January 2012
1 post
Acrobat Pro/Standard Updates in Ninite Pro
We’ve just added support to update Adobe Acrobat Professional and Adobe Acrobat Standard in Ninite Pro. This has been one of the most requested features from our professional users.
This supports both version 9 and 10 of both Acrobat Professional and Acrobat Standard.
It can’t install new versions of Acrobat, only update existing ones. If Acrobat is not installed you’ll get...
November 2011
1 post
October 2011
1 post
Piriform
Cross-posting this from our twitter account:
Piriform’s CEO asked us to remove their apps, we’re working on fixing it. Sorry for any inconvenience. We’ll keep you updated here. Thanks!
No more news at the moment, but we are working on it.
May 2011
2 posts
InfraRecorder
InfraRecorder is now on Ninite.com.
There were a ton of user requests for it, so we added it. Get it direct with our easy urls at http://ninite.com/infrarecorder.
It is also available in Ninite One.
Keep those app requests coming, and thanks for using Ninite!
At Last: Shockwave is now on Ninite
We’ve finally added Shockwave to Ninite.com.
After hearing about numerous sites and applications that still require it, we decided to reverse our earlier position on Shockwave. There was particularly high demand from educational users.
Shockwave is available for home users at http://ninite.com as well as for professional users and in Ninite One. As always, Ninite updates are immediate and...
April 2011
4 posts
Ninite One now supports .NET 4
A few Ninite Pro users let us know that they’re starting to see (mainly enterprise) apps that require .NET 4 instead of .NET 3.5. So we’ve added support to Ninite One to install .NET 4.
If you’re using the manual selection it’s listed down at the bottom under Extras. Alternatively you can use the /select switch like this: NiniteOne.exe /select “.NET 4” /silent...
Speccy is now on Ninite
Users requested it and we added it.
Speccy is an attractive system information viewer that displays a ton of information about your PCs hardware. You can now get it on http://ninite.com under the utilities section, or just get it directly with our easy-to-share urls at http://ninite.com/speccy
Keep those app requests coming in, and thanks for using Ninite!
PDFCreator
We’ve just added PDFCreator to Ninite after getting a number of requests for it. Some people specifically pointed out that they prefer it over CutePDF, another PDF printing tool we have on Ninite. Give it a try next time you need to export something as a PDF.
March 2011
7 posts
Ninite Pro Trials
We’ve seen an explosion of interest in Ninite Pro from enterprise users recently.
To make it easier to evaluate Ninite (and pitch it to the boss/purchasing dept.) we just built a Trial Mode for Ninite Pro. All you have to do is fill out this quick form.
It’s the full Ninite Pro, so you can try out /silent mode, the /select switch, offline installers, the download cache, /updateonly...
CCCP
We just added the Combined Community Codec Pack to Ninite and Ninite One. It was heavily, heavily requested with many users specifically recommending it over K-Lite. Check it out at http://ninite.com/cccp and tell your friends too using our easy-to-share urls.
Keep the requests and feedback coming in, and thanks for using Ninite!
/updatecache
Our Ninite Pro users really like the added speed they get from the Pro version’s download cache. It’s completely automatic for basic usage, it supports being placed on a network share or other location for special situations, and usually eliminates the need to wait for app downloads at all.
We’ve gotten a number of requests from Pro users to have a way to update the download...
About Our Redesign
We recently redesigned ninite.com and I wanted to give some background on why we did it and what our goals were. Here are some screenshots of the old site to compare with.
The main idea behind the change was to make the site more readable and simple to understand.
We found that the old light text over a dark background was difficult to focus on. The bulk of text at the top of the page just...
Embed Ninite in your site
Last week we highlighted our new simple sharing URLs like: http://ninite.com/firefox-skype
Now we have another great sharing option: Embedding a Ninite selection page in your blog or website. Here’s an example with some web browsers:
Pretty neat! The code for that is:
<iframe src="http://ninite.com/embed?only=firefox-opera-safari-chrome"
style="border: none; width: 650px;...
