All of your purchases are available to stream and you can also download them locally and have the files auto imported into iTunes or Windows Media Player.

Simple streaming and local playback

Since the focus of Amazon Cloud Player for PC is to access your purchases of CDs, vinyl, and mp3s, having an Amazon account is required. Depending on how many albums or singles you've purchased, they will be loaded automatically into the app.

You can also designate a local folder to upload music into the player so your local library of music is accessible from the cloud. Amazon Cloud Player for PC also has the ability to create playlists and download your albums from the cloud to a local folder.

Designed for simplicity, there aren't many options, though you can manually adjust the size of the cache for streaming playback and restore removed music with a click.

It doesn't have access to the Amazon MP3 store directly from the app. Instead, it opens a new tab in a web browser.

Very easy to use

One of the best parts of Amazon Cloud Player for PC is that it's very easy to use. You are given all your albums in an easy-to-see grid layout by default, but you can change it to a list view to see individual songs.

If you start typing anywhere in the Amazon Cloud Player for PC window, it will automatically start searching for relevant songs or artists.

Downloading songs is simple. You drag-and-drop the album or songs into a small window on the right and the app starts downloading the songs.

Overall, Amazon Cloud Player for PC is a streamlined program for listening to music bought through Amazon.

Meant for simple playback

The design of Amazon Cloud Player for PC is meant for simplicity. You can play music, download songs from your Amazon account, and define local folders.

What you can't do it change streaming audio quality or change the theme. The black background highlights the album covers, but if you are missing the album cover from music, then you only have a generic album icon.

There is also no equalizer or presets in Amazon Cloud Player for PC, so you have little control over the sound of your music.

Great for Amazon users

If you buy a lot of music through Amazon, then Amazon Cloud Player for PC is perfect for you. It allows you to easily download all your purchased music and offers simple playback that will satisfy most users.

The lack of advanced options is disappointing, but is great for people who just want to listen to their collection through streaming or local means.

Download Amazon Cloud Player for PC 1.0.0.303.1.0.140-20130510 in Softonic

Beyond the normal Explorer look & feel, these controls support file filters, check boxes and allow the customization of many aspects of their appearance and behavior.

.NET developers who want to create their own Windows-Explorer-like interface

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Screen Camera, gives you a view finder frame, that you can drag to any position on the screen and take a picture + much more. Magnify and Pick, can magnify any part of your screen up to 48 times the normal size. It can pick the color value of any pixel or the average of a bunch of pixels. Web Image: Is a program that will help you resize Crop and Compress you digital images so that they are more suitable for use in mails and on the internet. With batch conversion. Sticker, that helps you take notes with the smallest effort possible. Images to Icon and Icon to Images with batch conversion. ++ Simple Alarm Clock, Print Screen Catcher, Alphabetizer, Break Lines, Clean Clipboard, File Template, File Time Changer, Folder Menu.

5 different settings for edge activation: First corner, first half, second half, second corner or full length, giving you the opportunity to have more then one toolbar at the same edge. 15 extra tools, its a regular swiss army knife.

QLaunch is for everybody who use a lot of different programs, folders and files and people who find it easier to deal with images on buttons then text on menus.

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Rainlendar is a lightweight and customizable calendar for your desktop.

When I first launched Rainlendar I was impressed by the widget-like appearance. Widget are small, handy gadgets that can pop up on your screen to show you all types of information, from weather forecasts, to stock charts or the time and date. They are usually small, attractive and very discreetly fit on your desktop. Rainlendar’s elements similarly have that cloud-like feel. The notes, events and calendar windows float around on your desktop and can be moved about your screen and disappear or reappear in a touch.

Rainlendar stands out from classic calendar programs thanks to a highly customizable interface and the possibility to quickly and effortlessly jot down notes and important events. Although it only comes with two different skins, the program offers a link to www.customize.org, where you should find the style which suits your tastes. But Rainlendar doesn’t stop there. You can set up hotkeys to manage Rainlendar at the push of a key and, thanks to various plug-ins present in the program, integrate Rainlendar directly to other utilities like Outlook and iCalendar. Rainlendar is always within reach as a tray icon on your desktop and bringing it up just takes a click of your mouse.

