for the Linux ecosystem got more traction when Linus Torvalds discussed this topic on the DebConf 2014 and endorsed later AppImage for his dive log application Subsurface. For instance, MuseScore and Krita followed in 2016 and started to use AppImage builds for software deployment. RedHat released in 2016 the Flatpak system, which is a successor of Alexander Larsson's glick project which was inspired by klik (now AppImage). Similarly, Canonical released in 2016 Snap packages for Ubuntu and many other Linux distros. Many Mac applications that can be installed by drag-and-drop are inherently portable as Mac application bundles. Examples include Mozilla Firefox, Skype and Google Chrome which do not require admin access and do not need to be placed into a central, restricted area. Applications placed into /Users/username/Applications (~/Applications) are registered with macOS LaunchServices in the same way as applications placed into the main /Applications folder. For example, right-clicking a file in Finder and then selecting "Open With..." will show applications available from both /Applications and ~/Applications. Developers can create Mac product installers which allow the user to perform a home directory install, labelled "Install for me only" in the Installer user interface. Such an installation is performed as the user. See also Load drive List of portable software WinPenPack Portable application creators LiberKey PortableApps.com U3 Application virtualization Turbo (software) VMware ThinApp Live USB Ceedo Portable-VirtualBox Windows To Go Data portability Interoperability References