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| subcat | PW | W | URL | Program | Co. & Author | Ware | I | OS | Notes | c | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.01 File Analyzer | . | . | Link | File identifier (FileID) | (Sebastian Groeneveld (Dracula)) | (Freeware) | CLI | notes | . | ||
| 0.01 File Analyzer | . | . | Link | File Investigator | Forensic Innovations Inc. (was RobWare) | (Nagware) (free) | . | notes | . | ||
| 0.01 File Analyzer | . | . | Link | FileAlyzer | PepiMK Software (Patrick M. Kolla) | (Donationware) (free) | . | notes | . | ||
| 0.01 File Analyzer | . | . | Link | FileAnalyser (v 1.312) | (Kurt Zimmermann) | (Freeware) (v 1.312) German language | . | Windows 95; 98; NT; ME; 2000; XP | notes | . | |
| 0.01 File Analyzer | . | . | Link | HexBrowser | (Peter Fiskerstrand) | (Freeware) | . | notes | . | ||
| 0.01 File Analyzer | . | . | Link | SH Archive Identifier | (Eero T. Heinonen) | (Freeware) | CLI | notes | . | ||
| 0.01 File Analyzer | . | . | Link | TrID | (Marco Pontello) | (Donationware) (free) | CLI | notes | . | ||
| 0.01 File Format Database | . | . | Filex (v 0101 (January 2001)) | (Jouni Miettunen) | (Freeware) LFW (v 0101 (January 2001)) | (n.i.) | Windows "all" | notes | . | ||
| 0.01 File Format Database | . | . | Link | WhatFormat (v 1.4a) | Joz's Extensions Base | (Freeware) LFW (v 1.4a) | . | Windows "all" | notes | . | |
| 1.00 Directory Printer | . | $W | xxx | FileGrab (filegr.zip) | PC Mag | was (Registerware) (free) | . | notes | . | ||
| 1.00 Directory Printer | . | . | Link | JR Directory Printer Utility | Spadix Software | (Freeware) | (n.i.) | notes | . | ||
| 1.00 Directory Printer | . | . | Link | Karen's Directory Printer | (Karen Kenworthy) | (Donationware) (free for personal use) | . | Windows 95; 98; NT4; ME; 2000; XP; Vista; Windows Server 2003 | notes | . | |
| 1.00 Directory Printer | . | . | Link | LS - File List Generator (v 1.53) | (PIYO) | (Freeware) LFW (v 1.53) | (n.i.) | Windows 95; 98; NT; ME; 2000; XP | notes | . | |
| 1.00 Directory Printer | . | . | Link | PrintFolder | No Nonsense Software | (Liteware) (free) older version of a commercial program | . | notes | . | ||
| 1.00 Directory Printer | . | . | Link | STG FolderPrint (v 1.25) | Starglider Systems (Luiz Marques) | (Freeware) LFW (v 1.25) | . | .. | notes | . | |
| 1.00 Directory Printer | . | $W | xxx | TreePrint (treeprt.zip) | PC Mag | was (Registerware) (free) | . | notes | . | ||
| 1.00 Directory Printer | . | . | Link | Version Peeker | (Greg Lorriman) | (Donationware) (free) | . | notes | . | ||
| 1.00 Directory Printer | . | . | Link | Widget Print Directory | Widget Technologies (Alex Gagnon) | (Freeware) | . | notes | . | ||
| 1.00 Directory: Copy Path | . | . | Link | ClipName | MainSoft Software (Patrick Philippot) | (Freeware) | . | notes | . | ||
| 1.00 Directory: Copy Path | PW07 | . | Link | Path Copy (PathCopy) | Ninotech | (Freeware) | . | Windows 95; 98; NT4; 2000; XP | notes | . | |
| 1.00 Directory: Copy Path | . | . | Link | Send To Toys | (Gabriel Ponti) | (Donationware) (free) | . | notes | . | ||
| 1.01 Directory: Copy Structure | PW05 | . | Link | TreeCopy | RJL Software | (Freeware) | . | Windows 3x; 95; 98; NT; ME; 2000; XP | notes | . | |
| 1.01 Directory: Maker | . | . | Link | bxNewFolder | BAxBEx Software | (Freeware) (free for personal use) | . | notes | . | ||
| 1.01 Directory: Maker | . | . | Link | File Sieve | TNK-BootBlock.co.uk (BootBlock (Joseph Cox)) | (Donationware) (free) | . | notes | . | ||
| 1.01 Directory: Maker | . | . | Link | FolderJazz | Software Jazz | (Freeware) | . | notes | . | ||
| 1.01 Directory: Maker | . | . | Link | MakeNewFolder | (Ian Sharpe) | (Freeware) | . | notes | . | ||
| 1.01 Directory: Maker | . | . | Link | MDFolder | (Torsten Sprejz and Falk Schmal) | (Freeware) | . | notes | . | ||
| 1.01 Directory: Maker | . | . | Link | New Folder | (Richard A. Ellingson) | (Donationware) (free) (open source) | . | notes | . | ||
| 1.01 Directory: Maker | . | . | Link | NewFolder16 | (Roger Sondermann) | (Freeware) | . | notes | . | ||
| 1.01 Directory: Maker | . | . | Link | Path Creator | Granite Mountain Software | (Freeware) | (n.i.) | notes | . | ||
| 1.02 Folder Access | . | . | Link | Access Folders (v 1.5) | Shelltoys Inc. | (Liteware) (free) LFW (v 1.5) | . | Windows 95; 98; NT; 2000; XP | notes | . | |
