A-Spy displays a categorized list of all applications that are launched during Windows startup. You can add/delete/edit entries, move them from one place to another. It also provides a way to automatically remove orphaned entries i.e. entries that have broken links.
Category: | |
Runs on: | Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP |
Writes settings to: | None |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch aspy32.exe. |
Convert is an unit conversion program that converts the most popular units of distance, temperature, volume, time, speed, mass, power, density, pressure, energy etc., including the ability to create custom conversions.
Category: | |
Runs on: | Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista |
Writes settings to: | Windows registry. But given the nature of the application and the small number of settings it supports, I think it can be accepted as portable. |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch i]Convert.exe[/i]. |
Latest comments |
Lucas
on 2007-03-01 05:32
Excellent classic program. Use it for a lot of engineering conversions.
Technomancer
on 2010-10-07 16:33
Add comment
2›
I Love It |
PINs is a password manager for secure storage of sensitive information such as passwords, accounts, PIN numbers etc. PINs uses 448-bit blowfish encryption to ensure that the information cannot be decrypted/viewed without a master password.
Category: | |
Runs on: | Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
License: | Freeware/Open Source |
How to extract: |
|
Latest comments |
Mark Hedgepeth
on 2010-11-19 18:40
Add comment
1›
PINS is a great program that I've bee using for years. I just wish it was available for the android. Google would do well to look at this. |
Emote is able to produce 15 different sound effects, such as
raucous laughter, cheers, boos, applause, barking etc. Great fun for impressing your colleagues, or expressing your current mood!
Category: | |
Runs on: | Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP |
Writes settings to: | None |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch EALOHA.EXE. |
X-Pass reveals the content of almost any password field, revealing the text behind those asterisks.
Category: | |
Runs on: | Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 |
Writes settings to: | None |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: |
|
Similar/alternative apps: | BulletsPassView |
Latest comments |
Midas
on 2023-10-07 09:35
For an old status update about X-Pass see this forum post:
Andrew Lee
on 2023-10-09 05:23
See all
7›
@tomcat: I have edited the entry and made a copy of the program available for local download. |
OneButton is a launch bar with 16 customizable buttons and 12 buttons with fixed functions. When collapsed it only takes up 36 x 36 pixels of your screen. A popup menu appears when you right-click the main button, giving you access to 15 different system folders (desktop, sendto, startup, windows, system, nethood, temp etc.) that are opened in Explorer when you click the menu item. You can drop programs or document files on the buttons or customize them manually by right-clicking them.
<p>Note: OneButton is made for Windows NT and Windows 2000. You can make it run on Windows 95/98/ME by using the command line option "/ok". Two of the buttons ("Disk Defragmenter" and "Upd Em Disk") will be disabled.
Category: | |
Runs on: | Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | No |
Path portability: | Requires manual entry of drive-less absolute path (eg. \docs\personal\work.doc without the drive letter) |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch onebutton.exe. |
Latest comments |
narman
on 2009-02-11 14:23
Where is it the site isn't available anymore?
donald
on 2010-05-25 00:08
Please try the following http://www.softpedia.com/dyn-search.php?search_term=OneButton
donald
on 2010-05-25 00:12
See all
5›
that is down as well for download but this worked for me |
Mv2 player is multimedia player for both music and video, with skinning support. It features intelligent subtitles detection/loading, and supports most multimedia and subtitles format. Everything can be controlled via the keyboard, which can be remapped to your taste.
Category: | |
Runs on: | Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Unicode support: | No |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: |
|
Latest comments |
Wolfghost
on 2010-01-25 23:44
Add comment
2›
Here is a link only to the prog: |
privyCrypt is a small program that is designed for encrypting email before transmission across networks. It relies on a shared private key for encryption/decryption.
Category: | |
Runs on: | Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 |
Writes settings to: | None |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch privyCrypt.exe. |
Latest comments |
CD2100
on 2008-11-19 15:06
a wonderful app for text!
MarkyMark
on 2012-01-19 03:46
Add comment
3›
Why does this link to Softpedia when the author's website still exists? |
Windows Enabler allows the user to enable disabled windows and controls such as buttons, checkboxes, menu items etc. It appears as an icon in the system tray and can be turned on and off simply by clicking on it. Use with care! Doing so may cause programs to behave in entirely unexpected manner.
Category: | |
Runs on: | Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP |
Writes settings to: | None |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch Windows Enabler.EXE. |
Latest comments |
I am Baas
on 2011-12-28 08:02
Add comment
2›
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Others/Miscellaneous/Windows-Enabler.shtml |
Express Burn lets you create and record audio or data CDs with any CDRW drive. Simply drag the files you want to record into the program and the software does all the necessary conversion. It is also able to create an ISO image from CD, or burn an ISO image to CD.
Note from Per Mortensen: After a certain period, some features are disabled (eg. ISO image burning). You need to buy the Plus version to use all the functions.
