FocusWriter is a full-screen word processor that aims for a distraction-free, immersive way to write and edit. The minimalist interface puts options and tools on the edge of the screen and auto-saves progress. Upon relaunch, the program reloads your last file to make make it easy to jump back into your work.
Alternatively, FocusWriter Portable is stealth and automatically adjusts paths.
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Runs on: | Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | No. Leaves multiple Qt-related registry keys. |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | GNU GPLv3 |
How to extract: | Download "Windows (Portable)" ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch FocusWriter.exe. |
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JohnTHaller
on 2013-06-30 17:03
AndTheWolf - It's fixed. Some editors keep pointing to static URLs instead of the download page for some reason. So, when it's updated, the download winds up wrong.
__philippe
on 2018-03-31 15:31
Belatedly noticed FocusWriter's hefty 138MB footprint,
webfork
on 2018-04-11 22:29
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philippe: true. I'll add a note that the minimalism refers to the interface. |
Tablacus Explorer is a quad-pane file manager that supports tabs, mouse gestures, favorites, filters and different view styles. Its functionality can be extended via plug-ins which can be installed and updated from within the program.
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Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | MIT License |
How to extract: |
Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch TE32.exe or TE64.exe depending on your OS. Optionally, delete unnecessary language files. |
Similar/alternative apps: | Q-Dir |
What's new? | See: https://github.com/tablacus/TablacusExplorer/releases |
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aazard
on 2020-11-26 00:54
Tablacus Explorer is very powerful >>> in the way of plugins (see for yourself)
aazard
on 2020-11-26 00:56
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Missing Plugins Link, because that's this apps "thing": |
PDFArranger is an editor program to merge, split, rotate, crop, rearrange, duplicate and interleave pages. The program supports drag-and-drop insert of other PDF files, auto-crop whitespace, rotation of individual or any combination of pages, scale size (e.g. tabloid to letter size), and more.
The program can print "restricted" PDFs, split pages, export components of the PDF to separate files, or import standard images into a PDF document.
Cross-platform with clients available for Linux.
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Runs on: | Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | GPLv3 |
How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch pdfarranger.exe. |
Similar/alternative apps: | PDF XChange Editor, PDFtkbuilder |
What's new? | See: https://github.com/pdfarranger/pdfarranger/releases/, |
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Cornflower
on 2023-07-11 08:26
A few operational changes in v1.10.0 I've noticed:
Cornflower
on 2024-01-11 05:11
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This note on the download page: |
FastCopy is a file copy and synchronization tool with a variety of available extras. It uses different strategies (multi-threading, buffering) to help ensure maximum device throughput, as well as optional verification to make sure data is transferred correctly. It does not use the system cache, so other processes do not get bogged down during the copy process and a speed setting is also available, including pause. It supports Unix-style include/exclude wildcards filters.
Alternatively, PortableApps.com packages the last open source version as FastCopy Portable.
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Runs on: | Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 / Win11 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: |
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What's new? | See: https://fastcopy.jp/help/fastcopy_eng.htm#history |
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JohnTHaller
on 2024-05-06 20:50
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5.7.5 is the last version that works on Windows XP. It's available from the fcpyPortable homepage on PortableApps.com. |
AquaSnap is a resource-friendly window organization tool. Windows can quickly and easily resize to 1/2 (vertically or horizontally) and 1/4 of the screen by just dragging them to an edge or corner. Other available effects include window-stretching capabilities, making a window transparent when moving it across the screen and ability to manually "shake" a window, enabling transparency or minimizing other windows. Various color and design skins are available for window resize feature.
AquaSnap Personal Edition has all the features of the Professional Edition with the exception of mouse shortcuts, window tiling, "move windows together" and multi-monitor support. Package includes a 32-bit and a 64-bit version and a PortableApps format version is also available.
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Runs on: | Win7 / Win8 / Win10 / Win11 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
License: | Free for personal use |
How to extract: | Download the "Portable version" ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch AquaSnap.Daemon.exe |
Similar/alternative apps: | WinSplit Revolution |
What's new? | See: https://www.nurgo-software.com/company/news/13-aquasnap |
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Ennovy
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The latest version for Windows XP and Vista: http://www.nurgo-software.com/download/AquaSnap_1.17.1/AquaSnap.zip |
DesktopOK contains a host of beneficial Windows interface tweaks. The program can save the current icon view by resolution and make it easy to swap between views, showing all saved view formats in a list. Other tools include basic screenshots, the ability to force-close programs, color tool, volume and more:
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Runs on: | WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 / Win11 |
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. In this folder, create an empty text file and name it DesktopOK.ini. Launch DesktopOK.exe or DesktopOK_x64.exe. Possible issues:
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Similar/alternative apps: | AltDrag, ICU |
What's new? | See: https://softwareok.com/?seite=Freeware/DesktopOK/History |
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BluetoothView is a small utility that runs in the background and monitors the activity of Bluetooth devices around you. For each detected Bluetooth device, it displays the following information: Device Name, Bluetooth Address, Major Device Type, Minor Device Type, First Detection Time, Last Detection Time etc. BluetoothView can also notify you when a new Bluetooth device is detected, by displaying a balloon in the taskbar or by playing a small beep sound.
