Useful Windows Freeware That You Should Know About

There's a whole world of excellent free apps out there. Here are some favorite free downloads for Windows users, whether you're running Windows 8, Windows 7 or XP.

1. Skitch
Skitch is an easy-to-use standalone screen capture and image editing tool by Evernote, Skitch allows users to quickly edit and annotate screen caps, and then save or share them online. Skitch's emphasis is clearly on ease of use, with a clean, simple interface; the toolbar on the left side of the app puts all your editing tools within easy reach. Images can be saved locally, uploaded to Evernote, or shared to Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn.


http://evernote.com/skitch/

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2. Comodo Backup

Comodo Backup is a free and thorough backup tool that provides both scheduled and on-demand backups with a variety of settings and options. Users can set Comodo Backup to create full, incremental, or differential backups, with a smart profile mode that lets you categorize and selectively target photos, documents, music and videos for backup. The program is packed with a variety of features, such as support for Volume Shadow Copy, various levels of data encryption, backup versioning, as well as the option to backup to Comodo's own cloud storage.

https://backup.comodo.com/

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3. Evernote

Evernote is a powerful note-taking and Web-clipping tool that allows users to save and sync text, images, audio and video clips and even entire webpages into notebooks that they can access across a broad range of devices. The desktop application in particular works great as a control center for your Evernote experience, as it's loaded with numerous search, tagging and organizational tools for viewing and organizing your content into a comprehensible whole and synching across your computers and devices.

https://evernote.com/evernote/

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4. CCleaner

Piriform's CCleaner is an excellent maintenance utility. It clears the contents of your Web browser's cache, history and temporary internet files. Plus, the program clears the Recycle Bin and registry. Simple, free and powerful, CCleaner is a great tool that should be in your maintenance toolkit if not part of your daily browsing habits.

http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner

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