Portable application creators allow the creation of
portable applications
A portable application (portable app), sometimes also called standalone, is a program designed to read and write its configuration settings into an accessible folder in the computer, usually in the folder where the portable application can be ...
(also called portable apps). They usually use
application virtualization
Application virtualization is a software technology that encapsulates computer programs from the underlying operating system on which they are executed. A fully virtualized application is not installed in the traditional sense, although it is sti ...
.
Creators of independent portable
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agent
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Espionage, investigation, and law
*, spies or intelligence officers
* Law of agency, laws involving a person authorized to act on behalf of another
** Agent of record, a person with a contractual agreement with an insuran ...
or
client
Client(s) or The Client may refer to:
* Client (business)
* Client (computing), hardware or software that accesses a remote service on another computer
* Customer or client, a recipient of goods or services in return for monetary or other valuabl ...
is required for these (also called "
agentless" solutions):
*BoxedApp - Packer Developer Tool
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Cameyo - Application Virtualization (Free for personal use)
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Ceedo
*Enigma - Virtual Box - Application Virtualization System for Windows
*JauntePe - Free Portable App creator
*Evalaze - Application Virtualization
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InstallFree Bridge (Doesn't appear available since acquisition by Watchdox in Dec 2012)
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LANDesk
Ivanti () is an IT software company headquartered in South Jordan, Utah, United States. It produces software for IT Security, IT Service Management, IT Asset Management, Unified Endpoint Management, Identity Management and Supply Chain Managemen ...
Application Virtualization
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PortableApps.com
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Turbo Studio (formerly: Spoon Studio and Xenocode Virtual Application Studio)
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VMware ThinApp (formerly: Thinstall)
Related software
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AIX 6.1 Live Application Mobility
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Citrix XenApp
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Java Web Start
In computing, Java Web Start (also known as JavaWS, javaws or JAWS) is a deprecated framework developed by Sun Microsystems (now Oracle) that allows users to start application software for the Java Platform directly from the Internet using a web ...
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AppImage (Linux)
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Microsoft App-V
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MojoPac
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Sandboxie
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Symantec Endpoint Virtualization Suite
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Systancia
Systancia is a French software company that develops software for desktop and application virtualisation, cloud computing and remote access security solutions. It was founded in 1998 and is located in Sausheim, France.
Systancia acquired IPdiva ...
AppliDis
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Windows To Go
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Zero Install
Zero Install is a means of distributing and packaging software for multiple operating systems (Unix-like including Linux and macOS, Windows).
Software
Rather than the normal method of downloading a software package, extracting it, and instal ...
(Linux)
See also
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Application directory
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Application streaming
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Application virtualization
Application virtualization is a software technology that encapsulates computer programs from the underlying operating system on which they are executed. A fully virtualized application is not installed in the traditional sense, although it is sti ...
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Comparison of application virtual machines
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Desktop virtualization
Desktop virtualization is a software technology that separates the desktop environment and associated application software from the physical client device that is used to access it.
Desktop virtualization can be used in conjunction with applicati ...
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Emulator
In computing, an emulator is hardware or software that enables one computer system (called the ''host'') to behave like another computer system (called the ''guest''). An emulator typically enables the host system to run software or use peri ...
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Shim (computing)
In computer programming, a shim is a library that transparently intercepts API calls and changes the arguments passed, handles the operation itself or redirects the operation elsewhere. Shims can be used to support an old API in a newer ...
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Software as a service
Software as a service (SaaS ) is a software licensing and delivery model in which software is licensed on a subscription basis and is centrally hosted. SaaS is also known as "on-demand software" and Web-based/Web-hosted software.
SaaS is co ...
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Startkey
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U3
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Virtual application
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Workspace virtualization
References
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Portable software
Virtualization software