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CSearcher

Submitted by hugonabais on December 24, 2016 - 10:26am

To search files, I always used windows explorer but it was slow, sometimes it did not return all the expected results, and it uses lots of RAM.
I tried some freeware non-indexing searchers but some were slow, and others did not have all the features I wanted.
So since I develop some application in my work I decided to create my own portable program: CSearcher.
CSearcher is a simple & fast free non-indexing search program.
Since I’ve been using it I gave it to some colleagues at work and they gave me same good feedback.

Portable App Compiler (Portablizer) v1.0

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Submitted by Carson. on December 19, 2016 - 1:29pm

Hi! This is my second forum post here now.

Yesterday when I posted the Scratch Portable, I thought I would have to spend ages on turning tons of more softwares into portable ones. However, after thinking that, I had an idea. A piece of software that turns any program into a portable program. I named it the Portable App Compiler (or Portablizer for short). It is currently really basic, and might never get any updates, but it gets the job done.

CheckForPlatformSplashDisable NSIS function 1.2 [Updated 2020-03-20]

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Submitted by John T. Haller on November 19, 2016 - 1:25pm

The CheckForPlatformSplashDisable function included with multiple custom launchers needs a minor update for NSIS 3.0 due to the fact it being standard NSIS and not NSIS Unicode anymore. The updated function for use with Firefox, Thunderbird, etc is posted here:

Free Delphi 10.1 for PortableApps.com Platform development

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Submitted by John T. Haller on October 26, 2016 - 1:37am

Embarcadero started giving away limited licenses of Delphi 10.1 Starter Edition in the last few days. It won't support drivers or databases and won't include updates. I don't think the license allows for redistribution of compiled EXEs on a commercial basis (which tends to have a rather broad definition including things like advertising on websites). You can view and redeem the offer here: https://www.embarcadero.com/products/delphi/starter/promotional-download/

Portable Windows version of Lektor Static Content Generator?

Submitted by sunk818 on October 23, 2016 - 1:09pm

Has anyone attempted to build a portable version of Lektor for use in Windows? It seems if you need python and ImageMagick, at least those two programs can be run as portable apps. Not sure what install.ps1 has in terms of manipulating files... but if it is within the virtual root of the portable app, then it seems possible to have a static version of Lektor installed?

https://www.getlektor.com/docs/installation/

Can python and ImageMagick be included in portableapps legally?

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