Webmaster software tools
Linkalarm link checker
Linkalarm is a hosted service that checks all the internal and external links on your website. It costs 1 cent per page checked (no matter how many links are on it), so if you've got a site of about 200 pages, it'll cost you $2 or about £1. It doesn't use any of your bandwidth and the reports can be viewed online or downloaded as an Excel file. Sign up for a free trial of Linkalarm.
Free software downloads
Here's a selection of software which I've found useful in the past. All programs are either freeware or have free trial versions available
- XARA 3D Text maker
- Eureka Email - new email client with smart junk filtering built in
- Opera - a browser packed with nice features which fully supports standards
- Irfanview - popular free image and multimedia viewer
- Wild Mood Swings / Alexa toolbar
- Google Toolbar
- JCreator LE - freeware Java IDE
Tools for webmasters
- Button Maker - Make promo buttons for your site online
- NE1.net - Offers free URL redirection with no ads in the form of yourname.ne1.net or yourname.r8.org
- Pagekits - extensive collection of page templates for sale to give your site a professional look
- Noa Soft - produces Web Support Messaging System for assisting customers using online chat
- Webmaster Toolkit - Online tools for Webmasters and Web Designers
- Advanced DHTML Popup - software for making DHTML windows to overlay on content
- Vstore - ad-supported free ecommerce platform
- Naltabyte - Liquid plug-in is a tag library supporting scripting games and presentations for the server and client
- Websmartz - template-based design program for creating flash intros and websites
- JustZIPit - free ZIP tool
- Big Yellow Zone - resources to help merchants use the VPASP shopping cart
- Appsoftheweb - site offering freeware, including lots for webmasters
- Geobytes - offers tools to make your website recognise where visitors come from geographically
- Links pal - directory of websites seeking link partners
- AlertBot - Web site monitoring service that tests website availability and performance, and alerts webmasters of downtime.
- Webmastersite - PHP scripts including links, gallery, formemail
- Amara Software - affordable Flash tools including Flash News Ticker, Flash Menu Builder and Flash Slide-Show Builder
- Docsmartz - converts PDF documents to Word or RTF