/exclude and /cachepath switches for Ninite Pro
We’ve added a couple new switches to make Ninite Pro more powerful and easier to use.
First up is /exclude. Some Pro users wrote in asking for something like our command-line app selection switch /select that stops an app from being installed or updated. Now you can do things like:
NiniteOne.exe /updateonly /exclude Python /silent report.txt
To update all the apps Ninite knows about but...
We made Ninite.com so easy to use, you don't even...
Lifehacker got the scoop last Friday on Ninite’s new super simple and readable installer links. But we wanted to fill you in with a few more details here.
They look like: http://ninite.com/firefox-flash-flashie
While they’re great for sharing an installer you build on our homepage, our favorite feature is that you can just write them out when you need them.
Is someone asking you...
February 2011
2 posts
Glary Utilities plus @ninite
We’ve added Glary Utilities to the Ninite homepage under the Utilities section (where else?). It used to only be available at the makeuseof page and in Ninite One for our Pro users. But an overwhelming number of requests made us promote it to the homepage.
Additionally, we’re now on Twitter as @ninite. You can follow us for updates.
Integration with Level Platforms →
We’re pleased to announce Ninite demo installers are available in Level Platforms Managed Workplace 2011. Here’s the press release.
This is our first integration with a Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) tool and we think it’s a great fit.
January 2011
3 posts
Documentation Updated and New Pro Features
We’ve cleaned up our documentation more and wrote up details of some new Ninite Pro features we’d been testing lately. The new Pro features are installing apps without desktop or quicklaunch shortcuts, installing apps with any auto-update features disabled, and installing apps for all users.
The install for all users feature just works for Google Chrome right now, but we plan to...
LibreOffice on Ninite
We’re happy to announce that LibreOffice is now available on Ninite. LibreOffice is a close relative, or fork, of the OpenOffice project and it sounds like most new development will happen on it instead of OpenOffice. Here’s a review over at arstechnica with more background.
The Wikipedia article makes it sound like the LibreOffice name may be temporary, but don’t worry about...
QuickTime now on Ninite
We’ve just added Apple’s QuickTime to Ninite after seeing a large number of requests for it. It was previously only available as part of our iTunes install. You can get it (and about 80 other apps) at http://ninite.com
December 2010
1 post
apt-get for Windows: Ninite gets command-line app...
We’re incredibly excited about this announcement because we think it’s a giant advance for application management and third-party patching on Windows. Ninite One now supports selecting applications to install or update on the command-line.
When you combine this with Ninite’s /silent switch you pretty much get Ubuntu/Debian’s apt-get for Windows. Let’s install...
November 2010
1 post
Accessible Apps from Ninite
One of the best things about making something brand new like Ninite is seeing all the interesting things people do with it.
The other week we heard from a number of blind computer users thanking us for running Ninite. As much as verbose installers frustrate us with their pointless questions, they’re often far worse from an accessibility standpoint. Even great software makers tend to drop...
October 2010
1 post
Ninite Turns One
We launched Ninite exactly one year ago: 22 October 2009. It has been a great year.
In that time we’ve added a boatload of new features to both Ninite and Ninite Pro. From download acceleration to automatic language selection and much more, there’s an enormous amount of technology behind Ninite’s easy-to-use facade. It’s the easiest, fastest, and best way to...
September 2010
1 post
Update Flash .org →
We just launched a special site to stay on top of Flash updates: http://updateflash.org/
Make sure you’re up-to-date since there was an important security patch yesterday, and then tell your friends about it.
August 2010
2 posts
Scott Adams Gets It →
Nice post by Scott Adams (of Dilbert) on the benefits of having fewer options and less features. We’re big believers in this idea.
MediaMonkey
We’ve just put MediaMonkey live on Ninite. Check it out, and keep sending in app requests.
July 2010
1 post
TeamViewer + Custom Pages
It’s gotten a ton of requests and I’m happy to say that TeamViewer is now on Ninite. Go get it!
