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PortableApps.com Platform v30.0 Updated

Ennovy on 26 Mar 2025
  • 11MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 26 Mar 2025
  • Suggested by gp_hbk

PortableApps.com Platform is an all-in-one tool for portable software download, management and updating. An included launcher shows nested folders organized automatically by function or favorite status, as well as a cascading app view on right-click of the tray icon. The program's appearance can be customized with transparency and several color, texture, and background options.

Other tools include a find-as-you-type search functionality, available cloud installation, drive error checker, backup/restore utility, portable fonts, automatic application closing on shutdown and more. The program can also work with portable software outside of the PortableApps format (see Extract instructions).

Functional in 64-bit and WINE, includes broad language support and proxy support.

Category:
Runs on:WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 / Win11 / Wine
Writes settings to: Application folder
Stealth: ? Yes
Unicode support: Yes
Path portability: Automatic relative path (eg. ..\..\personal\work.doc)
License: Freeware/Open Source
How to extract:
  1. Download and run the portable installer
  2. Options are provided to extract to the local PC, connected portable drives, cloud drives, and custom directories
  3. Launch Start.exe

To add non-PortableApps applications place the program in its own subfolder under the \PortableApps subfolder and press F5 or restart. The new app will appear in the launcher menu under Other.
Similar/alternative apps: AutoRun LWMenu
What's new? See: https://portableapps.com/platform/changelog
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ihateyou on 2013-03-15 21:39

The PortableApps Platform has been updated (a few times) since this was last updated.
I believe the current version is 11.2 (also there is a version 12 beta, I think its Beta 2)

Please update this listing!

webfork on 2013-03-16 15:13

ihateu: checker got it

shnbwmn on 2018-05-10 03:26

Latest version (v15.0) now supports .NET programs, the first of which appears to be KeePass Professional (or 2.x).

https://portableapps.com/news/2018-05-09--keepass-professional-portable-2.39-released

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Mozilla Firefox, Portable Edition v136.0.3 Updated

Ennovy on 26 Mar 2025
  • 502MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 26 Mar 2025
  • Suggested by Eu Gene Lim

Firefox Browser is a fast, powerful and secure web browser that supports open standards and many of the latest web technologies. The program includes smart search, bookmark management, web development tools and built-in download manager. Smart content blocking for ads and trackers is available in both standard and private browsing modes.

Versions available for Mac, Android, iOS and Linux with synchronisation of passwords and browser state across devices. Additional features and customisations are available via the add-on system, which allows for thousands of specialized functions.

Mozilla Firefox, Portable Edition is a special build licensed by Mozilla and includes both the 32-bit and 64-bit builds and selects the appropriate one for each PC. Beta, Developer, Extended Release, and Win 7/8/8.1 and XP/Vista versions are also available.

Category:
Runs on:Win10 / Win11 / Wine
Writes settings to: Application folder
Stealth: ? Yes
Unicode support: Yes
Path portability: Automatic relative path (eg. ..\..\personal\work.doc)
License: Launcher: GPL, Program: MPL v. 2.0
How to extract: Download the self-extracting EXE and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch FirefoxPortable.exe.
Similar/alternative apps: Pale Moon Portable, SeaMonkey Portable
What's new? See: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/releasenotes/
Latest comments
PAFuser on 2020-06-11 12:24

64 bit system: save 181 MB by deleting firefox folder, and renaming firefox64 to firefox. Beta, standard, and ESR work fine.

AndTheWolf on 2022-09-22 14:45

Now at version 105

AndTheWolf on 2024-03-21 14:28

Now at version 124.0

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UltraFileSearch Lite v7.3.0 Updated

Ennovy on 26 Mar 2025
  • 2MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 26 Mar 2025
  • Suggested by joby_toss

UltraFileSearch Lite quickly finds files, folders and text on your local, network, or external media. The program allows you to specify several file masks and drives/folders at the same time; it is able to sort them according to their properties (e.g. modified date) and find files that contain one or more specific words or sentences.

This utility does not use background indexing.

NOTE: The shareware version has additional features.

