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  1. Rufus icon
     1571 likes

    Formats USB drives to various file systems and creates bootable USBs from ISOs. Supports MS-DOS/FreeDOS bootable sticks and offers BIOS or UEFI options.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
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    72 alternatives
    4.6
    Excellent89 reviews
  2. WinDirStat icon
     1151 likes

    Disk analysis tool with treemap views, duplicate file detection, and cleanup actions. Works offline and ad-free on Windows as an open-source project.

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    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Folder sorted after their foldersize
    Settings TreeMap
    Settings Cleanups and user defined actions
    +2
    Drive Selection
    94 alternatives
    4.0
    Very Good49 reviews
  3. Ventoy icon
     383 likes

    Ventoy is an open source tool to create bootable USB drive for ISO files. With ventoy, you don't need to format the disk again and again, you just need to copy the iso file to the USB drive and boot it.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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    55 alternatives
    4.8
    Excellent65 reviews
  4. Debian icon
     1157 likes

    The Debian Project is an association of individuals who have made common cause to create a free operating system. This operating system that we have created is called Debian.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    Debian 9 gnome.
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    198 alternatives
    4.3
    Very Good34 reviews
  5. PuTTY icon
     1450 likes

    Free and open-source terminal emulator supporting SSH, Telnet, and SCP. Portable, lightweight, and works offline to connect to remote systems securely.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
    • ReactOS
    • Flathub
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    115 alternatives
    4.0
    Very Good15 reviews
  6. CCleaner icon
     2683 likes

    Optimizes systems by removing unused files and cleaning registries, speeding up PCs. Features include automatic cleaning, driver update, privacy protection.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Bundleware

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    58 alternatives
    2.5
    Poor61 reviews
  7. scrcpy icon
     327 likes

    Mirror and control Android devices on PC with up to 120fps performance and resolutions above 1920x1080. Available for Windows, macOS, and Linux.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Android
    • Debian
    • Ubuntu
    • Arch Linux
    • Fedora
    • Gentoo
    • Alpine Linux
    • FreeBSD
    • Manjaro Linux
    • Nix Package Manager
    • Chocolatey
    • MacPorts
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    25 alternatives
    4.9
    Excellent40 reviews
  8. balenaEtcher icon
     654 likes

    Ideal for creating bootable USBs and SD cards, ensuring safe, cross-platform use. Open-source, lightweight, and portable with a user-friendly interface.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    55 alternatives
    3.5
    Good71 reviews
  9. PortableApps.com icon
     627 likes

    PortableApps.com is a website offering many free, commonly used Windows applications that have been specially packaged for portability. These portable applications can be used from removable media such as USB flash drives.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
    • PlayOnLinux (PlayOnMac)
    • Wine
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    34 alternatives
  10. UniGetUI icon
     140 likes

    Intuitive interface for managing software via multiple Windows package managers. Supports install, update, bulk actions, backups, metadata review, and notifications.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Chocolatey
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    21 alternatives
    4.4
    Very Good27 reviews
  11. Chocolatey icon
     344 likes

    Windows package manager for software updates, requiring no registration, prioritizing privacy with no tracking, and featuring a command-line interface.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Command Line Interface
    73 alternatives
    3.2
    Fair25 reviews
  12. UNetbootin icon
     759 likes

    Cross-platform utility to create bootable USB drives or Live USBs, with a built-in downloader for Linux ISO images and rescue disks.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
    Welcome screen
    Distributions list
    Using ISO file
    57 alternatives
    3.5
    Good19 reviews
  13. Ninite icon
     679 likes

    Ninite is the easiest way to install software. Pick the apps you want, and the Ninite installer will download and install all of your selected apps at once, automatically. It is 100% hands-free; Ninite automatically rejects browser toolbars and other prepackaged junk.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    78 alternatives
    3.6
    Good16 reviews
  14. Process Explorer icon
     784 likes

    Process Explorer shows you information about which handles and DLLs processes have opened or loaded. The display consists of two sub-windows. The top always shows a list of the currently active processes, including the names of their owning accounts, whereas the information...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
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    81 alternatives
  15. Docker icon
     329 likes

    Docker is an open-source engine that automates the deployment of any application as a lightweight, portable, self-sufficient container that will run virtually anywhere.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • TrueNAS
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    29 alternatives
  16. Snappy Driver Installer Origin is a portable Windows tool to install and update device drivers. It can be used offline to install drivers where Internet isn't available. No more searching for drivers after a clean install, just let Snappy Driver Installer Origin do it's...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    4.9
    Excellent27 reviews