Open Source Release

7-Zip Portable 4.65 Revision 2 has been released. It's the the popular 7-Zip packaged as a portable app, so you can take your file archiver with you and work with your compressed 7z, ZIP, GZIP, BZIP2, TAR, RAR files and more on the go. This release adds Windows 7 support, is updated to the latest PortableApps.com Format and has an improved installer. It's packaged in PortableApps.com Format for easy use from any portable device and integration with the PortableApps.com Suite. And it's open source and completely free.

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PortableApps.com Installer 0.91.1 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 provides bug fixes for some source files left behind and optional components in non-standard directories. No changes have been made to the PortableApps.com Format Specification with this release. The PortableApps.com Format Specification and installer are now 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.

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Mozilla Firefox®, Portable Edition 3.5 Beta 4 has been released in English, German, French, Italian, Japanese and Simplified Chinese. It's the latest test release of the upcoming Mozilla Firefox 3 web browser 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 also a great way to test out all the new features of 3.5 without affecting your existing Firefox installation. This new release updates Firefox to 3.5 Beta 4 and has an updated installer and launcher with Windows 7 support. 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.

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WinMerge Portable 2.12.2 Rev 3 has been released. WinMerge Portable is a popular differencing tool, useful for comparing files or directories. This new release has the installer preserving user-added plugins. It's packaged in PortableApps.com Format for easy use from any portable device and integration with the PortableApps.com Suite. Best of all, it's open source and completely free.

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Pidgin Portable 2.5.6 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 current 2.5.6 release, adds Windows 7 support and has an improved installer. 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.

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Revision 2: Revision 2 updates the installer to remove more non-English files in an English-only installation.

Notepad++ Portable 5.4.2 has been released. It's the handy Notepad++ text editor packaged as a portable app so you can do your development on the go. It has all the same great features of Notepad++ including support for multiple languages and an extensive plugin system, but there's nothing to install. This release updates Notepad++ to 5.4.2, fixes a software firewall issue, fixes bugs with settings, has improved Win9x support and adds Windows 7 support. 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.

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WinSCP Portable 4.1.9 has been released. WinSCP Portable is a versatile SFTP, FTP and SCP client for transferring files that integrates with PuTTY Portable. This new release updates WinSCP to the current release, adds Windows 7 support, adds Traditional Chinese and has a new multilingual installer. It's packaged in PortableApps.com Format for easy use from any portable device and integration with the PortableApps.com Suite. And it's open source and completely free.

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WinMerge Portable 2.12.2 Rev 2 has been released. WinMerge Portable is a popular differencing tool, useful for comparing files or directories. This new release fixes secondary launch support and is updated to the current PortableApps.com Format. It's packaged in PortableApps.com Format for easy use from any portable device and integration with the PortableApps.com Suite. Best of all, it's open source and completely free.

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PortableApps.com is proud to announce that PortableApps.com Installer 0.91.0 has been released along with the updated PortableApps.com Format Specification 0.91. 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 adds new icon formats to the PAF specification as well as new functionality. The installer has additional features and fixes as well. The updated PortableApps.com Format Specification and installer are now 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.

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Toucan 2.1.0 has been released. Toucan is a tool for advanced users that allows you to sync, backup and secure files on your portable device. This release contains includes a brand new sync engine, bug fixes, additional languages, a new installer, Windows 7 support and a new progress dialog. There is also a change to Backup Differential. It's packaged in PortableApps.com Format for easy use from any portable device and integration with the PortableApps.com Suite. And it's open source and completely free.

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