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NOTE: Some programs require Visual Basic runtime files which are not included with the author’s download. If you get an error message about a file not being found after you load a program – specially DLL or OCX files – then load the applicable VB runtime library. |
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CodePad |  | |
Programmer’s text & hex editor with over 60 standard syntax definitions; features tabbed interface, file browsers, quick templates, directory searches, text sorting, syntax highlighting, URL highlighting, RTF & HTML export, and more. Not for Win95.
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979kB |
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TheSage | | |
A stand-alone English dictionary & thesaurus; features 145,000+ dictionary references, approx 35,000 examples of usage, encyclopedic info, nearly 1,200,000 thesaurus relationships, cross-referencing, anagram search, wildcard search, Clipboard copy, and more.
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8.52MB |
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Lingoes | | |
A dictionary and multi-language translator; supports translation to over 60 languages, built-in dictionary & on-line dictionary lookup, hotkey activated single-word dictionary lookup, and more. Requires Windows XP or later plus IE6+ & Internet connection.
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5.12MB |
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Sorax Reader | | |
A small, fast, full-featured PDF reader; features printing, zooming, displays document bookmarks & page thumbnails, copies selected text to Clipboard, document searching, support for PDF 1.7, portable version available, and more. Requires Win98 or later.
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4.95MB |
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Speakonia | | |
A text-to-speech program; features 26 voices, pitch control, speed control, volume control, optional reading of Clipboard entries, tells current time & date, saves spoken text to WAV file, reads a Webpage, and more. Requires free on-line registration to use.
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2.58MB |
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TranslateMe | | |
A translation & dictionary utility; features 4 translation & dictionary sources, built-in OCR tool, resides in the tray as an icon, optionally starts with Windows, customizable interface, and more. Requires Windows XP or later plus active Internet connection.
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1.94MB |
TetraEdit v3.24 | | |
A tabbed RTF editor with multimedia and Internet functions; features spell checker (on-line only), autocorrect, opens TXT docs, image viewer, video player, music player, SWF player, Internet browser, VBScript controller, skin maker, RSS reader, and more.
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6.41MB |
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EBook Maestro | | |
Creates feature-rich non-commercial eBooks that can be distributed; features security against copying & printing, highly customizable user interface, HTML based file input (max 500 files), optionally opens URL when closed, and more. Requires Win98 or later.
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2.51MB |
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EditEx | | |
A programmer's text editor, features MDI interface, 50+ highlight schemes, extensions engine, FTP, code templates, regular expressions in search/replace, HTML preview, spell checker, code completion, auto correct, and more. Requires Windows 98 or later. CFS download
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1.50MB |
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ReadPlease 2003 | | |
Superb text-to-speech program with 4 voices, speed control, volume, assistance for visually impaired users, and more. Note: an older version, with better graphics (and pitch control) is available from CFS – ReadPlease 2000 (6.82MB).
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10.2MB |
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LopeEdit v5.4.2 | | |
A powerful tab-based programmer's editor and replacement for Windows Notepad; features global search/replace, user configurable syntax highlighting (pre-configured for 16 programming languages), unlimited undo/redo, UNICODE & UTF-8 support, and more.
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3.36MB |
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SmartFreePDF | | |
Creates PDF (Adobe Acrobat) files, with images, from text typed or pasted into the program's window; features 3 font faces, any size font, font attributes, 4 text colors, annotation, hypertext links, and more. Requires WinXP with Adobe Acrobat Reader 5 or later. CFS download
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1.32MB |
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Editor2 | | |
Extremely small NotePad replacement; features no filesize limit, both ANSI & Unicode text file support, Hex & RTF viewer, powerful search & replace commands, dual font/color selection, URL autodetection, and more. Requires RICHED20.DLL (not included with Windows 95).
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356kB |
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NeoMem | | |
Stores and organizes information in an Explorer-style tree and is used to store 'to do' lists, Website passwords, addresses, account information, and collections of all kinds; features global search options, handles all types of objects, auto-backup, tutorial, and more.
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679kB |
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PilotEdit Lite | | |
A programmer's text and HEX editor that opens files larger than 4GB; features built-in FTP client, customizable syntax & keyword highlighting, advanced search & replace operations, column mode, folder compare, and more. Requires Windows XP or later. CFS download
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3.71MB |
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pdf995 | | |
Creates documents in the Acrobat PDF file format by selecting the ‘Print’ command from any application, creating documents which can be viewed with a PDF viewer (Acrobat Reader); optional editor to modify files created with this program (871kB). Nagware.
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3.19MB |
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Everest Dictionary | | |
A desktop dictionary tool which can be used with up to 9 dictionary language databases (separate downloads – eg English is 13.54MB); features a popup definition-window, dictionary game, and more. (All dictionaries in one download – 79.2MB.)
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1.24MB+ |
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Pad v2.5 | | |
Terrific replacement for NotePad, with BMP, GIF, ICO, JPG, WMF, etc viewer.
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996kB |
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doPDF | | |
Converts any printable document to Acrobat PDF format without requiring Ghostscript; features selection of paper size, selection of resolution (from 72 to 2400 dpi), selection of page orientation, selection of quality settings, and more. Requires WinXP or later.
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2.57MB |
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Memoirs2000 Lite 2.01 | | |
Store and arrange text-based information in tree form; create to-do lists, recipes, project notes, personal contacts, bookmark lists, reports, term papers, etc and acts as a personal diary or information manager. CFS download
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1.39MB |
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Enso Words | | |
A universal spell checker that can be used in any program (Word, Firefox, Macromedia Fireworks, etc); features word count, on-line definitions & thesaurus, 4-function calculator, cut/copy/paste, upper/lower case, and more. Requires WinXP or later.
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12.3MB |
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Softi FreeOCR v2.6 | | |
An OCR tool that recognizes characters (text) from scanned printed text, PDF files or images; uses Tesseract PDF OCR engine, saves text to Word/TXT/Clipboard, supports 5 image formats, and more. Requires Windows XP or later & .NET Framework 2.0.
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4.38MB |
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