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Skype Portable 7.32.0.104 (chat and voice calling) Released by PortableApps.com

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Submitted by John T. Haller on February 9, 2017 - 12:35pm

Skype Portable 7.32.0.104 has been released. Skype lets you connect to others via instant message, audio conferencing and video phone. It can also call regular phone lines from anywhere in the world. It's packaged as a portable app so you communicate on the go and it's in PortableApps.com Format so it can easily integrate with the PortableApps.com Platform. It's released as freeware for personal and business use.

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

Q-Dir Portable 6.49.4 (quad pane file manager) Released

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Submitted by John T. Haller on February 8, 2017 - 9:20pm

Q-Dir Portable 6.49.4 has been released by PortableApps.com. Q-Dir is a quad-pane file explorer that is capable of displaying 4 Explorer panes simultaneously. It supports favorites, file/color filtering, export to XLS/CSV/TXT/HTML, screen magnifier, quick preview, and more. It's packaged as a portable app so you download on the go and it's in PortableApps.com Format so it can easily integrate with the PortableApps.com Platform. It's released as freeware for personal and business use.

Q-Dir is packaged with permission from the publisher

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

Opera, Portable Edition 43.0.2442.806 (web browser) Released

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Submitted by John T. Haller on February 8, 2017 - 12:43pm

Opera, Portable Edition 43.0.2442.806 has been released. Opera, Portable Edition is a lightweight, customizable browser designed for speed. It's the popular Opera™ web browser packaged as a portable app, so you can take your browser with you and it's in PortableApps.com Format so it can easily integrate with the PortableApps.com Platform. It's freeware for personal and business use.

Opera, Portable Edition is packaged with permission from Opera Software. Opera™ is a trademark of Opera Software.

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

Note that Opera's stable channel no longer supports Windows XP and Vista. All Chrome/Blink-based browsers (Chrome, Opera, Iron, Chromium, etc) have done so or will be doing so shortly. A legacy version of Opera Portable 36.x still supports Windows XP and Vista.

Opera, Portable Edition 42.0.2393.517 (web browser) Released

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Submitted by John T. Haller on February 6, 2017 - 9:18pm

Opera, Portable Edition 42.0.2393.517 has been released. Opera, Portable Edition is a lightweight, customizable browser designed for speed. It's the popular Opera™ web browser packaged as a portable app, so you can take your browser with you and it's in PortableApps.com Format so it can easily integrate with the PortableApps.com Platform. It's freeware for personal and business use.

Opera, Portable Edition is packaged with permission from Opera Software. Opera™ is a trademark of Opera Software.

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

Note that Opera's stable channel no longer supports Windows XP and Vista. All Chrome/Blink-based browsers (Chrome, Opera, Iron, Chromium, etc) have done so or will be doing so shortly. A legacy version of Opera Portable 36.x still supports Windows XP and Vista.

FreeCommander Portable 2017 Build 740 (file manager) Released

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Submitted by John T. Haller on February 6, 2017 - 9:01pm

logoFreeCommander Portable 2017 Build 740 has been released. FreeCommander is an easy-to-use alternative to the standard windows file manager with lots of advanced and helpful features. It's packaged as a portable app so you can bring it anywhere. It's packaged in PortableApps.com Format so it can easily integrate with the PortableApps.com Platform. It's released as freeware for personal and business use.

FreeCommander Portable is made available directly by the publisher.

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

HDHacker Portable 1.6 (MBR and boot sector manager) Released

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Submitted by Gord Caswell on February 6, 2017 - 8:43pm

logoHDHacker Portable 1.6 has been released. HDHacker is a stand-alone micro-utility that saves, visualizes, and restores the MBR (from a physical drive), the BootSector (from a logical drive) or any specified sector from any disk (even removable disks). [PLEASE NOTE: This is an advanced hard drive tool for system administrators. Improper use can result in inaccessible hard drives.] This release updates the app to the current packaging format. It's packaged in PortableApps.com Format so it can easily integrate with the PortableApps.com Platform. HDHacker is freeware for personal and business use.

HDHacker is packaged for portable use with permission from Dimio.

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

McAfee Stinger Portable 12.1.0.2246 (common virus remover) Released

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Submitted by John T. Haller on February 6, 2017 - 8:25pm

McAfee Stinger Portable 12.1.0.2246 has been released. McAfee Stinger removes 6,000 common viruses and 'fake alert' malware on-demand. It is not a replacement for a full antivirus, but handy in many situations. This release updates to the latest version and corrects an issue where McAfee Stinger would leave a service behind. It's packaged in PortableApps.com Format so it can easily integrate with the PortableApps.com Platform. McAfee Stinger is freeware for business and personal use.

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

jPortable 8 Update 121 (portable Java runtime) Released

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Submitted by John T. Haller on February 6, 2017 - 7:11pm

jPortable 8 Update 121 (formerly Java Portable) has been released by PortableApps.com. jPortable (32-bit and 64-bit) allows you to easily install the Java® runtime engine to your PortableApps.com-enabled device for use with portable apps like LibreOffice Portable and Mozilla Firefox, Portable Edition (in 32-bit mode), and Apache OpenOffice Portable, all without any Java runtime on the local PC. It's packaged in PortableApps.com Format for easy use from any portable device and integration with the PortableApps.com Platform. It's freeware for business and personal use.

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

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Google Chrome Portable 57.0.2987.21 Beta (web browser) Released

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Submitted by John T. Haller on February 6, 2017 - 7:05pm

Google Chrome Portable 57.0.2987.21 Beta has been released. Google Chrome Portable is a web browser that runs web pages and applications with lightning speed. It's designed to be simple and stylish. This release updates Google Chrome to the latest beta version, allowing you to test the upcoming release without impacting your local or portable stable install. The latest Stable and Dev builds are also available. Point versions of this beta version will be pushed via the PortableApps.com Platform but not announced on the homepage or RSS feed. It's packaged as a portable app, so you can take your browsing experience with you and it's in PortableApps.com Format so it can easily integrate with the PortableApps.com Platform. It's partially open source freeware for personal and business use.

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

Google Chrome Portable 56.0.2924.87 Stable (web browser) Released

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Submitted by John T. Haller on February 6, 2017 - 7:04pm

Google Chrome Portable 56.0.2924.87 Stable has been released. Google Chrome Portable is a web browser that runs web pages and applications quickly. The latest Beta and Dev builds are also available. It's packaged as a portable app, so you can take your browsing experience with you and it's in PortableApps.com Format so it can easily integrate with the PortableApps.com Platform. It's partially open source freeware for personal and business use.

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

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