Useful 3rd party tools to complement TC

Useful 3rd party tools to complement TC is the subject of a thread [1] on the Total Commander forum. In this thread people share which complementary programs they recommend. This page attempts to list all the software recommended in this thread.

The list is in alphabetical order for easy lookup and each entry contains a link to the post where it was first mentioned.

Last entry added:

* Iconoid - Manage the icons on your desktop. [2]

List of tools

• 1st Clock - Windows taskbar clock replacement. [3]
• ACDSEE PicaView - Places graphics previews with format conversion and print layout in the Explorer context menu. [4]
• ACDSEE ImageFox - Places graphics previews and folder favorites in Windows open/close dialogs. [5]
• Acronis Backup & Recovery Workstation - Disk imaging and recovery software. Successor of True Image Workstation. [6]
• Atmosphere - Mask noise, promote relaxation, generate natural sounds. [7]
• Ace Utilities - Find and remove the junk files in your PC, invalid registry entries, delete your internet usage history. [8]
• Advanced Administrative Tools - Detect open ports, audit your network security. [9]
• Aezey TC Color Presets - Tool for managing Total Commander's color presets. [10]
• Agent Ransack - File searching software. [11]
• AIDA32 - Discontinued! System information, diagnostics and benchmarking program. [12]
• AIM Keys - Universal macro building and automatic text replacement. [13]
• AllChars - Create accents and special characters in most programs. [14]
• AllNetic Working Time Tracker - Track working time on projects. [15]
• AllSnap - Make all top level windows automatically align. [16]
• AltTab++ - Replacement for the Alt+Tab window. [17]
• AMP Font Viewer - Font manager. [18]
• Asutype - Does spell check and automatically corrects everything you type. [19]
• AutoHotkey - Automation software. [20]
• AutoIt - Automation software. [21]
• AutoMate - Build tasks by drag-and-drop to automate network and computing operations. [22]
• AutoPatcher - Updates your Windows to the newest updates without going to Window Updates (for new installations). [23]
• AutoRuns - Manage the programs that are automatically started during system bootup or login. [24]
• Babylon - Translation software. [25]
• Backup9 - Command line utility to backup files. [26]
• bbMPEG - Convert AVI files to MPEG-2 or MPEG-1 (format used in VideoCDs and SuperVCDs). [27]
• BeCyPDFMetaEdit - Edit PDF metadata, bookmarks and more. [28]
• BEEP - Discontinued! Command line utility to play simple sounds through the PC's internal speaker. [29]
• BestCrypt - Encryption software. [30]
• Beyond Compare - Compare utility to compare files and folders and to manage the differences. [31]
• BgInfo - Shows basic computer info on wallpaper. [32]
• Bitcollider - Identify and describe files on your machine. [33]
• Blackbox for Windows - Windows clone of Blackbox (fast lightweight window manager for the X Window System). [34]
• Blat - Command line utility to send e-mail using SMTP or post to usenet using NNTP. [35]
• Bluebox - Branch of Blackbox for Windows. [36]
• BNR - Binary News Reader/Reaper. News reader software specially for messages with binaries. [37]
• Buzof - Automatically answer, close or minimize virtually any recurring window. [38]
• CacheMan - Memory optimizer. [39]
• Cain & Abel - Password recovery tool with some network tools. [40]
• Camp - Clipboard manager and fast winamp use. [41]
• CCleaner - System optimization, privacy and cleaning tool. [42]
• CDBFW - Fully featured DBF tool. [43]
• CDCheck - Recovery of damaged files on CD-ROMs. [44]
• CDex - CD ripper. [45]
• Chandler - Personal information manager. [46]
• Check Identical Files [47]
• ChoiceEditor - Discontinued! Associate file types with a list of applications the user can choose from. [48]
• CLCL - Latest version released in 2005! Clipboard manager. [49]
• ClipCache Plus - Clipboard management and more. [50]
• CMDOW Commandline Window Utility - Command line utility to manipulate open windows (move, resize, rename, hide, unhide, etc.). [51]
• CombineCRC - Combine and crc check files split with Total Commander. [52]
• ConTEXT - Text editor. [53]
• Contig - Defragment individual files. [54]
• Convert - Unit conversion application. [55]
• Copy Handler - Program for advanced copying and moving. [56]
