Google Chrome is a web browser designed for simplicity and speed. Its minimalistic appearance and capabilities can be extended with themes and extensions. The program integrates with Google's tools and services and that can sync across other signed-in devices.
Cross-platform with clients available for Mac, Linux, Android and iOS.
Google Chrome Portable is the PortableApps version of the program. It includes automatic support for jPortable to enable web-based Java apps. For users interested in the cutting edge, Beta and Development are also available. For Windows versions from XP to 8, see past versions.
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| Runs on: | Win10 / Win11 / Wine |
| Writes settings to: | Application folder |
| Stealth: ? | No. Uses Windows' certificate manager, some Settings/Extensions Locked Per PC (see "App Notes" on website). |
| Unicode support: | Partial |
| Path portability: | Automatic compensation for dynamic drive letter in removable storage devices |
| License: | Freeware |
| How to extract: |
Download the portable installer and install to a folder of your choice. Launch GoogleChromePortable.exe. NOTE:
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| Similar/alternative apps: | X-Chromium, Slimjet |
| What's new? | See: https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/search/label/Stable updates |
| Latest comments |
JohnTHaller
on 2016-04-08 13:25
There was a Crashpad issue causing the APPDATA directory to be left behind that was fixed in today's releases. I can't reproduce the others on any OS. Please post a complete bug report in the support forum here: http://portableapps.com/forums/support/other_apps We have hundreds of apps and bug reports as comments on another site often won't be seen and won't wind up being addressed, at least not in a timely manner.
Ennovy
on 2016-04-08 13:42
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@JohnTHaller: Thank you for the new release. Regarding the registry entries that are left behind I will post in the forum. |
K-Meleon is a fast, customizable, and lightweight alternative web browser that supports tabs, tools and skins, and can be configured to work with common extensions like Adblock.
K-Meleon is based on a fork of the Gecko layout engine used by Firefox. Development can seem erratic due to lack of resources but K-Meleon has seen continuous development since the 90's (v0.7 was released in 2003).
K-Meleon Portable also available from PortableApps.com.
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| Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
| Writes settings to: | Application folder |
| Stealth: ? | No. Leaves APPDATA\Mozilla\Extensions |
| Unicode support: | Yes |
| License: | GPL v2 |
| How to extract: |
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| Similar/alternative apps: | Firefox, SeaMonkey |
| What's new? | Latest changelog at https://rtfreesoft.blogspot.com/search/label/browser. |
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aazard
on 2020-11-15 16:26
Goanna engine version is 100% PWA able, but you need to save "link" manually (no "install to desktop" support).
aazard
on 2020-11-15 17:06
Correction & Note:
hamasaki
on 2022-09-28 04:30
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Every https page fails with certificate errors in K-Meleon for some reason. |
OpenTTD is a business simulation game in which the player aims to earn money through transportation of passengers and freight by road, rail, water and air. The program is based upon the popular game Transport Tycoon Deluxe, written by Chris Sawyer for Microprose and attempts to mimic the original game as closely as possible while extending it with new features.
Notes: Size mentioned herein includes all basic game graphic and sound sets (OpenGFX [graphics], OpenSFX [sounds], and OpenMSX [music]). Releases for Windows versions before Vista can be found here or here.
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| Runs on: | Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 / Win11 |
| Writes settings to: | Application folder |
| Stealth: ? | Yes |
| Path portability: | Automatic relative path (eg. ..\..\personal\work.doc) |
| License: | GNU GPLv2 |
| How to extract: |
Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Create an empty openttd.cfg file. Launch openttd.exe. To save space, delete unnecessary items in the lang folder. |
| Similar/alternative apps: | Simutrans |
| What's new? |
See: https://cdn.openttd.org/openttd-releases/13.3/changelog.txt |
PortableApps.com Platform is an all-in-one tool for portable software download, management and updating. An included launcher shows nested folders organized automatically by function or favorite status, as well as a cascading app view on right-click of the tray icon. The program's appearance can be customized with transparency and several color, texture, and background options.
Other tools include a find-as-you-type search functionality, available cloud installation, drive error checker, backup/restore utility, portable fonts, automatic application closing on shutdown and more. The program can also work with portable software outside of the PortableApps format (see Extract instructions).
Functional in 64-bit and WINE, includes broad language support and proxy support.
