How to use Aml Pages as portable version?

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Hot news [13/01/2025 17:03] Aml Pages 10.02 build 2970 released.
You can download English version with installer or portable versions (learn more about portable version).
For other language versions - see here.

Also You can download localized versions of Aml Pages: German, French, Italian, Portuguesze Brazilan, Russian, Ukrainian and etc.

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What`s new in the version (click to enlarge)

Aml Pages: Plain text allow to apply simple formatting

Fixed: node text was not saved when temporarily removing the "Read-only" document mode.
fixes in the text editor: looping of link highlighting, syntax highlighting, drawing of bookmarks after scrolling the text with the mouse wheel (the entire visible range of text was parsed, drawn and highlighted indefinitely/forever);
added: double-clicking the mouse in an empty area of the main Aml Pages window switches the main window to maximized mode or back from maximized;
added the command line switch "/nodelay";
fixed flickering of the tree panel when gaining or losing focus (only the selected tree node is invalidated);
added extended tooltip with tips to the menu command "Insert\Date and Time";
Added background asynchronous loading of text templates when starting Aml Pages.
Added new version of Aml Assist 3.61 plugin has been added (adding text to the nodes, including source URL). Double clicking on a node in the tree activates the text editor (right panel).
The plugin Aml2Dropbox 2.68 released.
Critical bug fix: excessive CPU usage when the Nodes Tabs bar (top nodes bar) is enabled.
Added: text templates supports autotext now.
Added new version of plugin AutoReplace 2.16 (fixed: does not save setting after OK in the dialog, fixed: running the plugin in a hyperlinks).
New feature: plain text formatting. What does this mean? Now You can uses a simple formatting for nodes of plain text: font and him attributes (bold, italic, underline and etc), font size, colors of background and text, can uses format styles and many more.

See the What's New section for a full list of changes, or you can view it from Aml Pages itself.

Well, wel, but how to use the Aml Pages as portable version?

There are also portable versions of Aml Pages. Both are identical in content. The only difference is one: a ZIP archive with the Aml Pages installer or a ZIP archive containing only all the program files you need.

See the portable vesions here.

Solution #1: Portable version

You may download English or Russian portable version. All versions is available here.

Installation of portable version

Extract all files from ZIP-archive to any folder.
Start the file RUN_PORTABLE.bat (for first time only).

If you are upgrading to the Aml Pages new version, extract all files from the ZIP archive to the same folder (replacing the old files).

Solution #2: Restart as portable mode

Start the Aml Pages.
Choose menu command "File\Restart As Portable Mode". This method supports by versions Aml Pages 9.27 or later.
Copy entire Aml Pages folder to flash-drive.

$Menu File\Restart As Portable Mode$
Pic.1: Menu File\Restart As Portable Mode.

Solution #3: Manually, step-by-step

Copy all files from Aml Pages directory from hard-drive to flash-drive (or other removable drive).
Start the Aml Pages from flash drive (Click on file AmlPages.exe).
Choose menu command "Tools\Settings".
Select tab "Miscellaneous".
Choose Choose parameter "Save settings to ini-file""Save settings to ini-file". Then Your settings will be the same on any computer.
Press "OK".
Complete!

The tooltip for the setting "Save settings to ini-file" will be show full path to current ini-file. Also You can known of path to ini-file from "About dialog" (see menu "Help" or use Ctrl+Alt+F1 keyboard accelerator).

Pic.2: Choose parameter "Save settings to ini-file".

Also You can download localized versions of Aml Pages: German, French, Italian, Portuguesze Brazilan, Russian, Ukrainian and etc.