Listary is an enhancement that allows you to quickly search almost any listing in Windows by simply typing your search terms. The program will pop up a small, semi-transparent window in Explorer windows (including open/save dialogs), Task Manager, Registry Editor and even directly on your desktop. The program works with almost any application with a system-generated list.
Although some programs will automatically jump to the first letter you type (a find-as-you-type feature of Windows Explorer), you must type quickly for more than one letter and cannot see your output. Listary brings a long-time feature of Linux to Windows, letting you enter whole words and type slower with automatic changes. Additionally, it allows wildcards and has the ability to edit your input with immediate results.
Advanced features include hotkeys, autocomplete, blacklists, favorites, a customizable window. Note that the program contains many "pro"-only features, but the program is very functional in its basic version.
Note: The latest version is no longer portable. This entry has been updated to reflect the last known portable version of the program.
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Runs on: | Win8 / Win10 / Win11 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Dependencies: | Administrator rights |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | Free for personal use |
How to extract: | Download the "Portable Version" ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch Listary.exe. |
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@Ennovy: I have updated the entry to reflect this information. Thanks!
v5.0.0.2843
Listary v6 is no longer portable. There is only an installer version wich indicates that settings are stored in the user profile folder. Latest portable version is v5.00.2843 for Windows 10 / 8 / 7 / Vista / XP SP3. Download: http://web.archive.org/web/20200505013426/https://www.listary.com/download/ListaryPortable.zip?version=5.00.2843
v6.0.9.25
Later I noticed that there is no portable version to be downloaded at the moment. I contacted the publisher about this.
v6.0.9.25
Version 6 no longer supports Windows XP and Windows 7
v6.0.9.25
Version 5 has been released with many new features: http://www.listary.com/download
v4.23.1727
Listary 4.23.1728 has been released. By the way extraction instructions are not up to date- ListaryPortable folder doesn't contain Win32 or x64 sub-folders- there is one single Listary.exe for both x32 and x64 versions of Windows.
v4.23.1727
@kiwichick: Do you still have ListaryPortable_2.0.392_English.paf.exe?
I'm looking for a copy of Listary version 2.
V3.50 (Build 714)
Got a reply from Listary support - they cant support windows 2000, since it seems their IDE (Visual Studio 2010) dropped support. Oh well, I'll get started with autoit.
V3.50.705
@juvera: don't count on it. A friend of mine thought himself immune because he was running win98 and didn't bother with anti-virus and firewalls. After a week his machine was thorougly trashed.
V3.50.705
PortableApps.com released version 6.2.0.42: https://portableapps.com/news/2024-03-14--listary-portable-6.2.0.42-released
v5.0.0.2843