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Everything v1.4.1.1024 Updated
Ennovy on 26 May 2023 Change history
- 2MB (uncompressed)
- Released on 26 May 2023
- Suggested by Drutt
Everything is a powerful search tool that locates files and folders by file name instantly, and includes an FTP and Web server interface. It also can search files by their contents. Unlike Windows search, Everything initially displays all files and folders on your computer. You simply type in part of the desired file name to limit what files and folders are displayed instantly. The more you type, the more specific the list becomes.
Note that the instant-search capability only works on NTFS/ReFS-formatted drives and only uses file and folder names in a file index. The program can separately catalog non-NTFS/ReFS and network servers for searching on a schedule.
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| Runs on: | Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 / Win11 |
| Writes settings to: | Application folder |
| Stealth: ? | Yes |
| Unicode support: | Yes |
| License: | Freeware |
| How to extract: | Download the "Portable" ZIP package depending on your OS and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch Everything.exe. |
| Similar/alternative apps: | HDDB, Ultra File Search Lite, UltraSearch |
| What's new? |
See: https://www.voidtools.com/Changes.txt https://www.voidtools.com/support/everything/whats_new/. |
| Latest comments |
Nh
on 2017-04-29 18:41
In case it does not remembers sort order, you have to edit 2 lines in Everything.ini:
__philippe
on 2019-01-26 04:54
Everything v1.4.1.932
Bruce
on 2020-07-30 21:07
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This is a great program. I've found very helpful tracking down misplaced or seemingly lost files. |
Angry IP Scanner v2.21
__philippe on 25 Jan 2021 Change history
- 108KB (uncompressed)
- Released on 8 Apr 2004
- Suggested by Andrew Lee
Angry IP Scanner is a fast IP scanner that can ping a range of IP addresses to check if they are alive, then optionally resolve hostnames, scan ports, etc. The program is useful for network administrators to monitor and manage their networks.
Note: Current versions of this program require Java. Until this is tested as portable, we are linking to the previous non-Java version.
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| Runs on: | Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
| Writes settings to: | Windows registry. But given the nature of the application, I think it can be accepted as portable. An option is provided to delete registry entries upon user's request. |
| License: | GNU GPLv2 |
| How to extract: | Download IPscan221.EXE to a folder of your choice and launch. |
| Similar/alternative apps: | Angry IP Scanner |
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__philippe
on 2014-03-14 15:18
@Craunch
__philippe
on 2016-01-30 17:10
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As illustrated in the forum http://www.portablefreeware.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=78597 |
FastStone Capture v5.3
billon on 22 Aug 2020 Change history
- 1MB (uncompressed)
- Released on 12 Feb 2007
- Suggested by Fluffy
FastStone Capture is a powerful, flexible and intuitive screen-capture utility. It allows you to capture anything on the screen including windows, objects, full screen, rectangle regions, freehand-selected regions and scrolling windows/web pages. It has innovative features such as a floating Capture Panel, hotkeys, resizing, cropping, text annotation, printing, e-mailing, screen magnifier and many more.
Reported to function in Windows 7 and in Linux under WINE.
Note: FastStone Capture went payware starting from v5.4 so I have made the last freeware version available (v5.3) for direct download as the license agreement does not prohibit redistribution.
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| Runs on: | Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 / Wine |
| Writes settings to: | Application folder |
| Stealth: ? | Yes |
| Unicode support: | Yes |
| Path portability: | Requires manual entry of drive-less absolute path (eg. \docs\personal\work.doc without the drive letter) |
| License: | Free for personal use |
| How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch FSCapture.exe. |
| Similar/alternative apps: | Greenshot, PicPick, ShareX |
| What's new? |
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| Latest comments |
webfork
on 2016-06-02 02:58
@jimdorey: I'm a little confused why we had a listing that this works with Win10 -- it really doesn't. When this version of the program stopped being developed, Win7 wasn't even out yet. Anyway, I recommend trying another software package for that OS. I've updated the entry.
joby_toss
on 2016-06-02 11:49
@jimdorey: v5.3 works fine on my win 10 x64 using a 1080p screen resolution. Maybe you're using a high DPI screen/4k monitor, and only the last version (8.4, payware, but worth every penny) works fine in that case.
