The best portable air conditioners keep rooms cool and offer a degree of air filtration. We test for cooling ability, noise, and energy efficiency.

To help you find the right unit for your space, we've tested the top options on the market. Here are CNET's picks of the best portable air conditioners for 2025.

The best portable air conditioners keeps things cool, calm and non-sticky throughout the year. No one wants to sit at home uncomfortable and slick with sweat, and that's where a portable AC unit ...

The EcoFlow WAVE 2 portable AC is not your typical air conditioning and heating unit. It is smart, portable, full of features ...

Shoppers call the unit "small but powerful", and "best value for money". "One of the best portable air conditioners I’ve used. Definitely worth every cent," raved a fan. "It cooled down my ...

The Whynter ARC-14S portable air conditioning system was created with mobility and power in mind. This portable indoor unit with two hoses is excellent for keeping any small place cool ...

Portable air conditioners can be moved from home to home with little setup. Renting, or simply don't want to do home renovations to put in a split-system air conditioner? You might be in the market ...

Jon has first-hand experience testing home energy products such as portable power stations ... you probably wish you could take the air conditioning to the woods with you. Now you can -- and ...

Portable air conditioners can be moved from home to home with little setup. Renting, or simply don't want to do home renovations to put in a split-system air conditioner? You might be in the market ...

With room temperatures reportedly reaching around 30 degrees inside the Launceston General Hospital, staff and patients have ...