An alternative to Ninite...with a little more work

For frequent followers of this site, you are aware of my love for Ninite, a website that automatically updates your software while at the same time, eliminating bloatware commonly associated with those updates.  For some odd reason, the most popular subject on this site is the removal of CCleaner from Ninite (Trust me, I don't understand the obsession, but I appreciate the hits).  If you are looking for an alternative to Ninite, try Soft2Base.  It is a free program you download (no bloatware).  Once installed, it will review every program installed on your computer, inform you of what version it is and link you to the most recent version available to download.  Simply click on the program you want updated and click next and it will automatically update your programs, Ninite style.  One word of caution though, if the software that you are updating has bloatware, it WILL install that as well.  You can avoid this by unchecking "Silent Install (automatic)".  Silent install is the default setting.   It will continue the install process, but you will have to click through each of the installation prompts (thus giving you the ability to uncheck bloatware you do not want).  A little more work than Ninite, but it does check all of the programs on your computer, as opposed to offering a select number of programs like Ninite does.

Comments

[Stephane]

Thanks for the description.

I need to add that Soft2base WILL NOT install bloatware, even in silent mode. If it does, please report it.
The main goal of Soft2base is to provide a simple way to automatically install several applications, without extra bar and so on.

The setup files are downloaded from the original editor site and then installed silently.

Happy install