Software

Phase One's Media Pro SE is ideal for professional photographers who have big databases of photos but it isn't a good pick for the average user. Navigating through this software was easy since it has

AfterShot Pro 3 is good photo manager software for beginning and experienced users. The program has advanced editing and organization tools suitable for professional photographers but is maintained wi

Living Language is a language learning method that was developed to help US State Department employees attain fluency in multiple languages. The online application and companion mobile app have a vari

Rocket Languages is an online learn French application which features modules with interactive audio courses, language and culture lessons. Some sections have survival kit lessons with in-depth cultur

Duolingo is one of the most engaging French learning programs we tested. The game-style learning platform includes lessons for reading, writing, speaking and comprehension. The animated user interface

This slideshow program feels a bit like basic video editor software because of its impressive video tools and modern features. It also has photo editing capabilities and transition effects that can he

Living Language has a good selection of reading, writing, grammar and vocabulary exercises delivered through an easy-to-use interface. We tested the online version, but the lessons are also available

Duolingo is free Spanish learning software with teaching tools and lesson plans that rival those in the best for-pay programs we reviewed. The trade-off is that advertisements display next to the less

With more than 300 lessons and 10 games, this software is going to keep your kid entertained while they learn to type. Typing tutors Mavis and Dex guide students through hand and finger placement, as

Sibelius First 8 is affordable music notation software with an elegant and easy-to-use interface. Sibelius’ full version costs $600, but a perpetual license of the First version is less than $12

Simply put, Notion 6 is the best music notation software we tested. You can purchase a perpetual license for $150, and it comes with the same features you find in programs that costs $600. Because it

Forte Home 9 has an intuitive and streamlined interface that makes it easy to start notating a song idea within the first five minutes of opening the software. The recently improved music ribbon sits

Espionage 3 is good file encryption software and one of only two solutions we reviewed that is compatible with Mac computers and laptops – the other being Concealer. It’s easy to install a

Concealer is the best encryption software for Mac because it’s easy to use and keeps encrypted files small. To encrypt your file, you only have to drag and drop them into Concealer. It’s i

Monitoring software helps keep your family safe from dangerous and inappropriate content online. Read our reviews to learn how you can protect your children with the best monitoring programs.

This monitoring program has 23 categories, so you can easily block dangerous content without having to enter each individual site’s URL into the blacklist. ContentBarrier lets you decide if you

Net Nanny Family Protection Pass lets you block web content by category using its 18 filters, including pornography, drugs, gambling, and death and gore. You can create additional categories within th

Norton Family is the only monitoring software we reviewed that is tested by the third-party lab AV-Test, a non-profit company that also evaluates a variety of internet protection programs, including p

Surfie is one of the best monitoring software options because it has so many tools that monitor your kids’ social media, chat and email account for cyberbullying, and it blocks these perpetrator