Useful software. Interesting computer programs

Hello, dear friends! In today’s article I will tell you about all the necessary programs for a computer, without installing which working on it will be very difficult or simply impossible.

To fully use all the capabilities of your computer friend, you need to install the necessary programs on it.

All the necessary programs must be installed on your computer or laptop, regardless of what activity you engage in on it. They significantly expand or improve the functionality of your device.

After installing an operating system (hereinafter referred to as OS) on your computer, you have access to a certain number of programs built into it (the number and versions of programs depend on the version of the installed OS). As a rule, the functionality of these programs is limited.

To use all the features software, we are advised to purchase it (for a pretty penny, and a lot of it) :) There are many ways to get around these restrictions, or use free software.

The list will contain both paid and free programs that have similar characteristics and perform the same task.

Each program will be analyzed separately. The pros and cons of the programs will be indicated, their short description, links to developer sites for downloading them.

All the programs below work only under Windows OS (versions for each program will be indicated separately) So, let's get started...

Regardless of whether you bought a new computer assembled (with a pre-installed OS), purchased individual components and assembled the computer yourself, or simply reinstalled the operating system, you need to install drivers for the existing hardware on the computer to get started.

To see if all the drivers are installed on a computer with a pre-installed OS, you need to click the “start” button, then the “control panel” tab, then for Windows 7 select “device manager” from the list that appears, and for Windows XP click “system” and select there "device Manager".

A menu like this (or not) will appear:

It should not contain any red or yellow icons. If they are not present, then all devices are installed and working normally. If there is, then you need to determine by the name of the device what the problem is and try to fix it.

Drivers for desktop computers come on discs (CD or DVD)

For laptops, they can also come on disks (if you buy a laptop without an OS installed). If the operating system is installed, then most often the drivers are located in a special folder (software distributions, drivers, etc.).

Driver installation procedure

If you install drivers from a disk and there is an option automatic installation, then you can use it.

This the best way For inexperienced user. Minus this method is to install unnecessary programs (various sensors temperatures, fan speed control, etc.), which come with the drivers.

If you know what needs to be installed, then in the disk menu you can uncheck unnecessary programs and install only the necessary ones. Below I have given an example of a disk menu from my motherboard:

Driver installation can occur as in automatic mode, and manually, which gives us the opportunity to install everything separately or only the drivers we need.

It is advisable to install drivers for each device separately with a restart of the computer and in a certain order (preferably, but not required).

1. Chipset
2. Sound
3. Video
4. Other internal devices, and after them the peripherals (printer, scanner, etc.)

As soon as we have all the devices installed or connected to the computer working, we can proceed to installing the programs that are so necessary for our work or entertainment.

Archivers

To continue further installation of the necessary programs, we first need to install an archiver, since almost all software distributions are packaged in archives.

The most popular of the paid archivers is WinRar.

In my opinion, WinRar has the only drawback, it is paid, but it returns 100% of the money spent on it. This is a great and reliable tool for storing, transferring and protecting any of your files. Whether it's a photo Text Document or video. If you don't mind the money, then this is the best option.

WinZip is also a paid archiver, but twice as expensive as WinRar. In terms of functionality, it is in no way inferior to WinRar, but ease of use suffers. Because of these two shortcomings, its rather low popularity is reflected. Comparative characteristics You can look at these two archivers.

Now let's move on to the free and very popular archiver 7Zip.

7Zip has all the necessary functionality and is considered one of best programs fast compression, storage and transmission important information. The main advantages of this archiver are the presence own format 7z compression, which is ahead of WinRar in speed and compression ratio. There are both 32 and 64 bit versions of the program.

Each of the presented archivers will provide you with everything you need for fast and productive work.

Antiviruses

Now let's talk about the next type of necessary software - antiviruses.

Antivirus software is one of the most popular and popular among all computer users.

Antivirus is considered one of the most necessary programs, not only because of its extreme practical usefulness (with proper configuration and correct use), but also simply as a necessary attribute normal computer, although many users do not pay any attention to the operation of the antivirus. They believe that if an antivirus is installed, that is enough. It works, it updates, and that’s fine. Many simply have no time or are not interested in learning at least a little about the capabilities of the antivirus installed on them and the minimum necessary settings so that it works an order of magnitude more efficiently.

You can afford not to be very well versed in Word, Excel and other fairly important programs for everyday computer work, but you cannot afford to be irresponsible with your data on the computer.

