Open Source Release

Portable OpenOffice.org is now OpenOffice.org Portable, and version 2.0.3 has been released. For the unfamiliar, OpenOffice.org Portable is the handy OpenOffice.org office suite packaged with a PortableApps.com Launcher as a portable app, so you can edit your documents and spreadsheets right on your iPod, USB flash drive or other portable device. This new release adds in several new features, including: the ability to run from a CD, in-place upgrades, unicode commandline support, WINE support, Windows 95 support, Java support and more, all in a 25% smaller download. Read on for all the details...

Mozilla Firefox - Portable Edition (Firefox Portable among friends) 2.0 Beta 2 has been released. This is a package of the latest Beta of Firefox 2.0 and is a great way to test out the upcoming features of Firefox 2.0 without disrupting your local installation of Firefox (as a portable app, you can run it from anywhere you like, even your desktop). Get it from the Firefox Portable 2.0 Beta 2 page. Of course, if you're not the beta-testing type, you can always stick with standard release.

GIMP Portable 2.2.12 has been released as US English and multilingual packages. It's the handy GIMP image editor packaged as a portable app, so you can work with your graphics and pictures on the go from your USB flash drive, iPod or portable hard drive. It has all the same great features as GIMP including support for multiple file formats (PSD, PNG, BMP, JPG, GIF, etc), extensive plugin and fliter support and more. Plus, it leaves nothing behind on the PC you use it on. It even supports running from a CD. Read on for all the details...

7-Zip Portable 4.42 has been released as a multilingual package. It's the handy 7-Zip file archiver packaged as a portable app, so you can work with your compressed files on the go from your USB flash drive, iPod or portable hard drive. It has all the same great features as 7-Zip including support for multiple file formats (7z, ZIP, BZIP, RAR, etc), an easy-to-use file manager and more. Plus, it leaves nothing behind on the PC you use it on. It even supports running from a CD. Read on for all the details...

Sudoku Portable 1.1.7 has been released. For the unfamiliar, Sudoku Portable is the wildly popular puzzle game packaged as a portable app, so you can play on any PC. It has multiple difficulty levels, automatically saves your game and more. It'll even run from a CDROM. Read on for all the details...

Portable Miranda IM is now Miranda IM Portable, and version 0.5 has been released. For the unfamiliar, Miranda IM Portable is the popular Miranda IM multi-network instant messaging client packaged with a PortableApps.com Launcher as a portable app, so you can take your buddy lists with you and chat from any PC. This new release adds in several new features, including: the ability to run from a CD, in-place upgrades, WINE support in Linux/UNIX and more. Read on for all the details...

Portable VLC Media Player is now VLC Media Player Portable, and version 0.8.5 has been released as a multilingual package. For the unfamiliar, VLC Portable is the popular VLC Media Player packaged with a PortableApps.com Launcher as a portable app, so you can take your audio and video files along with a player that can handle them all with you. This new release adds in several new features, including: the ability to run from a CD, in-place upgrades, partial WINE support and more. Read on for all the details...