PortableApps.com AppCompactor 2.0.1 Released and PortableApps.com Format Addition

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Submitted by John T. Haller on August 2, 2010 - 4:03pm

logoPortableApps.com AppCompactor 2.0.1 has been released. It allows you to easily compress applications to decrease size on disk and increase performance when running from slow media like flash drives without affecting functionality. Though intended for developers, some advanced end users may also find it useful. This new version updates the included 7-Zip and UPX files, removes the command line window, adds an accurate progress bar, adds 4K file skipping, improves Unicode support, adds multi-instance support and has an updated installer. PortableApps.com Format has been updated to allow better automated control of the PortableApps.com AppCompactor. It's packaged as a portable app, so you can shrink your apps on the go. It's packaged in PortableApps.com Format so it can easily integrate with the PortableApps.com Suite. And it's open source and completely free.

Read on for more details...

PortableApps.com Platform 2.0 Beta 5 users who already have this app installed, simply click 'Check for Updates' in your PA.c Menu to update to the new version.

Features

ScreenshotPortableApps.com AppCompactor allows you to easily compress application to decrease size on disk and increase performance when running from a slow media (like flash drives). It features:

  • Proven UPX binary compressor
  • 7-Zip compression of archives
  • Multiple compression levels
  • Automatic testing of compressed files
  • Add inclusions/exclusions using PortableApps.com Format
  • Compression of DLL, EXE, ZIP, JAR, IRC, PYD and BINs in all directories
  • Automatically skip launcher if selecting PortableApps.com Format apps' base directory
  • Saving up to 50% or more installed space of many apps
  • Faster application starts from flash drives
  • The same technology we use in OpenOffice.org Portable, Pidgin Portable, GIMP Portable and more!

New In This Release

This new version updates the included 7-Zip and UPX files, removes the command line window, adds an accurate progress bar, adds 4K file skipping, improves Unicode support, adds multi-instance support and has an updated installer. It also has a few UI enhancements including the display of the app currently being compressed.

PortableApps.com Format Update

PortableApps.com Format has been updated to allow the inclusion and exclusion of specific files. Full details are included on the PortableApps.com Format page in the new PortableApps.com AppCompactor section.

PortableApps.com Installer / PortableApps.com Format

PortableApps.com AppCompactor is packaged in 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.

Download

PortableApps.com AppCompactor is available for immediate download from the PortableApps.com AppCompactor homepage. Get it today!

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Sorry to bug you so much, but there's a database typo :/

[PortableApps.comAppCompactor]
Name=PortableApps.com AppCompactor
Description=Portable app compressor
Category=Utilities
SubCategory=Compression and Packaging
URL=https://portableapps.com/apps/utilities/portableapps.com_appcompactor
PackageVersion=2.0.1.0
DisplayVersion=2.1
DownloadFile=PortableApps.comAppCompactor_2.0.1_English.paf.exe
Hash=4e93f7cbd3c4ce152414de05828449a4
DownloadSize=1
InstallSize=1

DisplayVersion should be 2.0.1

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John T. Haller

August 2, 2010 - 4:58pm

Thanks

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BuddhaChu

August 3, 2010 - 10:17am

I think "mult" is supposed to be "multi" in the "New In This Release" section. Add a comma after support while you're at it. Smile

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John T. Haller

August 3, 2010 - 10:30am

The comma just before 'and' is up for debate. There are two schools on it. One says it is necessary and adds clarity one says it is superfluous and occasionally adds ambiguity. Either way, it's unnecessary to suggest it to someone who has omitted it. Your preference may be to include it while the author's is to exclude it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_comma

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LOGAN-Portable

August 3, 2010 - 9:09pm

And "mult-instance support" is an unique feature Smile
But, yeah, while punctuation is important, that comma wasn't needed.
Yet I seen conversations where a 'forgotten' comma changed the meaning of the message, but not in this case.

Enough off-topic.

Just wondering about something. After installing this I realized I now had
two versions on my drive.
The original was under an AppCompactor directory. The recent ones under a
PortableApps.comAppCompactor directory with a similarly named menu entry.
Seems kind of long for both.

Is there some reason it can't be just AppCompactor for both the directory and menu entries?

Just picking nits. Smile