The most popular laptop software. What programs do I install on a new computer
There is a constant demand for a variety of PC software, and it is incredibly high. For this reason, download sites proliferate very, very quickly, but finding the really best resources is surprisingly difficult. Do you need to download various programs to your computer? Especially for you, we have made a list that contains the best software sites on the Web.
SoftOk- https://softok.info/
Resource SoftOk is one of the youngest, but already gaining popularity resources. It features a modern design and a wide selection of programs for almost any need. Programs are grouped into convenient selections that allow you to select a program for a whole set of parameters. Versions for operating systems iOS and Android are also present. 
Softobase - http://softobase.com/ru/
The most convenient and largest site where you can download programs for free on your laptop or PC. The database is constantly updated, so even the latest versions will always be available to you. All programs are divided into categories so that you can easily and quickly find and download the one you need. The site is also interesting because it contains reviews, videos, articles and answers to user questions.
Free Software - http://www.besplatnyeprogrammy.ru/
Free Programs Ru - a site for downloading programs for free with a primitive division into categories. It is easy to navigate it, traditionally there is a search by name, as well as a list of recommendations. Overall, this is a great resource for finding and downloading a basic set of applications.
SoftPortal - http://www.softportal.com/
Another of the largest sites where a huge amount of software for various devices is presented is SoftPortal. The assortment has options for a computer and a phone, there are sections for various operating systems (Android, Macintosh, IOS, Windows family), more than 20 categories of software by purpose. Audio, graphics, design, education, various utilities for the desktop - this is an incomplete list of what you can download, and what is important - for free and without entering codes and SMS. This resource is constantly updated and promptly uploads all the latest industry news.
FreeSOFT - http://freesoft.ru/
The next place is the site for downloading programs for the computer Freesoft. The main focus here is on software for Windows, but there are also programs for Android, MAC, Linux, and Apple gadgets. It is important that this is a safe site where the uploaded content is carefully filtered and checked for malicious components.
Soft-File - http://soft-file.ru/
Further, the site for downloading programs - Soft-File. A rich software component, many articles, reviews, reviews - all this makes it very popular among users. You can find almost everything here - from mobile programs to office software. Hundreds of offers are categorized for easy search, and the intuitive interface will save you time.
TopDownloads - http://topdownloads.ru/
TopDownloads is a simple and solid resource with daily updates that can be viewed in a separate list. Hundreds of new products and already familiar offers are divided into categories in a convenient catalog. Like many other free software sites, TopDownloads also offers reviews, news, ratings, and popularity. In addition to software, there is also music, videos, documents and much more.
As you can see, popular sites for downloading various software is a rather extensive topic, because electronic devices have long become an integral part of the life of all of us. Do you want to download a new game, driver or just need to update old software versions? We have collected for you the best sites for downloading programs, choose one of them - and find everything you need! Share the article with your friends on social networks, rate them high below and write comments if your favorite software site is not listed here! We also suggest that you definitely and right now look at our article about, which has become one of the most read in recent months! Maybe there you will find useful resources for yourself :)
Hello! Here I will post the most useful programs for a Windows 7, 8, 10 computer that I use myself, and which you can download to your computer for free without any SMS, displaying ads, entering captcha, etc. by direct link!
Often, to find the program you need, especially if you are a beginner, it takes a lot of time to search for this program on the Internet. Now in the network there are a lot of so-called "file cleaning", from which I do not recommend you to download various programs. Not only that, before downloading any program from these sites, you will view a lot of advertisements and lose your time, but you will also download the “left” and unnecessary programs, or even some Trojan or virus, along with the program you need.
You need to download programs only from the official sites of these programs!
But not always, even on the official website of the program, you can quickly find a link to download the program. After all, software developers, especially free ones, must also somehow earn money and also show their ads or impose other paid software.
Therefore, I decided to place the most necessary and interesting programs in my opinion on this page so that you can download for free without the aforementioned problems, in one click!
Basically, all the programs presented are free or shareware.
If you are interested in any program, and you want me to talk about it in more detail on the pages of this blog, then write about it in the comments, maybe I will review this program.
I will try to update all programs in this section once every 3 months. So stay tuned for updates to these programs,.
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AdwCleaner is an easy-to-use OS security utility that will allow you to get rid of adware on your computer in seconds by performing a quick system scan.
»7.1 MiB - Downloaded: 2,889 times - Updated: 07/06/2018
HitmanPro antivirus scanner works in conjunction with the main antivirus. The utility is capable of deep analysis of the system and identify threats that other antiviruses could not detect. Uses the cloud base of SophosLabs, Kaspersky and Bitdefender.
»10.5 MiB - Downloads: 1,189 times - Updated: 07/06/2018
A cloud-based antivirus scanner that uses multiple engines and detection technologies to remove sophisticated threats. Additional protection compatible with your antivirus, anti-spyware or firewall. Trial 14 days.
»6.3 MiB - Downloads: 1,273 times - Updated: 07/06/2018
All-in-one PC security and optimization solution. One of the best free antivirus software.
»74.7 MiB - Downloads: 1,475 times - Updated: 07/06/2018
An intuitive, low-resource free antivirus with all the features you need to reliably protect your computer, home network and data.
»7.1 MiB - Downloads: 1,018 times - Updated: 09.10.2018
Antivirus utility AVZ is designed to detect and remove SpyWare and AdWare spyware, Trojans and network and mail worms
»9.6 MiB - Downloads: 1,107 - Updated: 07/06/2018
Bitdefender Antivirus Free Edition is a free antivirus. Real-time protection, active virus control, cloud, proactive technologies. The interface is in English.
»9.5 MiB - Downloads: 326 - Updated: 07/06/2018
Bitdefender antivirus has protected over 500 million users without missing a single ransomware attack.
»10.4 MiB - Downloads: 270 - Updated: 07/06/2018
Antivirus ESET Smart Security Business Edition 10.1 (for 32 bit)
»126.1 MiB - Downloads: 3,649 - Updated: 07/06/2018
Antivirus ESET Smart Security Business Edition 10.1 (for 64 bit)
»131.6 MiB - Downloads: 2 952 times - Updated: 07/06/2018
Kaspersky Anti-Virus - free version
»2.3 MiB - Downloads: 1,272 times - Updated: 07/06/2018
The archiver is free. For Windows (64 bit)
»1.4 MiB - Downloads: 1,785 times - Updated: 07/06/2018
The archiver is free. For Windows (32 bit)
»1.1 MiB - Downloaded: 4,996 times - Updated: 07/06/2018
Winrar. Powerful utility for creating and managing archives, containing a whole range of additional useful functions. For Windows (32 bit). Trial. 40 days.
»3.0 MiB - Downloads: 850 - Updated: 07/06/2018
Winrar. Powerful utility for creating and managing archives, containing a whole range of additional useful functions. For Windows (64 bit). Trial. 40 days.
»3.2 MiB - Downloads: 1,144 times - Updated: 07/06/2018
Download Master is a free download manager.
»7.4 MiB - Downloads: 1,217 times - Updated: 07/06/2018
Evernote is a web service and program for creating and storing notes. A note can be a piece of rich text, an entire web page, a photo, an audio file, or a handwritten note. Notes can also contain attachments with other file types. Notes can be sorted by notebooks, labeled, edited and exported.
