Latest entries (500)

BinText v3.00

billon on 3 Apr 2019
  • 37KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 12 Dec 2000
  • Suggested by __philippe

BinText is a file text scanner / extractor that helps find character strings buried in binary files. The program can extract text from any kind of file and display plain ASCII text, Unicode (double byte ANSI) text, as well as Resource strings. Additional useful information for each item is included in the "Advanced" mode. Uniquely, the program will show both the file offset and the memory offset of each string found.

Although primarily targeted for programmers, it can be used by anyone interested in ferreting out character strings buried within binary files.

Note: Although updated versions of the program exist, the 3.00 version is listed for reasons described in forums.

Category:
Runs on:Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: None
Stealth: ? Yes
Unicode support: Yes
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch bintext.exe.
Latest comments
__philippe on 2013-07-15 08:17

Here is an old (2006) but interesting narrative about using Bintext for viewing Unicode strings in executables.

http://blog.didierstevens.com/2006/07/07/viewing-strings-in-executables/

__philippe

__philippe on 2013-07-26 18:24

BinText at your finger_tip: (WinXP tested)

Place a shortcut to Bintext in your Windows SendTo folder so that you can quickly send files to BinText by right-clicking on their names and choosing Send To -> BinText from the drop-down menu.

You can set this up by right-clicking on bintext.exe, selecting Copy then open up your WindowsSendTo folder, right click the mouse and select Paste Shortcut

As an added bonus, files get automatically loaded in BinText "Advanced view" mode, no need even for clicking the GO button...;-)

__philippe

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Angry IP Scanner v2.21

__philippe on 25 Jan 2021
  • 108KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 8 Apr 2004
  • Suggested by Andrew Lee

Angry IP Scanner is a fast IP scanner that can ping a range of IP addresses to check if they are alive, then optionally resolve hostnames, scan ports, etc. The program is useful for network administrators to monitor and manage their networks.

Note: Current versions of this program require Java. Until this is tested as portable, we are linking to the previous non-Java version.

Category:
Runs on:Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: Windows registry. But given the nature of the application, I think it can be accepted as portable. An option is provided to delete registry entries upon user's request.
License: GNU GPLv2
How to extract: Download IPscan221.EXE to a folder of your choice and launch.
Similar/alternative apps: Angry IP Scanner
Latest comments
__philippe on 2014-03-14 15:18

@Craunch

One more reason to use the older legacy version instead, which, afaik, does not need Java.

__philippe

webfork on 2014-03-14 21:30

Craunch: just added a note to the entry.

__philippe on 2016-01-30 17:10

As illustrated in the forum http://www.portablefreeware.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=78597
AdvancedIPscanner is NOT portable.

Besides, the package contains no less than 45 distinct files, including umpteen dll's, for a bloated total of 8.8MB, versus AngryIPscanner single 108KB *.exe.

Take you pick...;-)

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SpaceMonger v1.4.0

Andrew Lee on 6 Mar 2022
  • 219KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 16 Oct 2000
  • Suggested by Ram C. Dutta

SpaceMonger is a tool for keeping track of the free space on your computer. Each file or folder on a given drive is displayed in a box in the main window whose size is a relative comparison to all the other files in your system.

Note: v1.4.0 is the last freeware version.

Category:
Runs on:Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP
Writes settings to: Windows registry. But given the nature of the application, I think it can be accepted as portable.
Stealth: ? No
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch SpaceMonger.exe.
Latest comments
I am Baas on 2011-12-28 08:10

V1.4.0 is the last freeware version.

Midas on 2021-02-16 10:28

Webpage is gone, redirected to Archive.org and A+Freeware mirror.

do2or on 2022-03-05 16:43

please update the link to:
https://archive.org/download/spcmn140_zip/spcmn140.zip

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FileVerifier++ v0.6.3.5830

billon on 14 Jul 2016
  • 2MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 22 May 2010
  • Suggested by I am Baas

FileVerifier++ checks and compares files to see if they have been modified. Supports drag-and-drop, recursive directory processing, patterns, color coding, export to a variety of hashing formats (.sfv, .md5, .csv, etc.) and more. Can use any of 21 different hashing algorithms such as CRC16 for speed and SHA-512 for security (uses the standard MD5 by default).

The program (ZIP version) will automatically ask to create verification files with relative pathways, which is much more portable.

Win2K users should use an earlier version. A beta 64-bit version is available.

Category:
Runs on:Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: Application folder
Stealth: ? Yes
Unicode support: Yes
License: GPL v2
How to extract: Download the ZIP package (fv-X.X.XXXX.zip) and extract to a folder of your choice. Delete files fvshell.dll, winfvc.exe; fvc.exe, fvc-batch.cmd, fvc-batch.js. Launch fv.exe.
Similar/alternative apps: MultiHasher
What's new? Applied:
  • A workaround for a condition causing a brief delay in the program exit on certain systems.
Fixed:
  • A situation where the program would crash upon recalculating or verifying a list where a significant number of files are skipped initially.
  • A situation where the program will crash upon writing lists with entries with dates prior to 1/1/1970. Any dates prior to this will be set to 1/1/1970. This restriction will be lifted in future versions.
Latest comments
webfork on 2011-04-27 20:41

A little intimidating at first, but so far looks like the best file verification tool I've tried yet. Fast, recursive directory verify, open source, relative pathways, and multiple different verification methods? Dream come true for making sure your data hasn't changed or corrupted. Recommend MD5 for general file verification and SHA 256 for security verifications.

FV++ Author on 2011-04-28 21:10

There is a version of FV++ that works with Windows 2000. The version is v0.6.4.6010 (it is under fileverifier-testing). While several of the icons do not render properly under Win2K, it is functional.

Also, there is no functional difference between the installed version and the ZIP version, at least in terms of the program itself. The executables are identical. What makes a FV++ installation portable is the presence of the fv.cfg file in the installation directory. There are no differences besides this and the lack of an installer.

webfork on 2011-04-29 00:33

Thanks for the better info -- entry updated.

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SoftPerfect File Recovery v1.2

billon on 15 Nov 2016
  • 555KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 20 Jun 2015
  • Suggested by milentechie

SoftPerfect File Recovery helps you recover accidentally deleted files from floppy disks, hard drives, USB flash drives, CF and SD cards and other storage media. It supports the popular file systems such as FAT12, FAT16, FAT32, NTFS and NTFS5 with compression and encryption.

Category:
Runs on:WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: None
Dependencies: Administrator rights
Stealth: ? Yes
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the EXE to a folder of your choice. Launch file_recovery.exe.
Latest comments
Andy on 2007-04-06 23:41

Hi guys. I am a developer of this free tool. Let me clarify the 'hard drive' recovery. The software is able to restore accidentally deleted files from built-in hard disk drives as long as two the following conditions are met:

1. The file was deleted recently and no writing was made on the volume after that

2. Follows from 1. If you delete a file from a system volume (e.g. C:\), there are little chances to restore it because the OS is constantly writing on this volume (logs, registry branches, etc).

hudson on 2009-08-22 01:20

Excellent product. Recovered two files from flash memory. Simple and efficient, and no installation

Rolf on 2011-02-05 19:04

Odd The download says it is Version V1.2.0.0
but its size is 387KB. why? I have a 2009 copy
of V1.2.0.0 which is the correct size 272KB.
Andy can you explain. Looks a bit dodgy

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IP2 v1.04

webfork on 15 Dec 2018
  • 17KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 1 Sep 2006
  • Suggested by guinness

IP2 shows your machine's IP addresses on both Wide and Local Area Networks (WAN and LAN). While most tools focus on the local address, this provides the address from the perspective of an "outsider" on the Internet. This is useful in diagnostics, connectivity, and analysis.

Category:
Runs on:Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: None
Stealth: ? Yes
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch IP2.exe.
What's new?
  • Updated to reflect out of date or changed web sites.
Latest comments
iHmB on 2010-07-24 04:41

Awesome~ I'm sick of going to a website to find my IP.

Irgen on 2011-01-22 05:02

when I use proxy the IP2 not work right,is display my router ip,not proxy ip

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X-Pass v2.2 New

lwc on 1 May 2024
  • 18KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 6 Dec 2003
  • Suggested by Andrew Lee

X-Pass reveals the content of almost any password field, revealing the text behind those asterisks.

Note: site archived.

Category:
Runs on:Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7
Writes settings to: None
License: Freeware
How to extract:
  1. Download the ZIP package and extract to a temporary folder
  2. Move all files from bin to a folder of your choice
  3. Launch xpass.exe
Latest comments
tomcat on 2023-10-07 07:15

The download link no longer works. Error 404 - page not found.

Midas on 2023-10-07 09:35

For an old status update about X-Pass see this forum post:
https://www.portablefreeware.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=90600#p90600

FYI and apparently, the last saved snapshot of X-Pass' website at the Web Archive is this:
http://web.archive.org/web/20121101000000*/https://www.wintotal.de/Software/index.php?rb=1027&id=1932

Andrew Lee on 2023-10-09 05:23

@tomcat: I have edited the entry and made a copy of the program available for local download.

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Text Editor Anywhere v2.01

webfork on 29 May 2016
  • 535KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on
  • Suggested by infimum

Text Editor Anywhere is a small tool that allows you to edit text anywhere with one or more text editors. This allows the use of advanced features (like auto-completing, spell checking and syntax highlighting) available in various external editors.

Category:
Runs on:Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7
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 TextEditorAnywhere.exe.
Latest comments
kithpendragon on 2011-10-30 14:45

An excellent and important utility! Using a different (local) text handler for each and every time we input text is a cognetics nightmare which TEA solves quite neatly within our present architecture.
Note: This utility uses the clipboard to move the completed file back to the original location. Anything already on the clipboard is lost in the process.

webfork on 2016-05-29 02:39

This is a great program. When I was using multiple editors to get the best of each (NotePad++, LibreOffice, and Dreamweaver), I used this frequently. Also works well with gpg4usb.

FileHandler on 2018-06-02 03:07

It works well as long as you stick to editing your text and refrain from switching to various other apps - to research something for your text etc.

It seems to rely on Alt-Tabbing back to the previously used window to transport your edited text back to where it belongs. This will only work if you had not switched to other programs in the meantime.

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Sculptris Alpha 5

webfork on 13 Jan 2017
  • 4MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 23 Jul 2010
  • Suggested by pplknownothin

Sculptris is a 3D sculpting program similar to Z-Brush. It was produced by the developers of Z-Brush (Pixologic) and Thomas Pettersson.

Category:
Runs on:WinXP / Vista / Win7
Writes settings to: Application folder
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch Sculptris.EXE.
Latest comments
potbic on 2011-09-20 15:59

new version is available Sculptris alpha 6, and it's still a lot of fun

dilentec on 2013-01-23 11:50

I downloaded from here: http://www.pixologic.com/zbrush/downloadcenter/

Emka on 2013-12-16 14:53

website link broken, download of alpha 6 requires registration

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BitcoinPortable v6

billon on 27 Dec 2016
  • 1MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 8 Dec 2011
  • Suggested by Tritonio

BitcoinPortable is the distributed currency system. It supports wallet encryption, automatic backup, and sending your coins to another address every hour.

BitcoinPortable is a wrapper for the Bitcoin client.

Category:
Runs on:WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: Application folder
Stealth: ? Yes
Path portability: Automatic relative path (eg. ..\..\personal\work.doc)
License: MIT
How to extract:
  1. Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice
  2. Launch BitcoinPortable.exe
  3. Follow the instructions of the first time wizard to properly extract the Bitcoin client next to the wrapper

Stamina Typing Tutor v2.5

Midas on 29 Nov 2016
  • 5MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on
  • Suggested by I am Baas

Stamina is a multifunctional touch-typing tutor with support for several Keyboard layouts and languages. Lessons designed for mastering certain keys. Use text from an external file, lesson editor. Precision clock & Timer. Progress graphs by days and sessions. Statistics: Keystrokes (in Kb) & duration. Illumination of letters and finger work zones on the virtual keyboard. MP3 background + a Playlist. Customizable appearance.

