PortableApps.com Installer 3.4.7 (portable app packaging) Released

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Submitted by John T. Haller on May 6, 2017 - 5:07pm

PortableApps.com is proud to announce that PortableApps.com Installer 3.4.7 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 updates to the latest NSIS version, fixes an issue with the header image when packaging apps that use the ExtractIcon feature, and adds a new custom header image for plugin installers. The PortableApps.com Format Specification and installer are 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.

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

Features

Installer ScreenshotThe 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 71 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

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 needed for no charge. Commercial publishers can contact us for details.

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 Platform including the Menu and Backup Utility.

Download

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

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John T. Haller's picture

We skipped version 3.4.6. A package of 3.4.6 was posted to SourceForge but not pushed out via the updater or announced. There was a packaging error within found before being officially released but as it had been available for download for more than 24 hours, I decided to up the version number to ensure no one mixed up the bad package for the actual release.

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