Must Have Portable Applications that Every Tech Needs

Computer Technicians need’s to have a compilation of applications and tools that they can run instantly without the hustle to installing it, whenever doing a home or office service. Since the there can be a wide-range of issues when dealing with computer in the field, it’s best to carry a collection of applications with you that can be run from a USB drive. These are a collection of must-have portable applications for computer technicians on the job.

On this page I will compiled Free, Safe, Direct Download and Fully Portable applications specifically for computer technicians. All of these apps run directly from your USB flash drive and require no installation. I will updated this page once in a while.

Browser

1. Google Chrome Portable – fast, simple, theme-able browser. This is an online installer that will download Google Chrome during setup.

• Publisher: Google & PortableApps.com (John T. Haller)
• Date Updated: 2018-04-19
• System Requirements: Windows 7, 8, 10
• App License: Freeware (Partially open source under BSD)
• Source: Google Chrome, PortableApps.com Installer

     32-bit             64-bit  

2. Mozilla Firefox, Portable Edition – the award-winning web browser that’s safe and secure.

• Publisher: Mozilla & PortableApps.com
• Date Updated: 2018-03-28
• System Requirements: Windows 7, 8, 10 & WINE
• App License: Open Source (MPL/GPL/LGPL under Mozilla EULA)
• Source: Firefox, Launcher source, PortableApps.com Installer

   32 & 64-bit  

3. Opera, Portable Edition – is a lightweight, customizable browser designed for speed.

• Publisher: Opera Software & PortableApps.com
• Date updated: 2018-02-26
• System Requirements: Windows 7/8/10
• License: Freeware
• Source Code: Launcher source

   32 & 64-bit             36.x Legacy for XP

Disk Tools

1. Rufus Portable – a USB formatting utility which also can create a bootable USB drive using a bootable ISO image. This app requires admin rights.

• Publisher: Pete Batard/Akeo & PortableApps.com
• Date updated: 2017-11-08
• System Requirements: Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10
• License: Free / Open Source (Launcher: GPL, App: GPL)
• Source Code: PortableApps.com Launcher, Rufus

   32 & 64-bit

2. YUMI Portable – is the successor to MultibootISOs. It can be used to create a Multiboot USB Flash Drive containing multiple operating systems, antivirus utilities, disc cloning, diagnostic tools, and more.

• Publisher: USB Pen Drive Linux & PortableApps.com
• Date Updated: 2018-03-30
• Date Added: 2015-09-30
• System Requirements: Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10
• App License: Open Source (GPL)

   Legacy 32 & 64-bit             UEFI 32 & 64-bit 

3. Crystal Disk Info Portable – HDD/SSD health monitoring. It supports a part of external USB disks, monitoring health status and temperature, graph of S.M.A.R.T. information, control AAM/APM settings and more.

• Publisher: hiyohiyo & PortableApps.com
• Date Updated: 2018-04-02
• System Requirements: Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10
• License: Open Source (BSD)
• Source: CrystalDiskInfo, PortableApps.com Launcher

   32 & 64-bit

4. Wise Disk Cleaner Portable – disk cleaner and defragmenter packaged as a portable app, so you can work on PCs on the go. It’s freeware for personal and education use. Like many system utilities, this requires admin privileges to run.

• Publisher: WiseCleaner & PortableApps.com
• Date Updated: 2018-02-15
• System Requirements: Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10
• License: Freeware (Personal and Education Use Only)
• Source Code: PortableApps.com Launcher

   32 & 64-bit

5. Smart Defrag Portable – powerful disk defragmenter with a fast engine and an easy to use interface. It’s freeware for personal and business use.

• Publisher: IObit & PortableApps.com
• Date Updated: 2018-02-28
• System Requirements: Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10
• App License: Open Source
• Source: PortableApps.com Launcher

   32 & 64-bit

File Compression

1. WinRAR Portable – file archiver utility for Windows. It can create and view archives in RAR or ZIP file formats, and unpack numerous archive file formats.

• Publisher: Win.rar GmbH
• Date Updated: 2018-02-14
• System Requirements: Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10
• Source: Portableappz.blogspot.ca

   32 & 64-bit

2. 7-Zip Portable – is a file archiver (compression) utility for Windows with a great array of features including: high compression ratio in new 7z format with LZMA compression; wide array of supported formats.

• Publisher: Igor Pavlov et al & PortableApps.com
• Date Updated: 2018-01-29
• System Requirements: Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10 & WINE
• App License: Open Source (LGPL)
• Source: 7-Zip, PortableApps.com Launcher

   32 & 64-bit

3. PortableApps.com AppCompactor –  allows you to easily compress applications to decrease size on disk and increase performance when running from slow media like flash drives. It’s packaged as a portable app, so you can work with your apps anywhere.

• Publisher: PortableApps.com
• Date updated: 2018-01-29
• System Requirements: Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10, WINE on Linux/UNIX
• License: Free / Open Source (GPL)
• Source Code: PortableApps.com AppCompactor , UPX, 7-Zip

   32 & 64-bit

Other

1. IObit Uninstaller Portable – helps you uninstall and remove unwanted programs and folders from your computer fast and easily.

