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Balabolka Portable 2.15.0.912 (text-to-speech on demand) Released

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Submitted by John T. Haller on January 27, 2026 - 12:53pm

A new version of Balabolka Portable has been released. Balabolka is a Text-To-Speech (TTS) program that uses the Microsoft Speech API (SAPI) voices installed on the system to read text aloud or save it to an audio file. It's packaged in PortableApps.com Format so it can easily integrate with the PortableApps.com Platform. Balabolka Portable is freeware for business and personal use.

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Sigil Portable 2.7.0 (ebook editor) Released

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Submitted by John T. Haller on January 27, 2026 - 12:26pm

A new version of Sigil Portable has been released. Sigil is an ePub ebook editor with support for both WYSIWYG word processor style and direct code editing. It's packaged in PortableApps.com Format so it can easily integrate with the PortableApps.com Platform. And it's open source and completely free.

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Scribus Portable 1.7.2 Test (desktop publishing) Released

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Submitted by John T. Haller on January 27, 2026 - 12:24pm

A new version of Scribus Portable Test has been released. Scribus is an Open Source program that brings professional page layout to your desktop with a combination of press-ready output and new approaches to page design. This release allows users to test the new features being tested in the Scribus test release branch without impacting their standard local or portable Scribus install. It's packaged in PortableApps.com Format so it can easily integrate with the PortableApps.com Platform. And it's open source and completely free.

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Scribus Portable 1.6.5 (desktop publishing) Released

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Submitted by John T. Haller on January 26, 2026 - 11:37pm

logoA new version of Scribus Portable has been released. Scribus Portable is a desktop publishing app that brings professional page layout to your desktop with a combination of press-ready output and new approaches to page design. Ghostscript Portable, which Scribus uses for postscript and PDF handling, is also available. It's packaged in PortableApps.com Format so it can easily integrate with the PortableApps.com Platform. And it's open source and completely free.

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fdmPortable 6.33.0 (download manager via Free Download Manager) Released

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Submitted by John T. Haller on January 26, 2026 - 7:50pm

A new version of fdmPortable has been released. fdmPortable is an open source portable installer for Free Download Manager, a comprehensive download manager with support for bandwidth optimization, pause and resume, torrent files, flash video downloads, and lots more. It's packaged in PortableApps.com Format so it can easily integrate with the PortableApps.com Platform. Free Download Manager is freeware for personal and business use.

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gMKVExtractGUI Portable 2.12.0 (Extract chapters and more from MKV files) Released

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Submitted by John T. Haller on January 26, 2026 - 7:45pm

logoA new version of gMKVExtractGUI Portable has been released. gMKVExtractGUI is small GUI utility to use mkvinfo and mkvextract cli tools from MKVToolnix pack, in order to extract tracks, chapters and CUE sheets from mkv files. It's packaged in PortableApps.com Format so it can easily integrate with the PortableApps.com Platform. And it's open source and completely free.

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LibreCAD Portable 2.2.1.3 (2D computer-aided design (CAD) tool) Released

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Submitted by John T. Haller on January 26, 2026 - 7:44pm

A new version of LibreCAD Portable has been released. LibreCAD is a 2 dimensional computer-aided design (CAD) tool. It's packaged in PortableApps.com Format so it can easily integrate with the PortableApps.com Platform. And it's open source and completely free.

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KiCad Portable 9.0.7 (Electronics Design Automation Suite) Released

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Submitted by John T. Haller on January 26, 2026 - 7:42pm

logoKiCad Portable has been released. KiCad is a cross platform and open source Electronics Design Automation Suite (EDA). It's packaged in PortableApps.com Format so it can easily integrate with the PortableApps.com Platform. And it's open source and completely free.

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gVim Portable 9.1.1825 (advanced text editor) Released

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Submitted by John T. Haller on January 26, 2026 - 6:41pm

logoA new version of gVim Portable has been released by PortableApps.com. gVim Portable is a feature-rich and not-too-hard-to-use text editor packaged as a portable app, and a very feature rich one at that. With gVim you can code, highlight syntax, and do everything else you would expect of a text editor worth its weight in megabytes. It's packaged in PortableApps.com Format so it can easily integrate with the PortableApps.com Platform. And it's open source and completely free.

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PDF Arranger Portable 1.12.1 (Merge, split, and re-arrange PDF files) Released

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Submitted by John T. Haller on January 26, 2026 - 6:39pm

PDFTK Builder logoA new version of PDF Arranger Portable has been released. PDF Arranger merges or splits PDF documents and rotates, crops and rearranges their pages using an interactive and intuitive graphical interface. It's packaged in PortableApps.com Format so it can easily integrate with the PortableApps.com Platform. And it's open source and completely free.

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