Free HTML Editor is a powerful text-based web design package. We say “text-based” because the program isn’t WYSIWYG; you need to buy the full version of the program to gain visual editing. Here you must create or edit the HTML code directly. Which is something of a culture shock if…
PhotoDemon is a feature-packed portable photo editor. The program’s interface won’t appeal to everyone. Toolbars are basic, and you have to delve into a complex menu system to find out what you can do. But once you start to do that, PhotoDemon’s power quickly becomes apparent. Capable selection options enable you…
One of the hardest jobs in computing is keeping the contents of two or more folders synchronised, whether for backup purposes or because you’re working across multiple computers and can’t afford to have different versions of important documents floating about. Cloud computing such as that offered by Windows Live Mesh…
Beneath all of that, though, you’ll find a hard-won reputation for effective software and a product that goes beyond pure antivirus by offering a huge range of security features in one tool. Despite the name, Bitdefender Total Security is actually the firm’s entry-level all-in-one security product now that the standalone…
Adobe Photoshop Elements is the consumer version of Photoshop: low cost, easy to use, yet still full of powerful photo editing and management features. The program makes it easy to organise your images into albums, for instance, and tag them with keywords so they’re easy to locate later. But that’s…
Acronis True Image 2021 is the latest version of the popular backup tool. The program provides simple ways to back up your entire PC, specific disks or partitions, or individual files and folders. Backups can be saved locally or to the cloud, while a Sync feature ensures key files are always available…
It’s better known in its native Germany than in the UK, which is why it isn’t tested so widely; the UK-based SE Labs doesn’t test G Data, and even in AV-Test (based in Austria) we had to go back to February 2023 for results, where it provided 100% protection. AV-Comparatives…
ACDSee Free is a fast, easy-to-use image viewer. The program can view all the main image file formats (BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG, TGA, TIFF, WBMP, PCX, PIC, WMF, EMF). In a click or two you can associate it with those file types so it displays them if you double-click a…
CloneApp is a free portable tool which can back up and restore application settings. This could be very convenient if you’re reinstalling or migrating your system, as you can easily restore your application’s configuration. Run the program as an administrator, and a list of supported applications appear on the left.…
There’s a range of licensing plans; the price we’ve shown is for an on-premises UDP 9.1 single socket premium license. Socket licenses are only applied to the systems being protected, have no restrictions on the amount of back-end storage and support unlimited virtual machines. Ransomware protection for the UDP host…