USB Portable Applications for Mac Os X
Posted on January 28, 2008 by admin
There are many options for a Windows user when it comes to free software that can be run from a portable drive such as an usb stick. Two of the best choices are already explained in the previous post. But, what are the options for a Mac user? Are there any portable applications he may use on his flash drive?
We scanned the internet and we found it. It’s called FreeSmug (http://www.freesmug.org/portableapps/) and offers a wide range of portable software, most of them open source.
Here’s the list:
Portable Firefox OS X
Portable Thunderbird OS X
Portable Adium
Portable AbiWord OS X
Portable Nvu OS X
Portable Sunbird OS X
Portable Cyberduck
Portable Check Off
Portable Gimp.app
Portable Newspeak
Portable Inkscape OS X
Portable VLC OS X
Portable Audacity OS X
Portable OpenOffice.org OS X
Portable RSSOwl
Portable Feed
Portable X-Chat Aqua
Portable Camino
Portable Vienna
Portable Celtx
Portable Safari
Portable Mail
Portable iCal
Portable Address Book
Portable iChat
SyncPAppX
The other option suitable for Mac Users is the well known PortableApps.com which offers a USB version of OS X that can be installed and run on a usb stick device. The documentation and all the FAQ’s can be found on the owner’s site, www.portableapps.com.