4ur-Windows-8-Mouse-Balls generates 8 or more balls to follow the mouse pointer on your windows desktop.
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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 "Portable" ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch 4ur-Windows-8-Mouse-Balls_p.exe or 4ur-Windows-8-Mouse-Balls_x64_p.exe (for 64-bit OS). |
What's new? | See: https://softwareok.com/?seite=Microsoft/4ur-Windows-8-Mouse-Balls/History |
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smaragdus
on 2014-03-29 23:07
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@Checker |
PicPick is a versatile all-in-one tool for images on the desktop. Includes a powerful screen capture tool, editor, color picker and palette, pixel ruler, protractor, crosshair, whiteboard and more. Can upload images automatically to FTP, Facebook, Twitter, default e-mail program, or send to installed Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, or PowerPoint).
Alternatively, PicPick Portable is stealth and automatically adjusts paths.
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Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 / Win11 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | No. Leaves picpick in APPDATA, Cloud Explorer in LOCALAPPDATA, and picpick in ALLUSERSAPPDATA. |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | Free for personal use. Note that without a blank picpick.ini file, the program will offer optional installation of the Bing toolbar. |
How to extract: |
Download the "Portable" ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Create a blank file called picpick.ini in the same folder. Launch picpick.exe. Optionally, delete unnecessary language files. |
Similar/alternative apps: | ShareX |
What's new? | See full changelog at: https://picpick.app/en/changelog |
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kiwichick888
on 2022-10-24 04:49
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I just downloaded using the link here and got the previous version 6.3.1. Downloaded again from the website and got the right one. The link on the website Download page (Portable Version) is different to the one here. |
12-Ants or more for your desktop. Itching is not excluded. Watching the little rascals and have fun.
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Runs on: | Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: | Download the "Portable" ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch 12-Ants_p.exe or 12-Ants_x64_p.exe (for 64-bit OS). |
What's new? | See: https://softwareok.com/?seite=Microsoft/12-Ants/History |
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joby_toss
on 2011-12-12 05:26
@mrpink: you could use JauntePE to take care of those registry keys; or some other wrapper.
mrpink
on 2011-12-19 13:27
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There's two more from the same site (didn't bother to look at the main page), cockroach and ladybug lol. David Pi has made a launcher for all 3 of them |
StrokesPlus is a a mouse gesture recognition program that allows you to automate repetitive tasks by simply drawing a symbol with your mouse or performing mouse and/or keyboard modifiers to launch predefined action(s). Includes a powerful but lightweight embeddable scripting language (Lua), endless gesture and modifier combinations, granular control over program settings, and actions and the possibility to create global hotkeys for actions without using the mouse.
Non-Admin users: The application will not be able to control other programs running with admin privileges (e.g. maintenance, antivirus, etc.)
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Runs on: | Win7 / Win8 / Win10 / Win11 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
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Stealth: ? | Yes |
License: | Open Source (multiple, primarily MIT) |
How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch StrokesPlus.net.exe. |
What's new? | See: https://www.strokesplus.net/ChangeLog.txt |
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AndTheWolf
on 2014-01-22 18:30
There is a typo in the link, which is pointing to a non-existent strokesplus_2.7.8.1_x86.zippip, rather than to strokesplus_2.7.8.1_x86.zip
Ennovy
on 2023-10-20 08:46
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Now at https://www.strokesplus.net/ |
True Launch Bar is an easy and fast program launcher alternative for the standard Quick Launch bar. True Launch Bar allows combining your shortcuts into groups, which appear as popup menus. It includes standard Quick Launch items to improve your shortcut management capabilities and save work space on your desktop.
Supports drag-and-drop and lets you create new menus by right-clicking and selecting "Create menu." Supports quick links to Control Panel, Printers, Network, etc. via Virtual Folders.
Other features include:
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Runs on: | Win8 / Win10 / Win11 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | Yes |
Path portability: | Automatic relative path (eg. ..\..\personal\work.doc) |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch tlbHost.exe. |
Similar/alternative apps: | SideSlide SyMenu RocketDock WinBar |
Stickies work like customizable post-it notes with available styles, fonts, colors and buttons. Notes can be resized or snapped to the edges of other notes to keep them lined up. They can also act as reminders when hidden for a period, until a specified date and time, even upon waking every day, week, or month.
Alternatively, Stickies Portable is available.
