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EnglishWhich Stefans Tools Apps Are Still Maintained and Which Are Discontinued?
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Stefans Tools (tools.stefankueng.com) separates its catalog into two groups: a main table of tools presented as current, and a separate section explicitly labeled as no longer actively supported. To judge whether a tool is still maintained, check the version date in its row — the main table includes releases as recent as September 24, 2025, while the discontinued section stops in 2013.
The current tool list
These tools appear in the main table on the site, each with a version number and release date:
| Tool | What it does | Version | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| BowPad | Simple, fast text editor with a ribbon UI | 2.9.6 | September 24, 2025 |
| CommitMonitor | Monitors SVN repositories and notifies on new commits | 1.12.1 | April 27, 2018 |
| CryptSync | Synchronizes folder pairs, keeping one folder of each pair encrypted | 1.4.11 | December 7, 2024 |
| Evernote2Onenote | Imports Evernote notebooks into OneNote | 1.3.6 | November 30, 2023 |
| DemoHelper | Draw on your screen, magnify, and similar presentation aids | 2.1.1 | November 2, 2023 |
| FileTool | Lock files; create files and folders of any size and number | 1.0.0 | January 19, 2013 |
| grepWin | Fast search tool using regular expressions | 2.1.12 | September 24, 2025 |
| SendMessage | Developer tool to send Windows messages to any window | 1.2.1 | December 18, 2021 |
| SKTimeStamp | Change file dates directly from Explorer | 1.3.7 | February 25, 2023 |
| StExBar | Highly customizable Explorer add-on | 1.11.2 | January 15, 2021 |
| tabspace | Command-line batch conversion between tabs and spaces | 1.1.7 | October 11, 2022 |
Being in this table signals the tool is presented as current, but the dates vary widely. BowPad and grepWin were updated in September 2025, while FileTool's only listed release is from 2013 — the same year as several discontinued tools. Treat the date, not the table placement, as your maintenance signal.
The discontinued section
The site states plainly that these apps "are no longer actively supported, but might still be useful":
| Tool | What it did | Version | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AAClr | Changed Aero colors to match the wallpaper (Windows 7 only; later Windows versions do this natively) | 1.0.2 | April 15, 2013 |
| EvImSync | Synced Evernote notes with Gmail and vice versa | 1.0.0 | December 28, 2010 |
| FavIconizer | Persisted icons in Internet Explorer favorites | 1.4 | December 15, 2012 |
| MailNoter | Captured web content and emailed it | 1.0.1 | February 19, 2009 |
| TrafficWatcher | Monitored network traffic | 2.0.1 | March 4, 2009 |
How to decide before downloading
- Check the date first. A 2024–2025 date (BowPad, grepWin, CryptSync) suggests active upkeep. A date from 2018 or earlier means the tool may still work but is unlikely to receive fixes.
- Match the tool to your Windows version. AAClr is explicitly obsolete because later Windows versions handle wallpaper-matched colors natively. Similar platform shifts can affect other old tools.
- Expect no support for discontinued items. They remain downloadable, but the site offers no active maintenance.
- Verify on the tool's own page. Each row links to an Info page and a Download; the Info page is where version history and any caveats live.
For a task like batch-converting indentation in a codebase, tabspace (2022) is a reasonable candidate; for editing text with a modern interface, BowPad's 2025 release is the stronger choice. For anything last touched before roughly 2019, test it on your current system before relying on it.