A portable application can be run from a removable drive (USB flash drive, iPod, portable hard drive, etc) on any Windows computer without installation.
You will carry the program with settings on removable drive and don't modify settings on host computer.
Tested on Windows XP Pro SP3 and Windows 7 Integrale SP1.
On Vista and 7 turn off User Account Control (UAC) or run launcher as admin.
If you found dead links, search on Jooseng's Mirrors.
Google Internet browser without installation.
Download Portable Google Chrome MultiVersion Online (0.4 MB) (updated)
In first screen of Chrome MultiVersion Online, enter download string:
B62CA414BEF178F7/25.0.1354.0 for Chrome Dev
93A53B056FA18943/24.0.1312.35 for Chrome Beta
FF93E464A075D0E7/23.0.1271.97 for Chrome Stable
Chrome Online will download setup and extract files.
SRWare Iron is based on the Chromium-source and offers the same features as Chrome but without the critical points that the privacy concern.
Download Portable SRWare Iron 23.0.1300.0 Online (0.2 MB)
Iron Multiversion Online will download setup and extract files.
Flash Plugin (not needed for Chrome)
Can use Java Runtime Environment Portable
Extract and run ChromePortable or IronPortable.
If you want to add parameters, start in incognito mode, not set cache in temp, not delete cache or allow multiple instances: edit *Portable.ini.
Example: AdditionalParameters=--app=http://portableappz.blogspot.com
Settings of installed Chrome & Iron should be preserved.
Results in Acid3 Test :
Chrome & Iron: 100 %
Fast and free Web browser without installation.
Download Portable Opera Internal 32-64 Online (0.5 MB)
In first screen enter:julekalender_12.12-1693
Download Portable Opera 32-64 Online (0.5 MB)
In first screen enter:1211
Can use Java Runtime Environment Portable
Extract and run OperaPortable or OperaNextPortable (each have their own profile).
Edit OperaPortable.ini to choose Open & Save Dir, not empty cache, not backup icons & thumbnails...
Settings of installed Opera should be preserved.
Results in Acid3 Test: 100 %
Flash Plugin for Firefox, Opera, Seamonkey....
Download Flash 32-64 bit Plugin (11.9 MB)
(included also Adobe Reader plugin 11.0.0.379 but need installed program)
Extracted once in CommonFiles\Plugins in your PortableApps folder (if test fail run latest browser installer).
Full-Featured Browser without installation.
Download Portable Maxthon 4.x.x.x Online (0.6 MB)
In first screen of Maxthon MultiVersion Online, enter: 4.0.0.2000
Portable Maxthon Online will download setup and extract files.
Can use Java Runtime Environment Portable
Extract and run MaxthonPortable.
Settings of installed Maxthon should be preserved.
Multi protocol instant messenger client without installation.
Download Portable Miranda MultiVersion Online (0.4 MB)
In first screen of Miranda MultiVersion Online, enter: 0.10.9
Extract and run MirandaPortable.
32 or 64 files selected by launcher.
For other languages download langpack and extract langpack_*.txt in App\Miranda\ and App\Miranda64\.
Settings of installed Miranda should be preserved.
Burn CDs and DVDs, including Blu-Ray and HD-DVDs without installation.
Download Portable CDBurnerXP Online (0.3 MB)
Need .NET Framework 2.0 or above.
Extract and run CDBurnerXPPortable.
Language set by launcher according UserDefaultLang (if you don't want: write UserDefaultLang=false in CDBurnerXPPortable.ini).
If you drag'n drop a dxp/axp file (project) on (or open with) CDBurnerXPPortable: it will be opened in CDBurnerXP.
Settings of installed CDBurnerXP should be preserved.
Tap into the power of cascading style sheets (CSS) and (X)HTML without installation.
Download Portable TopStyle Online (1.2 MB)
Extract and run TopStylePortable.
Settings of installed TopStyle should be preserved.
Alternative to Microsoft Office without installation.
Download Portable SoftMaker Office (20.9 MB)
Extract and run *Portable.
Settings of installed SoftMaker Office should be preserved.
Copy Blu-ray/DVD and convert video file without installation.
Download Portable DVDFab Online (0.4 MB)
Options: "DVD to DVD", "DVD to Mobile", "Blu-ray to Blu-ray", "Blu-ray to Mobile", "File to Mobile" and "File Mover"
Extract and run DVDFabPortable.
Settings of installed DVDFab should be preserved.
Open Source personal productivity suite without installation.
Download Portable LibreOffice 3.6.4 Multilingual Online (0.3 MB)
English, Afrikaans, Arabic, Belarusian, Bulgarian, Bosnian, Catalan, Czech, Welsh, Danish, German, Greek, SpanishInternational, Estonian, Basque, Farsi, Finnish, French, Galician, Hebrew, Croatian, Hungarian, Indonesian, Icelandic, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Lithuanian, Latvian, Macedonian, Mongolian, Dutch, NorwegianNynorsk, Polish, Portuguese, PortugueseBR, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Albanian, Serbian, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Uzbek, SimpChinese, TradChinese
Online installer will download LibO_3.6.4_Win_x86_install_multi.msi
and extract files but you can also run the installer in the same location of the .msi and it will be used.
Extract and run LibreOffice*Portable.
Settings of installed LibreOffice should be preserved.