Small Windows GUI Programs95 - 98 - ME - 2K - XP - 6 - 7 |
* Please read the site disclaimer here. * * Please read the Copyright statement here. * Small Windows Freeware Programs - Why ? For the why and wherefore of these pages (and why there isn't much in this section yet) . . . click here. Small Windows Freeware Programs - Downloads Classifying, cataloguing and uploading nn,000+ programs is not trivial, so don't expect immediate uploads. As I work through them I'll add to the items that are available for download below. Not that it's either here or there . . . I've been playing around with Synology virtual web sites and URL aliases and this site can also be accessed as: https://small.multiboot-windows.dscloud.me or https://tiny.multiboot-windows.dscloud.me Synology is a pretty spiffy piece of kit . . . well worth the price of admission. |
Before the downloads . . . a note on program size in kb: My definition of the size in kb refers to the size of the program executable (the .exe file) and not the size of any zip file into which the program executable may be packed for distribution on the net. The zip file size is typically around 1/3 to 2/3 of the un-zipped program executable size, so a small 8kb zip file will typically contain a program executable file size of around 2 to 3 times that, i.e., 16kb to 25kb or for a larger zip file of say, 60kb, the program executable will typically be well over 100kb. Which means the zip file size is not always a particularly accurate indication of the program executable size. For all the programs in the 1kb - 10kb category that I've so far listed on this site in the Floppy Workspaces and 242 and 343 floppy series, I have verified the size of the each program executable to be in the range of 0.1kb to 10.9kb (and ignore the size of the zip file) as I tested each one. However, for the latest extracts I've done for programs in the tiny apps less than 1mb series below (1kb - 10kb, 11kb - 100kb, 101kb - 200kb, 201kb - 500kb and 501kb - 1mb) I simply have too many of them - 15,027 in total - so I've decided to simply collate and catalog all freeware I have that has either an .exe or .zip size that falls within those ranges. This will give some zip files where the extracted .exe will be slightly more than the upper figure, but there are simply too many to spend the time looking at each archive - which is why I'm calling the uploads 14,000-ish. I imagine you'll work it out. Now, onto the latest update(s). |
Some Floppy Office Workspaces . . . aka: How Many Useful Small Windows GUI Programs Will Fit on 1 Floppy Disk ? And in the spirit of Xtort and aazard . . . This is my take on making a series of floppy images that have some small but useful Windows programs. In my case, a series of 5 floppy images: * A 180kb super micro floppy office . . . with 12 Windows programs * A 360kb micro floppy office . . . . . . . . with 22 Windows programs * A 720kb floppy workspace . . . . . . . . . with 21 Windows programs * A 1.44mb floppy workspace . . . . . . . . with 33 Windows programs * A 1.68mb DMF floppy office . . . . . . . . with 22 Windows office programs (my take on Xtort's floppy office) These programs are suitable for Windows XP and in a lot of cases will work just fine with w9x to Windows 10. To explore the 5 different versions of floppy goodness and download whatever you want . . . click here. Also included is some documentation and screenshots. |
The Smaller The Better . . . Tiny Windows GUI programs: 242 Tiny Windows XP+ GUI Programs - 1kb-10kb - on 1 Floppy Disk These programs are suitable for Windows XP and in a lot of cases will work just fine with w9x to Windows 10. Interestingly, all 242 programs when zipped fit in a 1.44mb floppy image with room to spare, which means that it's possible to have more than 242 Windows XP+ GUI programs in a 1.44mb floppy disk image. Which prompts the question - how many Windows XP+ GUI programs can fit in a 1.44mb floppy disk image ? I'll be on it like a wedgetail on a bunny and let you know. For the 242 tiny Windows XP+ GUI programs I have that are between 1kb and 10kb . . . click here. Also included is some documentation and screenshots. Shirley, You Must Be Joking . . . 343 Tiny Windows XP+ GUI Programs - 1kb-13kb - on 1 Floppy Disk And the answer to the question above is . . . 343 small Windows GUI programs on 1x1.44mb floppy image. I was tempted to see if I could tweak this a bit more to get to 373 (and re-live those nights of race changing a blue Leopard up Oxford Street on the last 373 of the night), but I was pretty well over the small floppy thing. So, for a floppy image with 343 examples of tiny Windows goodness . . . click here for details and downloads. Also included is some documentation and screenshots. |
