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HandBrake v1.8.0 Updated

Andrew Lee on 21 May 2024
  • 58MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 20 May 2024
  • Suggested by Andrew Lee

HandBrake is a video encoder that supports a variety of formats, device profiles and filters. The program includes tools for both basic and advanced users, with multi-threaded compression, subtitles, chapters, and quality settings. The program can also process most file types, including DVD/BluRay sources without copy protection, and supports live static and video preview.

Only available for 64-bit machines. Cross-platform with clients available for Mac and Linux.

Category:
Runs on:Win10
Writes settings to: Application folder
Dependencies: Microsoft .NET Framework 6.0+
Stealth: ? Yes
Unicode support: Yes
License: Freeware/Open Source
How to extract:
  1. Download the "Portable" ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice
  2. Rename portable.ini.template to portable.ini
  3. Launch HandBrake.exe
Similar/alternative apps: XMedia Recode, Free Audio Video Pack
What's new? See: https://github.com/HandBrake/HandBrake/releases
Latest comments
Midas on 2022-01-16 10:11

As the latest HandBrake version (v1.5.1) is only fully compatible with Windows 10 and newer, be aware old releases are archived and available at https://handbrake.fr/old.php.

For Windows 7/8.x, v1.3.3 is recommended (v1.4.2 will run with limitations); for XP, the last recommended version is v0.9.9 (cf. https://handbrake.fr/docs/en/latest/technical/system-requirements.html).

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SmartSystemMenu v2.26.0 Updated

SYSTEM on 15 May 2024
  • 3MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 5 May 2024
  • Suggested by billon

SmartSystemMenu enables a variety of functionality to all windows on your machine. When you click the top-left corner of any window, you'll see available visual effects such as resizing, transparency, alignment (such as moving to the lower-right corner). Window movement functions include as sending to tray, staying on top, and the ability to drag the window without using the top bar ("drag-by-mouse").

The program also supports system functions such as window information, saving a screenshot, copy text to clipboard, and process priority. An available launcher menu can be customized, and SmartSystemMenu can be disabled for individual programs.

Category:
Runs on:WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: Application folder
Dependencies: Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0
Administrator rights
Stealth: ? Yes
Unicode support: Yes
License: Freeware/Open Source
How to extract: Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch SmartSystemMenu.exe.
What's new?
  • Refactoring and optimizations
  • Italian translation improvements
  • New menu item "Hide" (To restore a window use "System Tray | Restore | Hide" menu item)

TheSage v7.60.2814 Updated

Ennovy on 11 May 2024
  • 78MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 9 May 2024
  • Suggested by milentechie

TheSage is an English dictionary and thesaurus that contains over 250,000 words with 2.1 million word relationships. It also features various related word tools such as a concordancer, rhyming dictionary, phonetic, and more. Features include cross-referencing, wildcard and anagram search, multi-session history, etc.

Functional on 64-bit systems.

Note: some options are limited to PRO version subscribers.

Category:
Runs on:WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 / Win11
Writes settings to: Application folder
Dependencies: Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0
Stealth: ? Yes
License: Liteware, free for personal use
How to extract: Download the "PORTABLE" ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch TheSage.exe.
Similar/alternative apps: WordWeb
What's new? See: https://www.sequencepublishing.com/1/thesage/news/changelog.txt
Latest comments
webfork on 2017-04-14 02:02

@Mixture: This is really something you need to post about in forums.

MoisheP on 2017-07-30 05:25

Check this version for safety!

PapaiMark on 2023-11-06 02:33

It is messy. Hot keys conflicts with windows hks. Couldn't make it speak the words. Accumulate words searched making a mess for our eyes. "Lingoes", for me, is still the best freeware for this.

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ShareX v16.1.0 Updated

Ennovy on 9 May 2024
  • 13MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 9 May 2024
  • Suggested by I am Baas

ShareX is a feature-rich screenshot utility that can grab a selected area with a single key and then edit, save to clipboard, drive and/or instantly upload them to 25+ different hosting services (posts to Imgur by default). ShareX can capture screenshots with variety of shapes including rectangle, rounded rectangle, ellipse, triangle, diamond, polygon and freehand. Supports screenshots with transparency and shadow, as well as those that require scrolling. In addition to images, the program can upload other file types, supporting uploads from the clipboard, a watched folder, as well as drag-and-drop.

Additional tools include a powerful screen audio+video recorder (MP4/WEBM or animated GIF format), color picker, ruler, FTP client, monitor test, file hash checker, QR code generator+reader, image effects and much more.

Category:
Runs on:Win7 / Win8 / Win10 / Win11
Writes settings to: Application folder
Dependencies: Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7.2+
Stealth: ? No. Log file saved to AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs
Unicode support: Yes
License: GNU GPLv3
How to extract: Download the "portable" ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch ShareX.exe.

Optionally,
  • Delete unnecessary language files
  • Enable portable video encoding via Task Settings - Screen Recorder - Screen recording options, clicking Download and then entering "ShareX\Tools\ffmpeg.exe" for the FFmpeg path
Similar/alternative apps: PicPick, Greenshot
What's new? See: https://getsharex.com/changelog
Latest comments
Jaex on 2016-09-29 09:17

@smaragdus fixed portable zip structure now.

smaragdus on 2017-03-22 14:26

ShareX is not stealth, it creates "ShareX.exe.log" in AppData (C:\Users\UserNAme\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs).

__philippe on 2018-11-09 09:11

ShareX v12.3.0 notable enhancement:

Added APNG encoding support to screen recording

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SyMenu v 8.01.8833 Updated

Ennovy on 17 Apr 2024
  • 5MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 8 Mar 2023
  • Suggested by SymoPd

SyMenu is a customizeable menu launcher that allows to organize and find your portable applications in a quick and easy way. Moreover, it can automatically link any application residing on host PC. Any linked item (SyItem) can be organized in a hierarchical structure with colorful folders and found with the internal search tool. The Standard for Portable Software (SPS) allows to install, update and remove the programs available in the SyMenu suites automatically, see more in Manual.

Category:
Runs on:Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 / Win11
Writes settings to: Application folder
Dependencies: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 or higher
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 SyMenu.exe.
Similar/alternative apps: Portable Start Menu, PortAL, Tray Launcher, PStart
What's new? See: https://www.ugmfree.it/SyMenuDownload.aspx
Latest comments
smaragdus on 2016-08-01 14:15

As of 2016.08.01 Windows 10 is not officially supported:
http://www.ugmfree.it/SyMenuDownload.aspx

mimik on 2020-07-17 08:37

As the last comment is nearly four years old, I think it's needless to mention that SyMenu actually supports Windows 10. In my case the application even reached the "autostart-status", which is really a coronation for an app. Furthermore, since eight months I am contributing to the large Program Suite as SPS-Publisher. During this time I made the experience of a respectful athmosphere under the people behind SyMenu, which I could talk to so far. Except the developer of course, keep away from this crazy guy...btw hello Gian my friend and greetings to Italy ;-) So, all-in-all in my personal opinion this application is really worth a try and I'm sure it even get's better from day to day!

hamasaki on 2024-04-16 22:15

Now at 8.01.8833

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Subtitle Edit v4.0.5 Updated

Andrew Lee on 15 Apr 2024
  • 26MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 13 Apr 2024
  • Suggested by Userfriendly

Subtitle Edit creates, edits, synchronizes, adjusts, repairs and helps translate subtitles. The program can also import and OCR vobsub and blu-ray image based subtitles (even from matroska/mp4 files).

Supports more than 200 subtitle formats and written in C#.

Category:
Runs on:WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: Application folder
Dependencies: Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0+
Stealth: ? Yes
Unicode support: Yes
License: GNU GPLv3
How to extract: Download the "Portable version" ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch SubtitleEdit.exe.
What's new? See: https://github.com/SubtitleEdit/subtitleedit/blob/master/Changelog.txt.
Latest comments
tomcat on 2022-08-14 03:38

Version 3.6.7 is now available.

I take the opportunity to comment further that I have now tried the program on several occasions, always with good results without reading instructions. Though its interface does look a little intimidating at first, it's not all that difficult.
In particular,
Tools > Fix common errors… : converted a non-working document to a perfect srt.
Synchronization > Adjust all times (show earlier/later)… : was most useful.

lastaltoid on 2022-11-23 04:05

Version 3.6.10 available on 2022-11-21. Fixes missing dll file from v3.6.9.

SZKAMAN on 2023-11-20 13:44

v4.0.2 works great on my windows 10 machine.
Used it to fix the auto subtitles youtube creates.
The youtube video I downloaded using another portable found here:
https://www.portablefreeware.com/index.php?id=2634
Youtube 3d Downloader. Also downloads the SRT file which I have been missing for many of my downloads.

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ScreenToGif v2.41 Updated

Andrew Lee on 29 Mar 2024
  • 20MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 26 Mar 2024
  • Suggested by Wolfghost

ScreenToGif is a feature-rich recording program for screen, webcam and whiteboard. The program is customizable, includes hotkeys and recordings can be edited and saved to animated GIF, APNG or video formats. You can control frame-rate, snap the recorder to a window, add text/objects, and denote mouse-clicks and key-presses. The editor can also modify existing GIFs and includes resize, crop, flip/rotate, captions, progress bars, borders, watermarks, transitions and more.

Category:
Runs on:Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 / Win11
Writes settings to: Application folder
Dependencies: Microsoft .NET 6.0 Runtime (if installing the Light version)
Stealth: ? No
Unicode support: Yes
License: MS-PL
How to extract:
  1. Download the "Portable" ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice
  2. Create an empty file in the same folder and rename it to Settings.xaml
  3. Open Settings.xaml in a text editor and enter the following:

    <ResourceDictionary xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation" xmlns:stgde="clr-namespace:ScreenToGif.Domain.Enums;assembly=ScreenToGif.Domain" xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml" xmlns:s="clr-namespace:System;assembly=System.Private.CoreLib">
    <s:String x:Key="TemporaryFolder">.</s:String>
    </ResourceDictionary>

  4. Save Settings.xaml and launch ScreenToGif.exe
Similar/alternative apps: GifCam, Instagiffer
What's new? See: https://github.com/NickeManarin/ScreenToGif/releases
Latest comments
__philippe on 2017-08-15 19:05

ScreenToGif would be even better, if it was not for its unwieldy Net Framework 4.6.1 addiction
(2.5 GB of available hard disk space required).

For me, I'll stick with leaner, self-contained GifCam instead, thank you.

https://www.portablefreeware.com/index.php?id=2541

webfork on 2017-09-08 03:15

The editor for this program just gets better and better. I've really enjoyed seeing it's progress over time.

portablefree on 2022-07-06 16:54

Some interesting news:
- Updated to 2.37 2022, May, 1st
- Repackaged since 2.36 (see https://github.com/NickeManarin/ScreenToGif/releases)
"New installer and portable versions with the full package (no .NET 6 download required) are available alongside with the lighter versions, which still require the installation of .NET 6 desktop runtime."

So, now we can have either:
- a self contained "ScreenToGif.2.37.Portable.x64.zip" at 67.7 MB
- or a minimal "ScreenToGif.2.37.Light.Portable.x64.zip" at 6.96 MB... but we need .NET 6 installed on the PC :)

I will try it now, for sure :)

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TakeStock v2.0 Release 69 Updated

Andrew Lee on 14 Mar 2024
  • 9MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 25 Feb 2024
  • Suggested by indyram

TakeStock is an investment portfolio manager to track US and international stocks, ETFs and mutual funds. The program can track dividends, capital gain distributions, margin equity and cash flow. You can view a security’s price chart, find historical prices, read company info and easily identify short and long term gains for tax reporting purposes.

Automatic functions include price quotes (usually delayed by 15 minutes) and alerts when a security’s target buy or sell price is reached.

Category:
Runs on:Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: Application folder
Dependencies: Microsoft .NET Framework 4
Stealth: ? Yes
Unicode support: Yes
Path portability: Automatic relative path (eg. ..\..\personal\work.doc)
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the "Portable installation" ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch TakeStock.exe.
Similar/alternative apps: sStockQuote, Stock.Div
What's new? See: https://ravib.com/takestock/2/relnotes.htm
Latest comments
olliebean on 2018-06-12 15:44

I'm getting an error with this: "TakeStock2 was unable to start. An error occured while opening the TakeStock database. Unable to read beyond the end of the stream." This is the same TakeStock database that TakeStock has just created on first run, so it seems something must be broken.

ravib on 2018-08-07 20:43

@olliebean, this (bug 183) has been fixed in TS 2 Release 53. Please see:

http://ravib.com/takestock/2/relnotes.htm

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paint.net v5.0.13 Updated

Ennovy on 6 Mar 2024
  • 208MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 5 Mar 2024
  • Suggested by nunoleite

paint.net is an image and photo editing software with support for layers, unlimited undo, image effects and a tabbed thumbnail interface. The program includes a variety of paint bushes and selection tools as well as image filters such as sharpening, red-eye removal, distortion, noise etc.

