Developers are always looking for software solutions that allow them to focus more on their coding rather than navigate complicated menus or distracting graphics.

Foopad is one of the apps at their disposal, with a flurry of functions and a neatly organized GUI.

User-friendly interface

The main window of Foopad is intuitive and you can easily create a new project, then add relevant files to it. Your project is expected to feature a title and an author name, along with a list of supported commands (each with its own set of arguments, working folder and filename).

If you are interested in the remote synchronization features of Foopad, you need to choose the protocol (FTP, FTPS, HTTP, or HTTPS), enter the server name and the credentials you want to use.

Supports several file templates

When you want to create a new file, you can build it from scratch, or you can rely on the provided templates.

More specifically, you can set up files with the correct syntax for HTML, CSS, PHP, JavaScript, JSON or TXT documents.

Once you have created or opened the files, you can duplicate, trim or sort selected lines, as well as merge or remove empty lines. Additional operations are available, such as find, replace, go to, beautify, toggle comments or bookmarks.

Integration with third-party software

In order to make the most out of Foopad, you can add it to the context menu of Windows Explorer and easily open a directory as a project.

Furthermore, you can integrate the application’s functions with some specialized tools that are typically used by developers, namely 7-zip, WinMerge and WinSCP.

Conclusion

In a nutshell, Foopad can simplify some of the tasks developers need to complete on a regular basis, while also providing straightforward GUI and intuitive features.

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ClickCharts Free Diagram and Flowchart Maker

A handy, intuitive and easy-to-use application that can help you create various charts, diagrams or mindmaps and export them as images or PDFs.

Flowcharts and diagrams are useful in designing, describing or analyzing complex processes and relationships. ClickCharts Free Diagram and Flowchart Maker provides users with a simple and intuitive way of creating and exporting such documents.

Easily create a variety of flowcharts, diagrams and mindmaps

The application can be used to create and edit a range of schematic process representations. When starting the program users can create a new document from one of the following templates: Data Flow Diagram, ER Diagram, Flowchart, Mind Map and UML Class Diagram. Predictably, choosing one of these templates creates a new, untitled document with some sample shapes, connectors and text.

These can help some people get started, but others would probably just find it easier to simply create a blank diagram and start from there. Documents can be saved as proprietary CCD files for later editing or exported to a variety of common formats such as PDF, PSD, PNG, JPEG or GIF.

Simple, intuitive interface

As mentioned above, ClickCharts Free Diagram and Flowchart Maker is very user-friendly and intuitive. Each document opens in its own tab and neither beginners nor experienced users should have any trouble in locating or understanding the application's menus and functions.

The main window features a file menu, ribbon-style toolbar and a left panel that enables users to select and insert different shapes and objects suitable for creating flowcharts or diagrams. For easy access, these are grouped by the type of chart in which they are intended to be used. Users can simply select one of these objects and place them into their document.

Connecting lines or arrows can be just as easily added by using the Connectors menu. These can be straight, curved or orthogonal and snap to the grid or various other chart elements.

Every element can be customized in multiple ways, such as changing its fill or line color and arrows (for connectors). Text can be entered and formatted by double-clicking it. Options include vertical and horizontal alignment, font, color and size.

A handy and easy to use chart creation tool

All aspects considered, ClickCharts Free Diagram and Flowchart Maker can help any user easily create professionally looking flowcharts or diagrams and export them to a variety of formats. Its small resource footprint, intuitive interface and comprehensive editing features make it a choice worth considering when starting your next project.

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Ultimate++

Reduce code complexity and file size of your applications in order to optimize their start time with this easy to use application.

Made as a cross-platform C++, Ultimate++ is a toolkit that bundles different kinds of libraries for programmers, including an IDE, GUI and SQL. Its goal is to aid you in optimizing code to achieve better performance.

Busy interface with numerous options

At startup you are required to select the main package you prefer working in, by exploring a list of assemblies and their containing packages.

After loading all the necessary resources, Ultimate++ shows a large window split into multiple frames. You can pick the output mode by favoring speed or size or by going for a balanced configuration, as well as throw new packages into the mix and organize them.

Resort to handy tools and configure settings

Translation files may be synchronized, while runtime translation files can be imported and exported. Multiple tabs are supported, so you can open multiple libraries at once, easily toggle them, and explore their content.

