Pulover's Macro Creator is an automation tool and script generator that provides users with a variety of functions, as well as a built-in activity recorder. You can not only add keystrokes and mouse actions to your scripts, but also manage windows, controls, files, strings, search images/pixels and even create if/else statements to control the flow of your macros. The program helps both with simple, repetitive tasks as well as complex automation efforts.
Tutorial videos are available.
Developed using AutoHotkey.
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Runs on: | Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | Yes |
Path portability: | Requires manual entry of relative path (eg. ..\..\personal\work.doc) |
License: | Freeware/Open Source |
How to extract: | Download the "Portable" ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch MacroCreator.exe. |
Similar/alternative apps: | AutoHotkey, Mouse Recorder Premium, LSMacro |
What's new? |
See: https://github.com/Pulover/PuloversMacroCreator/releases |
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Ennovy
on 2016-08-04 13:16
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On the homepage the link to the portable version downloads version 5.0.3 |
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Note: Though it's bit outdated (from 2021), Pulover's Macro Creator can be used as a macro recorder and includes an "Export to AHK" function.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 |
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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. |
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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 |
Text Editor Pro (formerly EditBone) is a powerful text editor with a customizable interface. View options include minimap, directory view, line numbers, rulers, and skins. The code viewer enables syntax highlighting support for over 50 languages and scripts, customizable with over 100 options, 29 ready made styles.
Search tools include a file comparison feature, wildcards and regular expressions support, multiple directory results, and a duplicate text finder.
Other power features include macro recording and playback, hotkeys, and file execution. You can also convert untis (e.g. volume and mass), speak text, onscreen zoom, SQL formatter and more.
Supports 20 world languages.
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Runs on: | Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 / Win11 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | No. %LOCALAPPDATA%\TextEditorPro |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: | Download the ZIP or 7z package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch TextEditorPro.exe -appinipath. |
Similar/alternative apps: | Notepad3 |
What's new? | See: https://texteditor.pro/index.php?page=history |
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webfork
on 2019-01-27 13:09
It doesn't have functionality far in advance of other editors, but the interface is great. There are big, clear icons, themes, easy tabbed interface, and a really smooth options menu. If you think text editors are supposed to be functional rather than friendly, this might not be your cup of tea. Otherwise...
PapaiMark
on 2020-02-25 15:11
Nice. The best text compare Ive ever seen. And mainly because of the trim-left/right.
eitang
on 2021-12-10 15:46
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Hi all, |
Notepad++ is a tabbed source code editor and Notepad replacement with a customizable interface. Includes source code "folding", allowing users to quickly reduce and expand sections of code to see the overall document. In addition, it features multi-language syntax highlighting, auto-completion, Perl-compatible regular expression search/replace, macro recording and playback, document map etc.
A host of additional functionality is available via the plugins admin view, including tools for file analysis, programming languages, viewers, calculations, user interface and many more.
Alternatively, Notepad++ Portable and the outdated X-Notepad++ clean the local folder.
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Runs on: | Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 / Win11 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | GNU GPLv2 |
How to extract: |
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Similar/alternative apps: | AkelPad, PSPad, EditPad Lite |
What's new? | Changelog at: https://notepad-plus-plus.org/download/. |
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PAFuser
on 2022-01-19 09:26
8.2 does not seem to have sessions check box under general tab, and session does not seem to load or save. Any comments?
Mike.S.G.
on 2022-01-20 09:43
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PhraseExpress is a keyboard macro utility that manages all your frequently used text phrases from a taskbar icon and allows you to paste them into any application with a single mouse click, a keyboard shortcut, or a text macro command. The program is ideal for email reply templates, signatures, addresses and any other information that you find yourself typing repeatedly.
PhraseExpress also includes powerful macro functions to launch programs, files or email messages, offers support for dynamic macro commands and comes with a unique text-prediction feature.