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| Runs on: | Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 / Win11 / Wine |
| Writes settings to: | Application folder |
| Stealth: ? | Yes |
| Unicode support: | Yes |
| Path portability: | Automatic relative path (eg. ..\..\personal\work.doc) |
| License: | Freeware/Open Source |
| How to extract: |
To add non-PortableApps applications place the program in its own subfolder under the \PortableApps subfolder and press F5 or restart. The new app will appear in the launcher menu under Other. |
| Similar/alternative apps: | WinPenPack NetMenu, ASuite |
| What's new? | See: https://portableapps.com/platform/changelog |
| Latest comments |
ihateyou
on 2013-03-15 21:39
The PortableApps Platform has been updated (a few times) since this was last updated.
shnbwmn
on 2018-05-10 03:26
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Latest version (v15.0) now supports .NET programs, the first of which appears to be KeePass Professional (or 2.x). |
PDF-XChange Editor is a fast, feature-rich PDF viewer and editor with a tabbed interface. The program includes edition of text-based PDFs, OCR of images to fully text-searchable, full document spellchecking, rotate/crop, comments/annotations, QR codes and more. You can apply custom stamps from any image/PDF file/Windows clipboard, mark-up pages with text and objects and add/edit hyperlinks.
The program supports import and export to text or image (BMP/JPEG/TIFF/PNG etc.).
Note: The free PDF-XChange Editor lacks some features present in the registered version (payware). Some "Pro" features can be used, but will add a watermark upon saving.
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| Runs on: | Win7 / Win8 / Win10 / Win11 |
| Writes settings to: | Application folder |
| Stealth: ? | Yes |
| Unicode support: | Yes |
| License: | Freeware |
| How to extract: |
Download the "Portable Version" ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch PDFXEdit.exe. Optionally:
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| Similar/alternative apps: | Foxit Reader, PDF XChange Viewer |
| What's new? | See: https://www.tracker-software.com/product/pdf-xchange-editor/history |
| Latest comments |
Cornflower
on 2022-04-15 08:44
I'm happy to notice the freeware version of PDF-XChange Editor still exists, according to https://www.tracker-software.com/product/downloads
tomcat
on 2022-04-16 04:49
The download button doesn’t seem to work atm. It takes me back to this page.
Cornflower
on 2022-04-17 16:26
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To fill out forms, simply use the typewriter tool in the freeware portable version. |
Firefox Browser is a fast, powerful and secure web browser that supports open standards and many of the latest web technologies. The program includes smart search, bookmark management, web development tools and built-in download manager. Smart content blocking for ads and trackers is available in both standard and private browsing modes.
Versions available for Mac, Android, iOS and Linux with synchronisation of passwords and browser state across devices. Additional features and customisations are available via the add-on system, which allows for thousands of specialized functions.
Mozilla Firefox, Portable Edition is a special build licensed by Mozilla and includes both the 32-bit and 64-bit builds and selects the appropriate one for each PC. Beta, Developer, Extended Release, and Win XP/Vista versions are also available.
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| Runs on: | Win7 / Win8 / Win10 / Win11 / Wine |
| Writes settings to: | Application folder |
| Stealth: ? | Yes |
| Unicode support: | Yes |
| Path portability: | Automatic relative path (eg. ..\..\personal\work.doc) |
| License: | Launcher: GPL, Program: MPL v. 2.0 |
| How to extract: | Download the self-extracting EXE and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch FirefoxPortable.exe. |
| Similar/alternative apps: | Pale Moon Portable, SeaMonkey Portable |
| What's new? | See: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/releasenotes/ |
| Latest comments |
Emka
on 2019-07-16 07:43
Hm, now I can't reproduce it... I'll post in the forums if I encounter it again. I already did so for Thunderbird Portable.
PAFuser
on 2020-06-11 12:24
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64 bit system: save 181 MB by deleting firefox folder, and renaming firefox64 to firefox. Beta, standard, and ESR work fine. |
NOTE: Recent press about CCleaner indicates it may represent a privacy concern.
CCleaner is a feature-rich system optimization and privacy tool. The program cleans unused, temporary and log files from your system, as well as traces of online activities such as Internet history and flash cookies. The program contains startup controls for Windows, major internet browsers and context menu entries. Includes a separate registry cleaner, duplicate search, system restore tool and can wipe both deleted files and drive free space for security.