And Just for SnG's . . . 14,000-ish Tiny dos-w3.1-w9x-XP-w7+ Programs from 1kb - 1mb As I've always had a liking for small Windows programs, I thought I'd share the small freeware programs I've accumulated over the last 25+ years (give or take) before I cark it and this server goes belly up. These are almost all Windows (or DOS) but there are a few Acorn, MAC, RISC and CP/M thrown in. Almost all are freeware (with a bit of shareware) - but no hacks/cracks/warez/malware/keygens etc.. There are 15,027 programs in the archives, but I'm calling it 14,000-ish as there will be some duplicates and some that exceed the upper 1mb size limit (I'm not going to peek into each of 3,835 zips to discover which). I've grouped these programs into 5 size categories: * 1,292 programs from 01kb - 10kb (8mb archive) * 4,555 programs from 11kb - 100kb (187mb archive) * 2,262 programs from 101kb - 200kb (286mb archive) * 3,543 programs from 201kb - 500kb (1gb archive) * 3,835 programs from 501kb - 1mb (2.1gb archive) * 15,027 programs from 01kb - 1mb combined in a 3.6gb archive For the downloads of the 6 archive files and catalogs of their content . . . click here. |
As You're Interested in Small Windows Programs: Here are a couple of interesting links for you to explore. Dubber's Freeware Links page: Has 2,385 links to old freeware websites listed (on 1 page) - seems to have been last updated ~2006. I've explored a few links and there are some real gems to be found - plus some classic sites now long gone. Some of the sites listed are still up but for most it's the Wayback Machine (where DLs are a bit hit'n'miss, but it's better than a poke in the eye with a blunt stick). Dubber's site is here: https://dubber6.tripod.com/whereisit/id18.html I've also created a .pdf document of the page with clickable links . . . click here to download. If you want to travel back in time, check Dubber's Acme Freeware web link from 2005 on Wayback or just use the link: https://web.archive.org/web/20051215060922/https://acmefreeware.com/ And a true classic - Fat Bill's Freeware Links page: Links to around 900 w95-98+ freeware programs, now only on the Internet Archive. Nicely organised in major and minor category lists. The link below is from 2005. Link: https://web.archive.org/web/20050303222321/http://www.freewebs.com/fatbill/index.htm Ghacks - 50 x 100kb or Less Windows Programs: An interesting page on Ghacks with a write-up on 50 small 100k or less Windows software programs, originally from 2010 and last updated 2016. Some of the classics are included. Ghacks page is here: https://www.ghacks.net/2010/02/20/50-100k-or-less-windows-software-programs/ I've also created a .pdf document of the page with clickable links . . . click here to download. |
Credit Where It's Due In the last 25 to 35 years, give or take, going back to the days of floppynet (remember all those copy utilities to work around copy protection ?) I've downloaded, tried and ended up using a lot of freeware programs. I've always been impressed by the attitude and application of authors who create applications off their own bat and then make their work freely available for everyone. I'm sure Janice has also adjusted the ledger accordingly. One day I'll get around to producing a list of many of my favourite freeware authors. Until I do that, here's a shout out for 3 of my favourite authors who I think deserve more recognition: * Darius Stanislawek, author of some fine small apps (and a local lad): https://web.archive.org/web/20191221025307/http://members.ozemail.com.au:80/~nulifetv/freezip/freeware/ * Jason Hatley, another author of some excellent small apps (and by coincidence another local lad): https://roadkil.net/index.php * Nir Sofer, a most prodigious author of some excellent apps (not a local lad, but still . . ) https://www.nirsoft.net/ Kind regards, shotter_nail |
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