Skype allows users to make voice and video calls over the Internet. Although calls to other Skype users are free, other types of connections (landlines, SMS text) are not. Additional features include instant messaging, file transfer and conferencing.
sPortable is a version from PortableApps.com.
Note: The program became adware after its inclusion in the database (after its purchase by Microsoft).
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Runs on: | Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 / Win11 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | No. (details) |
Unicode support: | Yes |
Path portability: | Automatic relative path (eg. ..\..\personal\work.doc) |
License: | Adware |
How to extract: |
Download sPortable_x.xx.x.xxx_online.paf.exe to a folder of your choice and launch. Note: online installer requires internet connection |
Similar/alternative apps: | Discord Portable, TeamTalk, Brosix |
What's new? | See https://support.skype.com/en/faq/FA34509/what-s-new-in-skype-for-windows-desktop (may not be up to date) |
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hamasaki
on 2016-02-04 17:08
Gets worse with every update. Locks up and freezes half the time when trying to use emoticons.
webfork
on 2017-03-21 01:30
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I'm having a lot of problems with this program on Win7x64. It won't minimize, it won't close unless you do an "End Task" in Task Manager, and it doesn't remember me between sessions. Anyone else having issues? |
Windows Registry Recovery allows to directly read files containing Windows registry hives and extract many useful information about the configuration and windows installation settings of the host machine.
Note that the program is not simply a registry editor: it works with other tools, including exported keys. It’s useful for seeing registry issues, sandboxing tools, and diagnostics. To your own computer's registry files, open a NTUSER.DAT system file but keep in mind that these are usually hidden by Windows to avoid accidental deletion.
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Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Windows registry |
Stealth: ? | No. HKCU\Software\MiTeC\WRR |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | Free for personal use |
How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch WRR.exe. |
Similar/alternative apps: | RegistryViewer, RawReg |
What's new? |
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Latest comments |
Raj Sharma
on 2009-12-26 02:11
I find it a good Program. Only one of its kind. You should know where your registry hives are.
joeyjuviyani
on 2010-02-02 00:17
Get the awesome guide on "Monitor, clean and optimize the Windows registry" at:
jenss
on 2024-01-18 10:50
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wrong url joeyjuviyani |
Freeciv is a single or multiplayer, turn-based strategy game modeled after Civilization™. In this game, each player leads a civilization and fights to become the greatest in the world. You can play with the computer or with other players over the network.
The program is cross-platform with support for Mac, Linux, BSD, Solaris and many more.
Alternatively, Freeciv Portable is also available.
Note: last 32-bit Windows download available from
https://sourceforge.net/projects/freeciv/files/Freeciv 2.6/2.6.11/.
Category: | |
Runs on: | Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
License: | GPL |
How to extract: |
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What's new? | Full changelog at http://freeciv.wikia.com/wiki/NEWS. |
Latest comments |
SYSTEM
on 2011-12-16 09:00
Apparently UniExtract got into an infinite loop when I tried to extract the installer. I have edited the instructions a bit.
lintalist
on 2015-04-27 12:36
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For v2.5.0: I don't think civclient.exe is present anymore and it should now be freeciv-gtk2.cmd or freeciv-gtk2.exe which would start the game. |
WinContig is an easy-to-use file defragmentation program that allows defrag of parts of the drive. This is useful for squeezing extra performance out of important or frequently used files or programs without wasting time and energy cleaning up the rest of the drive.
Note that this is recommended only on magnetic disks. Flash-based drives (SSDs and thumb drives) don't benefit from defragmentation and such maintenance tools can reduce the life of the drive.
The program engine is based on the standard Microsoft defragmentation API and allows you to group files into profiles, accepting a number of available command-line switches for additional control.
Category: | |
Runs on: | 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 WinContig.exe or WinContig64.exe (for 64-bit OS). Optionally, delete unnecessary language files. |
Similar/alternative apps: | UltraDefrag |
What's new? | See: https://www.mdtzone.it/sw/wincontig/en/history.html |
Latest comments |
__philippe
on 2018-09-12 08:35
Sysinternals' lean Contig.exe v1.8 (248KB) CLI will defrag selected files just as well…;-)
appsuser
on 2019-11-27 20:17
Although a little difficult to figure out, have successfully used this to defragment fragmented .ISO files resulting from an AnyBurn .IMG file conversion.
gbrao
on 2021-02-28 23:18
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WRT __philippe post (2018-09-12 08:35) on sysinternals CONTIG v1.8 : |
KeePass is a password manager that helps you store and manage your passwords in a secure way. You can put all your passwords in one database locked with a single master key or a key file. The database is encrypted using the AES algorithm and the program includes a strong automatic password generator, expire dates, customized icons and categories and much more.
Note that available plug-ins may not be portable.
Note: KeePass Classic is also available with fewer features, but does not require DotNet. See edition comparison.
Category: | |
Runs on: | Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Dependencies: | Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 |
Stealth: ? | Yes. Plugins use creates/writes to AppData\Local\KeePass\PluginCache\ |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | GNU GPLv2 |
How to extract: | Download the "Portable" ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch KeePass.exe. |
Similar/alternative apps: | KeePass Classic, Password Safe |
What's new? | See: https://keepass.info/news/news_all.html |
Latest comments |
Stephen Leibowitz
on 2021-09-10 16:01
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The dependency is Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 or higher: |
Milkytracker is a cross-platform tracking software based on Fasttracker 2 for creating and playing music. It supports the module music formats including 669, AMS, AMF, CBA, DIGI, DSM, FAR, GDM, IMF, MOD, MDL, MTM, MXM, OKT, PLM, PSM, PTM, S3M, STM, ULT, UNI and XM.
