portable software

a kind of software that you can have them in usb

List of portable software

Portable software is a class of software that is suitable for use on portable drives such as a USB (thumb) drive or digital audio player or PDA with "drive mode", although any external hard drive can be used. [1] [2] The concept of carrying one's favored applications, utilities, and files on a portable drive for use on any computer is one which has evolved considerably in recent years.

Programs in this category (also known as portable applications) are typically 'lite' versions of their parent software, but there are many exceptions.

To be considered portable, for purpose of this list, a software program must:

1. Not require any kind of formal installation onto a computer's permanent storage device to be executed, and can be stored on a removable storage device such as USB flash drive, enabling it to be used on multiple computers.
2. Settings are stored with, and can be carried around with, the software (i.e., they are written to the USB drive). If the registry is used to store settings, the application's configuration isn't portable, and must be set up on every PC it is used on
3. Leaves a zero (or near-zero) "footprint" on any PC it's run on after being used. i.e., All temporary files/registry settings should be removed once the program has exited, and files created by the user can be saved directly to the same removable media as the application is stored on.

Generally, smaller utility/toolkit software is inherently fairly portable; though larger applications are sometimes changed in order to allow a portable versions to be released (e.g., Opera@USB and OperaTor).

Bundles of applications

• AccessApps
• Ceedo
• MojoPac
• LiberKey
• PortableApps.com
• U3

Application launchers

• Appetizer (Dock application)
• ASuite
• Ceedo Easy Access Menu
• Launchy
• OpenDisc
• PortableApps.com Menu
• PStart
• RocketDock
• SyMenu
• U3 Launchpad (only included on U3 drives)
• SE-TrayMenu
• CodySafe

Development

Scripting Languages

• Portable Python
• Portable NSIS Version

Compilers

• MinGW
• Tiny C Compiler

IDEs

• Alice (software)
• Portable Eclipse
• Portable Code::Blocks (needs MinGW installed, which is portable too)
• Portable Dev-C++
• Hackety Hack, which is an educational version of ruby, can be installed on pendrive.
• JCreator Not entirely portable, because it leaves some settings on the host computer.

Visual mapping tool/Productivity tool

• XMIND

Graphics

3D Modeling And Rendering

• Anim8or - Free 3D modeling and animating software.
• Blender:
  • BlenderPortable
  • Blender Pocket
  • XBlender[3]

Graphic Editors

• ArtRage
• Artweaver
• Dia
• EVE
• Fotografix
• GIMP:
  • GIMP Portable VS 2008 is the Gimp portable version of Gimp on Microsoft Windows platforms (Windows XP, Vista, NT Server 2003, NT Server 2008)
  • Portable Gimp - for Mac OS X
  • X-Gimp
  • X-GimpShop
• Inkscape:
  • X-Inkscape
  • Portable Inkscape - for Mac OS X
• IrfanView
• Pixia
• XTuxPaint

Viewers

• FastStone Image Viewer
• Irfanview
• XnView

Document Based

Office and Publishing

• Abiword
• AllMyNotes Organizer
• Atlantis Word Processor
• Jarte
• OpenOffice.org
• Qjot
• RagTime
• Scribus
• StarOffice

Editors

• AkelPad - for portability, select Save Settings to INI File from Registry Tab in Settings dialog
• EmEditor Professional - for portability, select Import and Export on Tools menu
• EditPad Pro (also EditPad Lite)
• Geany
• gVim - for advanced users
• Notepad++
• Notepad2
• NoteTab Light
• Programmer's Notepad
• PSPad - for portable use choose CAB archive
• Q10
• SciTE - for portability, set SciTE_HOME environment variable
• TED Notepad - for portability, create tednpad.ini file
• Textpad
• UltraEdit (UE3)
• VEDIT - for portability, check "Install onto removable USB drive" checkbox on the first setup dialog

Personal Notes

• Personal Knowbase - note organizer. For portability, select the removable drive letter as "Destination" during installation.

Educational

• Celestia
• GCompris
• Maxima
• Stellarium

Games

See List of portable computer games

Internet

Web browsers

• Avant
• Firefox Portable
• Google Chrome Portable
• Maxthon Browser
• Opera
• Operator YAPO
• Pocket K-Meleon
• XeroBank Browser
• SRWare Iron Portable
• Sleipnir

Email clients

• Mail - for Mac OS X
• Mozilla Thunderbird Portable (for Linux)
• Pegasus Mail
• Pine
• Opera (Integrated Email client)
• sylpheed get the zip version
• The Bat! Voyager

Instant messaging

• Adium - for Mac OS X
• Brosix
• Google Talk
• Yahoo! Messenger
• Miranda IM
• Pidgin Portable (formerly Gaim Portable)
• Psi Portable
• TerraIM
• Trillian Anywhere
• Portable iChat - for Mac OS X
• Digsby
• Skype

FTP clients

• WinSCP
• FileZilla
• Portable Cyberduck
• SmartFTP
• FlashFXP

Download managers

• Wget
• HTTrack
• WxDownload Fast
• Orbit Downloader
• Download Manager">Free Download Manager - Note: installation required to create portable version.
• Opera (Integrated Download Manager)

P2P file sharing

• BitComet - Note: needs msxml.
• BitTornado - Note: needs msxml.
• Emule
• Opera (integrated torrent client)
• Torrent - Latest version runs independently
• Halite
• FrostWire
• Limewire Portable
• Vuze Portable

