# Portable package for Windows

**URL:** <https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/portable-package-for-windows/3883>\
**Category:** Lounge\
**Created:** [April 25, 2023, 10:37am UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/portable-package-for-windows/3883 "2023-04-25T10:37:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Andreas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ee7513/32.png) [@Andreas](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/u/Andreas)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2023, 10:37am UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/portable-package-for-windows/3883/1 "2023-04-25T10:37:51Z")

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Have you ever considered making a portable package (i.e. a package containing the binaries, and no installer) for Windows? Is this even possible?

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**Author:** ![Joaquim](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex047/user_avatar/forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/joaquim/32/16_2.png) [@Joaquim](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/u/Joaquim)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2023, 11:22am UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/portable-package-for-windows/3883/2 "2023-04-25T11:22:15Z")

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Yes, is possible. We can make one for next release, though I’ll skip questions of people having problems because they installed in in directories with spaces in their names.

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**Author:** ![Andreas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ee7513/32.png) [@Andreas](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/u/Andreas)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2023, 11:44am UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/portable-package-for-windows/3883/3 "2023-04-25T11:44:06Z")

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If it’s not alot of work, maybe it would be a nice addition.

No installer = no need to contact IT-staff begging them to install, explaining why you need this, etc. etc… (hopefully).