portable – carried or moved with ease
app – a computer program like a web browser or word processor

A portable app is a computer program that you can carry around with you on a portable device and use on any Windows computer. When your USB flash drive, portable hard drive, iPod or other portable device is plugged in, you have access to your software and personal data just as you would on your own PC. And when you unplug the device, none of your personal data is left behind.

No Special Hardware – Use any USB flash drive, portable hard drive, iPod/MP3 player, etc

No Additional Software – Just download, run the portable installer and go

No Kidding – It’s that easy

Portable App Guidelines

• A portable app works from any device (USB flash drive, portable hard drive, iPod, etc)
• A portable app works as you move computers and your drive letter changes
• A portable app’s features continue working as you move computers
• A portable app doesn’t leave files or folders behind on the PC
• A portable app doesn’t leave registry entries behind except those automatically generated by Windows
• A portable app is optimized for use on removable drives
• A portable app doesn’t require additional software on the PC
• A portable app doesn’t interfere with software installed on the PC

Consider the Possibilities…

• Carry your web browser with all your favorite bookmarks
• Carry your calendar with all your appointments
• Carry your email client with all your contacts and settings
• Carry your instant messenger and your buddy list
• Carry your whole office suite along with your documents and presentations
• Carry your antivirus program and other computer utilities
• Carry all your important passwords and account information securely

Consider the Convenience…

• Have your favorite websites handy to recommend to a friend or colleague
• Have your presentation AND the required software ready to go for that big meeting
• Have your password with you if you want to bank online while traveling
• Have utilities handy when visiting family or friends that are having PC problems

Accessibility

• 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

Development

• Notepad++ Portable – A full-featured text editor with syntax highlighting
• Nvu Portable & KompoZer Portable – The easy-to-use Nvu web editor
• PortableApps.com Installer – the easy way to package portable apps
• XAMPP – Apache, mySQL, PHP, phpMyAdmin, etc in one package

Education

• BPBible Portable – bible study tool
• Celestia Portable – portable space simulator
• Stellarium Portable – portable planetarium

Games

• DOSBox Portable – classic DOS games to go
• Frets on Fire Portable – rock out anywhere with this Guitar Hero™-style game
• Jooleem Portable – simple and addictive puzzle game with great music and visuals
• LBreakout2 Portable – breakout-style arcade game similar to Arkanoid
• 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

Graphics & Pictures

• Cornice Portable – image viewer with slideshow
• GIMP Portable – Photo and Image Editor

Internet

• aMSN Portable – chat and video chat on MSN/Windows Live
• DownThemAll! Extension (for Firefox) – download the files and images you want faster
• FileZilla Portable – the full-featured FTP client
• FireFTP Extension (for Firefox) – a lightweight extension
• 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
• Pidgin Portable – chat with AOL, MSN and Yahoo users in an easy-to-use interface
• PuTTY Portable – lightweight telnet and SSH client
• Sage Extension (for Firefox) – A full-featured RSS extension
• WinSCP Portable – SFTP, FTP and SCP client
• WinWGet Portable – take and manage your downloads on the go

Music & Video

• Audacity Portable – A simple audio editor and recorder
• BonkEnc Portable – extract, convert, and encode audio
• CoolPlayer+ Portable – Lightweight, fast, easy-to-use audio player
• DVDStyler Portable – DVD menu authoring tool
• 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

Office

• AbiWord Portable – a lightweight word processor compatible with Microsoft Word files
• GnuCash Portable – accounting, expenses and financial management
• 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
• PDFTK Builder Portable – split, collate, watermark and password protect PDF documents
• PNotes Portable – sticky notes to go
• SpeedCrunch Portable – an intuitive algebraic calculator
• Sumatra PDF Portable – a lightweight PDF viewer
• Task Coach Portable – to do list and task manager

Operating Systems

• Mac-on-Stick – Run Mac OS Classic 7 portably

Utilities

• 7-Zip Portable – File archiver and compressor
• ClamWin Portable – Antivirus on the go
• Command Prompt Portable – Simple link to a customizable command prompt
• ConvertAll Portable – convert units of measurement
• Eraser Portable – securely delete files and data
• InfraRecorder Portable – full-featured CD and DVD burner
• JkDefrag Portable – Disk defragmentation and optimization
• KeePass Password Safe Portable – Secure, easy-to-use password manager
• Lightscreen Portable – easy to use screenshot tool
• PeaZip Portable – Easy to use file archiver and compressor
• PortableApps.com AppCompactor – shrink apps without affecting functionality
• 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
• WinDirStat Portable – disk usage analyzer and cleanup tool
• winMd5Sum Portable – check md5 sums to verify files on the go
• WinMerge Portable – file comparison and merging
• Xenon File Manager Portable – portable file browser