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Revision as of 22:50, 17 July 2009

PortableApps.com
Developer(s)Rare Ideas, LLC
Stable release
1.5.2 Windows / March 12, 2009 (2009-03-12)[1]
Preview release
1.6 Pre-Release 0 / April 7, 2009 (2009-04-07) [2]
Operating systemMicrosoft Windows
Size1.3MB
LicenseOpen Source
WebsitePortableApps Project Page

The PortableApps.com project is a compilation of free and open source portable software for Windows available at the domain PortableApps.com with downloads hosted by SourceForge.net where it is currently the 3rd most popular project[3] and has had nearly 100 million downloads of individual portableapps.com packaged applications.[4] The project is led by founder John T. Haller and has a team of over 50 developers, designers and translators.[5]

History

The site and project started out of a portable version of Mozilla Firefox[6] in March of 2004. John T. Haller then expanded the project to include Mozilla Thunderbird and OpenOffice.org. Soon the open source suite of programs outgrew Haller's personal website and Haller moved it to a community site, PortableApps.com, which now serves as a location to centralize the knowledge and development efforts of portable application projects.[citation needed] The site currently hosts various projects created by forum members. The site is also used for bug reporting and suggestions.[7]

Compatibility

PortableApps.com applications are portable, meaning that they:

  • Do not require installation to be installed directly on the operating system. They can instead be installed on a portable device, such as a USB key;
  • Can be carried around computer to computer via portable device, while preserving history and settings; and
  • Leave no trace on the host computer, such as files or registry entries. All program settings and history are locally stored in the application's directory, or the application must delete all traces after use.

The majority of applications can run on almost any computer with Windows more recent than Windows 95.[8]

Platform

Application installers designed for use with PortableApps.com follow the convention of using filenames ending in a ".paf.exe" extension, and include an HTML documentation. This allows for the simple backup of data with the PortableApps.com backup utility. Application installers intended for use with PortableApps.com are usually NSIS launchers, but can also be compressed archives with self extractors, or indeed any executable.

PortableApps.com provides a portable menu that allows accessing the applications on a user's USB key.

Press Coverage

PortableApps.com has been covered by most major PC publications including PC Magazine [9], Information Week [10], PC World [11], PC Pro (UK) [12], Maximum PC [13]. It has also been covered in newspapers like the Washington Post [14] and on television shows such as Channel 9 in Australia [15] as well as on broadcast radio, websites, blogs and podcasts. A full list of press coverage is available on the PortableApps.com website. [16]

See also

References

  1. ^ http://portableapps.com/suite Retrieved on 2009-05-14.
  2. ^ http://portableapps.com/node/18859 Retrieved on 2009-05-14.
  3. ^ "SourceForge.net Software Map". SourceForge.net. Retrieved 2009-07-15.
  4. ^ "SourceForge Community Reaches 4 Billionth Download". SourceForge.net. Retrieved 2009-07-11.
  5. ^ "Our Team". PortableApps.com. Retrieved 2009-07-11.
  6. ^ http://portableapps.com/about
  7. ^ "PortableApps.com Update (Week of Feb 18, 2007)". PortableApps.com. Retrieved 2008-02-25.
  8. ^ "PortableApps.com OS Compatibility List". PortableApps.com. Retrieved 2007-10-20.
  9. ^ "Your Computing Life, on a USB Thumb Drive". PC Magazine. Retrieved 2009-03-25.
  10. ^ "Open Source You Can Use, Feb '09 Edition". Information Week. Retrieved 2009-03-25.
  11. ^ "How to Protect Your Online Passwords". PC World. Retrieved 2009-03-25.
  12. ^ "How to get the most from your new laptop". PC Pro. Retrieved 2009-03-25.
  13. ^ "50 Skills Every Real Geek Should Have". Maximum PC. Retrieved 2009-03-25.
  14. ^ "Just In: Free Mobile Services for Staying Productive on the Road". Washington Post. Retrieved 2009-03-25.
  15. ^ "Facebook Fraud". Channel 9. Retrieved 2009-03-25.
  16. ^ "PortableApps.com In The News". PortableApps.com. Retrieved 2009-03-25.
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