»130.0 MiB - Downloaded: 808 times - Updated: 07/06/2018
FileZilla FTP Client (for 32 bit)
»7.3 MiB - Downloads: 1,094 - Updated: 07/06/2018
FileZilla FTP Client (for 64 bit)
»7.6 MiB - Downloads: 729 times - Updated: 07/06/2018
Isendsms is a program for sending free SMS and MMS to mobile phones of cellular operators in Russia and the CIS countries.
»2.0 MiB - Downloads: 1,712 times - Updated: 07/06/2018
Java
»68.5 MiB - Downloads: 2,528 times - Updated: 07/06/2018
Skype - communication without restrictions. Call, chat, share any files - and it's all free
»55.8 MiB - Downloads: 1,780 - Updated: 07/06/2018
Telegram is a cross-platform messenger that allows you to exchange messages and media files in many formats. Telegram messages are securely encrypted and can self-destruct.
»22.0 MiB - Downloads: 259 - Updated: 07/06/2018
Thunderbird email program
»38.9 MiB - Downloads: 1,146 times - Updated: 07/06/2018
Torrent client uTorrent. Archive password: free-pc
»4.1 MiB - Downloads: 1,497 times - Updated: 07/06/2018
Viber for Windows allows you to send messages and call other Viber users for free on any device in any network and country! Viber syncs your contacts, messages and call history with your mobile phone.
»87.1 MiB - Downloaded: 1,470 times - Updated: 07/06/2018
WhatsApp Messenger is a cross-platform smartphone app that allows you to exchange messages without paying like SMS. (for windows 8 and higher) (32 bit)
»124.5 MiB - Downloads: 833 times - Updated: 07/06/2018
WhatsApp Messenger is a cross-platform smartphone app that allows you to exchange messages without paying like SMS. (for windows 8 and higher) (64 bit)
»131.8 MiB - Downloads: 898 - Updated: 07/06/2018
Aimp is one of the best free Audio Players.
»10.2 MiB - Downloads: 1,855 - Updated: 07/06/2018
ComboPlayer is a free online TV viewing program. Supports viewing Torrent video without waiting for download, listening to Internet radio, and also plays any audio and video file on the computer.
»Unknown - Downloaded: 1,663 times - Updated: 07/06/2018
FileOptimizer is a small utility designed for additional compression of graphic files using a special algorithm
»77.3 MiB - Downloads: 413 - Updated: 07/06/2018
K-Lite_Codec_Pack is a universal set of codecs for viewing and processing audio and video files. The package includes the video player Media Player Classic
»52.8 MiB - Downloads: 1,869 times - Updated: 07/06/2018
Mp3DirectCut is a small MP3 file editor that allows you to cut or copy parts of files without decompression
"287.6 KiB - Downloaded: 943 times - Updated: 07/06/2018
Media Player Classic Home Cinema (MPC-HC) (for 64 bit) is a multimedia player based on the Media Player Classic and has one of the best integrated sets of media codecs. This allows the MPC HC to play many video-audio file formats without installing any third-party tools.
»13.5 MiB - Downloads: 1,307 - Updated: 07/06/2018
Media Player Classic Home Cinema (MPC-HC) (for 32 bit) is a multimedia player built on the basis of the Media Player Classic and has one of the best integrated sets of media codecs. This allows the MPC HC to play many video-audio file formats without installing any third-party tools.
»12.7 MiB - Downloads: 1,007 - Updated: 07/06/2018
PicPick - Full featured screen capture, intuitive image editor, color picker, color picker, pixel ruler, protractor, crosshair, slate board and more
»14.8 MiB - Downloads: 753 - Updated: 07/06/2018
The radio station is a stylish and convenient program for listening and recording radio on a computer.
»13.1 MiB - Downloads: 1,690 times - Updated: 07/06/2018
Quality preserving compressed video editing program. Editor for MPEG-2, AVI, WMV, ASF, MP4, MKV, MOV, AVCHD, WEBM, FLV, MP3, WMA files. The intuitive interface allows you to edit video files with a few mouse clicks. Trial version.
»51.1 MiB - Downloads: 1,012 times - Updated: 07/06/2018
XnView is a cross-platform free image viewer that supports viewing over 400 and saving (converting) up to 50 different graphic and multimedia file formats
»19.4 MiB - Downloads: 1,339 times - Updated: 07/06/2018
XviD4PSP is a program for convenient and high-quality converting video and audio. Does not depend on the codecs installed in the system. No installation required. For Windows (32 bit)
»19.2 MiB - Downloads: 526 - Updated: 07/06/2018
XviD4PSP is a program for convenient and high-quality converting video and audio. Does not depend on the codecs installed in the system. No installation required. For Windows (64 bit)
»22.5 MiB - Downloaded: 689 times - Updated: 07/06/2018
Adobe Reader - a program for reading and printing PDF documents
»115.1 MiB - Downloads: 1,513 times - Updated: 07/06/2018
LibreOffice is a free alternative to Microsoft Office. The program includes the Writer text editor, Calc spreadsheet processor, Impress presentation wizard, Draw vector graphics editor, Math formula editor and Base database management module. For Windows (64 bit).
»261.5 MiB - Downloads: 1,041 times - Updated: 07/06/2018
LibreOffice is a free alternative to Microsoft Office. The program includes the Writer text editor, Calc spreadsheet processor, Impress presentation wizard, Draw vector graphics editor, Math formula editor and Base database management module. For Windows (32 bit).
»240.5 MiB - Downloaded: 808 times - Updated: 07/06/2018
Notepad ++ is a free text editor with syntax highlighting for most programming and markup languages. Supports opening over 100 formats. For Windows (32 bit).
»4.1 MiB - Downloads: 697 - Updated: 07/06/2018
Notepad ++ is a free text editor with syntax highlighting for most programming and markup languages. Supports opening over 100 formats. For Windows (64 bit).
»4.4 MiB - Downloads: 1,094 - Updated: 07/06/2018
STDU Viewer - small-sized viewer for PDF, DjVu, Comic Book Archive (CBR or CBZ), FB2, ePub, XPS, TCR, multipage TIFF, TXT, GIF, JPG, JPEG, PNG, PSD, PCX, PalmDoc, EMF, WMF , BMP, DCX, MOBI, AZW for Microsoft Windows, free for non-commercial use.
»2.5 MiB - Downloaded: 1,721 times - Updated: 07/06/2018
Ashampoo Burning Studio Free 1.14.5 - a free version of a multifunctional program for working with CD, DVD and Blu-Ray discs
»31.3 MiB - Downloads: 1,376 - Updated: 07/06/2018
CDBurnerXP is a free software for burning CDs, DVDs, HD-DVDs and Blu-Ray discs. Archive password: free-pc
»5.9 MiB - Downloads: 727 - Updated: 07/06/2018
Classic Shell - a utility that allows you to enable the classic design of the Start menu in Windows 8, 10
»6.9 MiB - Downloads: 1,358 - Updated: 07/06/2018
DriverHub is a free driver installer. Has a driver rollback function.
