Portable Applications List

This list is still a work in progress. All these programs are open source or freeware.

Office (Word Processors, Organizers)

• Portable Abiword - Lightweight word processor.
• Portable Open Office - Office suite: word processor, spreadsheet editor, presentation editor, and so on.
• Mozilla Sunbird, Portable Edition - Calendar software.
• Mozilla Thunderbird, Portable Edition - Email client.
• PortableScribus - Page maker/desktop publishing tool for creating newsletters, brochures, and so on.

Internet

• Mozilla Firefox, Portable Edition - Web browser.
• Pocket K-Meleon - Web browser.
• Opera@USB - Web browser.
• GreatNews - Website syndicate feed reader.
• Pidgen - Universal instant messaging program.
• Miranda IM - Universal instant messaging program.

Accessories (Unzippers, PDF viewers)

• 7zip - Compress and decompress 7z, ZIP, GZIP, BZIP2 and TAR file types. (Make sure to download the ZIP file version for it to be run on a USB device.)
• Angry IP Scanner
• FireZilla - FTP client.

Graphics

• GIMP Portable - Image editor.
• Inkscape - Vector graphics editor. (Be sure to download the .zip version instead of the installer.)

Misc

• System Information for Windows (SIW)
• XAMPPS - Web server software bundle: PHP, MySQL, Apache and so on.
• KompoZer Portable & Nvu Portable - What You See Is What You Get (WYSIWYG) HTML website editor.
• Notepad++ Portable - Text editor designed for programmers.