It is also possible to deactivate editing by switching to read-only mode, set bookmarks, insert a horizontal or vertical splitter in the code editor, undo and redo actions, use a search-and-replace function, build and clean packages, toggle breakpoints, use a QTF designer, and more.

Evaluation and conclusion

We have not come across any stability issues in our testing, thanks to the fact that Ultimate++ did not hang, crash or pop up error messages. It left a small footprint on system resources, consuming low CPU and RAM.

Taking into account its powerful features, you can definitely take Ultimate++ for a spin to find out whether it meets your requirements or not when it comes to code optimization. There's also a portable counterpart available for those who want to skip the installer and directly run the app from a pen drive.

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Universal SQL Editor

Effortlessly write and execute SQL statements using the easy-to-use graphical environment provided by this simple and straightforward tool.

Oracle, MySQL or PostgreSQL are amongst the few applications that provide users with support for executing SQL statements allowing them to create and edit procedures, run scripts and create database relations.

Working with these kinds of utilities not only you are helped to improve your SQL knowledge, but also create complex databases based on your scripts.

Being designed for all database developers, Universal SQL Editor aims to connect to various databases including Oracle, SQL Server and Sybase.

Comes with extensive support for long script execution

Because it provides you with support for long script executions and recognizes complex SQL syntax such as common table expressions and nested query, Universal SQL Editor proves to a reliable solution when it comes to writing and executing SQL statements.

The application comes with a user-friendly and intuitive interface and makes it a breeze to find your way around. You are presented with a main window from where you can easily insert your scripts.

Still, you don’t need to connect to a database for the first time. However, if you want to run these scripts, you surely need to consider this option as a mandatory task before working with the application.

Provides you with several statement editing options

Also, Universal SQL Editor provides you with complex editing options starting from various selections and ending up with bookmarks and parameters.

Among the editing options that can come in handy for database managers, you can count format and unformat selected texts, tabify, stringify, increasing or decreasing line indent and comments' management.

Another feature worth mentioning is that, after running your scripts, you are able to export all the query results to an XLS spreadsheet or as a set of SQL statements.

A nifty tool for writing and executing SQL statements

That being said, Universal SQL Editor is a reliable and useful software solution that comprises the benefits of writing and executing your own SQL scripts, while creating new databases and tables.

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Visual Paradigm Modeler Edition

A powerful and straightforward UML diagram designer that allows you to create and build UML diagrams for a better project management.

Visual Paradigm Modeler Edition (shortly known as VP-UML ME) is a straightforward and practical UML modeler specially intended for software development teams that need to create professional UML diagrams and produce software specification through HTML and PDF reporting.

Considering the main purpose for which the application was designed, Visual Paradigm Modeler Edition is geared towards users who need to analyze system requirements by drawing proper diagrams and design databases quickly with professional ERD (Entity-Relationship diagram). This way, you and your team can enjoy easy modeling without developing diagrams from scratch.

Before using the application, you need to specify the workspace where all your configurations and projects will be saved. Then, start creating your own UML diagrams by personalizing them with your business data.

The left panel allows you to choose the type of diagram you want to create. From the right-click menu you are able to start creating a new class diagram and export the existing one to XML format or as image.

After specifying the diagram’s name, you can simply drag and drop objects from the left section, which appears each time you open a new class diagram. Association classes, models, connectors or packages are amongst the few objects that can be added inside your diagrams, but this mostly depends on the diagram’s model.

For instance, when you want to create a new Entity Relationship Diagram, you are most likely to use classes and the proper associations between them, so actors and other objects are useless for these kinds of UML diagrams.

The ‘Code Engineering’ feature enables you to keep system design and implementation synchronized. Irrespective of which programming language you choose to work with, you are able to generate .NET, C++ or C# scripts from UML class diagrams and insert them into your code.

Another feature that makes the application to stand out is called ‘IDE Integration’. Because it is able to create all kinds of UML diagrams, Visual Paradigm for UML Modeler Edition supports extensive use case management, SySML requirement diagram and database design (with ERD).

Using the ‘IDE Integration’ option, you can plan, design and develop your software without having to switch back and forth between the UML modeler and the IDE windows.

Writing SQL statements is not a simple task, not to mention writing them so they can work across different databases. Simply choose the platform you are interested in, such as Eclipse, NetBeans or IntelliJ IDEA and start creating your scripts effortlessly.