Unfortunately Rainlendar’s real originality is also its weakness. The program offers a wide range of skins but adding these to the program is far from straightforward. You have to drag your downloaded skin into the Skins folder for the Rainlendar program file and then browse to the new skin from the ‘Edit Skin’ option in Rainlendar’s drop down menu.

If you like to keep your calendar on your PC, but find the one offered by Windows too dull, Rainlendar is a good alternative. You’ll enjoy setting your own style and the way it discreetly fits onto your desktop.

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What does BlackBerry Desktop Manager do?

The software allows you to install new applications, as well as synchronize contacts, tasks and messages between device and PC. There's also a 'Media' section in BlackBerry Desktop Manager for copying photos, video and audio; plus a Backup & Restore tool for managing the backup of your BlackBerry's data.

You can also use BlackBerry Desktop Manager to play around with your email settings. You can choose to forward incoming messages to your device, apply filters, and change your signature for outgoing emails.

Is it easy to use?

It's worth noting that the user interface within the BlackBerry Desktop Manager makes all these jobs really easy to perform. It's just a case of clicking on the right icon and following the steps in the wizard-style GUI. The only settings you really need to worry about in BlackBerry Desktop Manager are the connection and data folder options, which are pretty straightforward anyway.

The main downside to BlackBerry Desktop Manager is that it's a bit of a beast. The download is over 100Mb and the installation takes an age, but it's worth the wait. We also found the process of configuring a Bluetooth connection through Desktop Manager to be very awkward and long-winded.

If you want to backup, synchronize and share data with your device, BlackBerry Desktop Manager is the answer. It's also great for installing BlackBerry apps you download from Softonic!

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- Colors and sizes of objects and program window are chosen by user; - A lot of icons for contacts, notes, folders and holidays; - You can create cyclical events; - You can customize the appearance of each contact; - Quick search in contacts and notes; - Sound pop-up reminders about tasks, birthdays, events and appointments; - Sticky notes on the desktop; - Quick access to main program features from the system tray; - Protection from unauthorized access with password; - Export and import contacts, notes, tasks, transfer of data; - iChronos has a portable version that can be used for USB flash drive.

A difference of iChronos organizer from other organizers and planners is a graphical representation of projects, contacts, notes and... even the time. iChronos helps not only to organize information, but also to show it in visual form. It has as ordinary (reminders, calendar, notes) so unordinary features. For example, iChronos has Timeline. Timeline has a much greater capacity than any calendar, because in addition to standard calendar features, it also shows all the events.

iChronos organizer is a bit unusual, but very useful and beautiful. Therefore, it may appeal to anyone. It's worth a try.

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Apowersoft Free Screen Recorder is video capture software that will allow you to record your computer’s screen or audio. With only a few simple tools you can decide which parts of your computer are captured and converted. Apowersoft Free Screen Recorder is a great piece of software for screencasts, screenshots, and audio.

Features

With Apowersoft Free Screen Recorder you can record your desktop, take screenshots, or record audio. With the screen record option you can select from recording the entire screen, specific regions, focus around the mouse, or take web cam input. For audio you can pick to record desktop sounds, speak through your microphone, or combine both. Default formats for video is WMV, and for audio MP3, OGG, WMA, or WAV can be selected.

Apowersoft Free Screen Recorder can also set up tasks that automatically record for you. You may schedule a certain time of day, the duration of your recording or specific stop date, and if you are capturing video (including regions) or audio. You can also set if your computer shutdowns automatically after Apowersoft Free Screen Recorder finishes.

Usability

Apowersoft Free Screen Recorder has a very basic yet intuitive design. When the app is first opened and no files are in the output folder the file window will be hidden. After your first recording this window will expand, causing Apowersoft Free Screen Recorder to become larger in size. Each button has a simple drop down menu to adjust settings. There are rarely any detailed settings windows, except when scheduling tasks. One annoying aspect of Apowersoft Free Screen Recorder's UI are false buttons that you might expect to open new options and menus. Instead these are just fancy links to Apowersoft’s website placed in deceptive locations.

