Ninite rocks!

I just installed a new hard drive on a Toshiba laptop I use, just to have a clean install with out all of the crap that came bundled on it, and all of the application I have installed and removed, that leave bits and bytes laying about in the registry and various folders. Time for a spring cleaning, digitally speaking.
I have installed Chrome and GDrive, and Notepad++, and that's about it. Clean and lean, but some things I still need to do my work, like a FTP program, Putty, and a decent Web Page editor.
Then I discovered Ninite. Ninite is a web site that allows you to install a number of useful programs without any fuss. Pretty amazing one stop shopping.




Ninite will

  • start working as soon as you run it
  • not bother you with any choices or options
  • install apps in their default location
  • say no to toolbars or extra junk
  • install 64-bit apps on 64-bit machines
  • install apps in your PC's language or one you choose
  • do all its work in the background
  • install the latest stable version of an app
  • skip up-to-date apps
  • skip any reboot requests from installers
  • use your proxy settings from Internet Explorer
  • download apps from each publisher's official site
  • verify digital signatures or hashes before running anything
  • work best if you turn off any web filters or firewalls
  • save you a lot of time!
 Here are the programs to choose from on their web page:


  • Web Browsers

    • Fast Browser by Google 33.0.1750.117
    • Alternative Browser 19.0.1326.63
    • Extensible Browser 27.0.1

  • Messaging

    • Internet Telephone 6.14.0.104
    • Multi-IM Client 2.10.9
    • Multi-IM Client Build 30295
    • Google Talk IM Client 1.0.0.104
    • Email Reader by Mozilla 24.3.0
    • Trillian IM 5.4.0.15
    • AOL Instant Messenger 7.5.14.8
    • Yahoo! IM Client 11.5.0.228

  • Media

    • Music/Media Manager 11.1.5.5
    • Internet TV
    • Great Video Player 2.1.3
    • Video Player 3.8.0.119
    • Music Player 3.55.1338
    • Music Player 1.3.1
    • Music Player 5.6.6.3516
    • Audio Editor 2.0.5
    • Video decoders plus Media Player Classic 10.3.0
    • Video Player 2.2.56.5183
    • Online Music Service 0.9.7.16
    • Video decoders plus MPC 2014.01.17
    • Music Organizer 4.1.0.1692
    • Video Player 7.7.5

  • Runtimes

    • Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 7u51-b13
    • Microsoft .NET 3.5 SP1
    • Microsoft Silverlight 5.1.20913.0
    • Adobe Air 4.0.0.1390
    • Shockwave Player 12.0.9.149

  • Imaging

    • Image Editor 3.511.4977.23448 (requires .NET 3.5 SP1)
    • Photo Manager by Google 3.9.137.81
    • Open Source Image Editor 2.8.10
    • Image Viewer 4.37
    • Image Viewer 2.13
    • Vector Graphics Editor 0.48.4
    • FastStone Image Viewer 4.9
    • Screenshot Tool 1.1.7.17

  • Documents

    • Microsoft Office 2007 Standard (Trial Version)
    • Free Office Suite 4.0.1 (JRE recommended)
    • Adobe PDF Reader 11.0.06
    • Lightweight PDF Reader 2.4
    • Alternative PDF Reader 6.1.4.0217
    • Print Documents as PDF Files 3.0
    • Free Office Suite 4.2.1 (JRE recommended)
    • Print Documents as PDF Files 1.7.2

  • Security

    • Great Antivirus by Microsoft 4.4.304
    • Avast Free Antivirus 9.0.2013.292
    • AVG Free Antivirus 2014 14.0.4335
    • Malware Remover 1.75.0.1300
    • Antivirus Free Trial 10.5.3.4405
    • Spyware Remover 2.2.21
    • Avira Free Antivirus 14.0.3.338
    • SUPERAntiSpyware Free 5.7.1018

  • File Sharing

    • Free Bittorrent Client 3.1.8
    • File Sharing Client 0.50a

  • Online Storage

    • Great Online Backup/File Sync 2.6.13
    • Online Backup/File Sync 1.14.6059.0644
    • MozyHome Online Backup 2.24.0.355
    • Online File Sync by Microsoft 17.0.2015.0811
    • Online Backup/File Sync 2.0.44.122879

  • Other

    • Online Notes 5.1.2.2387
    • Online Atlas by Google 7.1.2.2041
    • App Store for Games
    • Password Manager 2.25
    • Local File Search Engine 1.2.1.371
    • Screen Reader 2013.3

  • Utilities

    • Remote Access Tool 9.0.26297.0
    • Disc Burner 2.5.8.0
    • Great Disk Defrag 4.5.1.0
    • Free Remote PC Access 5.1.0.15125
    • Better File Copy 2.3
    • Disc Burner 4.5.2.4478 (requires .NET)
    • Disk Encryption Tool 7.1a
    • App Uninstaller/Reverse Ninite 1.95
    • Hotkey Launcher 2.5
    • Directory Statistics 1.1.2.80
    • System Utilities 4.6.0.90
    • Disc Burner 0.53.0
    • Classic Shell Win8 Start Menu 4.0.4

  • Compression

    • Great Compression App 9.20
    • File Compression Tool 5.2.2
    • Another Compression Tool 5.01 (Trial)

  • Developer Tools

    • Great Programming Language 2.7.6
    • FTP Client 3.7.4.1
    • Programmer's Editor 6.5.4
    • Java Development Kit 7u51-b13
    • SCP Client 5.5.1
    • SSH client 0.63
    • Compare and Merge Files 2.14.0
    • IDE for Java 4.3.1 (requires Java)