Category:
Runs on:Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7
Writes settings to: Application folder
Stealth: ? Yes
License: Freeware
How to extract:
  1. Download the installer and install to the default folder
  2. Copy all files (except uninstall.exe) to a folder of your choice
  3. Uninstall the application
  4. Launch Stamina.exe

NAPS2 v6.1.2

vevy on 23 Dec 2020
  • 8MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 27 Jul 2019
  • Suggested by Midas

NAPS2 (Not Another PDF Scanner 2) is a document scanning application with a focus on simplicity and ease of use. Scan your documents from WIA- and TWAIN-compatible scanners, organize the pages as you like, and save them as PDF, TIFF, JPEG, PNG, and other file formats.

Category:
Runs on:WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: Application folder
Dependencies: Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0
Unicode support: Yes
License: GNU GPLv2
How to extract:
  1. Download the "Portable" ZIP or 7Z package and extract to a folder of your choice
  2. Delete contributors.txt, license.txt and unnecessary language files
  3. Launch NAPS2.Portable.exe
Similar/alternative apps: WinScan2PDF

Restoration v3.2.13

Midas on 13 Jun 2018

Restoration helps undelete files that were deleted accidentally. You can scan for all files that could be recovered, or filter the results by entering a search term or extension. By contrast, if the recoverable files need to stay deleted, the program can perform a secure wipe function to fully delete recoverable files.

Category:
Runs on:Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP
Writes settings to: None
Dependencies: Administrator rights
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch Restoration.exe.
Latest comments
dmg on 2010-11-05 23:19

@Oliver

On this site "stealth" generally means that when an app is run and exited correctly it leaves nothing behind beyond the record Windows makes for every app. Since this does not save any settings at all the only changes it makes will be related to any files you recover with it. Assuming these things, yes it can be considered stealth.

spicydog on 2011-02-05 11:01

Restoration 3.2.13 is simply a great program!!! HUGE thanks (Domo Arigato Gozaimasu) to Brian Kato for having developed it and for the portablefreeware friends who suggested it.

I especially like the capacity to restore entire folders... Feature that I really miss in other recovery applications!

Pity that it is not possible to maximize the GUI...

spicydog on 2011-02-06 14:43

With Restoration v3.2.13 I have noticed the following:

a. - If I recover data from a local disk = Always excellent results

b. - If I recover data from a USB external hard disk = Sometimes the recovery of a shift-deleted folder is pretty weird (i.e. inside the recovered folder I find also other files, which were previously deleted on that HDD but had ABSOLUTELY nothing to do with the folder I just recovered)

c. - If I recover data from a (4GB) USB thumbdrive = I get immediately the "Do you want to scan vacant clusters?" popup and whether I click Yes or No after a split second I get the (exact same) "No files were found." response.

Anybody else experienced any of the above (a - b - c)?

Tnx

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CDBurnerXP v4.5.8.7128

billon on 20 Dec 2019
  • 17MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 17 Nov 2019
  • Suggested by Andrew Lee

CDBurnerXP burns CDs and DVDs, including Blu-Ray and HD-DVDs. The program can create and burn bootable ISOs as well as burn standard format playable CDs. The program also includes a BIN/NRG to ISO converter, simple cover printing and post-burn verification. Audio CDs can be burned from most formats (MP3, FLAC, M4A etc.) with or without gaps between tracks, and includes support for metadata and audio normalization.

Supports many world languages.

Category:
Runs on:Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: Application folder
Windows registry
More
Dependencies: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0+
Stealth: ? No. HKCU\Software\Canneverbe Limited\CDBurnerXP
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the "Portable version" ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch cdbxpp.exe.
Similar/alternative apps: ImgBurn, cdrtfe, AnyBurn

GoPing v1.0.18

Andrew Lee on 12 Feb 2013
  • 3MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on
  • Suggested by badhim

GoPing is a graphical ping tool. It pings a host in multithreaded mode with specified packet size, timeout and interval (supports extremely low intervals - 20ms). Allows user to save and load collected data for future review.

Category:
Runs on:Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7
Writes settings to: Application folder
Stealth: ? Yes
License: Freeware (Ad Supported)
How to extract: Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch GoPing.exe.

Hokrain v1.0.5

I am Baas on 11 Dec 2015
  • 809KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 7 Aug 2011
  • Suggested by toitoy

Hokrain is a lightweight, fast audio player that allows you to present tracks as waveforms to make file seeking easier. It is designed to be lightweight, fast, and compatible with most popular formats. The program is also built with keyboard controls in mind for quick, transparent controls.

Note: Website expired, switched to Softpedia.

Category:
Runs on:WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8
Writes settings to: Application folder
Stealth: ? Yes
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the RAR archive and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch Hokrain.exe.
Similar/alternative apps: xmplay, foobar
Latest comments
Gmacri on 2013-02-04 22:46

Very good Software, with only 809 KB and beautiful skins.
User interface that reminiscents orthodox two-panel file manager,
Support for adding folder with it's subfolders, navigate your file system and manage play list.
Support for popular audio formats, and portable.
I Would like to see in futures updates, the possibility to see the Album Art of the file.

ripu on 2015-10-23 18:07

I really like the UI. Also lots of options in settings.

Stephen Leibowitz on 2024-05-15 13:37

The website is still there and provides a good description of the application:
https://hokrain.ru/

But the download button does not work. For that, use Softpedia or
https://web.archive.org/web/20150211165638/https://hokrain.ru/Hokrain.rar

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@icon sushi v1.21

webfork on 27 Dec 2018
  • 1MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 4 Feb 2007
  • Suggested by Andrew Lee

@icon sushi is an image-to-icon converter that supports alpha channel, transparency mask, WinXP 32-bit icons and multi-icon ICO files. It imports ICO, BMP, PNG, PSD, EXE, DLL and ICL files. It exports ICO, BMP, PNG and ICL files.

Category:
Runs on:Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista
Writes settings to: Application folder
Stealth: ? Yes
Unicode support: No
License: Freeware
How to extract:
  1. Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice
  2. Create an empty file called aicon.ini in the same folder
  3. Launch aicon.exe
What's new?
    1.21 (Feb 04, 2007)
  • - Added: Support Vista icons. (read/write from/to *.ICO and *.ICL)
  • Therefore now up to 256x256 of image sizes are supported.
  • If you wish to save to vista format, choose Options/Icon Save Format/Vista Format
  • - Fixed: View size ComboBox did not work.
  • - Fixed: Text color did not inherit windows design settings.
  • - Fixed: In some cases, list images and large icon images were not displayed correctly.
  • - Fixed: Error occurred when saving many icons to *.ico or *.icl file.

Full changelog at http://www.towofu.net/soft/aicon_history_e.txt.
Latest comments
Nergal on 2009-01-30 15:45

Seems to Work perfect on Vista SP1

Wizzer at Colour4Free on 2009-09-07 12:06

Tried most of the icon editors listed and found that the application works in XP SP3 and Vista.
I confirm that placing aicon.ini in the application folder works.
The small size and with all the basic tools needed to extract, convert format and save, with a GUI that is intuitive and easy to learn how to use, means that this software is highly recommended.

juverax on 2018-12-18 12:09

The download link, and the application still work fine in Windows 10.

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Hash v1.04

smaragdus on 21 Mar 2017
  • 28KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 24 Oct 2006
  • Suggested by Fluffy

Hash is simple drag-and-drop file verification tool. The program displays file size, modified date MD5, SHA1, and CRC32 functions on any number of files. Results displayed in the window can easily be copied to the clipboard or saved to a text file. The program allows direct browsing of multiple files.

Includes command-line capabilities with support for wildcard selections.

Category:
Runs on:Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8
Writes settings to: None
Stealth: ? Yes
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch Hash.exe.
Similar/alternative apps: PocketHash, md5hash
Latest comments
teb on 2008-12-02 08:09

I like this program best, since it allows multiple files at the same time, and supports a bunch of different formats, and is free.

Webfork on 2009-12-11 19:41

Outstanding program. Drag-and-drop support, multiple file checks, and containing the three major checking algorithms. Very useful to evaluate a file as genuine and uncorrupted.

Midas on 2018-06-19 07:57

Hash could be really convenient if it allowed to suppress GUI and redirect output to /stdout/.

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RawReg v1.3 New

lwc on 31 Mar 2024
  • 636KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 6 Dec 2011
  • Suggested by joby_toss

RawReg allows edition of offline registry hives. It can be used (for example) to edit BCD hives, NTUSER, software and many other registry hives found in versions after Windows 2000, including those created by the security tool Sandboxie. Information is provided on the physical offset position of each registry key on the hive file, useful for debugging a registry hive with the aid of an hexadecimal editor.

The program can browse the registry, change value data, edit value titles, and show a map with information on the data in each area.

Category:
Runs on:Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: Application folder
Stealth: ? Yes
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download RawReg.exe to a folder of your choice and launch.
Similar/alternative apps: Windows Registry Recovery, RegistryViewer
Latest comments
juverax on 2024-02-24 13:26

Actually the original web site is alive (online):
http://reboot.pro/files/file/95-rawreg/
The download link on the reboot.pro website works (but not the one on web.archive.org)

Midas on 2024-02-24 19:05

@juverax: you're right -- links corrected...

Just in case, here's the link for the latest Archive.org snapshot:

https://web.archive.org/web/20200811134411/reboot.pro/files/file/95-rawreg/

jenss on 2024-02-25 08:36

chrome browsers does not allow download = nothing happens! I downloaded with firefox browser.

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Tiny Hexer Small Edition v1.8.1.6

lwc on 21 Dec 2023

Tiny Hexer Small Edition is a minimal hex editor for binary files with an intuitive interface. The program features multiple file edition, the ability to edit sectors of the disk or other media including flash memory on drivers drive or digital camera. The program can change the virtual memory of other processes and open files up to 2 GB.

The "Small Edition" was originally developed for BartPE as a version that requires fewer system libraries and can operate on minimal dependencies.

Category:
Runs on:Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8
Writes settings to: Application folder
Stealth: ? Yes
License: Freeware
How to extract:
  1. Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice
  2. Make sure not to delete the empty mpth.dat file
  3. Launch mpth_small.exe

AniFX v1.0

Checker on 15 Mar 2014
  • 3MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on
  • Suggested by lautrepay

AniFX is an all-in-one solution for cursor creation, extraction and editing. Includes many tools and more than 40 effects. Can utilize images, export cursors to images, or import them from Windows and Mac files. Animated GIF files can be converted to cursors and vice versa.

Supports transparency with XP/Vista/7 cursors and batch processing.

Note: The official website is offline so we are linking to the archive.org mirror. Alternatively, AniFX Portable is also available.

Category:
Runs on:Win98 / WinME / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7
Writes settings to: Application folder
Stealth: ? Yes
Unicode support: No
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch AniFX.exe.
Latest comments
Emka on 2011-12-24 06:40

Website and download links seem to be broken.

lautrepay on 2011-12-25 18:10

Thanks, Emka. The download link points to http://web.archive.org/web/20110204080136/http://icofx.ro/anifx/files/anifxpe.zip now. I've also added a mention to the PA.c version.
When IcoFX went payware, cursors edition capabilities were added to it. Probably, that's the reason why AniFX was killed.

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1Time 2.2

webfork on 28 Mar 2020
  • 438KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on
  • Suggested by joby_toss

1Time can be used as a stopwatch, countdown timer, or alarm. You can configure it to beep or play any media file when the countdown reaches zero, or when the desired time is reached. When minimized to the taskbar, the title is dynamic and reflects the remaining time to go. You can use it to time hours spent on a project, be alerted at a specific time, remind you to take a break at regular intervals (by using the "repeat" function), etc.