"976.6 KiB - Downloaded: 325 times - Updated: 07/06/2018
DAEMON Tools Lite - small in size, but powerful in capabilities, popular CD / DVD drive emulator
"773.2 KiB - Downloaded: 1,125 times - Updated: 07/06/2018
ToolWiz Time Freeze is a useful free program that allows you to freeze your operating system and return it to its original state after installing malware, unwanted adware, etc. Old version (works without rebooting the system)
»2.5 MiB - Downloaded: 1,345 times - Updated: 07/06/2018
XPTweaker. Tweaker for Windows XP
»802.5 KiB - Downloaded: 1,952 times - Updated: 07/06/2018
AOMEI Backupper Standard. Great program for creating a backup or system restore, Works also with disks and partitions. The program works with Microsoft VSS technology, which will allow you to create a backup copy without interrupting your work on your computer.
»89.7 MiB - Downloads: 1,133 times - Updated: 07/06/2018
AOMEI Partition Assistant Standard. An effective program for easy and reliable management of disk partitions on your computer without data loss. The multifunctional program is free for home and commercial use.
»10.5 MiB - Downloads: 1,063 times - Updated: 07/06/2018
Aomei PE Builder helps you create a Windows PE-based bootable environment for FREE without installing the Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK), which contains a set of tools and allows you to boot your computer for servicing and quick recovery when the Windows operating system is damaged and unusable.
»146.8 MiB - Downloads: 1,114 times - Updated: 07/06/2018
Defraggler is a free defragmenter from Piriform Ltd. known for its CCleaner and Recuva programs. It can work both with the whole disk and with separate folders and files
»6.1 MiB - Downloads: 1,044 times - Updated: 07/06/2018
Puran File Recovery is a unique free program for recovering deleted or damaged files on a hard disk, USB flash drive, memory card, mobile phone, CD / DVD and other storage media, regardless of the file system. Portable version.
»1.4 MiB - Downloaded: 731 times - Updated: 07/06/2018
Recuva is a free utility for recovering lost (as a result of software failure) or deleted data
»5.3 MiB - Downloads: 973 - Updated: 07/06/2018
Scanner is a program for analyzing the contents of hard drives, CD / DVD, floppy disks and other media
"213.8 KiB - Downloaded: 912 times - Updated: 07/06/2018
Victoria - designed for performance assessment, testing and minor repairs of hard drives
»533.3 KiB - Downloaded: 1,362 times - Updated: 07/06/2018
Auslogics BoostSpeed is a powerful and free tool to clean, fix and speed up your computer. Archive password: free-pc
»20.2 MiB - Downloads: 3,900 - Updated: 07/06/2018
CCleaner removes unused files, frees up hard drive space, allowing Windows to run faster
»15.2 MiB - Downloads: 1,517 times - Updated: 07/06/2018
PrivaZer is a powerful and free tool for cleaning your computer from accumulated junk and destroying any remnants of visited websites and other activity on your computer
»7.1 MiB - Downloads: 1,620 times - Updated: 07/06/2018
Cobian Backup is a free program that allows you to schedule backups of individual files or directories by moving them to a specific directory in other folders / drives on the same computer or on a remote server in the network
Required programs for windows 10 - 7
Hello Readers of my blog! In this article I will tell you about the most necessary programs for windows 10 - 7. As you probably remember, Windows is not ready for work after installation. In principle, not only Windows 7, but any 8 8.1 xp immediately after installation is not yet ready for work. Even after installing drivers and security settings, there are practically no useful and necessary programs on board your computer. There are only a few useful programs for the user in the Windows kit.
These are several toys, the simplest text editor "Notepad", an advanced text editor "WordPad", a calculator, an Internet browser (IE-Internet Explorer), a media player, "Paint" - a program for processing simple graphics, a program for servicing a PC and OS. That's actually all that our beloved OS is rich in. With Windows 10, things are a little better. Microsoft has gone a lot further. And it included Skype and a student office suite. By the way, the installed IE and the media player are not ready for work either. IE is not ready in part, as it can only view text pages and pictures. And the media player is not ready at all, since it needs codecs to play music and video. Hence the time has come to install the necessary programs for windows. The programs that we will consider in this article, I believe, should be installed on almost every computer running Windows 7 - 10. So let's start.
The most essential programs for windows 10 - 7
Archivers
1. The very first thing we need to establish is the ARCHIVATORS. On the Internet, all programs are compressed or packed by some kind of archiver. This allows less disk space wasted for storing information on servers and faster transmission of packets over the Internet. Each PC must have at least one archiver, and preferably two. First WinRar- it works very quickly and supports the ability to unzip a large number of very different popular archives. And the most important thing is its own, very specific, highly protected Rar format. The passwords set by this archiver have not yet been decrypted by anyone. 
Second archiver 7-zip... Perhaps this archiver is even more needed than the first one. You will need it to unpack archives of the new, rapidly gaining popularity, 7z format. The archiver is very fast, while providing a high compression ratio. Most of the archives on the Internet that you have to download are in zip, rar and 7z formats.
If you are working with a site and you need to create archives in the GZIP format, then the 7-zip archiver will provide compression 2-10% better than any other archiver.
These two archivers will help you solve almost any problem of archiving / unzipping software packages obtained from the Internet.
Codecs
2. The second most important thing will probably be the installation of codecs for playing audio and video files of various formats, without which more than one audio / video player does not work. Of all the great many different collections, perhaps the best, most stable and generally recognized is K-Lite Codec Pack... According to the developers, their brainchild supports about 400 audio / video formats. In addition, this package is absolutely free and contains a small but very high quality player. Therefore, it is a sin not to use it. Highly recommend. After installing this codec pack, all your audio / video players will play almost all media file formats.
Adobe Flash Player
3. The next important step is to install Adobe Flash Player... This program is necessary to play media files in browsers (Internet browsers) such as IE, Mozilla Firefox, Opera. It is already built into Google Chrome and Yandex browser.
Browsers
4. It will be important to install a whole set of browsers. I recommend installing all popular ones, these are Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Opera, Yandex... Why so much? Can I get by with IE (Microsoft's Internet Explorer)? There is no need to do it! Any of the suggested browsers are much better than IE. Firstly, they are faster, more stable, and make it easy to manage add-ons. Why is it necessary to install everything? The point is that they are all different and have different useful features that IE does not have. Second, in the event of an unexpected failure of one browser, you always have another at hand.
Google chrome integrated with Google translator. When loading foreign pages, it can automatically translate them into Russian. Translation is often sufficient to understand the content of the pages. Google Chrome can upload many files at the same time.
Mozilla Firefox simply not replaceable for those who create and debug sites. Has a huge number of different useful add-ons that other browsers do not have.
Opera one of the fastest browsers in the world. This is especially noticeable on slow Internet channels, when he uses a lot of streaming of downloading pages and files, and additional compression of information on his server using special algorithms.
Yandex browser development from Yandex. Very similar to Google Chrome and compatible with its add-ons. Has some limitations. The latest versions of this browser are very nimble. Overall a good browser.
There is a great add-on for all these browsers Neiron Search Tools- this extension provides the ability to simultaneously search for information on the Internet through Google and Yandex, and the joint convenient display of search results. Searching becomes much more efficient with this app. I highly recommend using it.
