Free Uninstallers
Remove files, registry keys, associations, icons left behind after you uninstall a program
Free Uninstallers
The free uninstallers on this page allow you to remove programs, their associated components and files, the registry keys, file associations and data created by a program when it installs. The uninstallers on this page are mostly for the Windows system. (If you use Linux, you should just use the package manager provided on your system to remove programs you don't want.)
Note that while some of the uninstallers have additional features over and above a program's default uninstaller, you should always be careful when using such third-party uninstallers to remove programs. There is always a danger that they remove more things than they should, leaving your system unusable. A couple of the programs on this page (at the time I write this) have the facility where they actually "watch" an installation, to track the files, associations and registry keys created by a program's installer. This allows the uninstaller to be more thorough, and hopefully more accurate, in uninstalling software.
Incidentally, if you like to install programs just to test them out, and then promptly uninstall them when you're through, you may want to consider running a Virtual Machine or Emulator (free). That way, you can install and uninstall programs with impunity in the virtual machine without risking your main machine or degrading its performance with gradually accumulating crud as a result of many installs/uninstalls of software.
Another good way is to make a backup image of your hard disk before you install, and just restore that image again after you have finished playing with that program. Free backup programs to do this can be found on the Free Hard Disk Backup, Image and Cloning Software page.
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The information provided on this page comes without any warranty whatsoever. Use it at your own risk. Just because a program, book, document or service is listed here or has a good review does not mean that I endorse or approve of the program or of any of its contents. All the other standard disclaimers also apply.
Free Uninstallers
- Revo Uninstaller: Uninstall, Remove Programs, Solve uninstalling problems (Windows)
This freeware uninstaller lists the programs, components, registry entries, file associations, files, folders associated with a particular program that you want to uninstall and allows you to remove all of them. It allows you to track the program and all its files even if you only know the program by its icon on your desktop: just drag and drop it into the uninstaller. You can also aim the application at, say, a particular icon in your system tray. The software allows you to list all your installed applications, details of each application, uninstall programs even if the uninstaller in your Add/Remove Programs applet in the control panel does not work, etc.
- ZSoft Uninstaller (Windows)
Besides providing an interface to an application's uninstall program, this uninstaller can also analyze the installation of a new program by analyzing the system before and after you install a particular program in order to track all the things that have changed.
- Absolute Uninstaller (Windows)
This program removes unused debris left behind by an application's built-in uninstaller, including files, desktop icons, start menu entries and registry keys. It also fixes invalid program entries.
- Quick Uninstaller (Windows)
This open source program is not very much more than the Control Panel's Add/Remove Programs applet. It provides an interface to a program's uninstaller, shows you details about the program, allows you to edit the software uninstall commands, exports the software list to a text file, etc. It has a multilingual interface.
- InstallWatch (Windows)
While this program is not really an uninstaller, it can be a great help to you if you have tried uninstalling a program using its official uninstaller, only to find that bits and pieces of the program's support files, data and registry entries remain behind on your system. InstallWatch records modifications made to your computer when you install a new program. With the information it gathers, you may be able to manually remove the debris left behind by the program's uninstaller when you want to remove the program in the future.
- Free Uninstaller (Windows)
This uninstaller is a replacement for Windows control panel's Add/Remove Programs applet. Besides allowing you to run the program's associated uninstall software, it also shows detailed information about the programs installed, including the registry entries created by that program's installer as well as the list of files and components installed by the program. You can also use it to uninstall multiple programs in one go.
- MyUninstaller (Windows)
This program does no more than the Windows control panel's Add/Remove Programs applet. It simply runs the uninstaller for the program you want to uninstall, the way the Windows Add/Remove Programs does. The only additional features are that it is able to save the list of installed applications in a text or HTML file, and it displays some information about the program you are about to uninstall (like the program name, company, version, uninstall string, installation folder, etc). It works on all Windows versions, including Vista.
- BlueBucket Deinstaller Freeware (Windows 9x, MSDOS)
This is an old deinstaller for Windows 95/98 and MSDOS.
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