graphics and design

Portable Scribus - Desktop Publishing Tool

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Portable Scribus is a stand alone, USB flash drive compatible version of Scribus, the popular open source desktop publishing (DTP) application. This portable desktop publishing tool allows users to create professional quality documents such as PDF files, newsletters, brochures, magazines, flyers, and books without installing software on the host computer.

As a free and open source alternative to proprietary publishing software like Adobe InDesign or the discontinued Adobe PageMaker, Portable Scribus is especially useful for designers, educators, students, and print professionals who need a powerful layout tool that can run directly from removable media.

CatchColor: Reveal the Hex Color Value of any Pixel

CatchColor

CatchColor is a compact and FREE portable color picker tool for Windows that lets you instantly reveal the hexidecimal color value or color code of any pixel on your screen. Ideal for web designers, graphic artists, and UI developers, it helps you identify, copy, and use precise color codes in your projects without installing any bulky software.

IcoFX - Icon Extractor Editor and Creator

IcoFX Portable Icon Editor Extractor and Creator

Now you can create and edit icons portably while on the move. IcoFX is a simple and very easy to use Portable Icon Editor. It is a great portable solution that contains over forty effects for icon creation, extraction and editing. IcoFX was also designed to work with Windows XP and Windows Vista icons supporting transparency.

KompoZer - Portable Web Page Editor

KompoZer

KompoZer Portable is a versatile HTML web page editor and standalone portable web authoring tool designed to run directly from a USB flash drive. Based on the popular Nvu editor, this free html editor fixes many of Nvu's bugs and stability issues, making it a more reliable and user friendly solution for offline web development.

This portable web editor is especially appealing to users familiar with classic web design software such as Adobe Dreamweaver or Microsoft FrontPage, offering a visual WYSIWYG interface without requiring constant internet access.