Whether you have a brand new computer, or you have reset your old one, you have a big job on your hands.

As well as having to update the operating system and upgrade the programs which came with it, you are also going to have to download and install the programs you are use to using and the programs you will want.

The traditional way to do this is to go to each individual website of the program you want, download tham all one by one and then go through the process of installing them.

This can take hours, sometimes even days. But there is a much better way.

Introducing Ninite

Ninite is the fastest way to download, install and upgrade programs automatically in the background of your computer.

How it works is, you first go to www.ninite.com, click on the programs you want to update and download and install and click “Get Your Ninite”.

You will instantly download a Ninite instruction file which you click on and it will do the rest. The file does not have all the downloads you have requested, but it will go and get them individually in the background while you are still working.

You must keep your internet and computer on for this to work, but before you know it you will see icons start appearing on your screen of all the latest versions of programs you have selected. It’s that simple!

Pros and Cons of Using Ninite

Pros

• Ninite is completely free
• Centralised
• Fast
• Repository includes most used software
• Set and forget

Cons

• Limited amount of applications
• Cant make changes once downloaded
• Does not automatically update every day
• Paid Version for more automation

Ninite Apps Currently Include

• Web Browsers
  Chrome
  Opera
  Firefox

• Messaging
  Discord
  Skype
  Pidgin
  Thunderbird
  Trillian

• Media
  iTunes
  VLC
  AIMP
  foobar2000
  Winamp
  MusicBee
  Audacity
  K-Lite Codecs
  GOM
  Spotify
  CCCP
  MediaMonkey
  HandBrake

• Runtimes
  Java (AdoptOpenJDK) x64 8
  Java (AdoptOpenJDK) 8
  Java (AdoptOpenJDK) x64 11
  .NET 4.8
  .NET 4.8.03761
  Silverlight
  Air

• Imaging
  Krita
  Blender
  Paint.NET
  GIMP
  IrfanView
  XnView
  Inkscape
  FastStone
  Greenshot
  ShareX
  Screenshot Uploader

• Documents
  Foxit Reader
  LibreOffice
  SumatraPDF
  CutePDF
  PDFCreator
  OpenOffice

• Security
  Essentials
  Malwarebytes
  Avast
  AVG
  Spybot 2
  Avira
  SUPERAntiSpyware

• File Sharing
  qBittorrent
  Online Storage
  Dropbox
  Google Backup and Sync
  OneDrive
  SugarSync

• Other
  Evernote
  Google Earth
  Steam
  App Store for Games
  KeePass 2
  Everything
  NV Access

• Utilities
  TeamViewer 14
  ImgBurn
  RealVNC
  TeraCopy
  CDBurnerXP
  Revo
  Launchy
  WinDirStat
  Glary
  InfraRecorder
  Classic Start

• Compression
  7-Zip
  PeaZip
  WinRAR

• Developer Tools
  Python
  FileZilla
  Notepad++
  JDK (AdoptOpenJDK) x64 8
  JDK (AdoptOpenJDK) 8
  JDK (AdoptOpenJDK) x64 11
  JDK (Amazon Corretto) x64 8
  JDK (Amazon Corretto) 8
  JDK (Amazon Corretto) x64 11
  WinSCP
  SCP Client 5.15.2
  PuTTY
  SSH client 0.71
  WinMerge
  Eclipse
  Visual Studio Code

What to do when finished

Once your Ninite download has finished downloading and installing the software you need, there is nothing else for you to do.

Depending on what you installed you might need to restart your computer, but either way, you can delete your downloaded Ninite setup file.