If the antivirus cannot prevent the threat, then you (under certain circumstances) may lose important documents, photos, etc., and no one wants that. If you do not have copies of the data destroyed by the virus, then consider that you have lost it almost irrevocably.

Therefore, choosing a good antivirus that is right for you is quite a difficult task, even for an experienced user, and even more so for those who are less knowledgeable. Below I will provide and briefly describe the most popular antivirus programs and provide links to developer sites.

And remember, there is no ideal antivirus, regardless of whether you choose a paid or free program.

Kaspersky Anti-Virus is deservedly considered the most popular paid anti-virus program in Russia. It has two most popular packages representing basic and optimal protection. You can see more details about the capabilities of these products. There are also versions of the program for mobile phones, tablet computers and Apple products.

If you decide to purchase Kaspersky Internet Security or Kaspersky Total Security, then by clicking on this link, you will receive the ORFO spell checker as a gift.

It is followed, in descending order of popularity, by Dr. antivirus programs. Web and Eset NOD32. These programs are paid. Their functionality quite enough to provide the user with good protection against various computer viruses.

Also Dr. Web provides an excellent free utility for detecting and removing Dr. viruses. Web CureIt!

Of the free antiviruses, I would like to especially highlight Avast! Free Antivirus. It provides excellent protection against most existing pests and is simple and easy to use. There is a more powerful paid version called avast! Internet Security. At the end of 2013, the most powerful version of the antivirus appeared - avast! Premier

Also, many users use less popular ones, but not much inferior to their advanced counterparts in the matter of finding and destroying malicious code, antivirus programs. These include: AVG Anti-Virus Free, Comodo Antivirus, Avira. All of them are free, but at the same time they provide reliable protection for your computer. McAffe antivirus is very good. It is often installed by default on laptops. By clicking on the image below, you can learn more about this antivirus. Website at English language. To enable any other, select a special menu item in the upper right corner.

A paid antivirus may differ from a free one, both for the better and for the worse. The algorithms for searching and detecting malicious code are different, and you don’t know which virus will get to you. It may be that a simple antivirus can easily catch an unexpected guest, but its sophisticated counterpart will let it through. Choose what suits you best, install, configure and surf the Internet in safety.

By the way, I myself have been using the free one for more than three years now. Avast version, and am quite pleased with her work. Viruses, of course, slipped through, especially Trojans, but running a full scan of the computer and using the Dr. utility. Web CureIt! (once a month is enough) solves this problem. The article describes in detail about this and other programs for quickly and effectively checking your computer for viruses.

After you and I have protected our computer from the unwanted effects of various malware, you can calm down a little, think and decide. What should we install next? What programs do we need most?

To do this, ask yourself. What do you do most on your computer? Work or entertainment. After answering it, you will know exactly what to put first, and I will move on to programs for viewing images.

Image Viewers

Programs for viewing images or simply “viewers” ​​are an integral part of any computer, since without their capabilities, you will never be able to view your photographs or drawings. The absence of a program on your computer that is so necessary for everyday activities greatly limits your ability to use the unlimited potential of your computer.

All modern operating systems have a built-in program for viewing graphic images almost any format, and it copes well with simple viewing and for many this is enough, but for some users more functionality is needed. For this category, many different (both paid and free) programs have been specially developed for viewing a huge variety of graphic formats.

The once most popular paid program for viewing images, ACDSee, very quickly lost ground to its free counterparts.

Thanks to the emergence of fully functional free programs for viewing all kinds of graphic formats, users have the opportunity to choose, and there is no need to necessarily use paid image viewers.

These programs will allow us to view documents and read e-books such popular formats, like PDF and DjVu.

Adobe Acrobat Reader the most powerful program for reading and editing files in PDF format. Its capabilities significantly exceed the requirements of the average user and it is too “heavy”, so I advise everyone to install a simple and quickly loading Foxit PDF Reader. This free program is quite enough to view any documents or books.

WinDjView is a fast-to-use and extremely easy-to-use program for viewing DjVu files. The DjVu format allows you to save printed documents and images with excellent quality into files much smaller than the original ones.

I would especially like to highlight a program such as STDU Viewer.

I started using it in 2015 and am very pleased with it. It easily replaces all three previous programs.