File download managers
5. Fast, convenient and reliable downloading of files of any size from the Internet will be provided by the download manager Download Master... The program is free, Russian, almost in no way inferior to paid foreign counterparts. Provides multichannel, fast download, can download files after disconnecting or disconnecting from the power supply.
SaveFrom.net application for all popular browsers. Allows you to download videos from more than 20 Internet resources. A very useful application.
Google Chrome has created many obstacles for this application to work. Now SaveFrom.net does not install well on Google Chrome, but it works great from the Internet. Use it to your health. No problems were found on other browsers.
If you only need YouTube to upload videos, then there is a program for this. UmmyVideoDownloader... UmmyVideoDownloader is specially designed for YouTube video downloader. A very comfortable and high quality item.
Programs for audio / video communication
6. For communication on the Internet you need at least the Skype program. There are a lot of programs for text, audio, video communication, but most people use Skype and it has such capabilities that other programs do not have. So we must install skype. You will probably need it.
Text editors and processors
7. We replace the slightly functional text editor from the Windows package with a more functional one AkelPad or even more advanced Notepad ++(HIGHLY RECOMMEND). Notepad ++ allows you to work with a large number of documents at the same time. Remembers the situation when it is turned off and restores it automatically the next time it is turned on. Allows you to follow links directly from the edited text. It's simply not replaceable for programmers, as it recognizes the code of more than 20 programming languages and helps to check it for errors. Detects mistakes in words and underlines them. The presence of such an editor on every PC is a must.
8. To create documents of different formats and automated tables, you will need an advanced word and spreadsheet processor such as Win Word and Win Excel from the Microsoft Office package. The MS OFFICE package contains many more useful programs. For example email client, presentation manager, slide show ... On the Internet you can find advanced packages with many add-ons.
File managers
9. Convenience in working with files will be provided by the file manager Total commander... It has huge functionality. The menu of the vehicle itself, the menu of necessary or frequently used programs, two independent windows. In each window you can open an unlimited number of tabs, have your own FTP manager, archiver, file viewer, media player .... In general, EVERYTHING is at hand! An unusually convenient and useful program. Would highly recommend to everyone!
PDF viewers
10. Foxit phantom required to read PDF documents. The program is 10 times smaller than the analogue of Adobe Acrobat, much faster and, in addition, allows you to edit PDF documents. Recommend. The program itself is paid, but you can find it for free on the Zver-DVD disk image. If you do not need editing functions and do not want to upload a huge image, then you can use the free analog Foxit Reader or PDF Reader... There are a lot of programs of this class, but I think this will be enough.
Programs for removing locked files
11. Unlocker will help you unblock and delete locked files and folders that cannot be deleted in other ways. A couple more programs of this class that support the Russian language: LockHunter, IObit Unlocker... If, when you try to delete, you often encounter messages "Unable to delete", "Access denied", "Used by another application", "You do not have sufficient rights" and the like, then these programs will definitely help you.
Programs for downloading files from torrent servers
12. UTorrent- reliable, fast manager for downloading files from torrent servers. A very convenient and reliable program for downloading music, movies, disc images .... The second program MediaGet fairly new, but has about the same functionality. Both programs are free.
Image Viewers
13. FastStone Image Viewer- an excellent, free, small, fast, light program for viewing images, has the ability to edit an image file, overlay text on a picture, optimize the image code ... Highly Recommended!
Find files quickly on your computer
14. Everything is designed to find files on your computer. Incredibly fast. Produces search results as each letter is pressed, like hints when searching on the Internet. Highlights the found combination of letters in the names of files and folders. Displays the paths where the files are located. Very fast and easy to use program. Free.
The necessary programs for windows described above, in my opinion, are the most important and necessary, and are able to provide the requests of a wide variety of users. I believe that these programs, or at least similar ones, should be present on every computer.
Less important programs
Screen capture software
15. FastStone Capture- takes screenshots from the monitor screen and captures video. It can record system sound or from a microphone. The program is very small and fast. Has a lot of useful little things. There are a lot of programs capable of efficiently performing the operation of capturing video from the monitor screen: Bandicam, HyperCam, ScreenCamera, Techsmith Snagit, UVScreen Camera, VirtualDub... They all have fairly similar functionality.
All programs of this class are paid. Some of them have demo versions - shareware, heavily cut down with poor functionality, sometimes with captions on the screen that make it difficult to view the video.
The most important leader in this area is considered a highly professional Camtasia Studio... It allows you not only to capture images from the screen, but also to edit the footage with the use of different effects.
OCR programs
16. If you have a scanner or already scanned documents, or images with text, then to convert them into text format you will need a text recognition program. The best of its kind ABBYY FineReader.
Automatic keyboard switches
17. Those who write a lot of texts using the Latin and Cyrillic alphabet will be an excellent assistant. Punto Switcher, which automatically switches keyboard layouts based on the words being typed and fixes persistent errors. The program is absolutely free, developed by programmers of the Yandex laboratory.
Audio and video players
18. Lovers of music and video will need a player Winamp, which has with its package quite rare codecs and is able to play recordings from video recorders and surveillance cameras, as well as allows you to include several copies of the program at the same time, create playlists, adjust the tone of the sound and much more .... Free.
There are a lot of players: Daum PotPlayer, AIMP, BSPlayer, GOM Media Player, KMPlayer, iTunes, ComboPlayer, Ace Stream Media, VLC Media Player, 1by1, Media Player Classic Home Cinema, Light Alloy, TV Player Classic, QuickTime Alternative. They have very different functionalities. Any user will be able to satisfy all their needs.
Windows cleaners / accelerators / optimizers
19. Ccleaner useful for quick and easy cleaning of the system from temporary files, from unnecessary entries in the registry, etc. ... The program does not have the greatest functionality, but it does the required minimum perfectly. Free. There are a great many similar and more powerful programs: Carambis Cleaner, AVG TuneUp, Wise Care 365, Advanced SystemCare, Glary Utilities, Auslogics BoostSpeed, Kerish Doctor, Advanced System Optimizer, System Mechanic, MAGIX PC Check & Tuning... They all have similar, but still different functionality.
If you are very concerned about the cleanliness and reliability of your Windows, then of course one package will not be enough for you. So, as always in other packages there are functions that you do not have. Even just the registry cleaners, everyone checks different parts of the registry and sometimes they find something like that ... In general, there is a lot to choose from.
To clean the registry, along with other programs, I recommend using trashreg... This is a very small and specific program. Cleans the registry from abandoned keys that many demo programs leave on the system. After this cleaning, you can reinstall the demos and use their capabilities.
Recovering deleted files
Required programs for windows 10 - 7 - Power Data Recovery 20. Power Data Recovery is a simple yet powerful tool for recovering deleted data. Allows you to recover:
- deleted files and folders;
- files from a lost / deleted / damaged partition;
- data from a hard-to-read CD / DVD;
- digital media data.
I would say the program is very important, but since not everyone needs it, that's why it's in the second section. Here are a couple more high-quality, free representatives of similar programs: Recuva, Pandora Recovery... I must say that there are products with higher functionality, but they are paid: Hetman Partition Recovery, R-Studio, Wondershare Data Recovery.
Graphic editor
21. Adobe PhotoShop- unsurpassed raster graphics editor. A must-have tool for creating, modifying pictures and adjusting photos. 
