Top 15 PEM - Portable Extension manager Alternative and Similar Softwares | Dec 2024

PEM stands for Portable Extension manager. It's purpose is to be able to handle file associations without writing any data to the system's registry, making it possible to defaultly open files with programs on a flash drive.

Pass whatever files you want to open with PEM as arguments to PEM.exe (like making a shortcut, dragging the file onto PEM.exe, using the registry key, or using PEM dropper).

1. Coffee

Coffee It handles the double-click on files and redirect them to your portable application instead of the associated application registered in the registry. You can also define an alternate application that will be launched by holding down the ALT key during the double-click.......

2. eXpresso

eXpresso It allows to create portable file associations with your portable software and use them to open files, instead of the default system associated apps. No modifications are made to the host system and files are opened with portable file associations only if the tool is active. You can also define......

3. ExtMan

ExtMan Manage, edit, add, and delete file types on Windows Vista, 7, and 8.......

4. Ungoogled Chromium

Ungoogled Chromium A Google Chromium variant for removing Google integration and enhancing privacy, control, and transparencyA number of features or background services communicate with Google servers despite the absence of an associated Google account or compiled-in Google API keys. Furthermore, the normal build process for Chromium involves running Google's own high-level commands......

5. K-Meleon

K-Meleon K-Meleon is an extremely fast, customizable, lightweight web browser based on the Gecko layout engine developed by Mozilla which is also used by Firefox. K-Meleon is free, open source software released under the GNU General Public License and is designed specifically for Microsoft Windows (Win32) operating systems.......

6. FCorp Context Menu Manager

FCorp Context Menu Manager Context Menu Manager is a collection of utilities bent on providing the necessary means to customize the file association on the system as well as to enrich the context menu for files and folders with new entries.All elements in the interface are neatly organized, which makes finding the right sections......

7. SRWare Iron

SRWare Iron SRWare Iron, or simply Iron, is a fork of the free and open-source web browser Chromium , of which Google Chrome is a fork of. Iron primarily aims to eliminate usage tracking and other privacy violating functionality that Chrome includes. SRware bundles a simplistic hosts-based BLOCKer.......

8. Default Programs Editor

Default Programs Editor Default Programs Editor is a powerful but simple file association utility for Windows 7, Vista and XP. This free utility has three main functions: context menu editor, auto-play editor, and default programs association editor.With context menu editor you can add, edit, and delete context menu items, edit file type information......

9. Google Chrome

Google Chrome A free web browser developed by Google from the open source Chromium project with a focus on speed and minimalism. Chrome offers fast start-up and web page loading, sports a minimalist user interface, automatically updates in the background, and offers syncing of browser bookmarks, extensions, passwords, and history......

10. Windows ShutDown Timer

Windows ShutDown Timer Utility to shutdown your desktop/laptop at given time.......

11. Hsiu-Ming's Timer

Hsiu-Ming's Timer Hsiu-Ming's Timer is a graphical shutdown timer for Linux and Windows. It enables you to shutdown, turn off monitor, reboot or play sound after a period of time.......

12. Dshutdown

Dshutdown A stand-alone program that allows you to easily shutdown and wake up local or remote PCs, with many specific options.There are options relating to "pure" shutdown (such as the "force after wait" option which causes a forced, but 'clear' shutdown). There are monitoring options that allow you to shutdown a......

13. Shutdown Timer

Shutdown Timer Shutdown Timer is an advanced shutdown utility, it's more than a shutdown timer! It will allow you to- Shutdown- Restart- Logoff- Lock- Sleep- Hibernate- Put the Monitor to Standby- Open a file- Open a webpageThese options can be used within the many features Shutdown Timer has, the program uses these......

14. TimeComX

TimeComX You are looking for an automation tool, which is easy to operate, resource friendly but also powerful? TimeComX will help you out. It can perform various tasks after specified time, process activity or by a lower deviation of processor/network usage and input device activity.Most important tasks at a glance:• Restart,......

15. Shutdown8

Shutdown8 Shutdown8 is a simple program that allows users to shut down their computers with a timer. Users can simply add this program onto the taskbar and select the Shut down, Log off, Restart, Timer, Sleep or Hibernate menu.......