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Shortcut Keys v1.6

webfork on 12 Nov 2016
  • 116KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 10 Nov 2016
  • Suggested by smaragdus

Shortcut Keys is a small application that allows the user to create global keyboard shortcuts for launching programs, websites and open folders. It supports priority, run-as-admin, and offers a tray menu for launching the created items.

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Runs on:WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: Application folder
Dependencies: .Net Framework v4.0
Stealth: ? No. Details
Unicode support: Yes
License: Freeware
How to extract:
  1. Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice
  2. Launch ShortcutKeys.exe
  3. Answer Yes when asked if you want to use it in portable mode
Similar/alternative apps: X-HotkeyP Clavier+ HotKeyz

X-HotkeyP v4.8.2 [rev1]

lwc on 7 Jul 2023
  • 3MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 1 May 2016
  • Suggested by Danix

HotkeyP (archived) is a small but powerful macro and hotkey utility that enables you to create a wide range of macro commands and keyboard shortcuts that can perform common tasks such as opening files, running programs, empty the recycle bin, reboot your PC, start the screensaver and much more.

X-HotkeyP is a version of the software packaged in winPenPack format.

Category:
Runs on:WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: Application folder
Path portability: Automatic relative path (eg. ..\..\personal\work.doc)
License: GPL
How to extract: Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch X-HotkeyP.exe.
What's new?
  • Commands "Opacity +", "Opacity -"
  • Environment variables can be used in commands (e.g. %SystemRoot%).
  • Option to play sound when a hotkey is pressed.
  • Option "Wait before executing this hotkey", command will be executed after 5 second unless the user cancels it.
  • Only pressed shift keys are released before macro.
  • Command "Delete temporary files" can delete read-only files.
  • HotkeyP window is transparent when showing User Account Control dialog.
  • Large HotkeyP icon looks same as small icon.
  • All texts are Unicode, it's useful especially for the "Paste text" command.
  • Hotkeys have option "Run as administrator".
  • Commands "Maximize all", "Show HotkeyP window", "Reload hook".
  • Command "Hide window" changes tray icon to yellow.
  • %HotkeyP% in command path is replaced by installation folder.
  • Caps lock is turned off during "Macro".
  • Removed shortcut Ctrl+N which used to delete all hotkeys.
  • Path to HTK file is not stored in the registry if the file is in the HotkeyP folder.
Fixed bugs:
  • Paste text command did not work on some keyboard layouts.
  • Multi-command did not work with paste text
  • Some system hotkeys could not be redefined (Ctrl+Win+P, Ctrl+Win+F, Win+Shift+M, Win+Shift+up, Alt+Win+1, ...).
  • Key state is reset when reloading hook.
  • Hotkey Win+mouse showed the Start menu if used with macro.
  • Right-click on the small icon in the notification area showed the taskbar menu on Windows 10.
  • Could not get executable file name of universal apps on Windows 10.
  • "Information" about a window could not get full path of 64-bit processes.
  • "Paste text" with parameter %l truncated text to 1024 characters.
  • The second parameter of "Macro to active window" could not be longer than 15 characters.
  • "Minimize to tray" did not work for the Explorer.
  • "Magnifier" lost focus after quick mouse movement.
  • The Spy application worked only with 32-bit processes.
  • Some minimized applications could not be restored to foreground when hotkey was pressed.
  • Active window lost focus after waiting before executing a hotkey.
  • "Maximize all" randomly activated another window.
  • Icon was not yellow if asking before executing "Hide application" or "Hide window".
  • "Send keys to window" was too quick and sometimes missed shift keys.
  • Start automatically at Windows startup.

Squeaky Mouse v1.0.3

Andrew Lee on 7 Feb 2021
  • 1MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 5 May 2016
  • Suggested by Checker

Squeaky Mouse is a tiny, tray-based utility to provide audio feedback when clicking mouse buttons. You can also set it to play a file when the Windows "ClickLock" feature is activated.

Uses WAV format audio files.

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 ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch SqueakyMouse.exe.
What's new?
  • Bug fixed: WAV file paths were not updated properly.
Latest comments
JohnW on 2016-05-16 17:16

Trivial point...
'www.portablefreeware.com' needs to be removed from Website address

Checker on 2016-05-16 18:04

@JohnW: Link corrected.
Thanks ;)

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Gridy v0.70

Checker on 22 Nov 2015
  • 825KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 22 Nov 2015
  • Suggested by modussn

Gridy adds an invisible grid on your desktop so that any window you move or resize is snapped to it. This helps maximize screen real estate by making windows placed adjacent to each other dynamically adjust to avoid overlapping.