Required programs for windows 10 - 7 - CorelDraw
22. CorelDraw is the best vector graphics processor. Practically irreplaceable in this area. The program is not super required, but necessary for creating scalable vector images.
Animation software
23. Easi Gif Animator will be needed when creating animated pictures or videos. Has the entire arsenal of functions necessary for this. Free.
Disk imaging software
24. Ultra ISO will be needed for those who create images of CD / DVD discs. Works with the standard ISO disc image format. Allows you to create and edit simple and bootable disk images. Uses third-party programs for burning discs such as Burning rom.
Programs for mounting disk images to a virtual drive
Required programs for windows 10 - 7 - Daemon Tools 25. Daemon tools lite allows you to mount a CD / DVD disk image on a virtual drive, which makes it possible to see how the image will work on a real drive. The program has quite wide functionality: Emulation of IDE drives, Emulation of DT and SCSI drives, Mounting disk images, Creating images of physical disks, Converting and editing images, Burning discs with images, data and music. Allows you to simulate a large number of different copy protections for discs. Allows you to run disc toys not from a DVD, but from a hard drive, which makes it possible for them to work much faster. A very useful utility for gamers and those who do not write images to disks, but keep them on the computer. Free.
Mail managers or clients
Required programs for windows 10 - 7 - The Bet26. Mail clients are possibly the most important applications in modern human computer life. Most users have multiple accounts with different email services. To provide convenient management of all mail flows, mail clients have been created. I will cite a dozen well-known, and perhaps the best of the mass of mail clients that are available:
The Bet- a great helper for those who are active in Emai correspondence. Allows you to download mail from a huge number of mailboxes and put it into folders. Has a filter constructor and much more.
Ms Outlook included in the Microsoft Office suite. The program is very sophisticated. I would say even too much. But maybe all of this will be useful to someone.
Mailbird the program is lightweight, undemanding to resources, easy to use and visually attractive.
eM Client- this email client has all the basic functions you need.
Inky has a trial version that works for free for 14 days. Has quite extensive capabilities.
Claws mail rather complex application is intended for experienced users who are not afraid to configure everything manually.
Zimbra Desktop is a free open source email client. Zimbra is a cross-platform solution for Windows, Linux and Mac OS.
TouchMail- a convenient email client for owners of tablets or laptops-transformers.
Thunderbird from Mozilla is a unique application. The built-in extension system allows you to increase the client's functionality with numerous tools created by the Thunderbird community.
DjVu File Readers
Required programs for windows 10 - 7 - DjVu27. DjVu is one of the scanned document formats. It is used as a rule for storing and distributing books, manuscripts, magazines in which there are many images, diagrams, drawings, formulas. And also for storing scans of historical documents, when an accurate reproduction of the shade and texture of the paper is required, the most reliable display of all defects, page folds, hand-made marks and corrections, prints, ink marks, etc.
You can view such files using the following programs: WinDjView, ICE Book Reader Professional, Evince Document Viewer, DjvuReader.
Sound recording and processing software
Required programs for windows 10-7 - Audacity28. There are also quite a lot of such programs, but perhaps the best will be a small but powerful one. Audacity... The program works with a mixer built into a personal computer system, as well as external sound sources. It is designed to record sound files of unlimited size.
Allows already recorded files:
- clean from interference: hiss, static noise, hum;
- change the volume;
- cut into pieces and assemble as you like;
- as well as compress.
The program is used to record and process digital files. And also the digitization of outdated sound carriers: gramophone records and cassettes. In addition to its own AUP format, it supports a number of popular extensions. In addition to professional functionality, it is also free.
All the necessary programs for windows 7 - 10 that we reviewed in this article you mentioned in the article "". However, there is one note. Programs present on the ZverDVD disk - earlier versions can be installed on OS of any bitness. Many programs located on the "Zver 2016.3 Windows 8.1 Pro x64" disk are only 64-bit. And, accordingly, they will not work on 32-bit operating systems.
After installing a new version of Windows OS on a computer, most users do not know which programs to install first.
We have compiled for you top most popular programs, without which not a single person can do. Please note that all programs are divided into categories, each of which has a choice of several versions.
Popular programs for the computer
# 1 - Browser
The browser for most users is the most demanded program. It allows you to visit web pages, chat on social networks and watch movies. That is why it ranks first in the list of the best computer programs.
- - stable browser with Google search engine.
- - similar to the previous one, the main bias towards Yandex services.
- - old and comfortable.
- - browser with many additional options.
# 2 - Antivirus
As you know, there are many malicious viruses on the Internet that harm your computer. Before accessing the global network, you need to protect yourself with an antivirus.
Here is a small top 5 of the most popular computer antivirus programs:
- # 1 - is a well-known product with a paid license.
- # 2 - Doctor Web - free, proven over the years.
- No. 3 - - the most popular antivirus, distributed free of charge.
- # 4 - 360 Total Security - a novelty that has proven itself quite well.
- # 5 - AVG Antivirus Free - an effective and easy anti-virus remedy.
About the best free antivirus programs,.
# 3 - Adobe Flash Player
A must-have for all browsers. This plugin will allow you to play movies on any site. The first step is to install the browser, then this player.
# 4 - Skype
# 5 - Torrent client
This program is common among those who like to watch movies. Torrent client allows you to download large files from the network at the highest possible speed of your Internet.
- uTorrent is a well-known and most used utility for downloading from the Internet.
- Zona is less well-known, and also for films.
- MediaGet is a good analogue.
No. 6 - Nero
Second part top of the best for the computer starts Nero. Most users now use flash drives, but there are those users who need disks these days. The program allows you to write data to any type of disc (C or DVD).
№7 - DAEMON Tools
Allows you to open images of large files. The program can mount a virtual floppy drive. Most often, the program is used to install or run games.
No. 8 - Office programs
Anyone at some point may need to open a document, create a spreadsheet, calculate a formula, or create a postcard. For this purpose, there are several packages with the necessary set of programs:
- Microsoft Office is the most widely used suite, used by millions of people. With this set of programs, you can type text, create presentations, tables, and more.
- Libre Office is an analogue.
- Open Office is a good free replacement.
# 9 - VLC Media Player
Audio and video player. The program can play online streams, show subtitles, and increase the maximum volume. The right product!
# 10 - TeamViewer
This program is known mainly to more advanced users. It allows you to control your computer remotely via the Internet.
This TOP still lacks many useful and very necessary utilities, such as: Total Commander, Evernote, Adobe Photoshop, KMPlayer and many others. Someone likes the simplest Paint. You can add this rating in the comments with your loved ones.
This concludes our TOP of the most popular computer programs. We definitely recommend that you install the proposed utilities, without which it will be very difficult for you to work at your computer. Search and download software that will make your computer a real work machine!
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Hello dear friends! In today's article I will tell you about all the necessary programs for a computer, without the installation of which it will be very difficult or simply impossible to work with it.
To fully use all the capabilities of your computer friend, you need to install the necessary programs on him.
All the necessary programs must be on your computer or laptop, no matter what activity you are doing on it. They greatly expand or improve the functionality of your device.
After installing the operating system (hereinafter referred to as OS) on your computer, you have access to a number of programs built into it (the number and versions of programs depend on the version of the installed OS). Typically, the functionality of these programs is limited.