To wrap it up, Visual Paradigm Modeler Edition proves to be a steady solution and supports your modeling needs for creating, analyzing and validating UML diagrams while generating scripts and collaborating with your colleagues.

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Visual Paradigm Standard Edition

A fully-featured application that allows users to draw all types of class and UML diagrams, reverse code, as well as generate code from diagrams and HTML documentation.

Visual Paradigm Standard Edition is a professional software application that allows users to design UML diagrams and generate source code from the implemented diagrams.

Although it comes packed with a wide range of functions, it sports a clean and straightforward interface that gives users the possibility to select between different types of diagrams (class, use case, sequence, collaboration, state, activity, component, or deployment diagram).

What’s more, the program is able to generate source code from UML diagrams and offers support various programming languages, namely Java, ODL, Delphi, Ruby, Python, C++, Perl, PHP, and others.

Visual Paradigm for UML Standard Edition features several tools built specifically for assisting you in creating and customizing the layout of diagrams.

You can create multiple diagrams, import information from different file formats (e.g. XML, XLS), perform search operations, undo or redo your actions, zoom in or out, as well as use basic editing tools, such as cut, copy, paste, delete, or duplicate the selected data.

Other important features worth mentioning enable users to create bookmarks, and design reports which can be exported to HTML, PDF, or DOC file formats.

When it comes to exporting options, you can print the generated information or export to XLS, XML, or other formats. Plus, the diagrams can be saved to an image file.

Furthermore, you can draw requirement diagrams, communicate between team members, design UML diagrams in your favourite IDE (it offers support for Eclipse, NetBeans, IntelliJ, and Visual Studio), perform code generation and code reversion operations within a single environment, and design database with entity relationship diagram (e.g. MySQL, MS SQL Server, Oracle, Sybase, PostgreSQL, Derby, Informix, Firebird).

Last but not least, it is possible to use various modelling tools (e.g. identify differences between models, define another language for your model), create a glossary which contains a list with terms and phrases used within a project, as well as let development team members have access to the stored diagrams (Visual Paradigm Teamwork Server, SVN, CVS, Perforce or ClearCase).

All in all, Visual Paradigm Standard Edition offers a complete suite of tools for helping users design UML diagrams and generate code source from them. Since it packs many advanced features, it is suitable especially for experienced users.

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cURL

Use this open source tool to transfer files using URL syntax benefiting from the support for a large number of protocols and certificates.

cURL, or Client URL Request Library, is developed as a command line application that helps you transfer files using a URL syntax and save them on your computer.

The application supports a wide range of protocols such as POP3, POP3S, DICT, FILE, FTP, HTTP, HTTPS, IMAP, FTPS, LDAPS, Gopher, Telnet, TFTP and SCP. As far as certificates go, it supports HTTP POST, HTTP PUT, SSL, HTTP form based upload, user+password authentication, cookies, proxies, proxy tunneling and file transfer resume.

If all this isn't sufficient for you, you should know that cURL is an open source application, meaning that you have total freedom to enhance its features or include it into a third party application.

While running cURL, it displays a progress meter that informs you of the amount of data that is being transferred and the estimated time until completion. This progress meter can be viewed automatically to the terminal.

The application generates two separate projects: libcurl, and curl. The first one, libcurl is an easy-to-use client-side URL transfer library, while curl receives and sends files using URL syntax.

Libcurl can handle full URL syntax with no length limit and allows you to change the maximum acceptable download time and speed. Libcurl is also capable of guessing protocols from the hosts’ name and offers standard proxy environment variables support.

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CudaText

Create programming scripts with this powerful tool that supports more than 130 languages and allows users to work concurrently on as many as six groups of projects.

Programming scripts can come in a wide variety of containers, with similarly varied options for the actual coding language employed. Fortunately, this abundance of options does not mean that developers must necessarily employ a myriad of programs to write their code, as detailed tools such as CudaText allow software engineers to write down new code sequences quickly.

Create new snippets

The program's strong point is its ability to work with multiple snippet projects of any kind at the same time, in split views. Another noteworthy feature of the application is its support for syntax highlighting; all in all, a little over 180 lexers are supported, including commonly employed languages such as Python, C++, Java, and Ruby.

