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.
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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 |
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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.
shnbwmn
on 2018-05-10 03:26
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Latest version (v15.0) now supports .NET programs, the first of which appears to be KeePass Professional (or 2.x). |
Don't Sleep helps prevent system Shutdown, Standby, Hibernate, Turn Off and Restart operations. This is useful to temporarily disable automatic power-saving tools without modifying any system settings. Works great for running a presentation, defragmenting a disk, or encoding a large file.
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Runs on: | Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 / Win11 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: | Download the "Portable" ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch DontSleep_p.exe or DontSleep_x64_p.exe (for 64-bit OS). |
What's new? | See: https://softwareok.com/?seite=Microsoft/DontSleep/History |
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tomcat
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Settings > Power Options > Power & sleep > Sleep (&/or Screen): select value from 1 min to never. |
Shutter is a customizable program that lets you perform a variety of actions when a user-specified event occurs. Events include timer countdown, a certain time trigger, low CPU usage, user inactivity, a low battery etc. The corresponding actions include shutdown, reboot, logoff, lock workstation, sleep, hibernate etc.
The program can play a custom sound and/or run a program of your choice, in addition to displaying a user-configurable message. A web interface is also available that permits remote execution of one of a list of actions.
Note: A pro version is available without the limitation of 5 presets, events and actions.
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Runs on: | Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 / Win11 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | Free for personal use/Liteware |
How to extract: |
Download the "Portable" ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch Shutter.exe. Optionally, delete unnecessary language files. |
What's new? | See: https://www.den4b.com/news |
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smaragdus
on 2013-09-05 17:50
Shutter version 3.3 is no longer FreeWare for non-commercial use, it is now CrippleWare- Shutter Lite.
freakazoid
on 2014-04-24 17:07
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Recently, I upgraded to Windows 8.1 Update 1 and had trouble waking up the computer from sleep. |
LastActivityView collects information from various sources on a running system and displays a log of actions made by the user and events that occurred on the machine. Events include running .exe files, any open/save dialog-boxes, opening file/folder from Explorer or other software, software installation, system shutdown/start, application or system crash, network connection/disconnection and more.
You can easily export this information into csv/tab-delimited/xml/html file or copy it to the clipboard and then paste into Excel or other software.
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Runs on: | Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch LastActivityView.exe. |
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__philippe
on 2017-01-18 14:32
LastActivityView v1.26
MIKLO
on 2017-04-20 14:14
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Very nice and way useful thanks to the maker for your work on this project :). |
AIMP is a skinnable audio player similar to Winamp that supports most audio formats, as well as Internet radio. Features include a music library, mini-player, colorizing of individual skins, visualizations, smart playlists, global hotkeys, and plug-ins capability. Filters/effects include equalizer, reverb, normalization, voice remover, speed changes and more.
AIMP includes a built-in audio converter, APE image splitter, tag editor, alarm clock, and auto-shutdown.
Alternatively, AIMP Portable is stealth and automatically adjusts paths.
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Runs on: | Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | No. Writes to registry if run with admin rights. See this forum thread. |
Unicode support: | Yes |
Path portability: | Automatic relative path (eg. ..\..\personal\work.doc) |
License: | Freeware |
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Similar/alternative apps: | Winyl, Xion |
What's new? | See: https://www.aimp.ru/?do=changelog |
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MIKLO
on 2016-06-03 11:47
smaragdus REALLY? wow I didn't realize that looks over substance was so important to sum people. Now I'm curious what others think about the "looks" of V4 or if most just don't care like me, please don't misunderstand I understand how you feel its just foreign 2me is all I'm saying. Of course if V3 suits your needs then by all means that's the correct version for you to use, no matter what I or others think. Enjoy.:)
Peter202
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Is it possible to disable the ID3v1 tagging? It's messing up the grouping of my mp3 files when i import them in the library. |
TurnedOnTimesView analyses the Windows event log, detecting the time ranges when your computer was turned on. For those time frames, startup/shutdown time, duration, shutdown reason, type and process, as well as shutdown code are all displayed.
The program works on your local computer as well as from remote computer on your network if you have privileges to view the Windows event log remotely. Although primarily for system administrators, it can also help track down system issues and in testing.
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Runs on: | Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch TurnedOnTimesView.exe. |
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__philippe
on 2013-07-29 18:25
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For a bit of sleuthing about TurnedOnTimesView version# mystery, BinText is your friend ! |
DShutdown is an automation program that allows you to perform variety of activities on either your computer or remote PCs. Functions include awaken, sleep, shutdown, close/open programs, alarms, lock, and more. Triggers include after a time period, program close (e.g. once file compression completes), activity monitor, network rate (e.g. when a large download finishes) and even monitor color changes.
