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Cool PDF Reader 3.5.0.550

webfork on 14 Oct 2021
  • 3MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 12 Feb 2021
  • Suggested by Fluffy

Cool PDF Reader is a small and fast PDF viewer that enables printing, convert to image, slideshow, crop PDF, and more.

NOTE: This program is being re-evaluated in forums as adware/nagware.

Category:
Runs on:Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8
Writes settings to: Registry
Stealth: ? No
Unicode support: No
License: Freeware for personal use only
How to extract: Download the standalone EXE to a folder of your choice. Launch CoolPDFReader.exe.
Similar/alternative apps: SumatraPDF
What's new?
  1. Snip text and graphics out of PDF.
  2. Support Windows 10.
Latest comments
z on 2009-08-25 21:03

oneof the wirst readers i used

smaragdus on 2015-02-02 12:01

This PDF reader is of very poor quality and besides it shows ads it has a nag screen on program's exit ("Do you need...", "Do you want...", etc).

__philippe on 2021-07-29 07:47

CoolPdfReader v3.5.0.550, a commendably compact (3Mb) PDF utility,
unfortunately creates about 16 objectionable registry entries,
instead of a distinct settings file...:-(

Redeeming feature:
It does print PDF docs without fuss (under XP yet...),
an elementary operation my currently installed Adobe Reader XI v11.0.18 stubbornly refuses to perform

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KMPlayer v4.2.2.48 Adware

lautrepay on 17 Apr 2023
  • 80MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 11 Jan 2021
  • Suggested by Fluffy

KMPlayer is a audio/video player that supports a wide range of file formats, including AVI, MKV, MPEG, OGM, MP4, ASF etc. without any additional codecs installed. It also has full VCD/DVD playback functionality. In addition, it is able to play incomplete/damaged AVI files, or media files that are locked while downloading or sharing.

Note: In the past, this application managed open source components against the terms of their respective licenses. The current status of this is unclear.

Category:
Runs on:WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: Application folder
Stealth: ? No
Unicode support: Yes
License: Freeware
How to extract:
  1. Download the installer and extract to a folder of your choice.
  2. Launch KMPlayer.exe.
  3. Open "Preferences" window, click on "General", and check "Store Settings to KMPcfg.ini".

Alternatively, before launching KMPlayer.exe create a file called KMPCfg.ini in the EXE folder with these lines of text:

[\Software\KMPlayer\KMP4.0\OptionArea]
ConfigUseIni=int:1
AutoUpdate=int:0

The folders $TEMP and $PLUGINSDIR may also be removed to save space.
Similar/alternative apps: Light Alloy
Latest comments
kanu on 2017-05-23 05:20

webfork: Thanks for answering. It looks like the file I got from MajorGeeks is corrupted because I redownloaded and still didn't extract correctly. I searched for another host and now all the files extract as usual.
(Looks like I can't post vtotal urls here)
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(1) SHA256: 9163946ab2c859240f1d5372710ee3d9acb6a74b62b034d2c6f61e359bafedee
(2) SHA256: c4cf673211a6c894786666c2018f9563be63fe1b45cc67784fb1476638553e2a

apometron on 2017-09-30 15:50

The Brazilian Portuguese is not the real language, because Files in Brazilian are not "ficheiros". They are called "Arquivos". =( I have to change to English, because Portuguese of Portugal is not my preference.

bitcoin on 2018-07-20 20:11

forum link goes to a thread on PM Wiki

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Lost Labyrinth v5.3.1

billon on 7 Dec 2020
  • 18MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 18 Oct 2016
  • Suggested by Fluffy

Lost Labyrinth is a graphical rogue-like game with emphasis on exploration and character strategies. It offers a wealth of options during character generation to ensure plenty of versatility, which also gives the game nearly endless replay value. Each game is fairly short but has that "just one more time" feeling.

Category:
Runs on:Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: Application Folder
License: GPL
How to extract: Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch laby.exe.
What's new? See:
https://lostlabyrinth.com/index.php?p=news
Latest comments
Emka on 2012-07-07 16:17

v4.8.2 is available, but I don't know if it stripped down now since they offer a paid extended version now

Emka on 2013-12-16 14:03

v5 out, but cf. my comment above

aazard on 2020-12-07 15:25

curent v5.3.1 19.2mb OR:

- Audio re0encoded (to make smaller) to 96kbs/8K-hz,

- Any unneeded readme's & langauges removed

Then UPX packed, its only 14.2mb on your usb/etc drive

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TAGAP 3 v2.6

billon on 23 Nov 2020
  • 710MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 21 Nov 2020
  • Suggested by Fluffy

TAGAP (The Apocalyptic Game About Penguins) is a penguin-laden sidescrolling shooter in the same vein as the classic Abuse. Use a variety of weapons to blast hordes of baddies and clear a path to your nemesis, Pedro the penguin. Take different drugs to boost your health, agility and even become invulnerable, and overdose on them for even more... interesting effects. You can also unlock various awards by completing tasks within the game.