Exports to XM, MOD and WAV formats and comes with a built-in sample editor.
Note that although development is ongoing, the Windows version has not been updated since 2013.
Category: | |
Runs on: | WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 |
Writes settings to: | %APPDATA%\MilkyTracker |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | GPL (donate) |
How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch MilkyTracker.exe. |
What's new? | Full changelog at https://milkytracker.org/docs/ChangeLog.html. |
Latest comments |
Kmuland
on 2006-10-16 13:31
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New versions available at www.milkytracker.net with new features, and bugfixes |
ReNamer is a small and flexible file renaming tool that offers all the standard renaming procedures, including prefixes, suffixes, replacements, case changes. It can also remove brackets, add number sequences, remove digits or symbols, change file extensions and much more. Multiple renaming actions can be combined into a rule set.
The program supports meta tags such as ID3v1, ID3v2, EXIF, OLE etc. to rename files based on available metadata.
Note: The "Lite" version is limited to 5 presets and 5 rules.
Category: | |
Runs on: | Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | Free for personal use/Liteware |
How to extract: | Download the "Portable" ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch ReNamer.exe. |
Similar/alternative apps: | Advanced Renamer, Rename Master |
What's new? | See: https://www.den4b.com/changelogs/renamer |
Latest comments |
den4b
on 2020-03-31 10:53
An address to the concerned users...
Special
on 2020-04-05 16:03
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What a weird random drive-by necro comment... Anyways, I still use v5.71 of this program, it works better/faster/and with less DPI issues then the newer ones surprisingly, and contains much less bloated, like mp3 meta data now... really? |
KeePass is a password manager that helps you store and manage your passwords in a secure way. You can put all your passwords in one database, which is locked with one master key or a key-disk. You need only remember one single master password to unlock the whole database, which is encrypted using AES and Twofish algorithms. The program includes a strong automatic password generator, expire dates, customized icons and categories etc.
Note that available plug-ins may not be portable.
Alternatively:
Category: | |
Runs on: | Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 / Win11 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | No |
License: | GNU GPLv2 |
How to extract: | Download the "Portable" ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch KeePass.exe. |
Similar/alternative apps: | KeePass Professional, Password Safe |
What's new? | See: https://keepass.info/news/news_all.html |
Latest comments |
CornHolio the Gringo
on 2015-05-02 17:27
I recommend using KeePass v2 series, because of the flexibility it gives.
Mixture
on 2016-03-11 16:17
Since KeePass upgraded to 2.32 and finally has the encryption algorithm plugin, SERPENT, I switched from portable Password Safe 3.38.01 to portable KeePass 2.32 with TwoFish, Serpent, GOST, and Salsa20 encryption algorithm plugins.
Midas
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@Orca: TPFC is an entirely volunteer site; what you describe is the result of past policy that has since been changed. Feel free to submit a KeePass 2 entry. Or post in the forums calling attention from the moderator team. |
RIOT (Radical Image Optimization Tool) presents a before-and-after image compression view that allows you to reduce file size of an image into JPG, PNG, or GIF format. Includes optional metadata removal, batch operations, compression to a target file size, transparency options, and other common editing functions (flip, rotate, zoom, pan). Notable versus similar software in the ability to gradually reduce the available colors one-by-one (7, 8, 9, 10...), not just milestones of 16, 32, 64 etc.
The program is also available as a plugin for XnView, GIMP, or Irfanview (see website).
Functional in Linux using Wine. Many of the official entries here on PortableFreeware have used RIOT for compression. Note that the installer version of this program is considered adware.
Category: | |
Runs on: | Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: |
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Similar/alternative apps: | FileOptimizer |
What's new? | See: https://riot-optimizer.com/changelog/ |
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Ennovy
on 2023-12-25 12:44
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The 32-bit version is still at v1.0.1, but the latest 64-bit version is 2023.12.0 |
qBittorrent is a configurable and feature-rich file sharing client modeled as an open alternative to µTorrent. The program includes a web interface, RSS, scheduler, IP Filtering (eMule and PeerGuardian compatible), IPv6 compliance, support for all extensions (DHT, Peer Exchange, crypto, Magnet/BitComet etc.), and more. Uniquely, it includes a program lock to password-protect the interface.
The program includes torrent creation and even tracker capabilities for serving content. Note that the torrent search feature (if enabled) is not portable.
Clients are also available for other platforms (Mac, Linux, FreeBSD, OS/2) and in ~25 world languages. Alternatively, a PortableApps version is also available.
Category: | |
Runs on: | Win7 / Win8 / Win10 / Win11 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | Yes |
Path portability: | Automatic relative path (eg. ..\..\personal\work.doc) |
License: | GNU GPLv2 |
How to extract: |
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Similar/alternative apps: | µTorrent, Free Download Manager |
What's new? | See: https://www.qbittorrent.org/news.php |
Latest comments |
appsuser
on 2019-05-06 20:41
@thepiney: Same here. I've used magnet links no problem. The only time I've had errors is when the program loses access to the downloaded torrent files while it's still trying to share them (if you deleted or moved the downloaded files without deleting the torrent file). I moved from uTorrent because they started adding advertising, but there are settings tweaks to remove it.
JudyGarland
on 2019-12-05 06:31
Qbittorrent does not support Windows XP and Vista anymore from v.4.2.0, though 'portableapps' seems not aware of that.
liamZ
on 2019-12-19 05:46
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Hi, from the changelog of qbittorrent 4.2.1: (not the portableapps.com version) |