The application is very forthcoming and newcomers will find it extremely easy to employ. It features the standard, clean text editing environment and all the lines are automatically numbered. A 'go-to' function allows one to jump to a certain entry quickly and case conversions can be performed automatically in the “Edit” menu.

Increase productivity by working on as many as six concurrent groups

Working with multiple documents at the same time can be performed using various layouts. For example, one can have a 6-item grid, as well as a three frames horizontal display. What's more, each group can feature more than one file, thus significantly increasing the options when multitasking several projects.

Bookmarks are supported and one can also adjust font settings; more-so, indents can be added and line comments can also be inserted. Once finished, users can save their work as code snippets specific to the language employed , ready to be compiled and built with any compatible external program.

An overall practical code editor that can be especially useful when multitasking

To conclude, CudaText is a valuable tool for developers regularly working with multiple snippets at the same time. The split view function can be a real asset in such situations and syntax highlighting is provided for around 180 programming languages, including some of the most common options.

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WinHex

Edit and inspect files, recover lost or deleted data and perform various computer forensics operations with the help of this universal hexadecimal editor.

More often than not, you may come across a file that you cannot open with the standard text editors, in which case you may need to turn to a hex editor to open the binary data and find the information in it. WinHex is one of the alternatives to consider, as it is a straightforward tool that lets you open files' binary data and make changes.

Supports most of the common file system types

The program has a typical interface for its type, meaning that it contains a single window interface with three main areas. While in the left and right panels, you can access the files and view various details, the middle area is the workspace where you can analyze the binary data. You will be happy to learn that the application works well with different file system types, including, but not limited to FAT12, FAT16, exFAT, NTFS, UDF and CDFS. Moreover, the app embeds a RAM editor that allows you to explore the physical RAM data and the virtual memory used by the particular file you are analyzing.

Allows you to calculate hash and checksum easily

In addition to binary data and RAM, the tool can come in handy for calculating the file hashes and checksums, so you can tell right away if a file suffered modifications from the original. Of course, in this particular case, you need to have the checksum and hash of the original file. Lastly, it is worth mentioning that the program can display the common character standards, such as Unicode, ANSI or ASCII and you will be happy to learn that you can convert binary data to any of them.

A handy hex editor that can help recovered damaged and deleted files

WinHex is a reliable tool that is especially designed for computer forensics, IT security and data recovery. In fact, in the right hands the app can help uncover important files which may be related to crime or that contain valuable information that was deleted accidentally.

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PSPad

A small yet powerful programmer's editor that features syntax highlighting, HTML previewing and an FTP client, all packed within an intuitive GUI.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

In the eventuality that you are working with different programming languages, then you probably know all about the different editors needed for compiling, writing and building programs. Although it does not pack all possible premium features, PSPad is a free program that packs great text and code editing advanced features in a single solution.

Supports numerous programming languages and include inbuilt add-ons for them

The highlight of the tool stems from the fact that it is designed as an all-in-one solution that is compatible with most of the regularly used programming languages. Regardless of whether you need to write code in any two or more programming languages – be it MS VB Script, C++, CSS, Fortran, HTML or Java – you can do so from a single app.

The tool also packs inbuilt templates to support the programming languages and that can come in handy when writing code since it makes sure that you follow the correct syntax. In case it happens to forget a function name or its syntax, simply press Ctrl + Spacebar and you can access the list of possible functions available.

Packs auto completion, line manipulation and spell check features

The app is focused on efficiency and this is why it packs an auto completion function that can automatically write a complete function once you type a few words from it. This feature can come in handy if you do not remember the complete syntax or function.

Another noteworthy productivity feature is the line manipulation, an option that can take care of realignment and reuse of the code or text. While some can argue that you can use copy and paste for this, the truth is that these basic functions may not be enough when it comes to lengthy codes.

As most of us rely on the editors to check the spelling, the feature is also included with this tool. However, in order for it to be able to auto-correct or highlight mistakes, you need to download the official language dictionary from the official website.

Access Google's search engine and view HTML pages directly

If you are using Google to search for various things, then you will be happy to learn that PSPad comes with an inbuilt functionality to let you do queries directly from the editor. Lastly, the program comes with an internal browser that allows you to view HTML pages, a feature that can come in handy for anyone working in HTML but prefers not to install a browser.