__philippe
on 2016-10-14 15:57
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Don't care for FSC freeware near inaudible screenshot audio cue ? |
Core Temp v1.18
Andrew Lee on 8 Dec 2022 Change history
- 914KB (uncompressed)
- Released on 4 Dec 2022
- Suggested by JohnW
Core Temp is a small footprint yet powerful program to monitor processor temperature and other vital system information. The program can track temperatures on individual processor cores, useful for advanced diagnostics or checking that cooling tools are functioning properly.
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| Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
| Writes settings to: | Application folder |
| Stealth: ? | Yes |
| Unicode support: | Yes |
| License: | Freeware |
| How to extract: | Download the "standalone version" ZIP package (32 or 64-bit) and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch Core Temp.exe. |
| What's new? |
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| Latest comments |
webfork
on 2013-06-04 20:23
Baas: no prob, thanks for direct-linking the 32 and 64-bit versions. Adding a notice about the adware version.
TP109
on 2014-09-05 05:39
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In spite of the adware issues, I think this is the easiest-to-use and to setup CPU temperature application. It's on all my PCs and I've never had a problem with it. Just set it and forget it. The digital temperature display in the system tray is very visible and useful when resource-heavy apps are running. I'm surprised this isn't rated higher. |
AutoHotkey v2.0.2
Ennovy on 2 Jan 2023 Change history
- 7MB (uncompressed)
- Released on 2 Jan 2023
- Suggested by Jon Pajela
AutoHotkey is a powerful automation and scripting tool with an option to export to a self-contained executable. Possible uses include assigning the hotkey "Ctrl-Alt-F" to launch Firefox, making abbreviations expand to their full definition as you type them, or saving time by setting the computer to auto-click a confirmation screen.
The program can create entire applications and has been used to create many hosted here on PortableFreeware including 7plus, WallPaper Randomizer, Gridy and many more.
Note: Pulover's Macro Creator can be used as a macro recorder and includes an "Export to AHK" function.
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| Runs on: | WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 / Win11 |
| Writes settings to: | Application folder |
| Stealth: ? | No. By default, it places an ahk script file in user documents. However, if you place a ahk file with the same name alongside the executable (eg. autohotkey.exe => autohotkey.ahk), it becomes stealth. |
| Unicode support: | Yes |
| License: | GNU GPLv2 |
| How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch AutoHotkeyU32.exe or AutoHotkeyU64.exe (for 64-bit OS). |
| Similar/alternative apps: | AutoIt |
| What's new? |
See: https://www.autohotkey.com/docs/v2/ChangeLog.htm. For major changes between v2.x and v1.x, see https://www.autohotkey.com/docs/v2/v2-changes.htm. |
| Latest comments |
Ennovy
on 2023-02-12 08:41
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v2 will be actively developed and v1 will be considered deprecated: https://www.autohotkey.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=112989 |
Homedale v2.06 Updated
Andrew Lee on 5 Jun 2023 Change history
- 2MB (uncompressed)
- Released on 3 Jun 2023
- Suggested by webfork
Homedale lets you search for Wi-Fi / WLAN Access Points and monitor their signal. See an overview of all available access points with their strength, encryption type [WEP/WPA/WPA2], speed, and channel. You can also monitor selected access points in a graph over the time.
Supports logging to a text file or connect/disconnect from a Wi-Fi / WLAN access point.
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| Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
| Writes settings to: | Application folder |
| License: | Freeware |
| How to extract: |
1. Download and unzip to a folder of your choice 2. In the same folder, create an empty text file and rename it portable.dat 3. Launch Homedale.exe |
| Similar/alternative apps: | WirelessNetworkWatcher |
| What's new? | See: https://www.the-sz.com/products/homedale/history.txt |
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__philippe
on 2021-03-25 06:08
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Homedale v1.95 also runs like a charm under good ole XP...;-) |
Autoruns v14.09
Special on 17 Feb 2022 Change history
- 2MB (uncompressed)
- Released on 16 Feb 2022
- Suggested by Andrew Lee
Autoruns shows programs that run during system bootup or login, as well as entries in the order Windows processes them. These programs include ones in your startup folder, Run, RunOnce and other Registry keys. You can configure Autoruns to show other locations, including Explorer shell extensions, toolbars, browser helper objects, Winlogon notifications, auto-start services and much more. Autoruns goes way beyond the MSConfig utility.
A 64-bit version is available (within the folder).
