Office and Engineering Tools: English Guide to the Source List
This is an English adaptation of the source’s everyday-tool list for channel/service engineers. It preserves all 46 entries; it is not a compatibility test or a promise that every product, service tier or business use is free. Check the linked publisher’s current edition and terms. Regional-only services are identified rather than presented as translated English websites.
Network engineering
- Subnet-mask calculator: The source names an unspecified third-party subnet calculator; no publisher/download is identified.
- Option 43 generator: The source names an H3C option 43-formatting utility; obtain the appropriate vendor tool for the target format. No verified download was supplied.
- H3C MD5 Checksum: Checksum comparison tool named by the source. An MD5 match is not a substitute for trusted distribution/authentication.
- Wireshark: Packet capture and protocol analysis.
- SecureCRT: Commercial terminal/remote-device access software.
- Xshell: Terminal/session management. Personal/educational free licensing does not cover commercial use.
- PingInfoView: Multiple-host ping monitoring, including alert capabilities described by the source.
- FlashFXP: FTP client. The publisher documents evaluation licensing, not the source’s unrestricted-free claim.
- Tftpd32: TFTP server/client named by the source; no exact download link/version was supplied.
- FileZilla: File-transfer client/server products; select the actual product and applicable license.
- iReasoning MIB Browser: SNMP MIB browsing. Check Personal, Professional and Enterprise edition terms; source trial-duration claims are historical.
- MobaXterm: Remote terminal and session tools; Home/Professional edition rights differ.
Office and diagrams
- Microsoft Office / Microsoft 365: Office applications. The source specifically linked an Office 2021 regional storefront; choose the appropriate supported product/license.
- Microsoft Visio: Diagrams and flowcharts; desktop/web capabilities and licensing differ.
Text, comparison and PDF viewing
- Notepad++: Text and source-code viewing/editing.
- UltraEdit: Commercial text/code editor, with evaluation/edition terms; not unrestricted freeware as claimed in the source.
- Beyond Compare: File/folder comparison. A free evaluation is different from a permanent free license.
- Foxit PDF Reader: PDF reading; distinguish Reader from paid PDF editing products/features.
Remote control
- Sunlogin: Oray remote-access product; linked site is primarily Chinese/regional. Check edition and permitted use.
- ToDesk: Remote-access product; publisher’s regional site, with plan/use limits. Replaces the source’s old hellodesk address.
- TeamViewer: Remote-access software; business-use licensing differs from any personal-use offer.
Notes
- OneNote: Microsoft note-taking application; account/subscription features vary.
- Sticky Notes: Windows note-taking app named by the source; availability depends on the installed system/apps.
Screenshots
- Snip & Sketch / Windows snipping tools: The source describes the Windows 10 capture shortcut Win+Shift+S; app naming/features depend on Windows version.
- FastStone Capture: Screen capture/recording. The publisher lists a 30-day trial and purchase, correcting the source’s general-free claim.
- Snipaste: Capture/pin-to-screen workflow; check the applicable edition/feature terms.
Screen recording
- Honeycam: Animated-image/screen recording. The source’s 10-second free limit is a historical claim, not a current entitlement guarantee.
- oCam: Screen recording product; check permitted personal/commercial use and available formats on the publisher’s site.
- Camtasia Studio 7 / Camtasia: Recording and editing; Studio 7 is the historical version in the source, not a current version recommendation.
Local file search
- Listary: Desktop file search/launcher; the source mentions double-Ctrl activation. Free/Pro capabilities and licensing differ.
- Everything: Windows file-name search/indexing.
Downloads
- Internet Download Manager: Commercial download manager; trial use is separate from purchased entitlement.
Media and volume control
- VLC: Media playback.
- PotPlayer: Media player; use the publisher’s distribution and current terms.
- EarTrumpet: Per-application Windows volume control, linked by the source through Microsoft Store.
Input methods
- iFLYTEK input method: Chinese/regional input and speech-to-text product. The source’s strong Chinese/English recognition-accuracy claim was not independently benchmarked.
Desktop monitoring
- Rainmeter: Desktop customization and system-information skins; it is not a replacement for a complete server-monitoring platform.
Window layouts
- Microsoft PowerToys: Windows utilities; FancyZones supplies the layout/window-arrangement function named by the source.
Web tools
- CowTransfer: File-transfer/sharing service, primarily Chinese/regional; free-tier limits can change.
- Ping.pe: Multi-location ping/MTR and network information service named by the source.
- Simple.Savr: Cross-device text-sharing service named by the source; verify its actual network/service behavior.
- Squoosh: Browser image compression/conversion.
- Gaoding online image editor: Chinese/regional browser editor listed as “online PS”; not a claim that it is Adobe’s official Photoshop service.
- Witeboard: Online collaborative whiteboard.
- I Tell You: Third-party software-image index named by the source, not a Microsoft official download or a license grant. Prefer the actual software publisher for authorized installation media.
- Tencent Docs: Chinese/regional collaborative document service; account and service-tier limits apply.
Source corrections and links
The source labels UltraEdit, Beyond Compare, FastStone Capture and FlashFXP as free; that is not a reliable business-use licensing statement. Publisher product, trial and licensing pages were checked for these corrections. English publisher links replace regional reseller/localization pages where an appropriate publisher source was found; Chinese-only services remain clearly labelled. No software is installed by this article.