Freeware Directory

Freeware - Window Utilities

ClickZap allows you to run a predefined action when you right-click two or three times at your current mouse double-click speed. There is no faster way to lock your computer when screen security is needed quickly. ClickZap will do any of the following actions when you right click repeatedly - Lock Computer; Log Off Computer; Shutdown Computer; Minimize Window; Minimize all Windows; Close Window; Close all Windows; Mute Sound. ClickZap runs automatically on startup and remembers what action you want to run. Try ClickZap today to help secure your work area! ClickZap includes an uninstall.

Customize the "PlacesBar" that appears on the left side of the Open and Save dialogs in most applications. The Places Bar contains the frequently used folders as determined by the system. Place Bar Constructor allows you to set the values of the Places Bar yourself and choose which folders are most useful to you.

Make a window roll into its title bar, send it to the back or make it stay on top, WinRoll easily manages multiple open windows. Minimize, maximize or close all visible windows, including minimizing to the tray area. Make a window translucent on Windows 2000 or above. WinRoll is lovingly hand-crafted in 100% pure assembly language to give the fastest response and the smallest memory footprint. WinRoll is proudly a FREEWARE and OPEN SOURCE application.

DeskPins can be used to make any application topmost, that is, to keep it above all other windows. Just grab a pin from the DeskPins icon in the tray and click on any window. This functionality is identical to the "Always on Top" setting found in some programs. With DeskPins you can add this feature to any program!

HyperHide allows you to take control of your desktop by making any window instantly hidden or visible with the press of a key. Then with the press of a key make any window reappear right where you left it. Hide programs like Internet Explorer, Excel, Word, Windows Media Player and virtually any other program. HyperHide acts as a computer privacy shield, you control what others can see on your computer screen.

EfreeSoft Boss Key allows you to hide active program windows immediately using a hot key. You can hide browser windows, folder windows, application windows, all your desktop icons and taskbar when your boss, or anyone else you don't want to see your screens, comes by. Its speed allows you to react as quickly as possible to any threat that appears and it won't alter the performance of your home or office computer.

This utility allows you to "pin" a window to the top of all other windows. When the program is running an icon appears in the Taskbar, click the icon, a menu appears where all currently open windows are listed. Click the window you would like to have set as the top most window. To remove "top most" from a window select the window in the menu again!

TitleScroller can scroll txt files across any active window. A new way to read books on the computer, Easy to use, and designed with home stereo type controls, titlescroller is as useful as it is free. Read books without taking up screenspace.

Window-to-Tray Minimizer, Shutdown, Restart, LogOff, Lock and Monitor Off Tool with option to hide the System Tray Clock. Commandline parameters available.

This absolutely free tiny utility, allows you to close or hide the active window by pressing the Esc button. Or, to work more carefully, it can position the mouse cursor in the upper right-hand corner of the active window, where the Close button is located. It is especially useful when you are working with dozens of files and folders at once. Using this program, you will make fewer movements, which will increase the productivity of your work.

Title Bar Reader can subtly display texts in the title bar of your foreground active window. Use it for fun, or to display reminders or learning aids. Short texts that come with the program include quotes, proverbs, one-liners,dumb questions, insulting words and more. You can easily edit existing files and add or remove information.

MinMaxExtender is a utility that enhances the standard window adding new buttons next to the Minimize button in the titlebar. Using the buttons, the user can stretch the window across the screen, hide it to a tray icon, hide all of the window apart from the titlebar or make the window stay on top of others. The user can exclude some window types from being extended and choose which buttons are visible.

Rik's Toolbar provides a way to add a customized floating toolbar to any application. When a button is pressed a pre-defined sequence of keystrokes is sent to the desired window, all options for the buttons and what they do may be altered within the configuration file.

Verschwindibus is a powerful and free desktop tool that hides any running window (the hidden program remains in memory) and reactivates it if needed. The hotkeys and system tray icon are customizable and start menu & desktop icons can be toggled visible/invisible. Verschwindibus can easily be controlled through the system tray. Use it to keep your desktop clean and uncluttered or to provide an interesting form of security.

An easy-to-use utility that lets you clear the desktop with one mouse move. The problem: You need to hide your open windows quickly but the desktop is filled with them and the toolbar is hidden! What do you do? It's easy! Draw a zigzag with your mouse and Zigzag Cleaner will hide applications and documents. To restore, just draw another zigzag. Easy? You bet! Program will speed up your work considerably.

Closing Time is a simple little program you can use to close open windows - My computer windows only, all open windows or specific windows. Just right-click on a folder or drive and select 'Closing Time' to do the deed.

YKill gives you information about all top-level windows that are running in the background. With YKill, you can close and kill windows instantly and if you're not sure which window is the problem, you can scan all tracked windows in search for the stuck ("Frozen") window.

Titlebar Time displays the day of the week, the date, and the time in the titlebar of the active window. You do not have to set the day, the date, or the time. The program gets this information from your computer's operating system.