Category:
Runs on:Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7
Writes settings to: Application folder
Stealth: ? Yes
License: Freeware
How to extract:
  1. Download the installer and extract to a folder of your choice
  2. The application is in the {app} folder
  3. Launch 1Time.exe
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Quilan on 2012-02-29 09:41

There's a bug in the program: the timer seems to take its reference from the Windows clock and when passing midnight, the counter resets to 24:00:00-.

Switched to FreeWatch.

Quilan on 2012-02-29 09:43

Damn html tags.
I meant to write: "the counter resets to 24:00:00-{previous value}".

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ImgSearch v3.0.8

webfork on 16 Mar 2019

ImgSearch lets you search and delete similar images across multiple folders. The program even allows checking for similarity from previous image analysis. Files are removed to the Recycle Bin and can be restored in case of a mistake.

Supports analysis of JPG, GIF, BMP, ICO, CUR, WMF, EMF, PNG, PCX image formats.

Category:
Runs on:Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: None
Stealth: ? Yes
Unicode support: No
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch ImgSearch.exe.
Similar/alternative apps: AntiDupl.NET
Latest comments
__philippe on 2016-03-01 16:35

Worthy alternative to ImgSearch (which has not been updated since March 2007) :

Antidupl.Net 2.3.8 (Released Sep 2015)

http://www.portablefreeware.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=7471&hilit=imgsearch&start=0

spicydog on 2018-01-24 02:19

Download link (and apparently website) seem to be broken.

Download from Softpedia: http://www.softpedia.com/get/Multimedia/Graphic/Graphic-Others/ImgSearch.shtml

webfork on 2018-01-24 20:37

@spicydog: thanks for that -- billon pointed it to archive.org (thanks billon)

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The Guide v2.0

smaragdus on 18 Mar 2017
  • 3MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 13 Dec 2008
  • Suggested by remialdo

The Guide is a dual-pane outliner. It supports the creation/rearrangement of nodes, rich text with lots of formatting options, searching of full/subtree for matching text, hyperlinks to other nodes/files/directories/e-mails/URLs, configuration of node icon/checkboxes etc.

Category:
Runs on:Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8
Writes settings to: Application folder
Stealth: ? Yes
Unicode support: Yes
License: Apache
How to extract:
  1. Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice.
  2. Edit guide.ini and change: portable=0 to portable=1
  3. Launch Guide.exe
Similar/alternative apps: Flashnote, MemPad, minipad2
Latest comments
Trevor Lukey on 2009-08-14 01:11

Lots of potential. I currently use whizfolders and like the cleaner interface of the Guide but one feature I consider critical is the ability to copy nodes between documents.

l.o. on 2010-10-12 09:51

Just tested The Guide and it crashed within two minutes use. It has a severe bug and crashes on startup if you have selected "Load last used document" in the preferences. As development seems stopped it is unlikely the bug will be fixed.

vagablonde on 2011-05-11 06:55

love this little app works perfectly for what I use it for,with the addition of a couple features id even but it,never had any issue using this app,the lack of an auto sort feature would be a great addition.

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TIPP10 v2.1.0

billon on 22 Mar 2019
  • 9MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 10 Mar 2011
  • Suggested by I am Baas

TIPP10 is a free touch typing tutor with an extensive progress tracker, numerous training lessons and the ability to create your own. Characters that are mistyped are repeated more frequently. Also available in PortableApps.com format.

Category:
Runs on:Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: Application folder
Stealth: ? Yes
License: GNU GPLv2
How to extract: Download the "portable" ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch tipp10.exe.
Latest comments
MajorTom on 2016-05-22 09:58

Limited keyboard support, directed mainly to German Speaking users.

Specular on 2019-03-22 01:43

I've used this years before but after re-checking it I was kind of surprised there was no WPM (Words Per Minute) counter anywhere, instead only CPM (Characters Per Minute) is listed. Have read elsewhere that WPM is CPM/5 but it would be preferable to be displayed within such a program.

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Folderico v3.7.2

webfork on 16 Jan 2019
  • 4MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 4 Jan 2007
  • Suggested by crownixx

Folderico allows you to change the default icon of any folder. It performs this feat by creating a desktop.ini file in the chosen folder that points to the desired icon (also automatically created) so that Windows Explorer will render the folder icon differently. Folderico does not need to be running for the new folder icon to be displayed, and the changes are sticky even when the hard disk or memory stick is plugged into another machine.

Category:
Runs on:Win2K / WinXP
Writes settings to: Application folder
Stealth: ? Yes
Unicode support: No
License: Freeware
How to extract:
  1. Download the zipped installer (XP version), unzip, then extract using Universal Extractor to a folder of your choice
  2. Delete $PLUGINSDIR and [NSIS].nsi
  3. Create an empty file folderico.ini.
  4. Launch Folderico.exe
Latest comments
TP109 on 2018-12-10 08:53

No longer freeware. Homepage and download links for entry not valid. New home page https://www.folderico.com/

juverax on 2018-12-18 10:35

I could not download the application from the waybackmachine (pointed by TPFC), but it is available on softpedia.

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Taskbar Control v1.0.96.0

Orca on 2 Jan 2017
  • 762KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 5 Nov 2011
  • Suggested by donald

Taskbar Control allows hiding/un-hiding the taskbar, including the 1 pixel line that "Auto Hide" displays, without changing a permanent system option. The program's default keyboard shortcut is Ctrl+Alt+I.

Written in AutoHotkey

Category:
Runs on:WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: Application folder
License: Freeware
How to extract:
  1. Download the ZIP package ("For Win Vista-8" or "For Win 10") and extract TaskbarControl.exe and TaskCont.ico to a folder of your choice
  2. Launch TaskbarControl.exe
  3. Click "Cancel" or just close appeared "About" window
Similar/alternative apps: Hide Taskbar, TaskBar Hider
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billon on 2017-09-28 05:28

Latest version 1.1.25.2 come in form of installer (which can be extracted), only 64-bit and probably supports only Win 10

Pendrive on 2021-08-14 18:49

"Taskbar Control allows hiding/un-hiding the taskbar, including the 1 pixel line"? Really, is that right? It doesn't hide that 1-pixel line for me.
Does it actually do that for anyone else and, if not, why is that assertion here? Also, if it cannot, where is a program that can do that?

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SeqDownload v1.26

bzl333 on 23 Feb 2015
  • 67KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 17 Jul 2010
  • Suggested by guinness

SeqDownload downloads an image file on a time scale you set to your local drive. Although this is primarily for "live" images updated frequently on the internet, it can also be used for other types of files.

With this, you can easily create a beautiful animation from the downloaded images or simply watch the historical images on your local download folder. On non-image files, you can make sure you always have the very latest file.

Category:
Runs on:Win98 / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7
Writes settings to: Application folder
Stealth: ? Yes
Unicode support: No
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch SeqDownload.exe.
Latest comments
Saad Rahim on 2010-09-25 11:04

i like this download manager because this needs no serial number

freakazoid on 2012-01-22 23:52

This is actually a pretty neat download manager for its size. I removed a lot of the columns to make it more like a download manager and less like a timed download app.

A good backup when I'm not using Opera or Firefox with DownThemAll.

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AdapterWatch v1.05

webfork on 21 Aug 2022
  • 52KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 18 May 2009
  • Suggested by Checker

AdapterWatch displays useful information about your network adapters: IP addresses, Hardware address, WINS servers, DNS servers, MTU value, Number of bytes received or sent, The current transfer speed, and more.
In addition, it displays general TCP/IP/UDP/ICMP statistics for your local computer.

Category:
Runs on:Win2K / WinXP / Vista
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 awatch.exe.
What's new?
  • Fixed bug: AdapterWatch displayed wrong MTU value returned by Windows API. Now the MTU value is loaded from the Registry.
  • Added 'Copy Selected Cell' option.

Mouse Recorder Premium v1.0.46

webfork on 27 Jan 2024
  • 7MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 29 Jul 2015
  • Suggested by bartelsmedia

Mouse Recorder Premium is an automation program for repetitive tasks. The program functions like a "macro," or tool that records mouse movements, clicks, keyboard input and then plays back the actions infinitely at customizable speed.

The program also includes an editor component to modify, change, or update recordings. You can modify or add text entry, window selection, mouse movement, keystrokes, and more.

NOTE: Program discontinued, linking to user-contributed mirror.

Category:
Runs on:Win7 / Win8
Writes settings to: None if launched from USB thumb drive or with the command-line parameter "-portable"
Stealth: ? Yes
Path portability: Automatic relative path (eg. ..\..\personal\work.doc)
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the 7ZIP package and extract using 7ZIP-compatible program like PeaExtractor to a folder of your choice. Launch mouserecorder.bat or mouserecorder.exe -portable.
Similar/alternative apps: TinyTask
Latest comments
webfork on 2020-05-30 00:06

There's some oddities in the program and it takes some getting used to but it undoubtedly saves me multiple hrs / week with several repetitive tasks.

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Lacuna Launcher v1.0.0

webfork on 20 Nov 2015
  • 462KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 12 Dec 2008
  • Suggested by lautrepay

Lacuna Launcher uses a single shortcut with a list of files to open all at once. Applications (.exe), shortcuts (.lnk), internet shortcuts (.url), images, music, movies, etc.

Category:
Runs on:Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8
Writes settings to: Application folder
Stealth: ? Yes
License: Freeware (Donationware)
How to extract:
  1. Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice
  2. Open the included list.txt file in a text editor and make a list with the paths to files you want to open, placing one per line (no limit)
  3. Launch ll.exe
Programs start in the same order that they appear in the list

Note: Command-line options are available to give you more control over timing of the launches and the ability to create multiple lists and specify which you would like to use. To launch files with command line parameters, create a shortcut with the parameters set, and use the path to the shortcut file (.lnk) in the list, instead of a direct path to the application.
Similar/alternative apps: Splat
Latest comments
jonezrin on 2012-05-10 14:38

Been using this app for a few years and it's great. I work part time at 3 different jobs and have a list created for each office. Run the appropriate command line first thing in the morning and all the programs/files I need for the day are loaded and ready to go.

Joe on 2015-02-02 14:35

A good simple alternative to Splat if you are only interested in launching programs.

You can create separate lists for programs you want to launch together, e.g. one for office work, one for graphic design, etc, etc. You can create a list of all your favorite programs and make them start with Windows. Does not remain open or resident in memory once all programs are launched.

Altogether a very useful program.

Tested and works in Windows 8.1 x64 too.

TP109 on 2015-11-17 01:33

Very useful and simple tool for launching programs, opening folders, URLs, etc. with a shortcut. Launch lists use a text file so it's super easy to modify lists quickly and easily with the default txt editor.

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KeyTweak v2.3.0

webfork on 10 Jan 2021
  • 454KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 8 Mar 2018
  • Suggested by kwhitefoot

KeyTweak is a simple utility that allows users to redefine their keyboard input signals by modifying the Windows registry. It can revert your layout to the default settings as well as warn you of some potentially dangerous modifications before they are put into effect.

Possible uses for this program (from the author): "Maybe you have an old keyboard and you really miss having a "Windows" key. Maybe you are used to using a different keyboard and you keep hitting the wrong key. Maybe you know that you are going to be doing a lot of numerical data entry and would like to change your Num Pad + key into a Tab key for a little while. How about changing Scroll Lock into a Mute button?"

NOTE: Site offline, linking to Softpedia.

Category:
Runs on:WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7
Writes settings to: Windows registry. Due to the nature of the program and the reason for the registry entries we are accepting KeyTweak as portable.
Dependencies: Elevated privileges are required on Vista and Win7.
Stealth: ? No. Information is written to HKLM\SOFTWARE\KeyTweak as a necessary part of KeyTweak's backup function.
Unicode support: No
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the installer and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch KeyTweak.exe.
Latest comments
TenaciousD on 2014-02-21 07:43

Here is a link if needed:
(credit goes to the Wayback machine!)
http://tinyurl.com/odq5wx8

Specular on 2014-02-21 08:48

Have been using this little app for years. Works under Win 8 as well as long as it's launched with 'Run as administrator'.

