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: |
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. |
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. |
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. |
What's new? |
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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 |
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: |
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/. |
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 |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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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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 |
@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. |
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. |
Shutter Encoder is a portable, cross-platform software for converting videos, audio files and images. It's particularly useful for video editors as it offers a wide range of features including:
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Runs on: | Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Dependencies: | Java Runtime (included) |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | GPL |
How to extract: | Download the portable ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Create a blank file called settings.xml in the same folder. Launch Shutter Encoder.exe. |
Similar/alternative apps: | Handbrake |
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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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): |
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. |
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 |
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.
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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. |
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. |
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 2ยข. 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 ... |
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. :) |