If you select region recording, an overlay will cover the screen, allowing you drag a desired rectangle sized space. If you’re unhappy with the rectangle size you can move it around, adjust pixel width and height, or select a preset from a drop down menu. Before recordings you can set up a countdown to prepare your screen, as well as audio beeps when a recording starts and stops.

Quality

Apowersoft Free Screen Recorder has a very minimal appearance, often times you may forget it is even open. When not recording it simply looks like a black and off-white bar. The miniature design works well as you rarely want a large abrasive UI while recording. You can also choose to hide most all of Apowersoft Free Screen Recorder’s toolbars to further increase its stealth.

Apowersoft Free Screen Recorder doesn’t cause any obvious slow down while it records, allowing you a smooth capture session as you open other programs and web pages. Quality of finished recordings is generally high and files are compressed to low sizes. There can be visual problems when using the area around mouse option, but only if you select a resolution under 640x480.

Conclusion

Apowersoft Free Screen Recorder is a great way to capture your screen for screencasts and audio. It only supports WMVs, but the quality of recordings is good with compact file sizes. Apowersoft Free Screen Recorder can set up captures at specific dates and automate shut downs, making handy for daily recording. Just remember that several buttons are links and not options.

Download Apowersoft Free Screen Recorder 1.1.3 in Softonic

Quite similar to Dropbox and 4shared, SugarSync lets you define the files you'd like to either share or store directly from your desktop. You can also make use of it online from a web-based control panel, which is a definite plus. To sweeten the deal even more, SugarSync also works on virtually any relatively new mobile device such as the iPhone, Android, Blackberry, Windows Mobile or Symbian platforms.

In addition, SugarSync allows you to choose which folders on your hard disk to sync up to other computers, mobile devices and your online account. It does so using easily identifiable icons over each file that's been successfully synchronized. Lastly, you can share folders with SugarSync quickly by simply providing the specific URL. The only real downside is figuring out how long each file will take to sync, since you're not actually told throughout the process.

You can give SugarSync a try for free with their starting package of 5GB. If you want more, you can upgrade to 30, 60, 100, 250 and even 500GB for a monthly or annual fee.

SugarSync is an easy-to-use tool for fire-sharing and storing across multiple computers, mobile devices and more.

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In fact, maybe it can be used as a standard component for any windows executable application.

Key Features: Restart your application automatically if it crashed unexpectedly. Easy to use, just put the executable file to your application folder and start it in your code.

Usually, if your application is running in the background or runs as a system tray icon, and you do not want to it to be accidental crash (except users close it manually), you may need it.

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It has a characteristic difference to the rest of the docks, its design is very similar to the Charms bar of Windows 8 and not other similar to the Mac OS X. You can open any file, folder, program, or web site that has a address. Despite having limitations for being a simple dock, its design allows you to open on a video in full screen without interrupting it if you want to know the time of step.

A user looking for a simple and attractive design, wanting to know the time, date and battery status if you have a laptop computer, at all times.

Download Sidebar K 2012 TE 3.8.0.14 in Softonic

Compatible with Windows XP, Vista, and 7, Windows 8 Charms Bar Skin offers two separate skin options for your RocketDock. One is transparent and the other is black, giving you the option to switch easily and to whatever suits your current aesthetic.

To make use of Windows 8 Charms Bar Skin, you'll need to first download and install Rocketdock, a nifty little app that gives you a Mac-style navigation bar for your PC's desktop. Then unzip Windows 8 Charms Bar Skin and move the "Transparent charmbar" folder into the RocketDock program's skins folder. Strangely enough, the black bar option is named "settings," which could get confusing. You'll also need to move that in the same manner though.

Windows 8 Charms Bar Skin's Startmenu.exe file also needs to be moved into the RocketDock folder. Once done, Windows 8 Charms Bar Skin should work and appear once you launch RocketDock though.

Setup for Windows 8 Charms Bar Skin can be a bit of a pain, but once done you'll have two great new skin options for your RocketDock navigation bar.