Its advantages:

• Reads all major image, book and document formats (see supported formats);
• Light weight;
• Free for non-commercial use;
• Can replace several utilities.

Flaws:

In fact, it has one drawback, it is a less convenient and practical interface when working with files and less functionality when working (unlike specialized software), so to speak, the price for versatility. But many people don’t need the bells and whistles (like me, for example), I looked at the document and forgot. So I strongly advise everyone to add this software to their list of must-haves, more than anything else.

Video players

To view video materials in a variety of formats, we will need to install a video player on your computer.

Here I will give only free programs for watching videos, since there is no need to use paid video players, due to their high price and absolute uselessness for regular user, for which simplicity and ease of use are more important than fancy functionality.

– probably the most popular video player for the vast majority of users. Popularity Media Player Classic justified by the fact that this player is present in such a popular codec package as K-Lite Codec Pack, which will be discussed below. Its capabilities are quite sufficient for regular viewing of films and videos, it is unpretentious and easy to use.

Media Player Classic once again confirms that most users value speed and ease of use, and additional features fade into the background. This player can also be downloaded separately. It's called MPC-HC, which essentially doesn't change anything. There are both 32 and 64 bit versions.

Next comes a more beautiful and modern video player. This video/audio player has built-in codecs, which allows you to watch video movies (including DVDs) and listen to music without installing any third-party codecs. KMPlayer has advanced video settings, which can significantly improve the quality of the played video, as well as replaceable skins to change the appearance.

And finally, I will present a powerful and very easy-to-use media player.

VLC is free, open source source code cross-platform player of any audio and video information. Just like KMPlayer, it has built-in codecs for playing audio and video files. Supports a huge number of formats and various protocols streaming.

To play video on your computer, you can use any of the programs presented here, making a choice based on your aesthetic needs. The capabilities of each of them are sufficient for use in most everyday tasks.

P.S. I myself constantly use all three multimedia players, depending on the format, quality of the video file being launched and my mood :). For regular DVD Rip movies, Media Player Classic is enough, and for watching videos and movies in Full HDTV I use VLC media player. KMPlayer can play back both DVD and HDTV with high quality, although I rarely use it, I like it for its excellent design and capabilities.

Audio players

For high-quality playback and listening to music, we need to install a program for playing audio files.

Above in the article we discussed multimedia players that are more suitable for playing video, although all have the ability to play audio files. Using them to listen to music is not very convenient, so I will tell you about audio players that are specially designed to perform this function with the highest possible convenience and quality.

The first representative of this class of programs is the very popular, beautiful and convenient audio player Aimp. In December 2015, the fourth version of this player was released. The player is absolutely free, and this is very pleasing :).

The Aimp player has conquered and firmly occupied the niche of the former very popular and high-quality music player WinAmp.

Thanks to its free nature, beautiful appearance (you can change skins), user-friendly interface, high-quality reproduction sound, functionality and constant updates, it has won the hearts of many users around the world. If you choose Aimp, you will never regret it. Ideal solution for home use.

It has a modest interface, but at the same time it has enormous possibilities for expansion, customization and high-quality sound reproduction.

Theoretical capabilities of Foobar2000 for high-quality processing sound files, exceed the capabilities of professional audio equipment.

It has great amount connected plugins.

An excellent player for those who like to play around with sound settings. It is also very suitable for use in office computers, as it consumes very little random access memory and has the ability to adjust transparency.

It is fast, has a very small size(490kb in the archive), but at the same time a powerful and flexible tool for listening to music.

Supports major audio formats WAV, OGG, MP1, MP2, MP3, AIFF.

Due to the extremely spartan interface, Evil Player is not very convenient to use, but it does an excellent job of performing its main function.

For a home where several people usually use one computer, it will be inconvenient, but for listening to background music in the office it will be very suitable.

Codecs

The most popular, stable, universal and necessary set of codecs for viewing and processing audio and video files is undoubtedly .

Thanks to the existence of five package options, any user can choose the one that suits them in terms of functionality.

Basic(Basic) - contains necessary components for playing all popular audio and video formats.

Standard(Standard) the same as in the basic version, plus a very good and necessary Media Player Classic Home Cinema player, which was discussed above, and a built-in MPEG-2 decoder for playing DVDs.

Full(Full) same as in standard set, plus MadVR, GraphStudioNext and several additional DirectShow filters.

