The programs that can be used without installation are also called portable or portable because they are files that can be copied from one folder to another, from a disk to a USB stick, from one computer to another and always work, without having to uninstall and reinstall them. This type of software is very convenient because it allows you to always have at hand, whatever computer you use, your favorite programs without them leaving traces or interacting with the PC in use. The best portable programs were listed on another page of this blog where I divided the most useful by category.
In this article I take up the topic again, seeing not so much the best as rather the most downloaded by people because they are famous and popular .
The ranking is compiled by summarizing the data of the major download sites to download programs (especially from download.com) but it is not absolute, in the sense that those not included in the public statistics of these portals are not reported.
So, the 10 most popular and downloaded free USB programs that don't require installation are:
1) WinPenPack is a suite in Italian (and in English) of 2 GB portable programs. Practically, inside the suite, there are all the portable software, opensource (therefore free), collected all together, to be copied on a USB stick to have a portable software environment that does not require installation.
WinpenPack is not the only collection of this type, there are others listed in the list of Portable Apps to carry on a USB stick and use on any PC .
2) Skype Portable is the no-install version of Skype. It works the same way as normal Skype and allows you to make Voip calls, make phone calls and chat.
3) CCleaner Portable is the most downloaded free software to clean obsolete Windows files to free up disk space. Being portable, it becomes very useful when a friend asks for our assistance to correct errors and clean his pc, without installing programs.
4) TeamViewer portable is the best program for connecting two computers remotely. Through the version without installation copied to a USB stick, it becomes possible to connect to a PC (such as the home one) from any other computer, without having to start over from scratch each time in the configurations and without the risk of leaving traces.
See also article on TeamViewer for complete control of a pc.
5) Liberkey is another collection of portable programs that only allows you to choose which ones to include, in a personalized way.
Basically it is one of the Menus to open portable programs and files from USB sticks.
6) Nirlauncher is a suite of portable programs, ideal for meeting the needs of network administrators, systems engineers and those who work in the IT field. Each program is free and the suite can be copied to a USB stick for use on any computer as if it were a technician's light toolbox (or Swiss army knife). The main menu automatically displays the most used applications, classified by frequency of use. To start the various software, you can add commands via script.
7) Foxit PDF Reader is the portable version without installation of the homonymous program already reported among the readers of smaller and lighter PDF documents as alternatives to Adobe Acrobat.
8) Franz Portable is the program for chatting on Whatsapp, Facebook, Telegram and other popular chats.
9) VLC Portable is the version without installation of the best program to view videos of any type on the computer (See review of VLC Player).
10) AIMP is perhaps the best among portable mp3 players to turn the USB stick (almost) into an Ipod.
