AbiWord Portable 2.8.1 has been released. AbiWord Portable is the lightweight AbiWord word processor packaged as a portable app, so you can edit your documents on the go. This new release updates AbiWord to the latest release and improves Windows 7 support. It's packaged in PortableApps.com Format for easy use from any portable device and integration with the PortableApps.com Suite. And it's open source and completely free.
Revision 2: Revision 2 fixes an issue where some Windows XP machines would be unable to run AbiWord.
Features
AbiWord Portable is a free word processing program similar to Microsoft Word. It is suitable for a variety of word processing activities and supports a number of document types including Microsoft Word, Word Perfect, Open Document (OpenOffice.org), Office Open XML (MS Word 2007), RTF, HTML and more. It includes both grammar and spelling checkers as well as an array of other handy features including mail merge capabilities. It also has a plugin system allowing you to add features with available add-on plugins. Learn more about AbiWord...
New In This Release
This new release updates AbiWord to 2.8.1 (release notes) and improves Windows 7 support.
PortableApps.com Installer / PortableApps.com Format
AbiWord Portable is packaged in a PortableApps.com Installer so it will automatically detect an existing PortableApps.com installation when your drive is plugged in. And it's in PortableApps.com Format, so it automatically works with the PortableApps.com Suite including the Menu and Backup Utility.
Download
AbiWord Portable is available for immediate download from the AbiWord Portable homepage. Get it today!
Comments
The new version 2.8.1 doesn't work on my USB-Stick ?!
Thanks in advance for a quick fix. Best regards.
Works for me...
Try a fresh download and install.
If that doesn't work, please create a new thread in the AbiWord Portable Support Forum, to make it easier for someone to help.
-Scott-
Revision 2 - XP Fix
Revision 2 fixes an issue where some PCs (particularly some Windows XP machines) would be unable to run AbiWord Portable.