Discord is an easy-to-use, video and voice-over-IP program focused on gamers. The program functions with groups, includes high quality audio and maintains low CPU usage. The program also supports text chat, direct messaging, hotkeys, channels, permissions and embedded file exchange. The program integrates privacy settings, themes, streaming mode, notifications and more.
Discord Portable is a portable wrapper for the Discord instant messaging and VoIP program. The program is cross-platform with clients available for Web, Android, iOS, Mac and Linux. Alternatively, there is a bit outdated (from 2022) another wrapper developed by demon.devin.
Although most functions are free, some channel creations include premium features and games can be purchased via an integrated store.
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Runs on: | Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | Freeware/Open Source (wrapper: MIT, Discord: freeware) |
How to extract: | Download the self-extracting "setup" EXE to a folder of your choice. Launch discord-portable.exe. |
Similar/alternative apps: | Teamspeak, sPortable, qTox |
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Skype allows users to make voice and video calls over the Internet. Although calls to other Skype users are free, other types of connections (landlines, SMS text) are not. Additional features include instant messaging, file transfer and conferencing.
sPortable is a version from PortableApps.com.
Note: The program became adware after its inclusion in the database (after its purchase by Microsoft).
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Runs on: | Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 / Win11 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | No. (details) |
Unicode support: | Yes |
Path portability: | Automatic relative path (eg. ..\..\personal\work.doc) |
License: | Adware |
How to extract: |
Download sPortable_x.xx.x.xxx_online.paf.exe to a folder of your choice and launch. Note: online installer requires internet connection |
Similar/alternative apps: | Discord Portable, TeamTalk, Brosix |
What's new? | See https://support.skype.com/en/faq/FA34509/what-s-new-in-skype-for-windows-desktop (may not be up to date) |
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hamasaki
on 2016-02-04 17:08
Gets worse with every update. Locks up and freezes half the time when trying to use emoticons.
webfork
on 2017-03-21 01:30
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I'm having a lot of problems with this program on Win7x64. It won't minimize, it won't close unless you do an "End Task" in Task Manager, and it doesn't remember me between sessions. Anyone else having issues? |
Zoom allows you to have virtual video meetings, voice and/or video chat, screen sharing, and more. zmPortable is a portable launcher for this virtual meeting and collaboration platform.
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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 self-extracting EXE to a folder of your choice and run it. Launch zmPortable.exe. |
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TeamViewer is a screen sharing, remote control and collaboration tool connecting devices for troubleshooting, presentations or installations. Supports standard chat, high-quality voice and video, file transfer, whiteboard, session recording, remote printing, screen sharing and more. The program can work with paranoid firewalls, functions as a VPN between clients, will display quality based on connection speed and includes browser access.
Clients are also available for Mac, Linux, iOS, ChromeOS/Android and more with support for many world languages.
Alternatively, a PortableApps version is also available: TeamViewer Portable.
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Runs on: | Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 / Win11 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | No. 'HKLM\Software\Wow6432Node\TeamViewer,' only on 64-bit versions of Windows. TeamViewer10_Logfile.login \AppData\Roaming\TeamViewer |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | Free for personal use |
How to extract: |
Download the portable ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch TeamViewer.exe. Optionally, delete unnecessary language resources. |
Similar/alternative apps: | Skype Portable, Brosix |
What's new? | https://community.teamviewer.com/English/categories/change-logs-en |
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JohnTHaller
on 2016-02-18 00:44
The publisher seems to have pulled the new release and is serving the 11.0.53254 release from December for both standard and portable downloads even though the main download page still shows 11.0.55321 as the current version.
dmiranda
on 2020-12-18 00:39
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Theoretically, 14.2 should work in XP, but it is hit and miss. The version that still works always is 13.13 |
qTox is an easy, secure instant messaging and VoIP client for the distributed Tox network. The program includes standard features like chat between users, group chats, file transfer with image preview, as well as high-quality audio and video calls with group call capability.
The program is peer-to-peer, meaning no central server is necessary for the network to function.
Cross-platform with clients available for Mac, Windows, FreeBSD and Android. Alternatively, qTox Portable is also available.
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Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | No. Windows 8 and 10: Empty folder written to \AppData\Roaming\tox Windows 7: Duplicate user files saved to \AppData\Roaming\tox |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | GNU GPLv3 |
How to extract: |
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Similar/alternative apps: | Isotoxin, Ricochet, TorChat |
What's new? |
See: https://github.com/qTox/qTox/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md |
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smaragdus
on 2017-04-27 01:42
Direct download links:
smaragdus
on 2017-04-27 01:44
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Portability may be lost after update- re-enable it from "Settings" - "Advanced" - "Make Tox portable". |