StaxRip is a powerful tool for converting videos to MP4, which offers far more options and control than most of the competition. The program can import a lengthy list of source video formats, for instance: 264, AVC, AVI, AVS, D2V, DGA, DGI, DIVX, FLV, H264, M2V, M2T, M2TS, MKV, MP4,…

Zortam MP3 Media Studio is a powerful tool to help you browse and tag your MP3 music collection. Launch the program, point it at the drive containing your music, and it’ll quickly detect any MP3s. And you’ll then be able to view them by songs, artists, genres, albums, years and…

XnConvert is a free, cross-platform, batch image converter that makes light work of converting and editing large numbers of image files in one fell swoop. With support for more than 400 image formats, and versions available for Windows, Mac and Linux, this is one of the most flexible and powerful…

LosslessCut is a simple open-source video editor which enables cutting and trimming videos without any loss of quality. The program imports videos via the regular File > Open dialog, or via drag and drop. LosslessCut’s player is based on Chromium, so most browser-friendly formats are accepted (MP4, MOV, WebM, MKV, OGG,…

While there are limited number of image formats that ere in general use – such as JPEG and PNG – there are in fact hundreds that could be used. It can be extremely frustrating to receive and image from someone only to discover that you are not able to open…

Ashampoo Photo Commander is a one-stop tool for organising, browsing, editing and sharing your digital images. The program opens with a powerful thumbnail browser. This supports a good range of formats, including PSD, many RAW variants, MPO/ JPS 3D images, even (new this time) WEBP. Every image is displayed along with…

EMDB is a powerful database that makes it easy to keep track of your movie collection. How easy? To add a movie you simply enter its title, click the Search IMDB button, and EMDB will track down matching movies for you. Choose the right one and it automatically finds and…

AIMP is a capable music player with some useful extra features. Core audio support is good, with the program supporting a wide range of input formats: .CDA, .AAC, .AC3, .APE, .DTS, .FLAC, .IT, .MIDI, .MO3, .MOD, .M4A, .M4B, .MP1, .MP2, .MP3, .MPC, .MTM, .OFR, .OGG, .RMI, .S3M, .SPX, .TAK, .TTA,…

Universal Media Server is a Java-based server which can stream video, audio or pictures to any DLNA device. Supported devices include Sony PlayStation 3 (PS3) and PlayStation 4 (PS4), Microsoft Xbox One and 360, many TVs (Samsung, Panasonic, Sony, Vizio, LG, Philips, Sharp), smart phones (iPhone, Android, etc.), Blu-ray players,…

When online you will encounter video which have been encoded using a variety of codecs. If you frequently watch different types of video you will generally have to have numerous different programs installed, each catering for different types of video – this can be an annoyance when you encounter a…