
InstantMask: remove backgrounds from images quickly and easily
InstantMask is a free program that provides a quick and easy way to remove backgrounds and crop out foreground figures or elements from any type of image. The user is required to use a drawing tool to roughly outline the “foreground” (desired) image element as well as the area directly adjacent to it, and InstantMask [...]

Osmo: a simple yet capable personal organizer
Osmo is a small, free, and multi-platform Personal Information Management (PIM) program. It provides the major functions you would expect in a PIM app, such as a task/to-do list with reminders and alarms, contacts management, notes, as well as calendar integration. Neatly packages in a tabbed, self-contained interface, Osmo is highly configurable and is module-based, [...]

Diablo’s Indie Game Picks, part1
This is going to be an infrequent array of musings and excavations inside the indie game scene. Two games to start off this week: “A Small World" and "Grow". [Editor’s note: this post is a first of a new series by written by Freewaregenius contributor Diablo, focusing on the indie game scene] Share the love:Email

Jumplist Launcher: pin any combination of apps, files, or folder shortcuts to the Windows 7 taskbar
If you’ve installed Windows 7 you may have noticed the nifty new feature whereby you can right click on any program pinned to the taskbar and access recently used documents in what is called the Windows 7 jumplist. However, you may have noticed that when it comes to pinning your favorite documents to the taskbar, [...]

10 wallpaper selections, part 1
This is the first of a new series of posts entitled “10 wallpaper selections”, which will consist entirely of (you guessed it) wallpaper images that I like and use. I decided to do this after the thought occurred to me that the desktop wallpaper for many people is the foremost image that they will see [...]

SE-Screensaver: an interesting, multi-themed free screensavers collection
SE-Screensaver is a free collection of screensaver themes packed inside a single installable screensaver file. Themes include several variations on the famous "The Matrix" screensaver, a 2D slideshow that can point to an image directory on your hard drive, animated fractals, analogue and digital clocks, kaleidoscopes, amoebas, snowfall, fractal trees, and others. There are nine [...]

Scenegrabber .NET: create thumbnail preview sheets from your videos
Scenegrabber .NET is a free program that can capture screenshots from videos and create a preview thumbnail sheet for each video and save it as an image. The program can create these “sceneshots” for multiple videos in batch based on your desired settings. Scenegrabber can view/play any video that is playable on your machine using [...]