The program supports plugins and will automatically start in 64-bit within an operating system that supports it.

Use 4.3.12 for: Windows 7 (32/64-bit) [with Platform Update], 8.1 (32/64-bit), or 10 (32-bit). It can be downloaded from here or here.

Category:
Runs on:Win10 / Win11
Writes settings to: Application folder
Stealth: ? No. Writes to C:\Users\~\AppData\Local\paint.net
Unicode support: Yes
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the "portable" ZIP package (go with x86 if you're not sure which one to choose) and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch paintdotnet.exe.
Similar/alternative apps: GIMP, PhotoFiltre, PhotoDemon, PixBuilder Studio
What's new? See: https://blog.getpaint.net/category/update-news/
Latest comments
Ennovy on 2022-05-24 23:53

The website reports: NOTE for Windows 7, Windows 8.1, and 32-bit/x86 users: Paint.NET v4.3.x will be the last release(s) that work on Windows 7, Windows 8.1, or on any 32-bit/x86 version of Windows(........)Starting with Paint.NET v4.4, only Windows 10 and 11+ will be supported, and only on 64-bit (x64 and ARM64). Updates for 4.3.x will be released on an as-needed basis until v4.4 is completed.

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Database .NET v35.9 Updated

Andrew Lee on 28 Feb 2024
  • 16MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 22 Feb 2024
  • Suggested by s630417

Database .NET is a powerful and intuitive multiple database management tool. The program allows the administration of local or remote databases to browse objects, design tables, edit rows, export data, create new databases and run queries with a consistent interface. The program includes table/data editor, index editor, syntax highlighting, SQL profiler, code manager and multiple query tabs.

Supported databases include SQL Server, SQL Azure, Firebird, SQLite, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, IBM DB2 and Informix, Sybase ASE, MS Access and Excel, dBase IV, FoxPro, Data Sources, ODBC DSN and OData. Can export to CSV, XML, TXT, XLS, or SQL Print Query Results.

Category:
Runs on:WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: Application folder
Dependencies: Microsoft .NET Framework 4
Stealth: ? No. Creates an empty registry key [HKCU\Software\VB and VBA Program Settings\fishDatabase].
Unicode support: Yes
Path portability: Automatic relative path (eg. ..\..\personal\work.doc)
License: Free for personal use
How to extract:
  1. Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice
  2. Launch Database4.exe
  3. Select "Portable mode" under "Tools->Options->General"
Similar/alternative apps: Database Browser Portable
What's new? See: https://fishcodelib.com/Database_new.htm
Latest comments
LonerD on 2018-09-21 12:43

NET Framework isn't necessary for this program (even despite the .NET in name)

bushy555 on 2019-07-01 23:23

2018: Fails on my Win XP. Description says it is XP compatible with .NET4
Sick of trying to find something that *just* works.
Gonna find a crack for QODBC 7.1 Be a damned lot easier!

dmiranda on 2024-03-03 16:38

To my understanding, the last version for XP is 5.3.2.16

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Bulk Crap Uninstaller v5.7

Ennovy on 14 Feb 2024
  • 8MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 29 Sep 2023
  • Suggested by I am Baas

Bulk Crap Uninstaller (BCUninstaller) allows users to uninstall programs and clean lingering data from the file system and Windows registry. The program can remove Windows Store apps, batch remove multiple programs and handle programs that don't provide uninstallers. The program can also detect damaged or missing uninstallers, quiet uninstall options, uninstall lists, startup managers, verification of uninstaller certificates and more.

Category:
Runs on:Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: Application folder
Dependencies: Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0
Stealth: ? No
Unicode support: Yes
License: Apache License
How to extract: Download the "portable" ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch BCUninstaller.exe.

Optionally, delete unnecessary language resources
Similar/alternative apps: Revo Uninstaller, Wise Program Uninstaller
What's new? See: https://github.com/Klocman/Bulk-Crap-Uninstaller/releases
Latest comments
ozziguy on 2017-02-04 05:30

Thanks Baas. I had forgotten about those alternate sources

bitcoin on 2022-03-27 19:15

now at version 5.2 as of Feb 7th 2022

jenss on 2024-02-14 06:58

v 5.7 Sep 29, 2023

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KeePass Professional v2.56

Special on 4 Feb 2024
  • 5MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 4 Feb 2024
  • Suggested by Orca

KeePass is a password manager that helps you store and manage your passwords in a secure way. You can put all your passwords in one database locked with a single master key or a key file. The database is encrypted using the AES algorithm and the program includes a strong automatic password generator, expire dates, customized icons and categories and much more.

Note that available plug-ins may not be portable.

Note: KeePass Classic is also available with fewer features, but does not require DotNet. See edition comparison.

Category:
Runs on:Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: Application folder
Dependencies: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0
Stealth: ? Yes. Plugins use creates/writes to AppData\Local\KeePass\PluginCache\
Unicode support: Yes
License: GNU GPLv2
How to extract: Download the "Portable" ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch KeePass.exe.
Similar/alternative apps: KeePass Classic, Password Safe
What's new? See: https://keepass.info/news/news_all.html
Latest comments
Stephen Leibowitz on 2021-09-10 16:01

The dependency is Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 or higher:
https://keepass.info/help/base/faq_tech.html#sysreq2x

For TLS 1.1 and TLS 1.2 support, .NET 4.5 or higher is required:
https://keepass.info/news/n160309_2.32.html

For TLS 1.3 support, .NET 4.8 or higher is required:
https://keepass.info/news/n200910_2.46.html

AndTheWolf on 2023-02-11 15:16

Version 2.53.1, which closes a security hole, is now available.

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CUETools v2.2.5

Andrew Lee on 1 Jan 2024
  • 9MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 23 Dec 2023
  • Suggested by freakazoid

CUETools helps ensure an album image is preserved accurately by managing lossless audio and CUE sheet format conversion. Since many applications don't keep track of preserving gaps and CUE sheet contents during conversion, or don't support all possible CUE sheet styles, CUETools preserves both with no loss in quality.

CUETools includes CUERipper, an extremely powerful yet easy-to-use CD ripping program, with features like lossless and lossy encoding options, EAC style logs, automatic metadata look-up and AccurateRip verification.

Category:
Runs on:WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 / Win11 / Wine
Writes settings to: Application folder
Dependencies: Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7, MSVCR90.DLL, MSVCP90.DLL
Stealth: ? Yes
Unicode support: Yes
License: Freeware/Open Source
How to extract:
  1. Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice
  2. Delete the file user_profiles_enabled
  3. Launch CUETools.exe
Similar/alternative apps: fre:ac
What's new? See: https://github.com/gchudov/cuetools.net/releases
Latest comments
Checker on 2014-11-11 01:13

@ billon: Thanks ... and updated ;)

giulia on 2016-01-06 08:21

it's not stealth
the last stable version saves files inside AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\CLR Security Config\v2.0.50727.312\64bit\

Specular on 2016-02-13 03:09

The included CUERipper program is utterly superb and should be mentioned in the description I strongly think since it doesn't have enough attention and currently doesn't show up in results (I'll fix that in a sec).

It has an easy to use yet poweruser-friendly interface, produces EAC logs with AccurateRip information, offers Burst/Secure/Paranoid ripping modes (with Burst correctly set by default), allows for image or track rips, verify options and moe.

And one of the main features which solidified my switch: both it and the main CUETools offer a metadata search UI that displays the extended tag info such as Publisher, Barcode, etc. The only ripper I've tried which displays and tags this.

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ClipAngel v2.13

Ennovy on 28 Dec 2023
  • 10MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 27 Dec 2023
  • Suggested by smaragdus

ClipAngel records all data copied including text, images and files, making it easy to retrieve earlier data where Windows usually allows only one item at a time. The program keeps data even after reboot and can paste in RDP, CMD, elevated windows etc. independently from current input language. Clipboard views include rich text and HTML formatting, filtering by text and details on URL, application and window data.

The program can emulate keyboard input and includes customizable hotkeys. For additional security, the program can block specific applications where passwords may be copied and encrypt stored items.

Category:
Runs on:Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: Application folder. If not launched in portable mode, writes to AppData\Local\Clipangel.
Dependencies: Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.2+
Stealth: ? Yes. It can write temp files to standard TEMP folder of user profile, but you can change path to this folder in the program settings.
It can write to registry HKCU if you turn on AutoStart setting.
Unicode support: Yes
License: GPL
How to extract:
  1. Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice
  2. Delete unnecessary language resources
  3. Launch ClipAngelPortable.bat or ClipAngel.exe /p
Optionally, you can disable update checking by going into Settings - Autocheck for program update
Similar/alternative apps: ArsClip, ClipDiary, Ditto
What's new? See: https://sourceforge.net/p/clip-angel/blog/
Latest comments
smaragdus on 2017-05-14 14:41

One does not need the BAT file ("ClipAngelPortable.bat") to start ClipAngel in portable mode, just run the EXE with this parameter- "ClipAngel.exe /p".

The name of the program is not Clip Angel but ClipAngel as it can be seen in program's main window and in "About" window.

Program's icon does not imply an angel but an alien.

tormozit on 2017-05-14 16:46

@smaragdus
Yes, "ClipAngel" is more correct than "Clip Angel". Over time, I will try to replace "Clip Angel" with "ClipAngel" everywhere I can.

kiwichick888 on 2022-10-20 04:41

The sourceforge page says portability can also be achieved by the "presence of file PortableMode.txt".

https://sourceforge.net/projects/clip-angel/files/

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cStatus v1.2.7.1

Andrew Lee on 7 Dec 2023
  • 6MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 7 Apr 2023
  • Suggested by hugonabais

cStatus is an advanced network scanning and monitoring tool for one or more addresses, and supports a data visualization, filtering and notifications. Monitoring supports ICPM and TCP ping with notifications, while IP address tools include port scanner, calculator, info and more.

Both live and historical activity reports are available for connection analysis.

Notably, the program includes a Traceroute function with the ability to return AS# (Autonomous System) number and network name for each hop traversed.

Category:
Runs on:WinXP / 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: Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch cStatus.exe.
Similar/alternative apps: Angry IP Scanner, SoftPerfect Network Scanner
What's new? See:
https://www.hnsoft.pt/Downloads_cstatus
https://www.portablefreeware.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=24313
Latest comments
tgeri on 2018-09-28 02:36

The screenshot is of the "IP Scanner" part of the program not of the main windows. The IP Scanner is only a "tool" in the app!

Belga on 2023-12-06 16:48

Version is 1.2.7.1 now (https://www.hnsoft.pt/)

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AlephNote v1.7.16

Andrew Lee on 15 Nov 2023
  • 9MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 12 Nov 2023
  • Suggested by smaragdus

AlephNote is extensible, lightweight desktop note manager. Features include search, interactive checkbox lists highlighting, clickable highlighted links, notes backup, drag-and-drop capability for files and text, and sorting notes into folders. The program supports tags, in-editor markdown rendering, customizable shortcuts, stay-on-top capability, tray control, themes, and more.

Notes can be saved locally or synchronized with cloud services including Simplenote, Standard Note, Nextcloud/ownCloud.

Category:
Runs on:Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: Application folder
Dependencies: Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6+
Stealth: ? Yes
Unicode support: Yes
Path portability: Automatic relative path (eg. ..\..\personal\work.doc)
License: MIT
How to extract: Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch AlephNote.exe.
Similar/alternative apps: ResophNotes
What's new?
  • Added Markdown+Frontmatter exporter.
Latest comments
shnbwmn on 2018-05-14 04:33

@Sinchu

From the dev:

"This sounds like windows marked the dll files as untrusted.

Try going to the properties dialog of each file (right-click -> properties) and clicking the unblock button."

Someone else on the forum said that using 7-Zip to extract the ZIP worked for them.

PAFuser on 2021-01-09 09:43

Looks like a great program, but I have tried for almost a year to get it to load without success. Followed every instruction, only error messages. Never loads.

webfork on 2021-01-09 13:12

@PAFuser: This program is in active development and the dev is fairly responsible if you want to drop him a note about your experiences. I've stepped away from using this program due to what I hope are some sync issues with the SimpleNote service.

