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PngOptimizer v2.7

webfork on 26 Nov 2021
  • 382KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 26 Nov 2021
  • Suggested by Replika

PngOptimizer is an easy-to-use program to compress common graphics formats to PNG format with no quality difference. Files can be added one at a time or in batch to the program icon or window. Images can also come from the clipboard by pressing CTRL+V while the application is in focus.

Cross-platform with clients available for Linux. A CLI version is available.

Graphics formats supported include BMP, GIF, TGA, as well as further compressesing PNG files. Animated GIF and PNG files (APNG) are also supported. Size decrease for PNG files varies widely on the original editor, but GIF and BMP conversions can be as much as 40% and 95% respectively.

Alternatively, PngOptimizer Portable automatically switches between 32-bit and 64-bit and adjusts the screenshots path.

Category:
Runs on:WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: Application folder
Stealth: ? Yes
Unicode support: Yes
Path portability: No
License: GPL
How to extract:
  1. Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice
  2. In the same folder, create a text file called PngOptimizer.ini
  3. Launch PngOptimizer.exe

Optionally, to save images from the clipboard to the PngOptimizer application folder, right-click on the window and select Custom for the target directory and enter a period (.) in the box below.
Similar/alternative apps: FileOptimizer
What's new? v2.7 Latest change:
  • ensure the window is fully visible on Windows
  • bad conversion of palette mode PNGs to grayscale
Latest comments
webfork on 2013-05-31 23:08

Note about the 2.3 update: definitely takes full advantage of multi-processor systems. I tested it on Win7x64 with an i7 quad core and it got very close to 90% (few programs can do that). Definitely a big speed bonus over time there and good to see those kind of optimizations in freeware.

Checker on 2014-05-30 09:29

@ billon: Thanks ... and updated ;)

DarkShadow on 2014-06-10 16:35

There is a v2.4.2 for x64 !

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Iconize v2.0.0.5

Andrew Lee on 7 Mar 2021
  • 181KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 12 May 2008
  • Suggested by Replika

Iconize resides in the system tray, allowing you to hide any application also in the system tray as an icon via its right-click menu. In the event that Explorer crashes and the taskbar is closed (and the system tray with it), Iconizer will rebuild all your icons when Explorer restarts. In addition, the program includes application minimize, maximize, restore, or close all at once.

NOTE: Official and many mirror sites are offline, so a local mirror is provided for download. Thanks to nolajovol for providing a copy of the last 2.0.0.5 version.

Category:
Runs on:Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7
Writes settings to: None
Stealth: ? Yes
License: Freeware
How to extract:
  1. Download the ZIP and extract to a temporary folder
  2. Launch Iconize.exe
Latest comments
hamasaki on 2019-07-23 11:31

Looks like you don't need to extract anything? Looks to be natively portable?

webfork on 2019-07-25 09:25

@hamasaki - good catch, instructions updated

Mixture on 2019-07-27 12:48

I tried both 'Cliquez' links. Both return a 404 error message in a popup window. Must mean version 2.0.05 is gone.

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μStart v1.6.0

Midas on 3 Feb 2021
  • 147KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 2 Aug 2017
  • Suggested by Replika

uStart is a lightweight, minimalistic program launcher with a small program size and limited features (no drag and drop) but a very small program size.

Note: Although the homepage is in German, the program GUI is in English.

Category:
Runs on:Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Win10
Writes settings to: 'uStart.prefs' in application Folder
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch uStart.exe.
Similar/alternative apps: PStart, Portable Start Menu
What's new? *Updated for Purebasic v5.60
+Added some menuicons
+Icons are now displayed in the tray menu (same as shown in windows explorer)
!Hopefully, automatic closing of started applications works now correctly
*Configuratin menu now centered in screen
!minor bugfixes
*minor changes in wording
Latest comments
PSquid on 2010-10-20 10:03

@a: "Most content of this web site is or will be in english language."
No need to use Google translate or anything like that.

Midas on 2012-11-13 14:34

Lean and mean x32 tray menu launcher, let down only by the lack of further development (seemingly ended in 2010) and drag'n'drop support -- uStart is a single 78 KB executable, and IMHO it's on par with PStart. Recommended.

bitcoin on 2021-02-02 19:30

now at version 1.6 - released 2017 August 2nd

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FontsOnCD v0.9b

vevy on 23 Dec 2020
  • 15KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 25 Aug 2004
  • Suggested by Replika

FontsOnCD allows you to simultaneously view and compare all TrueType fonts in selected folder. You can change the sample text, which can be viewed in bold, italic, underline and outline form.

Although the program name implies it only works with CDs, the program can work with any folder.

Category:
Runs on:Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP
Writes settings to: None
Unicode support: No
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch FontsOnCD.exe.
Similar/alternative apps: NexusFont
Latest comments
Zappa on 2006-12-08 06:12

This one is great to create an autorun for your font collection-CD.

ZAP

raphael on 2006-12-09 04:06

Jup another app mimicking a file browser. My sincere advise?
Irfanview!

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