Category:
Runs on:Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: Application Folder
License: Freeware
How to extract:
  1. Download the installer and extract using Universal Extractor to a folder of your choice
  2. Inside the $[31] folder, move the data folder located into the same folder as TAGAP.exe
  3. Inside the user/user folder, move a file titled default.cfg to the first user folder
  4. Remove all other files aside from default.cfg from the user folder
  5. Delete $PLUGINSDIR to complete clean-up of unnecessary files
  6. Launch TAGAP.exe
What's new? See:
https://tagap.net/
Latest comments
IKhan on 2008-01-13 03:14

TO JFish: Just go the Tagap's website and you can download it from there. http://www.tagap.net

Emka on 2014-12-06 18:32

v2 available

Napiophelios on 2017-12-03 07:43

TAGAP 3 is available for Windows Vista or later

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Iter Vehemens Ad Necem v0.58

billon on 23 Nov 2020
  • 4MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 16 Mar 2020
  • Suggested by Fluffy

IVAN, short for Iter Vehemens Ad Necem, is probably one of the meanest rogue-like games out there. It uses graphical tiles instead of ASCII graphics, and also features all kinds of unique features, such as a fully functional locational damage system (losing limbs won't kill you, but it sure doesn't help), flexible character development environment, and a fluid system where you can track monsters by their blood trails.

Category:
Runs on:Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: Application folder
License: GNU GPLv2
How to extract: Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch IVAN.exe.
What's new? See:
https://github.com/Attnam/ivan/releases
Latest comments
aazard on 2020-11-11 23:51

UPDATE: 0.58 under new site & Github

Iter Vehemens ad Necem - a continuation of the graphical roguelike by members of http://attnam.com

Site: https://attnam.com/
Github: https://github.com/Attnam/ivan

Info:

Ivan058
@fejoa fejoa released this on Mar 15

New Quest: Kingdom of Aslona

A new main quest will see you trying to bring peace back to the kingdom of Aslona, currently in the middle of a civil war.
Add five new locations.
Player can now have a ship to sail the oceans of worldmap. This also means that they can now bring pets that would normally be unable to cross the ocean with them.
Moving over the ocean is slightly slower than on dry land.
Changes:

Added Aslona!
Added new ROOM_OWNED_AREA type for generic owned rooms. Uses code similar to the Cathedral or Decos' house.
Change structure of quests. Petrus now takes the encrypted scroll and gives you some alone time. If you chat with him again, you will receive the GC quest, or you can find other people to chat for other quests.
Add some new monsters, items, artifacts, materials and crafting recipes.
Hotness can now be used to define materials that deal fire damage on contact, just like Acidicity for acidic materials.
Use GitHub app for LGTM.
Cats can be tamed with fishes.
Orcs have black blood.
Lobh-se is a bit more fun.
Make amulets easily recognizable by color.
Land mines can now be sometimes defused if you levitate over and pick them up.
Willpower now protects against some hostile magic.
Add autopick regex.
Add an option to show info about gods, displaying their last reaction to prayer.
Better 'F1' command in menus:
Some items now have descriptions.
Better help for crafting actions.
New help for config options.
Add options to start with no pet and to use health descriptions.
Add alternate door traps.
Prevent very dumb creatures from using wands.
You cannot unequip locked chastity belt.
Update README and add MANUAL.
A wise player can look at an enemy for a rough estimation of their health.
Add day/night cycle to all above-ground locations.
Enable weather effects for more above-ground locations.
Let monsters also benefit from Detecting status effect.
Coffins now generate with grave goods and do something when you steal from them.
Hammers are good with the undead.
Some monsters now have different diets.
Add many new sound effects.
Fixes:

Decos no longer lets you steal from him.
You can no longer leave the Black Market through walls.
Slightly nerf Black Market.
Display Willpower in wizard mode secrets.
Running in wilderness now correctly takes stamina.
Fix some quest messages not being saved as already displayed.
Reveal gas traps when you step on them.
Fix several places where panic immunity or disease immunity was not respected.
Fix several crafting bugs, hopefully preventing crashes.
Fix Terra not offering priestly services after you killed Lobh-se.
Spill more water over a burning player when they pray to Silva, so there's a better chance to be extinguished.
Prevent long strings in config options from overflowing when displayed.
Prevent building features in owned rooms.
Explosive liquids can no longer be used to douse flames.
Wands of webbing were not causing hostility.
Fix horns of fear causing panic without checking the panic resistance of the victim.
Remove redundant messages from auto map notes.
Fix sitting on fountains and drinking from non-water fountains.
Fix AI not using equipped zappable items.
Make taming/possessing more powerful creatures scale correctly.
Fix a bug where boots were not correctly considered for kicking effects.
Fix teleport lock from non-equipment sources never timing out.
Assorted minor fixes and balancing.
See v057...v058 for a list of changes since 0.57

