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Portable Apps

Accessories -> Vista Addons:

Switcher 1OS:Vista + Aero 
Arranges desktop windows. Requires Windows Vista and Aero. (Aero is not available in Vista Home Edition).

Accessories -> Windows Addons:

DExposeE2 RELOADED 1OS:XP/Vista
Preview all open applications on desktop side by side, with a mouse-click.

Taskbar ShuffleOS:All 
Drag and drop your Windows taskbar buttons, tray icons or tasks in a grouped button's popup menu to rearrange them.

Visual Task Tips 1OS:XP or Vista (Classic theme)
Provides thumbnail preview image for each task in the Windows Taskbar, as seen in the Microsoft Windows Vista.

Business -> Desktop Graphics:

LiquidIcon XP 1.0.4 build 2616OS:All 
Easy to use tool for creating icons and cursors.

Business -> Dictionary:

WordWeb Pro English Dictionary 1OS:98/ME/2000/XP/Vista 
WordWeb is a quick and powerful international English thesaurus and dictionary for Windows.

Business -> Graphic Tools:

FastStone Image Viewer 1OS:98/ME/2000/XP/Vista
Browse, convert & edit images.

FastStone MaxView 1OS:98/ME/2000/XP/Vista
Tiny, very fast and innovative image viewer that supports all major graphic formats.

IrfanView 1OS:All 
Browse, convert & edit images.

Universal Viewer (ATViewer) 1OS:All
Advanced file viewer with wide range of formats supported. Available as portable edition.

XnView 1OS:All 
Browse, convert & edit images.

Business -> Miscellaneous:

Foxit ReaderOS:ME/2000/2003/XP/Vista 
Reads PDF files, but can also watch/listen to audio/video elements. Foxit are 10 times smaller than Adobe.

PngUtilsOS:All 
A collection of utilities for PNG images.

Business -> Notepad:

metapad 1OS:All
Small fast text editor.

Notepad2OS:All
Fast and light-weight Notepad-like text editor with syntax highlighting.

Win32Pad 1OS:All
Win32Pad is a feature filled text editor that is written with a programmer in mind.

Business -> Tools:

Convert For Windows 1OS:All 
Unit conversion program that will convert the most popular units of distance, temperature, volume, time, speed, mass, power, density, pressure, energy and many others, including the ability to create custom conversions!

Development -> Editor:

HAPedit 1OS:All 32-bit
HAPedit is an acronym for Html Asp Php editor; a win32 text-mode editor useful for all developers of dynamic web pages.

KompoZer 1OS:All
KompoZer is a complete web authoring system that combines web file management and easy-to-use WYSIWYG web page editing.

NOTEPAD++ 1OS:All 
Source code editor and Notepad replacement, which supports several programming languages.

PSPad 1OS:All 
Programmer's editor for Microsoft Windows operating systems. Work with various programming environments like highlighted syntax in their source code. Compare text files and highlight differences.

Development -> Environment:

xamppOS:All
XAMPP is an easy to install Apache distribution containing MySQL, PHP and Perl.

Development -> Trials:

VB Project AnalyzerOS:All 
Recommended when developing in Visual Basic. Analyzes max 10 files at once.

Development -> Utilities:

Dependency Walker 1OS:All
Dependency Walker is a free utility that scans any 32-bit or 64-bit Windows module (exe, dll, ocx, sys, etc.) and builds a hierarchical tree diagram of all dependent modules.

RGB Color Box 1OS:All 
Find color codes and generate BODY-tags for your HTML-documents.

Internet -> BitTorrent:

Halite 1OS:NT/2000/XP/Vista
Resource-Friendly BitTorrent client.

uTorrent 1OS:All 
Resource-Friendly BitTorrent client.

Internet -> Favorites:

AM-DeadLink 1OS:All 
Detects dead links and duplicates in browser bookmarks and text files.

Internet -> P2P Filesharing:

DC++ 1OS:All
DC++ is an open source client for Windows for the Direct Connect network. Direct Connect allows you to share files over the Internet without restrictions or limits.

Internet -> Web Browser:

AvantOS:All
Strangely enough, this is also the fastest web browser in the world.

Multimedia -> Editor:

Wavosaur - VST plugins 1OS:98/XP/Vista 
Wavosaur is a sound editor, audio editor, wav editor software for editing, processing and recording sounds, wav and mp3 files. Supports VST plugins (See 'Add-ons').

Multimedia -> Internet:

Screamer Radio 1OS:All 
Screamer Radio is a freeware Internet Radio player for Microsoft Windows.