For some reason it doesn't display the keys in the same order as they appear on my actual keyboard, however the keys are still easy to remap.

Midas on 2014-02-21 11:21

Softpedia link (a little faster than Webarchive):

http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/OS-Enhancements/KeyTweak.shtml

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Privacy Mantra v3.00

webfork on 12 Nov 2020
  • 986KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on
  • Suggested by Wolfghost

Privacy Mantra keeps your computer clean from online and offline information. The program removes the list of web sites visited in the undeletable index.dat file, even after the Internet history and cache has been removed, as well as information of executables you run, movies watched, and documents opened. This program helps address many possible privacy violations that can’t be deleted manually as they are locked by the operating system.

Supports 32 and 64-bit.

Category:
Runs on:WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7
Writes settings to: Application folder
Stealth: ? Yes
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the installer and extract to a folder of your choice. The application files are in the $INSTDIR subfolder. Launch privacymantra.exe.
Latest comments
Emka on 2010-12-20 14:03

Sounds nice. Does it have any advantages over CCleaner?

Pax on 2010-12-23 12:56

Haven't run the application yet but it looks like a good addition. Love the documentation on the site where the author details *exactly* what's cleaned out. It's rare to see that level of documentation and it's appreciated.

Looking over the site, this app also has a ridiculously easy to use plug-in system which the author hopes will spur user contributions and increase the number of apps and registry entries covered.

This one looks like one to keep an eye on.

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ToYcon v0.9

billon on 18 Dec 2018
  • 525KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 30 Jan 2010
  • Suggested by SlowLearner

ToYcon is a fast, drag-and-drop PNG to ICO convertor. Support for Vista icons with embedded PNG compression available.

Category:
Runs on:WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: Application folder
Stealth: ? Yes
License: Free for personal use
How to extract: Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch ToYcon.exe.
What's new?
  • Update translations (Croatian, Deutsch, Dutch, English, French, Italian). Thanks to all translators
  • Minor optimizations
  • Change the order in which different format are store into ico to force Windows to display the best format

Retrieved from latest Webarchive snapshot.
Latest comments
juverax on 2018-12-18 11:25

Links to Download and to website are broken.
Softpedia does not have it.
I found a couple of websites offering ToYcon v.07, all loaded with malware (detection rate by virustotal: around 30%)

juverax on 2018-12-18 16:08

@ Mixture: Thank you very much
virustotal (malware detection ratio: 4/69): https://www.virustotal.com/#/file/dff3a8a34fc4493d32fb977010a20a8524a07c83129dc52c7a387c09d85f0752/detection Probably false positive ...

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Proxomitron v4.5 June Release

lintalist on 25 Jun 2018
  • 2MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on
  • Suggested by Ennovy

Proxomitron is a local HTTP web-filtering proxy. It contains a powerful text matching engine specially designed to re-write web pages on the fly. You can use one of the built-in filtering rules, modify them or even write your own. With Proxomitron, you can stop pop-up, pop-under or pop-over ad windows, convert ads/banners into simple text links, freeze animated GIFs, stop blinking text etc.

Note: The original author of Proxomitron has passed on, and the program is no longer being developed.

Category:
Runs on:Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP
Writes settings to: Application folder
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch Proxomitron.exe.
Latest comments
Simon on 2011-03-01 16:43

I've been using proxomitron since win95, more than 10 years now. Best ad/trash/online scam filter EVER. Best thing is, no matter what new exploit shows up.. all you need are a few lines of code to block it/modify it. This baby literally rewrites the web.

Ennovy on 2012-01-20 11:07

Tested under Windows 7, works fine. Great software and I am using it for many years now.

lintalist on 2018-06-25 17:03

For those interested: someone managed to decompile Proxomitron completely, analyse and rebuild it, dubbed Proxomitron Reborn. More information in the forum thread https://www.portablefreeware.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=1486

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ColorPicker v1.2

billon on 23 Dec 2020
  • 242KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 1 May 2020
  • Suggested by billon

ColorPicker allows color code selections, primarily for web development. Colors can be selected similar to the Windows color selection via an HSL color graphic, and both HSL and RGB values can be adjusted individually. So-called web-safe colors can also be selected via a graphic (e.g. for 3-digit CSS color values) and values can be copied or pasted in different formats. The program allows automatic copy and paste of values that enable data exchange with other programs, including text and HTML editors.

Color code formats include hexadecimal, decimal RGB, CSS hexadecimal, CSS 3 digits hexadecimal, CSS RGB decimal, CSS RGB percent, CSS HSL).

Note: Program discontinued.

Category:
Runs on:Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: Application folder
Dependencies: Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0
Stealth: ? Yes
Unicode support: Yes
License: Freeware
How to extract:
  1. Download the 7Z package and extract (using a program like PeaExtractor) to a folder of your choice
  2. Delete unnecessary language and help files
  3. Launch ColorPicker.exe
  4. When prompted, select Application directory of ColorPicker (portable)
Similar/alternative apps: ColorMania
What's new? See German changelog here.

LS - File List Generator v1.53

webfork on 25 Jan 2016
  • 119KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on
  • Suggested by AlephX

LS - File List Generator collects information about all files and subfolders located under your specified path and generates a listing in various file formats, including text, HTML and CSV.

Category:
Runs on:Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP
Writes settings to: Application folder
Unicode support: No
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch LS.exe.
Latest comments
Dawie Fourie on 2010-01-29 11:10

The software is out of this world, very easy to use, saved me hours of work!!

CWeinhofer on 2010-11-08 14:58

May work well for 9X and XP, but crashes on Win 7.

dmg on 2010-11-09 01:15

I do not have access to Win7 to test this but you might try deleting LS.exe.manifest located in the program folder. Its only purpose is to change the GUI to match the XP Luna theme. I found that deleting it greatly improved stability on XP. If you try it please post back with results.

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File Splitter Lite v1.1.2

lautrepay on 26 Dec 2015
  • 281KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 23 Nov 2010
  • Suggested by I am Baas

File Splitter Lite is a small and fast program which allows you to split a copy of a large file into smaller segments. You may then easily transfer the segments to another computer and use File Splitter Lite or a self-joining batch script to reconstruct the original file.

Note: Main site offline, linking to MajorGeeks mirror (thanks Baas)

Category:
Runs on:WinXP / Vista / Win7
Writes settings to: None
Stealth: ? Yes
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the ZIP/RAR package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch FileSplitterLite.exe.
Latest comments
rogerthedodger on 2013-02-03 00:13

Link dead

I am Baas on 2013-02-03 00:58

Thank you, rogerthedodger.

Archived Website at http://web.archive.org/web/20120616162020/http://www.kineticstorm.com/products/filesplitterlite.php

Download from http://www.majorgeeks.com/File_Splitter_Lite_d6552.html

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Plöp v0.1

webfork on 24 Nov 2019
  • 84KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on
  • Suggested by dmg

Plöp is a simple puzzle game where you jump pegs over each other until there is only one peg left. It includes four unique board layouts.

Category:
Runs on:WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP
Writes settings to: None
Stealth: ? Yes
License: Free for personal use
How to extract: Download ploep.exe to a folder of your choice and launch.

SnapTimer v0.1

billon on 27 Dec 2016
  • 3MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 12 Aug 2010
  • Suggested by jaden

SnapTimer is a simple countdown timer. Alarm options include message box, balloon in tray, audio file (20+ loop-friendly wav files included) or running a separate program. Font size and color are customizable.

Functional on 64-bit systems.

Category:
Runs on:WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: Application folder
Stealth: ? Yes
Path portability: Automatic relative path (eg. ..\..\personal\work.doc)
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch SnapTimer.exe.

Emunge v1.01

billon on 3 Jul 2017
  • 75KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 6 Jan 2005
  • Suggested by donald

Emunge performs text search and replace operations with regular expressions (AKA regex); text from the clipboard or entered into the program's left window pane will be searched and the output displayed in the right window pane.

Category:
Runs on:WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista
Writes settings to: Application folder
Dependencies: DorNET Framework
Unicode support: Yes
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch Emunge.exe.

Lupas Rename 2000 v5.0

Midas on 6 Feb 2024
  • 1004KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 1 Apr 2005
  • Suggested by Andrew Lee

Lupas Rename makes it easier to rename a large number of files, with many options to choose from. It also supports instant preview before making the changes permanent.

Category:
Runs on:Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP
Writes settings to: Application folder
Unicode support: No
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the self-extracting EXE to a folder of your choice. Launch LupasRename.exe.
What's new? Available changelog at https://lupasfreeware.org/rename/history.php.
Latest comments
Midas on 2011-09-26 09:32

In the renaming through GUI department, LupasRenamer is really hard to beat for ease of use -- notwithstanding its aging interface; it would be perfect if its developer took the time to update it a bit since, as it is now, it is already showing its age...

aazard on 2020-11-09 00:29

@Midas... still true 9 years later. Bulk Filr renamer & ant renamer are good, but this matches them, who are over 2 to 3 mb, BUT weighing in at under 300kb (290kb reduced to needed files) when made portable & upx compressed
best pick

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ConcaDec v3.0

Checker on 14 Dec 2015
  • 1MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 1 Aug 2010
  • Suggested by lautrepay

ConcaDec is an easy-to-use program to divide and join any file you like (included files larger than 4 GB).

The program generates a tiny automatic rebuild tool along with the split files with a verification checksum (MD5, SHA-1, SHA-224, SHA-256), division preview, progress display, the possibility to pause or cancel the process, and more.

Category:
Runs on:Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7
Writes settings to: None
Stealth: ? Yes
Unicode support: No
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch ConcaDec.exe.

Pixelscope v5

webfork on 13 Sep 2019
  • 1MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 14 Sep 2018
  • Suggested by billon

Pixelscope modifies the screen around your cursor to show magnification, a color shift, or both. Customizations include various color effects (invert, grayscale, red/blue/green shift, etc), magnification size (2x, 3x, etc.) and color/shape of magnification border.

The program can be run in fullscreen mode.

Category:
Runs on:Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: None; writes no settings.
Stealth: ? Yes
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the self-extracting EXE to a folder of your choice. Launch Pixelscope.exe.
Similar/alternative apps: OneLoupe, Magnifixer

CPU TrueSpeed v1.8

webfork on 23 Apr 2022
  • 277KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 23 Feb 2009
  • Suggested by I am Baas

CPU TrueSpeed will run a frequency calculation algorithm (speed test) to determine at what internal speed (frequency) the processor (CPU) is actually running.

Note: Will not work with i486 and older CPUs.

Category:
Runs on:WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8
Writes settings to: None
Stealth: ? Yes
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch CpuTrueSpeed.exe.
What's new? https://www.geocities.ws/izenkov/product-truespeed-hist.htm
  1. Fixed bug in detection code for Intel CPUs based on 45nm technology.
  2. Fixed bug in codename detection code for the latest CPUs.
  3. Added SSE4A, SSE5, and AVX detection code.
  4. Added CPU core revision detection code.
  5. Updated CPU detection according to the latest Intel documentation.
  6. Updated CPU Flags with new ECX registers flags.
Latest comments
Emka on 2014-12-06 14:17

Geocities links obsolete

I am Baas on 2014-12-06 15:39

Fixed.

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SearchFilterView v1.00

Checker on 21 Mar 2014
  • 53KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on
  • Suggested by guinness

SearchFilterView allows you to easily view the search filters installed on your system and the file extensions that are associated with them, as well as it allows you to easily add or remove file extensions for these filters.

Category:
Runs on:Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7
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 SearchFilterView.exe.

WizMouse v1.7.0.3

webfork on 15 Jul 2023
  • 742KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 23 Aug 2013
  • Suggested by antibody

WizMouse is a lightweight program that lets your mouse wheel scroll the window under the pointer, even if the window doesn't have input focus. Normal behavior requires clicking on a window to activate it before you can scroll it with your mouse wheel.