Download Windows 8 Charms Bar Skin (for RocketDock) in Softonic

Features of the application:

* Supports ZIP, RAR, ISO, BIN, IMG, IMA, IMZ, 7Z, ACE, JAR, GZ, LZH, LHA, SIT formats
* Drag and drop files or folders from Windows Explorer to extract them
* Simple user interface and sleek design in a small package
* Recursively search through folders for archives (Just drag and drop them)
* Delete files or close program after extraction options
* Windows Explorer file associations for all supported archive types
* Extract files into current directory, named folder, or favorite folder of choice
* System Tray icon on Minimize and Always on top features

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Unlike other software Monosnap can work with multiple screens, offers fast upload, comes with 8x magnifier that allows grab pixel-perfect area. Also you can customize program hotkeys, and update process is maximum automated and easy - just click the notification and all schanges are done in a second.

Monosnap is for developers, designers, advanced users - for those who need to attach screenshot to a bug report, share a piece of Skype dialogue etc.

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Though the appearance of MadAppLauncher is not as attractive as that of other similar applications, it’s quick and efficient. A user-defined keyboard shortcut opens up the launcher, and a simple click on each button runs the selected application.

Before that, you obviously need to configure which app or folder opens each button. You can choose the name, icon and even the position of the window. Unfortunately you have to do the whole job manually, as
MadAppLauncher doesn’t detect installed software automatically.

Despite the tedious configuration process, MadAppLauncher is still quite a handy tool. It’s fast, light on resources and has room for lots of programs. Not a bad option for an application launcher!

With MadAppLauncher you can quickly access your favorite programs – no more searching for them.

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Folder iChanger is program to change standard icon of folders, hard drives and flash memory to any other icon, characterized by permanent change of icons ,you will note that when move your folders to another computer does not contain Folder iChanger.

- Change icons of folders, hard drives and flash memory, its contains an optional icons non-Windows icons.
- Import icons from (ico) files and Extract icons from executable files (exe, dll,ocx, cpl, scr).
- Export extracted icons or save as different types and extensions (ico, png, bmp, jpg).
-The Folder iChanger can change the icons to unlimited count of folders at same time, now you can add your folders into Folder's List or let the program to search inside subfolders and add them.

Any user wants to enjoy the beautiful appearance of folders ,and categorized to easy find it

Download Folder iChanger 2 in Softonic

Those of us who work with the PC on a daily basis usually waste too much time browsing through the file structure in Windows just to find a given file or select the appropriate location to save a document.

Fortunately now there's Direct Folders: a simple yet highly functional tool that works as a Windows Explorer enhancement and lets you access your more frequently used folders from any standard file dialog in the system, and also from Windows Explorer itself. You can launch Direct Folders in several ways: from the program's icon on the System Tray or simply by left double clicking on any empty area in the desktop, Windows Explorer or any open/save file dialog.

The folder menu is easily customizable with your favorite folders in the program's settings menu. Plus, this same menu enables you to take advantage of other Direct Folders functions, such as enlarging file dialogs to make them easier to use and customizing the folders that appear on the places bar along the left side of Windows open/save file dialogs.

On the downside, the program still keeps some of its goodies for a pro version. In any case, this free version doesn't feel crippled at all and helps a lot when browsing your system's file structure.

With Direct Folders you can improve the way you work with Windows File Explorer in several ways: quick access for folders, larger file dialogs and customizable places bars.

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Do you share your PC with other users? Maybe they're nosy, or you've got files you don't want to share. My Lockbox is a great little solution for the user who wants to keep some files away from prying eyes.

After installation, a destination folder is chosen to be locked, and a password must be given, along with a reminder question. It's then necessary to restart Windows. Once done, there is a My Lockbox icon, which when double clicked prompts you for the password, which in turn gives access to the destination folder.

Adding files to your locked folder is the same as with any folder, but when you 'lock' it, it will disappear. The locked folder is only visible when My Lockbox is open and unlocked.

My Lockbox is not serious security, as it does not encrypt files, but for average desktop users, it provides a solid privacy service. However, if government agents come knocking, looking for those secret extra terrestrial files you stole, you will be in trouble, and should have used an proper encryption application.