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Runs on: | Win7 / Win8 / Win10 / Win11 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: |
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Similar/alternative apps: | 7 Sticky Notes, Stickypaper |
What's new? | See: https://www.zhornsoftware.co.uk/stickies/versions.html |
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pipperu
on 2019-12-26 19:00
In order to use old version notes with the new 10.0a version you hve to UPGRADE from old version to the new 10.0a. You can NOT restore the working folder from a backup because v10.0a uses SQLITE.
Pendrive
on 2022-03-25 15:30
I'm not convinced that the following instructions are sufficient:
Andrew Lee
on 2022-03-26 06:54
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@Pendrive: Thanks! I have verified your correction and updated the database entry. |
LightBulb is a eye-strain prevention tool that gradually modifies screen colors over the course of your day. The program is very configurable with lots of controls for defining daytime and nightime, and will exclude applications where color specifics are important e.g. GIMP or PhotoDemon.
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Runs on: | Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Dependencies: | .NET Core v3.1 |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | GNU GPLv3 |
How to extract: | Download the ZIP file and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch Lightbulb.exe. |
Similar/alternative apps: | SunsetScreen |
What's new? |
See: https://github.com/Tyrrrz/LightBulb/blob/master/Changelog.md |
Desktop Info displays system information on your desktop in a similar way to some other desktop information tools. Unlike others, this application looks like wallpaper but stays resident in memory and continues to update the display in real time. Uses very little memory and nearly zero CPU. Perfect for quick identification and walk-by monitoring of production or test server farms. Everything is customisable including language.
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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 DesktopInfo.exe. |
What's new? |
See: https://www.glenn.delahoy.com/category/desktop-info/ |
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__philippe
on 2018-11-07 08:22
@billon: Thanks for checking
aazard
on 2020-11-30 23:53
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super nice.. super light & "out of the way" = A++ |
WinCompose allows the insertion of special characters such as é ž à Û ø ¤ « ¿ ® ™ using short and often very intuitive key combinations. For instance, ö is obtained using o + " and ™ is obtained using T + M.
The program is based on the well known Unix compose key and WinCompose ships with more than 2,000 compose rules.
Note: Versions 0.7.0 and up require the .NET Framework. Download link for the last non-.NET version is at v0.6.13 (direct download)
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Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Dependencies: | Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | Yes |
Path portability: | Automatic relative path (eg. ..\..\personal\work.doc) |
License: | WTFPL |
How to extract: | Download the "NoInstall" ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Delete unnecessary locale resources. Launch WinCompose.exe. |
What's new? |
See: https://github.com/SamHocevar/wincompose/releases |
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webfork
on 2014-12-27 01:45
MIKLO: sure, but please thank the dev Sam Hocevar too :) [See website link for his email address ... it's at the bottom of the page.]
bzl333
on 2014-12-29 19:07
i like it but i wish it was easier to search for say symbols like dollar signs, ampersands etc and keep all the alphabet letter variations separate. Also, should be able to have a "favorites" tab that the user adds the best ones to.
MIKLO
on 2016-01-14 15:06
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webfork yes I did thank some time before I posted this, its not something I do often but this App really helped me and made it very easy to do what I was trying to do. Before using WinCompose it was a real nightmare to do things I wanted and most often I failed. So once again thanks for the hard work on this great useful software. ^5 |
ClickMonitorDDC enables easy controls to adjust monitor brightness, contrast and colors, as well as audio volume. The program supports color profiles, rotation, monitor inputs, and dim, reset, and power off/on monitor. The program can also differentiate between monitor speaker volume and system volume, rotate display and more.
Note that some functions require an up-to-date graphics driver. Supports command-line functionality.
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Runs on: | Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: |
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Similar/alternative apps: | ControlMyMonitor |
What's new? |
See: https://web.archive.org/web/20201016064411/https://clickmonitorddc.bplaced.net/ |
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webfork
on 2019-08-30 22:04
Absolutely a must-have if you are in a place with a changing light setting or you need to be moving your laptop frequently. The access to brightness and volume in the notification area is definitely something I can't lose again. Also, the automatic start at a lower light level has saved me loads of battery since I installed it. Some of the advanced tools and functions aren't super clear, but the basic tools are easy and effective.
Cornflower
on 2020-11-07 16:21
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I just got a 404 error on the page, but the following work: |