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Ninite
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Limited selection of apps
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Handles updates for you
Save yourself from having to manually update all those small apps that don't auto-update themselves.
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Installs apps only in their default location
Very unfortunate for those having their system on a budget or even mid-tier SSD.
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Well adapted to the Windows environment
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No command-line interface in free version
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Install in bulk, without the restarts
Perfect for getting a fresh install of Window up to speed in as little time as possible.
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No toolbars or extra junk
Ninite's installation does not install "extra features" offered during installation.
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Saves you from manually filling in all the details of installation
Installs apps to their default locations, using your PC's language or one you choose, using Internet Explorer's proxy settings (so you can quickly get Chrome, Firefox, or Opera up and running on a fresh Window install).
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Curated list of commonly used quality software
Everything from Steam and iTunes to Putty and Eclipse - likely has most, if not all of the major free applications you use on a regular basis. Check the website for the full list.
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Verifies file checksums
Ninite makes sure that you've downloaded the right file, and that it's not corrupted, by checking the file checksums for each application. This means that you're less likely to end up with a buggy app, or to accidentally download malware/viruses, all with no extra work.
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just-install
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Open source, free and libre
https://github.com/just-install/just-install
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Limited package selection
Since project is open source there is way to add new packages, but you'll have to figure out how to configure new package and submit pull request. There's no army of volunteers responding to requests.
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Works within Windows guidelines
The programs are listed in Control Panel and can be uninstalled using standard Windows procedure. Downloads from original source, doesn't repackage. It just automates the install process, skipping prompts and dialogs.
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Requires admin command shell, doesn't have built-in UAC.
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Can install bundles, without needing command line parameters
Like Ninite, you can create a custom .exe installer which automatically downloads and installs a package selection -- no command line switches needed. https://just-install.it/customizer.html
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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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Scoop
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Free and Open Source
Github repo can be found here.
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Has a smaller selection of packages than Chocolatey
While Chocolatey seems to have a huge selection of packages including some windows updates, Scoop has a much smaller selection mainly focused on command-line tools. However, it can be argued that Scoop is focusing on a different type of setup than Chocolatey so package count may not be a good comparison.
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Absolutely zero costs
Unlike some competitors, there is no free nor paid version, simply the FLOSS software as it is built.
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Doesn't handle orphan packages
Package maintainers can add other needed packages, but if a package gets uninstalled, it doesn't mark other packages as orphans. (No package relation trees)
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App installs are independent and self-contained; therefore, they have fewer conflicts and are easier to uninstall
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Apps are installed without requiring admin permission
Installing for all users requires admin permissions in order to be secure, so scoop installs without that requiring an elevated command prompt.
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App packages install locally (so users can preserve their own environment) or globally
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Users can easily create their own apps and collections of apps
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Great help available on GitHub Wiki
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Good CLI UX
Packages have well-defined, simple names, without any unnecessary duplication, and are actively maintained. If you are used to Homebrew in OSX, you will (almost) feel at home.
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Installed packages verified by checksums
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Easy to upgrade installed packages
Easy to upgrade installed packages, unlike in Chocolately which makes you pay for upgrade feature.
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Customisable selection
If the standard package selection isn't enough for you, you can easily find additional "buckets" that suit your needs. You can also create your own and share them. See here.
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Simple versioning model for dependencies
In Chocolatey, if a package declares dependencies on a bad version of a package, installation or upgrade might break. Scoop dependencies are the latest version of a package, which reduces the chance of things breaking.
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Sets reasonable default configuration options for apps
E.g. installing npm configures the global package prefix to your local app folder, and curl includes the Mozilla CA list.
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All default packages are portable with a few exceptions
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Great selection of apps for programmers and experienced users
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Does not clog your Program Files folder
Many installers leave behind a folder in your program files & program files (x86) folder. Since Scoop does not normally touch the folder, there is no problem of clogging it.
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Support for ARM64
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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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Patch my PC
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Scheduler
Has a built-in scheduler.
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Free
The home edition is free.