Multimedia -> Media Player:

AIMP Classic 1OS:2000/XP/Vista 
AIMP Classic is a powerful audio player that allows you to listen to your favorite music with an outstanding sound quality. Including a easy to use CD-ripper and file converter.

Media Player Classic - Home CinemaOS:All 
Easy to use, and can play most file formats if codecs installed. This project is based on the original "Media Player Classic" and was created after Gabest, the original author, stopped working on it. Has several new features.

Media Player ClassicOS:All 
Easy to use, and can play most file formats if codecs installed.

VLC 1OS:All
Plays everything, when codecs are included on installation.

Multimedia -> Miscellaneous:

AVIPreviewOS:All 
A simple video player that plays partially downloaded video files.

Windows Media Player MPEG-2 and DVD Video Decoder UtilityOS:All
'The Windows XP Video Decoder Checkup Utility helps you determine if an MPEG-2 video decoder (also called a DVD decoder) is installed on your XP computer and whether or not the decoder is compatible with WMP 10 and Windows XP Media Center Edition.

Multimedia -> Music Management:

aTunesOS:All + Java 
aTunes is a full-featured audio player and manager, developed in Java programming language, so it can be executed on different platforms. With Last fm. integrated (displays artist information, cover & lyrics etc.)

XBMC Media Center 1OS:All
XBMC Media Center is an award winning media center for Mac OS X, Linux, Windows, Apple TV and Xbox. The ultimate hub for all your media.

Multimedia -> Tools:

Midi Jam info 1OS:All
MIDIJam is a program that visualizes MIDI files as they are played.

Multimedia -> Video Catalog:

Ant Movie Catalog 1OS:All
Ant Movie Catalog is a free (really free, i.e. the source code is available) program made to manage your collection of movies DVD, CD (VideoCD, DivX, ...) and tapes.

Security -> Anti-Rootkit:

McAfee Rootkit DetectiveOS:2000 SP4/2003 SP1/XP SP2
McAfee Rootkit Detective Beta is a program designed and developed by McAfee Avert Labs to proactively detect and clean rootkits that are running on the system.

RootkitRevealerOS:XP (32-bit)/2003 (32-bit)
RootkitRevealer is an advanced rootkit detection utility. It runs on Windows NT 4 and higher and its output lists Registry and file system API discrepancies that may indicate the presence of a user-mode or kernel-mode rootkit.

Sophos Anti-RootkitOS:NT 4.0 (SP 6a with IE 4.0)/2000/XP/2003
Our free software, Sophos Anti-Rootkit, finds and removes any rootkit that is hidden on your computer using advanced rootkit detection technology.

Security -> Malware Removal Tools:

avast! Virus Cleaner 1OS:All
This tool will help you remove selected worm infections from your computer.

AVG Free Advisor Virus RemovalOS:All
We provide you with a list of specialized utilities for virus removal. The utilities can be used to remove of some of the most common viruses.

BitDefender Downadup Removal tool - SymantecOS:All
Downadup (or Conficker) is a network worm that takes advantage of vulnerabilities in Windows to spread. Its removal is complicated by the fact that it blocks many known antivirus software and associated websites.

Free Virus Removal Tools - BitDefenderOS:All
List of specialized utilities for virus removal. The utilities can be used to remove of some of the most common viruses.

McAfee AVERT ToolsOS:All 
This collection of utilities is offered by McAfee's Avert Labs to accomplish unique tasks that are not commonly encountered during typical use of our anti-virus products.

Norman - Virus Removal ToolsOS:All 
Program to clean infected computer from certain malware.

SmitFraudFixOS:All 
This tool removes Desktop Hijack malware.

Trend Micro CWShredderOS:98SE/ME/2000/XP
Find and remove traces of CoolWebSearch - the name for a wide range of insidious browser hijackers- from your PC.

Security -> Privacy:

EraserOS:All 
Shreds your deleted documents, so it cannot be undeleted (even by experts).

Ss Data Eraser 1
Ss Data Eraser is a permanent way to securely delete files, folders and disk free space. Once deleted, your data is gone forever and can not be recovered.

Security -> Tools:

GRC PatchWork 1OS:NT/2000/2003/XP/Vista/2008 
Internet Anti-Intrusion Patch Verification and Intrusion Evidence Scanner - for Microsoft Windows NT.

GRC LeakTest 1OS:All 
Firewall Leakage Tester.

KeePass Password Safe 1OS:98/98SE/ME/NT/2000/2003/XP/Vista
Free, open-source, light-weight and easy-to-use password manager.