The program can optionally enable the mouse wheel in applications that don't support it by converting mouse wheel messages to scroll bar messages.

Other options include "reverse mouse scrolling" (like "natural scrolling" on Mac OS X Lion), and bringing the scrolling window to the foreground.

Category:
Runs on:WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8
Writes settings to: Application folder
Stealth: ? Yes
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the Portable ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch WizMouse.exe.
Similar/alternative apps: AlwaysMouseWheel
What's new?
  • This version updates the reverse mouse scrolling option to behave in a more similar way to Mac OS "natural" scrolling (the wheel direction is no longer reversed when the control key is held down).

SpyMe Tools v1.5.0

webfork on 18 Jun 2016
  • 2MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on
  • Suggested by JohnW

SpyMe Tools help detect changes to the filesystem and registry by taking "before" and "after" snapshots of the system. The content of these snapshots can be visually displayed or two of them can be compared for differences to determine changes. SpyMe Tools also includes a real-time registry monitor that you can use to determine the registry access characteristics of any application.

Note: Website down, linking to Softpedia.

Category:
Runs on:Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8
Writes settings to: Application folder
Stealth: ? No. Writes to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\LC IBros Solutions (thanks wolfghost)
License: Freeware
How to extract:
  1. Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice
  2. Create an empty file called 'config.ini' and paste the following text:
    [options]
    check_for_updates=0
  3. Launch SpyMeTools.exe
Similar/alternative apps: Regshot2 Unicode
Latest comments
Emka on 2013-12-18 18:20

links broken

Pmiddy on 2014-06-19 04:09

Site is for sale, not sure I want to try/use software that no longer has a website/support site. Just my 2¢. Not sure if webmaster wants to delete this program from the list of programs in their database.

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X-Maxima v5.31.2

webfork on 22 Oct 2016
  • 130MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 18 Jan 2014
  • Suggested by Taf

Maxima is a system for the manipulation of symbolic and numerical expressions, including differentiation, integration, Taylor series, Laplace transforms, ordinary differential equations, systems of linear equations, polynomials, and sets, lists, vectors, matrices, and tensors. Maxima yields high precision numeric results by using exact fractions, arbitrary precision integers, and variable precision floating point numbers. Maxima can plot functions and data in two and three dimensions.

Cross platform with clients available for Linux, OS X, and Android (thanks Midas).

X-Maxima is a portablized version of the program. Alternatively, an unstable Maxima portable package is available from PortableApps.com.

Category:
Runs on:Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7
Writes settings to: Application folder
Stealth: ? Yes
License: GPL
How to extract: Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch X-Maxima.exe.
Latest comments
Midas on 2014-04-26 20:42

Available on most comptuing platforms (Linux & MacOS, e.g.), a (well regarded) version of Maxima exists also for Android, see:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.yhonda

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Bvckup 2 v68 (beta)

webfork on 18 Feb 2022
  • 589KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 31 Dec 2014
  • Suggested by Midas

Bvckup 2 is a backup/synchronization tool that uses "delta" copy methods, meaning it only transfers changes to a file or files rather than recopying the entire set. This is frequently faster, saves bandwidth for network backups and can help flash media live longer by reducing the overall number of disk writes. The program can do real-time, periodic or manual backups, and also functions as a file copier that can pause and resume both local and network transfers.

Note: this program is an unsupported beta, meaning that the author provides a commercial version of the program that includes support. A previous, freeware version with fewer features is available from bvckup.com.

Category:
Runs on:WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: Application folder
Unicode support: Yes
License: Freeware (unsupported beta)
How to extract:
  1. Download the program and rename to Bvckup2.exe
  2. Create an empty text file in this folder and paste in the following content:

    SET conf-dir="%~dp0Config"
    START "" bvckup2.exe -c %conf-dir%


  3. Rename the text file bvckup2-portable.bat
  4. Launch bvckup2-portable.bat
  5. Under Options - Preferences - Software updates, select "Don't check don't remind," as this program will always suggest downloading the latest version, which is not freeware.

Note: Over time that the contents of the "Config" can grow to substantial size. If it grows too large for your storage device, start a new profile and delete the old folder.
Similar/alternative apps: AutoVer, FolderSync
Latest comments
Ding-A-Ling on 2019-06-03 18:27

@Midas

Yeah, sure I tested it.

Trashcan? Despite being logged in, I cannot see one.

From https://www.portablefreeware.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=7616#p29747, I quote:
'Basically if you have a non-zero rank and you are logged in, you will find a "trash can" icon at the end of every comment.'

I infer that my rank is too lowly to even be allowed to take out the trash.

Ding-A-Ling on 2019-06-03 18:33

Link_www.portablefreeware.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=7616&p=29747&hilit=comment+trash#p29747

Midas on 2019-06-04 06:28

If two ranked users click that trashcan icon, it will be deleted, too. I already did. :)

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Name Swapper v1.3.0.0

bzl333 on 24 Feb 2015

Drag two files, or folders, and swap their names.

Category:
Runs on:Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7
Writes settings to: None
Stealth: ? Yes
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch Name Swapper - English.exe.
Similar/alternative apps: Swap'em, Switcheroo
Latest comments
Saleh on 2011-01-08 10:26

Great idea! I could use that occasionally although the time to launch the app and drag files will most probably take longer than manually renaming the files.
Still, thanks for the author.

portafreeuser on 2011-01-09 04:14

I could actually use this sometimes. Interesting idea for a program.

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7capture v1.2.0.21

Andrew Lee on 12 Feb 2013
  • 3MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on
  • Suggested by joby_toss

7capture is a fast and easy high-quality screen capture software that allows the capture of windows' rounded corners and transparent backgrounds that have increased in popularity since Windows XP. It also enables export to semi-transparent PNG, JPEG, GIF or BMP image.

Category:
Runs on:WinXP / Vista / Win7
Writes settings to: None
Stealth: ? Yes
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the installer and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch 7capture.exe.
Latest comments
scanbix on 2010-06-21 15:01

Takes captures only for full screen. Did not find how to capture area.

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Access PassView v1.12

Checker on 22 Feb 2015
  • 39KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 19 Apr 2002
  • Suggested by Checker

Access PassView reveals the database password of every password-protected .MDB file that created with Microsoft Access 95/97/2000/XP or with Jet Database Engine 3.0/4.0. It can be very useful if you forgot your Access Database password and you want to recover it.

Category:
Runs on:Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP
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 accesspv.exe.
What's new?
  • Added command-line and drag & drop support.

Remove Empty Directories v2.2

billon on 3 Jul 2017
  • 175KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on
  • Suggested by Baas

Remove Empty Directories (RED) searches and deletes empty directories recursively below a given start folder. Let's you check all empty directories before deleting them. Supports multiple delete modes (including Delete to recycle bin). Allows white and black listing of directories by using filter lists. Can detect directories with empty files as empty.

Category:
Runs on:WinXP / Vista / Win7
Writes settings to: None
Dependencies: .NET Framework 3.5 or later
Stealth: ? No. Leaves a folder in AppData.
License: Freeware/Open Source
How to extract: Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch RED2.exe.
Latest comments
Emka on 2011-12-23 06:01

Leaves a folder in AppData

shaegar on 2012-04-12 09:34

sorry, but it is not really portable, the user.config is stored in AppData in a folder dependend on the location of the exe. This is a typically .NET behavior. If you move your exe, your settings will be lost.

mik.y on 2013-09-11 09:24

Your folders will be moved to recycle bin, so you dont have to worry. Nice app, but author of this app should really learn to use some kind of config file like shaegar said:D

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HtmlDocEdit v1.02

Checker on 21 Mar 2014
  • 90KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on
  • Suggested by webfork

HtmlDocEdit is a simple HTML designer/editor based on the Internet Explorer browser, that allows you to easily edit HTML files without any knowledge in HTML. With HtmlDocEdit you can change the font/color of selected text, add images, add links, add ordered and unordered lists, and more...

Category:
Runs on:Win2K / WinXP / Vista
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 HtmlDocEdit.exe.

McGill English Dictionary of Rhyme / VersePerfect 2.0

webfork on 20 Jan 2020

McGill English Dictionary of Rhyme / VersePerfect allows you to enter any word to see rhymes, near-rhymes, similar terms, and more. The program even features a visually interesting "hyperbolic thesaurus" (visible in the screenshot).

Note: Main website links to download.com, which we recommend avoiding. Download link switched to Softpedia.

Category:
Runs on:Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista
Writes settings to: Application folder
Stealth: ? Yes
License: Freeware
How to extract:
  1. Download the .exe installer (inside of a .zip archive) and extract to a folder of your choice
  2. Delete install_script.iss and the folder embedded
  3. The program is in the folder “{app}”
  4. Launch VersePerfect.exe
Latest comments
Harry on 2010-05-26 01:32

It wants to contact 174.143.153.109 and I can't find a way to turn this off.

NickR on 2011-08-19 17:06

Website Link Broken ?
Perhaps there isnt one anymore

Onesimus Prime on 2011-09-19 06:14

Changing the download link to Softpedia, for now...

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Iconus v1.0

Midas on 17 Jan 2016
  • 2MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 21 Dec 2015
  • Suggested by Ennovy

Iconus is an icon viewer that lets you view icons via drag-and-drop from various file types including .dll, .exe, .icl, and .ico types. You can easily switch between libraries, extract single icons, view at 16x16 or 32x32 pixels, and fetch the icon's ID.

Category:
Runs on: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 Iconus.exe.
Similar/alternative apps: IconsExtract
What's new? Full changelog is at http://www.sspxusa.org/goodies/iconus/history.htm.
Latest comments
ripu on 2016-01-16 19:31

Awesome tool, makes it so easy to extract icons from all those files.

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SCR v1.0

Andrew Lee on 12 Feb 2013
  • 26KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on
  • Suggested by modussn

SCR is a simple tool to search and replace text (without formatting) in a directory of documents. The program supports previewing, case-sensitivity and various search options. The program also supports changing text within file names. Tested successfully with Word 2003 DOC files.

Select "Don't make any changes" to preview changes.

Warning: the program creates "Replace with SCR" option every time you right-click on an item in Explorer and may not be considered portable.

Category:
Runs on:Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP
Writes settings to: None
Stealth: ? No. Writes to the following registry keys:

HKLM\Software\Classes\Folder\Shell\Replace with SCR
HKLM\Software\SoftCentral\SCR


License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch SCR.exe.
Latest comments
luojie on 2010-06-01 05:52

does not support Unicode in display (but does the job)

donald on 2010-10-01 20:08

In case you have not seen this already

joby_toss said "Just run one of these after use (admin rights needed):
remove_registry_entries.reg wrote:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Folder\Shell\Replace with SCR]

[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\SoftCentral\SCR]

remove_registry_entries_x64.reg wrote:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Folder\Shell\Replace with SCR]

[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\SoftCentral\SCR]"

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IntelBurnTest v2.54

Specular on 15 Nov 2018
  • 6MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 20 Jul 2012
  • Suggested by Specular

IntelBurnTest allows CPU benchmarking and stability tests under a heavy load. The program is commonly used by the overclocking community to measure CPU temperature when used in conjunction with a separate temperature monitoring program.

NOTE: The program will stress the CPU, memory, and north bridge, meaning the machine will run unusually hot. Make sure your PC is properly cooled and ventilated before use. Additionally, setting the "times to run" past 20 doesn't provide better results.

The program is a front-end for the CPU stress testing utility Intel Linpack.

Category:
Runs on:WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: None
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch IntelBurnTestV2.exe.

Remove Empty Folders v.N/A

Andrew Lee on 12 Feb 2013
  • 168KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on
  • Suggested by webfork

Remove Empty Folders is a simple tool to delete empty folders below a given directory. The program previews deletes before actually removing any empty folders (you must uncheck Test Only).

