RedNotebook is a modern journal that includes a calendar navigation, customizable templates, export functionality and a "cloud" box containing frequently used words and tags. The program also includes spell check, formatting, insert images, files and links, automatic backup, templates, export to multiple formats. You can also format, tag and search your entries. Your data is stored in plain text files - no database needed.
Cross-platform and available in more than 30 languages. Alternatively, RedNotebook Portable is stealth, smaller, re-opens your last journal and has faster startup times. The outdated X-RedNotebook is also available.
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Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | No. Creates: %userprofile%\webkit\icondatabase\WebpageIcons.db %userprofile%\.recently-used.xbel |
Path portability: | Automatic relative path (eg. ..\..\personal\work.doc) |
License: | GNU GPLv2 |
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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What's new? | See: https://github.com/jendrikseipp/rednotebook/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md |
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smaragdus
on 2017-06-11 06:08
I cannot find RedNotebook version 2.0 for Windows (as of 2017-06-11):
ashghost
on 2017-09-09 01:36
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@smaragdus: Version 2.2 was recently released for Windows according to changelog here: https://github.com/jendrikseipp/rednotebook/blob/master/CHANGELOG |
FocusWriter is a full-screen word processor that aims for a distraction-free, immersive way to write and edit. The minimalist interface puts options and tools on the edge of the screen and auto-saves progress. Upon relaunch, the program reloads your last file to make make it easy to jump back into your work.
Alternatively, FocusWriter Portable is stealth and automatically adjusts paths.
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Runs on: | Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | No. Leaves multiple Qt-related registry keys. |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | GNU GPLv3 |
How to extract: | Download "Windows (Portable)" ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch FocusWriter.exe. |
What's new? |
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JohnTHaller
on 2013-06-30 17:03
AndTheWolf - It's fixed. Some editors keep pointing to static URLs instead of the download page for some reason. So, when it's updated, the download winds up wrong.
__philippe
on 2018-03-31 15:31
Belatedly noticed FocusWriter's hefty 138MB footprint,
webfork
on 2018-04-11 22:29
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philippe: true. I'll add a note that the minimalism refers to the interface. |
calibre is a feature-rich e-book library management application with a variety of useful functions including viewer, addendums, editor, online book and news search/download. The software can perform detailed searches, convert e-books to device-specific formats, batch metadata tools, and a content server for online access to your collection.
The program syncs automatically with many different physical devices. It supports a variety of ebook and document formats.
Cross-platform with clients available for Mac and Linux. Alternatively, Calibre Portable and an outdated X-calibre, as well as a WinXP-compatible version are also available.
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Runs on: | Win10 / Win11 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Dependencies: | Requires 64-bit Windows |
Stealth: ? | No. HKCU\Software\Trolltech |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | GNU GPLv3 |
How to extract: | Download the "portable installer" and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch calibre-portable.exe. |
Similar/alternative apps: | TEBookConverter |
What's new? |
See: https://calibre-ebook.com/whats-new For details on the major changes in calibre between 7.0 and 6.0, see https://calibre-ebook.com/new-in/sixteen |
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Money Manager Ex is a personal finance software that helps you to organize your finances and keeps track of where, when and how the money goes. It is also a great tool to get a bird's eye view of your financial worth. Cross-platform with clients available for Mac, Linux, and Android.
Alternatively, Money Manager Ex Portable is stealth, portablizes the recently used files list and allows the last used file to automatically open. A winPenPack version is also available.
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Runs on: | Win7 / Win8 / Win10 / Win11 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | No. Writes MRU directories as well as file type association etc. to the registry. |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | GNU GPLv2 |
How to extract: | Download the "portable" ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch mmex.exe. |
What's new? | See: https://github.com/moneymanagerex/moneymanagerex/releases |
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LucW
on 2011-12-15 09:20
I like this program a lot. Unfortunately it has stopped working on my W7 32bit computer. This has happened befor but then I could get it to work again by running it under XP SP3 compatibility mode, but now nothing helps to get it to work again. This is precisely the kind of software ons does NOT want to stop working. All my data are in the database and I cannot reach it anymore.