Category:
Runs on:WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 / Win11
Writes settings to: Application folder
Stealth: ? Yes
Unicode support: Yes
License: Free for personal use
How to extract: Download the "Portable" ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch UltraFileSearchLite.exe.
Similar/alternative apps: SearchMyFiles
What's new? See: https://www.ultrafilesearch.com/history.html
Latest comments
rbon on 2019-06-03 17:10

UltraFileSearch Standard V.5.4.0.19067 has been released at March 2019.
It's shareware (30 days) and it's name is UFS Standard.
On download page https://www.ultrafilesearch.com/download.html there are only Standard versions.
@Lyon11111 - AgentRansack on winPenPack:
- program (not portable): http://www.winpenpack.com/main/download.php?view.435
- X-Launcher for AgentRansack: http://www.winpenpack.com/main/download.php?view.1063

Ennovy on 2024-11-12 12:42

Portable UltraFileSearch Lite edition: https://www.ultrafilesearch.com/download.php?name=UltraFileSearchLite_700.zip
Released september 2024. Freeware / Donationware
"The Lite Edition (Freeware) of the Product may be used only for Personal Use at home for activities that do not generate income, or by Non-Profit Organizations. If you want to use UltraFileSearch for Commercial/Personal Use in a Company or for activities that generate income, you must download the Standard Edition."

PAFuser on 2024-11-12 19:05

Web site download page version 7.0.0.24197 portable "lite" is freeware for personal use. Some "Pro" features missing per comparision chart.

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BrowsingHistoryView v2.60 Updated

Ennovy on 26 Mar 2025
  • 592KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 26 Mar 2025
  • Suggested by Checker

BrowsingHistoryView reads the history data of popular Web browsers and then displays the browsing history in one table. The program includes visited URL, title, visit time, count, browser and user profile. It supports Internet Explorer, Firefox-based and Chromium-based Web browsers.

The program allows you see the browsing history of all user profiles in a running system, as well as backed-up profiles and is useful for usability testing, administrators and parents.

Data can be exported into a spreadsheet, html, or xml file from the user interface. Includes command-line options.

Category:
Runs on:Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: Application folder
Stealth: ? Yes
Unicode support: Yes
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch BrowsingHistoryView.exe.
Similar/alternative apps: MZHistoryView, IEHistoryView, ChromeHistoryView
What's new?
  • Added 'Black Background' option (Under the View menu). When it's turned on, the main table is displayed in black background and white text, instead of default system colors.
Latest comments
pacofdez on 2019-01-20 08:26

Is it possible to see the history of applications that use the IWebBrowser2 interface of IE/Edge?
For example µIE: http://pacofdez.cf/mie

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RedNotebook v2.39 Updated

Ennovy on 26 Mar 2025
  • 277MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 25 Mar 2025
  • Suggested by Hydaral

RedNotebook is a modern journal that includes a calendar navigation, customizable templates, export functionality and a "cloud" box containing frequently used words and tags. The program also includes spell check, formatting, insert images, files and links, automatic backup, templates, export to multiple formats. You can also format, tag and search your entries. Your data is stored in plain text files - no database needed.

Cross-platform and available in more than 30 languages. Alternatively, RedNotebook Portable is stealth, smaller, re-opens your last journal and has faster startup times. The outdated X-RedNotebook is also available.

Category:
Runs on:WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: Application folder
Stealth: ? No. Creates:
%userprofile%\webkit\icondatabase\WebpageIcons.db
%userprofile%\.recently-used.xbel
Path portability: Automatic relative path (eg. ..\..\personal\work.doc)
License: GNU GPLv2
How to extract:
  1. Download the installer and extract to a temporary folder
  2. Move the contents of {app} to a folder of your choice
  3. Open \files\default.cfg with a text editor and change "portable=0" to "portable=1"
  4. Launch rednotebook.exe

Problems? This process requires an up-to-date component (Innounp 0.36 or above) for Universal Extractor. If you have difficulty extracting the files, follow the steps below and retry:

  1. Download the latest version of Innounp
  2. Extract the RAR package to the \bin folder of Universal Extractor, overwriting the existing innounp.exe
What's new? See: https://github.com/jendrikseipp/rednotebook/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md
Latest comments
Checker on 2012-11-06 17:51

