers multiple views.
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Handles "hard linked" files correctly - doesn't count them more than once
WizTree is faster and much more accurate than all the others as it properly handles hard linked files (doesn't count them more than once) so the total allocated size reported by WizTree will actually match the space used on the drive as reported by Windows.
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Platforms:
Windows
Interface:
GUI
Treemap:
Yes
Path exclusion:
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Process Hacker
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See programs with active network connections
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It might be a little intimidating for some users
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Real-time information on disk access
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Can be set as your default task manager
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10x more detail and information about usage of PC resources and processes
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Detailed overview of system activity with highlighting
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Can create, edit and control services
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Can track which processes are using a file
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Open source
You can find the code here.
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View detailed stack traces with kernel-mode
Supports WOW64 and .NET.
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Graphs and statistics to quickly track down resource hogs and runaway processes
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ClipAngel
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Versalite and feature rich
At first you don't see it, but then you find more and more features using tooltips everywhere.
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Classical User Interface
User interface seems old.
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Unlimited storage of clips possible
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Bitdefender may see it as malware
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CTRL+ENTER pastes selected or all text as plain text
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Not enough clips on display in window
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Great support
All bugs are being fixed very quick.
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Big memory consumption
It takes up to 80-90MB of RAM.
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Supports comparing clipboards
Can be used to compare different clipboards.
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Favourite clips possible
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Shows image fragments in list
When doing copy-paste with many images, quick visual search in list is very important. ClipAngel shows representative fragment for every image clip in list without rescale. So it is very easy to find proper image.
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HTML native formatting view
HTML clips by default are shown in native formatting.
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Good preview of snippets (incl. images)
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Clip concatenation
You can join any number of clips very quickly.
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ClipCube
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Built-in editor
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Not capturing the screenshots
it wont store the screenshot images in clipboard history
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Mini Picker
Using ctrl+shift+x keys, a mini clipboard picker window is opened which makes choosing the items a lot easier.
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No update
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Fast
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Beautiful interface
Clean and user-friendly interface
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Initial release:
2009-04-12
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Rapid environment editor
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Warnings
Displays wrong entries in red, e.g. paths that do no longer exist.
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Simple
Some may not consider it a "power" user tool.
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Easy
Editing of Windows environment variables is easy, splits long lines.
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Resolve variables values, make easy a refactoring of PATH by extracting different elements in their own new variable
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Convert variables between verbatim and expandable
Windows supports referencing variables within variables, but only if they're marked in the registry as expandable, and conversion between the two types is exposed in the context menu for each variable.
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Greenshot (for Windows)
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Scrolling window capture is only working in Internet Explorer
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Free and open source
Greenshot is licensed under GPL with source code available on BitBucket.
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This version only works on Windows, not Linux nor Mac
However, the same author now has a separate version of Greenshot for iOS, which is available (for a small fee) in the Mac App Store at https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/greenshot/id1103915944
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Freezes screen when you capture
When you enter a capture mode, the screen content is preserved as it was when you started capturing.
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Allows annotating, highlighting and obfuscating screenshots
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Can capture an entire webpage
Instead of just capturing the visible portion of the page, this tool can capture all of the page in one image by scrolling through the page, taking images at set points and then stitching the images together.
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Can be quickly invoked with the print screen button
Pressing the print screen button will allow you to select the captured area.
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Selecting custom rectangle is the default
Easy to use selection tool with a magnifier to select only the part of the screen that you need.
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Classic UI design makes it easy to use.
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Listary
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It's also a launcher
Once you find the file you need, you can launch it or use custom actions.
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Search as you type everywhere
You can start typing on the desktop or any folders and it'll just search for you.
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Supports other explorers
It supports not only Windows Explorer but also XYplorer, Directory Opus, Total Commander and all the other explorer alternatives.
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Platforms:
Windows
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FreeFileSync
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It supports multiple protocols
It will work with MTP, FTP, SFTP, FTPS, and more.
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Does not preserve folder timestamps when copying
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It can copy locked files
It supports Volume Shadow Copy Service, meaning that it can copy files even if they are in use or otherwise locked.
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Memory hog
It runs a little slow on computers who don't have much RAM available.
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Cross-platform
It runs on Windows, Linux and MacOS.
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Limited built in history
The program only remembers the latest set of folders you synced, so you have to save your syncs or create batch files.
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Portable version available
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A little intimidating for novices
If you never ran a file syncing software, this can be a little tricky to configure as your first one.
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It is quite performant
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No backup encryption
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Google Drive support
FreeFileSync provides direct access to Google Drive, no additional software is needed.
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It doesn't run on older Linux systems
It's dependencies don't allow it to run on older systems.
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Completely free
Source code releases are provided under GPLv2.
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It supports realtime sync
It can be configured to constantly monitor two folders for changes and sync them instantly when a change is detected.
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It lets you program batch scripts
You can program your own jobs for execution as a script.
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It supports case sensitive synchronization
For Unix-like systems.
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It supports long file paths
It can copy files and folders with more than 260 characters in their paths.
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It supports versioning
Versioning is keeping multiple instances of the modifications of your files.