• Crimson Editor - Source code editor. [57]
• CSE HTML Validator Lite - HTML editor and HTML checker. [58]
• DAEMON Tools - Optical media (CD/DVD/HD DVD/Blu-ray) emulation software. [59]
• DAMN NFO Viewer - View text files containing ASCII art (NFO/DIZ/TXT files). [60]
• Dana - Text editor. [61]
• Dariolius - File splitter. [62]
• Dave's Quick Search Deskbar - Lets you launch searches quickly. Also includes calculator, clock and calendar features. [63]
• DebugView - Monitor debug output. [64]
• Dekart Private Disk - Encryption software. [65]
• DELS.EXE - Command line utility to recursively delete files. [66]
• Derive - Discontinued! Math program. [67]
• DeskPins - Make any application window always on top. [68]
• Desktop Organizer (PTBSync) - Desktop Organizer which includes atomic clock synchronization, calendar and tray clock. [69]
• Desktop Sidebar - Bar that runs down the edge of your screen to give you instant access to things like e-mails, appointments, tasks, notes, Messenger contacts, stock quotes, weather forecasts, etc. [70]
• DesktopX - Utility to build your own desktops, widgets and gadgets. [71]
• DialogMate - Discontinued! See it's successor DM2. Manipulate open windows (minimize, make always on top) and add a favorites button in Open/Save dialogs. [72]
• diff-ext - Shell extension which allows to launch compare/merge tools on selected files. [73]
• Diskeeper - Defragmentation software. [74]
• DiskMapper - Disk usage visualization tool. [75]
• DM2 - Manipulate open windows (minimize, resize, etc.) and enhance Open/Save dialogs with favorites and recent files and folders. [76]
• Download Mage - Download manager. [77]
• DOZE - Discontinued! Command line utility to cause a batch to sleep/pause for a specified period of time. [78]
• dsDIR - Saves a list of all files in a folder. [79]
• dsFSR - Search and replace utility. [80]
• DUN Timed Disconnect - Schedule to disconnect your internet connection at a certain time. [81]
• DVD2AVI - Create a D2V project file for your VOB files. [82]
• Easy Message - Discontinued! Multi protocol instant messenger client. [83]
• ECCO PRO - Personal information manager. [84]
• Eclipse - IDEs for developers. [85]
• EditPad - Text editor. [86]
• EditPlus - Text editor. [87]
• EDXOR - Text editor. [88]
• EmEditor - Text editor. [89]
• Emerge Desktop - Windows shell replacement. Emerge Desktop was formerly known as iShell. [90]
• eMule - Peer-to-peer file sharing application. [91]
• EniG. Periodic Table of the Elements - Basic data about the elements. [92]
• Eraser - Completely remove (sensitive) data from your hard drive by overwriting it several times with certain patterns. [93]
• ERUNT - Emergency Recovery Utility NT. Registry backup and restore. [94]
• Ethereal - Network analyzer. [95]
• Everest - System information and benchmarking tool. [96]
• 'Everything' - Search Engine / Indexer. [97]
• Exact Audio Copy - Audio grabber for audio CDs. [98]
• exe2scr - Virtual screen saver to run a program when screensaving is activated. [99]
• eXtreme Movie Manager - Movie collection manager. [100]
• Fake! - Tool to use in Windows popup menu to browse folders and execute files. [101]
• FileAlyzer - Analyze files and display all kinds of information about them. [102]
• FileClipper - Allows to paste to any text editor file names of files copied to clipboard from explorer. [103]
• FileLocator Pro - File searching software. [104]
• FileMon - File system monitor. [105]
• FileZilla - FTP server and FTP client. [106]
• Firefox - Web browser. Used to be called Firebird and before that Phoenix. [107]
• FlashFXP - FTP client. [108]
• FlashGet - Download manager. [109]
• Flexible Renamer - Renaming software. For renaming a large number of files. [110]
• Fontlinge - Font manager. [111]
• foobar2000 - Audio player. [112]
• Freenet - Encrypted anonymous network. [113]
• Frhed - Small hex editor. [114]
• FSUM - Hash and checksum utility (for file integrity verification). [115]
• Gamma Panel - Adjust brightness, contrast, and gamma settings using hotkeys. [116]
• Genie Backup Manager Pro - Backup software. [117]
• GeoShell - Windows shell replacement. [118]
• GetDataBack - Data recovery software. Product of Runtime Software. [119]
• GFI LANguard - Network security scanner and vulnerability management tool. [120]
• GiPo@FileUtilities - Set of 5 utilities listed below. [121]