As well as basic configuration tools, there are a range of skins to choose from on My Lockbox, so My Lockbox fits nicely on your desktop. It's a breeze to set up, and as long as you don't forget your password, your documents won't get lost.

My Lockbox is ideal for users who want to obscure files from their irritating brothers or sisters etc, but won't protect you from serious hackers!

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Mailbird is a Windows desktop email client. The client currently only supports Gmail accounts for email, but also provides support to display Dropbox, Facebook, Google Drive and other services. Mailbird’s design and functionality is nearly identical to Sparrow on Mac, making it ideal for anyone looking for a Windows equivalent. This free beta version doesn’t include all of Mailbird’s features, but will give you a good taste of what it can do.

How it works

The app provides basic Gmail features such as composing emails, and sorting email into folders and labels. Mailbird does not support more advanced options such as filters, making it lackluster if you want to perform complex tasks. Another downside is that the beta only allows a single Gmail account at once.

However, you can work around this with the Identities feature. Identities allow you to forward several e-mail accounts through a single Gmail account, making it very similar to having multiple accounts. However, you have to setup e-mail forwarding within Gmail. Identities also do not save folders, labels, drafts or sent messages to the secondary accounts, only to the primary account. There are plans to add multiple account support in the final release, but for now this is not part of Mailbird's beta.

Mailbird also includes several optional apps that provide more functionality or connect to other services. Feature Apps include quick access to contacts, a detailed calendar, and the ability to search attachments. You can also use apps to connect to online services such as Dropbox, Facebook, and Asana. There are also links to popular tech blogs such as TechCrunch and Lifehacker.

Design and Interface

Nearly all of the menus, apps, and notifications are accessed from a toolbar on the left. Emails are listed in a large column that takes up only a fourth of the screen. Before a message is selected there will be a large empty space. Once an email is picked, this space will fill with the message, graphics, metadata, and menu controls. In the upper right hand corner you can quickly add labels, download attachments, or reply to an email. You can also use any Gmail keyboard shortcuts in Mailbird, making it even faster to access different features.

Composing an email will open a new compact window that has all the normal writing functionality. This includes being able to select font type, size, and color, a paragraphs alignment, and any images, lists, or links. The slight annoyance is that the app does not search for contacts; you will need to have your contacts app open or know the exact email address. The apps in generally don’t have an unique interface in Mailbird, instead they simply open the service’s webpage in the client.

Performance

Emails from major social networks such as Facebook or LinkedIn are clearly marked with icons so that you can quickly identify them. When a new email or notification arrives a bird chirp will play. If you receive too many frequent messages you can disable this chirp. Mailbird does generally have load slowly when first opened, mainly caused from populating your entire Gmail account and all folders. However, its speed is quicker when receiving a fewer messages at once. You should be able to avoid this problem by staying logged in.

Conclusion

While in beta, Mailbird is still a great Windows email client if you are content with only a single Gmail account. Its biggest advantage is apps that provide integration with services such as Facebook. Just be prepared for delays when receiving a large amount of emails. Give the beta of Mailbird a try and it might entice you to get the full version.

Download Mailbird 1.0.0.136 Beta in Softonic

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If you create a free account in our community server, you'll be able to download content created by other users and some special deliveries by our design team. That includes: - Extra Folder Templates to match your OS style or any theme assigned with a third-party icon customization app. - More Color Palettes with variations and special effects. - Additional Texture Packs to create opaque textured folders or traslucent texture + color comps. - Add-on icon packs to mark your folders by content type. By sharing your creations, you'll help others to find the images or icons they need and download and apply directly to their folders. Plus, you can rely on our servers as a backup destination for your icomancer images and icons!

icomancer is not an icons editor, but a composer based on templates and content packages. Some pieces of software allow you to assign pre-made icons to your folders, some of them with embedded icons to mark them by content type or relevance. icomancer goes beyond that, allowing you to play with appearance controls and get exactly what you want. And since icomancer works on templates, so you can select from hundreds of permutations for a single destination folder with just a few clicks!

Very handy for users who have hundreds of folders and want to mark those of relevance or importance, ideal for icon package developers and a must-have for customization addicts!

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