Mega(and so it is clear) the same as full package, plus ACM and VFW codecs for video encoding and editing, several additional DirectShow filters and tools.

Previously, there was a special 64-bit version of the codec designed to work on 64-bit operating systems, but now it is built in by default and there is no need to download anything separately.

To view full composition descriptions and features different versions codec, follow the link above.

It is a set of the most necessary codecs for watching videos in the most popular formats and listening to audio files.

The package includes such popular codecs as ffdshow, DivX, XviD, x264, h.264, Windows Media 9, MP4, MPEG4, MPEG2, AC3, DTS, Flash Video Splitter, many filters, various plugins and other auxiliary tools for working with video and audio files.

This is a universal free application developed by Adobe, which allows us to view pages with dynamic (interactive) content, beautiful special effects and video clips, and play flash games.

Flash technology is very common on the Internet, and using a computer without a Flash player installed, you will not be able to fully use all the capabilities of the modern Internet.

This software is simply necessary to install on any computer.

To view installation instructions Adobe Flash Player on Internet browsers Explorer, Opera and Mozilla Firefox click here.

Adobe Flash Player is already built into the Google Chrome browser. Updates automatically.

Office programs

It is the most essential set of office applications created by Microsoft for operating systems. Microsoft systems Windows and Apple Mac OS X

This package includes software that allows you to prepare documents of varying complexity. Allows you to work with various types of documents: texts, spreadsheets, databases, etc.

Microsoft Office occupies a leading position in the word processor market, and its formats are the standard in the document flow of the vast majority of enterprises.

The most popular applications from Microsoft package Office are Microsoft Office Word, for working with text data and Microsoft Office Excel, for working with tabular data. But these applications are quite difficult to master on your own, and during self-study we use the capabilities of these programs by 10-15%. Therefore, if you want to surprise your friends, girlfriends, comrades and co-workers with an advanced level of Word proficiency, and do your work more efficiently and quickly, I advise you to take it.

Microsoft Office is an excellent product for processing text and tabular data, but its main disadvantage is the price.

The 2013 version costs about 15,000 rubles. This is very large sum for us, that’s why the vast majority of users have unlocked different ways version of this program, so necessary for many.

Now let's look at the free office program OpenOffice.

This is the most popular free office suite designed for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, graphics, databases, etc.

Supports many languages ​​and works great on all personal computers.

OpenOffice can be used completely freely for commercial and non-commercial purposes.

The OpenOffice office suite has less functionality and ease of use, so it will not replace Microsoft Office in enterprises, but for home use it is more than enough.

A simple text editor can also be a very good option (especially for owners of laptops and tablets).

Browsers

(read as Internet Explorer) is a browser developed by Microsoft Corporation. It is included with all operating systems of the Windows family, and thanks to this it remains today one of the most popular web browsers on the Internet.

For most users who require the Internet occasionally, it will be sufficient, but for those who spend a little more time in front of the monitor in search of information and entertainment, a more flexible and customizable tool may be needed.

In general, the latest Internet versions Explorers are comfortable and work quite well when properly configured.

On this moment Microsoft is very actively promoting its Microsoft Edge browser, which comes with the operating system. Windows system 10. According to user reviews, it is quite good and superior Internet Explorer.

Although the package includes many modules, the most common application from this package is Nero Burning Rom. It is responsible for recording, erasing, copying and cloning disks. Nero Burning Rom has established itself as the fastest, most convenient and quality program for recording discs. Supports recording of all existing discs and formats. The disadvantage of the program is that it is paid, but it is cheaper than Ashampoo Burning. Is best choice for burning discs among all programs of this class.

With this, I want to finish describing the set of necessary programs for any computer running operating systems of the Windows family, and move on to less necessary, but sometimes necessary software.

Such software includes programs for scanning text and images, translators, downloading files and torrents, communicating on the Internet, cleaning the operating system, convenient work with files and defragmenters. Now first things first...

Convenient work with files

The most popular program for conveniently working with files is . This is the best two-panel file manager. Possesses everyone possible options convenient work with many files. There are both 32 and 64 bit versions of the program.

A good option would be to use a free file manager. In terms of stability and functionality, it is inferior to Total Commander, but for many it will be enough.

Communication on the Internet

Programs designed for communication via the Internet are divided into those that allow you to conduct a conversation through a microphone with the ability to connect video via a webcam, and simple communication using text. Almost everything modern programs support all these options for interaction between users.