| 1.02 Folder Access | PW05 | . | Link | ChangeIcon | (Pierre-Marie DEVIGNE) | (Freeware) | . | Windows 95; 98; NT4; 2000; XP | notes | . | |
| 1.02 Folder Access | . | . | Link | Dialog Box Assistant (v 1.01) | Duality Software | (Freeware) LFW (v 1.01) (dboxa101.zip) | . | Windows 95; 98; NT4; ME; 2000; XP | notes | . | |
| 1.02 Folder Access | PW05 | . | Link | DirKey | protonFX (Dirk T. Manders) | (Freeware) | . | Windows 98; NT; ME; 2000; XP | notes | . | |
| 1.02 Folder Access | . | . | Link | FastFolder by BB (v 3.31) | Bernie-Built Manufacturing (Bernie Madigan) | (Registerware: after installation - no personal info required) (free) (v 3.31) | (n.r.) | Windows "all" | notes | . | |
| 1.02 Folder Access | . | . | Folder Cache (v 1.6) | NeoSoft Inc. | (Freeware) LFW (v 1.6) | . | .. | notes | . | ||
| 1.02 Folder Access | . | . | Link | Folder Marker Free | ArcticLine Software | (Liteware) (free for personal use) | . | notes | . | ||
| 1.02 Folder Access | . | . | Link | Folder View | De MediaVilla (Wouter van Wijk) | (Donationware) (free) | . | notes | . | ||
| 1.02 Folder Access | . | . | Link | LastQF | Bugs'R'Us (Terry Russell) | (Freeware) | (n.i.) (n.r.) | notes | . | ||
| 1.02 Folder Access | . | . | Link | Open Subfolder | Bubble Pop Software | (Donationware) (free) | . | notes | . | ||
| 1.02 Folder Access | . | . | Link | Pathbuddy | PathBuddy | (Freeware) | . | notes | . | ||
| 1.02 Folder Access | PW04 | . | Link | Quick Folders | (Alexey Rubtsov) | (Freeware) | . | Windows 95; 98; NT; ME | notes | . | |
| 1.02 Folder Access | . | . | Rainbow Folders (RF) | (Piotr Chodzinski) | (Requestware) (free) | . | notes | . | |||
| 1.02 Folder Access | PW06 | . | Link | Wherever Change Directory (wcd) | (Erwin Waterlander) | (Freeware) (open source: GNU GPL) | CLI | Windows 3.1; 95; 98; NT; ME; 2000; XP | notes | . | |
| 1.03 File Customizer | . | . | Link | Shedko Badges | Shedko Software (LeVeL) | (Freeware) (free for personal use) | . | notes | . | ||
| 2.00 Cataloger: Software | PW07 | . | Link | SoftCAT (v 2.10) | FNProgramvare | (Liteware) (free) LFW (v 2.10) | . | Windows 95; 98; NT; ME; 2000; XP | notes | . | |
| 2.01 File Manager | . | . | Link | Ac Browser Plus Free Edition | Konrad Papala Software (Konrad Papala) | (Liteware) (free) | . | Windows NT; 2000; XP; Windows Server 2003 | notes | . | |
| 2.01 File Manager | . | . | Link | Calmira | (- project team) | (Donationware) (free) (open source: GNU GPL) for Win 3.1 | . | Windows 3.1 | notes | . | |
| 2.01 File Manager | . | . | Link | CubicExplorer | (M. Savolainen) | (Freeware) | . | notes | . | ||
| 2.01 File Manager | . | . | Link | Directory Freedom (v 4.61B) | Bit Masons (Gordon Haff) | (Freeware) was Shareware (open source: GNU GPL) LFW (v 4.61B) | CLI | notes | . | ||
| 2.01 File Manager | . | . | Link | DLFiles | DLSoftware | (Freeware) | . | notes | . | ||
| 2.01 File Manager | . | . | Link | DOS Navigator (v 1.51 | RITLABS S.R.L. | (Freeware) (open source) (v 1.51) | CLI | notes | . | ||
| 2.01 File Manager | . | . | Link | DTree | Domino Computing Services | (Freeware) | . | notes | . | ||
| 2.01 File Manager | . | . | Link | EF Commander | (Emil Fickel) | (Liteware) (free) | . | notes | . | ||
| 2.01 File Manager | PW04 | . | Link | Explore2fs | (John Newbigin) | (Freeware) (open source: GNU GPL) | . | Windows 95; 98; NT4; ME; 2000; XP | notes | . | |
| 2.01 File Manager | . | . | Link | ExplorerXP | (Nikolay Avrionov) | (Freeware) (free for personal use/ non-commercial use) | . | notes | . | ||
| 2.01 File Manager | . | . | Link | F file manager | (Duy Nguyen and Michel Normand) | (Freeware) | . | notes | . | ||
| 2.01 File Manager | . | . | Link | FileAnt | OneHundredAngryAnts Pty Ltd | (Liteware) (Nagware) (free) | . | notes | . | ||
| 2.01 File Manager | . | . | Link | muCommander | (Maxence Bernard) | (Betaware) (Freeware) | . | notes | . | ||
| 2.01 File Manager | . | . | Link | Sarasoft Desktop Explorer | Sarasoft | (Freeware) | . | notes | . | ||
| 2.01 File Manager | PW01 | . | SlashX (v 1.00) | (Marc Peters) | (Freeware) LFW (v 1.00 (2005-10-14)) | . | .. | notes | . | ||
| 2.01 File Manager | . | . | Link | TriDComm | (Lajos Kelemen) | (Freeware) (open source) | . | notes | . | ||
| 2.01 File Manager | . | . | Link | UltraExplorer | Mustangpeak | (Freeware) | . | notes | . | ||
| 2.01 File Manager | . | $W | xxx | ViewFix (viewfix.zip) | PC Mag | was (Registerware) (free) | . | notes | . | ||
| 2.01 File Manager | . | . | Link | WazTree II | WazWare | (Freeware) | . | notes | . | ||
