Content List:Programs and Utilities

Programs and Utilities

Some nifty programs and utilities to help make simming more fun.

• Blarney Stone: Bodyshop Mechanic: Set new backgrounds for Bodyshop and run it at different resolutions.
• Colour Enable Package (CEP): Allows the in-game objects to be recoloured.
• Delphy:
  • The Multi-Sims2Pack Installer: Install multiple Sims2Packs, for example walls or floors, in one go. An essential tool!
  • QXpress: Download Utility. Downloads, unzips and installs files with ease.
• DJS Sims:
  • Sims 2 Collection Creator: Create collections outside the game and organize the contents.
  • Sims 2 Hack and Duplicate Scanner (No longer updated or supported): Scan for and rename hacks.
  • Sims 2 Pets Custom Content Updater: A program designed to help you update your custom content to be compatible with, and usable by, the pets in the new expansion.
  • Sims 2 WTF Editor (Walls, Terrains, Floors): View full sized images, and Edit Walls, Terrain Paints, and Floors: you can change price, description, name, catalog sort, and the sound that a floor tile makes.
• Paladin's Place (Sim Wardrobe):
  • Sims 2 Categorizer: Program to allow you to easily edit all of the catalog information of any custom object.
  • Sims 2 Hack Conflict Detection Utility: This small program will look for multiple packages in your Sims 2 Downloads folder that modify the same global procedure.
  • Sims 2 NPC Replacer: Easily alter the default outfits of most NPCs in the game.
• Screen Hunter Free: Screen Capture Utility - capture a window or fullscreen with or without a cursor. Allows you to save to clipboard or a file in different formats, choosing a prefix or auto name if you wish.
• SimPE: Package editor for The Sims 2, with wizards and tutorials.
• Ultimate Zip: Archive Utility, supports ZIP, RAR, ACE, 7-ZIP, CAB, JAR and more.
• Sims2Pack Clean Installer: View and install Sims2 Packs; organize content easily. Also scans for duplicate files and detects hacks.
• Sims 2 Database: An easy way to keep track of and collect data on your Sims. Track your Sims by individual or by household, create and print reports, and use this information to make the best matchmaking decisions for your Sims.
• Sims 2 Storybook Viewer: Provides you a photo album storybook viewer outside of the game. This way you can view and edit your community or family story without having to load up the entire game.

• Theo's Shack: Color Binning Tool, Orphan Mesh Scanner, Sim Surgery Tool, Sim Clothing Editor, Sim Deleter Tool. All of these are plugins for SimPE.