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Automatic
Fully automatic updates.
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Free
The home edition is free.
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HovText
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Trusted signed executable and open source
HovText has existed for 20 years and has always been open source.
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Remove formatting from text copied
Copying text from the internet or from Office applications most often will include styles and formatting when pasting, but HovText can remove all this formatting, so only the raw unformatted cleartext will be pasted - this is a life-saver :-)
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Keeps the most used clipboard entries at top
Most recent entries copied/pasted are available from a top-down principle.
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Trim whitespaces and empty new-lines on copied text
When marking text with the mouse, it often adds a whitespace at the beginning or the end of the text or there are some empty lines above or below that gets copied too, but HovText has an option to remove whitespaces at beginning and end - very useful.
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Intuitive, fast and modern UI for finding previous copied texts or images
When viewing the list of previous copied clipboards, then it is easy to find the relevant text or image you need.
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Fully user configurable
All hotkeys can be configured and all layout, style and screen display can be tweaked, so there is a chance you can have it setup as you want.
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Portable and no installation needed
Fast, light, no installation process and no registration needed - just "click and use".
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Save clipboards on computer
The clipboards can be saved to local computer, so it can be reused after a computer shutdown.
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Platforms:
Windows 7/8/10/11
Initial Release:
2004-02-24
Newest Release:
2024-02-02
Approximate Size:
2.7MB
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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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Novus
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Extremely Fast Installations
Using multithreaded downloads, Novus installs packages 8 times faster
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Shortage of packages
Novus is still in development, and does not have a lot of packages
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Non Admin Installations
Novus can install any package without an admin terminal. It automatically elevates to an admin terminal without bypassing UAC (User Access Control)
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It does not option to pass arguments to the native installer in the package
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Open Source
Novus is open source (https://github.com/novus-package-manager/novus) This makes it easier for people to contribute and add package manifests
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Quit and Forcequit Feature
Novus has the ability to easily quit and forcequit applications. This has been extremely useful for me, especially when task manager itself is unresponsive
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Quit and Forcequit Feature
Novus has the ability to easily quit and forcequit applications. This has been extremely useful for me, especially when task manager itself is unresponsive
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Windows Remix
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Many options
Many options to choose from
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Batch-installation
Installs in bulk and skips the reboots
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No dependencies
I don't have to install something manually first.
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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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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:
C++
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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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Yarn
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The same results will be yielded every time yarn is run in a repository
One of the most important aspects of Yarn is determinism (predictability). The lock file ensures that the same dependencies will always be installed in the same way and order regardless of the machine for a given repository.
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Takes up disk space
Yarn adds to your disk space usage since it stores dependencies locally.
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Can tell you why a package was installed
yarn why <query> can tell you why a package was installed and what other packages depend on it.
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Good network performance
Yarn efficiently queues up requests and avoids request waterfalls in order to maximize network utilization.
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Offline mode
If you've installed a package before, you can install it again without any internet connection.
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Flat Mode
Resolve mismatching versions of dependencies to a single version to avoid creating duplicates.
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Multiple registries
Install any package from either npm or Bower and keep your package workflow the same.
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Network resilience
A single request failing won't cause an install to fail. Requests are retried upon failure.
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Good documentation
It looks like it has good documentation.
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Security is put at the forefront
Even though it's still in its early stages of development, security is one of the core values on which Yarn is built. It uses checksums to verify the integrity of every package before executing its code. This also helps avoiding errors related to faulty caching or captive portals. Further steps are also being taken to improve the security of Yarn which will be implemented in the future.
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Built by the community for the community
Even though it's backed by Facebook, Yarn is built as a community project first and foremost. It's completely open source and hosted on Github. It's released under a standard open source client and has its own GitHub organization and set up to work under the same governance model that other successful projects have used in the past, such as Rust and Ember. All of this means that both existing and new contributors will always work together to improve the product and introduce new features while also keeping in mind suggestions coming from the community.
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Backed by Facebook and Google
Was created in a collaboration of Facebook with Exponent, Google and Tilde.
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