Emka
on 2012-01-25 15:53
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One could add that there is a version by PortableApps that AFAIK handles the registry entries. |
Agent Ransack (aka File Locator) Lite looks for files and file contents on your PC or network drives, with filters for dates and size. Includes themes, tabbed search entries, preview window, and search priority. Search types supported include wildcard, boolean, and regex on both filenames and file internals. You can import/export search criteria and export detailed search results.
Finds details inside standard text files, as well as PDF and Office formats. Note that Win7 users will need the Filter Pack (not portable) to search Office files, as described on the website.
A pro version is available with additional features. Note that "FileLocator Pro" is just a rename of this program.
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Runs on: | Win7 / Win8 / Win10 / Win11 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | Freeware/Liteware |
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Similar/alternative apps: | DocFetcher, SearchMyFiles |
What's new? | See: https://www.mythicsoft.com/agentransack/information/#version-history |
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PapaiMark
on 2022-07-10 21:58
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125MB for a simple search file!!! Well, "FindIt" from 2005 does the same with only 800KB. |
Opal is a specialized audio player that lets you play one of 20+ built-in relaxing tracks for as long as you want, without interruption. The audio tracks include: rain, wind, thunder, river, fire, various office background noise such as typing, chatter etc. There's also a timer feature that helps stop the audio player after a preset interval.
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Runs on: | Win7 / Win8 / Win10 / Win11 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
License: | GPL |
How to extract: | Download the portable ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch Opal.exe. |
What's new? | See: https://github.com/CodeDead/opal/releases/tag/v1.3.1 |
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FileHandler
on 2023-03-29 02:52
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A nice alternative to running audio files or listening to online content. Settings are easy to adjust on the fly. And it offers to save them as presets. |
SearchMyFiles is a powerful alternative to the standard Windows search. It allows you to easily find files by wildcard, last modified/created/last accessed time, file attributes, content (text or binary search) and file size. File types available for search includes Microsoft Office and PDF files. The program also be detect duplicate files via the "Search Mode" drop-down box.
Note that the program is non-indexing, meaning it searches the drive directly, which is often slower but more accurate.
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Runs on: | Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch SearchMyFiles.exe. |
Similar/alternative apps: | SwiftSearch |
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MIKLO
on 2018-04-06 14:57
I have tried and used several search apps before and was not very impressed but as soon as I saw that this product was from NirSoft I knew I had to try it. NirSoft makes so many great apps that I use a lot, its difficult to say something new about them due to the fact that just about everything they make works great and is pretty awesome overall. One thing is 4sure the native Micro$oft search engine is close to worthless, so just about anything will be an improvement.
freakazoid
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The latest version is such a welcome addition as it allows you to set the font and size used in the search results. |
CherryTree is an hierarchical note-taking application. It features rich-text formatting, syntax highlighting, spell-checking, image insertion and password protection. Data is stored in a single XML or SQLite file. Import from plaintext, HTML or your favorite note-taker, including Zim, Treepad, Keynote, Mempad and RedNotebook. Export to PDF, HTML or plaintext files.
Cross platform with versions available for Linux. CherryTree Portable is a portable wrapper for CherryTree.
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Runs on: | Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes. However, enabling spell-checking creates the folder "enchant" in AppData\Local |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | GNU GPLv3 |
How to extract: |
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Similar/alternative apps: | Flashnote |
What's new? | See: https://github.com/giuspen/cherrytree/blob/master/changelog.txt |
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Ennovy
on 2023-12-17 09:47
How to extract 2. should be: "for portable config put config.cfg in portable folder root, beside license.txt" Source: https://www.giuspen.com/cherrytree/#downl
Andrew Lee
on 2023-12-20 07:08
@Ennovy: Though worded slightly differently, they seem to mean the same thing? Basically just create an empty "config.cfg" in the root folder, a rather typical technique used by many other portable apps.
