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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

    6. Text, HTML and Code Editors

  6. Notepad Plus Plus text and HTML editor
  7. LibreOffice word processor, spreadsheet, presentations and database management
  8. VSCode Code Editor
  9. AkelPad text editor
  10. Jarte, free text editor
  11. Notepad2 text editor

    12. Audio Tools

  12. NVDA screen reader
  13. Audacity, free audio recorder and editor
  14. Balabolka, make audio files from texts and web pages
  15. CDex, extracts audio tracks from cds and converts them to MP3 or other audio formats
  16. CDRTFE CD, DVD, VCD burner
  17. MicroSIP software phone
  18. TAudioConverter and cd extractor

    19. Video editors, encoders and Converters

  19. VLC, watch and listen to every type of DVD, video and audio file
  20. IrfanView, accessible photo and image editor and resizer
  21. OBS Studio live streaming and recording software
  22. OpenShot video editor
  23. Shotcut video editor
  24. HandBrake Video File Converter
  25. Avidemux video editor
  26. Cam Studio, Record Computer Demos Showing what is on the screen
  27. DamnVid video downloader and encoder
  28. Media Player Classic
  29. TEncoder Video convert, rip, and download video

    30. File Management

  30. Everything local file and folder search
  31. WinDirStat, gives file sizes for all directories
  32. WinSCP, FTP SSH with file and directory sync
  33. FileZilla FTP and SSH, client for sending and receiving files and updating web sites
  34. Rufus USB bootable drive creator and formatter
  35. Discord Collaboration, File Sharing, Audio and Video communications
  36. 7-Zip Archiver, extract files, and create archives of related items for transferring.
  37. AutoRuns, customize what runs with Windows, use extreme caution
  38. Crystal Disk Info, validates if your hard drive is working properly, or is about to fail
  39. DSynchronize directory synchronization
  40. Explorer++multi-tab file manager
  41. FreeCommander file manager
  42. SQLite Database Browser

    43. Utilities

  43. Daphne process explorer, killer and debugger
  44. Win CD Emu cd/dvd emulator and ISO mounter
  45. Windows Error Lookup Tool finds windows error code details