aazard on 2020-11-12 00:00

NOTE to my update post, tldr: v0.51 is last "fix" of original game: https://github.com/Attnam/ivan/releases/tag/v051

v0.52+ (to current v0.58) are "add-ons + more add-ons & patches to them" at 28.7mb zipped, 36.8mb UPX (lzma) compressed

v0.51 is last "fix" of original game the zip is 4.32mb, unzipped & UPX (lzma) compressed its 9.16mb
https://github.com/Attnam/ivan/releases/tag/v051

aazard on 2020-11-12 01:09

sorry for comment spam (no edit function): extended testing report

Versions v0.51 to current really should be seen as a "GOLD LABEL/GOTY" GAME, the base is the same, but its basiclly expansion on expansion, added to the game.

the v0.50 is ITS OWN "classic" TITLE, imho,

It size to, on USB drive UPX (lzma) compressed to: 1.63mb, compared to a whopping 36.8mb in the "continuation" game

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Simutrans v122.0

billon on 12 Nov 2020
  • 11MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 10 Oct 2020
  • Suggested by Fluffy

Simutrans is a SimCity-style transport and economic simulation game. You can build the railroad networks with platforms, discharging quays, level crossings, signals and much more. Create your own bus company: transport people throughout the city and help make cities grow by laying out bus routes. Explore just how many industrial choices and connections are available.

Note: the graphics of the game are available through downloadable paksets. You can also use download-paksets.exe in the game's root directory.

Category:
Runs on:WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: Application Folder
License: Freeware/Open Source
How to extract: Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch simutrans.exe.
Similar/alternative apps: OpenTTD
What's new? See:
https://sourceforge.net/p/simutrans/news/
Latest comments
shnbwmn on 2016-05-03 18:10

This entry needed a desperate clean-up and update. I've replaced the pak128 download link with the actual game and added a note about the graphics paks. The rest of the entry has been updated appropriately.

aazard on 2020-11-12 00:46

The CURRENT (2020-11-12) "offline" aka portable version instrustions:

Lots of forum searching to find this "stand-alone/offline portable install method note".

The "complete" stand-alone offline version is found here:

https://sourceforge.net/projects/simutrans/files/Simutrans%20complete/102-2-2/

Optional to reduce size:

Downloading the smallest "graphics pak" which is: "Pak32 Comic" found here:

https://sourceforge.net/projects/simutrans/files/pak32.comic/pak32.comic%20for%20102-0/

THEN renamE the folder from "pak32" to "pak" and delete/replace the original.

Remove all languages/fonts but the main one you speak/read (example: English for me with font "Prop-Latin1.bdf")

This will result in SMALLEST SIZE, current graphics game: unzipped, file "fixed" and UPX'ed (lzma) compressed size: 4.19mb

aazard on 2020-11-12 00:49

@ 4.19mb in on drive size; this is the most current (still being updated) simcity/open TTD like game that is will run on ANY PC current enough to have a USB port.

*Note: as you might see from many of my posts I have a fever for "best bang per kb" in portable apps. Can we make lists here in forums?

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Kawaks v1.65

billon on 5 Feb 2020
  • 736KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 1 May 2016
  • Suggested by Fluffy

Kawaks is an emulator for two arcade systems: Capcom's CPS1/CPS2 and SNK's Neo-Geo. The program includes per-ROM control setup, a variety of different display and sound options, netplay capabilities, demo recording, and more.

Note: To actually play any game with Kawaks, you will need the proper ROM zips. Neo-Geo support requires additional BIOS roms.

Category:
Runs on:Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: Application Folder
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the ZIP package with multi-volume 7z package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch WinKawaks.exe.
What's new? See:
http://cps2shock.emu-france.info/
Latest comments
jade on 2010-12-07 13:45

dowload dont work

I am Baas on 2010-12-07 14:36

@jade
Entry updated, thanks.

bitcoin on 2020-02-05 14:29

apparently is at v1.65 now

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CloneSpy v3.43

billon on 12 Oct 2019
  • 6MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 12 Oct 2019
  • Suggested by Fluffy

CloneSpy can help you free up hard drive space by detecting and removing duplicate files with exactly the same contents regardless of their name, date, time, or location. Also, CloneSpy is able to find files that are not exactly identical, but have the same file name. This can be an issue for example if you have different versions of a file and you want to find and remove the older versions. CloneSpy is able to find zero-byte files.

Note: The installer now allows you to choose between a 32 or 64-bit version of CloneSpy.