To use all the features of the software, we are advised to purchase it (for a deny, and a lot) 🙂 There are many ways to get around these restrictions, or use free software.
The list will contain both paid and free programs that have similar characteristics and perform the same task.
Each program will be analyzed separately. The pros and cons of the programs, their brief description, links to the developers' sites for downloading them will be indicated.
All the programs below work only under Windows OS (versions for each program will be indicated separately) So, let's get started ...
Regardless of whether you bought a new complete computer (with a pre-installed OS), purchased separate components and assembled the computer yourself, or simply reinstalled the operating system, you need to install the drivers on the hardware available in the computer to get started.
To see if all the drivers are installed in a computer with a preinstalled OS, you need to click the "start" button, then the "control panel" tab, then for Windows 7 select "device manager" from the list that appears, and for Windows XP click "system" and select there "device Manager".
This (or not this) menu will appear:
It should not contain any red or yellow icons. If not, then all devices are installed and working normally. If there is, then it is necessary to determine what the problem is by the name of the device and try to fix it.
Drivers for stationary computers come on disks (CD or DVD)
For laptops, they can also go on disks (when buying a laptop without an installed OS). If the operating system is installed, then most often the drivers are located in a special folder (software distributions, drivers, etc.).
Driver installation order
If you install drivers from a disk and there is an option for automatic installation, then you can use it.
This is the best way for an inexperienced user. The disadvantage of this method is the installation of unnecessary programs (various temperature sensors, fan speed control, etc.) that come with the drivers.
If you know what to set, then in the disc menu you can uncheck unnecessary programs and put only the necessary ones. Below I gave an example of a disk menu from my motherboard:
Installation of drivers can occur both in automatic mode and in manual mode, which gives us the opportunity to install all separately or only the drivers we need.
It is advisable to install the drivers for each device separately with a restart of the computer and in a specific order (desirable, but not necessary).
- Chipset
- Sound
- Video
- All other internal devices, and after them peripherals (printer, scanner, etc.)
As soon as we have all the devices installed or connected to the computer working, we can proceed to installing the programs so necessary for our work or entertainment.
Archivers
To continue further installation of the necessary programs, we first need to install an archiver, since almost all distributions of programs are packed into archives.
The most popular paid archiver is WinRar.
In my opinion, WinRar has the only drawback, it is paid for, but it fulfills 100% of the money spent on it. It is a great and reliable tool for storing, transferring and protecting any of your files. Whether it's a photo, text document, or video. If you don’t mind the money, then this is the best option.
WinZip is also a paid archiver, but twice as expensive as WinRar. In terms of functionality, it is in no way inferior to WinRar, but the usability suffers. Due to these two shortcomings, its rather low popularity affects. You can see the comparative characteristics of these two archivers.
Now let's move on to the free and very popular 7Zip archiver.
7Zip has all the necessary functionality, and is considered one of the best programs for fast compression, storage and transmission of important information. The main advantages of this archiver are its own 7z compression format, which is ahead of WinRar in terms of speed and compression ratio. There are both 32 and 64 bit versions of the program.
Each of the presented archivers will provide you with everything you need to work quickly and efficiently.
Antivirus
Now let's talk about the next type of required software - antivirus software.
Antivirus software is one of the most demanded and popular among all computer users.
Antivirus is considered one of the most essential programs, not only because of its extreme practical usefulness (if properly configured and used correctly), but simply as a necessary attribute of a normal computer, although many users do not pay any attention to the work of antivirus. They believe that if the antivirus is installed, then this is enough. Works, updates, well, okay. Many people simply have no time or are not interested in learning at least a little about the capabilities of the antivirus installed in them and the minimum necessary settings for it to work an order of magnitude more efficiently.
You can afford not to be very familiar with Word, Excel and other quite important programs for everyday work at the computer, but you cannot afford to be irresponsible to your data on the computer.
If the antivirus cannot prevent the threat, then (under certain circumstances) you can lose important documents, photos, etc., and no one wants this. If you do not have copies of the data destroyed by the virus, then consider that you have lost them almost irrevocably.
Therefore, choosing a good and suitable antivirus for you is a rather difficult task, even for an experienced user, and even less knowledgeable ones. Below I will give and briefly describe the most popular antivirus programs and give links to developer sites.
And remember, there is no perfect antivirus, regardless of whether you choose a paid or free program.
The most popular paid antivirus program in Russia is considered to be Kaspersky Anti-Virus. It has two of the most popular packages representing basic and optimal protection. You can see more details about the capabilities of these products. There are also versions of the program for mobile phones, tablets and Apple products.
If you decide to purchase Kaspersky Internet Security or Kaspersky Total Security, then by clicking on this link, you will receive a program for checking the spelling of ORFO as a gift.
It is followed in descending order of popularity by Dr. Web and Eset NOD32. These programs are paid. Their functionality is quite enough to provide the user with good protection against various computer viruses.
Also Dr. Web provides an excellent free utility for detecting and removing Dr. Web CureIt!
Of the free antiviruses, I would like to highlight avast! Free Antivirus. It provides excellent protection against most existing pests and is simple and easy to use. There is a more powerful paid version called avast! Internet Security. At the end of 2013, the most powerful version of the antivirus appeared - avast! Premier.
Also, many users use less popular, but slightly inferior to their advanced counterparts in finding and destroying malicious code, antivirus programs. These include: AVG Anti-Virus Free, Comodo Antivirus, Avira. All of them are free, but they provide reliable protection for your computer. Very good antivirus McAffe. It is often the default on laptops. By clicking on the picture below, you can learn more about this antivirus. The site is in English. To enable any other in the upper right corner, select a special menu item.
Paid antivirus can differ from free antivirus, both for the better and for the worse. The algorithms for searching and detecting malicious code are different, and you don't know which virus will get to you. It may be that a simple antivirus will easily catch an unexpected guest, and his sophisticated brother will let him through. Choose what suits you best, install, configure and surf the Internet in safety.
By the way, I myself have been using the free version of Avast for more than three years, and I am quite satisfied with its work. Viruses, of course, slipped through, especially trojans, but running a full computer scan and using the Dr. Web CureIt! (once a month is enough) solves this problem. The article describes in detail about this and other programs for quickly and efficiently scanning your computer for viruses.
After you and I have protected our computer from the unwanted effects of various malicious programs, you can calm down a little, think and decide. What should we install next? What programs do we need the most?
To do this, ask yourself. What more do you do with your computer? Work or play. After answering it, you will know exactly what to put in the first place, and I turn to the programs for viewing images.
Image Viewers
Image viewers or simply "viewers" are an integral part of any computer, because without their capabilities, you will never be able to view your photos or drawings. The absence of a program, which is so necessary in your daily activities, greatly limits your possibilities to use the unlimited potential of the computer.
All modern operating systems have a built-in program for viewing graphic images of almost any format, and it does an excellent job with simple viewing and for many this is enough, but for some users more functionality is needed. For this category, many different (both paid and free) programs have been specially developed for viewing a huge variety of graphic formats.
Once the most popular paid image viewer, ACDSee, it quickly lost ground to its free counterparts.
Thanks to the emergence of fully functional free programs for viewing all kinds of graphic formats, users have a choice, and there is no longer the need for the mandatory use of paid image viewers.