The most a prominent representative This segment is Skype.

Skype allows all Internet users to communicate for free, regardless of their location. It is possible to call anyone mobile operator or a city number at very low rates.

Easy to install, clear and convenient to use Skype program It’s simply a must have for those users who want to make the most of the Internet’s capabilities.

A good replacement for Skype is the Mail.Ru Agent program, but it has a big disadvantage: it is a lower quality of communication than Skype. Otherwise, this is a fairly convenient and high-quality product. Has millions of fans thanks to the promoted service instant messages ICQ (better known as ICQ). When downloading the agent (and other programs), be careful. Be sure to uncheck the box before you start downloading, otherwise you will end up with a bunch of digital crap. With all due respect to the Mail.ru company, they do not hesitate to clog up our computers with very annoying and, most importantly, absolutely unnecessary software for the sake of a penny.

Uploading files and torrents

All modern browsers have a built-in module for downloading files from the Internet, but their functionality and ease of use do not satisfy many users. An alternative to standard methods of downloading information from the Internet can be programs specially developed for this. They easily integrate into all major and popular browsers and have significantly greater functionality, speed and reliability.

The best program in this class is.

Download Master is a convenient and highly efficient tool for downloading any files. It will provide you with high download speed, the ability to continue an interrupted download from the point where the connection was lost, and a convenient interface for managing the program and downloaded files.

There is a portable version of Download Master Portable, which, when recorded on a flash drive or portable disk, will allow you to download from any computer connected to the World Wide Web. All versions of Download Master are free.

Another one good program to download files from the Internet.

By its functionality Free Download Manager is in no way inferior to Download Master, but loses in ease of use, although many people like it, precisely because of its simplicity and the presence of only necessary elements management.

The following program is a torrent downloader. If you don’t understand what we’re talking about, then read what torrent files are.

µTorrent is one of the most popular torrent clients in the world.

The advantages of this program are its small size, convenient and intuitive interface, and most importantly, it is absolutely free. I recommend it to anyone who downloads large amounts of data from torrent trackers.

Cleaning the operating system

To maintain the operating system in good working order and remove unnecessary files and programs from it, we simply need the program.

CCleaner is the best free program to optimize the registry and files of your computer. After finishing your work, you will see how much faster and more efficiently your computer will work.

CCleaner will free up valuable space on your computer in no time. hard drives, while you can be confident in the correctness and reliability of the program. The program will not delete any necessary files. Built-in support for the Russian language, small program size and a clear and simple interface make CCleaner an indispensable assistant, both at home and at work.

Recently, to optimize and clean the operating system from various garbage, I began to use Advanced System Care. An excellent replacement for many cleaners.

Defragmenters

Very fast, powerful and reliable defragmenter.

Auslogics Disk Defrag allows you to optimize the file system, placing both system and regular files to speed up your computer. Supports work in the background. Free for commercial and home use.

There is also a portable version Auslogics Disk Defrag, which can be written to a flash drive or removable drive, with the further ability to run the program on any other computer without installation.

Optical text and image recognition

At frequent work with text and image data, you may need essential software such as text and image recognition programs.

It is a leader in the field of optical data recognition and has all the necessary functionality for quickly and conveniently converting paper documents into electronic editable formats. It defines and allows you to convert text and tabular data, as well as images, into documents of various formats. Does it all with maximum speed and quality. For her, the type of document being identified does not matter, be it a photograph of a book or a regular text document. ABBYY FineReader will identify data in both documents with equal quality. There is a built-in spell checker. The disadvantage of the program is that it is paid.

For those who are not ready to pay for optical recognition software ABBYY text FineReader, eat it free analogue CuneiForm.

The functionality and quality of work of CuneiForm is inferior to ABBYY FineReader, but it copes very well with scanning simple documents and images. Any printed fonts are recognized.

The results of the work can be translated and edited in any office programs and text editors, and then save in popular formats.

To improve the quality of recognition, CuneiForm uses a dictionary check. The standard dictionary can be expanded by inserting new words from text files. Suitable for anyone who needs optical data recognition on a case-by-case basis.

Text translators

Electronic dictionary is the most powerful package for translating text from one language to another.