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MusicBee v3.5.8698

Ennovy on 25 Oct 2023
  • 26MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 25 Oct 2023
  • Suggested by taotra

MusicBee is a feature-rich and highly configurable audio toolset, including player, tag and library manager, converter. The overall look and feel can be rearranged, switched to one of two minimal player views, and skinned for a variety of different color schemes.

The program supports a host of different audio functions including Internet radio, podcast search/download/manage, playlists, CD ripping, Last.FM, Soundcloud, device sync and much more. Audio functions include gapless playback, high-end and surround sound audio, volume and EQ controls.

Category:
Runs on:Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: Application folder
Dependencies: Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.1+
Unicode support: Yes
License: Free for personal use
How to extract:
  1. Download the "Portable Edition" ZIP package and extract to a temporary folder
  2. Launch the self-extracting EXE and enter a folder of your choice
  3. Launch MusicBee.exe
Similar/alternative apps: foobar2000
What's new? See: https://getmusicbee.com/help/release-note/
Latest comments
risk on 2019-12-13 22:36

MusicBee has been my music player for well over a decade - ever since the other one stopped whipping the llama’s ass!

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TidyTabs Personal Edition v1.22.1

Ennovy on 18 Oct 2023
  • 5MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 18 Oct 2023
  • Suggested by Ennovy

TidyTabs enables you to add up to three tabs to any application window. You can group multiple programs into a single window and then switch between them using tabs. Tabs appear when you hover your mouse over the top left corner of the window. To group the application with another window, simply drag its tab onto the other windows tab bar and create a tabbed group. The program can exclude or allow specific programs.

A pro version includes multi-monitor support, the ability to reorder/rename tabs and is not restricted to three tabs per group.

Functional in 64-bit.

Category:
Runs on:Win7 / Win8 / Win10 / Win11
Writes settings to: Application folder
Dependencies: Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.2
Stealth: ? Yes
License: Free for personal use
How to extract: Download the "Portable version" ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch TidyTabs.Daemon.exe
Similar/alternative apps: TaskSpace
What's new? See: https://www.nurgo-software.com/company/news/20-tidytabs

Sisma v5.4

Andrew Lee on 2 Aug 2023
  • 286KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 1 Aug 2023
  • Suggested by I am Baas

Sisma is a simple password manager with password expiration, generator, strength check, and reuse warning. The program can clear passwords from the clipboard after use and export or import from other password managers.

Uses AES-256 encryption and exports to HTML, CSV, and XML formats.

Category:
Runs on:WinXP / 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: Download the "Portable" ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch Sisma.exe.
Similar/alternative apps: KeePass Classic, KeePass Professional, Password Safe
What's new? See: https://www.digitalconfidence.com/Digital-Confidence-Announces-Sisma-5-4.html
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peter48 on 2019-07-12 04:34

Sisma works well but is a bit too basic.

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SyncFolders v3.6.111

Ennovy on 14 Jul 2023
  • 3MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 7 Jul 2023
  • Suggested by smaragdus

SyncFolders supports 3 synchronization modes - Copy, Backup (Mirror) and Two-Way Synchronization on an unlimited number of files and folders. Other features include preview, file comparison by date and size or by content, integration with Windows task scheduler, filters, connections from or to UNC paths, multiple rules in a single rules file, and deleted or overwritten files can be moved to the recycle bin or to a time-stamped history folder. It even can ignore one-hour time stamp differences caused by DST switch for synchronization to FAT file systems.

The program includes logging, command-line parameters and more. SyncFolders is multilingual and comes with a detailed help file.

Category:
Runs on:WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: Application folder
Dependencies: Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0
Stealth: ? No. Creates an empty folder in AppData.
Unicode support: Yes
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the "portable version" ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch SyncFolders.exe.

Optionally you can delete unnecessary language files.
Similar/alternative apps: DirSync Pro, DSynchronize, jaBuT Backup, Zback
What's new?
  • New: It is possible to skip zero-byte files in the synchronization.
  • New: Filter options to filter the synchronization results.
  • New: File modification date added as column in the synchronization details.
  • New: Synchronization speed is available on the processing tab.
  • Changed: The dialog 'Create Rule' will be shown after performing menu command 'New'.
  • Changed: Translation improvements.
  • Fixed: Some minor bug fixes.
Latest comments
AndTheWolf on 2023-02-12 14:02

Now at version 3.6.013

iamjamieq on 2023-04-05 14:24

This is absolutely the best sync app available. I have tried every other one, and not a single other sync app on this website can properly two-way sync two folders. SyncFolders is the only one that can handle files/subfolders deleted in the target folder where all others see those deleted files as missing and copy them from the source folder, which is not the desired behavior.

The ONLY thing that stinks is that the background sync no longer hides the popup in the system tray anymore. It used to sync silently, but when I switched jobs and therefore computers, I now can't get it to sync silently. It shows the system tray popup at the start and end of every sync. Otherwise SyncFolders is absolutely perfect.

AndTheWolf on 2023-07-14 15:46

Now at version 3.6.111

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CarotDAV v1.16.3

Andrew Lee on 13 Jul 2023
  • 4MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 5 Jul 2023
  • Suggested by I am Baas

CarotDAV is a simple client for many remote file storage services including AmazonCloudDrive, Box, DropBox, GoogleDrive, Hubic, iCloud, OneDrive, OpenStack Swift, SugarSync and as well as WebDAV, secure FTP, and IMAP. Supports various view settings including detail, small/large icons, drag-and-drop interface, file transfer progress window (with speed listings) and a variety of sorting and grouping options. Allows for multiple instances to connect to multiple different services, but doesn't yet support transfers between them.

The program includes a WebDav server.

Includes dynamic encryption and decryption, automatic file-splitting (e.g. OneDrive's 25 MB file size limit) and doesn't store passwords in plain text if a master password is set.

Category:
Runs on:Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: Application folder
Dependencies: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0+
Unicode support: Yes
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the "Portable Version" ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch CarotDAV.exe.
What's new? Japanese changelog at http://rei.to/carotdav.html#history.
Latest comments
abualamal on 2019-04-22 10:59

Could load and insert baidu (yun.baidu) cloud in the program. It will be very helpful.
thanks

PAFuser on 2022-03-04 09:35

1.16.2 is available but miss labeled on site. #1 is 1.16.2, labeled as a second 1.16.1 under portable version.

nikos3194 on 2022-12-01 06:39

Cool app, although by default, login IDs and passwords are saved without encryption in the configuration file. Setting a master password is needed to avoid any risk.

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AstroGrep v4.4.9

Ennovy on 27 May 2023
  • 2MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 1 Apr 2023
  • Suggested by smaragdus

AstroGrep is a search utility for quickly finding information within text files. Results are displayed with sidebar options for further filtering and preferences for text result styling. Searches using keywords and regular expressions are supported with options for printing, storing recently used paths, and opening files externally with a text editor (down to the exact line number and column, if supported by the editor).

The program is not an indexing search program, meaning it checks the contents of all files each time it searches. Based on the popular grep search used in *nix.

Category:
Runs on:Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: Application folder
Dependencies: Microsoft .NET Framework 4
Stealth: ? Yes
Unicode support: Yes
License: GPL
How to extract: Download the "portable" ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch AstroGrep.exe.
Similar/alternative apps: HABExam
What's new? See:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/astrogrep/files/AstroGrep (Win32)/AstroGrep v4.4.9/
Latest comments
juverax on 2021-02-22 11:32

AstroGrep does not search for strings of characters inside binary files.
This is a major limitation of the usefulness of this application

webfork on 2021-02-22 16:54

@juverax, thanks for that -- updated entry to better explain that.

juverax on 2021-02-22 21:28

HABExam ( https://www.portablefreeware.com/index.php?id=1240 ) can search for ASCII strings inside any type of file

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Directory Monitor v2.15.0.6

lwc on 25 Mar 2023
  • 39MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 27 Jan 2023
  • Suggested by I am Baas

Directory Monitor enables real-time monitoring for new files/folders or changes. The program can monitor unlimited directories and network shares, as well as filter results and execute a program/script at a given event. The program can log all changes and allows notifications via balloon messages or taskbar animation.

Supports relative folder locations. A pro version (see comparison) is available with additional features.

Category:
Runs on:WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 / Win11
Writes settings to: Application folder
Dependencies: Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0
Stealth: ? No
Unicode support: Yes
Path portability: Automatic relative path (eg. ..\..\personal\work.doc)
License: Liteware
How to extract: Download the "Portable" ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch DirectoryMonitor.exe.
Similar/alternative apps: FolderChangesView
What's new? https://directorymonitor.com/download/ChangeLog.txt

WeatherMate v4.20

rbon on 5 Feb 2023
  • 2MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 7 Jan 2023
  • Suggested by Andrew Lee

WeatherMate gives you instant access to current weather conditions and forecasts for tens of thousands of locations worldwide. The program includes a customizable interface, radar images, severe weather alerts, a variety of maps and can even speak the weather. Temperature can be displayed in Celsius or Fahrenheit and various weather forecast formats are available.

Category:
Runs on:WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: Application folder
Dependencies: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5
Unicode support: Yes
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch WeatherMate4.exe.
Similar/alternative apps: sWeather
What's new? Bug fixes:
  • The current conditions could not be displayed on some PCs running Windows 7.
Latest comments
__philippe on 2016-03-21 11:20

WeatherMate v4.4 released as of 20-MAR-2106

Changelog: http://ravib.com/wm/relnotes.htm

PAFuser on 2018-03-27 20:31

Version 4.9 available on site.

__philippe on 2018-04-01 15:39

WeatherMate v4.10 released 31-MAR-2018

Changelog: http://ravib.com/wm/relnotes.htm

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Hashing v3.6

rbon on 6 Jan 2023
  • 1MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 6 Jan 2023
  • Suggested by smaragdus

Hashing is a tool for creating unique hash values to identify and examine files. This allows verification, duplication analysis, and can be used for file security (via the VirusTotal service). The program supports UPPER/lower case, drag and drop, batch processing and file export for later verification.

Available hashes include commonly-used algorithms CRC32, MD5, SHA1/256/384/512 and RIPEMD160.

Category:
Runs on:Win7 / Win8 / Win10 / Win11
Writes settings to: Application folder
Dependencies: Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.2
Unicode support: Yes
License: GNU GPLv3
How to extract: Download Hashing-X.X.exe to a folder of your choice and launch.
Similar/alternative apps: RapidCRC Unicode

Diffinity v0.9.4

Andrew Lee on 1 Dec 2022
  • 1MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 24 Nov 2022
  • Suggested by billon

Diffinity is a text comparison and merging tool focused on source code differences. The program compares the contents of two text files and displays the differences by line as well as individually modified characters/words. The program supports folder comparison, drag and drop, a thumbnail view of all differences, instance and syntax highlighting, update as-you-type (live view), customisable interface, and more.

Displays differentiation between changed, removed and added lines. Auto-detects Unicode encoding.

Category:
Runs on:Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: Application folder
Dependencies: Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7.2
Stealth: ? No. Writes Diffinity.exe.log to AppData folder.
Unicode support: Yes
License: Freeware
How to extract:
  1. Download the installer and using 7-Zip extract to a folder of your choice
  2. Launch Diffinity.exe
  3. Go to 'Preferences' and check 'Save settings file in application folder'
Optionally, delete uninstall.exe and $PLUGINSDIR
Similar/alternative apps: Text Compare, TextDiff, X-WinMerge
What's new? See: https://truehumandesign.se/s_diffinity.php#versionhistory
Latest comments
hamasaki on 2019-10-25 04:20

It does appear to be stealth? When I first ran it, it created a 'appData/Roaming/Diffinity/diffinity.cfg' file, but if you copy that file to the portable location, delete the appdata folder and run Diffinity again, the cfg file isn't created.

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OpalCalc v1.94

lintalist on 2 Oct 2022
  • 1MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 26 Sep 2021
  • Suggested by twinbee

OpalCalc is new type of calculator using natural language to function like Notepad or a word processor. It lets you build text with numbers adjacent to sums over multiple lines so you can quickly go back and adjust your previous calculations with the answers auto-updating on the fly. OpalCalc is ideal for putting math into everyday thinking such as for quick budgets and shopping lists.

Built-in features include percentages, currency conversion, custom functions/variables, date/time support, color coding, lightweight size, configurable interface, hundreds of measures and functions, and more.