  1. GiPo@MoveOnBoot - Copy/move/rename/delete files and folders on the next system boot.
  2. GiPo@DirMonitor - Monitor changes in the file system.
  3. GiPo@Mount - Map an empty folder on NTFS volume to a drive letter or map drive letter to folder.
  4. GiPo@Hardlink - Create hardlinks to files on NTFS volumes.
  5. GiPo@ReadTest - Check files and folders for read errors.
• Grandview - Discontinued! Personal information manager. [122]
• GraphCalc - Graphing calculator. [123]
• GreenPad - Small text editor. [124]
• Helios (enhanced tentative version) - HTML editor which is patched to support BBCode (used in forums). [125]
• Hiew - Hacker's view. Hex editor for DOS and Windows. Also has a disassembly mode. [126]
• HP FontSmart - Discontinued! Font manager. [127]
• Hyena - Network administrator's tool. [128]
• Iconoid - Manage the icons on your desktop. [129]
• Iconpackager - Change most of the common icons on your computer. [130]
• IconShop - Icon library manager. [131]
• IE Tab - Firefox plugin to embed Internet Explorer in a Firefox tab. [132]
• Imagine (website) - Graphic viewer. Can be used as a viewer plugin for Total Commander. Includes Lister and Packer plugins for Total Commander. [133]
• Imagen - Media player. Formerly called Moyager. [134]
• InfoRapid Search & Replace - Search and replace utility. [135]
• InfoStore - Personal information manager. [136]
• IrfanView (website) - Graphic viewer. [137]
• IsoBuster - CD, DVD and Blu-ray data recovery tool. [138]
• JAP - Java Anon Proxy. Anonymous surfing. [139]
• jDictionary - Dictionary application. [140]
• jEdit - Programmer's text editor. [141]
• Jens' File Editor - Programmer's text editor. [142]
• jv16 PowerTools - System cleaning and error fixing utility suite. [143]
• K9 - Spam filtering software. [144]
• KatMouse - Scroll the window the mouse cursor is over, not the one that has focus. [145]
• KDiff3 - Compare/merge tool. [146]
• KeyNote - Personal information manager. [147]
• KillCopy - Move/copy/resume copy tool. [148]
• Klient - IRC client. [149]
• Kudaz, Programmer's Editor - Programmer's text editor. [150]
• L0phtCrack (LC) - Discontinued! Password auditing and recovery tool. [151]
• LAME - MPEG Audio Layer III (MP3) encoder. [152]
• LClock - Seems to be discontinued! Windows taskbar clock replacement. [153]
• LeechGet - Download manager. [154]
• LiteStep - Windows shell replacement. [155]
• Locate32 - File finder (stores information about directory structures in databases). [156]
• LongPlayer - Fill your Winamp, XMMS or iTunes playlist with random songs from your collection taking into account when songs were played the last time, rating and genre. [157]
• Lupas Rename 2000 - Latest version released in 2005! Renaming utility to rename a large number of files. [158]
• MacroExpress - Macro utility. [159]
• Mailwasher - Spam filtering software. [160]
• MapleXp - Track working time on projects. [161]
• Maxthon - Web browser. [162]
• MCL - MCL (Mike's Command Line) lets you quickly start programs using the keyboard. [163]
• Media Player Classic (MPC) - Media player. [164]
• menuApp - Program launcher. [165]
• Metapad - Text editor. [166]
• MiniView - Part of the UniView project (graphic viewer). Very simplified version to display *.gif, *.png and *.jpg only. Meant to be used as a viewer plugin by Total Commander's built-in viewer to show graphics other than BMP. [167]
• Miranda IM - Multi protocol instant messenger client. [168]
• ModPlug Player - All-in-one player for MODule music files. [169]
• Multi-Edit - Programmer's text editor. [170]
• MultiProxy - Discontinued! Proxy server to connect to proxies for anonymous surfing. [171]
• Musepack - Musepack (MPC) is an audio compression format. [172]
• MyIE - Tabbed web browser. [173]
• Nero InfoTools - Information about CD/R/RW/DVD-drive, media,aspi drivers. [174]
• NetCaptor - Discontinued! Web browser. [175]