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Runs on: | Win8 / Win10 / Win11 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
License: | Free for personal use |
How to extract: | Download the "Portable Edition" ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch phraseexpress.exe -portable. |
Similar/alternative apps: | Texter |
What's new? | See: https://www.phraseexpress.com/download/changelog/#client |
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bartelsmedia
on 2020-08-17 04:38
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You can find the version history here: |
MobaXterm provides a basic set of Unix commands (GNU/Cygwin) in a single file. The program integrates an X server and some network clients such as SSH, telnet, rlogin, SFTP etc. accessible through a tabbed terminal.
Key features:
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Runs on: | Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes. Passwords are saved to the "ini" file by default (this can be a security risk if someone else has access to your USB drive). If you already have passwords in the registry, passwords will still be saved there. |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | Freeware/Open Source |
How to extract: |
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What's new? | See: https://mobaxterm.mobatek.net/download-home-edition.html |
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__philippe
on 2013-07-25 12:58
MobaXterm alternative: For a much more compact suite of Native Win32 port of stand-alone GNU utilities, *provided an X-Server is not required*, consider also
MIKLO
on 2017-04-03 14:39
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@snaphat I am still using all the time, and I still love this app, thanks for your hard work on this product great job dude :) |
SlickRun is a floating keyword utility that allows you to create command aliases, or "MagicWords" that launch applications or URLs. For example, "browse" can be set to open Firefox, "note" to open Notepad, and more. You can type an application's path or location as well.
The program includes its own notepad program opened by typing "jot", but major applications such as MS Office and Online Shopping resources can be added using add-on packs available on the website.
SlickRun supports auto-completion, relative paths and drive letter macro for improved portability.
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Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | No. It creates a lone working registry entry that does not impact portability of settings at all. |
Unicode support: | Yes. for Jot, history, autocomplete, $W$, etc. |
Path portability: | Requires manual entry of relative path (eg. ..\..\personal\work.doc) |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: |
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What's new? | See: https://bayden.com/SlickRun/updates.asp |
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Ennovy
on 2023-11-06 14:52
Softpedia reports an update to v4.5.1.0 but the homepage is not available at the moment
Andrew Lee
on 2023-11-08 00:20
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@Ennovy: I was able to access the home page and verified that it was updated to v4.5.1.0 on 6 Nov 2023. |
PSPad is a plain text editor with syntax highlighting support and tabbed interface. It includes an integrated hex editor, spell checker, FTP client, code explorer etc. It also allows you to automate repetitive activities through macro recording and playback.
PSPad supports column selection.
Note: The 64-bit version of PSPad is not limited by memory, but is missing the scripting capability of the 32-bit version, as noted here
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Runs on: | Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | No. HKCU\Software\PSPad Registers PSPad.project (.PPR) files |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: |
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What's new? | See: https://www.pspad.com/en/whatsnew.htm |
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Shadeclan
on 2012-09-14 13:59
I figured out how to uninstall the user-chosen (custom) languages but it takes a little work.
Shadeclan
on 2012-09-14 14:46
If it's ok, I'd just like to make a few more comments:
rbon
on 2019-12-25 18:09
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I wanted a paf version of PSPad and I tried the online installer version of @prapper which unfortunately does not work. |
PhotoDemon is a fast, feature-rich photo editor with rotate, resize, crop, etc. and a variety of color, contrast, filters and other graphics tools. The program also allows adding text, a metadata viewer/editor, on-canvas paint tool, layers, screenshot too, and works with common graphics formats including BMP, GIF, JPG, PNG, TIFF, PSD, JP2, JXR, PPM, TGA and WEBP.
The program also supports macro edition and batch processing.