Also, similar to our earlier collaboration with Lifehacker, we recently launched a page of app picks by MakeUseOf. Their writeup is here.
We really like these stripped-down app selections targeted at different types of users. Even though we try to keep the Ninite front page selection...
June 2010
3 posts
SumatraPDF added to Ninite
We just put SumatraPDF live on the Ninite homepage and Ninite One. It’s been available on our Lifehacker Pack page, but we’ve gotten so many requests for it that it’s earned a spot out front too. It’s a great lightweight PDF reader.
Truecrypt is now on Ninite
We just added Truecrypt to the lineup. Go grab it from Ninite if you’ve got some data to protect.
Ninite is distributing the 2010 Lifehacker Pack →
Lots of great app choices in there. Check it out, or go straight to the download page.
May 2010
5 posts
How Ninite was named by a computer program
Naming is easy. I like to pick something that suggests the concept and has a good sound to it. Our product was initially Volery. The internal name for the web code is dancecard. You get the idea.
The problem is the flat .com namespace. Context disappears. In the real world apple can refer to a fruit, a computer company, a record label, and lots of other things. Online there can be only...
Updated Ninite Documentation →
We’ve improved the Ninite documentation. Some of this stuff (like forcing the install language) has been in the product for a while but the only way to find out about it was to email us. We’re going to try to keep advanced users better updated on new features.
Of course, the standard use of Ninite to install apps is still simple enough not to need any documentation. We’d like...
April 2010
4 posts
Auslogics Disk Defrag is live on Ninite
I just put Auslogics Disk Defrag live on Ninite. We’re constantly testing the apps we list and we’ve found this to be the best defragmentation solution out there. Now you can get Auslogics (and many other apps) at Ninite.com.
Let us know about any other great apps we don’t have listed using the form at the bottom of our homepage. We love getting suggestions from users.
FastStone Image Viewer is now on Ninite
FastStone is a quick image browser, converter, and editor. We just added it to Ninite, where you can get FastStone and over 70 other apps all at once with no toolbars or clicking Next on installers.
Ninite is Microsoft's Startup of the Day →
It’s an honor.
Offline Installers
A lot of people have asked about running Ninite installers offline so we’ve added a feature to Ninite Pro that makes this possible.
Sign into your Pro account and create an installer like usual. Pro installers now support a /freeze command line switch that creates a new, self-contained offline installer .exe in the current directory. This new installer can be burned to a CD or placed on a...
March 2010
3 posts
SuperAntiSpyware's on Ninite
SuperAntiSpyware is now available on Ninite. One more way to keep your PC malware-free.
K-Lite Codec Pack on Ninite
Just put the Full K-Lite Codec Pack live on Ninite. Enjoy!
The recent Ninite improvements have been...
Ninite has gotten much better lately, but that fact hasn’t been obvious from the posts on this blog. Let’s correct that.
The biggest update has been properly internationalizing all apps that support it. People all around the globe use Ninite and we’re proud to give everyone a first-class experience. If an app has a version for your PC’s language, that’s the one we...
January 2010
4 posts
Ad-Aware is now on Ninite
One more way to clean out malware.
Get Ad-Aware at Ninite.
Everything Search Engine now on Ninite
Everything is Windows file search done right.
Get it now at Ninite.
KeePass is now available through Ninite
Keep your passwords safe with KeePass. We got lots of requests for this password manager and we’re happy to say it’s now live on Ninite.
TeraCopy now on Ninite
We’ve received a plenty of requests for it, and now TeraCopy is live on Ninite for all your fast copying needs. Enjoy!
December 2009
1 post
It's no wonder they don't trust us →
Seth Godin does a fantastic job articulating the problems with PC software these days. In many ways this is a great summary of our motivation for creating Ninite.
The shattered expectations he describes are behind so much of the “This is too good to be true,” or “What’s the catch?” feedback we receive. PC software shouldn’t be like a “sleazy...