Freeware version limited to 5 lines.

Category:
Runs on:WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: Application folder
Dependencies: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5+
Stealth: ? Yes
Unicode support: Yes
License: Liteware
How to extract: Download the "Portable version" ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch OpalCalc.exe.
What's new? See:
https://www.skytopia.com/software/opalcalc/#history
Latest comments
Foot on 2014-04-28 00:35

The download links (at 27 April 2014) lead to the installers. The portable zip is available through a link at the upper right of the website page.

twinbee on 2014-04-28 13:41

@Foot: Thanks, main links on this page fixed!

DarkShadow on 2016-02-17 10:01

v1.80 released !

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Crypto Notepad v1.7.3

Andrew Lee on 10 Sep 2022
  • 4MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 9 Sep 2022
  • Suggested by smaragdus

Crypto Notepad is a simple, notepad-like text editor that encrypts saved files. Other features include font and color customization, word wrap, shortcut keys, and auto-lock on minimize. You can press the lock icon to hide information without closing the application (will switch to a password prompt).

Utilizes the AES encryption algorithm with available 128, 192, and 256 key sizes.

Category:
Runs on:Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: Application folder
Dependencies: Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.1+
Stealth: ? No
Unicode support: Yes
License: MIT License
How to extract: Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch Crypto Notepad.exe.
Similar/alternative apps: fSekrit, Steganos LockNote
What's new? See: https://github.com/Crypto-Notepad/Crypto-Notepad/wiki/Release-Notes
Latest comments
Hawk on 2017-02-13 14:20

Don't have tabs?

webfork on 2017-02-13 22:52

@Hawk: no but feel free to request that feature on the github site. Author is fairly responsive.

vmars316 on 2018-12-20 14:40

Couldn't open zip file , had to use 7z .

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StorURL v3.0.36.8

Ennovy on 13 May 2022
  • 3MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 12 May 2022
  • Suggested by Andrew Lee

StorURL is a customizable bookmark manager that can import from most popular browsers or add manually. Bookmarks can be then organized in a unlimited number of categories. The program includes verification, the ability to launch in a custom browser, grab website icons, search, always remain on top, minimize to tray (with bookmarks launched from the tray), floating tool-bar, password-protection and more.

Supported browsers include Firefox, Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Opera. Bookmarks can also be imported from StorURL Online if registered.

Category:
Runs on:WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: Application folder
Dependencies: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5
MS Visual C++ 2005 SP 1 Redist Package MFC Security Update
Unicode support: Yes
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the "Portable Edition" ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch StorURL.exe.
Similar/alternative apps: FavoritesView, URL Monit@r
What's new? See: https://updates.haztek-software.com/changes.php?appid=1
Latest comments
smaragdus on 2017-06-20 06:49

StorURL may work under Windows XP/Windows Vista, testing and confirmation would be welcome.

pfw70 on 2021-03-01 08:25

Info - one needs to install Visual C++ Runtime first.
At launch "You are missing the Visual C++ Runtimes required for this
application to run properly. "

Midas on 2021-03-01 08:47

@pfw70: this is listed above under "Dependencies".

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AdiIRC v4.2

webfork on 30 Mar 2022
  • 2MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 29 Mar 2022
  • Suggested by Userfriendly

AdiIRC is an IRC client with multi-server support and a customizable interface. It offers all the standard IRC features including private chats, basic Identd features, system informations, SSL, IPv6, chat logging and DCC Chat/Transfers.

It also offers now playing support for various media players, advanced scripting, themes, MTS themes, plugins, and dockable/undockable activity monitors that lets you monitor many channels at once.

Note: Additional Themes and Language files are available from the homepage.

Category:
Runs on:WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 / Wine
Writes settings to: Application folder
Dependencies: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 or 4.5+
Stealth: ? Yes
Unicode support: Yes
Path portability: Automatic relative path (eg. ..\..\personal\work.doc)
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the "Portable version" ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch AdiIRC.exe.
Similar/alternative apps: KVIrc Portable, HydraIRC, PChat, HexChat
What's new? See:
https://www.adiirc.com/download.php?v=4.2
Latest comments
joby_toss on 2015-04-02 04:37

This feature (Favorites) is already planned, yes.

smaragdus on 2016-10-04 21:35

@joby_toss
"Added server favorites menu"
Is this what you needed? ;)

joby_toss on 2016-10-05 13:04

It might be, but I have no idea how it works (always greyed-out)... :)

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Desktop Ticker v1.14.1

Ennovy on 3 Jan 2022
  • 468KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 9 Oct 2021
  • Suggested by I am Baas

Desktop Ticker is a web feed aggregator program that is RSS and Atom-compatible, allowing you to keep an eye on the latest news from your favorite websites.

Category:
Runs on:Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: Application folder
Dependencies: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0+
Unicode support: Yes
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the "Portable" ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch DesktopTicker.exe.
Similar/alternative apps: RSS Guard
What's new? See: http://www.battware.co.uk/desktopticker_changelog_win.htm

LightBulb v.2.3.3

Andrew Lee on 25 Oct 2021
  • 9MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 15 Jun 2021
  • Suggested by freakazoid

LightBulb is a eye-strain prevention tool that gradually modifies screen colors over the course of your day. The program is very configurable with lots of controls for defining daytime and nightime, and will exclude applications where color specifics are important e.g. GIMP or PhotoDemon.

Category:
Runs on:Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: Application folder
Dependencies: .NET Core v3.1
Unicode support: Yes
License: GNU GPLv3
How to extract: Download the ZIP file and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch Lightbulb.exe.
Similar/alternative apps: SunsetScreen
What's new? See:
https://github.com/Tyrrrz/LightBulb/blob/master/Changelog.md

WPD v1.4.1834

webfork on 24 Mar 2021
  • 946KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 10 Mar 2021
  • Suggested by Midas

WPD (Windows Privacy Dashboard) disables, uninstalls, or blocks many components and features that are either wasteful or share too much information from within the Windows operating system.

Note that some disabled functions may be restored after Windows system updates.

Category:
Runs on:Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: Application folder
Dependencies: Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5+
Administrator rights
Unicode support: Yes
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the ZIP file and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch wpd.exe.
Similar/alternative apps: BleachBit
Latest comments
aazard on 2020-12-01 14:55

oh, whats this.


its 935kb, needs net framework 4.5, but its a windows 7 to 10 tool, 95% chance its there, or your about to add it anyways.

AAAA+ software, get it before its a "Steam install" only app

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QuickImageComment v4.38

billon on 21 Jan 2021
  • 15MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 21 Jan 2021
  • Suggested by Midas

QuickImageComment is a tool with a variety of tools around viewing, editing and removing digital image metadata files. It can sync times, compare, export, or use the data to modify the file name (e.g. rename the file to the date the photo was taken).

The program functions with JPEG, TIFF and various RAW formats, retrieving data from a variety of formats including EXIF, IPTC and XMP properties.

The program has privacy features of deleting all metadata, which can include location and equipment used) as well as batch operations.

Category:
Runs on:WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: Application folder
Dependencies: Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0+
Stealth: ? Yes
Unicode support: Yes
License: GNU GPLv3
How to extract:
  1. Download the ZIP package and extract it to a folder of your choice
  2. Launch QuickImageComment.exe or QuickImageCommentX64.exe
  3. After choosing the program language, select "Program folder" for "Storage location for user settings" and click "OK"
Similar/alternative apps: ExifDataView, ExifToolGUI,
What's new? See:
https://quickimagecomment.de/index.php/en/change-history
Latest comments
xor on 2016-09-28 20:57

looking forward not to hear excuses about some tags related to Exif.Photo.MakerNote, Exif.Image.Make and their dependencies that can't be removed which represent roughly 40 KB of file size

__philippe on 2016-11-17 14:16

QuickImageComment v4.26 released as of 17-NOV-2016

- fixed page display bug introduced in v4.25

Update notification courtesy smaragdus:
https://www.portablefreeware.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=84127#p84127

zorro on 2019-11-28 07:06

Requires DotNet 2.0

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Software Ideas Modeler Standard v12.86

billon on 19 Jan 2021
  • 17MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 19 Jan 2021
  • Suggested by fpelletier

Software Ideas Modeler intended as an intuitive, quick diagram creator useful for a variety of applications. The program can create a wide variety of diagrams such as flowcharts, CRC cards, hierarchical task analysis, entity life history and mind maps. Printing available in batch and with multiple pages per diagram.

Note that this edition of the program has limited functionality, with additional, for-pay premium features available.

Category:
Runs on:Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: Application folder (settings.settings file and creates a Profile directory.
Dependencies: Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.1
Stealth: ? No
License: Liteware
How to extract:
  1. Download the 32 or 64-bit "Portable" ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice
  2. Launch SoftwareIdeasModeler.exe
  3. From the menu, select File and choose Help - Change Edition
  4. From the prompt, select "Standard Non-commercial"
  5. Click the option for "Personal - Non-Commerical use," check the box, and click Confirm.
  6. Launch SoftwareIdeasModeler.exe

Optionally, disable the Buy button by selecting Options and uncheck "Show Start Page" from the General tab.

(Thanks to user FileHandler for greatly improving these instructions.)
Similar/alternative apps: XMind
What's new? See:
https://www.softwareideas.net/en/news
Latest comments
joby_toss on 2013-04-16 09:49

This app is not in the database yet. More info here http://www.portablefreeware.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=5651

BGM on 2018-05-02 22:47

Is this really free? Here is the "buy" page, and I don't see an entry for "personal use": https://www.softwareideas.net/en/purchase

webfork on 2018-05-02 22:55

@BGM: The standard edition isn't free if you're a commercial entity, hence the price tag.

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ColorPicker v1.2

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

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

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

Note: Program discontinued.

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

NAPS2 v6.1.2

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

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

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

Quasima Chrono Tracker V3.4.17

webfork on 26 Nov 2021
  • 26MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 13 Jun 2018
  • Suggested by smaragdus

Quasima Chrono Tracker is a time-tracking application that lets you keep track of multiple projects and categorize how much time you spent working on each of them.

Features:

  • Unlimited number of projects organized into a hierarchical structure
  • Totals calculated across time and projects
  • Invoicing support: project rates and "invoiced" marker
  • Reliable database foundation and data backups

Category:
Runs on:WinXP / 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: Download the "Portable installer" and install to a folder of your choice. Launch ChronoTracker.exe.
Latest comments
hamasaki on 2020-12-20 10:11

Good to see this one make the database. Fabulous software.

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WinCompose v0.9.6

billon on 4 Dec 2020
  • 6MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 3 Dec 2020
  • Suggested by Midas

WinCompose allows the insertion of special characters such as é ž à Û ø ¤ « ¿ ® ™ using short and often very intuitive key combinations. For instance, ö is obtained using o + " and ™ is obtained using T + M.

The program is based on the well known Unix compose key and WinCompose ships with more than 2,000 compose rules.

Note: Versions 0.7.0 and up require the .NET Framework. Download link for the last non-.NET version is at v0.6.13 (direct download)

Category:
Runs on:WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: Application folder
Dependencies: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0
Stealth: ? Yes
Unicode support: Yes
Path portability: Automatic relative path (eg. ..\..\personal\work.doc)
License: WTFPL
How to extract: Download the "NoInstall" ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Delete unnecessary locale resources. Launch WinCompose.exe.
What's new? See:
https://github.com/SamHocevar/wincompose/releases
Latest comments
webfork on 2014-12-27 01:45

MIKLO: sure, but please thank the dev Sam Hocevar too :) [See website link for his email address ... it's at the bottom of the page.]

bzl333 on 2014-12-29 19:07

i like it but i wish it was easier to search for say symbols like dollar signs, ampersands etc and keep all the alphabet letter variations separate. Also, should be able to have a "favorites" tab that the user adds the best ones to.

MIKLO on 2016-01-14 15:06

webfork yes I did thank some time before I posted this, its not something I do often but this App really helped me and made it very easy to do what I was trying to do. Before using WinCompose it was a real nightmare to do things I wanted and most often I failed. So once again thanks for the hard work on this great useful software. ^5
MIKLO

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eToolz v4.5.2

webfork on 19 Nov 2020
  • 1MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 18 Nov 2020
  • Suggested by cmmehl

eToolz includes some of the most important networking tools like DNS Lookup, Ping, TraceRoute and Whois. It allows also to check E-mail addresses (MX-Server) and to search/convert domain names showing DNS entries (A, PTR, NS, MX, TXT and SOA). eToolz supports also international domain names.

