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RocketDock v1.3.5
Checker on 6 Aug 2014 Change history
- 10MB (uncompressed)
- Released on
- Suggested by USBman
RocketDock is a smoothly animated, alpha-blended program launcher that resembles the "dock" found in Mac OS X. It features a simple drag-and-drop interface, multi-monitor support, running application indicators, compatibility with most dock skin format, relative path support etc.
Functional on 64-bit systems.
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| Runs on: | Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 |
| 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: | Freeware |
| How to extract: |
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| Latest comments |
Gmacri
on 2010-09-22 17:41
Somebody know if there will be a program update?
webfork
on 2010-09-23 17:14
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Gmacri: looks like the last release was the "final" one. You might try emailing the authors. |
Splat v1.1.8
Midas on 4 Mar 2018 Change history
- 2MB (uncompressed)
- Released on 10 Aug 2015
- Suggested by Checker
Splat (Simple Program Launching and Termination) allows you to build profiles that can launch or close programs and services. Supports drag-and-drop, hotkeys, process priority, and includes the ability to open specific files, folders, URLs, and even other Splat profiles. The program can aggressively close (kill) applications that may not shut down normally or add delays of time, CPU usage, or whether the previous program has closed yet.
Great for a computer startup sequence that won't slow down your computer or for switching between different separate program groups (such switching from a view all your financial programs, data, and files to all your photo/video editing tools)
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| Runs on: | Win7 |
| Writes settings to: | Application folder |
| Dependencies: | Administrator rights |
| Stealth: ? | Yes |
| License: | Freeware |
| How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch Splat.exe. |
| Similar/alternative apps: | Lacuna Launcher |
| What's new? |
 Applause for "Best new portable freeware of 2015" ! |
| Latest comments |
webfork
on 2015-01-18 22:43
I very quickly integrated this into the startup sequence on both of my main machines. Great to get multiple portable software up and running in a system-friendly way.
Midas
on 2015-01-19 13:16
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Thanks, webfork. Your comment made me realize that Splat can be used as a start-up manager... duh! |
JauntePE v0.6.0 Alpha
webfork on 21 Mar 2020 Change history
- 799KB (uncompressed)
- Released on 10 Jun 2011
- Suggested by redllar
JauntePE is a suite of tools that allows you to make applications portable by virtualizing access to the filesystem and registry.
For discussion and support, please visit JauntPE Sourceforge web forum or our two JauntPE dedicated forums -- JauntePE Discussion and JauntePE Launchers.
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| Runs on: | Win98 / WinME / Win2K / WinXP |
| Writes settings to: | Application folder |
| Stealth: ? | Yes |
| License: |
GPL v3 |
| How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch JauntePE.exe. |
| What's new? |
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| Latest comments |
rbon
on 2014-09-18 15:22
Portable JauntePE 0.6.6 Beta
olliebean
on 2016-01-01 17:19
Seems like this doesn't work any more in Windows 10. Although apps portablised using it in previous versions of Windows still seem to work OK.
Key Liune
on 2018-10-10 11:53
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JauntePE downloaded, just want to try it) I am a fan of portable apps!!! |
PortableApps.com Platform v17.1.1
billon on 9 Sep 2020 Change history
- 11MB (uncompressed)
- Released on 9 Sep 2020
- Suggested by gp_hbk
PortableApps.com Platform is an all-in-one tool for portable software download, management and updating. An included launcher shows nested folders organized automatically by function or favorite status, as well as a cascading app view on right-click of the tray icon. The program's appearance can be customized with transparency and several color, texture, and background options.
Other tools include a find-as-you-type search functionality, available cloud installation, drive error checker, backup/restore utility, portable fonts, automatic application closing on shutdown and more. The program can also work with portable software outside of the PortableApps format (see Extract instructions).
Functional in 64-bit and WINE, includes broad language support and proxy support.
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| Runs on: | Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 / Wine |
| Writes settings to: | Application folder |
| Stealth: ? | Yes |
| Unicode support: | Yes |
| Path portability: | Automatic relative path (eg. ..\..\personal\work.doc) |
| License: | Freeware/Open Source |
| How to extract: |
To add non-PortableApps applications place the program in its own subfolder under the \PortableApps subfolder and press F5 or restart. The new app will appear in the launcher menu under Other. |
| Similar/alternative apps: | WinPenPack NetMenu, ASuite |
| What's new? |
See: https://portableapps.com/platform/changelog |
| Latest comments |
ihateyou
on 2013-03-15 21:39
The PortableApps Platform has been updated (a few times) since this was last updated.
shnbwmn
on 2018-05-10 03:26
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Latest version (v15.0) now supports .NET programs, the first of which appears to be KeePass Professional (or 2.x). |
ASuite v2.0
billon on 3 Aug 2020 Change history
- 2MB (uncompressed)
- Released on 20 Apr 2020
- Suggested by El Salvador
ASuite is a lightweight program launcher that allows you to define a hierarchical list of menus for launching applications, folders and web links from the system tray. Includes search tab, scheduling, hotkeys, most recently used programs list, custom background, automation tools on startup/shut down and more.
The program can scan for applications or import file structures from WinPenPack, Pstart, and other launchers. Supports relative paths.
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| Runs on: | Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
| Writes settings to: | Application folder |
| Stealth: ? | No |
| Path portability: | Automatic compensation for dynamic drive letter in removable storage devices |
| License: | GNU GPLv3 |
| How to extract: | Download the 7z package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch ASuite.exe. |
| Similar/alternative apps: | Pstart, PortableApps Platform, WinPenPack NetMenu |
| What's new? |
See: https://github.com/salvadorbs/Asuite/releases |
| Latest comments |
hamasaki
on 2020-05-10 21:08
@El Salvador Great to see this launcher back in action. The new version is fantastic and the UI much nicer. It's the best launcher by far. Keep up the good work.
opsimathic
on 2020-09-05 23:18
This is exactly what I have been looking for. Unfortunately, the icons beside each entry disappear. They were there to begin with, but then vanished! I went back to Properties and added the option Icon path - the icons appeared but after I rebooted my laptop, the icons have gone again. Can this be fixed? Many thanks!
opsimathic
on 2020-09-06 08:46
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Not quite sure how I did it, but I appear to have solved my issue with the disappearing icons. I probably just fiddled too much with the options. Anyway, it looks like it is functioning just fine now. |