A 64-bit version is available (within the folder). Monitoring functions are only available in the pro version.
Additional cleaner rules can be using an unofficial set of community-developed set. It should be noted that many of these rules are alpha and the developers will not provide support for these rules, a thread in the users forum is dedicated to supporting the add-on rules.
Alternatively, ccPortable is also available.
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| Runs on: | Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 / Win11 |
| Writes settings to: | Application folder |
| Dependencies: | Administrator rights |
| Unicode support: | Yes |
| License: | Free for personal use |
| How to extract: |
If the "Portable" ZIP package is not yet available:
Don't forget to disable usage data sharing in 'Options' - 'Privacy'. |
| Similar/alternative apps: | BleachBit, PrivaZer |
| What's new? | See: https://www.ccleaner.com/ccleaner/version-history |
| Latest comments |
ripu
on 2021-09-27 03:55
Not stealth, creates
Ennovy
on 2022-08-27 15:06
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I confirm writing to the registry (Windows 11): |
Dynamic Draw is a vector graphics editor useful for making flowcharts, line drawings, org charts, buttons, etc. It is an object-oriented drawing and design program with an intelligent linking system. It can export to other vector graphics formats such as SVG as well as non-vector graphics formats like JPG, TIFF, PNG, EMF, WMF, PSD, BMP, and PSD.
The program supports OLE allowing one to copy objects and paste to other OLE applications and vice versa, but the portable mode may experience issues with this.
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| Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 |
| Writes settings to: | %TEMP% folder |
| Dependencies: | GDIPLUS.DLL |
| Unicode support: | Yes |
| License: | BSD |
| How to extract: |
Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch DynamicDraw.exe. Optionally, the program comes with video help files that take up 25 megs of space in the LangId\1033 folder. These files can be removed to save space without impacting the program, but deleting the entire folder will cause the program to crash on launch. |
| What's new? | See: https://dynamicdraw.com/download/changes.php |
| Latest comments |
portafreeuser
on 2011-01-10 05:07
seems like this program deals with the registry, it comes with some registry files and their contents hint that the registry gets modified a lot by this program...
Guido76
on 2023-06-14 10:35
It is not possible to downnload this software v6.4.1
Guido76
on 2023-06-15 04:00
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I'm revising my comment. |
POP Peeper is an email notifier that alerts you when you have new email on any of your accounts (IMAP [including uploads], POP3 and Webmail, but also RSS with a commercial plugin). You can also send emails using SMTP or through Webmail directly from POP Peeper. Having OAuth support, it can be used with accounts that require it instead of a password.
To enable secure connections, see forum instructions.
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| Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
| Writes settings to: | Application folder |
| Stealth: ? | Yes |
| Unicode support: | Yes |
| License: | Liteware/Adware |
| How to extract: |
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| What's new? | See: https://www.esumsoft.com/pop-peeper/versionhistory/ |
| Latest comments |
gbrao
on 2021-02-18 23:27
for the past few days I cannot access my YAHOO mail via pop3 or imap. Server error [SYS/TEMP].
gbrao
on 2021-02-26 00:02
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Yahoo/AOL login errors (Oauth2 is required) - Feb 16, 2021 |
FastCopy is a file copy and synchronization tool with a variety of available extras. It uses different strategies (multi-threading, buffering) to help ensure maximum device throughput, as well as optional verification to make sure data is transferred correctly. It does not use the system cache, so other processes do not get bogged down during the copy process and a speed setting is also available, including pause. It supports Unix-style include/exclude wildcards filters.
Alternatively, PortableApps.com packages the last open source version as FastCopy Portable.
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| Runs on: | Win7 / Win8 / Win10 / Win11 |
| Writes settings to: | Application folder |
| Stealth: ? | Yes |
| Unicode support: | Yes |
| License: | Freeware |
| How to extract: |
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| What's new? | See: https://fastcopy.jp/help/fastcopy_eng.htm#history |
| Latest comments |
Ennovy
on 2023-04-12 04:11
Version 5 license change: "It is only available for free use by individuals (non-profit) within the household."
olliebean
on 2023-05-06 05:47
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Re: the license change, it looks like no previously free features have been removed from the free version, and there are some improvements - so still worth updating if only for private use. |