Category: | |
Runs on: | Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP |
Writes settings to: | Windows registry. But given the nature of the application, I think it can be accepted as portable. |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: |
|
Latest comments |
AS
on 2008-09-16 04:12
Update to previous post: Have fixed CD Writing Wizard using XP System Restore. Express Burn was the last app installed before the wizard broke, so that's conclusive enough evidence for me that it was the culprit. Thinking about it, when I foolishly installed Express Burn it also installed a load of other NCH apps which I neither requested nor wanted.
Emka
on 2011-12-28 06:57
According to screenshots on the site, at least v4.52 is available, functional on Vista and Win7. I have not tested it, but I strongly doubt it is portable.
Emka
on 2011-12-28 06:58
See all
8›
BTW, it seems to be crippleware that has limited functionality if you don't register and pay. |
GenControl is a simple desktop remote control program for Windows 2000 or Windows NT networks. It allows the authorised administrator to remotely control the desktop of another machine over a Windows-based network with any additional software installed on that machine.
Category: | |
Runs on: | WinNT / Win2K / WinXP |
Writes settings to: | User profile folder. But it only caches the LAN hosts and recent hosts, so that does not affect its portability at all. |
License: | Freeware/Open Source |
How to extract: | Download the executable into a folder of your choice. Launch gencontrol.exe. |
Latest comments |
RudyD
on 2008-01-17 10:18
Some more options would be fine.
Reyer
on 2011-04-04 09:02
Add comment
3›
I think the downloadlink is dead |
URL Encoder obfuscates your web traffic to make it harder for your ISP or network administrator to check on your activity in web logs. It turns normal web addresses into confusing, obfuscated URLs by replacing the address with HTTP encoded characters. For example, the URL <tt>http://winfosec.com</tt> is encoded into <tt>http://%77%69%6E%66%6F%73%65%63%2E%63%6F%6D</tt>.
Category: | |
Runs on: | Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP |
Writes settings to: | None |
Dependencies: | |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch URL Encoder.exe. |
Latest comments |
Mehtuus
on 2007-10-04 09:32
Thank's for letting us know and0629. Saved us from a stupid download that wouldn't work for many of us anyways.
zeromidget
on 2008-04-03 08:11
dead link
Henny
on 2008-04-06 10:09
See all
4›
Please remove item software does not exist any more. |
PE Resource Explorer is a resource editor and PE module explorer. It works with all resource files (RES) and PE modules (EXE, DLL, etc.), and has special support for Delphi programs.
Category: | |
Runs on: | Win98 / Win2K / WinXP |
Writes settings to: | Windows registry. But given the nature of the application and the small number of settings it exposes, I think it can be accepted as portable. |
Dependencies: | |
Stealth: ? | No |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: | Download the "Program file only" package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch PEResourceExplorer.exe. |
Latest comments |
Midas
on 2012-07-11 11:38
As juvera noted, this entry has been mistakenly edited and now points to the site and dowload location of another listed program. I have this one somewhere, will report back when I find it...
I am Baas
on 2012-07-11 16:58
See all
4›
1. Entry has never been edited. |
Junction Link Magic offers an easy interface to add, list, modify or remove junction points on NTFS filesystems. A junction point (also known as a reparse point) is works like soft links on Unix filesystems. It allows for a folder to be grafted into another folder on the same local computer.
Category: | |
Runs on: | Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 |
Writes settings to: | Junction points found during initial scanning are cached to the Windows registry. |
Stealth: ? | No |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: |
|
HoverSnap is a a screen capture tool with JPG, PNG, BMP and GIF support. You can configure it to take snapshots of the full screen, active window or a selected area. It can capture layered windows (alpha-blended ones under 2K/XP).
Note: main site offline, linking to softpedia (thanks Emka and Midas).
Category: | |
Runs on: | Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
License: | Free for personal use |
How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch HoverSnap.exe. |
Latest comments |
Rapidtester
on 2010-07-02 19:16
Okay, okay. That problem I just described... that has nothing to do with the program's ability to capture. It has EVERYTHING to do with your video cards "acceleration mode". if you disable it under your "Display settings/advanced" simple press of PRNT SCRN will do. But this program is...well, kinda pointless now that I can use PRNT SCRN?
Midas
on 2014-04-28 14:06
See all
5›
Website unavailable. Softpedia link: |
HoverIP contains an integrated set of network tools, including nslookup, ping, traceroute, easy routing table management, and a port scanner.
Home page no longer references the program - linking to Softpedia mirror.
Category: | |
Runs on: | Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: |
|
Latest comments |
Kermode
on 2010-03-19 08:41
See all
6›
Hm, the domain name runs out april 1 2010 - doesn't look as if the site has been updated in 7 years - wonder if this is the end of HoverIP |
Angry IP Scanner is a fast IP scanner that can ping a range of IP addresses to check if they are alive, then optionally resolve hostnames, scan ports, etc. The program is useful for network administrators to monitor and manage their networks.
Note: Current versions of this program require Java. Until this is tested as portable, we are linking to the previous non-Java version.
