Listary Portable 2.0.392 has been released. Listary is an excellent find-as-you-type search utility that makes searching items in large unmanageable lists of Windows applications a breeze. It works with items in Windows Explorer, Task Manager, Registry Editor, Windows Desktop, file Open/Save dialogs and other components. It's packaged in PortableApps.com Format so it can easily integrate with the PortableApps.com Suite. Listary is freeware for personal use. Read on for more details...
Listary is packaged for portable use with permission from Bopsoft.
PortableApps.com Platform 2.0 Beta 5 users who already have this app installed, simply click 'Check for Updates' in your PA.c Menu to update to the new version.
Features
- Smart Search - Find-as-you-type search list that narrows down real-time as you type any part of item name.
- Wildcards - Find-as-you-type search using wildcards like '*' and '?' in the traditional way.
- Shortcut to command mode - Simply type /cmd to enter command line window in the directory you are presently in.
- Hotkey - Press only Windows+W to start Listary. Customize shortcuts to select items from large lists.
- Nifty UI - Neat tool sitting in system tray, showing only a search bar that disappears upon 'Esc'.
- Traditional search - Find-as-you-type search list that narrows down real-time as you type item name in exact order.
- Text editing - Edit text anywhere with your favorite text editor.
- Auto-complete - Predicts what you want to type and auto-completes the search-string with just a few tabs.
- Regular expressions - 'Regex': Powerful, flexible advanced search method for matching strings of text.
PortableApps.com Installer / PortableApps.com Format
Listary Portable is packaged in a PortableApps.com Installer so it will automatically detect an existing PortableApps.com installation when your drive is plugged in. It supports upgrades by installing right over an existing copy, preserving all settings. And it's in PortableApps.com Format, so it automatically works with the PortableApps.com Suite including the Menu and Backup Utility.
Download
Listary Portable is available for immediate download from the Listary Portable homepage. Get it today!
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Comments
Great piece of software.
Thanks, this is a great piece of software. Once you got used to it, you'll wonder #1 how you got along without it, #2 why something like it isn't built into Windows itself.
Just for the record, a portable version of Listary is available from the company website, so if you don't use the PortableApps Suite, you're probably better of with that one. http://www.listary.com/download/portable.zip
Not Exactly
As always, the PA.c Format has a ton of advantages over zips (which usually aren't fully portable). In addition to being easier to install, easier to upgrade, keeping data in a consistent place and automatically working with the platform, the PAF package portablizes favorites folders (part of the 'pro' version) which will normally break as you move PCs.
@John
Just to be clear, there's no doubt the PA format has many advantages. However, sometimes the functionality offered by "naked" native zips is enough or even preferred for whatever reason. Therefore I felt it's only fair to mention their existence.
Odd
Odd bit of software since it seems to work only in the directory that one is presently viewing. i.e. not a desktop search such as "Everything". Unless there are thousands of files in a single folder, it's faster to just scroll right to it.
Haven't used Listary yet, but . . .
I've mainly been using Linux lately, so I haven't got a chance to use Listary yet (I never tried it while in DevTest because I misunderstood what it was :p) but there is a similar feature (type in a folder and a box appears as you type which selects the first matching item, use up/down keys or scroll wheel to switch which matching item is selected) built into many Linux distributions, and for years I have wondered why nobody had copied that functionality over to Windows, and now that I know that someone has (and added more awesome functionality too), I know I'll love it (once I get back on a windows machine that is).
@JL: Nothing "odd" about that, IMHO.
There's nothing odd about it - it's one of those programs whose point is to do "one thing well", and working inside a given directory is that thing. You don't need to have thousands of files in a folder for Listary to come into its own, either. A few dozens or less is enough, depending on how complex and/or similar the file names are. Listary also works like a charm on over-crowded desktops.
That being said, Everything is superb, but it serves a different purpose.
"One Thing Well"
That would be great idea for a blog...