Panda USB VaccineOS:All
Panda USB Vaccine is solution designed to protect against malware spreading through USB drives. It offers a double layer of preventive protection, allowing users to disable the AutoRun feature on computers as well as on USB drives and other devices.

System Tools -> Addons:

MyUninstaller - Add-Remove Alternative 1OS:All 
If you have black stripes in "Add/ Remove programs", or if program is missing from the list, My Uninstaller can remove these.

ShellExView 1OS:All
The ShellExView utility displays the details of shell extensions installed on your computer, and allows you to easily disable and enable each shell extension.

System Tools -> Hardware:

Dead pixel tester 1OS:All
Display tests. May also fix dead pixels.

GPU-Z Video card GPU Information Utility 1OS:2000/XP/Vista
GPU-Z is a lightweight utility designed to give you all information about your video card and GPU.

UPnPTest - Help PageOS:Windows XP and above 
Utility to help get UPnP setup correctly in Windows XP.

System Tools -> Slipstream:

nLite 1OS:2000/XP/2003 + .NET 2 
nLite is a tool for pre-installation Windows configuration and component removal at your choice. Optional bootable image ready for burning on media or testing in virtual machines.

vLiteOS:Vista + .NET 2 
Windows Vista from Microsoft takes a lot of resources, we all know that. vLite provides you with an easy removal of the unwanted components in order to make Vista run faster and to your liking.

System Tools -> System Information:

AutoRuns for Windows 1OS:All 
Shows you what programs are configured to run during system bootup or login, and shows you the entries in the order Windows processes them.

Process Monitor 1OS:2000 SP4 with Update Rollup 1/XP SP2/2003 SP1/Vista/x64 versions of XP, 2003 SP1 and Vista 
Monitors an applications behavior. Where does it read/write in the Windows Registry, and what files does it use.

SIW - System Information for WindowsOS:Microsoft Windows 98/ME/NT4/2000/XP/2003/Media Center/Tablet PC/2003 Server R2/2003 x64/XP x64/Vista/Vista x64/2008/2008 x64 /WinRE/Bart PE/Winternals ERD Commander 
SIW is an advanced System Information for Windows tool that gathers detailed information about your system properties and settings and displays it in an extremely comprehensible manner.

System Tools -> System Tools:

Ultimate Boot CDOS:All
Bootable recovery CD that contains software used for repairing, restoring, or diagnosing almost any computer problem.

System Tools -> Windows Update:

c't Projekte - Offline-UpdateOS:All 
Download Windows and Windows Office updates, and convert all files into one ISO file. (Easily burned to CD/DVD and installed).

Utilities -> CD-DVD Burner:

DeepBurnerOS:98/98SE/2000/2003/XP
DeepBurner is an advanced and extremely powerful CD and DVD burning package. It even removes the hassle of making autoruns, creating and printing your own labels and booklets.

Utilities -> CD-DVD Tools:

IsoPuzzleOS:All
Recovers files from scratched or damaged CDs or DVDs.

Utilities -> Clipboard:

PasteCopy.NET 1, 2, 3, 4OS:98/ME/2000 SP3/Server 2003/XP SP2/Vista + .NET 2 
PasteCopy.NET is a portable Windows Clipboard Manager with multilingual support. It's fully automated and has a (auto-) resizable preview pane. PasteCopy.NET enlarges the capacity of Windows Clipboard and lets you organize csv, html, rtf, text, & images.

Utilities -> Compression:

IZArc - The Ultimate Archive Utility 1OS:All 
Open CD image files like ISO, BIN, CDI and NRG. It is also possible to convert such files from one type to another (BIN to ISO, NRG to ISO). This is my favourite.

PeaZip, archiver, encryption and file split toolOS:All
PeaZip free archiver utility is a portable, open source file and archive manager.

Utilities -> Defragmenter:

JkDefragOS:2000/2003/XP/Vista/2008/X64 
Defragment your computer with a single click, and can even be used as a screensaver automatically defragmenting your system. Can also defragment Windows Registry.

WinContig 1OS:2000/XP/Vista 
Quick defrag files without the need to defrag the whole disk, group files into profiles.

Utilities -> Hardware:

CPU-ZOS:All 
CPU-Z is a freeware that gathers information on some of the main devices of your system.

DISCInfo 1OS:All
DISCInfo is a freeware program to display hardware informations from and ATAPI/SCSI device under Windows operating system.