These programs will allow us to view documents and read e-books in such popular formats as PDF and DjVu.
Adobe Acrobat Reader is the most powerful PDF reader and editor. Its capabilities significantly exceed the requirements of the average user and is too "heavy", so I advise everyone to install the simple and fast loading Foxit PDF Reader. This free program is quite enough for viewing any documents or books.
WinDjView is fast and extremely easy to use program for viewing DjVu files. DjVu format allows you to save printed documents and images with excellent quality in files that are significantly smaller than the original.
Separately, I would like to highlight such a program as STDU Viewer.
I started using it in 2015 and am very pleased with it. It easily replaces all three previous programs.
Her advantages:
- Reads all major formats of images, books and documents (see supported formats);
- Low weight;
- Free for non-commercial use;
- Can replace several utilities.
Disadvantages:
In fact, it has one drawback, it is a less convenient and practical interface when working with files and less functionality when working (in contrast to specialized software), so to speak, payment for universality. But many bells and whistles are unnecessary (like me), I looked through the document and forgot. So I strongly advise everyone to add this software to the list of necessary, more than anything else.
Video players
To view video materials in a variety of formats, we need to install a video player on our computer.
Here I will give only free programs for watching videos, since there is no need to use paid video players, due to their high price and absolute unnecessary for an ordinary user, for whom simplicity and usability are more important than sophisticated functionality.
Is probably the most popular video file player among the vast majority of users. The popularity of Media Player Classic is based on the fact that this player is present in such a popular codec package as the K-Lite Codec Pack, which will be discussed below. Its capabilities are quite enough for ordinary viewing of films and video materials, it is unpretentious and easy to use.
Media Player Classic once again confirms that speed and ease of use are important for most users, and additional features fade into the background. Also, this player can be downloaded separately. It is called MPC-HC, which in fact does not change anything. There are both 32 and 64 bit versions.
Next comes a nicer and more modern video player. This video / audio player has built-in codecs, which allows you to watch video movies (including DVD) and listen to music without installing any third-party codecs. KMPlayer has advanced video settings, which can significantly improve the quality of the video being played, as well as replaceable skins to change the appearance.
And finally, I will present a powerful and very easy-to-use media player.
VLC is a free, open source cross-platform player for any audio and video content. Just like KMPlayer, it has built-in codecs for playing audio and video files. Supports a huge number of formats and various streaming protocols.
To play video on your computer, you can use any of the programs presented here, making a choice based on your aesthetic needs. The capabilities of each of them are sufficient for use in most everyday tasks.
P.S. I myself constantly use all three multimedia players, depending on the format, the quality of the video file being launched and the mood :). For regular DVD Rip movies, Media Player Classic is enough, and for watching videos and movies in Full HDTV I use VLC media player. KMPlayer can play both DVD and HDTV with sufficient quality, although I rarely use it, I like it for its excellent design and capabilities.
Audio players
For high-quality playback and listening to music, we need to install a program for playing audio files.
Above in the article, multimedia players were disassembled, which are more suitable for playing video, although they all have the ability to play audio files. Using them for listening to music is not very convenient, so I will tell you about audio players that are specially sharpened to perform this function with the highest possible convenience and quality.
The first representative of this class of programs is the very popular, beautiful and convenient audio pleer Aimp. In December 2015, the fourth version of this player was released. The player is absolutely free, and it makes me very happy :).
The Aimp player conquered and firmly occupied the niche of the former very popular and high-quality WinAmp music player.
Thanks to free, great appearance (you can change skins), user-friendly interface, high-quality sound reproduction, functionality and constant updates, it has won the hearts of many users around the world. If you choose Aimp, you will never regret it. Ideal for home use.
It has a modest interface, but at the same time has tremendous opportunities for expansion, customization and playback of high-quality sound.
The theoretical capabilities of Foobar2000 for high-quality processing of sound files surpass the capabilities of professional audio equipment.
Has a huge number of plugins.
An excellent player for those who like to play around with sound settings. It also works very well for office computers as it consumes very little RAM and has the ability to adjust transparency.
It is a fast, very small size (490kb in the archive), but at the same time a powerful and flexible tool for listening to music.
Supports major audio formats WAV, OGG, MP1, MP2, MP3, AIFF.
Due to its extremely spartan interface, Evil Player is not very convenient to use, but it does its job very well with its main function.
For a home, where usually several people use one computer, it will be inconvenient, and for listening to background music in the office, it is very suitable.
Codecs
The most popular, stable, universal and necessary set of codecs for viewing and processing audio and video files is undoubtedly.
Due to the existence of five package options, any user can choose the one that suits him in terms of its functionality.
Basic(Basic) - Contains the necessary components to play all popular audio and video formats.
Standard(Standard) same as base, plus the very good and necessary Media Player Classic Home Cinema discussed above and a built-in MPEG-2 decoder for playing DVDs.
Full(Complete) Same as Standard, plus MadVR, GraphStudioNext, and a few additional DirectShow filters.
Mega(understandably so) the same as the full package, plus ACM and VFW codecs for video encoding and editing, several additional DirectShow filters and tools.
Previously, there was a special 64-bit version of the codec designed to work in 64-bit operating systems, but now this is built in by default and you do not need to download anything separately.
For full descriptions of the composition and capabilities of different versions of the codec, follow the link above.
It is a set of the most necessary codecs for watching videos in the most popular formats and listening to audio files.
The package includes such popular codecs as ffdshow, DivX, XviD, x264, h.264, Windows Media 9, MP4, MPEG4, MPEG2, AC3, DTS, Flash Video Splitter, many filters, various plugins and other auxiliary tools for working with video and audio files.
This is a universal free application developed by the Adobe corporation that allows us to view pages with dynamic (interactive) content, beautiful special effects and video clips, and play flash games.
Flash technology is very widespread on the Internet, and using a computer without an installed Flash-player, you will not be able to fully use all the possibilities of the modern Internet.
This software is simply necessary for installation on any computer.
For instructions on installing Adobe Flash Player on Internet Explorer, Opera and Mozilla Firefox, click here.
Google Chrome comes with Adobe Flash Player built-in. Updated automatically.
Office programs
It is the most essential set of office applications created by Microsoft for Microsoft Windows and Apple Mac OS X operating systems.
This package includes software that allows you to prepare documents of varying complexity. Allows you to work with various types of documents: texts, spreadsheets, databases, etc.
Microsoft Office occupies a leading position in the word processor market, and its formats are the standard in the vast majority of enterprises' workflow.
The most popular applications from the Microsoft Office suite are Microsoft Office Word for working with text data and Microsoft Office Excel for working with tabular data. But these applications are quite difficult to master on their own and during self-study we use the capabilities of these programs by 10-15%. Therefore, if you want to surprise your friends, girlfriends, comrades and employees at work with an advanced level of knowledge of Word, do your work more efficiently and faster, I advise you to go through.
Microsoft Office is an excellent product for processing text and tabular data, but its main disadvantage is the price.
The 2013 version costs about 15,000 rubles. This is a very large amount for us, therefore, in home computers, the vast majority of users have versions of this program, so necessary for many, unlocked in various ways.
Now let's look at the free office program OpenOffice.
It is the most popular free office suite for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, graphics, databases, and more.
