Portable application creators allow the creation of
portable applications (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 ...
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Creators of independent portable
No
agent or
client is required for these (also called "
agentless" solutions):
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Cameyo - Application Virtualization
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Ceedo (Discontinued)
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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 mana ...
Application Virtualization (Discontinued? Doesn't appear in the article)
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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
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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 AppliDis
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Windows To Go
Windows To Go was a feature in Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8.1 Enterprise, Windows 10 Education Windows 10 Enterprise and Windows 11 versions prior to the May 2020 update, that allows the system to boot and run from certain USB mass storag ...
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
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Emulator
In computing, an emulator is Computer hardware, 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 sof ...
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Shim (computing)
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Software as a service
Software as a service (SaaS ) is a cloud computing service model where the provider offers use of application software to a client and manages all needed physical and software resources. SaaS is usually accessed via a web application. Unlike o ...
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U3
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Virtual application
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Workspace virtualization
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Low code
References
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Portable software
Virtualization software