Uups, sorry.
Changed back to v1.5.0

smaragdus on 2017-06-11 06:08

I cannot find RedNotebook version 2.0 for Windows (as of 2017-06-11):
https://sourceforge.net/projects/rednotebook/files/
it seems that currently it is available for Linux only.
The latest version available for Windows is 1.15.

ashghost on 2017-09-09 01:36

@smaragdus: Version 2.2 was recently released for Windows according to changelog here: https://github.com/jendrikseipp/rednotebook/blob/master/CHANGELOG

The project seems to have moved to GitHub. Downloads (Windows .exe and source archives) are here: https://github.com/jendrikseipp/rednotebook/releases. The link to Windows versions on the website now links to there.

I have not tested it for portability.

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CrystalDiskInfo v9.6.3 Updated

SYSTEM on 25 Mar 2025
  • 17MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 11 Mar 2025
  • Suggested by guinness

CrystalDiskInfo monitors disk health status and temperature, monitoring/graphing of S.M.A.R.T. diagnostic information. The program also tells you how many times the hard disk has been turned on and how many hours.

Functional with magnetic and solid state disks.

Category:
Runs on:WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 / Win11
Writes settings to: Application folder
Dependencies: Administrator rights
Internet Explorer 8+
Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0+/4.0+ (only for Alert Mail)
Unicode support: Yes
License: MIT License
How to extract:
  1. Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice
  2. Delete License folder, DiskInfoA64.exe and unnecessary language files inside CdiResource directory
  3. Optionally, delete opus folder, unnecessary themes, AlertMail.exe and AlertMail4.exe
  4. Launch DiskInfo32.exe or DiskInfo64.exe
Similar/alternative apps: PassMark DiskCheckup, HDDScan
What's new?
  • Updated language file (Abkhazian)
Latest comments
Andrew Lee on 2023-06-02 09:04

@dmocha: I just downloaded the ZIP file for v9.0.1, and it seems the file/dir structure is still pretty much the same, so the extraction instruction should still be valid. Could you provide details on the diffs that you are seeing?

dmocha on 2023-06-04 08:20

@Andrew Lee: I have no objections. I'm just asking. I remember that quite a long time ago new folders and files arrived, and the procedure is still the same. That's why I'm wondering if it's up to date with these files.
I still follow this procedure and still use the portable version.

M1P0 on 2024-12-04 21:28

Ver. 9.5.0 (at least) creates an empty CrystalDiskInfo directory in %APPDATA%.

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System Informer v3.2.25011 Updated

SYSTEM on 25 Mar 2025
  • 50MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 11 Jan 2025
  • Suggested by Special

System Informer is a free, powerful, multi-purpose tool that helps you monitor system resources, debug software and detect malware.
Features:

  1. A detailed overview of system activity with highlighting.
  2. Graphs and statistics allow you quickly to track down resource hogs and runaway processes.
  3. Can't edit or delete a file? Discover which processes are using that file.
  4. See what programs have active network connections, and close them if necessary.
  5. Get real-time information on disk access.
  6. View detailed stack traces with kernel-mode, WOW64 and .NET support.
  7. Go beyond services.msc: create, edit and control services.
  8. Small, portable and no installation required.
  9. 100% Free Software
Note: it appears to be the successor of Process Hacker.

Category:
Runs on:Win7 / Win8 / Win10 / Win11
Writes settings to: Application folder
Stealth: ? Yes
Unicode support: Yes
License: MIT
How to extract:
  1. Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice.
  2. Access the sub-folder according to your OS architecture (e.g. amd64 for 64-bit Windows).
  3. Make sure the file SystemInformer.exe.settings.xml is present near the executable; if not, create an empty file with this name.
  4. Optional, remove the sub-folders that are not intended for your OS (e. g. arm64, i386 for 64-bit Windows).
  5. Launch SystemInformer.exe.
Similar/alternative apps: Process Hacker, Process Explorer
Latest comments
kinki on 2024-12-10 04:18

Download blocked by Norton
Malware , SafeWeb URL:Blocklist

joby_toss on 2024-12-10 12:28

FWIW author says it's a false positive: https://github.com/winsiderss/systeminformer/issues/1668

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RegCool v2.032 Updated

Ennovy on 25 Mar 2025
  • 1MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 24 Mar 2025
  • Suggested by JohnW

RegCool is an advanced registry editor. It provides the complete functionality of Windows' own Regedit and has many powerful features that allow you to work faster and more efficiently with registry related tasks: multiple undo and redo; search and replace; compare registries; cut, copy and paste; drag and drop; easy and flexible Favorites management; editing '.REG' and '.HIVE-Files' in offline mode; registry snapshot; backup and restore; defragment, etc.

