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Thunderbird ESR, Portable Edition 140.10.1 (email client) Released

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Submitted by John T. Haller on May 1, 2026 - 1:47pm

A new version of Thunderbird® ESR, Portable Edition has been released. It's the Extended Support Release of the popular Thunderbird email client bundled with a PortableApps.com launcher as a portable app. 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.

Mozilla®, Thunderbird® and the Thunderbird logo are registered trademarks of the Mozilla Foundation and are used under license.

Update automatically or install from the portable app store (advanced apps enabled) in the PortableApps.com Platform.

Mozilla Firefox ESR, Portable Edition 140.10.1 (web browser) Released

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Submitted by John T. Haller on April 30, 2026 - 6:57pm

A new version of Mozilla Firefox® ESR, Portable Edition has been released. It's the Extended Support Release of the popular Mozilla Firefox web browser bundled with a PortableApps.com Launcher as a portable app It is intended for groups who deploy and maintain the desktop environment in large organizations such as universities and other schools, county or city governments and businesses, as well as the web developers that support them. Individual users should use standard Mozilla Firefox, Portable Edition for everyday use. It's a great way to test your sites and extensions in multiple versions of Firefox. 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.

Mozilla®, Firefox® and the Firefox logo are registered trademarks of the Mozilla Foundation and are used under license.

Update automatically or install from the portable app store in the PortableApps.com Platform.

Thunderbird, Portable Edition 150.0.1 (email client) Released

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Submitted by John T. Haller on April 30, 2026 - 6:29pm

A new version of Thunderbird, Portable Edition has been released. It's the popular Thunderbird email client bundled with a PortableApps.com launcher as a portable app. 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.

Mozilla®, Thunderbird® and the Thunderbird logo are registered trademarks of the Mozilla Foundation and are used under license.

Update automatically or install from the portable app store in the PortableApps.com Platform.

Mozilla Firefox, Portable Edition Legacy 115.35.1 (web browser) Released

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Submitted by John T. Haller on April 30, 2026 - 6:24pm

A new version of Mozilla Firefox®, Portable Edition Legacy 115 has been released. It's a more-extended-than-usual Extended Support Release of the popular Mozilla Firefox web browser designed for Windows 7/8/8.1 users with support continuing through February 2026. It's bundled with a PortableApps.com Launcher as a portable app. It is intended for web developers and extension developers to test against. Individual users not using Windows 7/8/8.1 should use standard Mozilla Firefox, Portable Edition for everyday use. 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.

Mozilla®, Firefox® and the Firefox logo are registered trademarks of the Mozilla Foundation and are used under license.

Update automatically or install from the portable app store in the PortableApps.com Platform.

Mozilla Firefox, Portable Edition Stable 150.0.1 (web browser) Released

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Submitted by John T. Haller on April 30, 2026 - 6:20pm

A new version of Mozilla Firefox®, Portable Edition has been released. It's the Mozilla Firefox browser bundled with a PortableApps.com launcher as a portable app, so you can take your browser, bookmarks, settings and extensions on the go. And it's open source and completely free. Firefox Portable is a dual-architecture 64-bit and 32-bit (optional) app, ensuring Firefox runs as fast as possible on every PC.

Mozilla®, Firefox® and the Firefox logo are registered trademarks of the Mozilla Foundation and used under license.

Update automatically or install from the portable app store in the PortableApps.com Platform.

LibreWolf Portable 150.0.1-1 (web browser) Released

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Submitted by John T. Haller on April 30, 2026 - 4:25pm

A new version of LibreWolf Portable has been released. LibreWolf is a custom browser based on Firefox®, focused on privacy, security and freedom. 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.

Update automatically or install from the portable app store in the PortableApps.com Platform.

Notepad++ Portable 8.9.4 (developer's text editor) Released

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Submitted by John T. Haller on April 28, 2026 - 5:34pm

A new version of Notepad++ Portable has been released. It's the handy Notepad++ text editor packaged as a portable app so you can do your development on the go. It has all the same great features of Notepad++ including support for multiple languages and an extensive plugin system, but there's nothing to 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.

Update automatically or install from the portable app store in the PortableApps.com Platform.

Iron Portable 147.0.7750.0 (web browser) Released

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Submitted by John T. Haller on April 28, 2026 - 5:33pm

A new version of Iron Portable has been released. SRWare Iron is 'The browser of the future' - based on the free Sourcecode "Chromium" - but without some features that privacy advocates object to. This release updates to the latest version and fixes an issue preventing manual language selection. 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.

Iron is packaged for portable use with permission from SRWare.

Update automatically or install from the portable app store in the PortableApps.com Platform.

Telegram Desktop Portable 6.7.8 (secure instant messaging) Released

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Submitted by John T. Haller on April 28, 2026 - 5:31pm

A new version of Telegram Desktop Portable has been released. Telegram is a cloud-based mobile and desktop messaging app with a focus on security and speed. 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.

Update automatically or install from the portable app store in the PortableApps.com Platform.

PortableApps.com Platform 30.4: April Upkeep

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Submitted by John T. Haller on April 28, 2026 - 11:43am

PortableApps.com is proud to announce the PortableApps.com Platform 30.4 release. This maintenance release updates localization and the backup/restore utility. It's available as a full download or a small quick-install patch via the built-in Updater. Read on for all the details...(permalink)

Existing Platform users can automatically update by clicking Help - Check for Updates. Platform users will receive a small, quick-install patch to update.

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