Category: | |
Runs on: | Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Windows registry. But given the nature of the application, I think it can be accepted as portable. An option is provided to delete registry entries upon user's request. |
License: | GNU GPLv2 |
How to extract: | Download IPscan221.EXE to a folder of your choice and launch. |
Similar/alternative apps: | Angry IP Scanner |
Latest comments |
__philippe
on 2014-03-14 15:18
@Craunch
__philippe
on 2016-01-30 17:10
See all
13›
As illustrated in the forum http://www.portablefreeware.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=78597 |
UnFREEz takes any number of separate GIF images and creates a single animated GIF. It supports automatic interlacing, transparency detection, and available looping and configurable animation delay.
Category: | |
Runs on: | Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP |
Writes settings to: | None |
Unicode support: | No |
License: | Freeware/Open Source |
How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch UnFREEz.exe. |
Latest comments |
Kevin
on 2010-11-11 21:06
It worked. Simple but great. Thanks
Foot
on 2014-09-14 03:17
Version 2.1 tested successfully in Windows 7 (Professional, 32 bit). Tiny neat tool.
tomcat
on 2014-12-21 08:09
See all
6›
Is this program stealth (no writing at all to registry) or does it write some entries to the registry? Has anybody checked it? |
AcroPAD is a simple Notepad-like program with PDF production capability. Handy for quick generation of simple PDF documents.
Note: website offline, linking to archive.org mirror.
Category: | |
Runs on: | Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP |
Writes settings to: | None |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch AcroPad.exe. |
Latest comments |
Good_Freeware_Hunter
on 2010-02-08 01:26
Does exactly what it says, simple, and works great. Tested on Vista SP1.
__philippe
on 2017-04-08 15:40
Add comment
2›
AcroPAD |
Startup Control Panel shows you which programs automatically run when your computer starts, and allow you to disable or remove them if necessary.
Category: | |
Runs on: | Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP |
Writes settings to: | Windows registry |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: | Download the 'Standalone' ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch Startup.exe. |
Latest comments |
Midas
on 2014-07-18 10:22
It appears Mike Lin took down it's former website -- www.mlin.net is now void of any of his utilities.
webfork
on 2014-07-27 21:06
See all
4›
"Mike Lin took down it's former website" ... That's a real bummer. Mike's programs helped out a bunch of people that I introduced to this. I definitely owe him. Great software and a huge help supporting XP and dealing with insistant autostart programs and junkware. |
JAM (Just Another Messenger) is a tiny Yahoo Messenger client with conferencing support. The interface is non-standard and "cheerful".
Note: main site has gone offline so we are linking to the Softpedia mirror.
Category: | |
Runs on: | Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch JAM.exe. |
TinyIRC is a small IRC client that supports multiple servers, plugins and Lua scripts.
Category: | |
Runs on: | Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch TinyIRC.exe. |
Latest comments |
Lare2
on 2008-07-09 12:44
Their page is not working for me right now :(
freakazoid
on 2010-01-20 20:28
Website has been restored by a TinyIRC user.
smaragdus
on 2016-11-25 03:45
Add comment
3›
TinyIRC web-site is down. It (Free, Pro, Pro Full, KeyGen) can still be downloaded from The Internet Archive: |
TextMe is a drag-and-drop notes database. It is handy as a quick note jotting space or to copy text notes over from other documents or websites. TextMe currently only supports plain text notes.
Category: | |
Runs on: | WinME / Win2K / WinXP |
Writes settings to: | Windows registry, but notes are written to the local directory. Given the small number of settings that the application exposes, I think it can be accepted as portable. |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch TextMe.exe. |
Latest comments |
Wolfghost
on 2010-02-06 21:52
Here you go:
donald
on 2010-05-28 03:00
The applications website is 404 but wayback has the file.
jaden
on 2011-04-29 22:27
See all
5›
The two links above didn't work for me but this one did (cut and paste the link into your browser b/c the auto-linking only gets part of the URL) |
Simon 32 is a game of memory similar to the electronic game popular in the 80s. In one player mode, the computer plays a sequence of notes, lighting up the four marble balls. After the computer plays the sequence, you must repeat the sequence by clicking the marbles in the right order. If you successfully remember the sequence, then the computer will play the same sequence again, adding one note at the end. The game continues until you make a mistake.
In two player mode, the first player plays one note, the second player plays that note and adds one extra note. Then the first player, has to play the two notes and add a third one and so on. The players build up a sequence of notes, each adding one last note, again until someone makes a mistake.
Category: | |
Runs on: | Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP |
Writes settings to: | None |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch SIMON.EXE. |
Screensaver Manager provides various options for activating/deactivating the screensaver. For example, the screensaver could be activated when the mouse cursor is placed at the upper left corner of the screen. It could also be activated by hitting a hotkey. In addition, the screensaver could be disabled when there is a high CPU load to prevent CPU cycles from being used up by the screensaver.
Note: main site is offline, linking to archive.org site.
Category: | |
Runs on: | Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch ssmanager.exe. |
Latest comments |
Carpenter
on 2010-03-29 04:58
the file is located HERE
donald
on 2010-06-08 18:25
All download links including the links in comments are failing me.
webfork
on 2013-02-16 21:43
See all
7›
Entry updated. Was able to get the file from Archive.org, but as that site doesn't always work can share in forums if anyone needs. |