| 2.01 File Manager | . | . | Link | Windows File Explorer | FreeSoft Labs | (Donationware) (free) | . | notes | . | ||
| 2.01 File Manager | PW00 | . | WinNC | Dunes MultiMedia | (Freeware) LFW | . | notes | . | |||
| 2.01 File Manager | . | . | Link | Winuscon | MatirSoft | (Freeware) | . | notes | . | ||
| 2.01 File Manager | PW07 | . | Link | XYplorer (was) TrackerV3 | (Donald Lessau) | (Freeware) older version of a $ware program | (n.i.) (n.r.) | Windows 98; NT; ME; 2000; XP | notes | . | |
| 2.01 File Manager: Dual pane | PW07 | . | Link | 2xExplorer (v 1.4.1.12) | (Nikos Bozinis ) | (Donationware) (free) LFW (v 1.4.1.12) | (n.i.) | Windows 95; 98; NT; ME; 2000; XP | notes | . | |
| 2.01 File Manager: Dual pane | . | . | Link | A43 File Management Utility | (B. G. Miller) | (Freeware) | (n.i.) (n.r.) | Windows 2000; XP | notes | . | |
| 2.01 File Manager: Dual pane | . | . | AB Commander LITE (v 3.3) | WinAbility Software Corporation | (Freeware) LFW (v 3.3) | . | Windows 95; 98; NT; ME; 2000; XP | notes | . | ||
| 2.01 File Manager: Dual pane | . | . | Link | DualXplorer | TechnoJoly | (Freeware) | (n.i.) | notes | . | ||
| 2.01 File Manager: Dual pane | . | . | Link | File Wizard (v 1.35) | (Antal Dénes Gulyás) | (Freeware) LFW (v 1.35) | . | Windows 95; 98 | notes | . | |
| 2.01 File Manager: Dual pane | . | . | Link | FileCommander | Godlike Soft (David Hüttig) | (Freeware) | . | notes | . | ||
| 2.01 File Manager: Dual pane | PW00 | . | Link | FMEdit (98 v. 2.0) | (Raymond Allan) | (Freeware) LFW (FMEdit98 v. 2.0) | . | Windows 95; 98; NT | notes | . | |
| 2.01 File Manager: Dual pane | PW07 | . | Link | freeCommander | (Marek Jasinski) | (n.i.) (n.r.) | Windows 95; 98; NT4; ME; 2000; XP | notes | . | ||
| 2.01 File Manager: Dual pane | . | . | Link | Gyula's Windows Navigator | Wanari Ltd. | (Freeware) (free for personal use/ some non-commercial uses) | . | notes | . | ||
| 2.01 File Manager: Dual pane | . | . | Link | JExplorer | EverRex Software (Woo Sik Jung) | (Freeware) | . | notes | . | ||
| 2.01 File Manager: Dual pane | . | . | Link | Pablo Commander | Pablo Software Solutions (Pablo van der Meer) | (Donationware) (free for personal use) (open source) | . | Windows "all" | notes | . | |
| 2.01 File Manager: Dual pane | PW06x | . | Link | PowerDesk (v 6.013) | Avanquest Publishing USA | (Liteware) (Nagware) (free) (v 6.013) | . | Windows 98; NT; ME; 2000; XP; (Vista) | notes | . | |
| 2.01 File Manager: Dual pane | . | . | Link | Servant Salamander (v 1.52) | ALTAP (Petr Solin) | (Freeware) LFW (v 1.52) | (n.i.) | Windows 95; 98; NT4; ME; 2000; XP | notes | . | |
| 2.01 File Manager: Dual pane | . | . | Link | tabbyFile | tabbyWare (Brad Lima) | (Donationware) (free) | (n.i.) | notes | . | ||
| 2.01 File Manager: Dual pane | PW03 | . | Link | Turbo Navigator (v 1.471) | (Marko Vodopija) | (Freeware) LFW (v 1.471) | . | Windows NT4; 2000; XP; (v 1.46 Windows "all") | notes | . | |
| 2.01 File Manager: Dual pane | . | . | WinFile.exe (v 4.0.1381.318) | Microsoft | MS OS (NT4/2000/XP/2003) | . | Windows NT4; 2000; XP; Windows Server 2003 | notes | . | ||
| 2.01 File Manager: Dual pane | PW06 | . | Link | Xplorer˛ | (Nikos Bozinis) | (Donationware) (Liteware) (free for personal use/ academic use) | . | Windows 95; 98; NT4; ME; 2000; XP | notes | . | |
| 2.01 File Manager: Multi-pane | . | . | Link | mtExplorer | (Jack Ruffey) | (Freeware) | (n.i.) (n.r.) | notes | . | ||
| 2.02 File Manager Tool: | . | . | Link | Directory Snoop (v 2.1) | Briggs Softworks (Kent Briggs) | (Freeware) LFW (v 2.1) | . | Windows 95; 98; [not Windows NT; (2000); (XP); (Vista)] | notes | . | |
| 2.02 File Manager Tool: | . | . | Link | Exmenu | AM Productions (Anish Mistry) | (Freeware) | . | notes | . | ||
| 2.02 File Manager Tool: | . | . | Link | File Type Manager | (Frank Worsley) | (Freeware) | . | notes | . | ||
| 2.02 File Manager Tool: | . | . | Link | Kazaa Scanner | (U.B. Thorhaug) | (Freeware) | . | notes | . | ||
| 2.02 File Manager Tool: | . | . | Link | Remove Empty Directories (RED) | (Jonas John) | (Freeware) (open source: GNU LGPL) | . | notes | . | ||
| 2.02 File Manager Tool: | . | . | Link | WhoLockMe Explorer Extension | (Dr. Hoiby) | (Betaware) (free) | . | notes | . | ||
| 2.02 File Manager Tool: Association | . | NR | xxx | Association Manager | (Alex Peckover) | (Freeware) | . | Windows 95; 98 | notes | . | |
