Avidemux is a program for compressing and trimming video and audio, as well as adding effects. This open source application is capable of encoding videos in the most widespread codecs, including MPEG-2 (with libavcodec), MPEG-4/H.264 (with x264), and HEVC/H.265 (with x265). Thanks to the use of these codecs, you can reduce the size of any video. In the case of audi...

ClearLock is a simple application that allows you to lock your desktop (like when you set the screen saver password), while you can still see what is in it. Thus, you will be able to leave your computer while it is downloading, defragmenting, or performing any other task that requires a lot of time, while your desktop is locked. The computer will be restricting the...

VueScan is an excellent alternative for those users who need a software to control the scanner, because this lite program is compatible with more than 500 models. Furthermore, VueScan can be also used to download images from more than 200 digital camera models, so we will be able to use just one program to edit the pictures we import from other devices. VueScan is...

KuaiZip is a tool for file compression and decompression that has a number of advantages over its competition (like WinRar or WinZip). In the first place, it's capable of offering a compression ratio between 10 and 30 percent higher than other, similar programs, especially when dealing with video or images. It supports many more formats than the majority of pr...