Category:
Runs on:Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP
Writes settings to: Application folder
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch RemoveEmptyFolders.exe.
Latest comments
TP109 on 2011-10-16 20:16

Although it looks somewhat dated it works well. Unlike many tools of this type, file paths can be passed through the command line and through other apps. I have this setup as a tool in FreeCommander to empty directories quickly and easily. Be careful with the computer icon. It's meant for deleting an edited folder list. If it's clicked after scanning, even with the test only boxed checked, it will immediately delete every folder listed!

gregoryg72 on 2014-04-14 17:02

I actually have got an incredible amount of use out of this program. One would think you would run it once and never need it again, but when you are trying to organize huge amounts of data this utility becomes very useful.

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Kudaz MDI v2.2.1.2

Andrew Lee on 12 Feb 2013
  • 1MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on
  • Suggested by rbon

Kudaz is a user-friendly programmer's editor with selective syntax-highlighting capabilities that currently supports 53 languages/scripts. Among the many features: advanced "Find In Files"; fully user-configurable automatic word correction, code-completion and source template support; support for Unix/Macintosh/Windows line formats; detection of current file change by other applications.

Category:
Runs on:WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7
Writes settings to: Application Folder
Stealth: ? Yes
Unicode support: No
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch Kudaz.exe.
What's new? ·
Fixed: Selection Mode was not retained.
· Fixed: A file without an extension was not detected or identified.
· Fixed: At times 'Open from Favorite' menu was not properly displayed.
· Fixed: [Options >> Edit >> Tab Size] was not stored and restored.
· Fixed: [View In Browser] didn't work fine.
· Fixed: Temporarily created files from via [View In Browser] was not
· deleted porperly.
· Fixed: [Options >> Edit >> Word Wrap on by Default] was not stored and
· restored.
· Fixed: [Options >> Edit >> Extended >> Enable Undo after Save] was not
· stored and restored.
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bwaha on 2010-04-17 18:40

i 'd already dl a "portable" v2.1.0.1 from softpedia. it just unzips. creates some files in same folder (or subfolder) on 1st run. readme says willcreate a strokes.bin also, but did not notice that (but didn't search hdd for that file, or search for filedate of time of 1st run of kudaz)
download page on kudaz geocities.jp is a bit confusing. 2.1.0.1 ver number is same as here (as of now and softpedia when i dled). further down on kudaz page are two diff updates of the executable.
kudazeo.zip 9/9/2007, kudaz.exe 1/28/2007 properties 2.2.9.7 v2.1.0.1 Service Release 3 (all of which matches the exe in the softpedia dl)
kdzeof.zip 1/27/2007, kudaz.exe 9/9/2007 properties 2.3.0.1 readmef says "v2.1.0.1 SR-3h ", which seems to be the not stable version.

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CurrProcess v1.13

Checker on 22 Feb 2015
  • 56KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 22 May 2008
  • Suggested by Checker

CurrProcess displays the list of all processes currently running on your system. For each process, you can view the list of all modules (DLL files) that the process loads into memory. for all processes and modules, additional useful information is also displayed: product name, version, company name, description of the file, the size of the file, and more.

Also provides the ability to change the priority of a process, kill a process, dump memory of process into a text file, create HTML report containing information about a process with the list of all modules that it loads into memory, save the list of all running processes into text or HTML file, and copy process or module information to the clipboard.

Category:
Runs on:Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista
Writes settings to: Application folder
Dependencies: If you want to run CurrProcess on Windows NT, you should download the 'psapi.dll' and place it in your system32 directory.
Stealth: ? Yes
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch CProcess.exe.
What's new?
  • Fixed bug: The main window lost the focus when the user switched to another application and then returned back to CurrProcess.

vSubst v1.8.0.2

webfork on 5 Apr 2019
  • 18KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 31 May 2017
  • Suggested by calm_observer

vSubst helps assign virtual drive letters to any folder on your hard disk. It is a graphical interface for the SUBST command. The limitations are:

  • SUBSTed-drives don't operate 100% in networks
  • Some copy-protected CD-ROMs check for the physical presence of a disk
  • Volume-Label is always identical to the host label

NOTE: Website offline, linking to archive.org / softpedia.

Category:
Runs on:Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7
Writes settings to: None
Stealth: ? Yes
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch vSubst.exe.
Latest comments
Rodders_Dublin on 2009-08-02 13:51

vSubst is handy little gadget.

Ernesto on 2009-08-03 00:01

I am amazed that this programme has come hre this late, I have been HAPPILY using it for years!

Jack on 2009-08-12 13:36

You can also share a folder and permanently map a drive to that share. This way your driveletter survives reboots.

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Desktop Slider v1.03

billon on 12 Apr 2017
  • 88KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 30 Jan 2012
  • Suggested by rodrigo2849

Desktop Slider removes the limits of the desktop or workspace so that it behaves like one large scrolling window hovering above a much larger desktop. You can move this camera by moving the mouse while holding keyboard or mouse buttons.

Category:
Runs on: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 desktop slider.exe.
What's new?
  • Now more kind of windows will be moved.
  • Removed "Go to selected window velocity".
  • Added a hot key to move to the selected window.
  • Fixed:
    • Right click option;
    • Menu mouse click options.
Latest comments
allclownsareevil on 2012-01-28 00:32

Very cool app. I like this a lot. Thanks for posting it.

kithpendragon on 2012-01-29 01:17

Very nice - one of the more interesting and intuitive virtual desktop applications I've used. I'd like it to automatically move to a window when I use Alt+Tab (or otherwise give focus), though.

Midas on 2012-12-11 12:01

This rather unique utility is a must for smaller screen devices like netbooks, for instance. Highly recommended.

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WinNMP v21.10

lwc on 15 Apr 2023
  • 426MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 12 Oct 2021
  • Suggested by lwc

WinNMP (formerly WTServer and prior to that WT-NMP) is an open source free WNMP (a variation of WAMP). That is, a Windows package with Nginx, MariaDB/MongoDB and PHP-CGI (and also Redis) server stack for Windows.

Category:
Runs on:Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: Application folder
Dependencies: Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable
Stealth: ? Yes
Unicode support: Yes
Path portability: Automatic relative path (eg. ..\..\personal\work.doc)
License: GPL
How to extract: The installer, which was created in Inno Setup, tries to install Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable without asking and even if you already have it.
However, it also executes some needed stuff (e.g. customizing the database).
So download the installer and install it to the default folder. Copy all files to a folder of your choice. Uninstall the application. Launch WinNMP.exe.

If you don't want it to install MVC, then:
  1. Run the installer within a sandbox like in Sandboxie Plus/Classic.
  2. Keep clicking Cancel when it tries installing MVC.
  3. Move the resulting files to a folder of your choice outside the sandbox.
  4. Delete the sandbox.
Similar/alternative apps: XAMPP
What's new? See https://winnmp.wtriple.com/changelog
Latest comments
lwc on 2016-01-17 21:31

There are no official System Requirements, so I just wrote those tested by myself.

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FontNet Explorer v1.13.39

Andrew Lee on 12 Feb 2013
  • 2MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on
  • Suggested by Wolfghost

FontNet Explorer lets you browse all relevant font sites and font search engines. Enter font name you want to find and every explored site will be displayed in new tab. Includes the ability to stop or skip a particular site during the search process.

The list of font sites is open and the author encourages suggestions.

Category:
Runs on:Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista
Writes settings to: None
Stealth: ? Yes
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch FontNetExplorer.exe.
Latest comments
MarkB on 2011-02-09 17:04

It needs and uses Internet Explorer, which is NOT portable. I'll have a serious look at this program if it can work with my browser of choice. I am now not al interested in it.

MarkB on 2011-02-09 17:05

Meant: I am now not at all interested in it

kiwichick on 2011-02-16 10:14

Latest version still says 1.12.39 in the Help / About menu. And the .exe file is exactly the same size as 1.12.39. So has it even been updated?

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SyncExp v1.92

billon on 28 May 2019
  • 769KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 28 Mar 2008
  • Suggested by dasfx

SyncExp enables the synchronization of files and folders within a single PC or over the LAN. It uses an optimized file comparison algorithm that checks for the existence/time/date/size of files, with automatic activity log, progress report window and preview of action.

NOTE: Homepage is gone, linking to Archive.org.

Category:
Runs on:Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: Application folder
Stealth: ? Yes
Unicode support: Partial. Support Unicode file names but not task names.
Path portability: Requires manual entry of relative path (eg. ..\..\personal\work.doc)
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch SyncExp.exe.
Latest comments
donald on 2010-06-13 20:22

I was not able to download through the application website or download website given in the entry.

I was able to download from softpedia a version 1.92

http://www.softpedia.com/progDownload/SyncEXP-Download-36156.html

Fhutt on 2014-06-01 00:19

I have used SyncExp for years now and find it impossible to do without.
I do have a problem though. I would like either to turn off the automatic log file updating or somehow redirect the log file to another folder instead of the syncexp.exe folder.
Can anyone help?

Cornflower on 2019-05-28 15:46

Download link not working and appears to be dead for some time.

Last known link that worked for me today is on the Wayback Machine at Archive.org.
https://web.archive.org/web/20160203233943/http://syncexp.com/syncexp.zip

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CalcPad v.1.14

Midas on 30 May 2023
  • 2MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 9 Apr 2020
  • Suggested by iangm

CalcPad is a unique way to combine natural language with standard math calculations. The program supports allows you to enter expressions, assign variables, define functions, convert units, add units together and much more. The program automatically evaluates everything you type as entered. Just like a notepad, you can go back and edit, add, or delete as needed.

Category:
Runs on:Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: Application folder
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the "no-install" ZIP version and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch CalcPad.exe
Similar/alternative apps: OpalCalc
What's new? See http://web.archive.org/web/20220129032508/https://tekagen.com/calcpad/updates.html.
Latest comments
orchus on 2023-03-09 13:47

Download link was broken

Available at:
https://www.softpedia.com/get/Science-CAD/Sci9-Calculator.shtml

CalcPad 1.14 requires .NET 4.6

orchus on 2023-03-09 14:18

CalcPad 1.14 writes pre-set (formula) files to User/Documents

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1D Stock Cutter v2.91

webfork on 14 Jun 2015
  • 2MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on
  • Suggested by Hydaral

1D Stock Cutter (1DSC) is the length cutting optimizer - fast, powerful, compact and easy to use software tool to optimize cutting to length of any linear (one-dimensional) material: profiles, bars, extrusions, pipes, tubes, channels, angles, rods, lineal wood boards, beams, lumber, and so on. The freeware version has limits on the number of pieces and stock types.

- customizable optimization goal
- customizable cutting/technology settings
- support for stock material inventory
- support for part order/reference lists
- automatic update of the inventory lists
- data import and export in many formats
- Metric and Imperial length/size units

Category:
Runs on:Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7
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 cut1df.exe.
Latest comments
Emka on 2011-12-25 16:24

now at v2.94, but there is a trial and a free version

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Secure Password Generator v0.1

webfork on 12 Jul 2022
  • 488KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 30 Jul 2012
  • Suggested by pablorrr

Secure Password Generator allows you to create random secure passwords. You can use lowercase, uppercase and special characters, numbers and user-defined characters. You can choose the length and the quantity of generated passwords and save them to a text file.

Note: Main site offline -- linking to archive.org and softpedia for the download.

Category:
Runs on:Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7
Writes settings to: None
Stealth: ? Yes
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the RAR package (can be opened with 7-zip) and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch securepg.exe.
Similar/alternative apps: Password Tech
Latest comments
Mixture on 2014-10-22 15:29

Try http://www.kxsoft.ru/proj.php?id=5
Scroll down and click on the Скачать tab.

rowleys on 2014-10-22 18:35

@Mixture
Nice recommendation, does exactly like the one on this page looks to do plus a little more while still remaining simple. Just what I needed! Much appreciated, thank you :)

webfork on 2014-11-09 02:20

rowleys: entry updated, thanks

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QRGen v0.1

webfork on 14 Dec 2015
  • 680KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on
  • Suggested by pablorrr

QRGen is a generator for "QuickRespose" codes increasingly used for getting digital information from signs, usually requiring a cell phone with a camera. The program can create QR codes for text, URL's, SMS, email, phones, contact cards, Wi-Fi networks, geolocation and BlackBerry Messenger PIN. The generated QR code can be saved as BMP or PNG.

