Media Cope is a free program that supports a wide range of video and audio formats and combines a media player, audio and video converters and cutters, batch photo resizing and conversions, as well as a handful of other functions in a single tabbed interface. This →
Screenr: Screen Recordings, Easy to Make, Easy to Share
If you ever need to make a quick video capture of your screen but don’t want the hassle of having to install any software or upload the video anywhere to share it, Screenr might be a god-send. Screenr allows you to capture screencasts and share them easily, being →
Zoomquilt II: a collaborative flash animation and downloadable screensaver
“Zoomquilt II” is a collaborative flash animation created in 2007. It consists of image contributions from 20 artists connected in a continuous zooming motion. A free screensaver is also available for download. I am always on the lookout for interesting animations to feature on this blog (click this →
Three Free Web-Based Charting and Mind Map Tools
This article will introduce you to three online mind map tools that are free to use and have solid functionality. A number of note taking tools were previously covered on Freewaregenius, and I’ve previously written about Bubbl.us, another mind map tool. This article will present three more tools: →
PhotoJoy: embeds your photos in screensavers, desktop widgets, and dynamic wallpaper
PhotoJoy is a free app that uses your own photo collection to create dynamicdesktop wallpaper, screensavers, and desktop widgets. As your image collection grows you may have noticed that although it is taking more and more space on your hard drive, yet ironically you seldom get →
PhotoFilmStrip: create videos from images (including Ken Burns style zooming in/out effect)
PhotoFilmStrip is a free program that can create video from images quickly and easily, including the Ken Burns style zoom-in/zoom-out effect commonly used in documentaries. Other feature s include the ability to add subtitles, add a soundtrack, and use black and white/sepia versions of your images. →
COMBO (2 times loop): a unique collaborative animation
COMBO (2 times loop) is a collaborative animation made by animation artists “Blu” and David Ellis. What is unique about this animation is that where animation usually takes places on paper or inside a computer screen, this animation is physically created and/or hand-drawn inside an actual →
Jaangle: stylish audio manager downloads info and artwork from the net
Jaangle (previously Teen Spirit) is a free media/music player that provides an excellent user experience. It offers online integration (automatically downloads and displays artist information and artwork from the net) as well as full-fledged, integrated audio tag editing for every imaginable audio format. In a crowded →
Viewer2: unique, innovative image viewing and tagging app
Viewer2 is a free image viewing and tagging app that combines form and function into a powerful program that is a joy to use. It offers an innovative tagging process based on organizing image thumbnails and folders visually and grouping them in various ways that make →
PrtScr: stylish, “cool” screen capture program
PrtScr is a free screen capturing program that combines good functionality with an excellent user experience. It offers much of what you would expect out of a screen capture program within a stylish, visually appealing user interface. This program is not the most feature-rich freeware screen →
ManicTime: manage and track the time you spend on your computer
ManicTime is a free app that runs in the background, measures your computer usage, and provides detailed stats on your activity. It can report on your general computer usage, on the specific applications that you’ve been using as well as the specific web sites that you’ve →
Explore and Burn: burn files and folders from the right-click context menu
Explore&Burn is a free app that allows you to burn to files to CD/DVD right from the Windows explorer context menu. It can burn disk image files (ISO, IMG) as well as any file type to a wide range of disc types (including Dual Layer DVD’s). →