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 installer and select 'portable version' at installation type. Launch CloneSpy.exe.
Similar/alternative apps: DoubleKiller
What's new? Added:
  • You can now exclude sub-folders when marking or unmarking files in a folder via the context menu of the list box in the All duplicates window.
  • Remembered window sizes and positions can now be reset to their default values (see Misc page of the Options window).
Modified:
  • Hard links and shortcuts are now created before the file to be replaced is deleted (see Deletion page of the Options window).
  • Leftover files are now deleted at the end of a scan to prevent deletion conflicts (see Deletion page of the Options window).
  • Deleted leftover files are now counted in the scan progress window and listed in the log file if deleted files have to be logged (see Logging page of the Options window).
  • The title of the Main window now contains the program version.
  • Renamed the Priority page of the Options window to Misc.
  • Renamed Execute file to Open file in the context menu of the Single duplicates window and All duplicates window.
Latest comments
MarkyMark on 2015-04-09 15:36

A lot of people here trying to delete multiples of the same image - I just wanted to give a shout out to Dup Detector, which is a great piece of software that does exactly that.

Dup Detector doesn't just do file-size/checksum analysis, it actually analyzes the images to find similarities. E.g. one could be black & white and the other can be color, or one can be watermarked, or one could be taken 2 seconds later because someone blinked & it'll find both and display them to you and ask which one you want to delete or if you want to keep both. You can choose how strict it is in its matching algorithm - 100% mach, 95% match etc.

You can even have it set up to automatically select which one to delete based on rules - e.g. the smaller one. Then you just approve the selection by hitting the space bar, or you can just let it do its thing automatically, or you can go full-manual mode and click the image you want to delete. Super fast way to delete duplicates and easy to use. I've used it professionally to manage large image catalogs that had a lot of duplicates of different sizes.

Unfortunately, it's not portable.

The latest version I have is 3.3.02 from July 8, 2011. You can get an earlier version from rareware.

http://www.freeware-guide.com/rareware/DupDetector.html

I am Baas on 2015-04-09 16:44

@MarkyMark Dup Detector is in the database at http://www.portablefreeware.com/index.php?id=225

MarkyMark on 2015-04-10 02:08

Oh awesome. Well, it's still great software - it does one thing & does it very well.

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System Spec v3.11

billon on 11 Mar 2019
  • 2MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 26 Jun 2018
  • Suggested by Fluffy

System Spec is an all-in-one hardware information gathering tool. You can see, save and print a complete spec list of your PC and perform various Windows functions. Additional advanced info includes CPU, drives, apps, display, memory, CD / DVD drives and more.

Category:
Runs on:Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / 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 SysSpec.exe.
Similar/alternative apps: SIV
What's new? See:
http://www.alexnolan.net/news/
Latest comments
webfork on 2011-08-15 22:14

lyx: I am sorry that your post got deleted -- I'm not a big fan of censorship. That said, admins moderate the forums -- the "comments" section is moderated by all members.

I am Baas on 2011-08-16 08:02

@lyx
I have seen your previous comment. I wish it was not deleted just so that everyone else could see who the real braindead moron is. As for contributing to TPFC... you are not missed.

BTW, System Spec works fine on my XP SP3.

Andrew Lee on 2011-08-17 03:37

@lyx: I have retracted webfork's negative vote at his request, but someone else may still vote your comment out. :)

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Neverball v1.6.0

billon on 3 Dec 2017
  • 150MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 21 May 2014
  • Suggested by Fluffy

Neverball is part puzzle, part action game. Tilt the floor to roll a ball through an obstacle course before time runs out. Also included is Neverputt, a hot-seat multiplayer miniature golf game using the physics and graphics of Neverball. Finally, a level editor is included.

Category:
Runs on:WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: Application folder
License: GPL v2
How to extract: Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch neverball.exe.
What's new? See:
https://neverball.org/release.php
Latest comments
steve on 2006-09-06 18:41

For an interview with the developer of Neverball:

http://www.planetfreeplay.com/interview/2/

John Goodin on 2009-04-11 21:39

New 1.5.1 version at owners site
http://neverball.org/index.php

Napiophelios on 2017-12-03 08:30

Neverball is @ v1.6 and works on Windows 10
new webpage is https://neverball.org

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AkelPad v4.9.8

billon on 28 Oct 2016
  • 554KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 18 Jul 2016
  • Suggested by Fluffy

AkelPad is a plain text editor focused on speed and a small size. The program includes unicode support, available single-document and tabbed interfaces, unlimited file size, and multi-level undo, etc.
Support plugins.

Alternatively, AkelPad Portable portablizes recent files and search history and has both the 32- and 64-bit versions together and chooses the right one. X-AkelPad is also available.

Category:
Runs on:Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: Application folder
Stealth: ? Yes. If you set Recent Files and Search History to 0 as these are stored in the registry.
Unicode support: Yes
Path portability: Requires manual entry of drive-less absolute path (eg. \docs\personal\work.doc without the drive letter)
License: BSD
How to extract:
  1. Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice
  2. In AkelPad.exe folder, use a Unicode-aware editor to create AkelPad.ini the following four lines:

    [Options]
    SaveSettings=2
    RecentFiles=0
    SearchStrings=0


  3. Save AkelPad.ini as a Unicode-encoded file
  4. Launch AkelPad.exe
Similar/alternative apps: Notepad++, EditPad Lite
What's new? Added:
  • Flag 128 in the manual parameter "PaintOptions" - unit of vertical scrolling is line (default is pixel).
  • Optional parameter for commands 4103,4106:
    1 - force to use last directory.
Latest comments
__philippe on 2013-12-08 13:07

Akelpad v 4.8.6 released.