Note: Homepage is offline, linking to Softpedia mirror

Category:
Runs on:Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7
Writes settings to: None
Dependencies: quricol32.dll (included)
Stealth: ? Yes
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the RAR package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch qrgen.exe.
Similar/alternative apps: Free QR Creator
Latest comments
webfork on 2022-12-26 00:52

Despite the age of this program it remains maybe my most frequently used QR generator program. Still works great with creating wifi networks that are easy to join but use strong passwords.

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Stalled Printer Repair v1.2

Midas on 4 Nov 2015
  • 656KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on
  • Suggested by guinness

Stalled Printer Repair is able to detect and purge requests stuck in the printer queue that cannot be deleted. Also known as spooler restoration, this will allow subsequent print or fax jobs by clearing problematic print jobs and without need for manual intervention.

Category:
Runs on:WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista
Writes settings to: None
Stealth: ? Yes
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch StalledPrinterRepair.exe.
Latest comments
I am Baas on 2010-04-23 06:34

Read "stuck print jobs" @ http://jesusnjim.com/using-computers/stuck-print-jobs.html

Batch file that does the same is available @ http://jesusnjim.com/using-computers/flushprinters.bat

Source, binaries and installer @ http://jesusnjim.com/code/printflush.html

TenaciousD on 2014-01-24 10:59

Not bad!
The BAT file basically stops the spooling process, then deletes the contents (files) located in the system32\spool\printers directory
then starts the spool process again.

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MUICacheView v1.01

webfork on 12 Nov 2020
  • 49KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on
  • Suggested by JohnW

MUICacheView allows you to easily view and edit the list of all MUICache items on your system. This cache is made up of registry keys that Windows automatically extracts each time you start using a new application. Windows takes the name from the version resource of the EXE file and stores it for later.You can edit the name of the application, or alternatively, you can delete unwanted MUICache items.

Note: Cache items will reappear the next time you run the application.

Category:
Runs on:Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7
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 MUICacheView.exe.
What's new?
  • Added sorting command-line option and fixed the icons problem in Windows 7/x64.

InnoEx v0.9.2

billon on 21 Jul 2018
  • 2MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 6 Jan 2016
  • Suggested by Userfriendly

InnoEx is a small and simple front-end for InnoUnp for viewing and extracting of resources from Inno Setup installers. It is fast and easy to use, it supports drag and drop (both ways) and Windows shell integration.

Category:
Runs on:WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: Application folder
Stealth: ? Yes
Unicode support: Yes
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the RAR package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch InnoEx.exe.

InnoUnp can be updated manually.
Similar/alternative apps: Universal Extractor, Universal Extractor 2
What's new? See:
https://web.archive.org/web/20171023090855/http://fec.usermd.net:80/innoex_changelog/
Latest comments
juverax on 2018-07-21 08:29

The website and download link moved to:
http://www.havysoft.cl/

billon on 2018-07-21 09:14

@juverax:

InnoEx and InnoExtractor are two different programs

juverax on 2018-07-21 14:46

Sorry for the confusion.
Maybe my comment should be removed ... or maybe not if it helps people be aware of the risk of confusion.

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MorseRabbit v0.21

Andrew Lee on 12 Feb 2013
  • 480KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on
  • Suggested by modussn

MorseRabbit is intended to help you learn to tap and understand Morse Code. It has two training modes with five difficulty levels, plus two advanced levels.

Written in AutoHotkey.

Category:
Runs on:WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista
Writes settings to: Application folder
Stealth: ? Yes
Unicode support: No
License: Freeware/Open Source
How to extract: Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch MorseRabbit.exe.

Teachmaster v4.3

Checker on 7 Jan 2016
  • 966KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 7 Feb 2009
  • Suggested by Checker

Teachmaster is a very versatile program to help learn foreign language vocabulary. Teachmaster consists of four modules: edit your vocabulary files in the Editor section and learn with the Teaching program, convert other files to the Teachmaster format in the Converter section, and a Quiz tool to test your vocabulary with multiple-choice.

Category:
Runs on:Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8
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 Teachmaster.exe.

Warning Forever v1.08

billon on 7 Jul 2018
  • 938KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 16 Jan 2012
  • Suggested by alpha8888_2

Warning Forever is a top-down view space shooter with vertical scrolling. There are only you and the boss ship. The more you beat the boss ship, the stronger the next boss becomes. Try to beat as many boss ships as possible before time runs out!

Category:
Runs on:Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: Application folder
Unicode support: No
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch wf.exe.
What's new?
  • Modified my URL.
Latest comments
[BOT]Fluffy on 2006-04-11 14:40

Wow, I thought I already suggested this - well I suppose that's a pretty accurate representation of my Memory. A very worthy addition!

BeanieMan on 2006-04-20 22:58

Hey i think Shooters Solitude may be portable too, its on the same site

Mike on 2009-07-28 15:56

Awesome game. I love the explosion effects.

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Universal Silent Switch Finder v1.5.0.0

webfork on 19 Jun 2016
  • 999KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on
  • Suggested by Midas

Universal Silent Switch Finder attempts to find often undocumented program switches that enable a "silent" or no-user-action software install. This is useful for administrators installing software remotely or users who want to skip the process of installation.

Note: Softpedia reports that the program is better with .MSI files than .EXE installation files.

Category:
Runs on:WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8
Writes settings to: None
Stealth: ? No. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PEiD
Unicode support: Yes
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download ussf.exe to a folder of your choice and launch.

Optionally, a yaP launcher contributed by Midas makes the program stealth: http://pastebin.com/8MZDv0Ar

DBC Task Manager v0.9.5.150

webfork on 8 Jul 2018
  • 3MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 21 May 2015
  • Suggested by I am Baas

DBC Task Manager provides a tabbed interface for usage statistics and system management. Views can be customized, minimized, and tweaked to user needs. The program shows a histogram of CPU, memory, disk, and network activity, as well as an interface for services and startup programs.

The program is similar to Windows 8 task manager, but can run on Windows 7. A 64-bit version is available (within the folder).

NOTE: Main site offline, linking to Softpedia mirror.

Category:
Runs on:Vista / Win7
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 DBCTaskmanX86.exe (for 32-bit OS) or DBCTaskmanX64.exe (for 64-bit OS).
Similar/alternative apps: Daphne
Latest comments
freakazoid on 2015-11-22 06:55

Nice find! I've always liked the Windows 8 task manager.

Will add it to a Windows 7 box that I still use.

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Open Hardware Monitor v0.9.6 Beta

lwc on 7 Jul 2023
  • 1MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 27 Dec 2020
  • Suggested by lwc

Open Hardware Monitor tracks the temperature sensors, fan speeds, voltages, load and clock speeds of your computer.

Category:
Runs on:WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Dependencies: .NET Framework 4.5 or later
License: Freeware/Open Source
How to extract:
  1. Download the ZIP package.
  2. Extract to a folder of your choice.
  3. Launch OpenHardwareMonitor.exe.

QWinFF 0.2.1

webfork on 28 Oct 2016

QWinFF can convert audio and video files into other formats. It includes a rich set of presets and allows advanced users to adjust conversion parameters like bitrate and sample rate in detail. The program is an interface for the powerful, command-line FFmpeg.

Note that you can add other media formats for conversion in the presets.xml file, including images and other formats that FFmpeg can handle.

Category:
Runs on:WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: Application folder
Unicode support: Yes
License: GPL
How to extract: Download the "Portable" self-extracting EXE and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch qwinff.exe.

Optionally, delete unnecessary language files.
Similar/alternative apps: XMedia Recode
What's new? See:
http://qwinff.github.io/news/

UltraFileSearch Lite v5.3.0

webfork on 12 Jun 2019
  • 2MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 30 Jan 2019
  • 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: Beyond version 5.3.0, the program is shareware. Linking to the last freeware "Lite" version. The shareware version has additional features.

Category:
Runs on:WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10
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
hamasaki on 2013-10-26 07:04

Whilst I do have a commercial licence for this, my personal favourite search utility is File Locator Pro.

DarkShadow on 2016-02-16 18:55

v4.5.0.15327 released !

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

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DI Radio Player v1.28.0.3

webfork on 22 Oct 2016
  • 3MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 17 Oct 2014
  • Suggested by Midas

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).

Category:
Runs on:Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8
Writes settings to: Application folder
Dependencies: 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?
  • Updated Digitally Imported's old 256k MP3 option with the new 320k MP3 one
  • Now you can edit your favourites list for RockRadio
  • Updated the Network page on the Options panel to better explain the Proxy's behaviour
  • Updated some help texts

Full changelog at http://difm.eu/changelog.
Latest comments
Prompt24 on 2014-12-07 16:49

Thanks a lot indeed!

webfork on 2015-10-03 22:33

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.

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H2testw v1.4

webfork on 8 Feb 2016
  • 423KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 11 Feb 2008
  • Suggested by Andrew Lee

H2testw allows you to test storage devices for one of a variety of possible defects or errors. It is particularly useful for detecting mislabeled / fake flash memory devices, looking at the actual versus reported capacity.

Note that the author recommends backing up the content on the device before running H2testw.

Category:
Runs on:Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8
Writes settings to: None
Stealth: ? Yes
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch h2testw.exe.
Similar/alternative apps: USB Memory Stick Tester
Latest comments
Ionut on 2011-03-29 10:12

good program!

NickR on 2015-04-06 17:36

@moronoxyd I agree

I found that
it Write-Tests to Free space only
so no file data will be lost or overwritten

a useful utility for finding the best SD card for the job

Cereal_Nommer on 2018-06-28 12:59

@moronoxyd @NickR
The tool only writes to space the drive shows as free. On a fake SD card that's likely not going to be the same thing as the actual free space. If a fake card reports a larger free space and the tests continue to write to flash, some fakes wrap it back around so newer files overwrite the beginning of the space so the newest files will be most likely to still work.
Unless you're testing known good SD cards it's very important to backup anything on the card you're not willing to lose permanently.

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Quick Erase v0.6.4.649

webfork on 23 Feb 2017
  • 2MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 25 Sep 2015
  • Suggested by smaragdus

Quick Erase is a simple drag-and-drop file shredder, helping to prevent file recovery by renaming, overwriting, and resetting file date. The program offers 12 different deletion methods that vary from fast 1 pass approaches (zero-out or British HMG IS5), up to very slow 23-pass mechanisms (Rizonesoft's own South African RSDP-23).

Notes

  • Only the most security-conscious users will require anything but 1-pass shredding
  • Program discontinued (linking to Softpedia and Archive.org)

Category:
Runs on:WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: Application folder
Stealth: ? Yes
Unicode support: Yes
License: GPL
How to extract: Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch QuickErase.exe.
Similar/alternative apps: CyberShredder
What's new?
  • New Icons and Graphics.
  • PAYNE-3163H no called South African RSDP-23 Method.

NTFS Permissions Tools V1.3.0

webfork on 21 Apr 2018
  • 1MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 12 May 2015
  • Suggested by Midas

NTFS Permissions Tools is an easy-to-use way to modify, backup, and restore the security settings of files and folders in the NTFS filesystem. The program is faster and more intuitive than the default Windows management interface.

NOTE: Main site offline, linking to softpedia and archive.org (thanks emoreau).

Category:
Runs on:WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: Application folder
Unicode support: Yes
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch NPT86.exe (32-bit) or NPT64.exe (64-bit).
Similar/alternative apps: TakeOwnershipPro
Latest comments
emoreau on 2018-04-21 09:08

link is dead!

webfork on 2018-04-21 19:43

@emoreua: thanks, updated entry

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HoverIP v1.0 Beta

webfork on 26 Feb 2016
  • 459KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on
  • Suggested by Barrette

HoverIP contains an integrated set of network tools, including nslookup, ping, traceroute, easy routing table management, and a port scanner.

