Abstract: The present invention is a portable tool carrying apparatus which can be used to conveniently and easily carry a variety of tools from one location to another and at the same time be safely secured to the top of a ladder. The present tool carrying apparatus includes a front panel and a back panel, with each panel having two sides, a top, a bottom and a face. At least the front panel has a plurality of tool receiving pockets disposed on its face. Preferably, the face of the back panel also includes at least one tool receiving pocket. These tool receiving pockets can be made to accommodate a number of the same or different types of tools. One side of the back panel is connected to one side of the front panel and the other side of the back panel is connected to the other side of the front panel so as to form a plurality of panels operatively adapted for being disposed around a top portion of a ladder.