diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8eb9c81a1..47c40965f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 - new icon styles preference for tray (showing time to break or visual progress to break)
 - Autostart functionality in Flatpaks
 - updated appExclusions section on README to include description for Windows and substring matching
+- portable version for Windows
 
 ### Fixed
 - snap package not starting on Wayland
diff --git a/app/css/commons.css b/app/css/commons.css
index cf65c6e9e..992434eb2 100644
--- a/app/css/commons.css
+++ b/app/css/commons.css
@@ -157,7 +157,8 @@ body {
 .linux .linux-hidden,
 .freebsd .linux-hidden,
 .openbsd .linux-hidden,
-.store .store-hidden {
+.store .store-hidden,
+.portable .portable-hidden {
   display: none;
 }
 
diff --git a/app/main.js b/app/main.js
index 5b9a2a470..590966d34 100644
--- a/app/main.js
+++ b/app/main.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import { DateTime } from 'luxon'
 
 import {
   canPostpone, canSkip, formatTimeRemaining,
-  minutesRemaining, insideWindowsStore, insideFlatpak, insideSnap
+  minutesRemaining, insideWindowsStore, insideFlatpak, insideSnap, insideWindowsPortable
 } from './utils/utils.js'
 import IdeasLoader from './utils/ideasLoader.js'
 import BreaksPlanner from './breaksPlanner.js'
@@ -78,6 +78,14 @@ let currentTrayIconPath = null
 let currentTrayMenuTemplate = null
 let trayUpdateIntervalObj = null
 
+if (insideWindowsPortable()) {
+  const portableDataPath = join(process.env.PORTABLE_EXECUTABLE_DIR, 'Data')
+  if (!existsSync(portableDataPath)) {
+    mkdirSync(portableDataPath, { recursive: true })
+  }
+  app.setPath('userData', portableDataPath)
+}
+
 log.initialize({ preload: true })
 
 // https://stackoverflow.com/questions/65859634/notification-from-electron-shows-electron-app-electron/65863174#65863174
diff --git a/app/platform.js b/app/platform.js
index 57e3ca8c2..708884970 100644
--- a/app/platform.js
+++ b/app/platform.js
@@ -2,4 +2,7 @@ document.body.classList.add(window.runtime.platform())
 if (window.runtime.windowsStore()) {
   document.body.classList.add('store')
 }
+if (window.runtime.windowsPortable()) {
+  document.body.classList.add('portable')
+}
 export default {}
diff --git a/app/preferences-renderer.js b/app/preferences-renderer.js
index 961927637..c721933a3 100644
--- a/app/preferences-renderer.js
+++ b/app/preferences-renderer.js
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ window.onload = async (e) => {
         document.querySelector('#electron').innerHTML = await window.runtime.electron()
         document.querySelector('#platform').innerHTML = await window.runtime.platform()
         document.querySelector('#windowsStore').innerHTML = await window.runtime.windowsStore() || false
+        document.querySelector('#windowsPortable').innerHTML = await window.runtime.windowsPortable() || false
       }
       setWindowHeight()
     }
diff --git a/app/preferences.html b/app/preferences.html
index 2ae1d0ec2..ca8c74c5d 100644
--- a/app/preferences.html
+++ b/app/preferences.html
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
     </a>
   </nav>
   <div class="settings">
-    <div class="store-hidden">
+    <div class="store-hidden portable-hidden">
       <input type="checkbox" value="openAtLogin" id="openAtLogin">
       <label data-i18next="preferences.settings.openAtLogin" for="openAtLogin"></label>
     </div>
@@ -418,7 +418,8 @@
           Chromium: <span id="chrome"></span>,
           Electron: <span id="electron"></span>
           <br />OS: <span id="platform"></span><span class="linux-hidden darwin-hidden">,
-            Windows Store: <span id="windowsStore"></span></span>
+            Windows Store: <span id="windowsStore"></span>,
+            Windows Portable: <span id="windowsPortable"></span></span>
         </p>
         <p>
           <button>copy to clipboard</button>
diff --git a/app/utils/context-bridge-exposers.js b/app/utils/context-bridge-exposers.js
index 7400eed10..bf01b79c7 100644
--- a/app/utils/context-bridge-exposers.js
+++ b/app/utils/context-bridge-exposers.js
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ function exposeRuntime () {
     electron: () => process.versions.electron,
     windowsStore: () => utils.insideWindowsStore(),
     snap: () => utils.insideSnap(),
+    windowsPortable: () => utils.insideWindowsPortable(),
     getSystemVersion: () => process.getSystemVersion()
   })
 }
diff --git a/app/utils/defaultSettings.js b/app/utils/defaultSettings.js
index 7b0426ddb..93b1de03a 100644
--- a/app/utils/defaultSettings.js
+++ b/app/utils/defaultSettings.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import defaultBreakIdeas from './defaultBreakIdeas.js'
 import defaultMicrobreakIdeas from './defaultMicrobreakIdeas.js'
-import { insideFlatpak, insideWindowsStore, insideSnap } from './utils.js'
+import { insideFlatpak, insideWindowsStore, insideSnap, insideWindowsPortable } from './utils.js'
 
 export default {
   microbreakDuration: 20000,
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ export default {
   resetBreaksShortcut: '',
   showTrayMenuInStrictMode: false,
   customPreferencesMessage: '',
-  disableAppUpdateFeatures: insideFlatpak() || insideWindowsStore() || insideSnap(),
+  disableAppUpdateFeatures: insideFlatpak() || insideWindowsStore() || insideSnap() || insideWindowsPortable(),
   hidePreferencesFileLocation: false,
   hideStrictModePreferences: false,
   miniBreakManualFinish: false,
diff --git a/app/utils/utils.js b/app/utils/utils.js
index af4518c55..623fc395f 100644
--- a/app/utils/utils.js
+++ b/app/utils/utils.js
@@ -87,6 +87,10 @@ function insideSnap () {
   return process.platform === 'linux' && !!process.env.SNAP
 }
 
+function insideWindowsPortable () {
+  return process.platform === 'win32' && !!process.env.PORTABLE_EXECUTABLE_DIR
+}
+
 export {
   formatTimeRemaining,
   formatElapsedDuration,
@@ -99,5 +103,6 @@ export {
   shouldShowNotificationTitle,
   insideFlatpak,
   insideWindowsStore,
-  insideSnap
+  insideSnap,
+  insideWindowsPortable
 }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 47b7943de..8471f80a5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -104,13 +104,17 @@
       "target": [
         "nsis",
         "7z",
-        "appx"
+        "appx",
+        "portable"
       ],
       "asarUnpack": [
         "node_modules/windows-notification-state/**",
         "node_modules/macos-notification-state/**"
       ]
     },
+    "portable": {
+      "artifactName": "${productName} Portable ${version}.${ext}"
+    },
     "nsis": {
       "oneClick": false,
       "allowToChangeInstallationDirectory": true