Do you have an approximate idea of how many programs you have installed on your computer? Do you know if all of them are updated to the latest version? In both cases, probably the answer will be no; you don't know. And there is nothing serious about it, of course. Still, we can continually improve this situation by downloading one of the best assistants, Ninite, which we will analyze.

The first thing we have to say about Ninite is that it is a platform compatible with most versions of Windows, which can provide advice when downloading and updating essential software. This utility not only saves us from downloading from official sites, but it is also capable of keeping all the apps in their latest versions.

Operation

While it is clear that this is a valuable program in many cases, let's consider a typical situation: when we have just bought a PC. At that time, we have to take the time to remember all the installed applications, search for them one by one, download them, run them, etc. Thanks to this service that is no longer necessary since we can download them all together directly from its interface.

When we open this tool, we find an endless list of exciting applications that work in Windows, perfectly organized by their category, so we don't waste time looking for them there. Then you can select all the ones you are interested in, and the system will search for their downloads and install the apps in the background without bothering you.

Not only that, but even if some of these applications are already installed on your computer, it will check if there are newer versions available, and if so, it will also download and install them. And all this without worrying about whether it downloads 32-bit or 64-bit versions since it can analyze which version of Windows we have and adapt its work.

You will also forget forever about the unbearable messages that appear during the installation of programs referring to whether we want to download this or that add-on or another application of their creators. Here all that is skipped without installing any products other than the ones you are interested in, which will be located in the folders configured by default for each of them in stable versions, discarding the Beta.

And with which programs does Ninite work? Which are the ones that can be downloaded to our computer, avoiding that we have to do it manually? Well, some of the many available are browsers like Chrome, storage programs like Dropbox or Google Drive, video calls like Skype, music programs like iTunes, antivirus programs like AVG or Avast!, etc.

To take into account.

Although we have been reviewing the free version of Ninite here, we cannot lose sight of the fact that there is also a paid version that adds some features, such as an offline mode, although it is unnecessary unless we are too demanding. We have felt very comfortable with this free variant and believe that not much more is needed.

On the other hand, Ninite's user interface is another of its strong points since it uses a white background on which it is straightforward to see which apps we want to install or update, avoiding confusion about the number of programs available.

The best

If we have to mention some of the main positive aspects we have found in this application, we will stop at those that have caught our attention outside its well-known initial proposal. For example, it is interesting that it can update the ones we already have installed and download new programs. And likewise, that it can search for specific versions of each app for our Windows is also a particular issue.

The worst thing

This software does not have too many aspects that we can criticize. If we were to point out one, we would have to talk about the absence of a translation into other languages, which, although it is not strictly necessary, could help its use. Anyway, at the moment of downloading the applications, most of them have translations, so this is not a problem with the programs installed.

Evaluation

Suppose you have a computer with many programs and have already lost track of which are updated or which are not. In that case, Ninite is an exciting complement to solve this situation quickly and easily without worrying too much. Now, if you have just bought a new computer, this is probably the first software you should install because downloading all the others will only take a few minutes. Undoubtedly, a highly recommended platform.