With portable applications, those that require no installation on a Windows based PC, you can truly carry powerful software in your pocket. There are enough types of software to cover most any personal or business need. Being able to use business software, utilities and even games from a USB Flash Drive is very handy. Three of the major collections of portable applications are: Portable Apps - www.portableapps.com (download apps menu then select software from there to install. All the software installs under a folder called PortableApps) Pendriveapps - www.pendriveapps.com (download apps to any folder you choose) Liberkey - www.liberkey.com (Prepacked set of applications from 4mb to 300mb of downloads) | I have used the launcher from PortableApps for quite a while and it allows you to select apps from different categories after which it downloads them to wherever your PortableApps folder resides. The launcher can also be set to automatically notify you of software updates. Click below to find out just what kind of applications are available. |
From small utilities to full blown office suites, there are many applications to choose from. If you are a IT geek, then you'll want to download PC utilities to carry around and use to fix PC issues. If you are into Photography there are many photo editors, converters, etc. available. If you like to keep documents, spreadsheets and others types of data with you, then those are also available. Below are some examples. It's always nice to have backup applications in case your main PC dies or needs repairs.
Office suites - OpenOffice or LibreOffice (newer)
Browsers - Firefox, Opera, Maxthon
Note taking - Note Portable, KeepNote, Red Notebook, Cherry Tree
Word processing - Libre Writer, AbiWord, Scribus (desktop publisher)
Tasks / Project management - TaskCoach, ToDo List
File / Folder Sync - FreeFile Sync Portable, Synkron Portable
Photo Editing / Viewing - Gimp Portable, IrfanView
Passwords / Security - Eraser Portable , KeePass Password Safe
Music / Video - AIMP Portable, Audacity Portable, VLC Media Player
It will be worth your while to check out the available applications you can run from any Windows computer.
Office suites - OpenOffice or LibreOffice (newer)
Browsers - Firefox, Opera, Maxthon
Note taking - Note Portable, KeepNote, Red Notebook, Cherry Tree
Word processing - Libre Writer, AbiWord, Scribus (desktop publisher)
Tasks / Project management - TaskCoach, ToDo List
File / Folder Sync - FreeFile Sync Portable, Synkron Portable
Photo Editing / Viewing - Gimp Portable, IrfanView
Passwords / Security - Eraser Portable , KeePass Password Safe
Music / Video - AIMP Portable, Audacity Portable, VLC Media Player
It will be worth your while to check out the available applications you can run from any Windows computer.