A freeware foursome at DigitalWaters

DigitalWaters offers a nice little stash of four free apps:

InstantShot! has a ton of options for doing screenshots. About the only thing missing is movies. You can capture the whole screen, a portion of it or a window. Timed screenshots are also possible. And do it all from the menu bar.

FastIcns allows you to create an icon by dragging a file, folder or image over a cube. If you like the preview, double-click and get an icon. It does a good job, although the floating cube is kinda gimmicky.

Offshoots is a screensaver that grows tree branches and leaves — layer after layer. Just watch in fascination or change the preferences to have them follow your mouse cursor.

Cocopad is a simple sketchpad that lets you draw with pressure-variable strokes designed to work with pen tablets. You can have a blank background, rules, squares or transparency. Handy for quick sketches.

These programs are free, but if you find yourself using them a lot, think about a gift for the developer.

Posted Tuesday, November 10, 2009 in Cool-stuff