How to use Aml Pages as portable version?

F.A.Q.

Hot news [05/04/2025 14:33] Aml Pages 10.03 build 2982 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)

Added: new feature "Update Aml Pages" (see menu Help).
Fixes/changes in the saving formatting of plain text.

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 new version of plugin Aml Assist 3.64 (adding text to the nodes, including source URL). Double clicking on a node in the tree activates the text editor (right panel);
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.
The plugin Aml2Dropbox 2.71 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".

Hot news [14/04/2025 14:53]

New release: Aml Maple 7.50 build 937 — keyboard layout indicator

Aml Maple has a new kind of view on keyboard layout indicators: simple, modern and flexible. Aml Maple indicates the layout being used (i.e. the language you are typing at this particular moment). It is always in front of you, exactly at the position where you are typing!
You can download Aml Maple with installer or portable Aml Maple.
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What new in the version 7.50 build 937: (click to enlarge)

Aml Maple: Payment for updates or migration from old versions moved here (discount for registered users).

Critical fix: fixed leak of USER resources when handling mouse cursor.

Added notification about expiration of free Aml Maple updates (30 days).

Added: the mouse pointer displays the text “Not An Administrator” when Aml Maple is run without administrator privileges;

Added: new setting "Show in the mouse cursor if are no admin permissions";

Changed: mouse pointer indicator for expired licenses.

Added: export of settings into a external file.

Added: new command "Language Bar".

Added: new multilanguage localization subsystem (background mode).

Added: background saving unlocalized strings into language files of user interface (*.lng).

Fixed: hung up on selection of menu command "Email To Us";