Most of you will be well aware of the Ashampoo software company which distributes a wide range of excellent products. Ashampoo has built a solid reputation over many years for providing quality software. Now, the company has released a free software client called “Connect” which is utilized to fully manage all Ashampoo products in much the same way as gaming clients such as Stream operate:
“Connect is your digital hub to everything Ashampoo! Imagine a service that unlocks and updates all of your software and provides the shortest route to technical support. That’s what Connect is all about – and more! You also get instant access to your license keys, free Ashampoo software, and the best prices on the market, always“.
Ashampoo Connect Freebies
To sweeten the deal, Ashampoo has included nine products for free – some that are always free but others that the user would normally need to pay for:
Ashampoo Connect Included Freebies
The Ashampoo Connect client is available for Windows, of course, as well as apps for both Android and iOS devices.
- More information plus direct download links: Ashampoo Connect Home Page
BOTTOM LINE:
In my opinion, this is a terrific concept from Ashampoo, especially useful for those who have accumulated multiple Ashampoo products. And there are a number of excellent products among the included freebies too.
NOTE: Some users accuse Ashampoo of spamming but I own several Ashampoo products myself and the only email messages I receive from them merely contain offers for heavily discounted deals, which is something I appreciate rather than view as spam.
That said, Ashampoo does market aggressively and I suspect that the Connect client will occasionally be used by Ashampoo to advertise these types of offers. That would not represent an issue for me, but your mileage may vary.
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Is it worth 200 MB so I don’t have to update my software? With sites like Ninite and software like Chocolatey and Winget, I don’t see the benefit. In fact, I was even considering uninstalling my IObit Software Updater since it was using 112 MB.