Test Releases

As with most open source projects, PortableApps.com makes available test versions of our software for people to test before we post a 'final' or 'stable' version of an application.

Pre-Releases

Releases labeled 'Pre-Release' are either late beta or release candidate quality builds of applications posted for final testing before release. These are applications that are already in the application list or will be once they've been fully tested by the community.

Development Test Releases

Releases labeled 'Development Test' and bearing the black and white PortableApps.com Development Test Release splash screen are alpha or beta quality builds of applications meant for developers to test new features and new applications or for newer developers who have not yet released software on PortableApps.com. As some may be from inexperienced developers or packagers, they should be scanned for viruses before installation and tested in a secure environment. These releases are for testers only and are not intended for everyday use.

Outdated Beta Tests

The applications listed in this table are of unknown quality and status. They may not be up to the latest PortableApps.com specifications, may not contain the Development Test Release splash screen, and Dev on these portable apps seems to have halted. These releases are for developers only, and should be updated or marked obsolete.

Apps To Be Added

Developers with apps that need to be added or updated should post a comment here. Comments will be deleted once the app is added/updated. This is not a place to request apps. Those requests belong in the Request Apps Forum.

This is the format all posts should be made in: (this is only an example, you must replace all links and text with their proper values)

  <tr>
    <td><a href="http://taskcoach.org/">Task Coach</a></td>
    <td><strong>Office:</strong> to-do list / task manager</td>
    <td><a href="http://portableapps.com/user/24376">Patrick Patience</a></td>
    <td><a href="http://portableapps.com/node/11939">0.69.1 Dev Test 2</a></td>
    <td>2008-03-07</td>
  </tr>

This is the template that will yield the desired format.

<pre>
    &lt;tr&gt;
      &lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="http://taskcoach.org/"&gt;Task Coach&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
      &lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Office:&lt;/strong&gt; to-do list / task manager&lt;/td&gt;
      &lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="http://portableapps.com/user/24376"&gt;Patrick Patience&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
      &lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="http://portableapps.com/node/11939"&gt;0.69.1 Dev Test 2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
      &lt;td&gt;2008-03-07&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;/tr&gt;
</pre>

Please also note that the ampersand (&) must be escaped as &: thus "Music & Video: this & that" must be "Music & Video: this & that". When trying to get it to produce the code that way, that means that you need to escape it a second time as &. (and to produce that in the source here I had to escape it three times!). Also where possible try to make the short description lowercase as it's neater.

What will be accepted

Only applications in the PortableApps.com Format as Development Tests (or Pre-Releases after that) will be accepted for this page. Additionally, full packages and online installers will be added, but launcher-only packages which don't include the base application and will not download it automatically will not be.