Techware blog - Filed under 'Desktop tools'

22 Oct 2010

ExtractNow: Extract multiple archive files

ExtractNow is a free software to unzip multiple archive files at once. If you have multiple archive files to extract, then all you have to do is to drag and drop all those files into the ExtractNow window and press ‘Extract’ button.

Installation & Set up:

Reach ExtractNow by following the link here. It’s dead simple to install the software. But keep an eye while installing as it would recommend you to install kikin add-on for Internet Explorer. Uncheck it if you don’t want it to be installed and continue with the installation process.

Interface:

I must mention about the minimalist interface that this software has to offer. It’s so simple and easy to use.

Though the main interface is very minimal, there are lot many things that you can do to customize the application with the ‘Settings’ option.

ExtractNow can work with .zip, .rar files and also with some other formats such as .z, .taz, .jar etc

Features:

Easy to use
Drag and drop multiple files to extract
Supports all major archive formats
Available list of post extraction operations

There are more than thirty setting options to customize - options such as setting default location for extracted files, deleting the archive after extraction, monitoring certain directories for archives etc are worth mentioning. The various post extraction options available with this tool is worth exploring.

If you deal with compressed files very often, then this tool is a good choice for you.

Home Page: Click here

Works with: Windows

Paid/Free: Free

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CSVed: Free CSV file editor

CSV (Comma Separated Values) is a common file representation to store data. CSV representation makes the data human readable and it’s commonly stored in a txt document, which can be later opened as a spreadsheet to manipulate the data.

However simple the CSV file representation be, it can be a hard task to edit and use the data when the file size is too big for MS Excel to work with.

CSVed is a free CSV editor to edit and manipulate CSV files. Follow the link to reach CSVed. Download the software. (I recommend the option of going without installer). Unzip and execute the file. You will get to see a window as shown below.

The editor can manipulate the data with any separator. It can add or delete columns/records, join or split columns, search, sort, append and many other cool features.

CSVed can handle big files in a very fast manner as the data is loaded only on demand.

The interface looks kind of cluttered but it’s not that difficult to work with. You can also choose from a list of skin options if you find the default skin option a little too much.