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.
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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. |
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__philippe
on 2013-07-15 08:17
Here is an old (2006) but interesting narrative about using Bintext for viewing Unicode strings in executables.
__philippe
on 2013-07-26 18:24
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BinText at your finger_tip: (WinXP tested) |
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.
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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 |
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__philippe
on 2014-03-14 15:18
@Craunch
__philippe
on 2016-01-30 17:10
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As illustrated in the forum http://www.portablefreeware.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=78597 |
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.
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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. |
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do2or
on 2022-03-05 16:43
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please update the link to: |
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.
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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 |
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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
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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. |
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.
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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. |
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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:
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
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Odd The download says it is Version V1.2.0.0 |
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.
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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. |
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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
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when I use proxy the IP2 not work right,is display my router ip,not proxy ip |
X-Pass reveals the content of almost any password field, revealing the text behind those asterisks.
Note: site archived.
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Runs on: | Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 |
Writes settings to: | None |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: |
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Midas
on 2023-10-07 09:35
For an old status update about X-Pass see this forum post:
Andrew Lee
on 2023-10-09 05:23
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@tomcat: I have edited the entry and made a copy of the program available for local download. |
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.
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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. |
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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.
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
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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. |
Sculptris is a 3D sculpting program similar to Z-Brush. It was produced by the developers of Z-Brush (Pixologic) and Thomas Pettersson.
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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. |
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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
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I downloaded from here: http://www.pixologic.com/zbrush/downloadcenter/ |
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.
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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: |
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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.
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Runs on: | Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: |
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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.
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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: |
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Similar/alternative apps: | WinScan2PDF |
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.
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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. |
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dmg
on 2010-11-05 23:19
@Oliver
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.
spicydog
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With Restoration v3.2.13 I have noticed the following: |
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.
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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 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.
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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 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.
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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 |
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Gmacri
on 2013-02-04 22:46
Very good Software, with only 809 KB and beautiful skins.
Stephen Leibowitz
on 2024-05-15 13:37
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The website is still there and provides a good description of the application: |
@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.
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Runs on: | Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | No |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: |
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What's new? |
Full changelog at http://www.towofu.net/soft/aicon_history_e.txt. |
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Nergal
on 2009-01-30 15:45
Seems to Work perfect on Vista SP1
Wizzer at Colour4Free
on 2009-09-07 12:06
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Tried most of the icon editors listed and found that the application works in XP SP3 and Vista. |
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.
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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 |
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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
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Hash could be really convenient if it allowed to suppress GUI and redirect output to /stdout/. |
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.
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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 |
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juverax
on 2024-02-24 13:26
Actually the original web site is alive (online):
Midas
on 2024-02-24 19:05
@juverax: you're right -- links corrected...
jenss
on 2024-02-25 08:36
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chrome browsers does not allow download = nothing happens! I downloaded with firefox browser. |
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.
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Runs on: | Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: |
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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.
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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. |
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lautrepay
on 2011-12-25 18:10
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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. |
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.
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Runs on: | Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: |
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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-.
Quilan
on 2012-02-29 09:43
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Damn html tags. |
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.
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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 |
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__philippe
on 2016-03-01 16:35
Worthy alternative to ImgSearch (which has not been updated since March 2007) :
spicydog
on 2018-01-24 02:19
Download link (and apparently website) seem to be broken.
webfork
on 2018-01-24 20:37
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@spicydog: thanks for that -- billon pointed it to archive.org (thanks billon) |
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.
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Runs on: | Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | Apache |
How to extract: |
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Similar/alternative apps: | Flashnote, MemPad, minipad2 |
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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
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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. |
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.
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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. |
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Specular
on 2019-03-22 01:43
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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. |
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.
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Runs on: | Win2K / WinXP |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | No |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: |
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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.
juverax
on 2023-05-02 19:47
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Folderico now at version 4.0.0.12 RC12 on Softpedia: |
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
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Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: |
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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
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"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. |
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.
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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. |
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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
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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. |
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.
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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? |
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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.
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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 |
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webfork
on 2020-05-30 00:06
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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. |
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.
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Runs on: | Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
License: | Freeware (Donationware) |
How to extract: |
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 |
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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.
TP109
on 2015-11-17 01:33
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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. |
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.
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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. |
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TenaciousD
on 2014-02-21 07:43
Here is a link if needed:
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'.
Midas
on 2014-02-21 11:21
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Softpedia link (a little faster than Webarchive): |
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.
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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. |
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Emka
on 2010-12-20 14:03
Sounds nice. Does it have any advantages over CCleaner?
Pax
on 2010-12-23 12:56
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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. |
ToYcon is a fast, drag-and-drop PNG to ICO convertor. Support for Vista icons with embedded PNG compression available.
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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? |
Retrieved from latest Webarchive snapshot. |
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juverax
on 2018-12-18 11:25
Links to Download and to website are broken.
Mixture
on 2018-12-18 15:23
juverax
on 2018-12-18 16:08
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@ Mixture: Thank you very much |
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.
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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. |
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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
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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 |
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.
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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: |
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Similar/alternative apps: | ColorMania |
What's new? | See German changelog here. |
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.
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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. |
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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
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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. |
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)
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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. |
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I am Baas
on 2013-02-03 00:58
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Thank you, rogerthedodger. |
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 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 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.
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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 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.
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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. |
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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
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@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 |
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 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 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.
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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
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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.
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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 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.
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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? |
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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.
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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: |
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Similar/alternative apps: | Regshot2 Unicode |
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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.
Midas
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SpyMe Tools is still available from http://www.softpedia.com/get/PORTABLE-SOFTWARE/System/System-Enhancements/Windows-Portable-Applications-Portable-SpyMe-Tools.shtml ... |
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.
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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. |
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Midas
on 2014-04-26 20:42
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Available on most comptuing platforms (Linux & MacOS, e.g.), a (well regarded) version of Maxima exists also for Android, see: |
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.
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Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | Freeware (unsupported beta) |
How to extract: |
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 |
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Ding-A-Ling
on 2019-06-03 18:27
@Midas
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
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If two ranked users click that trashcan icon, it will be deleted, too. I already did. :) |