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Work · January 17, 2019

Portable Dev Apps

Portable development tools for schools, work, home...

Portable Dev Apps launched on January 17, 2019 with 6 votes, #1,243 of 2,587 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 7 years on.

What it does

You will find on Portable Dev Apps several useful portable versions of development tools such a Python, Jupyter, PHP, Docker Toolbox... A portable app is an application that stays in a single folder. Thus, a portable app works from any synced cloud folder, from any portable storage device or from any folder present on the local PC.

Portable versions of development tools (Python, PHP, R, Ruby, Julia, Latex...) for schools, work, home...

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