Category:
Runs on:Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: Application folder
Dependencies: Microsoft .NET Framework 4
Stealth: ? No
Unicode support: Yes
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the 7Z package and extract (using a program like 7zip) to a folder of your choice. Launch eToolz.exe.

Optionally, delete unnecessary language files.
What's new? See German changelog here.
Latest comments
Snidely Whiplash on 2011-04-23 03:09

Download links to version 3.4.7, which is now available...

Emka on 2011-04-23 06:08

I've updated the entry. Since the changelog is only available in German I tried to translate it for our purposes, but I'm not sure to what extent my translation is correct...

zorro on 2016-06-13 18:10

It should be mentioned, that eToolz requires NET3.5 - I think since version 3. It does NOT run on Windows 8 and higher with the integrated NET 4+, if the optional NET3.5-package is not installed!

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RedCrab Calculator v7.16.0

billon on 26 Oct 2020
  • 7MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 26 Oct 2020
  • Suggested by I am Baas

RedCrab is a scientific calculator with a full screen formula editor. Mathematical expressions can be entered in a window similar to a piece of paper. The calculator's editor supports the entry of complex algebraic equations like fractions, square roots, exponents etc. for technical and scientific applications.

Several mathematical functions can be written on the same page and results from one expression can be carried over to the next task. The program helps explain complex tasks visually by importing drawings in bitmap format.

Category:
Runs on:WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: Application folder
Dependencies: Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0+
Stealth: ? Yes
License: Liteware
How to extract:
  1. Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice
  2. Launch RedCrabV.exe
  3. Click Options tab and then the Settings to Registry option to write settings to a file in the application folder

If run from a USB stick, step 3 may be skipped as the program will automatically save to the local folder.

Optionally, to save space: delete unnecessary help/history/changelog PDF files
Similar/alternative apps: Calcute
What's new? See:
https://redcrab-software.com/en/RedCrab/Updates
Latest comments
Kea on 2012-12-20 23:41

The payed for license is valid only for one year.

I am Baas on 2015-07-01 05:40

Not portable, check forum for details.

MacroDet on 2018-08-31 03:41

Smath Studio currently at Version 0.99.6671 is better and without any limitations. It is reacheable under https://en.smath.info/forum, but one should read SmathPrimer.pdf before using the program.

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Snap2HTML v2.14

billon on 9 Aug 2020
  • 408KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 9 Aug 2020
  • Suggested by mmx64

Snap2HTML takes a "snapshot" of folder structures on your harddrive and saves to an HTML file. The output is a modern, application-like view that feels like a real application, similar to Explorer. The program uses a treeview with folders that you can click to view the contained files. Includes a built-in file search with wildcards and breadcrumb-style path all within a single, easily distributed file.

Directory data can also be saved as text, CSV (spreadsheet), or JSON.

Category:
Runs on:WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 / Wine
Writes settings to: Application folder
Dependencies: Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0
Unicode support: Yes
License: GNU GPLv3
How to extract: Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch Snap2HTML.exe.
Similar/alternative apps: LS - File List Generator, Directory Lister, MiTeC DirList
What's new?
  • UNC paths work again (including linking).
  • Searches returning lots of items should be a bit faster now.
  • And a few smaller fixes as usual.
Latest comments
Pax on 2019-04-27 15:53

Update: I installed the latest version (2.0) a few days ago: had previously been working with v1.94 (on Linux and previously on Win7). Was able to test both versions on Windows 10 only (Oct/2018 update) - my Linux laptop is being replaced.

Turns out both versions need .NET Framework. When running v2.0, it didn't notify me that .NET was missing. When I tried to access a drive, it stalled - I 'forced closed' the app.

Running v1.94 will notify you of missing .NET Framework and correctly download and install it. After I did this, v2.0 ran without problems.

On the same directory, v2.0 created a 54mb html file and was noticeably slower generating it. My browsers (Firefox and Brave) took a long while to parse and display. Built-in search was also very slow.

v1.94 (on the same directory), created a 1mb file. Much smaller. Parsed instantly on FF and Brave. Search/Filter was snappy.

Maybe this is an isolated incident. I'm on Windows (temporarily) for the first time in a few years: went through updates, tried to secure for privacy, installed a few programs, etc...

Bottom line: If v2.0 isn't working well for you, v1.94 works great.

hamasaki on 2020-06-15 03:23

Should have commented on this software before. Fantastic.

Pax on 2022-03-23 03:29

Update on my comment of 2019-04-27 regarding Snap2HTML on Linux/WINE.

Found a great Linux solution named: LinuxDir2HTML (github/homeisfar)

It's a command-line only python (3.6+) script that's only 11kb in size. It uses the same HTML template as Snap2HTML. I've been testing it on large directories with all manner of fileNaming. It's been great so far.

Honestly, Snap2HTML was the only program I needed WINE for. It was that valuable to me. Finding this python script reduces any overhead (plus all the .NET components) and gives me some future-proofing.

Version 1.92 of Snap2HTML was the only thing that worked for me on Linux and (last time I checked) wasn't available online anymore. I had it archived in multiple places. LinuxDir2HTML (homeisfar) answered the call.

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Password Generator v3.8

billon on 6 Aug 2020
  • 521KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 6 Aug 2020
  • Suggested by Gaijin

Password Generator can create secure and easy to read and remember passwords by using vowels and consonants, as well as separate syllables. The program can quickly generate passwords based on user input or from other specialized password templates, including WEP and WPA2 keys for Wireless LAN. Generates 1,000 passwords at once and save them to a plain text file, and can analyze the relative security of a given password.

Passwords for UNIX, PHP and .HTACCESS (DES, MD5 and SHA1) can be created, including a DES salt.

Category:
Runs on:WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: Application folder
Dependencies: Microsoft .NET Framework 4
Stealth: ? Yes
Unicode support: Yes
License: Freeware
How to extract:
  1. Download the 7z package and extract (using a program like 7-Zip) to a folder of your choice
  2. Delete unnecessary language files
  3. Launch PwdGen.exe
  4. If the program launches in German, choose "Extras" from the menu, select "Sprache / Language" and then choose your language "English" (or your language)
Similar/alternative apps: PWGen, Secure Password Generator, PassworG
What's new? See German changelog here.
Latest comments
DarkShadow on 2015-01-25 20:10

Default language is English (see changelog).
You can delete step 3 of how to extract.

I am Baas on 2015-01-25 23:21

"Default language is English (see changelog).
You can delete step 3 of how to extract"

German seems to still be the default.

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Color Warlock v2.3.6 build 4

billon on 28 Jun 2020
  • 470KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 27 Jun 2020
  • Suggested by I am Baas

Color Warlock is a color chart program for building palettes and referencing color codes. The program can copy html hex color codes and other color types to use and share them with others. View options include multiple columns, hex color values, and sorting by brightness, name and saturation.

The program includes a Chart Builder to create your own color chart files or you can use available color palettes including a web safe selection, MS Office and even standard Crayola crayons.

Category:
Runs on:WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: Application folder
Dependencies: Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0+
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch ColorWarlock.exe.
Similar/alternative apps: ColorMania
What's new? See:
https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=24872

WipeFile v3.6

billon on 13 Dec 2020
  • 484KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 12 Dec 2020
  • Suggested by AlephX

WipeFile is a secure file and folder deletion utility, overwriting data to prevent later recovery. Although most users will only require a standard 1-pass wipe, the program supports 14 different wipe methods, including high-security military standards. Higher security settings involve overwriting the data multiple times, which is dramatically slower.

For full drive wiping, the developer makes available an also portable WipeDisk program.

Category:
Runs on:WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: Application Folder
Dependencies: Microsoft .NET Framework 4
Stealth: ? Yes
Unicode support: Yes
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the 7z package and extract (using a program like PeaExtractor) to a folder of your choice. Launch WipeFile.exe.

Optionally, delete unnecessary language files.
Similar/alternative apps: Blank and Secure, WipeDisk
What's new? See German changelog here.
Latest comments
mik.y on 2014-02-17 09:30

Yeah, unicode support must be one of the first features in such a app:/

PAFuser on 2020-06-28 11:43

Shows up as 64bit in TaskMgr and Task Manager Deluxe on Windows10 64bit

Midas on 2020-06-30 07:42

@PAFuser: DotNET apps tend to reflect the underlying OS bitness, unless instructed otherwise.

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NetTraffic v1.66.1

billon on 26 Apr 2020
  • 852KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 26 Apr 2020
  • Suggested by I am Baas

NetTraffic is a network bandwidth speed monitor supporting real time data rate chart, network usage history and quota usage meter. The window can be resized, will auto-adjust to clearly display speeds, and has a variety of colors and data visualizations.

Category:
Runs on:WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: Application folder
Dependencies: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0
Unicode support: Yes
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the "Portable" ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch NetTraffic.exe.

Optionally, delete unnecessary language files.
Similar/alternative apps: NetMeter, NetWorx
What's new?
  • Updated Farsi translation.
Latest comments
shnbwmn on 2018-04-13 08:36

Looks like a proper replacement for the unfortunate NetWorx. Thanks!

__philippe on 2018-11-01 06:33

Fixed v1.52.0 broken download link

PAFuser on 2019-09-02 17:27

Prefer NetSpeedMonitor, available: https://download.cnet.com/s/netspeedmonitor-64-bit/ 32-bit on same page, but no longer available on developer's site. Provides numerical up/down info on toolbar. May not be portable, but is quite small 1.26 MB. Have used for years.

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7-Zip Theme Manager v2.1.1

freakazoid on 30 Dec 2021
  • 1MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 9 Apr 2010
  • Suggested by zak_711

7-Zip Theme Manager allows you to change the toolbar and file-type icons for the 7-Zip archive manager.

Instructions are available to modify 7-zip Portable (thanks SYSTEM).

Note: To obtain a set of icons for use with the program, download v2.1 and extract the "toolbar" and "filetype" directories to the same directory as 7zTM.exe.

Category:
Runs on:WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: None
Dependencies: 7-Zip: v9.23 alpha or higher, .NET Framework 2.0, Administrative Rights
Stealth: ? Yes
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the 7z package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch 7zTM.exe.
Latest comments
deviant on 2011-06-02 10:55

for 7zip portable users: http://rudeboyses.deviantart.com/art/7-Zip-v9-20-Theme-Pack-211366177

only 1 theme though

the_watcher on 2011-06-02 17:26

you can use it with the portable version, too...see my post here : http://www.portablefreeware.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=36274

Magibon on 2011-06-28 07:07

sorry guys..
i didn't see the comments about 2.1 needing .NET :(
i changed it back...

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AntiDupl.NET v2.3.10

billon on 27 Mar 2020
  • 4MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 3 Mar 2020
  • Suggested by JohnW

AntiDupl.NET is a tool to search for and delete identical or very similar pictures. Includes a customizable difference threshold and can highlight image differences, supporting JPEG, GIF, TIFF, BMP, PNG, EMF, WMF, EXIF, ICON, JP2, PSD, DDS, TGA and WEBP files.

The program can also detect image defects.

Category:
Runs on:Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: Application folder
Dependencies: Microsoft.NET Framework 2.0
Unicode support: Yes
License: MIT License
How to extract: Download the self-extracting archive to a folder of your choice. Launch AntiDupl.NET.exe.
Similar/alternative apps: ImgSearch
What's new? See:
https://ermig1979.github.io/AntiDupl/english/index.html?page=news.html
Latest comments
webfork on 2017-03-21 02:08

I thought my similar image analysis program of choice was more than adequate but this program is remarkably good. The program works really fast on a TON of images and the change detection is very useful.

__philippe on 2017-03-21 12:12

@webfork

Appreciate your tightening of Antidupl.NET functional capabilities description, particularly in reference
to the product remarkable customizable divergence threshold and its image differences highlighting ability.

__philippe on 2018-01-23 07:38

Russian users are reporting some issues with AntiDupl v2.3.9
"version 2.3.9 # 7 is not working"
https://github.com/ermig1979/AntiDupl/issues/7

I'll gladly stick with v2.3.8 till the dust settles...;-)

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linkMaker v1.1.1

billon on 4 Dec 2019
  • 340KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 22 Nov 2019
  • Suggested by Special

linkMaker provides a better interface to create shortcuts, symbolic links and ntfs hardlinks/junction points. It makes all options available on one screen, and tries to auto-fill as much info as it can.

Category:
Runs on:WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: Application folder
Dependencies: Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0+
Unicode support: Yes
License: Freeware/Open Source
How to extract: Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch linkMaker.exe.
What's new?
  • Changed: Symbolic link creation now uses Unicode safe call.

