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Note: Though it's bit outdated (from 2021), Pulover's Macro Creator can be used as a macro recorder and includes an "Export to AHK" function.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 |
GetWindowText lets you grab text from static system messages via drag-and-drop. The program lets you work with most windows containing text including Edit, Static, Groupbox - Controls etc.
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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 GetWindowText.exe or GetWindowText_x64.exe (for 64-bit OS). |
Similar/alternative apps: | SysExporter, Textify |
What's new? | See: https://softwareok.com/?seite=Microsoft/GetWindowText/History |
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TP109
on 2017-11-02 22:47
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Easy to use and works good - just drag and drop over the window or dialog box. Seems more reliable and lite weight compared to similar apps. |
EMDB (Eric's Movie DataBase) helps you keep track of your movie and television series collections, supporting both physical discs and media files. The program includes an automatic import from IMDB, thumbnail cover preview, a loan tracker, text or HTML, export to CSV, advanced search and filter functions.
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Runs on: | Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 / Win11 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | No |
License: | Freeware |
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Similar/alternative apps: | Ant Movie Catalog |
What's new? | See: https://emdb.eu/whats-new.html |
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hamasaki
on 2017-10-12 02:47
It is not stealth, it adds an uninstall entry and a pile of registry keys.
Midas
on 2020-03-10 10:11
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@Loreto: EMDB has been in our database since 2016 and there have been no other such reports. |
KeyNote NF is a tabbed notebook that is particularly suitable for writing and organizing free-form information, especially those that fit naturally within a tree-based structure, such as lists or outlines. It supports rich text and images, multi-level notes and strong encryption. A search function quickly locates information you are looking for. Notes can also be securely encrypted using IDEA or Blowfish.
KeyNote NF is a fork of the original early 2000s' open-source Keynote, which is no longer being developed. It adds many new features, including check boxes on children of selected nodes, hidden nodes, alarms on nodes, better treatment of tables, improved treatment of links, multi-language support, automatic compression, etc.
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Runs on: | Win7 / Win8 / Win10 / Win11 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | MPL 2.0 |
How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch keynote.exe. |
What's new? | See: https://github.com/dpradov/keynote-nf/releases |
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Midas
on 2018-07-11 08:01
@portfree: FYI, a comprehensive solution for creation of portable shortcuts that could be used for that was posted to the forums -- check https://www.portablefreeware.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=65410#p65410 ...
User2100
on 2024-01-28 07:03
I love this program. Glad someone picked it and started updating it again, if only so it remains running on future hardware and OSes.
FileHandler
on 2024-01-28 15:52
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Been using it for over a decade. Elaborate export feature that turns tree branches into headings, customizable key shortcuts, BG-colors, fonts, icons... |
AutoRun LWMenu is a control menu that can launch applications, URLs, system commands, etc.
It's not only portable itself, but acts as a portabilizer so the launched apps will become portable too. In fact, it can back up and restore whole registry values/folders/files of the programs it launches (or just use symlinks to run folders/files portably), including a simulator to test everything.
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Runs on: | Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 / Win11 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | Yes |
Path portability: | Automatic relative path (eg. ..\..\personal\work.doc) |
License: | GPL |
How to extract: |
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Similar/alternative apps: | PortableApps.com Platform |
What's new? | See here |
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-ElCoyot-
on 2024-03-14 08:11
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If you understand the program well, you can create portable software that leaves no traces in the system. |
Volumouse allows you to control a several system settings with the scroll wheel of your mouse including volume, screen brightness, window transparency, and more. These can be attached to certain events such as when a specific application is in focus or when the mouse is in a certain position (over the taskbar, on the side of the screen, etc.)
The program also allows you to restrict the wheel action to a set of rules for determining when it can changesettings. You can for example use your right mouse wheel, alt/ctrl key, etc. Volume settings for microphone, speakers, and default recording can be attached to any different combination of these.
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Runs on: | Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
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Stealth: ? | Yes |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch volumouse.exe. |
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webfork
on 2013-02-16 02:58
So lucky to have this. My Lenovo machine has poor volume control buttons that frequently ignore input depending on what application is in focus. Volumouse meanwhile doesn't care: I have the left button + scroll wheel mapped to slowing increasing/decreasing the sound and the right button + scroll wheel mapped to mute and un-mute. Just excellent.
bankr
on 2013-07-17 06:49
Volumouse is my default program for about two yaers already.
bankr
on 2013-10-04 18:05
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Despite being very handy Volumouse lacks very important feature for me - preset volume levels. I need 11 of them - 1 (100%), 1/2 (50%), 1/2^2 (25%), ..., 1/2^9 (0.195%) and 0. Now I found Volume2. Don't sure whether it can be completely registry-stealth or not (uses HKCU/Run for autorun), at least it saves Config.ini to its folder. |
WinScan2PDF is a very small program for scanning documents and saving them on your computer as a PDF by using any installed scanner.
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Runs on: | Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 / Win11 |
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 WinScan2PDF_p.exe. |
Similar/alternative apps: | Not Another PDF Scanner 2 |
What's new? | See: https://softwareok.com/?seite=Microsoft/WinScan2PDF/History. |
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opsimathic
on 2017-08-12 08:51
@Emka - The first item under OPTIONS look like you can set the utility to delete the jpgs when you exit the program. I have never been very sure the program actually does what it says, so I simply use the second item in OPTIONS to check and delete as necessary. Periodically I use the jpg instead the pdf so I actually find this useful. Bottom line is that I wish the author would clean all this up a bit more, but I find the utility so useful (use it every day almost) that I am prepared to work around the idiosyncrasies.
Emka
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@MIKLO & _philippe: It now seems possible to select a folder for temporary files, so you can change the default location in AppData to the app's folder for example. |
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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foobar2000 is an audio player with low memory footprint and native support for most popular audio formats. It includes CD ripping, format conversion, replay gain, audio normalization, equalization and more. Playlist display and keyboard shortcuts are both very customisable. Additional functionality available via a wide variety of plugins.
The program can edit song tags (album and song name, number, year etc.) based on the FreeDB Internet database and even rename the original songs based on these tags. A file format conversion tool is available, but must be enabled with external downloads. Can even fix some MP3s with corrupted file headers.
Windows 2000 users can download the last compatible version: 0.9.4.
Windows XP and Vista users, download last version from 1.5 series.
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Runs on: | Win7 / Win8 / Win10 / Win11 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | Yes |
Path portability: | Requires manual entry of relative path (eg. ..\..\personal\work.doc) |
License: | Freeware |
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Similar/alternative apps: | 1by1, Boom, Winyl |
What's new? | See: https://foobar2000.org/changelog. |
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PAFuser
on 2023-04-26 15:52
64bit available on download page, see https://foobar.hyv.fi/2.0/?sort=modified&dir=r for 64bit components. 32bit will not work.
freakazoid
on 2023-06-10 00:59
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PSA: For older users, use the 32-bit version of v2.0 for now. |
OperaPasswordDecryptor is the free tool to instantly recover the passwords stored by all versions of Opera. The program locates the username/passwords for websites stored by the user in the file "wand.dat". OperaPasswordDecryptor can recover all these stored encrypted passwords instantly and present to the user, as well as export to HTML.
Note: download page removed the portable version, linking to Softpedia instead.
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Runs on: | Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 |
Writes settings to: | None |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch OperaPasswordDecryptor.exe. |
What's new? | See https://www.softpedia.com/progChangelog/OperaPasswordDecryptor-Changelog-157151.html |
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