Alternatively, Autoruns Portable is stealth and will only show the EULA once.
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| Runs on: | Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
| Writes settings to: | Windows registry |
| Stealth: ? | No |
| Unicode support: | Yes |
| License: | Freeware |
| How to extract: |
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| Similar/alternative apps: | Startup Control Panel |
| What's new? |
See: https://docs.microsoft.com/sysinternals/#whats-new-rss |
| Latest comments |
MoisheP
on 2018-12-10 21:35
Though v. 13.93 is available here, at Portable Freeware, the MS site only has v. 13.91 . Is this version again being recalled by MS?
Ander22
on 2021-08-22 21:48
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schemer > Stick with the older (pre-Microsoft) versions if you have them. The file-sizes on these newer ones are substancially larger... |
TextDiff v4.6
webfork on 12 Dec 2021 Change history
- 987KB (uncompressed)
- Released on 27 Nov 2013
- Suggested by TPFC Fan
TextDiff is a text and folder comparison tool that supports customizable color highlighting of differences, two-way merging, and in-place text editing. Supports both drag-and-drop and command-line launched comparisons, as well as search-and-replace tools and a file export of differences.
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| Runs on: | Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
| Writes settings to: | Application folder |
| Stealth: ? | Yes |
| Unicode support: | Yes |
| License: | Freeware/Open Source |
| How to extract: |
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__philippe
on 2017-10-09 21:25
@Provy
Pendrive
on 2023-06-06 10:04
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The required winhlp32.exe to read the TextDiff.hlp file is available in three different versions (Win XP, 7 and 10) from https://archive.org/details/microsoft_help_viewer_hlp. |
IrfanView v4.62
Andrew Lee on 11 Dec 2022 Change history
- 6MB (uncompressed)
- Released on 9 Dec 2022
- Suggested by Andrew Lee
IrfanView is a viewer for a wide variety of image, audio and video formats. The program includes batch processing, creation of panoramic images, edition of multi-page TIFF files, lossless JPEG rotate/crop and effects such as sharpen and blur. Other tools such as screen capture, scanner, slideshow, plugin support and ability to capture icons from EXE or DLL.
Alternatively, IrfanView Portable is also available and updates drive letters and handles registry keys.
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| Runs on: | WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 / Wine |
| Writes settings to: | Application folder |
| Stealth: ? | No. HKCR\IrfanView |
| Unicode support: | Yes |
| License: | Free for personal use (the installer is adware) |
| How to extract: |
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| Similar/alternative apps: | XnView, Imagine, FastStone Image Viewer |
| What's new? | See: https://www.irfanview.com/main_history.htm |
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Cornflower
on 2022-09-28 06:37
The PDF Plugin is great! So far, I have converted PDFs to images, and vice-versa, stiched together and split PDFs (one colleague had a poster-sized image composed of 14 pages), and more. It can also do thumbnails.
Cornflower
on 2022-12-10 07:45
Just to note that the direct download links point to version 4.60. The home website (www.irfanview.com) has the link to version 4.62 Irfanview and the plugins. Note that there is no 32-bit Irfanview in zip format, but I verified that uniextract works.
Andrew Lee
on 2022-12-11 05:23
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@Cornflower: Seems like the 32-bit ZIP is also available now. I have updated both download links. |
Process Explorer v17.04 Updated
Ennovy on 4 Apr 2023 Change history
- 4MB (uncompressed)
- Released on 3 Apr 2023
- Suggested by Andrew Lee
Process Explorer is an advanced task manager. It is an indispensable tool for both beginners and power users. I use it all the time to kill tasks that refuse to be killed, or find what which processes are still holding on to a particular file or DLL so it refuses to be deleted.
Alternatively, Process Explorer Portable is also available, which is stealth.
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| Runs on: | Win7 / Win8 / Win10 / Win11 |
| Writes settings to: | Windows registry |
| Stealth: ? | No |
| Unicode support: | Yes |
| License: | Freeware |
| How to extract: |
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| Similar/alternative apps: | Process Hacker |
| What's new? | See: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/#whats-new-rss-icon |
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dmiranda
on 2021-05-25 21:32
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The last version to work properly in XP is 16.12 - https://msfn.org/board/topic/182750-dep-status-mystery-in-process-explorer/?do=findComment&comment=1200105 |
