Now you can carry your favorite computer programs along with all of your bookmarks, settings, email and more with you. Use them on any Windows computer. All without leaving any personal data behind.
This is basically a collection of free software that all runs from a USB drive (Flash drive) so you can take it with you when you're on the go. See below for a list of software.
- Firefox Accessibility Extension - Make Firefox more accessible
- On-Screen Keyboard Portable - Easily access an on-screen keyboard
- Virtual Magnifying Glass Portable - A full-featured screen magnifier
- Notepad++ Portable - A full-featured text editor with syntax highlighting
- Nvu Portable & KompoZer Portable - The easy-to-use Nvu web editor
- XAMPP - Apache, mySQL, PHP, phpMyAdmin, etc in one package
- Mines-Perfect Portable - a classic hunt-for-mines game with advanced features
- PokerTH Portable - classic Texas Hold Em style poker at its best
- Sudoku Portable - the wildly popular and addictive puzzle game
- GIMP Portable - Photo and Image Editor
- FileZilla Portable - the full-featured FTP client
- FireFTP Extension (for Firefox) - a lightweight extension
- Gaim Portable - chat with AOL, MSN and Yahoo users in an easy-to-use interface
- Miranda IM Portable - chat with AOL, MSN and Yahoo users in a customizable interface
- Mozilla Firefox, Portable Edition - the award-winning web browser that's safe and secure
- Mozilla Thunderbird, Portable Edition - the handy email client
- Nvu Portable & KompoZer Portable - the easy-to-use webpage editor
- PuTTY Portable - lightweight telnet and SSH client
- Sage Extension (for Firefox) - A full-featured RSS extension
- Audacity Portable - A simple audio editor and recorder
- MPlayer Portable - Full-featured movie player with support for most video formats
- VirtualDub Portable - video processing and capture utility
- VLC Media Player Portable - An easy to use media player that plays most audio and video formats
- AbiWord Portable - a lightweight word processor compatible with Microsoft Word files
- Lightning Extension (for Thunderbird) - A lightweight extension for your calendar and tasks
- Mozilla Sunbird, Portable Edition - Calendar and task management with a familiar interface
- Mozilla Thunderbird, Portable Edition (Address Book) - Email client's built-in address book with import/export functions
- OpenOffice.org Portable - word processor, spreadsheet, presentations with Microsoft compatibility
- Sumatra PDF Portable - a lightweight PDF viewer
- Mac-on-Stick - Run Mac OS Classic 7 portably
- 7-Zip Portable - File archiver and compressor
- ClamWin Portable - Antivirus on the go
- Command Prompt Portable - Simple link to a customizable command prompt
- Eraser Portable - securely delete files and data
- KeePass Password Safe Portable - Secure, easy-to-use password manager
- PortableApps.com Backup - integrated backup utility bundled with the platform
- PortableApps.com Menu - integrated start menu bundled with the platform
- Toucan - backup, sync and encrypt for advanced users
- winMd5Sum Portable - check md5 sums to verify files on the go
The way I look at is, why not. I have a lot of extra space on a USB drive I carry around so why no load it with some software.
Don't forget to support them with a donation (even $1 USD helps them).
Link:
http://portableapps.com/Labels: free, software
