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 |
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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). |
Audacity is a multi-track sound recorder and editor with support for most audio formats and sophisticated effects such as noise removal and studio reverb. Users can record live audio, compress or convert file types, as well as cut, copy, splice or mix sounds together.
Cross platform with clients available for Mac and Linux.
Alternatively, Audacity Portable and an outdated X-Audacity are also available.
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Runs on: | Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | No |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | GNU GPL |
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Similar/alternative apps: | Wavosaur |
What's new? | See: https://github.com/audacity/audacity/releases |
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anon2219
on 2021-12-29 23:12
My understanding is that data collection concerns can be disabled: https://github.com/audacity/audacity/issues/1213#issuecomment-892556317
Ultra7ven
on 2021-12-31 13:06
After years of not being able to just drop-in a recent version of ffmpeg in Audacity's application folder, you can finally just do that.
freakazoid
on 2021-12-31 16:28
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@Ultra7ven - I have a forum post written up about how to set ffmpeg as a portable relative path: https://www.portablefreeware.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=101359#p101359 |
Firefox Browser is a fast, powerful and secure web browser that supports open standards and many of the latest web technologies. The program includes smart search, bookmark management, web development tools and built-in download manager. Smart content blocking for ads and trackers is available in both standard and private browsing modes.
Versions available for Mac, Android, iOS and Linux with synchronisation of passwords and browser state across devices. Additional features and customisations are available via the add-on system, which allows for thousands of specialized functions.
Mozilla Firefox, Portable Edition is a special build licensed by Mozilla and includes both the 32-bit and 64-bit builds and selects the appropriate one for each PC. Beta, Developer, Extended Release, and Win 7/8/8.1 and XP/Vista versions are also available.
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Runs on: | Win10 / Win11 / Wine |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | Yes |
Path portability: | Automatic relative path (eg. ..\..\personal\work.doc) |
License: | Launcher: GPL, Program: MPL v. 2.0 |
How to extract: | Download the self-extracting EXE and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch FirefoxPortable.exe. |
Similar/alternative apps: | Pale Moon Portable, SeaMonkey Portable |
What's new? | See: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/releasenotes/ |
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PAFuser
on 2020-06-11 12:24
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64 bit system: save 181 MB by deleting firefox folder, and renaming firefox64 to firefox. Beta, standard, and ESR work fine. |
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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NOTE: Recent press about CCleaner indicates it may represent a privacy concern.
CCleaner is a feature-rich system optimization and privacy tool. The program cleans unused, temporary and log files from your system, as well as traces of online activities such as Internet history and flash cookies. The program contains startup controls for Windows, major internet browsers and context menu entries. Includes a separate registry cleaner, duplicate search, system restore tool and can wipe both deleted files and drive free space for security.
A 64-bit version is available (within the folder). Monitoring functions are only available in the pro version.
Additional cleaner rules can be using an unofficial set of community-developed set. It should be noted that many of these rules are alpha and the developers will not provide support for these rules, a thread in the users forum is dedicated to supporting the add-on rules.
Alternatively, ccPortable is also available.
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Runs on: | Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 / Win11 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Dependencies: | Administrator rights |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | Free for personal use |
How to extract: |
If the "Portable" ZIP package is not yet available:
Don't forget to disable usage data sharing in 'Options' - 'Privacy'. |
Similar/alternative apps: | BleachBit, PrivaZer |
What's new? | See: https://www.ccleaner.com/ccleaner/version-history |
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Ennovy
on 2022-08-27 15:06
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I confirm writing to the registry (Windows 11): |
AutoHideDesktopIcons allows you to hide/unhide all desktop icons after a preset time.
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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 AutoHideDesktopIcons_p.exe. |
What's new? | See: https://softwareok.com/?seite=Microsoft/AutoHideDesktopIcons/History |
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donald
on 2011-09-16 17:56
I will attempt to post on application website but ...
donald
on 2011-09-22 00:45
Please note the immediate response of the developer.
freakazoid
on 2013-12-02 00:03
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Neat little app. Uses around 1.0 - 1.5MB RAM. GUI is a little ugly like all SoftwareOK apps, but you'll probably want to start this in the system tray and forget it! :) |
AlwaysMouseWheel allows you to scroll (via mouse wheel) any window under the mouse, even if that window is not in the foreground. This is especially useful when referencing multiple windows without losing focus on the primary window (e.g. taking notes).
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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 "Portable" ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch AlwaysMouseWheel_p.exe or AlwaysMouseWheel_x64_p.exe (for 64-bit OS). |
Similar/alternative apps: | WizMouse, DesktopOK |
What's new? | See: https://softwareok.com/?seite=Microsoft/AlwaysMouseWheel/History |
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Midas
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It should be noted that DesktopOK (see https://www.portablefreeware.com/?id=1692) also includes similar functionality... |
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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SearchMyFiles is a powerful alternative to the standard Windows search. It allows you to easily find files by wildcard, last modified/created/last accessed time, file attributes, content (text or binary search) and file size. File types available for search includes Microsoft Office and PDF files. The program also be detect duplicate files via the "Search Mode" drop-down box.
Note that the program is non-indexing, meaning it searches the drive directly, which is often slower but more accurate.
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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 SearchMyFiles.exe. |
Similar/alternative apps: | SwiftSearch |
What's new? |
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MIKLO
on 2018-04-06 14:57
I have tried and used several search apps before and was not very impressed but as soon as I saw that this product was from NirSoft I knew I had to try it. NirSoft makes so many great apps that I use a lot, its difficult to say something new about them due to the fact that just about everything they make works great and is pretty awesome overall. One thing is 4sure the native Micro$oft search engine is close to worthless, so just about anything will be an improvement.
freakazoid
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The latest version is such a welcome addition as it allows you to set the font and size used in the search results. |
GitHub user clsid' fork of Media Player Classic - Home Cinema (MPC-HC) is a lightweight player with broad format support. It includes keyboard shortcuts, audio/video controls, a web interface for remote control and more. The program is derived from Media Player Classic (MPC), a media player that mimics the interface of Windows Media Player 6.4, and adds support for EVR rendering, H.264 and VC-1 video hardware acceleration, bugfixes, additional languages, decoders and more.
Note: this is a fork of the original version that ceased development in 2017.
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Runs on: | Win7 / Win8 / Win10 / Win11 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | GPL |
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Similar/alternative apps: | SMPlayer |
What's new? | See: https://github.com/clsid2/mpc-hc/releases |
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MIKLO
on 2017-08-26 13:58
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No matter what IMO Media Player Classic has always been, and will always be the best overall Media Player. I've been using for a very long time on many different OS's and it fulfilled my needs on all of them. I like the look and all the rest, maybe I'm being partial but so what it works 4me :) Great job by the makers so thanks for the hard work. |