Useful/BestOf PortableApps

#1

Some excellent and well-known PortableApps:

  • PortableApps Platform application.
  • Mozilla Firefox Browser.
  • Oracle VM VirtualBox.
  • 7zip File Manager (7zFM).
  • FileZilla.
  • AudaCity.
  • Notepad++ (npp).
  • Thunderbird Mail.
  • AutoHotKey. (AHK)
  • (Nero 4.7.7.16?)
  • IrfanView (but not in paf,the portable app format).
  • CD BurnerVistaXP.
  • WinMerge.

Some picks from this ranklist:

  • CDex.
  • CrystalDiskBenchmark.
  • NirLauncher.
  • OpenOffice/LibreOffie portable.
  • qBittorrent/µTorrent (includes features from OrbitDownloadManager).
  • Portable QR-Code Generator.
  • GiMP Portable and lnkScape Portable. (InkScape is for vector graphics.).
  • Skype Portable.
  • VLC (VideoLan Client) portable.
  • (for CQ testing) Google Chrome/Chromium (very file hungry, and just like Windows itself: Meaningless random read/wrote activity).
  • Opera Presto Legacy (v.12.).

Post from @Tester1:

Picks from http://www.PortableApps.com/apps:

What are your suggestions for good PortableApps?

#2

CrystalDiskInfo
7-Zip
CDBurnerXP
FreeFileSync
Opera
processexplorer
Recuva
ProcessMonitor_
TreeSizeFree
SumatraPDF
DoubleKiller
h2testw

#3

I already had this one.
Forgot to mention that. ClosedSource unfortunately, but still excellent, lightweight and simple.

German article from Chip.DE mentions even more:
http://www.chip.de/artikel/Top-50-Portable-Apps-die-auf-jeden-USB-Stick-gehoeren_47201699.html

#4

Some very good portable apps not mentioned above (all of which are open source or freeware unless otherwise stated)-

AnyBurn (CD, DVD & Blu-ray burning app + a number of other functions)
Atlantis word processor (not free but inexpensive and excellent)
Bandizip (zip/archival utility)
CCleaner
Freac (audio ripping/conversion tool)
Jarte (word processor)
KeePass (password keeper and creator)
PDF-Exchange Viewer (pdf viewer with OCR plug-in)*
QtWeb browser (small lightweight web browser built in adblocker and download manager)
RevoUninstaller (uninstall utility)

  • SumatraPDF mentioned by others above is both lightweight and excellent too.