Snapping to the grid is enabled with mouse drag or keyboard arrow keys. Gridy also lets you store and restore a window's size and position in up to 9 slots. This is useful for quickly arranging your windows in a convenient way. In addition, you can hide the window's Alt-Tab icon, and set any window semi-transparent or to "Always on Top."

Written in AutoHotkey.

Category:
Runs on:WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8
Writes settings to: Application folder
Stealth: ? Yes
License: Freeware/Open Source: MIT
How to extract: Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch Gridy.exe.
What's new?
  • Fixed: Help dialog reported one incorrect keyboard shortcut.
  • Changed: Help dialog will now consider all the custom keyboard shortcuts.
Latest comments
AdrianK_IT on 2013-11-27 20:37

Just upgraded from a 19" 1280x1024 to a 24" 1920x1200 monitor, and 'side by side' or 'stacked' just didn't cut it any more! A brilliant app, easy to get the hang of, I have my standard workspace of one main and three minor windows at my command. Thanks!

AdrianK_IT on 2015-01-18 17:31

V0.60 (the .exe file is a puzzling 4x the size of v0.50) just doesn't work on my PC. Reverted to v0.50.

vmars316 on 2015-01-22 00:04

How come no ScreenShot ?

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Hoekey v1.22

webfork on 22 Dec 2015
  • 51KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 9 Nov 2015
  • Suggested by nevemark

HoeKey lets you assign most keys on your keyboard to various different actions. You can use it to run programs, control window actions, create and run aliases, hide/unhide windows, or even use it as a portable launcher.

Configuration is done in a text file access by Edit Config.

Category:
Runs on:WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: Application folder
Stealth: ? Yes
Path portability: Requires manual entry of relative path (eg. ..\..\personal\work.doc)
License: Freeware
How to extract:
  1. Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice
  2. Download the the latest version of HoeKey from the homepage and overwrite the existing HoeKey.exe file
  3. Launch HoeKey.exe
Similar/alternative apps: Clavier+, X-HotkeyP, Slickrun, TyperTask, HotKeyz
What's new?
  • Added %z in strings to get current directory of first selected file (%Z for url-encoded).
  • Fixed not copying first char of define.
Latest comments
BGM on 2015-11-02 15:54

Oh - forgot - with HoeKey you also get a little panel that lists all of the hotkeys you assigned. That's really handy.

freakazoid on 2015-11-02 18:11

This used to be one of my favorite programs back in the day! :)

webb on 2015-11-03 04:01

It's now at version 2.0

Add string aliases, *foo=something to define, ~N=MsgBox|Some text:%{foo} to use.
Add SetBrightness command. e.g. ~N=SetBrightness||Absolute Value (0-100)|Relative Value (-100 - 100). Requires Vista or newer.
Remove RunAlias command.

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Mouse Recorder Premium v1.0.46 New

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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Lock State v2.00.0b

I am Baas on 28 Mar 2015
  • 460KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 24 Mar 2015
  • Suggested by dmg

Lock State provides a simple, and customizable, on screen display in the lower right corner of the desktop to show the states of the NumLock, CapsLock and ScrollLock keys. When a lock key is pressed the OSD will appear, and a optional sound will play. Lock State can also lock the keys into their current states, so even if a lock key is pressed its state will not change. States can even be saved between sessions, so all states will be restored to what they were the last time Lock State was running.

Lock state is written in the AutoHotkey language.

Category:
Runs on:WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8
Writes settings to: Application folder
Stealth: ? Yes
License: Freeware/Open Source
How to extract: Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch Lock State 2.0.exe.
Similar/alternative apps: Keyndicate kLED
Latest comments
PAFuser on 2017-03-02 20:51

Dell did a BIOS update today, app no longer works, runs but does nothing. Windows 10.

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Keyndicate v1.11.7.20

webfork on 2 Mar 2017
  • 2MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 2 Feb 2015
  • Suggested by guinness

Keyndicate visually displays the current state of CapsLock, NumLock and ScrollLock keys in the tray menu. Great for laptops or keyboards that don't have these lighted indicators. When a bar is compressed means the key is not active and when expanded signifies the key is active. From top to bottom, the order in which the bars are represented: CapsLock, NumLock and ScrollLock.

A 64-bit version is available (within the folder).

NOTE: website offline; linking to softpedia.

