Dead'Soul Software

[malikor]

Dead'Soul has created numerous freeware programs, all are very small, and work quite well. Here is what he has available:

FreshIP
FreshIP allows you to easily change your computer's IP address by clicking its tray icon.

BossMode
BossMode is a freeware application that allows you use oldschool "Boss Mode" with all programs. BossMode hides and unhides specified window by pressing a hotkey.

CalcFire
CalcFire allows you easily launch Calculator via your keyboard's numpad keys. You can start calculator by pressing and holding down NumLock key and pressing division (/) key which is next to NumLock key. NumLock + Numpad Division (/) key combination is now "on" button of your calculator! CalcFire can also close calculator by the same key combination. CalcFire also turns on NumLock if necessary after launching calculator and turns off again after closing calculator.

QuickLaunchLink
QuickLaunchLink allows you easily create Quick Launch toolbar shortcuts. QuickLaunchLink uses same working style by Create desktop shortcut in Send To menu.

ShutDown Suite
ShutDown Suite combines small freeware applications that allows you shut down, reboot your computer or log off from your user account. ShutDown Suite contains two package: "No Install" and "Installer". Each package contains different applications. In "No Install" package, there are 6 programs. This programs never ask for confirmation when they launched. For Example: ShutDown Safe.exe application in this package shuts down computer immediately. But if there are any applications that have unsaved data, stops shutting down and wait for user's reply to that program's save warning. But ShutDown Force.exe ignores unsaved data and other programs and forces system to shut down. This may cause data loss. In "Installer" package, there are 3 programs: ShutDown, Reboot and LogOff. These programs have installer and uninstaller routines and display a tray icon and allows you shut down, reboot or log off your system easily via their tray icon menu. These programs also have "force" and "Start with Windows" options.

NumLocker
NumLocker allows you lock state of Num Lock, Caps Lock and Scroll Lock keys. You can force these keys to "Always On" and "Always Off". With NumLocker, you can prevent accidental pressing and changing state of there keys.

Ejector
Ejector allows you easily eject and retract your optical drives via its tray icon menu. With Ejector, you can easily eject your default optical drive by choosing "Eject" from tray menu or just double-click to Ejector tray icon.

DriveXplorer
DriveXplorer allows you easily access your drives via its tray icon menu. DriveXplorer lists drives according to their types (Fixed, Removable, Optical and Removable). It also ejects discless optical drives.

Parameter Spy
Parameter Spy allows you to find parameters of a file when it launched. It backs up and replaces original file and shows a message box with paramaters passed when it launched by a launcher or another executable. Parameter Spy also restores its backup file.

Portabilizer
Portabilizer is a freeware application that creates launcher executables with custom icons for creating portable applications. Launchers created with Portabilizer, can run specified program with specified parameters. These launchers are fully compatible with PortableApps.com launcher application and Dead'Soul PortableDock.

Phlox
Phlox is a system tray application that provides Windows Vista style file renaming to your Windows XP. Phlox replaces classic F2 function on desktop and explorer windows. It selects only filename; not with extension.

7zipSilencer
7zipSilencer converts 7-Zip archive files (.7z) to Self-Extracting Executable (SFX) .exe files. A SFX EXE file created with 7zipSilencer extracts the archive to the user's temp folder, and runs a specified program, and removes the temp files after the program finishes.

GIMPminimizer
GIMPminimizer is a freeware tray application that minimizes all GIMP windows when main GIMP window is minimized. GIMPminimizer also restores all GIMP windows with main GIMP window. In addition, you can start GIMP by choosing "Start GIMP" menu option.

GameMinimizer
GameMinimizer is a freeware tray application that minimize full screen applications such as games to system tray by pressing a hotkey. In addition, GameMinimizer will minimize all windows when its tray icon double-clicked.

SuperCharger
SuperCharger sets priority of active window to "High" and set other processes to "Normal" priority. This speeds up active window process. That means your active program is always SuperCharged! In addition, SuperCharger will clean temporary files folder by "Clean Temp Now!" menu option.

DosGameBox
DosGameBox is a fully functional GUI for excellent DOS emulator, DOSBox. DOS operating system uses 16 bit application files. MS-DOS and Windows 98 operating systems have full support for 16 bit programs. But in Windows XP, there is a limited 16 bit application support. In Windows Vista there is no 16 bit support. That means you can never run and play your old DOS games in Windows Vista. To run DOS games under Windows XP or Windows Vista you can use DOSBox, a powerful open source DOS emulator. DOSBox works perfect, but usage is a little complicated and challenging. You must enter commands, create shortcuts and more. DosGameBox is written for removing DOSBox's boring interface and launching your DOS games just by 2 clicks. DosGameBox uses it's own package format to download or share games. This compressed package format contains game files, game full name, packer info and website address. You can easily install a DosGameBox package. With built-in "DosGameBox Package Creator", DosGameBox allows you to create your own DosGameBox packages.

FlashOffliner
FlashOffliner is a system tray program that lists and runs games made with Adobe Flash (.swf). With FlashOffliner, you can easily play Flash games without internet connection. By using built-in FlashOffliner package installer, you can add new games to FlashOffliner with single-click.

AeroMaxxed
Everybody loves Windows Vista's Aero style; with glass effect. But this glass effect is always disabled when a window is maximized. AeroMaxxed is written for eliminating this scattering situation. AeroMaxxed resizes windows to fullscreen, but does not maximize!

AeroDesktop
AeroDesktop is a system tray application that allows you to set transparency to your menus, windows, start menu and system tray. You can set different transparency value to each object. And also you can disable a spesific object's transparency.

GamepadMania
GamepadMania is a free software that allows you to use your computer via your 2-axis gamepad. With GamepadMania, you can drag mouse cursor, click 3 mouse buttons, press most used keys in the keyboard via your gamepad's buttons and axises.

Tray Icon Manikin
Tray Icon Manikin is a simple developer's tool that lets you easily test your icons at tray bar. Choosing icons for a newly built software may be a nightmare and a terrorizing work. Because your icon must be shown very good in tray. It takes hours to test a couple icons in a tray-iconed application. Tray Icon Manikin make this work simpler and faster. Just drag'n drop!

SlowMousion
SlowMousion is a (very) small application that slows down mouse cursor's speed when pressing and holding down a key or button. This provides you more sensitive mouse movements when drawing shapes, dragging something or anything you are doing with mouse.

KeyboardLink
KeyboardLink is a freeware shortcut launcher software for Windows. Using KeyboardLink, you can easily run and control your media player, launch Notepad, Calculator, MS Paint, Wordpad and Microsoft Office. In addition, you can control your computer's master sound setting.

PortableDock
PortableDock is an open source launcher for excellent MacOS-Style dock application, RocketDock. PortableDock lists portable applications and add them to RocketDock. In addition, PortableDock has a small application, InstallDock. InstallDock allows you easily install new portable applications to your dock. And PortableDock contains a small software to close the PortableDock, ExitDock. PortableDock is fully compatible with PortableApps.com applications. You can freely use PortableApps.com's applications in PortableDock.

UPXcmd
UPXcmd is a freeware GUI (Graphical User Interface) for excellent executable packer, UPX (Ultimate Packer for eXecutables, upx.sf.net).

UPXcmd package contains a new program, UPXcmd DropBox. Dropbox allows you to compress your files by dragging them to an always on top window. DropBox uses UPXcmd main program's settings for processing.

[wdhpr]

Hi malikor

Thanks for the post!

I plan on giving several of these apps a try.

Cheers
Wdhpr

[Jojoyee]

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[George]

Hi malikor,

great list! Thanks for the contribution.