Created for Windows XP/SP2, Windows Vista and Windows 7. "Other versions of Windows don't provide a build-in support for Bluetooth, and thus BluetoothView cannot work with them."
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Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Dependencies: | For Windows XP: Service Pack 2 or above must be installed. |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch BluetoothView.exe. Optionally, download oui.txt to the same folder in order to fill the Company Name column. |
Similar/alternative apps: | BluetoothLogView |
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Askanoulis
on 2010-07-27 05:15
Worked on my Vaio. Funny little app :-). Dont know if it could be useful in any way .. still you can see who's around.
Edu
on 2010-09-01 15:49
Doesn't work in my WinXP SP3 :-(
Unknown
on 2010-10-05 10:09
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It didn't work on my Window 7 laptop for some reason. |
PDFsam Basic lets you split, merge, and extract pages, as well as rotate and mix PDF files. Input files can be merged completely or partially, and a page selection can be set in the form of comma-separated page intervals (eg. 1-10, 14, 25-), letting you specify what pages you want to merge.
Generated PDFs can include a table of contents at the start of the file. A list of clickable entries will let you easily navigate through the merged files.
Versions for Mac and Linux also available, as well as a commercial version with additional features.
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Runs on: | Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | Freeware/Open Source |
How to extract: | Download the portable ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch pdfsam.exe. |
Similar/alternative apps: | PDFArranger |
What's new? | See: https://github.com/torakiki/pdfsam/releases |
Latest comments | Add comment 1› |
3D Youtube Downloader searches and downloads a variety of media from YouTube, Vimeo, Dailymotion, LiveLeak and many other sites for playing outside the browser or offline viewing. The program even downloads subtitles and 3D video from YouTube and Dailymotion. High speed download is available with multipart downloads and HTTP compression, as well as proxy support to help circumvent network restrictions.
The search tool includes a variety of criteria including size, detail, ratings and many more. The interface provides options for different types of users including advanced for detailed view of available formats and quality levels, as well as a conversion mode for moving files to a different format altogether. The program supports a variety of media file quality and formats including WebM, MP4, FLV (video) and M4A, OGG, MP3 (audio), as well as conversion to AAC, WMA, SPX and many more.
The program can view YouTube RSS aggregators so you can see and download the latest in a series. A separate, non-free version is available for batch operations, but it is possible to run multiple instances of program for concurrent downloads.
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Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 / Win11 / Wine |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: |
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Similar/alternative apps: | YouTube Downloader HD, YouTubePal |
What's new? | See: https://yd.3dyd.com/changelog/details/ |
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webfork
on 2022-01-28 13:42
Several other audio extraction tools I used to rely upon failed on me, but this one worked great. I got exactly the format I was hoping for (Opus) and it downloaded very fast. Wonderfully simple and easy.
loin2kolpotoru
on 2024-07-22 11:57
I used and liked this program but recent changes in youtube has made this tool useless and the developer is unable to fix the problem another good program gone useless.
Midas
on 2024-07-23 07:22
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IMHO, the developer was discouraged from updating further by the "Safe Browsing" issues he's been facing lately, as explained in the changelog: |
LibreOffice is a complete productivity suite including word processor, spreadsheet, presentations, database, drawing tool and more. Includes strong compatibility for 100s of file formats including Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio etc.). The program is similar to OpenOffice, a program that it was derived from, but has added many new features and improvements.
LibreOffice Portable is a special build developed in conjunction with the publisher. On systems without Java installed, some functions such as document creation wizards and the Base database application etc. can be enabled by adding jPortable, though this is optional and can be skipped if those functions are not needed. Alternatively, X-LibreOffice (64-bit version) is also available.
Other available portable versions:
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Runs on: | Win7 / Win8 / Win10 / Wine |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | Yes |
Path portability: | Automatic compensation for dynamic drive letter in removable storage devices |
License: | GPL/LGPL |
How to extract: | Download the portable installer and install to a folder of your choice. Launch LibreOfficePortable.exe. |
Similar/alternative apps: | OpenOffice, FreeOffice |
What's new? | See: https://www.libreoffice.org/download/release-notes/ |
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freakazoid
on 2024-09-30 01:25
@tomcat - It's possible to install individual LibreOffice apps on Linux distros, but not with Windows installs unfortunately.
tomcat
on 2024-10-17 13:22
A powerful free alternative to MS WORD is WPS Writer, claiming full compatibility and similar UI:
Midas
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@tomcat: WPS Office was found to be adware and not natively portable. |