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Applications ported to Windows RT 8.1

VNNGYN edited this page Jun 12, 2023 · 29 revisions

NOTE: This project is deprecated and no longer actively maintained as of 1st July 2019. More information about the deprecation can be found here.

The applications listed beneath can only be run on Windows RT 8.1 devices that have been booted into Test Mode. For information about how to boot into Test Mode, please click here.

The listed applications have been ported and signed by xda-members. Details about the applications can be found on our best friend Google. If a link doesn't work anymore, please report it here.

Thanks to @bfosterjr for the links to most of the applications and @MinhasKamal for DownGit.

NOTE: The applications are provided without warranty. Any damage caused is your own responsibility.

If you want your application to be added to the list of applications ported to Windows RT 8.1, open a ''New issue'' here and send me the application name, the download link, the source link (optional) and potentially important information about the application.

COMMUNICATION

App D1 D2 Source Info
IceChat 9.04A Download
Miranda IM 0.10.9 Download Download

CUSTOMIZATION

App D1 D2 Source Info
QiViewer 0.5.0 Download Download
Rainmeter 2.3.0 BETA R1091 Download Not all features work.

EDITORS

App D1 D2 Source Info
DtPad 2.11.0.40 BUILD 13034 Download
MicroEMACS 5.00 Download
Ninja Text Editor 0.5.2 BETA Download
Notepad++ 6.6.8 Download
Notepad++ 6.9 Download
Notepad++ 7.5.4 Download
Notepad Enhanced 9.8.8.0 Download
OutlineNotes 0.8 Download
QEdit HTML Download Download
SciTE 3.0.01.01 Download
Vim 7.3 Download

EMULATORS

App D1 D2 Source Info
Bochs. x86 Emulator 2.6 Download No network support.
DeSmuME 0.9.11 Download
DMGBoy 2.0 Download
DOSBox 0.74 Download Download
Mini vMac Download Go to the GitHub page of this project
Snes9x 1.53 Download Download Download Some features are disabled.
Wabbitemu 1.6.11.28 Download TI84Plus OS255 When it asks to update, click ''No''.
Win86emu 0.6 Download Read the installation instructions here.

ENTERTAINMENT

App D1 D2 Source Info
Coolplayer BUILD 219 Download Coolplayer Skins Download
MP4 Cinema 0.3 Download
OPL3 Synth Driver Download Download For the installation information, click here.
Plainamp 0.2.3 Download Download
WiMP3 0.2 Download

GAMING

App D1 D2 Source Info
Chromium B.S.U 0.9 Download Download
ioQuake 3 Download Download
Nethack 3.4.3 Download
PrBoom 2 Download Download
Return to Castle Wolfenstein Download Download
ScummVM 1.7.0 Download
Stoopid Chess 0.7.0.0 Download
Wolfenstein 3D Download Download
Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory Download Download

IDE

App D1 D2 Source Info
Brain**** IDE Download
PascalABC.NET 3.0 BUILD 1092 Download
Quicksharp 2.0.0.26942 Download No support for SLN files.

INTERNET

NOTE: We don't recommend web browsers other than Internet Explorer due to security vulnerabilities.

App D1 D2 Source Info
Apache 2.0.65 Download Download
Fossil SCM 1.26 Download Download
Freeflex 1.1B Download
Halite V0.3.4 Download Download Download Magnet links may not work.
QupZilla 1.4.3 Download HTTPS is unsupported.
Trojita 0.2.9 Download Download
Weebies 3 Cube BETA Download

LANGUAGES

App D1 D2 Source Info
Curl 7.21 Download Download
Lua 5.2.2 Download Download
Perl 5.12.4 Download
Pforth 27 LE Download

LIBRARIES

App D1 D2 Source Info
SDL 1.2.15 Download

UTILITIES

App D1 D2 Source Info
7-Zip 15.14 Download
7-Zip 22.00 Download It is unclear whether this build is signed.
7-Zip 22.01 Download It is unclear whether this build is signed.
Create Synchronicity 6 R1696 Download If you want to read up on the program, click here.
CryptoAlbum.NET 0.7.4 Download
Disk Space Analyzer Download
Environment Variables Manager 1.4 RC1 Download
FastCopy 2.11 Download
FreeSQL 0.0.0 Download
FileZilla 3.0.1 Download No support for encrypted protocols, only plain FTP.
FileZilla 3.6.0.2 Download Download
iPerf 1.7.0 Download Run the exe-file with the command-line, otherwise it won't start.
IKVM.NET 8.1.5717.0 Download Use the exe in "bin" folder. You can only execute using cmd. To use it from any folder on cmd, move bin folder to C:\ and use this in cmd: SETX /M PATH "%PATH%;C:\bin".
Keepass 2.37 Download
Midi Sheet Music 2.4 Download Make sure not to change the volume in the application by using the volume buttons on the side of the device.
Pash Download
Process Hacker 2.30 Download Download
Process Hacker 2.33 Download Download
Process Hacker 2.36 Download Download
PuTTY Suite 0.62 Download
RegShot 1.8.3 Download Download
Rufus 4.1 Download It is unclear whether this build is signed. More information on the project page.
Screen To GIF 1.4.2 Download For users on a Surface 2, set the desktop scaling to 100% for coordinates to match exactly (or increase capture window size to compensate). In Windows RT 8.1, changing the desktop scaling can be done (and undone) without rebooting your tablet.
Simple .NET Web Server 0.6 Download Download Full project page here, if you want to clone.
Sharex 10.3 Download
SpeechReader 0.1 Download You may want to 'keep display awake'-option. You can put a shortcut in the program in your 'shell:sendto' folder and send text files to it or load text files from the program. If you do not load text files, you can type or past text into the textbox to speak it.
Subversion 1.8.0 Download Download
Synergy 1.3.8 Download Download
Synergy 1.4.12 BETA Download Download
UnxUtils Download Download
Windows App Boss 1.0.2.3 Download
WinMerge 2.12.4.0 Download Download Download
WinQuake 1.0 Download Download
VirtuaWin 4.4 Download Download
VueScan 9.7.73 Download