Ennovy
on 2023-12-20 08:47
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@Andrew: I had already changed it. Before that the instruction was to create the config file in the bin directory which is incorrect. |
FileOptimizer is a broad format file compression tool used to reduce file size without changing the quality, known as "lossless." This is done via wide variety of optimization and recompression tools and techniques. Original files are sent to the recycle bin for restoration in the event the uncompressed version is preferred. A list of the 400+ supported formats include audio/video (MP3, OGG, M4A), image (GIF, JPEG, PNG), office formats (DOCX, XLSX, ODT, PDF) and system files (DLL, EXE).
Supports drag-and-drop of files into the window or onto the program icon. Note that by default the program removes metadata for many file types. This information reduces overall file size and protects privacy but is important to some users (e.g. photographers) and file search tools.
A 64-bit version is available within the folder, the author reports the program is functional in WINE, and can be used on the command line. Many images here on TPFC including our logo have been compressed using FileOptimizer.
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Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 / Wine |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | GNU AGPL |
How to extract: |
Download the self-extracting 7z.exe package and launch. When prompted, select a folder of your choice. Launch FileOptimizer32.exe or FileOptimizer64.exe (for 64-bit OS). At startup, the program will optionally show ads to support program development. These can be disabled at any time. Optionally, to save space:
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Similar/alternative apps: | ArcThemALL!, PngOptimizer, RIOT |
What's new? |
- Updated Leanify to 0.4.3.280. - Updated pingo to 1.19.3 x64 version. - Updated ECT x64 binaries to 0.9.5. - Updated gifsicle to 1.95. - Updated Ghostscript to 10.03.0. - Updated ImageMagick to 7.1.1.29 with HDRI support. - Updated ffmpeg to 6.1.1 x64. - Updated FLAC to 1.4.3. - Updated cpdf to 2.7.0. - Updated to Minify 2.20.19 x64. - Updated to OptiVorbis 0.2.0 x64. - Updated to mutool 1.23.0. - HTML Tidy for Windows 5.9.14 - Updated UPX to 4.2.3. - Some minor optimizations and code cleanup. - Updated to NSIS 3.10. - Updated to C++ Builder 12.1 Santorini. |
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kilouiski
on 2019-09-20 12:09
I just tried to reduce the size of a video and it has left me exactly the same and with either option: fast and the best.
webfork
on 2019-10-06 22:40
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@kilouiski: FileOptimizer exists because so few programs take the time and energy to fully compress your files with available tools. It sounds like the program used to generate your video was an exception. |
LibreOffice is a complete productivity suite including word processor, spreadsheet, presentations, database, drawing tool and more. Includes strong compatibility for 100s of file formats including Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio etc.). The program is similar to OpenOffice, a program that it was derived from, but has added many new features and improvements.
LibreOffice Portable is a special build developed in conjunction with the publisher. On systems without Java installed, some functions such as document creation wizards and the Base database application etc. can be enabled by adding jPortable, though this is optional and can be skipped if those functions are not needed. Alternatively, X-LibreOffice (64-bit version) is also available.
Other available portable versions:
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Runs on: | Win7 / Win8 / Win10 / Wine |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | Yes |
Path portability: | Automatic compensation for dynamic drive letter in removable storage devices |
License: | GPL/LGPL |
How to extract: | Download the portable installer and install to a folder of your choice. Launch LibreOfficePortable.exe. |
Similar/alternative apps: | OpenOffice, FreeOffice |
What's new? | See: https://www.libreoffice.org/download/release-notes/ |
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CornHolio the Gringo
on 2020-08-28 22:29
LibreOffice 6.4.7 is last ever version for 6 series?
NunoEFSilva
on 2021-05-01 12:41
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The most capable Portable Freeware Office. |