• NetDrive - WebDrive (South River Technologies) was licensed to Novell as NetDrive for a brief period in the late 90's for exclusive use within a Novell Netware LAN. [176]
• NetPerSec - Monitors and graphs your network usage. [177]
• Newfile - For quickly creating 0 byte files. [178]
• NirCmd - Command line utility to do many different tasks without displaying any user interface. [179]
• nnCron - Scheduler, scripting tool and automation manager. [180]
• NOD32 Antivirus - Antivirus software. [181]
• Notepad2 - Text editor. [182]
• NotepadEx - Seems to be discontinued!. Text editor. [183]
• NoteTab Light - Text editor. [184]
• NoteXPad - Discontinued! Text editor written in win32asm by dREAMtHEATER Studio. [185]
• NTFSDOS - Abandoned software! Enables read-only access to NTFS drives from DOS. [186]
• ObjectBar - Create your own start bar, finder, pop-up menu, program launcher, docks, etc. [187]
• ObjectDock - Organize shortcuts into an animated dock. [188]
• Offline Explorer - Offline browser. [189]
• OpenOffice - Application suite (word processor, spreadsheet, etc.) [190]
• Opera Search.ini Editor - Not compatible with latest Opera versions. Tool for customization of the search engines. [191]
• Opcion Font Viewer - Font manager. [192]
• Oscar's Renamer - Renaming software. Edit multiple file names in the built-in editor and rename all the files at once. [193]
• Outpost Firewall - Firewall software. [194]
• Paint.NET - Image and photo editing software. [195]
• Partition Manager - Partition manager. Product of Paragon Software Group. [196]
• PC Activity Monitor - Monitoring of PC users' activity. [197]
• PC INSPECTOR - Data recovery program. Supports FAT 12/16/32 and NTFS file systems. [198]
• PDFCreator - Virtual printer to create PDF files instead of print files. [199]
• PE Builder - Bart's Preinstalled Environment. Bootable live windows CD/DVD. [200]
• Pegasus Mail - E-mail client. [201]
• Perfect Keyboard - Execute macros by keyboard shortcuts, hotkeys or auto-complete feature. [202]
• PerfectDisk - Defragmentation software. [203]
• PGP - Pretty Good Privacy. Encryption software. [204]
• Phantom - Automation software. [205]
• Picasa - Manage your photo collection. [206]
• Picture Information Extractor - Picture browser and viewer. [207]
• PixScan 2000 - Search and delete duplicate graphic files. [208]
• PopSel - Launch programs, batch files, documents or web links through popup menus. [209]
• PopTray - Mail Notifier. [210]
• PowerGREP - Search and replace within files using regular expressions. [211]
• PowerMenu - Enhancement for the system menu of all windows. Adds always on top, transparency, priority, minimize to tray. [212]
• PowerOff - Shutdown utility. [213]
• PowerPro - Launch bar, menu, and tray icon facility. [214]
• PowerToys - Tweak UI and some other Windows powertools. [215]
• Printer's Apprentice - Font manager. [216]
• Process Explorer - Show information about the handles and DLLs each running process has opened/loaded. [217]
• Process Tamer - Lower process priority of processes with very high CPU usage. [218]
• Prolix - Text editor. [219]
• Protowall - Light weight IP filter/blocker. [220]
• Proxomitron - Local HTTP web-filtering proxy. [221]
• PSPad - Programmer's text editor. [222]
• QuickDic - German<->English dictionary. [223]
• RazorLame - Front-end for LAME. [224]
• RealVNC - Remotely control other computers. [225]
• RegEditR - Registry editing tool which works with .REG files. [226]
• RegEditX - Enhancement for the Windows Registry Editor. [227]
• Registry Crawler - Discontinued! For fast searching the registry and for modifying registry settings. [228]
• RegMon - Registry monitor. [229]
• Renamer - Renaming tool. [230]
• Resource Hacker - View, extract or modify resources in executables and resource files (*.res). [231]
• RmEmpty - Search and delete empty directories. [232]