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Runs on: | Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / 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 DShutdown.exe. |
Similar/alternative apps: | TimeComX |
What's new? |
See: https://www.softpedia.com/progChangelog/DShutdown-Changelog-33845.html |
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Max Works
on 2008-07-01 12:59
When I run Avast anti-virus on this programme it tells me that it contains a Trojan Horse called Win32:Spyware-gen [Trj].
Doobedoo
on 2009-01-05 02:38
ESET always blocks with false positive! Teach that guy's that it isn't!
Werner
on 2012-07-26 09:53
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I used that often on XP 32bit but on Windows 7 64bit it does crash. Guess this is because of 64bit, but I can't test this either. |
sTray is a tiny, tray-based utility with quick access to shutdown, restart, switch user, log off, lock, sleep, hibernate functions etc. This is especially useful for remote desktop users as these commands are missing from Microsoft's Remote Desktop (RDP) tool.
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Runs on: | 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 sTray.exe. |
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AyrA
on 2016-01-05 14:40
If you only want to shut down a computer via RDP, click on an empty space of the desktop with the left mouse button and then hit [ALT]+[F4]. You will get all available options as you would locally.
Checker
on 2016-01-05 15:08
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@AyrA: See text on website: |
Hourglass is easy-to-use, customizable, and feature-rich countdown timer. It offers smart input, supports pause and resume and can run multiple timers simultaneously. All used timers are saved automatically for easy re-use. The interface includes optional timer title, themes (with the ability to create your own), colour customization.
You can minimize to tray and control from the tray, have the window stay-on-top, go full screen, pop-up, close or shutdown computer when expired, add sound notifications, keep computer awake, loop timer, loop sound, open saved timers on startup and more.
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Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Dependencies: | Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 |
Stealth: ? | No. HourglassPortable.exe.log in AppData (starting at least from Windows 8) |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | MIT |
How to extract: | Download HourglassPortable.exe to a folder of your choice and launch. |
Similar/alternative apps: | SnapTimer, XgD's Countdown, XNote Timer, TTclock |
What's new? |
Resolve #218: System.NotSupportedException on Windows 8.1 Resolve #78: Add About dialog Resolve #213: "Update" button not scaling with the rest of the UI Fix usage text for --use-factory-defaults Resolve #210: InvalidWmpVersionException on start when no WMP installed Resolve #97: Add option to remove Window frame/title bar Resolve #164: Add option to disable progress display in taskbar Resolve #183: Add "Reverse progress bar" option Resolve #187: Fix minimize button not working Resolve #202: Fix crash due to invalid Width property Resolve #204: Add option to prefer 24-hour time when parsing Resolve #206: Fix minimize, maximize, and close buttons still functional when title bar is hidden Resolve #207: Check for updates via HTTPS Resolve #208: Fix Crash loop if Hourglass closed while full screen with no title option enabled Resolve #209: Fix "Full screen" option not working if window is already maximized Show title in center of screen when timer expires Do not show "Click to enter title" when the timer expires Add "Restore", "Minimize", and "Maximize" menu options when full screen Use immersive dark mode on Windows 10 for dark themes Parse strings like "until 00:10:30" as "until 12:10:30 am" Parse times without am/pm contextually (this ensures that, for example, "1:30" gets parsed as "1:30 am" at midnight and "1:30 pm" at noon) Report media errors to the user Update to .NET Framework 4.5 Update code signing certificate thumbprint and timestamp URL |
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Specular
on 2017-08-29 14:27
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Been looking for a desktop program like this. It uses virtually the same interface as e.ggtimer.com, which I've been using for while. |
DI Radio Player plays streams from Digitally Imported, Sky.fm, JazzRadio, RockRadio and Fresca Radio. Includes a track history, comments link, sleep/shutdown options, basic visualizations, equalizer, and hotkeys
The program is functional with DI.FM premium and offers a variety of quality levels and supports favorites.
NOTE: website offline; linking to softpedia (thanks smaragdus).
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Runs on: | Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
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Administrator rights .NET framework 2.0 |
License: | Freeware/Open Source |
How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch DI Radio.exe. |
Similar/alternative apps: | StreamWriter |
What's new? |
Full changelog at http://difm.eu/changelog. |
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webfork
on 2015-10-03 22:33
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Great program that's definitely my preferred DI.FM premium interface but unfortunately I'm having constant connection issues. I tried to contact the dev but couldn't seem to get access to their forum. For the moment, I've switched over to VLC. |