| 2.02 File Manager Tool: Association | . | . | Link | DLTypes | DLSoftware | (Registerware: keyed)(free) was $ware | . | notes | . | ||
| 2.02 File Manager Tool: Association | . | . | Link | File Association Editor | RHA (Minisystems) Ltd. (was RHA Minisystems) | (Freeware) (open source) | . | notes | . | ||
| 2.02 File Manager Tool: Association | . | . | Link | FileTypesMan | NirSoft (Nir Sofer) | (Freeware) (free for personal use/ non-commercial use) | . | Windows 2000; XP; Vista; Windows Server 2003 | notes | . | |
| 2.02 File Manager Tool: Association | PW03x | $W | xxx | Freedom of Association (freedom.zip) | PC Mag | was (Registerware) (free) | . | notes | . | ||
| 2.02 File Manager Tool: Association | . | . | Link | MultiLaunch | (John Saxon) | (Freeware) | . | notes | . | ||
| 2.02 File Manager Tool: Association | PW04 | . | Link | OpenExpert | BAxBEx Software | (Freeware) (free for personal use) | . | Windows 95; 98; NT; ME; 2000; XP | notes | . | |
| 2.02 File Manager Tool: Association | . | . | Link | RF Types (Registered File Types) | Ur I.T. Mate Group (Steven Burn) | (Freeware) | . | notes | . | ||
| 2.02 File Manager Tool: Association | . | . | Link | ToolbarCop | (Ramesh Srinivasan) | (Donationware) (free) | . | notes | . | ||
| 2.02 File Manager Tool: Association | PW07 | . | Link | WAssociate | (Wilbert Hengst) | (Freeware) | . | Windows 95; 98; NT; ME; 2000; XP | notes | . | |
| 2.02 File Manager Tool: Attributes | . | . | Link | ArcSet | BirdCage Software (Dave Brimage) | (Freeware) | . | Windows 95; 98; NT; ME; 2000; XP | notes | . | |
| 2.02 File Manager Tool: Attributes | PW04 | . | Link | Attribute Changer | (Romain Petges) | (Freeware) | . | notes | . | ||
| 2.02 File Manager Tool: Attributes | . | . | Link | Clear ReadOnly | DataMystic Corporation (was Crystal Software) (Simon Carter) | (Freeware) | . | notes | . | ||
| 2.02 File Manager Tool: Attributes | . | . | Link | CROA - Clear Read-Only Attributes | (David Crowell) | (Freeware) | . | notes | . | ||
| 2.02 File Manager Tool: Attributes | . | . | Link | FileDate Changer | NirSoft (Nir Sofer) | (Freeware) (free for personal use/ non-commercial use) | . | Windows 95; 98; NT; ME; 2000; XP | notes | . | |
| 2.02 File Manager Tool: Attributes | . | $W | xxx | FileTouch 2 (ftouch2.zip) | PC Mag | was (Registerware) (free) | . | notes | . | ||
| 2.02 File Manager Tool: Attributes | PW04 | . | Link | Properties Plus (v 1.65) | Kish Designs | (Freeware) LFW (v 1.65) | . | Windows 95; 98; NT4; ME; 2000; XP | notes | . | |
| 2.02 File Manager Tool: Attributes | . | . | Link | Read Only Zero | Lucersoft | (Freeware) | (n.i.) | notes | . | ||
| 2.02 File Manager Tool: Attributes | . | . | Link | SetFileDate | No Nonsense Software | (Freeware) | . | notes | . | ||
| 2.02 File Manager Tool: Automation | . | . | Link | File Monkey (v 7.4) | MonkeyJob Systems | (Freeware) LFW (v. 7.4) (filemonk2.zip) | . | .. | notes | . | |
| 2.02 File Manager Tool: Automation | . | $W | xxx | RunPlus (runplus.zip) | PC Mag | was (Registerware) (free) | . | notes | . | ||
| 2.02 File Manager Tool: Compressed Files | . | . | Link | FindUPX | (Mike Clarke) | (Freeware) | CLI | notes | . | ||
| 2.02 File Manager Tool: Compressed Files | . | . | Link | UPX | (Markus F.X.J. Oberhumer and László Molnár) | (Freeware) (open source: GNU GPL) | CLI | Windows 95; 98; NT; 2000; XP | notes | . | |
| 2.02 File Manager Tool: Delete Difficult Files | . | . | Link | DelinvFile - Delete Invalid Files and Folders | Assistance & Resources for Computing Inc (James A. Lawler) | (Liteware) (Trialware: $ware features are time limited) (free) | . | Windows "all" | notes | c | |
| 2.02 File Manager Tool: Delete Difficult Files | . | . | Link | Dr. Delete | (Jdong) | (Freeware) (open source) DrDeleteExeandSourceRARSFX.zip | (n.i.) | Windows 95; 98; NT; ME; 2000; XP; Windows Server 2003 | notes | . | |
| 2.02 File Manager Tool: Delete Difficult Files | . | . | Link | FileASSASSIN | Malwarebytes | (Donationware) (free) | (n.i.) | notes | . | ||
| 2.02 File Manager Tool: Delete Difficult Files | . | . | Link | GiPo@MoveOnBoot (v 1.9.5 ) | Gibin Software House | (Freeware) LFW (v 1.9.5) scroll down for the free version | . | Windows 95; 98; NT; ME; 2000; XP | notes | . | |
| 2.02 File Manager Tool: Delete Difficult Files | . | . | Link | Pocket KillBox | Option^Explicit | (Freeware) | . | notes | . | ||
| 2.02 File Manager Tool: Delete Difficult Files | PW07 | . | Link | Unlocker | (Cedrick Collomb) | (Donationware) (free) | . | Windows 2000; XP; Vista; Windows Server 2003 | notes | . | |