RegCool is available in multiple languages.

Category:
Runs on:Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 / Win11
Writes settings to: Application folder
Dependencies: Administrator rights, GDIPLUS.DLL, MSVCRT.DLL
Stealth: ? Yes
Unicode support: Yes
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the portable ZIP package (x32 or x64 according to your OS) and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch RegCool.exe.
Similar/alternative apps: Registry Commander
What's new?
  • Minor bug fixes.
  • Minor GUI improvements
Latest comments
Ennovy on 2025-03-25 01:50

Windows XP version download here: https://kurtzimmermann.com/files/RegCoolXP.zip

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Quick Clipboard Editor v3.0 Updated

Ennovy on 24 Mar 2025
  • 18MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 23 Mar 2025
  • Suggested by JnLlnd

Quick Clipboard Editor (QCE) not only helps maintain a history of text copied to the clipboard, it also allows you to make quick edits to the text directory. The built-in text editor provides a set of functions including:

  • find and replace
  • insert new content on each line
  • trim unwanted sections of lines
  • keep or delete lines or characters based on various criteria
  • sort by all sort of criteria
  • change case of text or portion of text
  • convert text for various coding needs (HTML, XML, PHP, AHK, etc.)

Category:
Runs on:Win7 / Win8 / Win10 / Win11
Writes settings to: Application folder
Stealth: ? Yes
Unicode support: Yes
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch QuickClipboardEditor-32-bit.exe or QuickClipboardEditor-64-bit.exe.
What's new? See: https://clipboard.quickaccesspopup.com/change-log/

LibreOffice Portable v25.2.1 Updated

Andrew Lee on 24 Mar 2025
  • 776MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 21 Mar 2025
  • Suggested by JohnTHaller

LibreOffice is a complete productivity suite including word processor, spreadsheet, presentations, database, drawing tool and more. Includes strong compatibility for 100s of file formats including Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio etc.). The program is similar to OpenOffice, a program that it was derived from, but has added many new features and improvements.

LibreOffice Portable is a special build developed in conjunction with the publisher. On systems without Java installed, some functions such as document creation wizards and the Base database application etc. can be enabled by adding jPortable, though this is optional and can be skipped if those functions are not needed. Alternatively, X-LibreOffice (64-bit version) is also available.

Other available portable versions:

  • Still - more tested and stable but with fewer features/capabilities
  • Legacy - for WinXP/Vista users (unsupported)

The program is cross platform with versions available for Mac, Linux/BSD (comes default with most distros) and supports a variety of extensions.

Category:
Runs on:Win7 / Win8 / Win10 / Wine
Writes settings to: Application folder
Stealth: ? Yes
Unicode support: Yes
Path portability: Automatic compensation for dynamic drive letter in removable storage devices
License: GPL/LGPL
How to extract: Download the portable installer and install to a folder of your choice. Launch LibreOfficePortable.exe.
Similar/alternative apps: OpenOffice, FreeOffice
What's new? See: https://www.libreoffice.org/download/release-notes/
Latest comments
freakazoid on 2024-09-30 01:25

@tomcat - It's possible to install individual LibreOffice apps on Linux distros, but not with Windows installs unfortunately.

tomcat on 2024-10-17 13:22

A powerful free alternative to MS WORD is WPS Writer, claiming full compatibility and similar UI:
https://www.wps.com/office/writer/
I wonder if it can be made (stealth) portable.

Midas on 2024-10-18 06:43

@tomcat: WPS Office was found to be adware and not natively portable.

Check https://www.portablefreeware.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=13435

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