PortableApps.com Installer 0.91.5 has been released. The PortableApps.com Installer allows you to quickly package your portable apps in an easy-to-use installer without having to write or compile any code. This release adds features to plugin installers and download installers. No changes need to be made to existing PortableApps.com Format apps with this release. The PortableApps.com Format Specification and installer are now available for outside developers to use and can be used freely with free open source and freeware applications. Commercial use is available by contacting PortableApps.com.
PortableApps.com Installer Features
The PortableApps.com Installer allows you to easily package your portable apps. It features:
- Proven NSIS installer core
- Excellent compression for distribution
- Easy configuration with no coding required
- Multilingual with 58 Languages
- Optional sections
- Automatic integration with the PortableApps.com Platform
- Works from command line and Send To (just pass the portable app's main directory, e.g. X:\PortableApps\FileZillaPortable)
- Interactive mode to assist with missing entries
- Licensed for use with free open source and freeware
- Commercial use by contacting PortableApps.com
What's New in the Installer?
This release adds the ability to extract all files recursively from downloaded files and the ability to do CommonFiles plugins that are used by multiple apps (example: Java). No changes need to be made to existing app configurations.
This update of the PortableApps.com Installer allows software publishers to package their apps using our popular tools. Open source projects can use our installer (and all source is included and licensed under the GPL) and release their own PAF files. Freeware publishers can also use our installer with no special permission. Commercial publishers can contact us for permission.
We'll also be opening up the App Directory to open source, freeware and commercial publishers within the coming weeks, so the sooner you get your software in PortableApps.com Format and out to your users, the better!
Get Help Packaging for PortableApps.com
If you need help packaging your software in PortableApps.com Format or using the PortableApps.com Installer, just post a note to the Development Forum and we'll help you out.
PortableApps.com Installer / PortableApps.com Format
PortableApps.com Installer is packaged, appropriately, as a PortableApps.com Installer so it will automatically detect an existing PortableApps.com installation when your drive is plugged in. It supports upgrades by installing right over an existing copy, preserving all settings. And it's in PortableApps.com Format, so it automatically works with the PortableApps.com Suite including the Menu and Backup Utility.
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The PortableApps.com Installer is available for immediate download from the PortableApps.com Installer homepage. Get it today!
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Comments
how many updates will you do
how many updates will you do to the installer?
Bug Fixes / No app changes needed
We're doing simple bug-fixes as they come up and impact releases as part of the pre-1.0 phase. Once they're all handled, it'll be relabeled as 1.0 and promoted more widely.
You don't need to change anything about your apps as part of these updates. Your exact same app configuration from 0.91 will work with 0.91.5 and everything in between. The last config update was May 15 when we added PNG icons to help better display your app's icons. That same config will be able to be used with 1.0 as well when it comes out.
For post-1.0 updates
I'd like to suggest an option to appear after a program has been compiled. At the screen that appears once the program is compiled, add an option to compile another program, similar to AppCompactor's option. Would be helpful so that the program does not need to be launched again manually. Also, if you could add a Review screen that willd display, in essence, the compiled AppInfo file so that you can ensure the settings are correct and modify them if necessary before continuing. Sometimes there is a typo of mine and I notice it once the program has been compiled. Then I must edit AppInfo and re-compile, wasting some time.
Review
It may be tough since it is all a part of the same process, but I could possibly integrate a 'review' screen to review the main settings (off by default). That would be post-1.0 as it would require some reworking.
The final page in NSIS has two checkboxes and we're using em both right now. I'd need to switch to a custom Finish screen to do it (which I'm debating so we can add additional info).
I do appreciate the response.
I do appreciate the response. I look forward to all future releases of the program, especially post-1.0
Thank you for all of your hard work John. Keep it up