Category:
Runs on:WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8
Writes settings to: Application folder
Stealth: ? Yes
License: GPL
How to extract:
  1. Download and launch the installer Keyndicate_VX.XX.exe
  2. Select Portable (extract) from the drop down menu and select Next
  3. Continue until the installer has complete
  4. Launch Keyndicate.exe
Similar/alternative apps: Lock State kLED
What's new? Version 1.11.7.20 [25-12-2013]
- FIXED: Wrong icon being displayed on the taskbar.
- IMPROVED: Now the resname is used instead of a static index value. This is due to changes made in AutoIt3Wrapper.

Version 1.10.7.18 [23-12-2013]
- IMPROVED: Compiled with AutoIt v3.3.10.0.
- IMPROVED: If using the installed version of Keyndicate, it will now store the settings in %APPDATA%\Keyndicate instead of the application folder. This is due to UAC and protected folders.
- IMPROVED: Unique identifier for Keyndicate.
- IMPROVED: Usage on SSD drives, by writing to the settings file at the end of Keyndicate.
Latest comments
Wolfghost on 2013-12-30 12:36

@guinness
yea I had a theory about it

PAFuser on 2017-03-02 20:47

Web and Download go to protected blog, need id and password, and invite from owner.

webfork on 2017-03-02 22:03

@PAFuser: Thanks for the note. I have reached out to the developer.

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On-screen Keyboard Portable v2.0

webfork on 5 Sep 2016
  • 977KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on
  • Suggested by Andrew Lee

On-Screen Keyboard Portable works in the absence of a physical keyboard and makes it easy to access a built-in on-screen keyboard on any system you come across. It remembers your settings for sound, select by hover or click, always on top, layout and more. For earlier operating systems that lack a built-in on-screen keyboard (Windows 95/98/Me) it includes a simple virtual keyboard that, while lighter on accessibility features, is still useful.

Category:
Runs on:Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8
Writes settings to: Application folder
Stealth: ? Yes
License: GPL
How to extract: Download the self-extracting EXE and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch On-ScreenKeyboardPortable.exe.
What's new? This new release improves Windows 7 and 64-bit OS support, has an updated launcher and an improved installer.
Latest comments
Simon.T on 2007-07-14 12:10

I don't really get it??? C:\WINDOWS\system32\osk.exe

name on 2007-07-15 15:34

Simon.T, not all versions of windows have Microsoft's osk.exe.
this is for them.

also, osk.exe is not portable (I think)

Simon.T on 2007-07-18 11:11

"Simon.T, not all versions of windows have Microsoft's osk.exe.
this is for them."
sounds logical!

"also, osk.exe is not portable (I think)"
I'm using it only if I need to, since most of the PCs has WinXP and most ofmy portable applications are working only on Win32 and can't be run on wine!

Anyway, Thank you *name* for your reply!

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Click-N-Type v3.03.414

Midas on 29 Nov 2016

Click-N-Type is a on-screen virtual keyboard for anyone with a disability that prevents him or her from typing on a physical computer keyboard. It features word prediction/completion, macros, audio/visual feedback options including spoken keys etc. It also includes a keyboard designer and many user designed layouts.

Unlike many similar tools, Click-N-Type is able to get text into uncooperative places like browser URL "Address:" fields, Email "To:" addresses, Email "Subject:" fields, dialog boxes like "Open" and "Save As...", and many more.

Category:
Runs on:Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7
Writes settings to: Application folder
Stealth: ? No. Adds some COM related entries to HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes.
License: Freeware
How to extract:
  1. Download the self-extracting EXE and extract to a folder of your choice
  2. Download the Word Prediction List and extract to the same folder using 7-Zip or equivalent
  3. Launch Click-N-Type.exe
Latest comments
John on 2009-11-15 22:21

Portable version doesn't seem to work on windows 7 it complains that the comdlg32.ocx component is not registered

fidmas on 2009-12-11 20:09

luojie, Are you sure you have the correct French Language Pack installed on you portable device, as described in the "Special considerations for Click-N-Type Portable:" section at http://cnt.lakefolks.com/portable.htm ? There are several for different countries. Also, be sure the correct Input Language has been installed in Windows, and is being used by the current target window. Address questions to Click-N-Type@LakeFolks.com .

fidmas on 2009-12-11 20:22

John, We see the possible problem and have eliminated the need for that module, not distributed with Windows 7. However, we still need some more time to sufficiently test Click-N-Type on Windows 7. Please watch the http://cnt.lakefolks.com site for the next revision (newer than 3.03.387). Address questions to Click-N-Type@LakeFolks.com .

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