About Us
We are Great Software Company, makers of jv16 PowerTools. A leading provider of Windows maintenance and optimization software with millions of downloads and customers in over a hundred countries.
We’re not owned by any large corporations and our software is always 100% free of annoying bloatware or ads.
Our goal is simple: Make Windows Better!
Our Story
jv16 is an unusual name, especially for a PC utility tool software.
The name was literally formed from the initials and age of our founder Jouni Flemming, at the time he first began to create this software.
Sat in his bedroom in 1998, Jouni was growing increasingly frustrated with why his Windows computer kept slowing down and began digging deeper to find out the causes.
After some trial and error he figured out that this was mostly due to registry errors and poor uninstall performance. As he was learning to code at the time, he decided he would create an application to keep his PC running at its best.
Out of this he created the freeware program RegCleaner. One of the very first registry cleaners on the market. Gaining fans almost immediately, with over a million downloads in just the first few months of release!
From 2001, development started for a more complete Windows utility suite with all the functions of the original RegCleaner included. Macecraft Software (Macecraft Inc.) was officially established in 2003 when jv16 PowerTools was initially converted to shareware, before graduating to a fully licensed application with free trial.
More recently, as of 2019 we took the decision to throw away all those years of code to bring jv16 PowerTools up to date with all the latest practises, features and improved performance.
We firmly believe we make the best PC utility you can buy and continue to strive to do so!
Timeline
- 1998 - RegCleaner is released.
- 2001 - Macecraft Software is established as a limited liability company in Finland to develop and distribute jv16 PowerTools.
- 2024 - Great Software Company is established as a limited liability company in Estonia.
- 2025 - jv16 PowerTools and all other software by Macecraft Software are sold to Great Software Company who continues to develop and distribute the software.
It’s important to note that while jv16 PowerTools and all other software by Macecraft Software were sold to Great Software Company, the software and the development team remain the same. This also does not affect any existing license holders. For example, if you have bought a lifetime license for jv16 PowerTools, you will continue to receive updates and support for the lifetime of the product.