| 2.02 File Manager Tool: Explorer Add-on | . | . | Link | CMenuExtender (v 1.2.1.0) | Revenger Inc. | (Freeware) LFW (v 1.2.1.0) discontinued | . | Windows 95; 98; NT4; ME; 2000 | notes | . | |
| 2.02 File Manager Tool: Explorer Add-on | . | . | Link | Context Magic | ContextMagic.com | (Liteware)? (free) | . | notes | . | ||
| 2.02 File Manager Tool: Explorer Add-on | PW03x | $W | xxx | ContextEdit | PC Mag | was (Registerware) (free) | . | notes | . | ||
| 2.02 File Manager Tool: Explorer Add-on | . | . | Link | DMEXBar | (André Rübel) | (Freeware) | . | notes | . | ||
| 2.02 File Manager Tool: Explorer Add-on | . | . | Link | Fast Explorer | (Alex Yakovlev; Serge Kolesnikov) | (Freeware) | (n.i.) | notes | . | ||
| 2.02 File Manager Tool: Explorer Add-on | . | . | Link | File Informer (v 1.2) | Arisesoft | (Freeware) LFW (v 1.2) | . | Windows 95; 98; NT; 2000 | notes | . | |
| 2.02 File Manager Tool: Explorer Add-on | . | . | Link | FileMenu | Max2k | (Freeware) | . | notes | . | ||
| 2.02 File Manager Tool: Explorer Add-on | . | . | Link | FileMenu Tools | LopeSoft | (Freeware) | . | Windows 98; ME; 2000: XP; Vista | notes | . | |
| 2.02 File Manager Tool: Explorer Add-on | PW04 | . | Link | FileTargets | Moon Software (Ahto Tanner) | (Freeware) installation password: ILikeMoonSoftware | . | Windows 95; 98; NT4; ME; 2000; XP | notes | . | |
| 2.02 File Manager Tool: Explorer Add-on | . | . | Link | FM Guard | WinAbility Software Corporation | (Freeware) | . | notes | . | ||
| 2.02 File Manager Tool: Explorer Add-on | . | . | Link | FM StepUp | WinAbility Software Corporation | (Freeware) | . | notes | . | ||
| 2.02 File Manager Tool: Explorer Add-on | . | . | Link | FM Toolbar | WinAbility Software Corporation | (Freeware) | . | notes | . | ||
| 2.02 File Manager Tool: Explorer Add-on | . | . | Link | Folder Size for Windows | (- project team) | (Freeware) (open source: GNU GPL) | . | Windows NT; 2000; XP | notes | . | |
| 2.02 File Manager Tool: Explorer Add-on | . | . | Link | FolderBox | BAxBEx Software | (Freeware) (free for personal use) | . | notes | . | ||
| 2.02 File Manager Tool: Explorer Add-on | . | . | Link | InfoTag Magic (was) ID3Tag Infotip | ContextMagic.com | (Betaware) (Freeware) | . | notes | . | ||
| 2.02 File Manager Tool: Explorer Add-on | . | . | Link | Instant Version Info | (Greg Lorriman) | (Donationware) (free) | . | notes | . | ||
| 2.02 File Manager Tool: Explorer Add-on | . | . | Link | Magic Basket | (Eugene Mihailov) | (Freeware) | . | notes | . | ||
| 2.02 File Manager Tool: Explorer Add-on | PW03 | . | Link | rjhExtensions | RjH Software | (Freeware) | . | Windows 95; 98; NT; 2000; XP | notes | . | |
| 2.02 File Manager Tool: Explorer Add-on | . | . | Link | SendToAny | (Keith Gordon) | (Donationware) (free) | . | notes | . | ||
| 2.02 File Manager Tool: Explorer Add-on | . | . | Link | ShellGEM (v 1.36) | HACE | (Freeware) LFW (v 1.36) note: some other versions are adware: may be spyware | . | Windows 95; 98 | notes | . | |
| 2.02 File Manager Tool: Explorer Add-on | . | . | Link | ShellMenuView | NirSoft (Nir Sofer) | (Freeware) | (n.i.) | Windows 2000; XP | notes | . | |
| 2.02 File Manager Tool: Explorer Add-on | . | . | Link | Total Copy | (Bjorn Gulliksen) | (Freeware) | . | notes | . | ||
| 2.02 File Manager Tool: Properties | . | . | Link | Sigcheck | Microsoft (was Sysinternals) (Mark Russinovich) | (Freeware) | CLI | notes | . | ||
| 2.02 File Manager Tool: Properties | . | . | Verinfo | (Károly Kálmán) | (Freeware) | . | notes | . | |||
| 2.03 File Notes | . | . | ANNOTSX (Annotator) | IT solutions and services; One Step Ahead Software (Johannes Plachy) | (Freeware) | . | Windows 95; 98; NT; ME; 2000 | notes | . | ||
| 2.03 File Notes | PW01 | $W | xxx | Explorer Notes (expnotes.zip) | PC Mag | was (Registerware) (free) | . | notes | . | ||
| 2.03 File Notes | . | $W | xxx | FileAlbum (filealb.zip) | PC Mag | was (Registerware) (free) | . | notes | . | ||
| 2.03 File Notes | PW07 | . | Link | FileNote | Moon Software (Ahto Tanner) | (Freeware) | . | Windows 95; 98; NT; ME; 2000; XP | notes | . | |
| 2.03 File Notes | . | $W | xxx | FileTip (filetip.zip) | PC Mag | was (Registerware) (free) | . | notes | . | ||
| 2.03 File Notes | . | . | Link | HobComment Explorer Extension | (Dr. Hoiby) | (Betaware) (Freeware) | . | notes | . | ||