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It can sync both local disks and network shares
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Platforms:
Windows, Mac, Linux
License:
GPL-3.0-only
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One Commander
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Free
Free for non commercial use.
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Folders cannot be sorted by size
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Simple and fast
Fast search and filter.
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Cannot access Android device connected by USB
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Miller columns
Like Finder from macOS.
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Cannot access Android device by FTP
And can never will as this is clarified by developer that this feature will never be added.
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Multi tab support
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It doesn't have UNDO function
Very important. When you work with valuable data files, this function can't be ommited.
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Themes
Light, dark and customizable themes/colours.
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Navigating folders by Ctrl+Tab has considerable delay
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Default file manager setup
Can make it the default file manager such that windows explorer stays out of the way for most of the work.
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Browsing Recycle Bin is very slow
Navigating away from Recycle Bin tab and coming back to it reload the Recycle Bin which is very slow as mentioned. Program has an option to open recycle bin in Windows File Explorer, which suggests that developer is aware that opening Recycle Bin is problematic.
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File previews
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Confusing
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File / folder filters
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Context menu only based on icons
No longer with Onecommander 3.6.43
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Folder views can be saved and applied
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OS:
Windows 10 version 17763.0 or higher
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F.lux
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Can help sleep better
Helps provide better sleep for more energy during the day.
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Takes a while to get used to
After installing F.lux, the screen will look a lot more yellow. This takes about a week to fully get used to. You can ease into it by setting the color temps higher than the recommended defaults.
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Eases eye strain
Decreases color temperature at night, changing the normally fluorescent blue of an LCD monitor to a soft orange. Much easier on the eyes, especially in a low-light environment.
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Subtle transition
The transition from daytime to nighttime color modes takes an hour by default and will detect your current timezone, meaning that it will happen in the background at sunset, often without you noticing.
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Sandboxie
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Now free and open source
Continuing forward as Sandboxie-plus while still updating its classic version.
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Windows 10 has Windows Sandbox
Only relevant if using Pro edition of Windows.
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Windows 10/11 Home does not include Sandbox
As that is limited to Pro, this is a great alternative.
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PhraseExpress
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Easy to use
Very clear and thoughtful user interface.
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No Linux version
Some people might want it.
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Flexible shortcut system
Offers many options for autotext.
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No subscription, perpetual license
Unlike other text expanders, PhraseExpress is a one time purchase.
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Versions for Mac, Windows, iOS, and Android
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Phrase menu
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Document generator
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Portable option
Can run from a USB device.
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Works with Mac and Windows and iPhone
There are versions for all platforms, that can synchronize snippets.
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Sophisticated macro language
It has many macro functions. Macros can be combined and nested.
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Supports RTF formatting and Word documents
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Does not force to use a cloud service
It can run standalone without the need to connect to the Internet.
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Fill-In forms with may options
You cannot only add simple text input but also radio buttons, check boxes, etc.
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Includes Outlook addon to automate email replies
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Clipboard Manager with cool extra features
If email addresses or URL are part of the clipboard contents, PE offers you to send an email to that address or to open the web site.
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AutoHotkey
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Easy To Learn but extremely Powerful
Basic Stuff is very easy and even advanced programming is possible, as the language is now able to use objects and classes and has a ton of free libraries and one of the most helpful and friendly communities on the Internet.
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Programming language is primitive
The base syntax, inherited from the first version of AutoIt, is primitive (a bit like an improved batch syntax).
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Powerful
Can interact with any Windows program / dialog / form, filling fields, submitting data, etc., without dependency on the window placement.
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Allows for extremely easy remapping keys and buttons on your keyboard, joystick, and mouse
You can reprogram any key combination, including the Windows key with a syntax like this one: h::msgbox true that automatically remaps the H key to show a message box.
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Can map keys to scripts
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Scripting of common procedures
AHK allows full scripts to be created and used, it is very flexible.
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Helpful forum
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Programming language is easier to learn and to use
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Good help documentation
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C-like syntax
C-like languages dominate the industry, making it easier to switch over to other ones in the C family.
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Fully programmable
With a full programming language powering the hotkeys, including GUIs, it is powerful and flexible.
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Platforms:
Windows
Technology:
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VirtualBox
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Inferior performance
Apart from second-class performance in virtualization, there are some visual glitches with Windows 8.1 on Mavericks.
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Free and mostly open source
VirtualBox is available for free with source code available here. A "VirtualBox Extension Pack" that includes virtual USB 2.0, VirtualBox RDP & PXE boot support is available only under a commercial license.
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Confusing interface and lacking usability features
VirtualBox might be a bit confusing for beginners - it requires an understanding of a lot more technical details than other VMs.
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WinDirStat
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Slow
There are faster programs.
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Free / Open Source
GNU Public License (GPLv2).
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Classic UI
interface are old and cluttered
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Color codes by file type
You can sort the list in the extension column (file type) globally or from parent folder selected. This is very helpful in case there are files of a specific type that you may not be aware of that's taking up too much space. Also, the colors correspond to the visual section.
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Treemaps can be confusing to some
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Lightweight
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PacMan Progress Bars
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