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Fifty Portable Windows software Applications

Portable apps refer to software that does not have to be installed on to your computer. Simply run it from a directory on your computer or a portable USB drive to carry with you from machine to machine. Below are our picks from
>Portable Apps.com and
PortApps.io

Web Browsers and Email

    1. Thunderbird Email
    2. Google Chrome web browser
    3. Firefox Web Browser
    4. Brave Secure Web Browser Blocks Ads and Trackers
    5. Chromium Web Browser

Text, HTML and Code Editors

    1. Notepad Plus Plus text and HTML editor
    2. LibreOffice word processor, spreadsheet, presentations and database management
    3. VSCode Code Editor
    4. AkelPad text editor
    5. Jarte, free text editor
    6. Notepad2 text editor

Audio Tools

    1. NVDA screen reader
    2. Audacity, free audio recorder and editor
    3. Balabolka, make audio files from texts and web pages
    4. CDex, extracts audio tracks from cds and converts them to MP3 or other audio formats
    5. CDRTFE CD, DVD, VCD burner
    6. MicroSIP software phone
    7. TAudioConverter and cd extractor

Video editors, encoders and Converters

    1. VLC, watch and listen to every type of DVD, video and audio file
    2. IrfanView, accessible photo and image editor and resizer
    3. OBS Studio live streaming and recording software
    4. OpenShot video editor
    5. Shotcut video editor
    6. HandBrake Video File Converter
    7. Avidemux video editor
    8. Cam Studio, Record Computer Demos Showing what is on the screen
    9. DamnVid video downloader and encoder
    10. Media Player Classic
    11. TEncoder Video convert, rip, and download video

File Management

    1. Everything local file and folder search
    2. WinDirStat, gives file sizes for all directories
    3. WinSCP, FTP SSH with file and directory sync
    4. FileZilla FTP and SSH, client for sending and receiving files and updating web sites
    5. Rufus USB bootable drive creator and formatter
    6. Discord Collaboration, File Sharing, Audio and Video communications
    7. 7-Zip Archiver, extract files, and create archives of related items for transferring.
    8. AutoRuns, customize what runs with Windows, use extreme caution
    9. Crystal Disk Info, validates if your hard drive is working properly, or is about to fail