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Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 / Wine |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | BSD license |
How to extract: |
Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch PhotoDemon.exe. Optionally, delete unnecessary language files. |
Similar/alternative apps: | LazPaint, paint.net |
What's new? |
See: https://photodemon.org/news/ |
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PhotoDemon
on 2020-09-11 16:28
Hi Zorro. PhotoDemon developer here. PD shouldn't have any new dependencies between v7 and v8. (In fact, its system dependencies haven't really changed since the Windows XP era!)
zorro
on 2020-09-20 14:01
Hi PhotoDemon ;-) - just wanted to send you a screenshot of the message appearing when I try to start the program... but PhotoDemon updated itsself and now the problem is gone. Means version 8.2 is working like a charm (and like old version 7.0) on my machine. Thanks for so much backwards-compatibility!
PhotoDemon
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Thank you so much for the follow-up, Zorro! My favorite bugs are the ones that fix themselves. :D |
TinyTask is a small, simple mouse and keyboard macro recorder. Anything you do with the mouse or type on the keyboard while the program is running can be replayed as many times as you choose. Recordings can even be compiled into an executable file.
Notes:
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Runs on: | Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 / Wine |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | No |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: |
Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch tinytask.exe. Issue: If the program does not record mouse clicks, restart. |
Similar/alternative apps: | TyperTask |
What's new? |
See: https://www.tinytask.net/revision_history.php |
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hamasaki
on 2019-11-03 06:15
BifDefender doesn't like it, says the download zip is dangerous. False positive.
Midas
on 2019-11-03 16:23
@hamasaki: the issue has been bugging the developer for years...
hamasaki
on 2019-11-04 01:19
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@Midas. Thanks. It's ok, it's just the first time I've seen it and I've used BitDefender for quite awhile. Of course I took no notice of the warning. :) |
HotkeyP (archived) is a small but powerful macro and hotkey utility that enables you to create a wide range of macro commands and keyboard shortcuts that can perform common tasks such as opening files, running programs, empty the recycle bin, reboot your PC, start the screensaver and much more.
X-HotkeyP is a version of the software packaged in winPenPack format.
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Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Path portability: | Automatic relative path (eg. ..\..\personal\work.doc) |
License: | GPL |
How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch X-HotkeyP.exe. |
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Mouse Recorder Premium is an automation program for repetitive tasks. The program functions like a "macro," or tool that records mouse movements, clicks, keyboard input and then plays back the actions infinitely at customizable speed.
The program also includes an editor component to modify, change, or update recordings. You can modify or add text entry, window selection, mouse movement, keystrokes, and more.
NOTE: Program discontinued, linking to user-contributed mirror.
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Runs on: | Win7 / Win8 |
Writes settings to: | None if launched from USB thumb drive or with the command-line parameter "-portable" |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Path portability: | Automatic relative path (eg. ..\..\personal\work.doc) |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: | Download the 7ZIP package and extract using 7ZIP-compatible program like PeaExtractor to a folder of your choice. Launch mouserecorder.bat or mouserecorder.exe -portable. |
Similar/alternative apps: | TinyTask |
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webfork
on 2020-05-30 00:06
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There's some oddities in the program and it takes some getting used to but it undoubtedly saves me multiple hrs / week with several repetitive tasks. |
nPassword is a password manager that encrypts a variety of sensitive information, cataloged in an searchable, easy-to-organize tree view. You can add bookmarks, website login/passwords, define macro sequences to fill web forms, or enter record information directly using the quick password popup feature (by pressing Win+X). It includes with a built-in password generator with that generates "speakable" (looks like a nonsense word) and "secure" (fully random) passwords.
The program also includes a password reveal tool for other tools that have a saved password that shows up as masked (*******).
The database can be compressed to save disk space and improve loading time. Uses 256-bit AES encryption with an optional master password.
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Runs on: | Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Unicode support: | No |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: |
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Similar/alternative apps: | KeePass |
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Joe
on 2008-08-23 16:27
File won't download - says file doesn't exist
Onesimus Prime
on 2008-12-11 07:31
This seems to be the current download page:
BGM
on 2013-06-28 14:34
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I had a problem with this application whereby when you first encrypt your database, if you happen to have a backup of the database, that backup does not get encrypted. It is an oversight, in my opinion. To solve it, you should delete any backups previous to encrypting (setting a password) on the database. |
NoteTab Light is a free tabbed text editor and HTML editor. Includes favorites, clipboard text storage, text and file encryption, hash, and various encoding options for UUEncode, UNICODE. Supports built-in scripting/macro support for a variety of functions including FTP.