| 2.03 File Notes | . | . | Link | JCap | (John Watson) | (Freeware) (open source: GNU GPL) | . | notes | . | ||
| 2.10 Cataloger: File Dependency | PW07 | . | Link | Dependency Walker | (Steve P. Miller ) | (Freeware) | (n.i.) | Windows 95; 98; NT; ME; 2000; XP; Vista; Windows Server 2003 | notes | . | |
| 2.10 Drivers: Backup | . | . | Link | Double Driver | BooZet (Budy Setiawan Kusumah) | (Donationware) (free) | . | Windows "all" | notes | . | |
| 2.10 Drivers: Backup | . | . | Link | DriverGrabber | Siginet Software | (Donationware) (free) | . | notes | . | ||
| 2.10 Drivers: Backup | . | NR | xxx | Unknown Device Identifier | Huntersoft | RIPOFF of Unknown Devices (Halfdone Development) | . | notes | . | ||
| 2.10 Drivers: Backup | . | NR | xxx | WindriverExpert | Huntersoft | RIPOFF of WinDriversBackup (Jermar Software Corp) | (n.i.) | notes | . | ||
| 2.10 Drivers: Backup | PW07 | . | Link | WinDriversBackup Personal Edition (v 1.09) | Jermar Software Corp | (Freeware) (free for personal use/ non-commercial uses) LFW (v 1.09) | . | Windows 95; 98; NT4; ME; 2000; XP | notes | . | |
| 2.10 Drivers: Info | . | . | Link | DriverView | NirSoft (Nir Sofer) | (Freeware) (free for personal use/ non-commercial use) | . | Windows NT4; 2000; XP; Vista; Windows Server 2003 | notes | . | |
| 2.10 File Converter/Extractor: Word; Excel; PowerPoint | . | . | Link | catdoc | (Victor Wagner) | (Freeware) (open source: GNU GPL) | CLI | notes | . | ||
| 2.10 File Dependency (DLL) | PW01 | . | Link | Clean System Directory | (Kevin Solway) | (Freeware) | (n.i.) | notes | . | ||
| 2.10 File Dependency (DLL) | PW07 | . | Link | DLL Archive | (Analog X) | (Freeware) | . | Windows "all" | notes | . | |
| 2.10 File Dependency (DLL) | PW00 | . | Link | Exe Dependency Scanner (ExeScan) | . | (Freeware) | . | notes | . | ||
| 2.10 File Dependency (DLL) | . | . | Link | FindDups | Out on a Limb Computing (John R. Ball) | (Freeware) | (n.i.) | notes | . | ||
| 2.10 File Dependency (DLL) | . | $W | xxx | FindOrphans (findorph.zip) | PC Mag | was (Registerware) (free) | . | notes | . | ||
| 2.10 File Dependency (DLL) | . | . | Link | Installfile (v 1.2) | (Jon-Kĺre Hansen) | (Freeware) LFW (v 1.2) | . | .. | notes | . | |
| 2.10 File Dependency (DLL) | . | . | Link | ListDLLs | Microsoft (was Sysinternals) (Mark Russinovich) | (Freeware) | (n.i.) | Windows 95; 98; NT; 2000 | notes | . | |
| 2.10 File Dependency (DLL) | PW01 | . | Pesx | IT solutions and services; One Step Ahead Software (Johannes Plachy) | (Registerware) (free) was $ware | . | notes | . | |||
| 2.10 File Viewer | . | . | Link | Abracadabra | LightTEK | (Freeware) | . | Windows 95; 98; NT; ME; 2000; XP | notes | . | |
| 2.10 File Viewer | . | . | Link | BareTail | Bare Metal Software Pty Ltd. | (Freeware) | (n.i.) | notes | . | ||
| 2.10 File Viewer | PW07 | . | Link | Lister | C. Ghisler & Co. (Christian Ghisler) | (Freeware) | . | Windows 95; 98; NT; ME; 2000; XP; (Windows 3.x (16 bit) with less functionality) | notes | . | |
| 2.10 File Viewer | . | . | Link | ListXP (v 1.01) | (Rick Brewster) | (Freeware) (open source) LFW v (1.01) | . | Windows 95; 98; NT; ME; 2000; XP | notes | . | |
| 2.10 File Viewer | . | . | Link | Quick View (quikvu.exe) | Microsoft | MS OS | . | notes | . | ||
| 2.10 File Viewer | . | . | Link | Speed Reader | Cybia Digital Resource Studio (S. W. Upham) | (Freeware) | . | notes | . | ||
| 2.10 File Viewer | . | . | Link | Textview | (Florian Balmer) | (Freeware) (open source) | . | notes | . | ||
| 2.10 File Viewer | . | . | Link | Universal Viewer (ATViewer) | (Alexey Torgashin) | (Liteware) (free) | (n.i.) | Windows 95; 98; NT; ME; 2000; XP; Vista | notes | . | |
| 2.10 File Viewer: Lotus 123: WordPro | . | . | Link | KeyView | Lotus | (Freeware) | . | notes | . | ||
| 2.10 File Viewer: Powerpoint | . | . | Link | PowerPoint Viewer 2007 (2003) (97) | Microsoft | MS | . | notes | c | ||
| 2.10 File Viewer: Text. Hex: Unicode | . | . | Link | WnBrowse | (Nigel Thomas) | (Freeware) | . | notes | . | ||
| 2.10 File Viewer: Text: Hex: Formatted | . | $W | xxx | FileSnoop (fsnoop.zip) | PC Mag | was (Registerware) (free) | . | notes | . | ||
| 2.10 File Viewer: Word | . | . | Link | Word 97-2000 Viewer (Microsoft Word viewer) | Microsoft | MS | . | notes | . | ||
| 2.10 File Viewer: Word | . | . | Link | Word Repair | GetData | (Freeware) | . | notes | . | ||
| 2.10 File Viewer: Word | . | . | Word Viewer 2003 (Microsoft Word viewer) | Microsoft | MS | . | notes | c | |||
