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Zoom allows you to have virtual video meetings, voice and/or video chat, screen sharing, and more. zmPortable is a portable launcher for this virtual meeting and collaboration platform.
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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: | Download the self-extracting EXE to a folder of your choice and run it. Launch zmPortable.exe. |
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Launcher is a personal shortcut manager that can launch files and programs. In "Manage Items" mode, it is possible to configure shortcuts by dragging files from an Explorer window and then dropping them into Launcher. Supports an unlimited number of user-defined subfolders and item shortcuts.
A 64-bit version is available (within the folder).
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Runs on: | Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: |
Win9x - NT: Launcher_32b_W9xNT4.exe
Win2000 and above (32-bit): Launcher_32b_W2K.exe Any 64-bit: Launcher_64b_W2K.exe |
What's new? |
See https://www.microsystools.com/products/launcher/history.php |
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mehtuus
on 2008-06-02 01:55
It should be noted that if you do not change the *default* settings for "Always show in system tray" (Preferences...>Miscellaneous), the program will add to your registry:
P2011
on 2011-08-28 16:08
PStart is so much more portable, simple and focused to the task.
prizm1
on 2011-11-12 17:38
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Portable Application Launcher includes all the features this launcher has plus many, many more. |
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. |
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 |
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: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 / Win11 / 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: | AutoRun LWMenu |
What's new? | See: https://portableapps.com/platform/changelog |
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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). |
Portable Start Menu is a program launcher that allows you to organize your programs via a simple menu system and launch them through a tray icon. If you are running from an USB memory stick, Portable Start Menu can be configured to automatically close all launched applications when it terminates.
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Runs on: | Win7 / Win8 / Win10 / Win11 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | Yes |
Path portability: | Automatic compensation for dynamic drive letter in removable storage devices |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: |
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Similar/alternative apps: | ASuite, PStart, SyMenu |
What's new? |
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starshakur
on 2017-04-06 16:56
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psmstart.exe may be essential to launch 64-bit applications (psmenu.exe doesn't start with either missing), but that doesn't change the fact that psmenu.exe is a 32-bit application. |
jPortable (formerly Java Portable) allows you to easily add a Java runtime environment to your portable device. It can be used in combination with jPortable Launcher to open Java JAR programs (many with their settings made portable) or used automatically with Java-enabled apps like PortableApps.com versions of LibreOffice and OpenOffice as well as web browsers like Chrome/Chromium, Opera, SeaMonkey and Firefox.
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Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | None |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | Yes |
Path portability: | Automatic relative path (eg. ..\..\personal\work.doc) |
License: | Freeware / Partially Open Source |
How to extract: |
Download the EXE and install to the folder CommonFiles\Java relative to the applications that use Java. For example:
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What's new? |
See: https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/javase/8all-relnotes.html#R180_401 |
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SYSTEM
on 2011-03-06 07:57
I've got jPortable working with X-LibreOffice as well. :)
webfork
on 2011-06-21 21:50
freakazoid: jPortable can work independently of PA programs, including muCommander and some others I've tested. I tried to edit the entry to help give some idea of how to make that work.
REVerdi
on 2020-03-09 21:17
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CommonFiles\Java64 don't need to be at the root of the app folder. |
QuickWayToFolders provides quick and easy access to a folder on your computer via a taskbar icon. The program window disappears when you click outside the window. Display modes include:
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Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Unicode support: | No |
Path portability: | Requires manual entry of relative path (eg. ..\..\personal\work.doc) |
License: | GNU GPLv2 |
How to extract: |
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What's new? |
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TP109
on 2016-03-21 12:48
@thehop
smaragdus
on 2016-03-21 21:28
@billon
Midas
on 2016-05-24 11:17
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The version discrepancy should be noted -- the changelog at http://jacquelin.potier.free.fr/QuickWayToFolders/history.php stops at v1.3.4 ... |
SmartSystemMenu enables a variety of functionality to all windows on your machine. When you click the top-left corner of any window, you'll see available visual effects such as resizing, transparency, alignment (such as moving to the lower-right corner). Window movement functions include as sending to tray, staying on top, and the ability to drag the window without using the top bar ("drag-by-mouse").
The program also supports system functions such as window information, saving a screenshot, copy text to clipboard, and process priority. An available launcher menu can be customized, and SmartSystemMenu can be disabled for individual programs.
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Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
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Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 Administrator rights |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | Freeware/Open Source |
How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch SmartSystemMenu.exe. |
What's new? |
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Executor is a program launcher and functions as a very customizable replacement for the Windows "Run" tool. It supports themes, user-defined keywords, hotkeys for apps, auto-completion for keywords/file system/history, optional Vista-like results list, integrated calculator, and more.
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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: | Requires manual entry of relative path (eg. ..\..\personal\work.doc) |
License: | MIT |
How to extract: |
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Similar/alternative apps: | Keypirinha |
What's new? | See: https://executor.dk/vhistory |
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Carl
on 2015-08-16 11:30
Nevermind, I was not waiting long enough for the indexing to finish. It seems a bit longer with windows 10. Last 64 bits version work fine.
freakazoid
on 2018-07-28 02:05
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Yay, first official update in five years! Still my favorite launcher! |