PortableApps.com AlternativesTop Application Launchers and other similar apps like PortableApps.com

PortableApps.com is described as 'Website offering many free, commonly used Windows applications that have been specially packaged for portability. These portable applications can be used from removable media such as USB flash drives' and is a leading application launcher in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to PortableApps.com for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Web-based, Linux, Mac and BSD apps. The best PortableApps.com alternative is LiberKey, which is free. Other great apps like PortableApps.com are NirLauncher, SyMenu, The Portable Freeware Collection and Zero Install.

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  1. LiberKey icon
     113 likes

    Portable applications launcher, LiberKey includes around 300 portable applications. In all areas : Audio, Video, Graphics, Internet, Games, Security, Education, System and more …

    32 LiberKey alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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  2. NirLauncher icon
     78 likes

    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.

    15 NirLauncher alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Warning

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  3. SyMenu icon
     50 likes

    SyMenu is a portable menu launcher and a Start Menu replacer to organize your applications quickly and easily. But the real power of SyMenu unfolds when you approach its integrated large and daily growing suites of more than 1.500 freeware programs.

    27 SyMenu alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • .NET Core
     
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    1
  4. 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.

    13 The Portable Freeware Collection alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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    1
  5. Zero Install icon
     36 likes

    Zero Install is a decentralised cross-distribution software installation system. Other features include full support for shared libraries, sharing between users, and integration with native platform package managers.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Solaris
     
  6. Portapps icon
     21 likes

    Portapps is a collection of portable apps for Windows. You can download your favorite application as a portable setup or a 7z archive.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    1
  7. WSCC is a free (for personal use), portable program that allows you to install, update, execute and organize the utilities from various system utility suites. WSCC can install and update the supported utilities automatically.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    1
  8. ASuite icon
     29 likes

    ASuite is a simple open source portable launcher for Microsoft Windows. Designed to run portable applications, you can start anything runnable (software, documents and other file types) from removable storage media (USB keys, hard drives, iPods, etc.).

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. PStart icon
     49 likes

    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.

    28 PStart alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    2
  10. WinPenPack icon
     16 likes

    winPenPack is an applications environment of Free Softwares, modified for being run and used from an USB pendrive, without need of installation

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  11. A Portable Program is a program that you can instantly run without installation. All most famous programs are already portabilized on The House of Portable.

    10 The House of Portable alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  12. Turbo Studio icon
     29 likes

    Turbo Studio (formerly Spoon.net) make you run your applications with no installs, dependencies, or conflicts. Deploy in standalone EXEs, with Turbo Server, or on Turbo.net.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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