Home page no longer references the program - linking to Softpedia mirror.

Category:
Runs on:Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7
Writes settings to: Application folder
License: Freeware
How to extract:
  1. Download and install to the default folder (C:\Program Files\HoverIP)

  2. Copy all files (except unins000.exe and unins000.dat) into a folder of your choice

  3. Uninstall the program
  4. Launch HoverIP.exe
Latest comments
Kermode on 2010-03-19 08:41

Hm, the domain name runs out april 1 2010 - doesn't look as if the site has been updated in 7 years - wonder if this is the end of HoverIP

Kermode on 2010-07-16 00:43

No - it got renewed for another year! *g*

Emka on 2013-12-19 14:30

links broken

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Desktop Media v1.7

SYSTEM on 18 Mar 2014

Desktop Media automatically adds drive icons to your desktop. It includes USB drives, fixed drives, CD/DVD drives (When disk is inserted), network drives, and even RAM disk drives.

Category:
Runs on:Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7
Writes settings to: Application folder
Stealth: ? No. Writes to registry.
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download zip package and extract only mediadetect.exe to a folder of your choice. Launch mediadetect.EXE.
Latest comments
appsuser on 2011-07-30 16:06

Maybe it's the new version (1.7), but this doesn't seem to save settings in the application folder. If not, it's not portable (settings aren't portable).

Midas on 2014-01-14 10:07

Settings aren't really portable, but in view of their number and the nature of the program, that's not really an issue, IMHO...

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Windows Worms Doors Cleaner v1.4.1

lwc on 6 Dec 2022

Windows Worms Doors Cleaner displays a list of system services that are known to be vulnerable and might be exploited by worms to infect your machine. It also provides you with an easy means to disable these system services.

Category:
Runs on:Win2K / WinXP
Writes settings to: None
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the EXE file to a folder of your choice. Launch the program by double-clicking on wwdc.exe.
What's new? See https://web.archive.org/web/20090427221706/http://www.firewallleaktester.com/wwdc_changelog.htm and https://web.archive.org/web/20090425094921/http://www.firewallleaktester.com/news_archive.htm
Latest comments
Dan on 2007-06-05 07:56

Note: This program will check SVCHOST.EXE's virtual memory usage, and if it is not within specific boundaries the program will say you have a virus. This may not be the case, depending on your page file (virtual memory) size, physical memory available, and services running. It's a poor metric to use for virus checking.

Hawk on 2010-03-29 17:32

Download link is not working.

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IECompo v1.00

webfork on 19 Jun 2016
  • 14KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 18 Oct 2004
  • Suggested by Checker

IECompo displays the list of Internet Explorer components that are installed on your computer.

Category:
Runs on:Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7
Writes settings to: None
Stealth: ? Yes
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch IECompo.exe.

PhotoLapse v3.0

webfork on 1 May 2017
  • 152KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 18 Feb 2013
  • Suggested by guinness

PhotoLapse converts a sequence of JPG files into a compressed movie, originally created for making time lapse-style movies.

NOTE: Site offline, linking to softpedia.

Category:
Runs on:WinXP / Vista / Win7
Writes settings to: Application folder
Stealth: ? Yes
Unicode support: No
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the EXE to a folder of your choice. Launch PhotoLapse.exe.

Scriptly v0.8.95.6

Midas on 13 Feb 2021

Scriptly is an extensive code editor for writing HTML and programming with PHP. In addition to the comprehensive search and replace facility, the program features syntax highlighting for several script languages and file types. Code snippets and complex tables can be added quickly and easily.

Category:
Runs on:Win98 / WinME / 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 webocton_scriptly.EXE.
Latest comments
carbonize on 2011-12-31 08:02

I gave it a try and whilst it is powerful in some aspects some of it is a bit weird such as the faded text HTML generator.

vmars316 on 2015-12-23 00:47

Its text size is too small for me to use , and it won't allow changing/enlarging text size .

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Console Calculator v3.1.0

webfork on 30 Aug 2020
  • 566KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 27 Sep 2013
  • Suggested by nitro33

Console Calculator is a calculator with built-in console interface. You can enter complex expressions and see the results of multiple expressions at the same time. Console Calculator includes many built-in mathematical functions, remembers recent entries, and supports creation of user defined variables and custom functions. Also available for Mac OS X.

Website offline, linking to Softpedia.

Category:
Runs on:Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 / Wine
Writes settings to: Application folder
Stealth: ? Yes
Unicode support: Yes
License: Free for personal use (the former home page described the program as shareware and that "a license should be purchased for continued use", but there are no restrictions)
How to extract: Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch CCalc.exe.
Similar/alternative apps: Calcute, SpeQ Mathematics, tabbyCalc

Wallpaper Master v2.16

billon on 28 Oct 2020
  • 508KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 8 Nov 2005
  • Suggested by Ennovy

Wallpaper Master automatically changes your background wallpaper with a wide range of options. You can create your own categories using images on your computer, letting it cycle through automatically in whatever order you specify. In shuffle mode, listed order, or based on your personal ratings. The program also has auto-size options to make sure your images are displayed with optimal size.

NOTE: Website is gone, linking to Internet Archive Wayback Machine.

Category:
Runs on:Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8
Writes settings to: Application folder
Stealth: ? Yes
Unicode support: No
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch Wallpaper.exe.
Latest comments
donald on 2012-03-27 04:52

To manually set the path to wallpaper to the application directory or a sub-directory just use the pathway setting as a period, seems to work on my machine at least. Vista SP1

IE "LastPath=."

bitcoin on 2020-10-28 11:40

the website is gone

webfork on 2020-10-28 12:56

@bitcoin: thanks, I've added something to the entry.

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No Autorun v1.1.2.25

Checker on 24 Jun 2012
  • 86KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on
  • Suggested by I am Baas

No Autorun prevents a USB storage device from auto-running, preventing annoying or malicious programs from automatically starting on your machine. When a USB disk is inserted, the program not only locks the autorun.inf file, but also locks all the autorun-related program and other suspicious files.

Category:
Runs on:WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7
Writes settings to: Application folder
Stealth: ? Yes
License: GPL
How to extract: 1. Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice.
2. Paste the following in an empty file called NoAutorun.ini

[system]
auto_start=0
start_as_task=0
auto_check_updates=0

3. Launch NoAutorun.exe.
What's new?
  • Added an option "Scan all disks at start"
Latest comments
frantisek on 2010-11-05 09:47

it does what it is supposed to do. this tool is smart!

webfork on 2011-04-26 16:47

Ginger: agreed -- screenshot updated

Magibon on 2011-04-27 04:09

i implemented this on my computer but did it through Windows itself.

- Control Panel > Hardware and Sounds > Autoplay.
- Everything is "Take No Action" and the checkbox up top is unchecked.

I tested this by plugging in my External USB HD and it did not autorun.

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BDV Notepad v5.2

billon on 29 May 2019

BDV Notepad is a plain text editor with support for themes, unlimited file size, multi-level undo/redo, autosaving, URL-autodetection, lines sorting, case changes, extended find-and-replace options, and more. Intended as a Windows Notepad replacement.

Category:
Runs on:Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: Application Folder
Stealth: ? Yes
Unicode support: Partial. Although the program claims Unicode support, I was unable to get it to display Unicode characters (even with the right font selected), or to save to a file with Unicode characters in its name.
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch Notepad.exe.

Optionally, delete unnecessary language files.
Similar/alternative apps: Notepad2
What's new?
  • Several improvements and bug-fixes.
  • New features: Templates, Transliteration and SMS-module.
Latest comments
robzuc on 2015-12-16 09:31

I tried it, but the "unlimited file size" feature wasn't proved: with a 4GB file, apart from its opening slowness, a popup message informed that the file could not be opened.

appsuser on 2019-05-24 14:27

Website changed to http://www.bdvnotepad.com/products/bdv-notepad/

webfork on 2019-05-25 22:37

@appsuser: thanks, billon got that updated

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TrackErr v1.0.0

webfork on 15 Oct 2018
  • 1MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 6 Aug 2010
  • Suggested by Checker

TrackErr quickly finds audio files with digital rights management (DRM) that prevents the files from playing on your system without a service connection (like iTunes or Windows Media). If you lack the credentials to play these files or their remote management services have gone offline, these files are just taking up space.

Features a drag and drop interface and can export all/selected rows to a spreadsheet (CSV).

Category:
Runs on:WinXP / Vista / Win7
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 TrackErr.exe.

WinSnap v1.1.10

freakazoid on 26 Feb 2021

WinSnap is a small utility for taking and editing screenshots. It can easily capture screenshots of non-rectangular windows with the background of your choice, automatically perform simple canvas transformations and coloring effects, add professional Photoshop-style shadows etc. Note that if you are running this on versions of Windows before XP, you will need to place GDIPLUS.DLL in the application folder.

Note: Starting from V2.x, WinSnap is no longer free for personal use. We are linking to the last freeware version available on an alternative site. If you have a more recent freeware version, please post in forums.

Category:
Runs on:Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: Application folder
License: Free for personal use
How to extract: Download the "Portable Edition" ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch WinSnap.exe.
What's new?
  • New interface languages: Norwegian, Serbian, Portuguese (24+ now)
  • Palette optimization for 8-bit GIF images
  • Issues with auto-save image format were fixed
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JMM on 2010-08-22 11:44

I agree with CD. This is simply the best capture tool for Windows.

DzejPy on 2017-02-07 13:10

Download is broken - Error 404.

Can be downloaded from: http://codecpack.co/download/WinSnap.html (link is bottom of the page)

freakazoid on 2021-02-25 16:15

@DzejPy - Just updated the download link. Thanks!

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XCOPY Frontend v1.1.2

Stephen Leibowitz on 26 Dec 2022

XCOPY Frontend gives easy control over the process of copying multiple files or an entire directory tree from one place to another or over a network. As the name suggests, the program creates an interface for the native Windows XCOPY command. The program shows an overview of all available options and parameters, making it easy to customize the needed elements for a given process..

XCOPY commands created with the program can be run within the program or copied for use in other system batch files / automation.

You can also paste an existing XCOPY command into the program to customize, modify, or run.

Category:
Runs on:Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7
Writes settings to: None
Stealth: ? Yes
License: GPL
How to extract: Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch xcopyFE.[version number].hta.

Stick-It! v1.00.0b

dmg on 27 May 2013
  • 428KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on
  • Suggested by dmg

Stick-It! lets you set any window you choose to be always on top of other windows. Right click the tray icon and select the Stick-It! menu item, or double click the icon, and the next window you click will be set as always on top. Repeat these steps to return the window to normal.

Written in AutoHotkey

Category:
Runs on:WinXP / Vista / Win7
Writes settings to: None
Dependencies: May require elevated user privileges to work on certain windows.
Stealth: ? Yes
License: Freeware/Open Source
How to extract: Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch Stick-It!.exe.
Latest comments
Idjo on 2012-05-06 21:49

Why not simply use an AutoHotKey script?
Here is an example for setting WinKey + A to toggle always-on-top:

#a::
WinGet, currentWindow, ID, A
WinGet, ExStyle, ExStyle, ahk_id %currentWindow%
if (ExStyle & 0x8) ; 0x8 is WS_EX_TOPMOST.
Winset, AlwaysOnTop, off, ahk_id %currentWindow%
else
WinSet, AlwaysOnTop, on, ahk_id %currentWindow%
return

dmg on 2012-05-06 22:42

I believe if you look at the Stick-It! source code you will see that I use almost that exact code. But Stick-It! is nice and shiny, and has audio visual effects! Besides, most people do not use AutoHotkey and releasing it as a compiled exe greatly broadens the potential user base.

webfork on 2012-05-08 23:23

Idjo: very cool, thanks

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