Note: Light version can't rearrange tabs, color-code HTML, and does not include multi-level undo.
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Runs on: | Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | No |
Path portability: | Requires manual entry of relative path (eg. ..\..\personal\work.doc) |
License: | Freeware. Includes many references and features and tools restricted to premium version. |
How to extract: |
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Similar/alternative apps: | NotePad++, EditPad Lite |
What's new? |
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Ennovy
on 2015-11-27 22:48
How to extract (alternative):
shnbwmn
on 2015-12-06 12:03
Nothing to see here. There are far better, completely freeware text editors out there. First that comes to mind is Notepad++, which also has its own plugin system.
shnbwmn
on 2015-12-06 12:06
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For those of you that want something even better, there's Atom, from the developers behind Github. Portable, modern interface, and fully extensible. I don't think you can ask for better. |
Oscar's File Renamer is a unique file renaming tool with an integrated text editor and macro support. You can perform custom editing of filenames using the integrated text editor, then apply all the changes in one operation.
Note: Newer versions of the program are shareware; linking to old version.
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Runs on: | Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP |
Writes settings to: | Windows registry. But it writes a small number of non-critical settings (window position, last path accessed, last sort direction), so I am accepting it as portable. |
Unicode support: | No |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: |
Problems? This process requires an up-to-date component (Innounp 0.36 or above) for Universal Extractor. If you have difficulty extracting the files, follow the steps below and retry:
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SteveIT
on 2007-11-22 01:41
Brilliant little program, exactly what I need! Same as the authour, me too I was fed up renaming hundreds and hundreds of files using the Windows F2 key. I was thinking about writing a similar program, but luckily I looked on this website first for existing programs and samed myself a lot of time developing the thing myself. This one definately stays on my toolbox-USB-stick! Many thanks to the author.
SteveIT
on 2007-11-22 01:41
eh "saVed" myself a lot of time obviously
guuruu
on 2010-07-20 13:30
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Thanks a lot! For me the best solution! |
Ken Renamer is a rename utility. Among its many features: wildcards, macro, numbered file lists. string. replacement/remove (regular expressions), undo. It also supports tags: ID3V1, ID3V2 and EXIF.
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Runs on: | Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: |
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What's new? |
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demihra
on 2010-11-18 15:12
Run Error:
Claude
on 2010-11-19 13:02
Run Error:
juverax
on 2024-02-03 03:19
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The download link is broken, but I found the file on Softpedia: |
LSMacro is a lightweight keyboard macro utility program that allows you to run programs, open URLs, do screen captures, or send key/mouse events to other programs with just a few keystrokes. Intuitive and easy to use, remaining in the System tray once macros are defined. Can create macro keys with Control, Shift, or Alt keys.
Note: The website is offline, a download mirror has been provided.
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Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder, in macrolist.lis file. |
Dependencies: | None |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: | Download the 7zip file and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch LSMacro.exe. |
Similar/alternative apps: | X-HotkeyP, TyperTask |
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Midas
on 2015-12-11 21:29
@Billo255: that note was implying the "Download" link. We'll have to wait and see if anyone comes up with an alternative URL...
Billo255
on 2015-12-14 00:51
@Midas - Thanks but still confused. I was thinking the note meant that it was being hosted by PFC but the download link goes off into limbo the same way the weblink to the authors site does. (or at least it did when I clicked on it a few days ago).
Midas
on 2015-12-14 16:37
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All those dead links never pointed to TPFC -- you can check the tooltip on mouse over, the explicit linking to TPFC is just a database device to launch the original URL. TPFC usually doesn't host any files... |