Ermine
Ermine packs a GNU/Linux application together with any needed shared libraries and data files into a single executable. This file can be copied to any GNU/Linux host and run without further modifications.
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Posts tagged with portable.
ClipCube
ClipCube is a tiny clipboard history tool under development for Windows: it sits in the system tray, recording copied text for later use. Allows viewing saved items and re-copying them to the clipboard. It has an easy interface, and fits in a pocket: a self-contained program that does not need installation.
WriteMonkey, a portable ‘distraction free’ text editor for Windows.
Thanks, Tal.
Zenedit
A minimalist text editor designed to prevent distractions and focus on the work at hand.
For Windows. It’s portable too, so you can carry it with you on a USB stick.
Suggested (and made) by mnmal.
Q10
A simple, full screen text editor for Windows. It’s portable, so you can keep it on a USB stick.
Thanks, Jimi
TriX
A portable, keyboard-driven Windows application that lets you manipulate selected text and the contents of your clipboard, including text transformations, exporting to Word or Notepad and web searches.
Via Lifehacker
KiTTY
A Windows-only fork of the terminal emulator/ssh utility PuTTY. Why use it instead of the original? As well as offering improved integration with Windows, it’s portable, so you can pop it on a USB stick.
Via Lifehacker
nPOPuk
nPOPuk is an ultra-small, but comprehensive, e-mail client that runs on a wide range of Windows-based operating systems.
Sumatra
Sumatra PDF is a slim, free, open-source PDF viewer for Windows. Portable out of the box.
Simple Todo for Windows. It offers complete keyboard control, stores your todo list in plain text and comes as a standalone binary (which means you can pop it on a USB stick and carry it with you).
