ANKONiT Free Cache View

Almost everyone’s using a web browser when working on a computer. By default, it stores navigation data on your computer, so it later on loads it locally, making pages open faster than the first time you ever land on them. These data sets represent the cache, and you can easily access it with applications like ANKONiT Free Cache View.

Simple interface quickly gets you up and running

It only takes a little while to make the application function on your computer. It doesn’t really matter what web browser you’re using to test out the set of features, because even Internet Explorer is on the supported list, which is the default browser you get when installing any version of Windows other than 10.
Once it’s launched, the main window shows up, letting you accommodate in a jiffy, thanks to the simple design. A large list is used to show all items, being separated by a different pane, where you also get a preview of the specific cache item. The upper toolbar lets you perform several operations, such as choosing a target web browser.
Unfortunately, the application only targets a narrow selection of web browser, and if you’re not using Internet Explorer as your main options, then the other choices you have count as Mozilla Firefox and Opera. However, setting them up requires manual specification of the cache location on your computer, because this program can only automatically detect for IE.

Preview items and save files

On the other hand, this isn’t a difficult task, and once you input the cache directory, selecting the browser from the upper toolbar instantly reveals all items. Additional details let you view the URL, file size, access time, as well as type of file that is used to hold that particular content.
You can take a look at all items by simply clicking them and waiting for the preview pane to generate content. In addition, there’s the possibility to have selected entries opened in your default web browser.
Sadly, there’s no option to save a list of all items, in case you need it in other projects. However, there’s the function to copy selection to clipboard, and then paste in a text editing program, or even a single link at a time in your web browser. Content can be grabbed, with files saved in the original format they’re on the web.

To sum it up

All in all, ANKONiT Free Cache View is not quite an application for everyone, but it does manage to live up to expectations, providing a clean, intuitive look at your web browser cache. Although practicality heavily suffers from browser support, finding yourself among those that are supported lets you benefit from a decent amount of viewing, accessing, and even saving options.