__philippe on 2015-06-04 09:04

Akelpad v4.9.4 released 03-JUN-2015 :
http://akelpad.sourceforge.net/en/download.php

Scores of plugins updated likewise :
http://akelpad.sourceforge.net/en/plugins.php

Wolfghost on 2015-06-04 12:10

@__philippe tx updated

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TinyResMeter v0.97

billon on 9 Jul 2016
  • 91KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 26 Sep 2007
  • Suggested by Fluffy

TinyResMeter is a small tool that you can configure to display real-time information of various system resources, including CPU, RAM, process etc. More details are available in a context menu that pops up when you right-click on each displayed field.

Category:
Runs on:Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: Application folder
Dependencies: Administrator rights
Stealth: ? Yes
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the single EXE file (0.97 - Executable file) to a folder of your choice. Launch tinyresmeter097.exe.

Since Windows Vista TRM must be "Run as Administrator" or some fields will not work.
What's new?
  • Horizontal display.
  • TopCPU/TopMem/TopDisk usage to show which application overload your system.
  • Easier setup interface.
  • External fields for programmers (up to 10 personnal fields can receive data from other programs thru WM_COPYDATA messages).
  • Can show up to 6 separate windows to better arrange fields on screen.
  • Transparent click (each window can be transparent to mouse click that will click application that is behind TinyResMeter window).
  • Select which network interface you want in NetSpeed field(s).
  • Custom destination folder for screenshoot feature.
  • Fix : Settings are saved automatically no more need to manually quit/restart TRM.
Latest comments
hi on 2009-05-04 08:59

this app isnt very stable it has crashed on me 10 times
i tried to right click on "Files" gauge and it instant crash

I am Baas on 2013-10-06 04:26

Version 0.97 is no longer portable, saves settings to AppData.

olliebean on 2016-07-09 21:33

As mentioned in PE Soft's comment above, version 0.97 *is* portable if you download the executable file version, it stores its settings in the same directory as the EXE file. I have tested this and nothing is stored in %appdata% or in the registry.

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Drag'n'Crypt ULTRA v2.3.9 Private

webfork on 28 Feb 2017
  • 652KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 20 Jan 2015
  • Suggested by Fluffy

Drag'n'Crypt ULTRA is a small file encryption tool that uses a handy "drop box" interface to make encryption and decryption fast and easy. Uses the Twofish encryption algorithm

Note:

  • File size is limited. Maximum file size depends on 1/2 free memory (for example: with a RAM of 512 MB RAM you can encrypt a 256 MB file). The author recommends TrueCrypt for larger files.
  • The website is in German, but the program is in English.
  • Starting from version 2.2.0, Drag'n'Crypt ULTRA is no longer backwards-compatible with data encrypted using Blowfish or TEA.

Category:
Runs on:WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8
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. Optionally, delete unnecessary language files
  3. Launch DCU.exe
What's new?
  • Several minor bugs were fixed.
Latest comments
New_Order on 2015-01-24 16:06

@s66901024: Sorry, not in the near future

Mixture on 2020-08-29 09:42

The website of Drag'n'Crypt has a grim notice posted:

Drag'n'Crypt ULTRA is history.
The further development of the program, sales and support will officially be discontinued on August 1st, 2020. Inquiries are no longer answered. DCU is no longer available for download.
Other sites that host DCU are also asked not to offer the program for download anymore and to delete the listing.
Switching to a different encryption software, which is currently still being used, is urgently indicated, as permanent program maintenance is important for security reasons.
I would like to thank everyone who accompanied and supported me in the development of DCU. It was an exciting time.

- THE DEVELOPER -

webfork on 2020-09-06 00:05

@Mixture: thanks I'll try to get the entry taken down

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Enigma v1.20

webfork on 29 Dec 2013
  • 49MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on
  • Suggested by Fluffy

Enigma is a puzzle game where you try to find and uncover pairs of identically colored Oxyd stones. Easy to learn and hard to master, the game features hidden traps, vast mazes, laser beams, and most of all countless hairy puzzles that block your way to the Oxyd stones.

Inspired by Oxyd on the Atari ST and Rock'n'Roll on the Amiga.

Category:
Runs on:WinXP / Win7
Writes settings to: Application folder
License: GPL
How to extract:
  1. Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice
  2. Launch enigma.exe
  3. Open the Options screen and change both the values in User path and User image path to "config\"
What's new?
  • 305 new Enigma levels, 95 new Pentomino levels, and 1077 imported Sokoballs,
  • a new API, involving a reengineering of many objects, a consistent naming scheme for all objects, and a rewrite of almost every level,
  • a vast number of new objects, like wires, barriers, and yinyang-stones,
  • many improved images for higher resolutions, including new coins,
  • level music (go to options menu to activate it),
  • and many improvements and bug fixes.