IRC

• ChatZilla Note: Requires a Mozilla based browser, e.g. SeaMonkey, or Firefox.
• HydraIRC
• Miranda IM
• mIRC Note: There is a U3 version of mIRC that can be installed on U3 drives. The original application is portable, leaving behind only the license key in the registry. (This may not be true with the newer versions that are vista-compatible, as their default user data area was changed to the user's application data folder.) Since v3.1, it can be started from a command line using the -portable switch to use settings, DLLs, and license keys that are stored in the same folder as mirc.exe.
• Nettalk
• Pidgin (formerly Gaim)
• Opera (Integrated Irc client)
• XChat
• Portable X-Chat Aqua - for Mac OS X
• Digsby

RSS, Atom readers

• RSSOwl Note: needs Java runtime environment.
• Opera (Integrated RSS/Atom client)
• SE-RssTools Note: needs Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0.

Telnet, SSH clients

• portaPuTTY
• WinSCP Portable Edition - SFTP/SCP/FTP client, remote file manager, GUI-see WinSCP.

Search engines

Podcast managers

• Juice

Proxy server/clients and Routing Networks

• Portable Tor

Local wikis

• EverNote (freeware & commercial versions)
• Wikidpad
• TiddlyWiki (Use a web browser on a local file. No network required.)
• DokuWiki (freeware version available complete with apache)

Miscellaneous

• Moka5 LivePC Engine (Portable VMware). Note: Dynamically loads and unloads network drivers and requires administrator rights.
• Mojopac portable chopped down copy of windows. Requires administrator rights.
• DataCrow -- Media cataloger and media organizer.

Multimedia

File converters

• Audiograbber
• BonkEnc
• CDex
• MediaCoder
• TMPGEnc
• Total video converter
• FormatFactory
• AVS Video Converter

CD/DVD burning

• DeepBurner Portable Edition
• InfraRecorder
• Portable ImgBurn

Editors

• Portable Audacity - for Windows and Mac OS X
• Free Edition">Audiobook Cutter Free Edition
• mp3DirectCut
• GoldWave

Audio/Midi Sequencer

• Reaper has a .bat file for a USB stick installation

Players

• FLV player
• Media Player Classic
• foobar2000 - only supports xp and forward
• MPlayer
• SMPlayer - download the 7zip version which is portable
• K-Multimedia Player - use zip version to make it portable
• The Core Pocket Media Player
• VideoLAN
• Winamp

Recorders

• Streamripper
• StationRipper

Video Capture

• VirtualDub

Networking

HTTP servers

• EasyPHP
• XAMPP
• Rails, Apache, and MySQL
• Server2Go
• WOS
• The Uniform Server
• HTTP File Server (HFS)

Miscellaneous

• Netcat
• Proxomitron - Filtering Web Proxy
• Xming
• WinDump: Tcpdump for Windows
• Wireshark
• VNC: RealVNC Viewer for Windows

Remote Desktop

• TeamViewer

Other Tools

• Portable Nvu and KompoZer - for Mac OS X and Windows.
• OpenOffice.org Portable - Complete office suite, which includes HTML editor.

• Portable Sunbird - for Mac OS X, and Windows
• Portable iCal - for Mac OS X

• Directory Opus by selecting the USB/U3 export option
• X-file X-file for Windows 98SE/2K or later
• Servant Salamander 1.52
• Total Commander
• XYplorer
• FreeCommander
• Xenon File Manager

• 7-Zip
• Filzip
• PeaZip, for Linux and Windows
• iZarc2go, Portable version of iZarc
• WinRAR, Portable version for Windows, still requires having a license for a regular version of WinRAR. The version number for WinRAR Unplugged is 3.8.0.1, while the latest WinRAR for Windows version is 3.90.
• PerfectCompress, The software is a single executable so it is always portable.

PDF Tools

• Foxit Reader
• Sumatra PDF
• PDF-XChange Viewer

• Portable OpenOffice.org - for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X

Security and Encryption

Password Management

• KeePass Portable
• Password Safe
• Roboform RoboForm2Go
• Hasa Portable

Anti-Spyware/Malware

• CWShredder
• HijackThis Powerful tool for listing all startup programs and other hidden system modifications.
• Spybot - Search & Destroy Note - Requires power user or administrator privileges for Windows XP
• SUPERAntiSpyware Removes ALL the Spyware, NOT just the easy ones!

AntiVirus

• ClamWin Portable
• Rootkit Revealer
• Avast
• avira

Real-Time Disk/Volume Encryption

• FreeOTFE / FreeOTFE Explorer

System Maintenance

Storage Management

Visual maps of free space and biggest files and folders on hard drive.

• SpaceMonger
• CCleaner
• WinDirStat
• Defraggler

System Information

• CPU-Z - CPU and memory hardware details - clock and FSB speeds, SPD, OS version.
• GPU-Z - GPU details.
• AIDA32 - freeware system information, diagnostics, and auditing program
• EVEREST
• Speccy

Partition/File Recovery

• Photorec
• Testdisk
• Recuva - has U3 variant.
• Scalpel - For all platforms

See also

• List of LiveDistros
• Live USB
• Portable application creators
• VMware ThinApp, a virtualization suite (with the ability to make portable programs)
• Portable Application