HWMonitor 1OS:All 
HWMonitor is a hardware monitoring program that reads PC systems main health sensors: voltages, temperatures, fans speed.

iCopy 1OS:All 
A portable software that lets you combine your scanner and printer into a powerful, but easy to use photocopier by only pressing a button.

Nero 8 (Info Tool)OS:All
Nero InfoTool provides information about the most important features of installed drives, inserted discs, installed software, and much more.

Nero DiscSpeed 5.0OS:2000/XP/Vista
A program for testing optical drives and media.

PC Wizard 1OS:All 
PC WIZARD is among the most advanced system information programs on the market.

Utilities -> Multiple Appz:

Miscellaneous Utilities - NTWind Software 1OS:All
Utilities are absolutely free, easy to use and take seconds to install: Hidden Start - run apps in the background, Visual Subst - virtual drives in effect, Close All Windows & Bad Application ;-)

Windows Sysinternals
Help you manage, troubleshoot and diagnose your Windows systems and applications.

Utilities -> Pen Drive:

AS3 Personal FirewallOS:98/ME/NT/2000/XP
AS3 Personal Firewall is device designed to prevent outsiders from accessing your network even if it is run from a USB drive.

MojoPacOS:XP 32-bit/MCE/Tablet PC 
Carry data files and your applications (such as Outlook, games, IMs) on a USB storage device or iPod.

PortableApps.com 1OS:All 
Now you can carry your favorite computer programs along with all of your bookmarks, settings, email and more with you.

PStart 1, 2OS:All 
PStart is a simple tray tool to start user defined applications. Designed to run portable applications (like portable Firefox & Thunderbird), you can start anything runnable from USB key devices or removable disks.

Stand Alone AppsOS:All 
Miscellaneous portable applications.

U3 smart ApplicationOS:All 
List of software packaged exclusively to run on U3 smart drives.

U3 Software CentralOS:All 
List of software packaged exclusively to run on U3 smart drives.

Utilities -> Tools:

CCleanerOS:All 
CrapCleaner deletes unnecessary files on your system, recommended, but unfortunately it also deletes saved cookies in Internet Explorer 7 in some cases.

DSHUTDOWN 1OS:All
Stand-alone program that allows you to easily shutdown and wake up local or remote PCs, with many specific options.

DTaskManager 1OS:2000/XP/Vista
Task-Manager, specifically engineered to give additional functionalities that the Windows bundled TaskManager (and other third party products) do not have.

SizerOS:All but Vista/7
Resize any window to an exact, predefined size.

The File Splitter 1OS:All 
Split files easily.

Unstoppable CopierOS:All 
Recovers files from disks with physical damage. Allows you to copy files from disks with problems such as bad sectors, scratches or that just give errors when reading data. Most types of files can be made useable even if some parts were not recoverable.

Utilities -> Tweaks:

Comodo System CleanerOS:XP/Vista 
A powerful suite of utilities and tools that allows you to make your Windows XP or Vista computer faster, more efficient and more secure

XdN TweakerOS:XP/2003/Vista/2008 + .NET 2
Tweaking program for Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, and Windows Server 2008.

Utilities -> Undelete:

Recuva 1OS:98/2000/2003/XP/Vista 
Recuva (pronounced "recover") is a freeware Windows utility to restore files that have been accidentally deleted from your computer.

RESTORATIONOS:95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP
Can also erase you deleted files. (See "Privacy"), but does not work with Vista, in fact running it in Vista corrupts your system. But for non-Vista users it's great.

Undelete Plus 2.98OS:All
Restore files that have been accidentally deleted from your computer. Works well, but are a bit slow.

Utilities -> Vista Tweaks:

Vispa 1OS:Vista
Vispa allows you to easily tweak your Windows Vista for better privacy and security, even system performance.

Vista4Experts 1OS:Vista
Change annoying settings in Vista.

VistaTweaker 1OS:Vista
VistaTweaker is a complete tweaking utility designed for windows vista. Has software, performance, usability and other kinds of tweaks to improve the overall Vista experience.

Utilities -> XP Tweaks:

RegTweakage.NETOS:XP
Registry Tweaker.

Security & Privacy Complete 1OS:All
Protects agains viruses, worms and malicious code by disabling unsecure operating system components. Protects against hackers and script-kiddies. protection agains unknown vunlerabilites (0day protection).

XP BootVis.exe 1.3.37OS:XP 
Decreases XP boot time.

XP-AntiSpy 1OS:XP
The xp-AntiSpy is a little utility that lets you disable some built-in update and authentication 'features' in WindowsXP.

xpyOS:XP
Small tool which disables the default threats of a Windows XP installation.