Chris Long

Chris Long specializes in compact, no-cost Windows utilities that streamline everyday development, administration, and data-protection tasks. The catalog opens with EZSignIt, a lightweight code-signing front end that wraps Microsoft SignTool in a redistributable GUI, sparing developers the command-line complexity of timestamping and certificate selection. NTFS Hidden Data Finder follows, giving system administrators a quick way to audit alternate data streams, detect concealed payloads, and verify file integrity across entire volumes. TextMorph extends the classic Notepad concept into a UTF-8 aware editor equipped with case conversion, regex replace, and line-sorting tools, making on-the-fly log scrubbing or script cleanup painless. Simple Data Backup complements these by offering set-and-forget folder synchronization to local, network, or removable destinations without vendor lock-in, while SSE Setup bundles the publisher’s decade of installer experience into a drag-and-drop authoring environment that can produce professional Windows installers in minutes. Together the portfolio addresses signature assurance, storage inspection, text wrangling, safe archiving, and deployment packaging—cornerstone chores for developers, IT staff, and power users who prefer self-contained freeware over cloud subscriptions. Chris Long’s applications are available free of charge on get.nero.com, where downloads are delivered through trusted Windows package sources such as winget, always fetch the latest releases, and can be queued for batch installation.