AbiWord is a fast, basic word processor with live collaboration capabilities and broad file support. Includes support for tables, images, equations, fonts, paragraph settings, print options, etc. Drawn from a cross-platform code base, the program can open and save to a wide variety of file types including Word (.doc and .docx files), OpenOffice, and many more. Includes writing collaboration with other AbiWord users over the internet using a direct IP connection. Online help documention can be found here.
AbiWord Portable is from PortableApps.com. X-AbiWord is also available. These two version 2.8.6 packages omitted grammar and other plugins. A package for AbiWord 2.9.2 has all the plugins and can be found here.
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Runs on: | Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | No |
Unicode support: | No |
License: | GPL |
How to extract: | Download the self-extracting EXE and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch AbiWordPortable.exe. |
Similar/alternative apps: | LibreOffice (Writer) |
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webfork
on 2011-01-10 21:57
darkest: Abiword's image support isn't great. I recommend SoftMaker Office (http://www.portablefreeware.com/index.php?id=1463).
juvera
on 2011-11-12 14:21
Version 2.9.1 is available at sourceforge:
JohnTHaller
on 2011-11-13 17:17
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juvera: 2.9.1 is a development test, not a stable release. That's why PortableApps.com has the 2.8.x version listed as primary and then 2.9.x as a test for users to try out. PortableFreeware.com doesn't list development tests. |
PeerBlock filters Internet connections from addresses of organizations and corporations that may harm user privacy while using the Internet and P2P networks. The program also contains a "Block HTTP" feature for use with web browsers that blocks advertisements, sites associated with spyware, and more. PeerBlock is a fork of the popular but inactive PeerGuardian, adding features and fixes as well as Windows Vista/7/8 and 64-bit versions.
Alternatively, Peerblock Portable is stealth and automatically selects the proper Peerblock variant for the current PC.
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Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Dependencies: | Administrative rights |
Stealth: ? | No. Leaves registry entries: HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\Root\LEGACY_IPFILTERDRIVER and HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\IpFilterDriver\Enum |
License: | GPL and zlib/libpng |
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Similar/alternative apps: | SterJo Netstalker |
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Wolfghost
on 2014-01-13 21:56
I only get this:
Andrew Lee
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I have downvoted the entry because the updates have gone payware and I have not been able to update the database in a while. |
Instantbird is a simple and easy to use instant messaging client with support all the major networks. The program has a tabbed interface and similar look and feel to Firefox/Thunderbird (uses the Mozilla codebase), and includes support for customization using themes and add-ons.
Available networks include AOL, Yahoo, MSN, Google Talk, Twitter, Facebook, XMPP, IRC, ICQ, and more.
Instantbird Portable is a version in PortableApps.com format.
NOTE: this program hasn't been updated since 2013 and may contain security vulnerabilities.
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Runs on: | Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | No. In the event of a crash, saves info to AppData |
Unicode support: | Yes |
Path portability: | Automatic relative path (eg. ..\..\personal\work.doc) |
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GPL and Mozilla tri-license (MPL 1.1/GPL 2.0/LGPL 2.1) |
How to extract: | Download the self-extracting EXE and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch InstantbirdPortable.exe. |
Similar/alternative apps: | Pidgin |
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webfork
on 2011-11-15 22:30
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Love the simplicity, ease of use, familiar look and feel, but the program doesn't reconnect when there's a connection problem (I have a bad one) so I'm constantly restarting the program. |
Password Gorilla helps you manage your logins, storing all your user names and passwords along with login information and other notes. To log in to a service or Web site, the program copies your user name and password to the clipboard to paste into your Web browser or other application.
The program includes an integrated random password generator for one-time passwords, tunable to various services’ policies. Data is encrypted with a single "master" password.
Cross-platform (Linux, Mac, iOS, Android). Alternatively, Password Gorilla Portable updates paths for recently used databases.
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Runs on: | Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 |
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Application folder (when using the --rc <name_of_the_configuration_file> parameter). |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | GPL |
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Alternatively, to avoid saving any settings, always starting with default values, launch gorilla.exe --norc |
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mikepdx
on 2013-09-15 21:23
Any chance someone is working on an Offline app for ChromeOS? Been using Password Gorilla for years and appreciate the development community for the open source and cross-platform work so far. A big thank you!
Mixture
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https://github.com/zdia/gorilla/wiki/Gorilla-for-Android |
WaveShop is a fast and lightweight audio editor, which despite its name supports lots of different audio file formats, including MP3, FLAC, OGG/Vorbis, and AAC/MP4. The program is bit-perfect, meaning uncompressed audio samples aren't altered unless they need to be; editing a portion of an audio file only affects that portion and the rest of the file remains untouched. Cut and pasted audio blocks won't modify their contents. This is especially useful for patching a finished master without corrupting its dither. Other features include unlimited undo, peak and RMS analysis, normalizing, fading, audio generation, and more.
