PortableRegistrator Alternatives

PortableRegistrator is described as 'Easily register any portable app as a default program in Windows. This will allow you to directly open weblinks (http/https URLs) with the portable browser of your choice' and is a System Tweaker in the os & utilities category. There are four alternatives to PortableRegistrator for Windows,.NET Framework and Mac. The best PortableRegistrator alternative is Types, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like PortableRegistrator are Default Programs Editor, Gunners File Type Editor and RCDefaultApp.

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PortableRegistrator

System Tweaker
Free • Open Source

Easily register any portable app as a default program in Windows. This will allow you to directly open weblinks (http/https URLs) with the portable browser of your choice

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PortableRegistrator alternatives page was last updated Jun 12, 2023

Types
“Types” is a free and lightweight utility for Windows that allows you to edit program associations, icons, context menus and other properties of various file types displayed in Explorer.
7 Types alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Windows
Types Features
Configuration
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Types VS PortableRegistrator
Is Types a good alternative to PortableRegistrator?
- Types is the most popular Windows alternative to PortableRegistrator.
- Types is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to PortableRegistrator.
- Types is Free and Open SourcePortableRegistrator is also Free and Open Source

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 ...
8 Default Programs Editor alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application types
- System Tweaker
- Shell
Platforms
- Windows
- .NET Framework
Default Programs Editor Features
Portable
Autoplay
Context Menu
Customize Windows
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Discontinued
Last update: March 11, 2018 (version 2.7.2676.2142)
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Gunners File Type Editor
Gunners File Type Editor allows you to you to create/modify various properties for file extensions. Each user can have different properties for a file extension. For example, the default program to open .txt files when ...
7 Gunners File Type Editor alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application type
- Shell
Platforms
- Windows
Gunners File Type Editor Features
Portable
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Discontinued
Latest version 3.1.4.8 released on Jul. 9, 2010.
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RCDefaultApp
RCDefaultApp is a Mac OS X 10.2 or higher preference pane that allows a user to set the default application used for various URL schemes, file extensions, file types, MIME types, and Uniform Type Identifiers (or UTIs; M...
9 RCDefaultApp alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac
RCDefaultApp VS PortableRegistrator
Is RCDefaultApp a good alternative to PortableRegistrator?
- RCDefaultApp is the most popular Mac alternative to PortableRegistrator.
- RCDefaultApp is Free and ProprietaryPortableRegistrator is Free and Open Source