I would like to create portable apps and contribute to portableapps.com. Please tell me the procedure for creating the portable apps, and the tools required.
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We have a pretty good documentation located here https://portableapps.com/development
It should help you begin your journey! And if you're ever stuck, always feel free to ask questions.
your friendly neighbourhood ex-Moderator and developer Zach Thibeau
I have checked the documentation, but it's not quite helpful.
I only learned from the documentation that an app must be converted to the portableapps.com format using the template, and use the launcher app to create the portable app. But how do I know which background/startup files need to run before starting the app, and where the registry path needs to be stored.
There should be a demo video about this to make it helpful.
It is not the kind of thing you teach in a single video. Because there are so many different ways apps can be made, you have to adapt each portable package to handle things differently.
You can check this guide which tells you some more of the process, but it still does not cover 100% of cases (and it is old and some details may no longer be important).