DoomRL v0.9.9.7

webfork on 12 Nov 2020
  • 5MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on
  • Suggested by Fluffy

DoomRL is a fast-paced Rogue-like game that's heavily inspired by id Software's Doom. As with many Rogue-like games, graphics are represented with ASCii characters, but DoomRL uniquely incorporates sound as well.

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 doomrl.bat.
What's new? This release is dedicated to NEW content. There are several new special levels paired with the old ones for greater randomness! Visit the Military Base, find Mt. Erebus or feel the dread of Limbo. Along with new special levels, there are new level generators and enhancements to the old ones.

For the pro-players, we have brand-new Dual-Angel and Archangel challenges (with a corresponding hidden Badge level), and Custom challenges for everyone. Be sure to also check out Gunrunner, the new Scout master trait!
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Emka on 2012-07-07 15:11

v0.9.9.6 is available. Since there seem to have been some major additions, I don't know if it is still portable.

aazard on 2020-11-12 00:13

Now hosted on: https://drl.chaosforge.org/

Current portable: v0.997 in both HQ & LQ, from author, although LQ/HQ BORH stopped dev @ v0.997:

"Additionally a low quality version is supplied. It is generally deprecated — but if your system doesn’t run MP3 files properly, you want a small portable version or for any other reason, here they are."

ZIP'ed size: HQ = 100mb, LQ = 4.74mb

UnZipped & UPX (lzma) compressed: HQ: 102mb, LQ: 5.67mb

High Quality :doomrl-win-0997.zip DRL Windows version Zipped (High Quality)

Low Quality: doomrl-win-0997-lq.zip DRL Windows zip-version (Low Quality)

Source at github: https://github.com/chaosforgeorg/doomrl

aazard on 2020-11-12 00:16

In testing both HQ and LQ versions of v0.997 BOTH use TILES AS GRAPHICS BY DEFAULT

AKA: Graphics are NO LONGER represented with ASCii characters

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Alien Arena v7.66

Emka on 14 Dec 2013
  • 572MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on
  • Suggested by Fluffy

Alien Arena is a colorful, old-school first-person shooter with a cartoonish science-fiction theme. Featuring plenty of levels, 9 different game types, lots of mutators, and built in AI.

Cross platform (Linux, OS X)

Category:
Runs on:Win98 / WinME / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7
Writes settings to: Application Folder
License: GPL
How to extract:
  1. Download the installer and install to the default location
  2. Move all files except unins000.dat and unins000.exe to a folder of your choice
  3. Uninstall the program
  4. Launch crx.exe
Latest comments
bonfire on 2013-05-22 18:10

we have added great amounts of new content, like maps, skins, a new weapon etc.
The rest is from improvements in the code. even external files like OpenAL, to get the best
doppler sound effect come in the package :)

bonfire on 2013-09-12 13:58

Alien Arena has released a new version of the game, Combat Edition (version number 7,66). As always, the game is free
and runs both on Linux and Windows.

The team behind this game, even released a new game, based on Alien Arena: Alien Arena Tactical, a class based tactical first person shooter. At this time, the new game is an alpha demo, is free and available on Linux and Windows.

Is it possible to update your site?
Both games can be found here:
http://red.planetarena.org/aquire.html

Can this page get an update?

Kindest regards

Napiophelios on 2017-12-03 07:56

Alien Arena: Warriors Of Mars has been released....on Steam for $10
there is still a freeware version somewhere but probably has less content.

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ClipGuru v2.9.0 Private

lintalist on 29 Jul 2023
  • 468KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 19 Mar 2010
  • Suggested by Fluffy

ClipGuru tries to provide a full-featured clipboard utility to recall and reuse current and past clipboard contents, as well as optionally save those clips into your own clip Sets for future use.

Main site offline, linking to mirror site.

64-bit compatible

Category:
Runs on:Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7
Writes settings to: Application folder
Stealth: ? No
Unicode support: Yes
License: Free for personal use
How to extract:
  1. Download the installer and extract to a temporary folder
  2. The application is in the {app} folder
  3. Create an empty text file named clipguru.ini in this folder
  4. Launch ClipGuru.exe
Similar/alternative apps: ClipAngel
What's new? ClipGuru 2.9.0
File Date: 19 March 2010
Latest comments
lintalist on 2023-07-29 13:41

Updated website & download links

juverax on 2023-07-29 18:37

VTotal score: 3/71

lintalist on 2023-07-30 03:27

Help in the program itself no longer works as it is online only - available via https://web.archive.org/web/20100327195138/http://www.clipguru.com/using_v2.htm

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InfraRecorder v0.53

webfork on 8 Jun 2022
  • 13MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 4 Feb 2015
  • Suggested by Fluffy

InfraRecorder is a burning app that facilitates the creation of data, audio and mixed-mode disks. It also supports erasing rewritable discs using one of four different methods, and copying an existing CD or DVD to another physical disc or disc image.