Note that the author recommends running the 64-bit version (if you have 64-bit Windows) as it can load bigger files without running out of memory.
Alternatively, WaveShop Portable automatically switches between 32 & 64-bit and portablizes paths. X-WaveShop is also available.
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Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Path portability: | Requires manual entry of relative path (eg. ..\..\personal\work.doc) |
License: | GPL |
How to extract: | Download the portable ZIP package (32 or 64 bit) and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch WaveShop.exe. |
Similar/alternative apps: | Audacity, Wavosaur |
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webfork
on 2013-03-30 17:08
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Gemini: no issue having PortableApps versions mentioned, but please avoid duplicate mentions. |
Juice is a podcast receiver that will download and manage your podcast subscriptions. The program includes a large built-in directory of podcasts (note that some are no longer active) and by default saves downloaded podcasts to the JuicePortable\Data\Downloaded Podcasts folder.
Juice Portable is a portable version of Juice using the PortableApps.com Format.
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Runs on: | Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Path portability: | Automatic relative path (eg. ..\..\personal\work.doc) |
License: | GPL |
How to extract: | Download the installer and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch JuicePortable.EXE. |
Similar/alternative apps: | gPodder Portable |
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donald
on 2013-11-13 21:29
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"download skipped" free space 100MB less than min 1024 ... free up space or adjust harddisk management in prefrence |
VirtualDub is a video capture/processing utility. It lacks the editing power of a general-purpose editor such as Adobe Premiere, but is great for video capture and transcoding via third-party video codecs. It can also read MPEG-1 video files by default but requires Plugins Pack to open more types of video (adds FLIC, FLV, Matroska, MPEG-2, AC-3 and WMV).
VirtualDub Portable is a PortableApps.com format wrapper for VirtualDub. Alternatively, X-VirtualDub is also available.
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Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Dependencies: | Video codecs such as DivX, XVID, etc. |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | Partial. VirtualDub supports unicode, but the PortableApps launcher doesn't. |
License: | GPL |
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joby_toss
on 2015-06-16 18:11
@Joe: Try to edit the "VirtualDubPortable.ini" file from the "VirtualDubPortable\App\AppInfo\Launcher" folder by commenting/removing the following line: "ProgramExecutable64=VirtualDub64\VeeDub64.exe".
shnbwmn
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There is also a yaP config @ http://rolandtoth.hu/yaP/#examples/VirtualDub.ini |
World Clock is a multi-time zone map-based clock that can show you the time around the world. World Clock has an easy to use interface letting you select up to 8 different time zones to display. You can select using the map directly or look up city and country names on each continent. An optional solar terminator and flags over selected countries are also available.
World Clock Portable is a version of the software packaged in the PortableApps.com format.
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Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Dependencies: | Internet Connection |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: | Download the self-extracting EXE and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch WorldClockPortable.exe. |
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webfork
on 2013-01-12 18:58
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Excellent program. You can highlight a few important time zones but gives easy access if you want to check somewhere else on the map. Outstanding if you do a lot of international work and need to keep track of time in many different places across the globe. |
Portable Application Launcher (archived) organizes shortcuts into groups and categories. It's accessed via the system tray or user-defined hotkeys. Several styles and some languages are included. It can also be used as a portable desktop. PAL is capable of automatically installing PortableApps.com Format (PAF) applications, as well as many entries here on PortableFreeware. An included browser for downloading apps can be used with Universal Extractor and a simplistic updater module.
The program includes several extras not included in other launcher programs including favorites bar, "most-used apps" menu, file manager & search, simple RSS & iCal readers, timer, and more.
A 64-bit version is available (within the folder).
Note: Main site currently offline. Linking to Softpedia (thanks Baas).
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Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | Yes |
Path portability: | Automatic relative path (eg. ..\..\personal\work.doc) |
License: | Free for personal use |
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abc
on 2013-01-20 19:45
Unfortunately the website and download links are not accessible: "403 Forbidden" and "404 Not found" errors.
I am Baas
on 2013-01-21 04:30
http://web.archive.org/web/20120509004406/http://www.download.irohde.de/launchv3
portaddict
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This is THE BEST portable launcher I have found so far with tons of features and customizations. Sadly, it looks like development has been discontinued. The website is down and there hasn't been an update since long :( |
Project Invincible is a chess game with a highly configurable artificial intelligence, as well as 3D graphics, animations, reflections and unlimited undo.
Cross-platform (Linux) and a PortableApps version is also available (thanks Gemini).
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Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
License: | GPL |
How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch Project Invincible.exe. |
Similar/alternative apps: | NagaSkaki, Pawn, Slow Chess Blitz |
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Gemini Apollo Gomez
on 2013-03-26 17:22
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Alternatively, Project Invincible Portable |