CDBurnerXP v4.5.8.7128

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

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

Supports many world languages.

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

winPenPack Net Menu v2.9.71

billon on 29 Nov 2019
  • 2MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 1 Feb 2018
  • Suggested by joby_toss

winPenPack Net Menu can launch applications collected from the winPenPack website, as well as your own portable applications. It also supports program file associations, launch arguments, search, hotkeys, auto-execute and more.

Category:
Runs on:Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: Application folder
Dependencies: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 or above
Stealth: ? Yes
Unicode support: Yes
Path portability: Automatic relative path (eg. ..\..\personal\work.doc)
License: winPenPack License Agreement
How to extract:
  1. Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice
  2. Launch winPenPackNet.exe
  3. When prompted, select your language (choose "winpenpack_en.xml" for English) and click OK
Similar/alternative apps: PortableApps.com Platform
What's new?
  • Fixed some problems related to file association in Windows 10.
Latest comments
stoned on 2012-03-19 10:13

Nice one! lovely application, very useful

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Screamer Radio v1.7265

billon on 22 Nov 2019

Screamer Radio is a player for streaming Internet radio that features 1,000s of stations, search by keyword, and favorites. The program has sleep timer and other auto-shut off settings to avoid wasting bandwidth. It supports Shoutcast and Icecast MP3, Icecast OGG Vorbis, WMA, AAC and AAC+ streaming.

Note that an earlier version of the program (v0.44) supports recording, does not require dotNET and is stealth.

Category:
Runs on:Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: Application folder
Dependencies: Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5
Stealth: ? No. See more here
Unicode support: Yes
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the "portable" ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch Screamer.exe.
Similar/alternative apps: streamWriter, RadioSure, Pocket Radio Player
What's new? See:
https://www.screamer-radio.com/releasenotes/stable/
Latest comments
Emka on 2011-05-27 04:07

@melancholy: I suppose it was the stations that were updated in March.

AndTheWolf on 2016-11-18 20:16

Now at version 1.0

webfork on 2016-11-20 03:07

@AndTheWolf: thanks

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Folder Sync v1.0.0 build 222 Adware

billon on 25 Jul 2019
  • 4MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 25 Jul 2019
  • Suggested by I am Baas

Folder Sync is a backup program that can performs comparisons between two directories and then reports new, updated, renamed, moved and deleted files. The program can performs synchronization, as well as full or differential (only items that have changed) from the source to the destination path.

Category:
Runs on:Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: Application folder
Dependencies: Microsoft .NET Framework 4
Stealth: ? No
License: Freeware
How to extract:
  1. Download the installer and launch
  2. Choose "Manual Installation" and drag FolderSynch.EXE to a folder of your choice
  3. Launch FolderSync.exe
What's new? See:
https://www.saleensoftware.com/FolderSync
Latest comments
webfork on 2015-09-19 17:39

smaragdus: this is really something we should get into in the forums.

mukhi on 2016-04-10 05:16

Folder Syncv1.0.0 build 208 is crashing in Win7Pro32. I use Folder Syncv1.0.0 build 110, and have Folder Syncv1.0.0 build 205, too; neither of these two crashes.

hamasaki on 2018-04-19 01:38

Creates 'Saleen Software' folder in Appdata/Roaming.

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MacMakeup v2.2.3.5

billon on 28 Jun 2019

MacMakeup allows you to change the MAC address of any of the network interfaces present on your Windows system. This is sometimes referred as "MAC address spoofing". You can choose a new address of your choice, or get the new one with the help of the tool, which sets the OID part according to your preference.

Category:
Runs on:WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: None
Dependencies: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5
Administrator rights
Stealth: ? Yes
Unicode support: Partial
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch MacMakeup.exe.
What's new?
  • Minor bug fix.
Latest comments
epiquestions on 2008-01-24 16:40

@randy - well there is no way to spoof the mac address without
adding a networkaddress=spoofMAC to the registry.

@* It probably reports that because it could be used to cause DOS(denial of service) if your MAC is changed. Ie you are on lan and your internet access is based on your mac. If that is changed then you wouldnt be able to connect to the internet

juvera on 2012-06-20 19:43

This page should be updated:

Check http://www.gorlani.com/portal/projects/macmakeup-for-vista-seven-2008-windows-8

AndTheWolf on 2018-10-14 12:51

Now at version 2.2.3.1

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CloudShot v6.3.0

billon on 6 May 2019
  • 6MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 5 May 2019
  • Suggested by joby_toss

CloudShot is a screen-capture program with edition and upload options. The program can capture individual screen selections or a short (60 second max) animated GIF. For images, you can crop, add arrows, boxes, notes etc. and then saved to a local or remote destination.

Upload services supported include FTP, Imgur, Dropbox, OneDrive or GoogleDrive.

Category:
Runs on:Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: Application folder
Dependencies: Microsoft .NET Framework v4.0
Stealth: ? No. Log file saved to AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the "Portable version" ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch CloudShot.exe.

To save files captured to the local folder, open Settings and choose Local/Network folder, Save location and paste ./Captures (thanks tproli).
Similar/alternative apps: PicPick, ShareX, Snipaste
What's new?
  • Visual style and color improvements in screenshots editor.
  • Changed arrow figure appearance in screenshots editor.
  • Added corner radius for rectangular figures in screenshots editor.
  • Fixed:
    • Bug with deletion of all files in local-copied folder;
    • Render of drop-down control on high-DPI screens;
    • Bug in GIF recording reset, when reset button didn't remove old record.
  • Some other improvements.
Latest comments
tproli on 2017-01-19 12:23

Enter "./Captures" to the "Settings->Local/Network folder -> Save location" to save captures/recordings to the application folder.

hamasaki on 2017-03-04 05:08

Under network folders if you click to open gallery, it throws an exception.

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OW Shredder v6.45

billon on 12 Feb 2019
  • 2MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 1 Jun 2018
  • Suggested by I am Baas

OW Shredder erases files irretrievable by overwriting the affected file data blocks on the disk space, which prevents the reconstruction of the deleted documents. The program can wipe individual files, free disk storage, as well as entire disks or volumes.

The program includes basic disk usage analyzer, file unlocker, autostart manager and more.

Various erasing methods are available, with more iterations (wipes) taking longer to execute and potentially more secure.

Category:
Runs on:WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: Application folder
Dependencies: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0+
Administrator rights
Stealth: ? Yes
Unicode support: Yes
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch OW Shredder.exe.
Similar/alternative apps: Blank and Secure
What's new?
  • Software web parts updated to schiffer.tech.
Latest comments
MIKLO on 2016-12-19 15:32

I really like the look of this software, now for testing. Thanks for your hard work and allowing us to use it for free.
MIKLO

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KuKnet FileRenamer v4.0

Andrew Lee on 10 Feb 2022
  • 1MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 3 Jan 2019
  • Suggested by smaragdus

KuKnet FileRenamer is a flexible, powerful and easy to use file renaming tool that supports Unicode, and drag and drop. Available rename instructions can be added, such as replace, insert, delete, change case, change file extension, truncate, numeration, prefix-suffix, regular expressions and more. Files can also be renamed according to metadata, including ID3 tags, EXIF, date-time, file size, hash, etc.

Processed files can be copied or moved to a user-specified directory, with access to frequently used rules. The program has a rich context menu with image preview, copy-to-clipboard, sorting, export list and more.

Category:
Runs on:Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: None
Dependencies: Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7.2
Stealth: ? Yes
Unicode support: Yes
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch FileRenamer.exe.
Similar/alternative apps: Advanced Renamer, Ant Renamer, Inviska Rename, Rename Master
What's new? See German changelog here.
Latest comments
ripu on 2018-10-18 07:42

My mistake, it does not need admin privilege to run.

PAFuser on 2022-02-09 14:52

Web site German and does not seem to have link to program. Download 404 Error. Several site that are indicated as having program, do not, like Microsoft Store.

Andrew Lee on 2022-02-10 07:16

I have made a copy available for direct download.

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CSearcher v1.5.5.1

webfork on 8 Jun 2020
  • 2MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 25 Oct 2018
  • Suggested by hugonabais

CSearcher is a lightweight, non-indexing search program with a variety of filters. The program can select by size, date, patterns, text content and maintains a search history. Files can be checked with MD5 and compared with other files, or shown in a HEX viewer.

Both search criteria and restrictions can be saved separately. Supports advanced Regular expression form with live testing, and search results can be exported to XML, HTML, or CSV file.

Category:
Runs on:Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: Application folder
Dependencies: .NET Framework v4.0
Stealth: ? No. Log file saved to AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs
Unicode support: Yes
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch CSearcher.exe.
Similar/alternative apps: SearchMyFiles, Ultra File Search Lite, SMF
What's new? Fixed:
  • File/folder date/time were not being displayed considering time zones.
  • When renaming files, the file icon was not update in case of a file type change.
  • Improved layout with "max number of results" textbox when windows text size is increased to 125 or 150%.
  • Small bug fixes and more error handling improvements.
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two on 2017-03-17 14:17

nice standalone tool for a specific purpose, good to have and not messy

freakazoid on 2018-01-20 15:14

Website is promising based on its benchmarks, but I found it harder to use than SearchMyFiles. I primarily use SearchMyFiles to find files containing a certain string in a nested directory.

I tried the Content Restrictions tab with the "Files containing string" textbox filled in, but the search was never able to finish completely and I ended up having to manually abort the search, whereas the results in SearchMyFiles was pretty much instant in a second or two.

Even if CSearcher was working correctly, I still think SearchMyFiles is more intuitive and has a more straightforward options layout. The only thing I don't like about SearchMyFiles is its dual-window layout as search results are displayed in another window.

Also, the dependency on .NET makes this less appealing for me.

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Hourglass v1.10.0

webfork on 11 Oct 2021
  • 1MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 9 Oct 2021
  • Suggested by Lare2

Hourglass is easy-to-use, customizable, and feature-rich countdown timer. It offers smart input, supports pause and resume and can run multiple timers simultaneously. All used timers are saved automatically for easy re-use. The interface includes optional timer title, themes (with the ability to create your own), colour customization.

You can minimize to tray and control from the tray, have the window stay-on-top, go full screen, pop-up, close or shutdown computer when expired, add sound notifications, keep computer awake, loop timer, loop sound, open saved timers on startup and more.

Category:
Runs on:WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: Application folder
Dependencies: Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0
Stealth: ? No. HourglassPortable.exe.log in AppData (starting at least from Windows 8)
Unicode support: Yes
License: MIT
How to extract: Download HourglassPortable.exe to a folder of your choice and launch.
Similar/alternative apps: SnapTimer, XgD's Countdown, XNote Timer, TTclock
What's new? Resolve #218: System.NotSupportedException on Windows 8.1

Resolve #78: Add About dialog
Resolve #213: "Update" button not scaling with the rest of the UI
Fix usage text for --use-factory-defaults

Resolve #210: InvalidWmpVersionException on start when no WMP installed



Resolve #97: Add option to remove Window frame/title bar
Resolve #164: Add option to disable progress display in taskbar
Resolve #183: Add "Reverse progress bar" option
Resolve #187: Fix minimize button not working
Resolve #202: Fix crash due to invalid Width property
Resolve #204: Add option to prefer 24-hour time when parsing
Resolve #206: Fix minimize, maximize, and close buttons still functional when title bar is hidden
Resolve #207: Check for updates via HTTPS
Resolve #208: Fix Crash loop if Hourglass closed while full screen with no title option enabled
Resolve #209: Fix "Full screen" option not working if window is already maximized
Show title in center of screen when timer expires
Do not show "Click to enter title" when the timer expires
Add "Restore", "Minimize", and "Maximize" menu options when full screen
Use immersive dark mode on Windows 10 for dark themes
Parse strings like "until 00:10:30" as "until 12:10:30 am"
Parse times without am/pm contextually (this ensures that, for example, "1:30" gets parsed as "1:30 am" at midnight and "1:30 pm" at noon)
Report media errors to the user
Update to .NET Framework 4.5
Update code signing certificate thumbprint and timestamp URL
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Specular on 2017-08-29 14:27

Been looking for a desktop program like this. It uses virtually the same interface as e.ggtimer.com, which I've been using for while.

