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Pidgin Portable 2.9.0 (instant messaging) Released

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Submitted by John T. Haller on June 24, 2011 - 8:22am

Pidgin logoPidgin Portable 2.9.0 has been released. Pidgin Portable is a versatile instant messaging client packaged as a portable app, so you can take your IM settings and buddy lists with you. It has all the same great features as Pidgin, including support for AOL, Yahoo, MSN, ICQ and Jabber networks, but there's nothing to install on the local PC. This new release updates Pidgin to the latest version. 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.

Update automatically in the PortableApps.com Platform 2.0 Beta 5 by clicking 'Check for Updates'.

Mozilla Thunderbird, Portable Edition 5.0 Beta 2 (email client) Released

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Submitted by John T. Haller on June 23, 2011 - 12:08am

Thunderbird logoMozilla Thunderbird, Portable Edition 5.0 Beta 2 has been released in 16 languages. It's the popular Mozilla Thunderbird email client bundled with a PortableApps.com launcher as a portable app. This package allows you to test the upcoming version without impacting your standard portable or local install of Thunderbird. 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.

Thunderbird Alpha/Beta users can update automatically in the PortableApps.com Platform 2.0 Beta 5 by clicking 'Check for Updates'.

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

Blender Portable 2.58 (3D modeling, animation, rendering) Released

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Submitted by John T. Haller on June 22, 2011 - 11:32pm

logoBlender Portable 2.58 has been released. Blender Portable is the popular Blender open source software for 3D modelling, animation, rendering, post-production, interactive creation and playback packaged as a portable app, so you can do your rendering on the go. This release updates to the latest version of Blender. Note that settings will be reset on upgrade from versions prior to 2.57b. 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.

Update automatically in the PortableApps.com Platform 2.0 Beta 5 by clicking 'Check for Updates'.

ToDoList Portable 6.2.5 (task management) Released

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Submitted by computerfreaker on June 22, 2011 - 3:50pm

logoToDoList Portable 6.2.5 has been released. ToDoList is a rare form of task management tool, one that allows you to repeatedly sub-divide your tasks into more manageable pieces whilst still presenting a clean and intuitive user experience. 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.

Update automatically in the PortableApps.com Platform 2.0 Beta 5 by clicking 'Check for Updates'.

CrystalDiskInfo Portable 4.0.2 (disk health monitoring) Released

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Submitted by computerfreaker on June 22, 2011 - 3:46pm

logoCrystalDiskInfo Portable 4.0.2 has been released. CrystalDiskInfo monitors HDD/SSD health status and temperature, and does all the usual monitoring/graphing of S.M.A.R.T. information. It also tells you how many times the hard disk has been turned on and how many hours it's been on for. 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.

Update automatically in the PortableApps.com Platform 2.0 Beta 5 by clicking 'Check for Updates'.

Mozilla Firefox, Portable Edition 3.6.18 Legacy (web browser) Released

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Submitted by John T. Haller on June 22, 2011 - 12:22pm

Firefox logoMozilla Firefox®, Portable Edition 3.6.18 (Legacy Edition) has been released in 17 languages. It's the current Mozilla Firefox browser from the older 3.6 release bundled with a PortableApps.com launcher as a portable app, so you can take your browser, bookmarks, settings and extensions on the go. It's primarily intended for web page testers as all users are encouraged to upgrade to the current Mozilla Firefox, Portable Edition 5.0 release. This release will install alongside a current Firefox Portable install in a FirefoxPortableLegacy36 directory by default, though it can also be used to upgrade an existing installation. Please note that Firefox 3.5.x is no longer supported. It's packaged in PortableApps.com Format so it can easily integrate with the PortableApps.com Suite. And, as always, 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.

Mozilla Thunderbird, Portable Edition 3.1.11 (email client) Released

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Submitted by John T. Haller on June 22, 2011 - 12:01am

Thunderbird logoMozilla Thunderbird, Portable Edition 3.1.11 has been released in Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Dutch, English, English (Great Britain), French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil and Portugal), Russian and Spanish (Spain and International) packages. It's the popular Mozilla Thunderbird email client bundled with a PortableApps.com launcher as a portable app. This release updates Mozilla Thunderbird to the latest release. 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.

Update automatically in the PortableApps.com Platform 2.0 Beta 5 by clicking 'Check for Updates'.

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

Mozilla Firefox, Portable Edition 5.0 (web browser) Released

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Submitted by John T. Haller on June 21, 2011 - 11:28pm

Firefox logoPortableApps.com is proud to announce the release of Mozilla Firefox®, Portable Edition 5.0 in 17 languages. It's the latest 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. This release updates Firefox to the new 5.0 release and improves extension portability. It's open source and completely free.

Update automatically in the PortableApps.com Platform 2.0 Beta 5 by clicking 'Check for Updates'.

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

Diffpdf Portable 1.2.2 (PDF file comparison) Released

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Submitted by Simeon on June 21, 2011 - 11:20pm

logoDiffpdf Portable 1.2.2 has been released. Diffpdf is a PDF comparison tool that shows the differences in PDF files either textually or visually. 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.

Update automatically in the PortableApps.com Platform 2.0 Beta 5 by clicking 'Check for Updates'.

Evince Portable 2.32.0-144.01 (document viewer) Released

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Submitted by Gord Caswell on June 20, 2011 - 2:50pm

logoEvince Portable 2.32.0-144.01 has been released. Evince is a document viewer for multiple document formats including pdf, postscript, djvu, tiff and dvi. 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.

Update automatically in the PortableApps.com Platform 2.0 Beta 5 by clicking 'Check for Updates'.

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