NCH Software
{{Short description|Software development company in Canberra, Australia}}
{{Update||date=November 2023|reason=Many dates that are used as main points for this article are over 6 years old}}{{Infobox company
| name = NCH Software
| logo = File:NCH Software Logo.png
| type = Private
| foundation = 1993
| location = Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
| key_people = Peter Lupton, Founder and CEO
| industry = Computer software
| products = [http://www.nch.com.au/software/list.html NCH Software Product List]
| image = NCH Software hq.jpg
| homepage = {{unbulleted list|[https://www.nchsoftware.com/ www.nchsoftware.com]
[https://www.nch.com.au/ www.nch.com.au]}}
}}
NCH Software is an Australian software company founded in 1993 in Canberra, Australia. The Colorado office was started in April 2008 due to the large U.S. customer base.{{cite news |last=May |first=Scott |date=2011-06-28 |title=NCH Software offers fantastic, affordable apps |url=http://www.columbiatribune.com/business/pc_info/nch-software-offers-fantastic-affordable-apps/article_4209599e-dde1-5817-9e3a-d71130004eb2.html |newspaper=Columbia Daily Tribune |access-date=2014-09-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170911162451/http://www.columbiatribune.com/business/pc_info/nch-software-offers-fantastic-affordable-apps/article_4209599e-dde1-5817-9e3a-d71130004eb2.html |archive-date=2017-09-11 |url-status=live }}
Software products
NCH Software provides software programs for audio, video, business, dictation and transcription, graphics, telephony and other utilities. On September 26, 2014, cnet.com showed their most-frequently downloaded program from NCH Software was WavePad Sound Editor Masters Edition.{{cite web|title=Search Results for NCH Software|url=http://download.cnet.com/1770-20_4-0.html?query=NCH+Software&platform=Windows%2CMac%2CiOS%2CAndroid&searchtype=downloads&sort=downloadCount%7Edesc|website=Download.com|publisher=CNET | access-date=26 September 2014 }}
VideoPad is the firm's video editing application for the home and professional market.{{cite news |last=Chadwick |first=Danny |date=2014-03-11 |title=VideoPad Master's Edition |url=http://video-editing-software-review.toptenreviews.com/videopad-review.html |publisher=Top Ten Reviews |access-date=2014-09-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140922090615/http://video-editing-software-review.toptenreviews.com/videopad-review.html |archive-date=2014-09-22 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last=Muchmore |first=Michael |date=2012-03-30 |title=VideoPad Video Editor |url=https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2402428,00.asp |newspaper=PC Magazine |access-date=2014-09-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140930082052/http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2402428,00.asp |archive-date=2014-09-30 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last=Eldridge |first=Andrea |date=2012-07-29 |title=Nerds on Computers: Editing software brings out the awesome, skips the boredom |url=http://www.redding.com/business/nerds-on-computers-editing-software-brings-out |newspaper=Redding Record Searchlight |access-date=2014-09-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140922091745/http://www.redding.com/business/nerds-on-computers-editing-software-brings-out |archive-date=2014-09-22 |url-status=live }} It is part of a suite that integrates with other software created by the company. This other software includes WavePad, a sound-editing program;{{cite news|url=http://www.neoteo.com/los-mejores-desarrolladores-de-herramientas/|title=NCH Software: Los mejores desarrolladores de herramientas|last=Fernandez|first=Edgardo|date=2014-07-25|access-date=2014-09-30|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140930073313/http://www.neoteo.com/los-mejores-desarrolladores-de-herramientas/|archive-date=2014-09-30|publisher=NeoTeo|trans-title=NCH Software: The Best of Developer Tools}} MixPad, a sound-mixing program; PhotoPad, a photo and image editor;{{cite book |last=Lewell |first=John |date=2011 |title=Digital Photography for Next to Nothing: Free and Low Cost Hardware and Software to Help You Shoot Like a Pro |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IY2Yq_SHTEkC&pg=PA200 |location=Hoboken |publisher=John Wiley & Sons |pages=200–201 |isbn=978-0-470-97058-4 }} Prism a video format converter;{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/07/technology/personaltech/streaming-home-movies-online.html|title=Streaming Home Movies Online|last=Biersdorfer|first=J. D.|date=2014-03-07|work=The New York Times|access-date=2020-01-22|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}} Express Burn, disc burning software; Switch, an audio format converter, Express Scribe, a transcription software, Express Zip, a file compression software, and Debut, a screen recorder and video capture software.
Controversy
During 2013, some computer security companies categorized NCH software as bloatware because it bundled the Google Toolbar. In July 2015, NCH Software announced{{cite web|url=http://nchsoftware.blogspot.com.au/2015/11/nch-software-removes-toolbar-download.html|date=6 July 2015|title=NCH Software discontinues Google Toolbar}}{{cite web|url = https://www.nch.com.au/software/safety-guarantee.html|date = Jan 15, 2016|title = NCH Software Safety Guarantee}} it was no longer bundling the Google toolbar. As of November 30, 2015, NCH Software is marked clean by all major antivirus products.{{cite web|url=https://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=www.nchsoftware.com/|date=17 November 2015|title=Norton Safe Site passes NCH Software as safe}}{{cite web|url=http://www.siteadvisor.com/sites/www.nchsoftware.com|date=30 November 2015|title=McAfee Safe Site passes NCH Software as safe}}{{cite web|url=https://www.mywot.com/en/scorecard/nchsoftware.com|date=15 March 2016|title=Mywot Web Review of NCH Software}}
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External links
- [https://www.nchsoftware.com/ NCH Software Official Site]
- [https://www.nch.com.au/ NCH Software Audio Site]
Category:Software companies of Australia
Category:Software companies established in 1993
Category:Privately held companies of Australia