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iPhotoDraw v2.6 (Build 6728)

billon on 8 Jun 2018
  • 31MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 7 Jun 2018
  • Suggested by simenwu

iPhotoDraw is a image editor and screencapture program. The program enables image filters, transformations, addendums, layers and arrangement. Photo filters include brightness/contrast, hues/saturation, inversion, sepia and grascale. Addendums include description text, call-out boxes (ballons), dimensions, stamps (1, 2, 3 ...) and more.

The program also includes image slicer, watermarks, a color picker, stamps and batch operations. Images can be sent to Microsoft Office, FTP, or other external programs.

Category:
Runs on:WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: Application folder
Dependencies: .Net Framework 4.0 or later
Stealth: ? Yes
Unicode support: Yes
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the "Portable version" ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch iPhotoDraw.exe.
What's new? See:
http://www.iphotodraw.com/updates.php
Latest comments
Cornflower on 2021-12-19 10:52

The Manual (pdf) on the web site does not work. To retrieve the manual, use the Wayback Machine:

https://web.archive.org/web/20170227181915/http://iphotodraw.com/download/manual.pdf

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SunsetScreen v1.28

Andrew Lee on 9 Dec 2018
  • 773KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 27 Feb 2018
  • Suggested by I am Baas

NOTE: The latest version of this program become trialware and includes components that use system resources for 3rd party services. Linked to the last freeware version.

SunsetScreen is an app designed to reduce the amount of blue glow and glare displayed on your monitor to reduce eye fatigue. Specifically, the app allows you to set the colour and brightness levels for day and night, as well as the sunrise time.

Category:
Runs on:WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: Application folder
Dependencies: .NET 3.5 Framework
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 SunsetScreen.exe.

Optionally, to make the program launch to the taskbar, close the program after the initial launch, open the file SunsetScreenPrefs.txt and go to the hideWindowOnManualStart= entry. Change False to True.
What's new?
  • Startup alternative made simpler.
  • No default install now, just the portable executable.
Latest comments
AndTheWolf on 2015-09-21 17:54

Version 1.23 has been available for about a month.

freakazoid on 2015-09-21 21:43

@AndTheWolf - Thanks. Updated!

stisev on 2019-08-31 13:34

urgent: sunsetscreen now includes some bitcoin miner to process resources while idle. Do NOT upgrade your version from onwards of 1.28 if you want to avoid this junk.

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A Sharper Scaling V1.2

webfork on 19 Aug 2018
  • 624KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 23 Apr 2017
  • Suggested by Andrew Lee

A Sharper Scaling is a high quality image scaling technology mainly developed for upscaling. It preserves more details when creating larger resolution images from smaller ones compared to traditional methods (e.g. bicubic interpolation).

The program supports batch image processing.

Category:
Runs on:Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: Windows registry
Dependencies: .NET Framework 3.5+
Stealth: ? No. HKCU\Software\A Sharper Scaling
Unicode support: Yes
License: Creative Commons BY-ND
How to extract: Download the "Mobile (zipped) version" ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch ASharperScaling.exe.
Similar/alternative apps: PhotoDemon

Types 2.6.5

webfork on 17 Dec 2020
  • 112KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 2 Jan 2018
  • Suggested by Ameri-CAIN

Types allows you to customize how Windows handles different file types. Includes changing program associations, icons, context menus and other settings.

Supports many world languages.

Category:
Runs on:WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: None
Dependencies: .NET Framework 3.5 or higher
Stealth: ? No. HKCU\Software\Types
Unicode support: Yes
License: GNU GPLv3
How to extract: Download the "Portable" ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch Types.exe.
Similar/alternative apps: FileTypesMan, ExtMan
What's new?
  • Reverse combo box history.
  • Fixed crash on deleting an action while renaming it.
Latest comments
Peter202 on 2014-03-17 16:33

Where can i find list of the command parameters that can be used when creating association? I am talking about parameter like this "%1" which is used with the Open action.

lautrepay on 2014-03-17 20:44

@Peter202: You will have to take a look at each program documentation (help files, wiki pages, even forums).

Midas on 2014-05-23 14:01

According to Softpedia, which rates it with 4 stars, current Types version is v2.1.6.10711, but I couldn't find a changelog anywhere, or any program info for that matter (see http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/System-Miscellaneous/Types.shtml).

Softpedia also indicates DotNET requirement is v2.0, but the framework pointed to by the program site (see ahead) is v3.5. As user Tertius noted above, the new Types site address is http://izt.name/apps/types/ -- the old page at http://sourceforge.net/projects/types/ is now mostly blank...

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Greenshot v1.2.10.6

billon on 14 Sep 2017
  • 4MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 13 Sep 2017
  • Suggested by david

Greenshot is a lightweight screenshot software tool focused on speed, basic annotation and ease of export. The program includes an image editor, ability to output to file, printer, clipboard, e-mail, Office programs, as well as upload to photo sites like Imgur, Flickr, Photobucket, Picasa or others. Includes a variety of customizations, scrolling (full page captures), auto crop, ability to use external editors and more.

Functional in 64-bit. A PortableApps-formatted version distributed by the author is also available.

Category:
Runs on:WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: Application folder
Dependencies: Microsoft .NET v3.5 or above
Stealth: ? Yes
Unicode support: Yes
License: GPL v2
How to extract: Download the "NO-INSTALLER" ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Delete unnecessary language and help files. Launch Greenshot.exe.
Similar/alternative apps: PicPick, LightScreen, ShareX
What's new? See:
https://github.com/greenshot/greenshot/releases/
Latest comments
Peter202 on 2016-05-06 08:15

@webfork Yes, but it gives only one url of the image to copy. I have used another Imgur uploader, which stopped working, but it gave different type of url's to use, like: for forums, for html sites, with small and large thumbnails.

webfork on 2016-05-06 20:18

@Peter202: Greenshot goes really lightweight and minimalist by design so that's not present but you might goto the home page and click 'suggest a feature'

gbrao on 2016-12-20 10:58

I just started using Greenshot. With Win 7 x64.

I just cannot set Settings->General->Update_check_interval to 0. Any other value works.

Nice program otherwise.

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Terminals v4.0.1

billon on 27 Jul 2017
  • 12MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 26 Jul 2017
  • Suggested by rob.chartier

Terminals is a powerful network tool that tries to unify various network tools and connections including a variety of client services, utilities, and search. Supports terminal services and remote desktop (RDP) client and uses Terminal Services ActiveX Client (mstscax.dll), as well as RDP, VNC, VMRC, Telnet and ICA Citrix connections. Tools include Ping, Tracert, DNS tools, Wake on LAN, port scanner, shares etc. and can search computers in Active directory or in your network by IP addresses.

The program includes a tabbed interface, customizable toolbar and uses a master password for increased security. Settings available for remote desktop size, screen mode, and fonts, as well as colors for terminal connections. Terminals saves password and connection profiles, scripts, and other methods to organize your available connections (including search). The program will import many other types of connections and even sync them with Amazon S3 service.

Note: This version works perfectly from network shares, but not from mapped RDP-Drives.

Category:
Runs on:WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: Application folder
Dependencies: .NET Framework 4.0, RDP connections require RDP Client 6 or higher.
Stealth: ? Yes
License: MS-CL
How to extract: Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch Terminals.exe.
What's new? See:
https://github.com/Terminals-Origin/Terminals/releases
Latest comments
Midas on 2013-09-28 16:06

Current version is 3.3 (stable), but DotNET requirement has been upgraded to v4.0.

Terminals is now compatible with MS Remote Desktop (DDP, AKA Terminal Services), VNC (Virtual Network Computing), VMRC (Virtual Machine Remote Control), RAS (Remote Access Service, VPN Dialup), SSH (Secure Shell), ICA Citrix, and Telnet...

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ExcelPass 1.7.3.8

webfork on 4 Aug 2018
  • 4MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 19 Feb 2017
  • Suggested by I am Baas

ExcelPass easily adds password protection to Word, PowerPoint, Excel, PDF and ZIP files. The program supports drag-and-drop and can quickly encode one or more files to use standard security, meaning it can be opened by compatible viewers and editors, including Microsoft Office, LibreOffice, Adobe Acrobat, and many more. Both read and write protection are available (excluding ZIP files, which do not support write restrictions).

The program can also disable security via the same interface (click the unlock button). Functional in 64-bit.

NOTE: May not work with more recent versions of Windows 10.

Category:
Runs on:WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: None
Dependencies: dotNET 4.0
License: MIT (source)
How to extract: Download the "no-installer" 7z package and extract to a folder of your choice using a program like PeaExtractor. Launch ExcelPass.exe.
Similar/alternative apps: gpg4usb
What's new?
  • Minor correction.
Latest comments
webfork on 2016-08-21 20:14

Although there are a variety of other ways to add a password to Office and ZIP files, there is no PDF encryption component (either read or write) in the free versions of PDF-XChange, Foxit, and Adobe Acrobat. As a result, this is a very nice addition for PDF users.

spicydog on 2017-01-21 12:37

Works fine for zip and pdf files but nothing happens on xls(x) and doc(x) files :(

Am I missing something?

webfork on 2017-01-22 20:34

@spicydog: there is a known bug with creating a read-only password, which is being explored by the author. However, I just recently tested view without issue, and had no issues with DOCX or ZIP files. Files were generated with Office 2010 and 7zip. Please post in forums (or on the github page) if you keep having issues.

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IntelBurnTest v2.54

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

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

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

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

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

Transmute v2.70

billon on 3 Jul 2017
  • 3MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 28 Aug 2015
  • Suggested by guinness

Transmute is a bookmark manager that allow to convert, synchronize and organize bookmarks and more. It supports all major web browsers including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, Opera, Apple Safari, Chromium, Flock and Konqueror.

Category:
Runs on:Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8
Writes settings to: Application folder
Dependencies: .NET Framework v3.5 SP1 or higher
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the "Standard (Portable)" ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch Transmute.exe.
What's new?
  • Added Microsoft Edge support.
  • Added Pale Moon support.
Latest comments
Anon on 2010-10-21 09:38

This entry lets the site down
If your bored with collecting portable freeware get yourself another project dont ruin all this fine work

Alain on 2010-10-23 17:19

You can still copy(export) bookmarks from web browser to another one.
Opera do not give the option to export to IE.

hamasaki on 2015-12-24 14:50

Doesn`t seem to work with Opera now as the portable version of Opera has no .addr file (as far as I can tell) and the bookmarks are stored in a 'Bookmarks' file which fails with Transmute Pro, which I did purchase btw.

Also, on the Visit option, no other browsers appear. I emailed the developers but had no response. For paid software, that is very poor. Best file this under junk.

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Text Compare v1.0.2.2

billon on 11 Sep 2017
  • 105KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 27 May 2015
  • Suggested by TP109

Text Compare is a simple tool for comparing text files (ini, txt, html, xml) and marking differences by color. Includes drag-and-drop support, filtering, view of new, moved and copied lines and different comparison methods (just show new and changed or moved and copied).

Category:
Runs on:WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: Application folder
Dependencies: Microsoft .NET Framework 4
Stealth: ? Yes
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch TextCompare.exe.
Similar/alternative apps: X-Winmerge, TextDiff
What's new? Added Features:
  • Command line support.
  • Synchronized scrolling.
  • Remember Window state.
  • Save settings to ini file.
Latest comments
olliebean on 2017-09-10 14:59

The website link for this one gives a 404 error, and the download link gives an error message saying a password is required.

The most recent blog entry on the website (dated Aug. 26th 2017) says:

"The below listed tools are no longer available as download on this website.

AD BulkCreator
TextCompare
ComboBox ApplicationLauncher

As of today, all information about these 3 tools is also no longer available on this website."

So unless there is an alternate download location for this app, I guess it's gone.

__philippe on 2017-09-10 15:30

Just in case TextCompare evaporates again,
TextDiff is a worthy alternative:

https://www.portablefreeware.com/index.php?id=1501

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Emunge v1.01

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

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

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

UnityPDF v1.0.10.0

webfork on 7 Feb 2021
  • 6MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 1 Jan 2015
  • Suggested by webfork

UnityPDF is a PDF manipulation software that allows you to drag-and-drop a series of documents and then order them before processing. Available operations include merge, split (one file per page), divide (split by file size or by X sections), extact/insert pages, rotate. You can also set usage permissions (allow printing or modification) with password-protection and options to view or remove file metadata.

Note: Program no longer in development. Linking to Softpedia / archive.org mirrors (thanks Midas).