| 3.00 Archives: Repair | . | . | Link | DiskInternals ZIP Repair | DiskInternals Research | (Freeware) | . | notes | . | ||
| 3.00 Archives: Repair | . | . | Link | Zip File Repair Utility (zipfix.zip) | . | (Freeware) (public domain) | (n.i.) | notes | . | ||
| 3.00 Archives: Repair | . | . | Link | Zip Repair (ZipRepair) (v 1.0) | Fix and repair corrupt zip file (GetData Software) (ZRT Labs) | (Freeware) LFW (v 1.0) | . | .. | notes | . | |
| 3.00 Archives: Repair | . | . | Link | ZipFix | (Angus Johnson) | (Freeware) | . | notes | . | ||
| 3.00 Archives: Self-extracting | . | . | Link | FreeExtractor | Disoriented Labs (Andrew Fawcett) | (Freeware) (open source: zlib/libpng License) | . | notes | . | ||
| 3.00 Archives: Self-extracting | . | . | Link | GnuWin32 | (- project team) | (Freeware) (open source) | CLI | Windows 95; 98; NT; ME; 2000; XP; Vista | notes | . | |
| 3.00 Archives: Self-extracting | . | . | Link | GSfx Wizard | G.D.G. Software | (Freeware) | . | notes | . | ||
| 3.00 Archives: Self-extracting | . | . | Link | SE Maker (v) | (Bryan Connolly) | (Freeware) LFW (dated: 2000-07-05) | . | Windows 95; 98; 2000 | notes | . | |
| 3.00 Archives: Unzip | . | . | Link | AutoUnpack | See-And-Be | (Donationware) (free) | . | Windows 98; ME; 2000; XP;Vista; Windows Server 2003 | notes | . | |
| 3.00 Archives: Unzip | . | . | Link | EXE 2 CAB Converter | (Yuri Niyazov) | (Freeware) | . | notes | . | ||
| 3.00 Archives: Unzip | PW04 | . | Link | ExtractNow | (Nathan Moinvaziri) | (Donationware) (free) | . | Windows 95; 98; ME; XP | notes | . | |
| 3.00 Archives: Unzip | . | . | Link | Tiny Unzipper | (Greg Lorriman) | (Betaware) (Donationware) (free) | . | notes | . | ||
| 3.00 Archives: Unzip | . | . | Link | UnRAR for Windows | . | (Freeware) | CLI | notes | . | ||
| 3.00 Archives: Unzip | . | . | Link | UnZip | (The Info-ZIP Group) | (Freeware) (open source: BSD) | . | Windows 95; 98; NT; 2000; XP | notes | . | |
| 3.00 Archives: Unzip | . | . | Link | Unziplify | TabDown Enterprises | (Donationware) (free) | . | notes | . | ||
| 3.00 Archives: Unzip | . | . | Link | UnzipThemAll | (Hervé Thouzard) | (Donationware) (free) | . | notes | . | ||
| 3.00 Archives: Zip | . | . | Link | Zip | (The Info-ZIP Group) | (Freeware) (open source: BSD) | . | Windows 95; 98; NT; 2000; XP | notes | . | |
| 3.00 Archives: Zip-Unzip | . | . | Link | 100K Zipper (v 1.25) | QuickZipDev (Leung Yat Chun Joseph (LYCJ)) | (Freeware) LFW (v 1.25) | (n.i.) (n.r.) | Windows "all" | notes | . | |
| 3.00 Archives: Zip-Unzip | PW07 | . | Link | 7-Zip | (Igor Pavlov) | (Donationware) (free) (open source: GNU LPGL) | . | Windows 98; NT; ME; 2000; XP | notes | c | |
| 3.00 Archives: Zip-Unzip | . | . | Link | ALZip | ESTSoft | (Betaware) (Freeware) (free for personal use) | . | Windows 98; NT; ME; 2000; XP; Windows Server 2003 | notes | . | |
| 3.00 Archives: Zip-Unzip | . | . | Link | BigSpeed Zipper | BigSpeedSoft | (Freeware) | . | notes | . | ||
| 3.00 Archives: Zip-Unzip | . | . | Link | Enzip | (Chris Marsh) | (Freeware) | . | notes | . | ||
| 3.00 Archives: Zip-Unzip | PW03 | . | Link | FilZip | FilZip (Philipp Engel) | (Donationware) (free) | . | Windows 95; 98; NT; ME; 2000; XP | notes | . | |
| 3.00 Archives: Zip-Unzip | . | . | Link | Freebyte Zip (was) HJ-Zip | Freebyte.com (Henk Hagedoorn) | (Freeware) | (n.i.) | notes | . | ||
| 3.00 Archives: Zip-Unzip | . | . | Link | FreeZip | (Dariusz Stanislawek) | (Freeware) | . | Windows "all" | notes | . | |
| 3.00 Archives: Zip-Unzip | . | . | Link | HTTP Zip Downloader | (Iczelion) | (Freeware) (open source) | . | notes | . | ||
| 3.00 Archives: Zip-Unzip | . | . | Link | ICEOWS (was) ArjFolder | (Raphaël et Béatrice Mounier) | (Freeware) | . | Windows 95; 98; NT; ME; XP | notes | . | |
| 3.00 Archives: Zip-Unzip | . | . | Link | Info-ZIP | (- project team) | (Freeware) (open source: BSD-like) | . | notes | . | ||
| 3.00 Archives: Zip-Unzip | PW07 | . | Link | IZArc | (Ivan Zahariev) | (Donationware) (free) | (n.i.) (n.r.) | Windows 98; NT; 2000; XP; Vista; Windows Server 2003 | notes | . | |
| 3.00 Archives: Zip-Unzip | . | . | Link | JustZIPit | Free-backup.info (Avatarsoft) (Chad Rich) | (Freeware) | . | notes | . | ||
| 3.00 Archives: Zip-Unzip | . | . | MyZippa | SaintlySoft (Tony) | (Freeware) | . | notes | . | |||
| 3.00 Archives: Zip-Unzip | . | . | Link | PeaZip | (Giorgio Tani) | (Freeware) (open source: GNU LGPL) | (n.i.) (n.r.) | Windows 95; 98; NT; 2000; XP | notes | . | |