Supports HD DVD and Blu Ray data and video, as well as to or from a wide range of image file formats (BIN, DVD, IMG, ISO, NRG, etc.) and burns audio CD's from any file type supported via DirectShow / ACM - including FLAC, MP3, MP4, OGG, WMA, and more.

PortableApps version also available.

Category:
Runs on:Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7
Writes settings to: Application folder
Dependencies:
Stealth: ? No. It uses cdrtfe as burning backend, which depends on cygwin1.dll and creates HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions. InfraRecorder does not delete this key when it is closed.
Unicode support: Yes
License: GPL (donate)
How to extract: Download the portable ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch InfraRecorder.exe.
What's new?
  • Fixed write speed detection issue.
  • Fixed bug where maximum write speed would be used instead of the selected one when burning DVDs.
  • Fixed bug in creation of UDF and ISO9660 file systems containing many files and folders.
  • Relaxed ISO9660 duplicate file naming algorithm.
  • Added support for non-standard character sets in ISO9660 file systems.
  • Various minor GUI changes.
  • The space meter will now automatically adjust if a blank DVD is inserted.
Latest comments
kirby on 2010-09-03 12:27

Infrarecorder is not Stealth. It creates the registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions after a disc has been written.

Richard in Michigan on 2011-05-17 13:51

Help,

I downloaded Infra Recorder, it does not work under SP3 XP. I went to un-install it but it is still showing up in my ALL PROGRAMS and I cannot get rid of it! WHO CAN HELP ME PLEASE??

webfork on 2011-05-17 16:24

Richard: try Revo Uninstaller (http://www.portablefreeware.com/index.php?id=1398)

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Bowling Evolution v1.10

Checker on 3 Aug 2014
  • 8MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on
  • Suggested by Fluffy

Bowling Evolution is a realistic bowling game for PC with online highscores. It features realistic physics, multiple balls, a multiplayer mode and replays.

Category:
Runs on:Win2K / WinXP / Vista
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. Delete $PLUGINSDIR, DirectX9_redist and [NSIS].nsi
  3. Edit the file bowling.conf in the folder config and set the language to English
  4. Launch bowling.exe
Latest comments
warpwiz on 2007-12-26 16:43

It was terribly slow on my hyperthreaded machine. Nothing terribly exciting. And yes, it does leave traces. My Revo Uninstaller found and removed them. Glad I didn't try it at work.

donald on 2010-06-27 04:29

Please note version 1.10 is now up.

Emka on 2013-12-16 14:28

v2.10 out, it seems that the full version is payware

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Exstora v2.9

billon on 7 Jan 2020
  • 446KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 4 May 2011
  • Suggested by Fluffy

Exstora is a planner and organizer, with a user-friendly interface and appealing design. The planner is equally suited for daily events as well as keeping track of long-term events with a calendar. It also works well as a scratch pad for random notes, and can be password-protected.

Category:
Runs on:Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: Application folder
Unicode support: Yes
License: Liteware
How to extract: Download the "Portable" ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch Exstora.exe.
What's new?
  • Minor bugs fixed.

Full changelog is at http://www.exstora.com/changelog.html.
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Undelete Plus v2.98

Checker on 3 Aug 2014
  • 648KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on
  • Suggested by Fluffy

Undelete Plus is a quick and effective way to retrieve accidentally deleted files, files removed from the Recycle Bin, in a DOS window, from a network drive, from Windows Explorer with the SHIFT key held down. Since release 2.8 it can clean the disk (free space, cluster tips and directory entries).

Note: Undelete Plus has gone payware. As such, I have made the version I have available for direct download. Please see comments for more download links contributed by donald.

Category:
Runs on:Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista
Writes settings to: Windows registry. Only one setting (Language) is saved and the default is English.
Stealth: ? No
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the single EXE (portable version) to a folder of your choice. Launch undelete_plus.exe.
Latest comments
abc on 2012-06-23 15:15

Of course these are minor nitpicks and do not decimate the value of the application. If recovering your files are a life and death situation than this should be the last thing on your mind.

JerusalemGifts on 2014-01-18 18:57

DO NOT USE - Total waste of $40 - customer service offensive after I could not get their program to work. I kid you not!

AugustRon0 on 2014-11-04 03:00

Honestly, when you accidentally delete something important off from your memory card or hard drive, the best solution to take them all back is to copy them back from your prepare drive or card data backups. Therefore, making data backups is really important.
But, if you also unfortunately forget to save data backups on other places, data recovery software is really workable when the previous data is not overwritten by anything new.
Check this to know more detailed information of data recovery:
http://blog4mark.blogspot.com/2012/12/deleted-files-recovery.html

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PowerEnc v2.4a

webfork on 25 Aug 2016
  • 7MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 2 Apr 2010
  • Suggested by Fluffy

PowerEnc is a fast, light-weight audio encoder/decoder for a variety of formats or from a CD. The program supports a variety of metadata formats (ID3), CD database analysis, and a variety of different audio format quality settings.

