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Best Free Software Cataloging Utility

Last Update: Mon, 05/25/2009 - 10:18 — Sama

If you like testing out different programs on your PC you'll probably find a software cataloging program useful. These products not only inventory what you currently have installed but also document the different programs you've tried in the past or have moved to CD storage. There are a lot of these inventory programs around but one of the best is SoftCat, a shareware program from FNPRG.com. The last freeware version of SoftCat is still available from the download link below. This version doesn't have as many features as the latest commercial version, but it will still meet the needs of most users.

SoftCat
Website: http://www.fnprg.com/softcatplus/index.html
Download Link: http://www.brothersoft.com/information_management/databases/softcat_download_8859.html
Author: FNPrg
Current Version: 2.11 (last free version)
Version Date: Unknown
Download Size: 2.0 MB
License: Freeware
Operating Systems Supported: Windows 98/NT/2000/Me/XP
Additional Software Required: None
64 Bit Version Available: No
Portable Version Available: Unknown
Non-English Languages Supported: Unknown

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#1Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/09/2008 - 16:11.

WinAudit is best as per #4.Thanks.

#2Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/03/2008 - 04:44.

I use the following softwares to cataloging my hundreds of CDs and DVDs and thousands of files in my PC and from an bunch of HDDs:

1. SoftCAT Plus 3.12 - for softwares (OS, Applications) and general files like .PDF, .DOC, .PPT, .PSD etc. etc.

2. CATraxx 8.10 - For all my music collection (MP3, WAV, Midi, etc, etc.)

3. Collectorz Movie 5.6 Pro - For all my movie collection (DVD, VCD - .avi, .mpg, .mpeg, .DAT, .3GP, .FLV etc, etc)

4. Collectorz Game 3.0 Pro - For all my Game collection

You see, at last I manage to sort out all the big mess I have gathered over the years with these wonderful softwares.

#3Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/25/2008 - 03:18.

SoftCat free version does not allow one to automatically catalog one's software; one must add one's programs to the database by hand.

#4Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 09/16/2008 - 21:21.

For software cataloging I use Datacrow.
[http://datacrow.net]

#5Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/22/2008 - 20:18.

I too found SoftCat lacking.
I prefer to use WinAudit http://www.pxserver.com/WinAudit.htm
No installation required, just download the executable and run it. Has options to save as an html or pdf file.

#6Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 06/01/2008 - 17:00.

I've been using this software for years. Not only do I track software installed on my computer, I also enter data about other programs that have caught my eye. Over the years it has become a very useful resource for me.

One of the features I most like is the ease with which I can click and paste product evaluations and user comments into a Notes Tab, as well as product homepage.

A few months back, I upgraded to the Pro version. The main feature there that I like is the ability to copy up to 7 screenshots. I really like this feature.

#7Submitted by AEngineer on Tue, 04/22/2008 - 00:45.

I downloaded and tried this one.  An essential feature was disabled in the free version, the ability to automatically catalogue your software.  If that's not present I can build (and have) a database to manually enter all my software info, with fields much more customized to my tastes.  Too bad.