Progecad Portable: !free!

It runs natively on Windows, Mac, and Linux. And that cross-platform DNA is what makes the “Portable” concept possible… in theory. Official stance: ProgeSOFT does not sell an “official portable version” on their main website. If you buy a standard license, you get an installer that writes to the Windows Registry, Program Files, and AppData folders. That’s not portable.

Use a portable viewer (like DWG FastView or Autodesk Viewer web app) for markups, save ProgeCAD for your main workstation, or invest in a lightweight laptop that can run the standard installer. progecad portable

We’ve all been there. You’re at a client’s office, sitting in a hotel room, or stuck on a site visit, and someone emails a critical DWG file. Your laptop doesn’t have AutoCAD installed, and you don’t have admin rights to install anything. It runs natively on Windows, Mac, and Linux