• Sanscript - Discontinued! Visual dataflow programming language and development environment. [233]
• SciTE - SCIntilla based text editor. [234]
• SDelete - Secure delete. Delete in such a way so the data is not recoverable. [235]
• SequoiaView - Disk usage visualization tool. [236]
• SharpEnvironment - Windows shell replacement. [237]
• Simple Search-Replace - Search and replace utility. [238]
• Sipher - 256 bytes DOS program to encode/decode texts or files. [239]
• Slax - Live CD Linux distribution based on Slackware. [240]
• Sleipnir - Browser. [241]
• SlimBrowser - Web browser. [242]
• SlowCopy - Discontinued! Program to copy files slower (in background). [243]
• SmartBarXP - Seems to be discontinued! Bar that runs down the side of your screen with things like media player, image viewer, virtual desktop manager, live news, weather and stock feeds. [244]
• SmartRipper - Discontinued! DVD ripper. [245]
• SoftICE - Discontinued! Disassembler/debugger. [246]
• SpaceMonger - Disk usage visualization tool. [247]
• Spamihilator - Spam filtering software. [248]
• SpinRite - Data recovery and maintenance software. Product of Gibson Research Corporation. [249]
• Spybot - Search & Destroy - Spyware removal program. [250]
• Starter - Manage the programs that are automatically started during system bootup. [251]
• StrokeIt - Program that lets you control programs by drawing symbols with your mouse. [252]
• StyleXP - Discontinued! Modify the graphical user interface of Windows XP. [253]
• Sustain - Backdoor trojan according to many virus scanners! Monitor a program and restart it when it is no longer running. [254]
• Symantec Ghost Solution Suite - Disk imaging and deployment software. Successor of Ghost 8.0 Corporate Edition. [255]
• Sync - Flush cached data to disk. [256]
• SystemBarEx - Toolbar plugin for Blackbox for Windows. [257]
• Take Command - Command processor. [258]
• Take Command Console LE - Used to be called "4NT". Command processor. [259]
• TaskArrange - Arrange the buttons of the Windows taskbar. [260]
• TaskSwitchXP - Alt-Tab Replacement For XP. [261]
• TCDMSync - Synchronize DialogMate's favorites with Total Commander's directory hotlist. [262]
• TClock Light - Windows taskbar clock replacement. [263]
• TClockEx - Windows taskbar clock replacement. [264]
• TextPad - Text editor. [265]
• TextPipe - Text and data files conversion software. [266]
• TextPlorer - Text editor for text, binary and structured data files in text format. [267]
• The Font Thing - Discontinued! Font manager. [268]
• The GodFather - mp3 renamer and organizer. [269]
• TheBrain - Visual content manager. [270]
• TimeWriter - Track working time. [271]
• TipTop - File system plugin for Total Commander. Change window properties of running tasks: enable/disable window, show/hide window, set/unset always on top, change alfablend value. [272]
• TMPGEnc - Convert AVI files to MPEG-1 (format used in VideoCDs). [273]
• Total Commander FTP Password Ripper - Tool for encoding Total Commander's ftp passwords. [274]
• Transparent - Make background of text of desktop icons transparent. [275]
• Tray Command Line - Start programs by hotkey or by alias. [276]
• TrayIconClock - Seems to be discontinued! Analog clock. [277]
• TrayManager 3 - Tray icons manager. See also TrayManager 2 and TrayManager. The links point to PC Magazine articles with in depth information about the programs. [278]
• TreePad - Hierarchical RTF documents/editor. [279]
• Trillian - Multi protocol instant messaging program. [280]
• TuneUp Utilities - Windows maintenance, optimization and customization. [281]
• TweakTC - Configuration tool for Total Commander. [282]
• TweakWC - Configuration tool for Total Commander. [283]
• TXTcollector - Merges text files. [284]
• TypeAndRun - Hotkey enabled console program. [285]
• Ultra TC Editors - Suite of tools to configure Total Commander. The suite consists of several tools listed below. [286]
