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Synopsis: sCheckbook is a simple checkbook or bank account register. The application offers export to CSV and HTML formats.

Synopsis: PortableApps.com AppCompactor allows you to compress whole directories including applications, file libraries, and zip files. The program is a powerful compression tool that unites 7-zip and UPX inside a user-friendly wizard. For applications, this saves disk space and increases performance when running from a slow media (like flash drives). For archives, this will recompress DLL, EXE, ZIP, JAR, IRC, PYD and BIN files to their maximum compression settings, as well as an option to decompress an app's binary files that were previously compressed with UPX.

All files are tested using UPX's test feature after compressing. Files smaller than 4K are automatically skipped as compressing will not save space on the drive. The standard Microsoft Visual C runtimes are skipped to prevent antivirus false-positives. Advanced configuration can be done with apps in PortableApps.com Format.

Note: As UPX will alter the EXEs and DLLs (reversible using the Decompress option in the AppCompactor) and some apps may have issues with Zip or Jar files compressed further, users should backup software and test it after processing.
　

Synopsis: Pidgin is an easy-to-use multi-protocol instant messaging client with a tabbed interface, customizable sounds, themes, and more. Supports a long list of networks including AOL, Yahoo, MSN, ICQ, Jabber, and IRC, as well as 85 world languages.

Pidgin Portable is a version of the program from PortableApps. A wide variety of plugins are available to add more features including networks, security, interface tweaks, and more.

Alternate portable versions:

• X-Pidgin (thanks Aretin)
• Official Procedure to make the official client portable (relatively long and a bit outdated)
• Script kindly contributed by rokth
  　

Synopsis: PAST (PAlaeontological STatistics) is a data analysis package aimed at paleontology. Inspired by PALSTAT, it includes common statistical, plotting and modeling functions. It features a spreadsheet-like data entry form, and supports both interactive user interface and scripting.

Synopsis: Notepad++ is a tabbed source code editor and Notepad replacement with a customizable interface. It is one of the few few source code editors that supports "folding," allowing users to quickly reduce and expand sections of code to see the overall document. In addition, it features multi-language syntax highlighting, auto-completion, regular expression search/replace, macro recording and playback, etc. The program can access a long list of plug-ins via an easy-to-access menu with even more features and functions.

Alternately, X-Notepad++ and Notepad++ Portable clean the local folder.
　

Synopsis: Clam Antivirus is a virus and spyware scanner whose database is constantly maintained by a group of volunteers, and updates are always available for free. Note that the program does not contain an on-access real-time scanner; you must manually scan a file in order to detect malware.

ClamWin Portable is a portable wrapper for ClamWin and can be modified to automatically update virus database periodically or during startup. See ClamWinPortableDBUpdate.

Alternatives:
　

• Instructions are available to make the official program portable
• X-ClamWin

Synopsis: Xleaner is a comprehensive privacy tool and a clean-up utility that allows you to delete temp and junk files with ease. Xleaner can clear browser history, cookies, cache, search, auto-complete etc. It can also remove temp folders, recent documents, as well as run, search, open/save history and much more.

Xleaner is extendible with PlugIns, AddOns as well as Themes / Color schemes.

Languages: Russian, Portuguese, Italian, Czech, Spanish, and German

Synopsis: Task Coach is a simple todo manager to keep track of personal tasks and todo lists. It grew out of a frustration that most task managers do not provide facilities for composite tasks. Often, tasks and other things todo consist of several activities. Task Coach is designed to deal with composite tasks. In addition, it offers effort tracking, categories, and notes. Open source and cross-platform.

Task Coach Portable includes a launcher to handle portablization. X-Task Coach is also available from the download page.

Cross-platform (OS X, Linux, BSD, and iOS) with syncronization features available via the Funambol service.
　

Synopsis: Nemp (Noch Ein Mp3-Player) is an intuitive and easy-to-use audio player. The program features a media library with support for drag & drop and tag-cloud organization, as well as coverflow, webradio, a Web server for remote control and much more.

Based on the BASS audio library.