Category:
Runs on:WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: None
Dependencies: DotNET Framework 2.0
Stealth: ? Yes
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the portable ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch UnityPDF.exe.
Similar/alternative apps: PDFTK Builder
What's new?
  • Adding the russian translation.
  • Last freeware version (maybe the last official version downloadable, freeware or commercial). End of the project.
Latest comments
Midas on 2015-02-07 18:48

Softpedia has portable UnityPDF v1.0.10.0: http://www.softpedia.com/get/PORTABLE-SOFTWARE/Office/PDF/Portable-UnityPDF.shtml (choose Softpedia mirror download, the external link points back to the expired domain).

webfork on 2015-02-07 23:47

Midas: Joby got the softpedia edit already but I added the archive.org homepage.

freakazoid on 2020-08-21 03:22

I had to merge some PDF files just now and the usual app I use, PDFTK Builder, popped up an error for the first time since I've used it.

Needed to find another app and UnityPDF worked just fine.

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Blumind 3.2.902.24361

billon on 3 Jul 2017
  • 3MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 2 Sep 2014
  • Suggested by borlip

Blumind is a lightweight and powerful mind mapping tool. It features multiple document editing, multiple export formats, and layouts from org charts, tree, and logic views.

Note: site offline, linking to archive.org

Category:
Runs on:Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: Application folder
Dependencies: DotNET Framework 2.0
Stealth: ? Yes
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch Portable.bat or Blumind.exe -p.
Similar/alternative apps: XMind
Latest comments
Emka on 2014-12-06 15:02

v3.2.902.24361 out

DarkShadow on 2016-05-28 14:42

Check links !

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AutoVer v2.2.1

webfork on 2 Sep 2019
  • 1MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 28 Apr 2014
  • Suggested by I am Baas

AutoVer is a highly configurable automatic or real-time backup and personal versioning system. The program can be used as a simple copy/sync tool or as a more complex, transparent version control system (like a realtime incremental backup) where every time you save a file it is copied to your backup folder, drive or FTP server. Supports filters, compression and more.

Great for backing up/synchronizing your work or home documents to flash memory or saving every change you make to your text, source code, images etc.

Supports 64-bit.

Category:
Runs on:WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: Application folder
Dependencies: Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0
Stealth: ? No. In Windows 10, creates an empty folder in ProgramData
License: MIT License
How to extract:
  1. Download the installer and extract to a temporary folder
  2. Move the contents of AutoVer-setup\{app} to a folder of your choice
  3. Launch AutoVer.exe
  4. Click the gears icon and select the Local/Portable option. Note that you may need to delete the contents of the Compare App box in order to close the Window
Similar/alternative apps: DirSync Pro, Zback
What's new?
  • Added: Ability to send emails on error.
  • Fixed: Reading of AutoVer.ini config file - particularly when running in portable mode.
  • Fixed: Creation of folders on FTP.
  • Fixed: Long file name support on source drive when copying to FTP.
  • Fixed: Fixed bug in file and folder exclude filter.
  • Change: If running outside of the Program File folder (portable mode), store config files locally if possible (otherwise use CommonApplicationData).
  • Fixed: If CommonApplicationData is not writable (using limit user) then use Roaming ApplicationData folder.
  • Change: The "Ensuring Backup is Current" window shown when creating a new watcher is no longer Always on top - allowing other work to be done while long backups happen.

Complete changelog at http://beanland.net.au/AutoVer/help/VersionHistory.html.
Latest comments
hamasaki on 2019-09-02 02:34

@webfork, which issue? The empty directories or the ProgramData folder? I have 3 laptops running Win 10, 64bit and it's done the same on them all.

webfork on 2019-09-02 22:46

@hamasaki: the ProgramData issue. I'll add a note to the entry.

hamasaki on 2019-09-03 07:32

@webfork: No problem.

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SE-TrayMenu v1.5.6

billon on 24 Apr 2018
  • 418KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 17 Nov 2013
  • Suggested by chadross

SE-TrayMenu provides quick access to most frequently used applications and system commands via a customizable popup menu. Add frequently used elements to your system tray including applications, installed programs, and links using drag and drop. Completely customizable view with lots of pre-defined layouts and color schemes, as well as global hotkeys.

Note: program development stopped.

Category:
Runs on:Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: Application folder
Dependencies: .NET Framework 2.0
Stealth: ? Yes
Unicode support: Yes
Path portability: Automatic relative path (eg. ..\..\personal\work.doc)
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the "Portable version" ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch SE-TrayMenu.exe.
What's new?
  • Added support of keyboard navigation in opened tray menu.
  • Now links can be automatically sorted by name.
Latest comments
PAFuser on 2018-04-23 21:32

Website is a 404 error.

webfork on 2018-04-23 23:08

PAFuser: thanks, updated

billon on 2018-04-24 01:09

@PAFuser:
http://se-soft.com/lang/en/

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SE-Explorer 1.31.1

billon on 24 Apr 2018
  • 4MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 10 Jun 2010
  • Suggested by chadross

SE-Explorer is a simple and powerful dual panel file manager with tabbed interface and a wide variety of built in file viewers including audio, video, pictures, archives, documents, text with syntax highlighting, and even file hex view. The program can even view system files such as fonts and executable files, as well as icon libraries and DLL files.

The program also includes disk search and size analysis tools, and can compare text files, folders and subfolders.

Supported viewer formats include MP3, WAV, AVI, MPEG, WMV, SWF, FLV, ZIP, RAR, ISO, 7Z, MSI, CAB, PDF, DjVu, DOC and WRI, HTML, CHM, RTF, EXE and more.

NOTE: product development stopped.

Category:
Runs on:Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: Application folder
Dependencies: .NET Framework 2.0
Stealth: ? Yes
Unicode support: Yes
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the "Portable version" ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch SE-Explorer.exe.
Similar/alternative apps: CubicExplorer
What's new?
  • Compare folders: compare including subfolders and compare files by content.
  • Small interface changes are done.
Latest comments
PAFuser on 2017-06-26 21:39

"If you are looking for SE-Explorer, SE-DesktopApps, etc., then we want to inform you that at present we've stopped the development." from web site. http://www.se-soft.com/lang/en/

webfork on 2017-06-28 23:17

@PAFuser: it's unfortunate what some people think is obsolete. There are a whole lot of very old programs on my machine that still do a way better job than available alternatives.

PAFuser on 2017-06-29 19:30

I do not disagree, I still use Excel 2003, and it took some work to get it to work correctly on Windows 10 - 64 bit. If program is all you need and works, great. SE-Explorer zip contains SE-MediaPlayer, does not work. Context menu limited to SE-Explorer list, unlike FreeCommanderXE, etc. which include context items added to Windows menu. Future development might have changed this.

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Duplicati v1.3.4

lwc on 5 May 2023
  • 24MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 2 Feb 2013
  • Suggested by procyon

Duplicati is a feature-rich backup client that allows user store compressed, encrypted (AES-256 or GPG) backups locally or on a variety of remote services. The program can save bandwidth and disk writes by only backing up the parts of a file that have changed since the last backup. It can backup open/running programs, on demand or scheduled, and can run in the background with bandwidth and process priority limits to avoid interfering with other applications. Includes support for backups to Amazon S3, Windows Live SkyDrive, Google Drive (Google Docs), Rackspace Cloud Files or WebDAV, SSH and FTP.

Note: As portable software, it necessarily does not run at system startup so the available scheduling tools cannot function unless the program is actually running. To manually run a backup, just start the wizard and select "Run a backup immediately".

Cross platform (Mac/Linux) with available command-line tools.

Category:
Runs on:WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 / Wine
Writes settings to: Application folder
Dependencies: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0+
Stealth: ? Yes
License: GNU LGPLv2.1
How to extract:
  1. Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice and launch Duplicati.exe --portable-mode
  2. When the Setup Wizard window appears, click "Cancel"
  3. Right-click the task bar item and select "Options"
  4. In the "Advanced" tab - modify the following:

    Temporary Folder: %DUPLICATI_HOME%\temp
    Signature Cache: %DUPLICATI_HOME%\Signature Cache

  5. Left-click the task bar icon to restart the Backup Wizard
What's new? See:
https://sites.google.com/a/duplicati.com/duplicati/news/duplicati134available
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Midas on 2012-12-27 03:29

Have you tried Gladinet Free Starter Edition?
(http://www.gladinet.com/p/download_starter_V4.htm)

It ain't portable, requires DotNET and kinda messed up my system, but it's the only proposition I found...

appsuser on 2019-04-16 20:29

All website links to this version (that I could find) are dead. Still found here:
https://www.softpedia.com/get/System/Back-Up-and-Recovery/Duplicati-Portable.shtml

Midas on 2019-04-17 07:29

Looks like Duplicati's website has moved. Latest Beta downloads are now at https://www.duplicati.com/download ...

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Todomoo v0.10

billon on 3 Jul 2017
  • 1MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on
  • Suggested by Emka

Todomoo is a todo manager specially designed to help you manage paid projects without advanced scheduling. It organizes projects in hierarchical tasks, in different categories. It stores payment details, timers and multiple notes for each task. Supports task sorting by every main window column. It features automatic backups and automatic update checking.

Category:
Runs on:WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8
Writes settings to: Application folder
Dependencies: DotNET Framework 2.0
Stealth: ? Yes
Unicode support: Yes
License: GPL
How to extract: Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch todomoo.exe.

Optionally, to deactivate the automatic check for updates, do one of the following:

  • Open todomoo.conf and change the line
int.updates_auto = 1
to
int.updates_auto = 0

  • Open the program and click the ? button and choose Check for updates... Uncheck Automatically check for updates.
Similar/alternative apps: Task Coach Portable; DevProject Manager; ToDoList
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webfork on 2019-12-06 00:05

This program is no longer in development and was left in a beta state -- save early and often.

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ASysIcon v2.0.1.0

billon on 3 Jul 2017
  • 18KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on
  • Suggested by Wolfghost

ASysIcon allows for the viewing and saving of the registered system icons. Along with the icon image, ASysIcon also displays the associated icon index within the system imagelist. ASysIcon also allows you to copy icons to the Windows® Clipboard for pasting into other applications. The icon list can also be printed.

Category:
Runs on:Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7
Writes settings to: None
Dependencies: .NET Framework 2.0
Stealth: ? Yes
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch ASysIcon.exe.

Remove Empty Directories v2.2

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

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

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

Leaves a folder in AppData

shaegar on 2012-04-12 09:34

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

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

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

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Whitenoir v1.2

Midas on 16 Feb 2021
  • 130KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 11 Oct 2009
  • Suggested by Wolfghost

Whitenoir converts any image to a strictly two colour monochrome image. Using a really simple user interface it's possible to convert any image in just three mouse clicks. The transformation is totally configurable. You can pick which two colours the resulting image should use and tweak the brightness threshold for the dark and light pixels to make your image more or less dark. You can use Whitenior for creating sharp bitmaps from pencil drawings

Functional on 64-bit systems.

Category:
Runs on:WinXP / Vista / Win7
Writes settings to: None
Dependencies: DotNET Framework
Stealth: ? Yes
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch Whitenoir.exe.
Similar/alternative apps: Panchromatic
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Wolfghost on 2010-07-10 14:39

Yeah right ;)

MnX on 2013-04-17 17:13

I finally got a chance to try this out. It works GREAT for creating two-color imagery. It's a keeper!

Midas on 2021-02-16 10:16

Webpage is gone, links redirected to Softpedia.

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Panchromatic v1.0

Andrew Lee on 9 Feb 2021
  • 161KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on
  • Suggested by Wolfghost

Panchromatic is a very lightweight application which produces a simple monochrome line drawing of any image file. By reducing an image to only a handful of colours Panchromatic can draw lines where any two colours meet.

Line color is customizable as well as the amount of detail captured in the outlines.

Functional on 64-bit systems.

Category:
Runs on:WinXP / Vista / Win7
Writes settings to: None
Dependencies: DotNET Framework 2.0
Stealth: ? Yes
Unicode support: No
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch Panchromatic.exe.
Similar/alternative apps: Whitenoir
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Loner on 2012-02-22 20:24

Tried it out, but was not impressed. Already had another free program called "Instant Photo Sketch" and its by far much better than this.

If you care to see the Instant Photo Sketch, its here http://www.snapfiles.com/get/iphotosketch.html

guinness on 2012-02-22 21:04

@Loner, the application you suggested isn't Portable! If you have a suggestion please post in the correct thread.

David Dollevoet on 2012-02-25 16:37

Tried it out and was disappointed. Better than many sketch programs, but still not satisfactory.
Thanks to Loner for recommending "Instant Photo Sketch". It is not portable, but it is by far the best sketch program in my experience.

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