  1. Ultra TC Main Menu Editor - Edit Total Commander's main menu.
  2. Ultra TC Start & Directory Menu Editor - Edit Total Commander's Start menu and Directory menu (directory hotlist).
  3. Ultra TC History Editor - Edit Total Commander's history settings (last searches, command lines, selections, etc.).
  4. Ultra TC Configuration Editor - Edit all of Total Commander's settings.
  5. Ultra TC Hotkeys Editor - Manage Total Commander's hotkeys.
  6. Quick Launch - Launch bar to launch the editor you want.
• UltraEdit - Text editor. [287]
• UltraISO - Create/edit/convert ISO CD/DVD image files, make bootable CDs and DVDs. [288]
• UltraMon - Utility for systems using multiple monitors. [289]
• Undelete - Recovery software. Product of Diskeeper Corporation (formerly known as Executive Software). [290]
• Uniview - Image, multimedia, text viewer (and editor), can be used as a viewer plugin for Total Commander. Freeware for not commercial use. It 2007 the switch to open source development of UniView was announced, with program source and distribution binaries to be available on SourceForge page of UniView [291]
• V - Text file viewer. [292]
• Versaverter - Unit conversion application. [293]
• View64 - Seems to be discontinued! File viewer. Supports text, binary, large number of text encodings, HTML, Word, Excel, RTF, XML. [294]
• Virtual Floppy Drive - Virtual floppy drive. [295]
• Volo View - No longer available after 2009! View and print AutoCAD files. [296]
• W32DASM - Discontinued! Disassembler/debugger. [297]
• WebCompiler - Web sites in self-contained EXE files. [298]
• WebDrive - Map drive letters to FTP, WebDAV, SFTP and S3 Servers. [299]
• Wget - Command line tool to download files. [300]
• WhatInStartup - Manage the programs that are automatically started during system bootup or login. WhatInStartup is the successor of StartupRun. [301]
• Win32 Console ToolBox - Nine command line tools listed below. [302]
  1. DeTab - Replace all tab characters with spaces within files.
  2. ErrMsg - Display error messages corresponding to Win32 error codes.
  3. FileCase - Rename file or folders to uppercase or lowercase.
  4. FileType - Displays the file type of files.
  5. Global - Recursively execute a command in the current folder and in all sub folders.
  6. NewLine - Convert text files to Unix or to DOS/Windows format.
  7. ShutDown - Utility to log off, shut down, reboot, or power off your system.
  8. Touch - Set created, access, and modified times of files.
  9. WebCat - Generate an HTML page to catalog all your web related files.
• Win32Pad - Very small text editor. [303]
• Winamp - Media player. [304]
• WinDirStat - Disk usage visualization tool. [305]
• WindowBlinds - Customize the look and feel of Windows by applying new skins. [306]
• Windows Commander Expert Options - Configuration tool for Windows Commander. [307]
• WindowPinner - Make a running program stay on top. [308]
• WinEject - Utility to open and close the tray of cd-rom and DVD drives or to eject other removable media. [309]
• WinKey - Discontinued! Create keyboard shortcuts using the Windows key. [310]
• WinMerge - Compare/merge tool. [311]
• WinRAR - File compression software. [312]
• WinRoll - Minimize open windows so only their title bar remains visible. [313]
• WinRescue XP - Four tools in one, a crash recovery tool, registry cleaner, trouble shooter and backup tool. [314]
• WinTasks Pro - Discontinued! List processes running and halt undesirable or unnecessary processes. [315]
• WinZip - File compression software. [316]
• WipeOut - Temporarily move windows out of sight to access your desktop. [317]
• Wizmo - Command line utility with shutdown commands, drive open (eject) and close (load) commands, wifi disconnection prevention commands, screen saver commands, audio control commands. [318]
• WorldTime - World clock with map, astro data, and atomic clock synchronization features. [319]
• X-Deep/32 - X Window server for Windows NT/2000/9X/ME/XP/Vista/Windows 7. [320]
• Xentient Thumbnails - Replace image icons with thumbnails. [321]
• XCD - eXtended Change Directory. For faster navigation to a folder without having to specify the whole name. [322]
• Xnews - News reader. [323]
• XnView (website) - Graphic viewer/converter. [324]
• xoblite - Branch of Blackbox for Windows. [325]
• XVI32 - Small hex editor. [326]
• Your Uninstaller! - Removes all the registry entries, folders, and files that are left after you uninstall a program. [327]
• Zoomplayer - Media player. [328]

See also

• Tools

External links

• Thread "Useful 3rd party tools to complement TC" on the Total Commander forum.