It comes in home and professional versions, which differ in the set of dictionaries. Each version has the ability to connect additional dictionaries. It has a huge standard database of words and popular phrases. It has the highest quality automatic text translation, selecting the translation of words according to the meaning and content of the translated material. ABBYY Lingvo is a very high-quality paid product that is far behind its paid and free competitors. It is simply necessary for everyone who studies foreign languages ​​and translates texts.

NeoDic is a free program for contextual text translation. It will help you cope with the translation of unfamiliar words by simply hovering your mouse over the right word or phrase. This type translation is very convenient to use when viewing information on the Internet. The program supports the Russian language, is small in size and has many settings that allow you to change the program to suit your needs.

This concludes my review of the necessary programs for your computer. The set of software presented above is sufficient for full use of all the basic capabilities of a computer, which are used by the vast majority of users, at home or in the office.

You can download them from official websites (this is not always convenient), using the links provided in the article, or go to the useful resources page and select the one you like from the listed catalogs of free programs, search and download the desired program from it.

If you liked this article, then perhaps you will be interested in my other materials. To view all blog articles, please follow the link to. The author of this article and the Computer for Everyone blog is Alexander Osipov. See you again on the pages.

After installing a new version of Windows OS on a computer, most users do not know which programs need to be installed first.

We have compiled for you top most popular programs , without which not a single person can do. Please note that all programs are divided into categories, each of which has a choice of several versions.

Popular computer programs

No. 1 - Browser

The browser is the most popular program for most users. It allows you to visit web pages, communicate on social networks and watch movies. That's why it comes first on the list of the best computer programs.

• – a stable browser with Google search engine.
• – similar to the previous one, the main bias towards Yandex services.
• – old and comfortable.
• – a browser with many additional options.

No. 2 - Antiviruses

As you know, there are many harmful viruses on the Internet that harm your computer. Before leaving for global network You need to protect yourself with an antivirus.

Here is a small top 5 of the most popular antivirus computer programs:

• No. 1 is a well-known product with a paid license.
• No. 2 - Doctor Web - free, proven over the years.
• No. 3 - the most popular antivirus, distributed free of charge.
• No. 4 - 360 Total Security - a new product that has proven itself well.
• No. 5 - AVG Antivirus Free - an effective and easy remedy for viruses.

About the best free antivirus programs, .

#3 - Adobe Flash Player
A must have for all browsers. This plugin will allow you to play movies on any website. First of all, we install the browser, then this player.

#4 - Skype

No. 5 - Torrent client

This program common among those who like to watch movies. Torrent client allows you to download large files from the network at the highest possible speed of your Internet.

• uTorrent is a well-known and most used utility for downloading from the Internet.
• Zona is less known, and also for films.
• MediaGet is a good analogue.

#6 - Nero

Part two top best for computer Nero starts. Most users now use flash drives, but there are those users who need disks these days. The program allows you to write data to any type of disc (C or DVD).

№7 — DAEMON Tools

Allows you to open images large files. The program can mount a virtual disk drive. Most often the program is used to install or launch games.

№8 — Office programs

Anyone at some point may need to open a document, create a table, calculate a formula, or create a postcard. For this purpose, there are several packages with the necessary set of programs:

• Microsoft Office is the most common package used by millions of people. Using this set of programs you can type text, create presentations, tables, etc.
• Libre Office - analogue.
• Open Office is a good free replacement.

#9 - VLC Media Player

Player of audio and video files. The program can play online streams, show subtitles, and also increase the maximum volume. The right product!

#10 - TeamViewer

This program is known mainly to more advanced users. It allows you to control your computer remotely via the Internet.

This TOP still lacks many useful and very necessary utilities, such as: Total Commander, Evernote, Adobe Photoshop, KMPlayer player and many others. Some people like the simplest Paint. You can add your favorites to this rating in the comments.

This concludes our TOP of the most popular computer programs. We definitely recommend installing the suggested utilities, without which it will be very difficult for you to work on your computer. Search and download software that will make your computer a real working machine!

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Still, I finally decided to write this long-awaited article by many readers. As you understand from its name, we will talk below about the best free computer programs, without which I personally cannot imagine my digital life, which have been installed on all my computers for many years and which have never let me down.

There will be few pictures and a lot different links, but I hope that they will all be useful to you, so, as they say, don’t switch...

I want to say right away that absolutely all programs described on the website(there are hundreds of them) I like them and I tested (tested) them all personally - this is the main principle of the site.

