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Freeware for Windows -- Where Did It Go?

Posted by Cliff on from the missing-in-action dept.

Talahamut asks: "The other day, I was planning on recording a radio show by running my stereo's output into my PC. Oooh, that sucks - WinXP's Sound Recorder limits you to 60 sec. recordings. Oh well, I'll just go online and grab a little WAV recorder. 30 minutes later, I'm frustrated because all I find is crippleware (time-limited, of course...) that records every format under the sun from any sound stream imaginable. What happened to the small home-brewed Windows utilities that used to be so easy to find online years ago? All the freeware sites I checked had nothing but commercial crippleware. Is there no place to find simple programs like that anymore?"

8 of 308 comments (clear)

  1. Nonags... by sxyzzx · · Score: 5, Informative

    www.nonags.com

    1. Re:Nonags... by Da+Fokka · · Score: 5, Informative

      My favourite freeware site is:
      http://www.pricelessware.org/
      Selected by readers from the alt.freeware newsgroup.

  2. Searching found by Foo2rama · · Score: 5, Informative

    I use http://www.versiontracker.com to find all my software... I found these gems all freeware for you. Pocket voice recorder Sound recorder And the total search with "shareware" is Hope this helps

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  3. http://www.pricelessware.org/ by pancakeunicorn · · Score: 5, Informative

    http://www.pricelessware.org/

    1. Re:http://www.pricelessware.org/ by phildog · · Score: 5, Informative

      http://www.pricelessware.org/ - I'll 2nd this recommendation

      http://www.tinyapps.org/ - I've had some good luck here too.

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  4. It's called TUCOWS by eggstasy · · Score: 5, Informative

    Ever heard of TUCOWS? You can search for software there, and order by license.
    AudioGrabber 1.83 is freeware, and is rated 5 stars. I used to use it to rip CDs, but the description claims it can do exactly what you need.

  5. 2 answers in one by samjam · · Score: 5, Informative

    http://freshmeat.net/projects/audacity/

    Freshmeat.net lists MANY software applications as they are released, and as good search capabilities if you login.

    Audacity is one of the best non-complex sound recorders and mixers going, using wxWidgets works and looks right under linux, windows and probably more (you look).

    Sam

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  6. Excellent Freeware Site by todsandberg · · Score: 5, Informative

    Excellent Freeware Site
    http://www.snapfiles.com/freeeware/ (used to be webattack.com)
    I used to be addicted to freeware and this was one of my favorite places to get a fix.
    All the software is well categorized.
    I can often find what I'm looking for here.

    http://www.nonags.com is good too.

    Tod