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FreeApps lets you install a ton of quality free applications at once
FreeApps is a software catalog with a twist. It has a ton of quality, freeware/open source offerings that are sorted by category. You browse the catalog, and then you tick the box next to every application that you'd like to install.
You then hit Get Installer and download a small file (about 0.5MB). Run the file, and it downloads all of the applications that you've marked and sets them all up, silently. It's a pretty magical experience; just hit "install" and watch the tool save you hours of browsing and installation. I tried it, and it was a really great experience.
If any of this sounds familiar, it's because this is exactly what Ninite has been offering for a while. FreeApps' catalog seems to offer a wider selection, though. They have Miranda IM, for example, which is a must-have for me (but they don't offer Python, which Ninite does).
Bottom line: Personally, I much prefer FreeApps to Ninite because it offers the tools that I use. Now, if they would just add Total Commander ...
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Subscribe to commentsAshutosh MishraAug 12th 2010 2:19PM
Does it cut out the crap from the software installers, like Ninite does? I much prefer FreeApps' collection myself, but Ninite's ability to keep toolbars and other junk at bay is magical.
Rupert Madden-AbbottAug 12th 2010 3:34PM
It puts a little start next to applications that have a toolbar which it can't remove. The only app I wanted to install where this would affect me is Daemon Tools and it looks like Ninite doesn't support it.
I suspect that if Ninite can't remove a toolbar by default due to the app maker's requirements, they will not include it. Free Apps gives you the option to still install it with a warning instead which seems like a slightly better case.
UndrhilAug 13th 2010 9:56AM
It looks like FreeApps has included Python now. I wish they would include VirtualBox. I see they have a link to download Sandboxie, but it's not a part of the all-in-one download scheme right now.
ToraAug 15th 2010 12:14PM
I would be a little suspicious of an installer that includes Limewire/Frostwire in their recommended list...