Health when working at a computer

I'm giving away first place for free computer program f.lux, which helps me maintain my vision for many years when working at the monitor during long evenings and nights. I can’t even imagine what would have happened to my eyes without her help. It eliminates the welding effect from the night screen - it automatically adjusts the color temperature of the monitor (not to be confused with brightness).

This indispensable program Works wonderfully in all versions of the operating system, up to Windows 10.

There are also great alternatives- also free programs SunsetScreen and (the second “bomb” in general).

You will find several more and no less useful computer programs for maintaining health when working at a computer in the corresponding section of the site "Health and computer"- I kindly ask you to pay attention to them.

Computer security

Virus security now provides my computer completely free antivirus 360 Total Security, which is equipped with five (!) protection algorithms. In addition, it has an excellent digital garbage cleaner and a system optimizer built into it - an original solution from the manufacturers, I should note.

Please note that with proper fine tuning any antivirus can be the best for you. For example, for a long time I used the paid ESET Nod32 and the free Avast! Free Antivirus- both of them saved me many times from the invasion of malware.

I can’t keep silent about the free anti-virus scanner Dr.Web CureIt, which I used to bring hundreds of my friends’ and acquaintances’ computers back to life.

I advise you not to forget and about a good firewall(firewall) - it also plays a huge role in ensuring the security of your operating system.

Descriptions of other free and effective means You can find information about protecting your computer from viruses in the “Security” section of the site.

Programs to speed up your computer

There will be several winners in this category...

Let's start by speeding up the computer startup. Here my leader will be AnVir Task Manager- a powerful manager of tasks, processes, startup, services and services, detector and destroyer of viruses, as well as spyware. It is thanks to this magic program(and a couple more tricks) I managed to speed up computer startup in up to 9.2 seconds- this is my personal record at this point in time (with Windows 7).

There is a section on the site in which I came across a lot useful articles on this topic.

How can a computer speed up without periodically cleaning it from digital garbage (logs, “tails” once remote programs etc.). Here my reliable and trusted assistant is the legendary “cleaner” CCleaner. This is the longest-running program on my computers - I’ve been using it since the very beginning of my computer life.

Besides her there is a whole bunch of great “cleaners”, but CCleaner is my favorite.

After cleaning the system, let's optimize its operation - I consider the leader in this matter Advanced program SystemCare. This is a whole combine that has collected a bunch of useful tweaks and utilities under its roof.

A very convenient and understandable program. It can fully automatically optimize the operation of your computer. There are also manual mode— You yourself indicate what and where to improve in the system.

Described on the site and other great optimizers, for example ToolWiz Care.

I continue to list the best free computer programs that I have been using for many years...

Programs for convenient computer work

There are also a couple of leaders in the nomination...

The most amazing free computer program One that has incredibly speeded up and improved my computer work is StrokesPlus. It allows you to control your computer with mouse gestures.

It’s just a magical free program, I’ll tell you - it monstrously optimizes interaction with Windows Explorer. I can't imagine my computer life without it.

There is an alternative to this program - gMote, but I like the first one much more.

I consider Clover to be the second best free program that greatly improves the convenience of working on a computer. She adds in Windows Explorer tab function (think browsers). As in the previous case, this greatly increases the speed of folder navigation.

This program works great in Windows 7, but the top ten has a number of questions about it - a similar (but not so simple) utility called QTTabBar helped me out. With its help, I implemented tabs at the bottom of the window and enjoy the convenience.

My favorite browser

I can clearly feel how tense many readers are and are already flexing their fingers. to start the holivar on this topic in the comments to the article. Therefore, I emphasize - PERSONALLY MY FAVORITE BROWSER is Mozilla Firefox.

I’ve been using Google Chrome for a couple of years, I really liked a version of Opera called Vivaldi..., but Fire Fox personally suits me best for its flexibility, functionality and the presence of add-ons for all occasions. In terms of speed, all browsers today are like rockets.

Whatever Internet browser you use, do not forget about best ad cutter. It will save your nerve cells, speed up surfing the web and protect you from clicking on fake links.

Program for automatic driver installation

It is no secret that the fast and high-quality operation of all computer components depends on the availability of up-to-date drivers in the system.

The most convenient, simple, safe and high-quality free computer program that will automatically scan your system with lightning speed and find the most best versions drivers that are suitable specifically for your long-suffering computer and will update them is Snappy Driver Installer (SDI).