Supports many languages and works great on all personal computers.
OpenOffice can be used completely freely for commercial and non-commercial purposes.
Office suite OpenOffice has less functionality and usability, so it will not replace Microsoft Office in enterprises, but for home use it is more than enough.
A simple text editor can also be a very good option (especially for laptop and tablet owners).
Browsers
(reads like internet explorer) is a browser developed by Microsoft Corporation. It is included in the set of all operating systems of the Windows family, and due to this it remains today one of the most popular web browsers on the Internet.
Most users who need the Internet from time to time will have enough of it, and for those who spend a little more time in front of the monitor in search of information and entertainment, a more flexible and customizable tool may be needed.
In general, the latest versions of Internet Explorer are user-friendly and work reasonably well with proper configuration.
At the moment, Microsoft is very actively promoting its Microsoft Edge browser, which comes with the Windows 10 operating system. According to user reviews, it is quite good and surpasses Internet Explorer.
Although the package includes many modules, the most common application from this package is Nero Burning Rom... He is responsible for writing, erasing, copying and cloning disks. Nero Burning Rom has established itself as the fastest, most convenient and high-quality program for burning discs. Supports burning of all existing discs and formats. The disadvantage of the program is that it is paid for, but it is cheaper than Ashampoo Burning. It is the best choice for burning discs among all programs of this class.
That is where I want to end the description of a set of necessary programs for any computer running Windows operating systems, and move on to not so necessary, but sometimes necessary software.
Such software includes programs for scanning text and images, translators, downloading files and torrents, communicating on the Internet, cleaning the operating system, convenient work with files, and defragmenters. Now about everything in order ...
Convenient file handling
The most popular program for easy file manipulation is. This is the best two-pane file manager. Has all possible options for convenient work with multiple files. There are both 32 and 64 bit versions of the program.
Using a free file manager is a good option. In terms of stability and functionality, it is inferior to Total Commander, but for many it will be enough.
Internet communication
Programs designed for communication via the Internet are divided into those that allow you to conduct a conversation through a microphone with the ability to connect video communication via a webcam, and simple communication using text. Almost all modern programs support all of these options for interaction between users.
The most prominent representative of this segment is Skype.
Skype allows all Internet users to communicate for free, regardless of their location. It is possible to call any mobile operator or city number at very low rates.
Easy to install, understandable and easy to use, Skype is simply a must for those users who want to make the most of the Internet.
A good substitute for Skype can be the Mail.Ru Agent program, but it has a big drawback, it is a lower quality of communication than Skype. Otherwise, it is a fairly convenient and high-quality product. Has millions of fans, thanks to the promoted ICQ instant messaging service (better known as ICQ). When downloading an agent (and other programs), be careful. Be sure to uncheck the box before downloading, otherwise a bunch of digital byaki will fly into your load. With all due respect to Mail.ru, they do not hesitate to clog up our computers with very annoying and, most importantly, absolutely unnecessary software for the sake of a penny.
Uploading files and torrents
All modern browsers have a built-in module for downloading files from the Internet, but their functionality and usability do not satisfy many users. An alternative to the standard methods of downloading information from the Internet can be programs specially developed for this. They are easily integrated into all major and popular browsers, have much more functionality, speed and reliability.
The best program in this class is.
Download Master is a convenient and highly efficient tool for downloading any kind of file. It will provide you with high download speed, the ability to continue interrupted downloads from the point of disconnection, a convenient interface for managing the program and downloaded files.
There is a portable version of Download Master Portable, which, being written to a USB flash drive or portable disk, will allow you to download from any computer connected to the World Wide Web. All versions of Download Master are free.
Another good program for downloading files from the Internet.
In terms of its functionality, Free Download Manager is in no way inferior to Download Master, but it loses in usability, although many people like it, just because of its simplicity and the presence of only the necessary controls.
The next program is a torrent download. If you do not understand what this is about, then read what torrent files are.
µTorrent is one of the most popular torrent clients worldwide.
The advantages of this program are in its small size, convenient and intuitive interface, and most importantly, it is absolutely free. I advise everyone who downloads large amounts of data from torrent trackers.
Cleaning the operating system
To keep the operating system in good working order and remove unnecessary files and programs from it, we just need a program.
CCleaner is the best freeware program for optimizing your computer's registry and files. After finishing your work, you will see how much faster and more efficiently your computer will work.
CCleaner will instantly free up valuable space on your hard drives, while you can be sure of the correctness and reliability of the program. The program will not delete any necessary files. Built-in support for the Russian language, small size of the program and a clear and simple interface make CCleaner an indispensable assistant, both at home and at work.
Recently, to optimize and clean up the operating system from various garbage, I began to use Advanced SystemCare. An excellent replacement for many cleaners.
Defragmenters
A very fast, powerful and reliable defragmenter.
Auslogics Disk Defrag allows you to optimize the file system, the placement of both system and regular files to speed up your computer. Supports background work. Free for commercial and home use.
There is also a portable version of Auslogics Disk Defrag, which can be written to a USB flash drive or removable disk, with the further ability to run the program on any other computer without installation.
Optical recognition of text and images
If you often work with text and graphic data, you may need such necessary software as programs for recognizing text and images.
It is a leader in the field of optical data recognition and has all the necessary functionality for fast and convenient translation of paper documents into electronic editable formats. It defines and allows converting into documents of various formats, both text and tabular data, and images. It does all this with maximum speed and quality. It doesn't matter what type of document it is defining, whether it's a photograph of a book or an ordinary text document. ABBYY FineReader detects the data in both documents with the same quality. There is a built-in spell checker. The disadvantage of the program is that it is paid for.
For those who are not ready to pay for ABBYY FineReader OCR, there is its free analogue CuneiForm.
Functionality and quality of work of CuneiForm is inferior to ABBYY FineReader, but it copes very well with scanning simple documents and images. Any printed fonts are recognized.
The results of the work can be translated and edited in any office programs and text editors, and then saved in popular formats.
To improve the quality of recognition, CuneiForm uses a dictionary check. The standard dictionary can be expanded by inserting new words from text files. Suitable for everyone who needs optical data recognition from time to time.
Text translators
The electronic dictionary is the most powerful package for translating text from one language to another.
Supplied in home and professional versions, which differ in the set of dictionaries. Each of the versions has the ability to connect additional dictionaries. Has a huge standard base of words and popular phrases. Possesses the highest quality automatic text translation, selecting the translation of words according to the meaning and content of the translated material. ABBYY Lingvo is a very high-quality paid product that has left its competitors far behind, both paid and free. It is simply necessary for everyone who studies foreign languages and translates texts.
NeoDic is a free text translation software. It will help you cope with the translation of unfamiliar words by simply hovering the mouse cursor over the desired word or phrase. This type of translation is very convenient to use when viewing information on the Internet. The program supports the Russian language, has a small size and many settings that allow you to change the program to suit your needs.
This concludes my review of the necessary programs for your computer. The set of software presented above is sufficient for the full use of all the basic capabilities of a computer, which are used by the vast majority of users, at home or in the office.
You can download them from the official sites (this is not always convenient), using the links provided in the article, or go to the useful resources page and select the one you like from the listed catalogs of free programs, search and download the desired program from it.
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