• Publisher: IObit & PortableApps.com
• Date updated: 2018-02-02
• System Requirements: Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10
• License: Freeware (Personal and Business)
• Source Code: PortableApps.com Launcher

   32 & 64-bit

2. IObit Unlocker Portable – tool to determine what application or process has a given file locked so it can’t be deleted or moved and, if desired, unlock that file. This application requires administrative rights.

• Publisher: IObit & PortableApps.com
• Date Updated: 2017-10-10
• System Requirements: Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10
• App License: Freeware (Personal and business use)
• Source: PortableApps.com Launcher

   32 & 64-bit

3. CPU-Z Portable – shows detailed information on the base components of your system. It shows details on your CPU (processor, speed, voltage, stepping, etc), mainboard (manufacturer, version, BIOS, chipset, GPU), memory (brand, timings, etc), and system (Windows, DirectX version).

• Publisher: CPUID & PortableApps.com
• Date Updated: 2018-04-01
• System Requirements: Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10
• App License: Freeware (Personal and business use)
• Source: PortableApps.com Launcher

   32 & 64-bit

4. FastCopy Portable – a file copying and move utility. It automatically selects different methods according to whether the source and destination are in the same or different drive. Because reading/writing are processed with no OS cache at all, other applications aren’t slowed down as much.

• Publisher: Hiroaki Shirouzu & PortableApps.com
• Date updated: 2018-01-29
• System Requirements: Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10
• License: Free / Open Source (Launcher: GPL, App: BSD)
• Source Code: PortableApps.com Launcher, FastCopy

   32 & 64-bit

5. KCleaner Portable – is designed to be the most efficient Hard Disk cleaner, tracking every useless byte in order to give you all the resources you may need for your documents, music, pictures, movies, etc.

• Publisher: KC Softwares & PortableApps.com
• Date Updated: 2018-04-24
• System Requirements: Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10
• App License: Freeware
• Source: PortableApps.com Launcher

   32 & 64-bit

6. QwikMark Portable – provides fast and easy benchmarking of several system elements in one simple screen.

• Publisher: Vista Software & PortableApps.com
• Date Updated: 2012-10-30
• System Requirements: Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10
• License: Freeware
• Source Code: PortableApps.com Launcher

   32 & 64-bit

7. Revo Uninstaller Portable – lets you uninstall programs using a simplified interface. If you have lots of software installed, you can reorder them, list them by icon or detail and even search by name.

• Publisher: VS Revo Group & PortableApps.com
• Date Updated: 2018-04-24
• System Requirements: Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10
• App License: Freeware (Personal and business use)
• Source: PortableApps.com Launcher

   32 & 64-bit

8. CCleaner Portable – is a utility program used to clean potentially unwanted files and invalid Windows Registry entries from a computer.

• Publisher: Ccleaner
• Date Updated: 2018-04-26
• System Requirements: Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10
• App License: Freeware (Personal use only)
• Source: ccleaner.com

   32 & 64-bit

9. Speccy Portable – lets you obtain highly detailed statistics about your computer. It covers not only the basics, like processor and RAM memory, but also hard drive, graphics card, motherboard, optical drives, operating system and more.

• Publisher: Ccleaner
• Date Updated: 2018-04-26
• System Requirements: Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10
• App License: Freeware (Personal use only)
• Source: ccleaner.com

   32 & 64-bit

Remote Connectivity

1. TeamViewer Portable – contains support, administration and screen-sharing in one package. It can do remote administration of unattended servers, file transfers, remote support without installation, remote presentations, and more.

• Publisher: TeamViewer
• Date Updated: 2018-04-05
• System Requirements: Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10
• App License: Freeware (Personal use only)
• Source: PortableApps.com Launcher

   32 & 64-bit

Recovery

1. Recuva Portable  – A portable tool to restore accidentally deleted files.

• Publisher: Ccleaner
• Date Updated: 2018-04-26
• System Requirements: Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10
• App License: Freeware (Personal use only)
• Source: ccleaner.com

   32 & 64-bit

• Document Viewers

  1. PDF-XChange Editor Portable – is a lightweight PDF editor and viewer with OCR functionality. Some functionality requires payment but most features are free.
  • Publisher: Tracker Software & PortableApps.com
  • Date updated: 2018-02-28
  • System Requirements: Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10
  • License: Freeware (Business and Personal) / Launcher: GPL
  • Source Code: PortableApps.com Launcher
     32 & 64-bit
  2. Foxit Reader Portable – is a free PDF document viewer and creator, with incredible small size, breezing-fast launch speed and rich feature set.
  • Publisher: Foxit Software Incorporated & PortableApps.com
  • Date Updated: 2017-12-19
  • System Requirements: Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10
  • App License: Freeware (Personal and business use)
  • Source: PortableApps.com Launcher
     32 & 64-bit
  
  

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