PortableApps.com Alternatives

    PortableApps.com is described as 'website offering many free, commonly used Windows applications that have been specially packaged for portability' and is one of the leading apps in the OS & Utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to PortableApps.com for a variety of platforms, including Windows, the Web, Linux, Mac and BSD. The best alternative is LiberKey, which is free. Other great apps like PortableApps.com are NirLauncher (Free), The Portable Freeware Collection (Free), SyMenu (Free) and Windows System Control Center (Free Personal).

    The list of alternatives was last updated Sep 9, 2020
    PortableApps.com info, screenshots & reviewsAlternatives to PortableApps.com
    • 34 alternatives

    • LiberKey

      Portable applications launcher, LiberKey includes 305 portable applications. In all areas : Audio, Video, Graphics, Internet, Games, Security, Education, System and more.. View 36 alternatives to LiberKey
      Almost everyone thinks LiberKey is a great alternative to PortableApps.com.

      Discontinued

      no updates since 2015

      • Free • Proprietary
      • Windows
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      LiberKey vs PortableApps.com
      pros, cons and recent comments
      Freeware portable start menu for portable apps
      Positive comment • over 5 years ago

      Maybe better than PortableApps. Freeware not open-source
      Positive comment • over 2 years ago

      theadvocate06 It doesn't hog up my memory. It has many top rated programs.
      Positive comment • about 2 months ago

      armandaneshjoo LiberKey sets portable apps as default.
      Positive comment • over 1 year ago

    • NirLauncher

      NirLauncher is a package of more than 200 portable freeware utilities for Windows, all of them developed for NirSoft Web site during the last few years. You can easily add SysInternals Suite into NirLauncher. View 11 alternatives to NirLauncher

      Warning

      This app contains tools that can read or unveil passwords and could be used by other users of your computer for malicous actions. Read the comments.

      • Free • Proprietary
      • Windows
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    • The Portable Freeware Collection

      Huge, regularly updated collection of portable freeware or open source applications of all kinds. No specific launcher is distributed by this site, just the applications. View 15 alternatives to The Portable Freeware Collection
      Most users think The Portable Freeware Collection is a great alternative to PortableApps.com.
      • Free • Proprietary
      • Online
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        The Portable Freeware Collection vs PortableApps.com
        pros, cons and recent comments
        Nice selection of software
        Positive comment • almost 3 years ago

      • SyMenu

        SyMenu is a portable menu launcher and Start Menu replacement to organize your applications quickly and easily. On top of that SyMenu is able to automatically index any application installed on the host pc. View 25 alternatives to SyMenu
        Almost everyone thinks SyMenu is a great alternative to PortableApps.com.
        • Free • Proprietary
        • Windows
        • .NET Framework
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        SyMenu vs PortableApps.com
        pros, cons and recent comments
        More than 1000 free and quality programs against 300. Daily updates. Tons of options for your customization.
        Positive comment • almost 4 years ago

      • Windows System Control Center

        WSCC supports the following utility suites: - Sysinternals Suite - NirSoft Utilities. View 8 alternatives to Windows System Control Center
        • Free Personal • Proprietary
        • Windows
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      • PStart

        PStart is a simple tray tool to start user defined applications. Designed to run portable applications, you can start anything runnable from USB key devices or removable disks. View 31 alternatives to PStart
        Most users think PStart is a great alternative to PortableApps.com.

        Discontinued

        nothing since 2007

        • Free • Proprietary
        • Windows
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        PStart vs PortableApps.com
        pros, cons and recent comments
        Simple to setup and very flexible when compared to portableapps.com platform
        Positive comment • almost 5 years ago

        Pstart is just a program Menu/Launcher and others on this page, download and install/update the programs and also a launcher/menu.
        Negative comment • about 2 years ago

      • Zero Install

        Zero Install is a decentralised cross-distribution software installation system. View 38 alternatives to Zero Install
        • Free • Open Source
        • Mac
        • Windows
        • Linux
        • BSD
        • Solaris
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        • Portapps

          Portapps is a collection of portable apps for Windows. You can download your favorite application as a portable setup or a 7z archive. View 6 alternatives to Portapps
          • Free • Open Source
          • Windows
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          Portapps vs PortableApps.com
          pros, cons and recent comments
          armandaneshjoo The elite suite of portable apps for developers.
          Positive comment • over 1 year ago

        • ASuite

          ASuite is a simple application launcher to manage an unlimited number of files, folders and webpage for quick access. View 47 alternatives to ASuite

          Discontinued

          This program is slowly sinking into neglect and abandonment since 2011.

          • Free • Open Source
          • Windows
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        • PenDriveApps

          Pendriveapps is a website for reviewing and categorizing portable software. View 10 alternatives to PenDriveApps
          • Free • Proprietary
          • Online
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