By contrast, QuoteTracker is a program that's embedded in your system, just like your word processor. Thanks to this architecture, QuoteTracker will likely run faster and be less prone to crash than a Java-based application. QuoteTracker supports itself through ads. Nevertheless, to use QuoteTracker you also need to sign up with a financial data provider that supplies stock prices in a format QuoteTracker can use. There's a list on the site.
Some services are free.
Integrating any of these data feeds with QuoteTracker may require a little tinkering. But the emails I received claimed that QuoteTracker's customer support helped them through any glitches. All in all, QuoteTracker's an impressive package. But there are some decent alternatives if you're willing to spend a few bucks. The nice thing about Quicken's package is that any quotes that come up are tightly integrated with the site's impressive bundle of tools that allow you to do both fundamental and technical analysis on a stock.