| 3.00 Archives: Zip-Unzip | . | . | Link | PKZIP (pk250dos.exe) | PKWARE Inc. | (Freeware) | . | notes | . | ||
| 3.00 Archives: Zip-Unzip | PW07 | . | Link | PowerArchiver (v 6.11) | eFront Media Inc. (Ivan Petrovic.) | (Freeware) LFW (v 6.11) | . | Windows 95; 98; NT; ME; 2000; XP | notes | . | |
| 3.00 Archives: Zip-Unzip | . | . | Link | Quick Zip (QuickZip) | QuickZipDev (Leung Yat Chun Joseph (LYCJ)) | (Freeware) | . | Windows 95; 98; NT; ME; 2000; XP. | notes | . | |
| 3.00 Archives: Zip-Unzip | . | . | Link | Rip-Zip | HarmWare | (Freeware) registration info: (Name: Grateful Zip User) (Serial: 5314070751110265) | . | notes | . | ||
| 3.00 Archives: Zip-Unzip | . | . | Link | StuffIt Expander (was) Aladdin's StuffIt Expander | Allume Systems (was Aladdin Systems) | (Registerware) (free) bundled with $ware | . | notes | . | ||
| 3.00 Archives: Zip-Unzip | PW06 | . | Link | TUGZip | (Christian Kindahl) | (Freeware) | . | Windows 98; NT; ME; 2000; XP | notes | . | |
| 3.00 Archives: Zip-Unzip | PW02 | . | Link | UltimateZip (v 2.7.0 and v 2.7 beta 3) | SWE von Schleusen | (Freeware) LFW (v 2.7.0) (v 2.7 beta 3) last Adware-free versions | . | Windows 95; 98; NT; ME; 2000; XP | notes | . | |
| 3.00 Archives: Zip-Unzip | PW02 | . | Link | Winimp | Technelysium Pty Ltd | (Freeware) | . | notes | . | ||
| 3.00 Archives: Zip-Unzip | . | . | Link | ZIP 2 Secure EXE | Chilkat Software Inc. | (Freeware) | . | notes | . | ||
| 3.00 Archives: Zip-Unzip | PW00 | . | Link | ZipCentral | (Johan Savas) | (Freeware) | . | notes | . | ||
| 3.00 Archives: Zip-Unzip | PW06 | . | Link | ZipGenius | M.Dev Software (Matteo Riso) | (Freeware) | . | Windows 98; ME; 2000; XP | notes | . | |
| 3.10 Duplicate File Checker | . | . | Link | CloneSpy | CloneSpy | (Donationware) (free) | . | Windows 98se; NT; ME; 2000; XP | notes | . | |
| 3.10 Duplicate File Checker | . | . | Double Trouble (v 1.2) | (Chris Rosa) | (Freeware) (free for personal use/ some non-commercial uses) LFW (v 1.2) | . | Windows 95; 98; NT; ME; 2000; XP | notes | . | ||
| 3.10 Duplicate File Checker | . | . | Link | DoubleKiller | Big Bang Enterprises | (Liteware) (free for personal use) | (n.i.) | notes | . | ||
| 3.10 Duplicate File Checker | PW03x | $W | xxx | Dupeless (dupeless.zip) | PC Mag | was (Registerware) (free) | . | notes | . | ||
| 3.10 Duplicate File Checker | . | . | Link | DupeLocater (v 1.0.0.1) | Midnight Blue Software | (Freeware) LFW (v 1.0.0.1) | (n.i.) | Windows 95; 98; NT4; ME; 2000; XP | notes | . | |
| 3.10 Duplicate File Checker | . | . | Link | DupKiller | (Oleksandr Tr Roslov) | (Donationware) (free) | . | notes | . | ||
| 3.10 Duplicate File Checker | . | . | Link | Duplicate File Finder (v 1.1.0.3) | (Rashid Hoda) | (Freeware) LFW (v 1.1.0.3) | . | .. | notes | . | |
| 3.10 Duplicate File Checker | . | . | Link | FileImg (FileImg.exe) | Microsoft | MS OS | . | notes | . | ||
| 3.10 Duplicate File Checker | . | . | Link | JPeg DeDuper | The Author | (Freeware) | . | notes | . | ||
| 3.10 Duplicate File Checker | . | . | Link | TSBinComp | (Ted Swirsky) | (Freeware) | . | notes | . | ||
| 3.10 Duplicate File Checker: Images | . | . | Link | Dup Detector (v 3.201+ (2005-10-24)) | Prismatic Software (William L. Hunt) | (Freeware) LFW (v 3.201+ (2005-10-24)) | . | Windows 95; 98; NT; ME; 2000; XP | notes | . | |
| 3.10 Duplicate File Checker: Images | . | . | Link | ImageDiff | ionForge | (Requestware) (free) note: the pre-download registration is optional | . | notes | . | ||
| 3.10 Duplicate File Checker: Images | . | . | Link | ImageSorter | FHTW | (Donationware) (free) | . | notes | . | ||
| 3.10 Duplicate File Checker: Images | PW01 | . | Link | OdinII (ODIN II) (v.3.0 build 103) | Omegatron | (Freeware) LFW (v 3.0 build 103) | . | .. | notes | . | |
| 3.10 Duplicate File Checker: Images | . | . | Link | PixScan (PixScan 2000) (v 2.3.1) | CyberRaven Software Inc. (Clayton Whisman; Glenn Hopson) | (Freeware) LFW (v 2.50) last available (v 2.3.1) | . | Windows 95; 98; NT | notes | . | |
| 3.10 Duplicate File Checker: Images | . | . | Link | SimilarImages | (Nils Maier) | (Freeware) | . | notes | . | ||
| 3.10 Duplicate File Checker: Images | . | . | Link | UniqueFiler | Teracom Consulting | (Nagware) (free) | (n.i.) | notes | . | ||
| 3.10 Duplicate File Checker: Images | . | . | Link | VisiPics | (Guillaume Fouet (Ozone)) | (Donationware) (free) | . | notes | . | ||
| 3.10 Search |