Formats include WAV, FLAC, MP3, OGG, APE, AAC, etc.

Category:
Runs on:Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP
Writes settings to: Application folder
Unicode support: No
License: GPL
How to extract: Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch powerenc.exe.
Similar/alternative apps: Fre:ac
Latest comments
john1976 on 2008-09-23 15:07

If you have problems with PowerEnc, it will be the best, if you contact the publisher. PowerEnc is working very fine on my machine :)

Eric on 2008-09-27 09:30

This is the best audio converter in the world! It is excellent the way it's set up - you can download more converters and add them to it. It's extremely fast, really easy to use, so many awesome options, batch list for multiple file processing, completely portable, and it's freeware!

nedmech on 2010-04-02 17:12

Anyone have any comments on how this compares to BonkEnc?

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OperaTor v3.5 Private

webfork on 2 Feb 2020
  • 15MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 13 Oct 2009
  • Suggested by Fluffy

Warning: This software has not been updated since 2009 and may have security/privacy vulnerabilities. The download link points to the last available version.

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OperaTor is a software bundle that combines the power of the Opera Browser, Tor and Privoxy to allow anonymous surfing while using public terminals at internet cafe, library etc.

Category:
Runs on:Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista
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 OperaTor.exe.
Latest comments
Magibon on 2011-04-06 03:05

it's called "Sonye v2":
http://giannisgx89.deviantart.com/art/Sonye-Theme-for-Win7-v2-155198766

the wallpaper is included :)

Magibon on 2011-04-06 09:22

If you're running Win7 SP1, you can get the updated version here:
http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/6236600

Qoz on 2011-09-04 15:35

Opera 11.51 usb + AdvOR 0.3.0.1e (Advanced Tor)
http://my.opera.com/Recheck/blog/opera-re-usb-international
Screenshot
http://ompldr.org/vYTc2YQ/en-03.png

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Typhoon 2001 v3992

Checker on 19 Sep 2013
  • 8MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on
  • Suggested by Fluffy

Typhoon 2001 is a remake of the classic Atari Jaguar game, Tempest 2000, which is in itself a remake of the classic game Tempest. This remake, however, is loaded with plenty of graphic bells and whistles as well as a great soundtrack.

Category:
Runs on:Win98 / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7
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 typhoon.exe.
Latest comments
RDionysus on 2009-10-13 05:08

Great game! Tempest was my all-time favorite when I was a kid. I used to love getting up to the invisible levels, playing for like 1/2 hour on a single quarter :P (not like today's arcade games where it's like a dollar a minute...)

Can anyone suggest though a controller for this game, though? I can't deal with the mouse-- this game needs a full 360 "paddle" like the original game to really play it properly. Just not the same otherwise. Anybody know of something like this that would connect to the computer? (and would the game recognize it?)
I might have to try the author....
In any case he did a great job capturing the feel of the original!

bzl333 on 2011-09-12 04:38

both links are dead for me....

ttttt11111 on 2013-09-19 04:07

The links are still dead as of Sept. 2013.

It can be found on other sites, but the may have added spyware to it, as cnet does. Does anyone have a link to an untainted original?

http://games.softpedia.com/get/Freeware-Games/Typhoon-2001.shtml

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Taksi v0.7.7.2

webfork on 25 Jun 2017
  • 320KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 3 Jun 2013
  • Suggested by Fluffy

Taksi is a video/screen capture tool for 3D applications. It can capture from almost any DirectX, OpenGL or GDI window and capture video of the contents. Although videos can be compressed, this is not recommended as it further slows down an already taxing process

Note: This program does not appear to be in development any longer so some features are not implemented (such as recording audio).

Category:
Runs on:Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP
Writes settings to: Application folder
License: BSD
How to extract:
  1. Download the installer and extract to a folder of your choice using the "MSI Administrative Installation" method
  2. Delete the .MSI file (name varies depending on version eg. taksi-0.7.6.msi) and TaksiLogo.jpg
  3. Launch Taksi.exe
Recommendations: Turn video compression off for the best performance. Click "Config" and then, in the "Format" tab, select the "Video Codecs" button. Choose "Full Frames (Uncompressed)" from the drop-down dialog, and then "OK". The program will warn you that this uses up a very large amount of disk space: click "OK" and then "Save").
Latest comments
Emka on 2011-12-26 19:41

v7.7.9-dev from 2010 is the latest, development seems stalled

Midas on 2014-04-28 14:02

Latest stable version at the site (http://taksi.sourceforge.net/) is v0.7.6 ...

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