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gVim Portable 9.2.0000 (advanced text editor) Released

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Submitted by John T. Haller on February 15, 2026 - 5:17pm

logoA new version of gVim Portable has been released by PortableApps.com. gVim Portable is a feature-rich and not-too-hard-to-use text editor packaged as a portable app, and a very feature rich one at that. With gVim you can code, highlight syntax, and do everything else you would expect of a text editor worth its weight in megabytes. It's packaged in PortableApps.com Format so it can easily integrate with the PortableApps.com Platform. And it's open source and completely free.

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

Unicodia Portable 3.1.0 (Unicode character browser) Released

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Submitted by John T. Haller on February 15, 2026 - 4:05pm

A new version of Unicodia Portable has been released. Unicodia is a Unicode character browser that lets you explore all Unicode characters/Emojis on your system as well as the fonts that support them. It's packaged in PortableApps.com Format so it can easily integrate with the PortableApps.com Platform. And it's open source and completely free.

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

FileZilla Portable 3.69.6 (ftp client) Released

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Submitted by John T. Haller on February 15, 2026 - 2:55pm

A new version of FileZilla Portable has been released. FileZilla Portable is the popular FileZilla FTP client packaged as a portable app, so you can take your ftp client, server list and settings with you. It's packaged in PortableApps.com Format for easy use from any portable device and integration with the PortableApps.com Platform. And it's open source and completely free.

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

PortableApps.com Installer 3.9.9 (portable app packaging) Released

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Submitted by John T. Haller on February 15, 2026 - 2:36pm

A new version of the PortableApps.com Installer 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 updates to the latest version of 7-Zip for online installers. The PortableApps.com Format Specification and installer are 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.

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

PortableApps.com AppCompactor 3.14 (shrink portable apps) Released

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Submitted by John T. Haller on February 15, 2026 - 2:34pm

logoA new version of PortableApps.com AppCompactor has been released. It allows you to easily compress applications to decrease size on disk and increase performance when running from slow media like flash drives without affecting functionality. Though intended for developers, some advanced end users may also find it useful. This release updates to the latest version of 7-Zip. Note that we no longer use AppCompactor on official uses due to increased false positives in various antivirus products. It's packaged as a portable app, so you can shrink your apps on the go. It's packaged in PortableApps.com Format so it can easily integrate with the PortableApps.com Platform. And it's open source and completely free.

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

7-Zip Portable 26.00 (file archiver) Released

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Submitted by John T. Haller on February 15, 2026 - 2:33pm

logoA new version of 7-Zip Portable has been released. It's 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. It's packaged in PortableApps.com Format for easy use from any portable device and integration with the PortableApps.com Platform. And it's open source and completely free.

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

Iron Portable 143.0.7250.0 (web browser) Released

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Submitted by John T. Haller on February 14, 2026 - 3:25pm

A new version of Iron Portable has been released. SRWare Iron is 'The browser of the future' - based on the free Sourcecode "Chromium" - but without some features that privacy advocates object to. This release updates to the latest version and fixes an issue preventing manual language selection. It's packaged in PortableApps.com Format so it can easily integrate with the PortableApps.com Platform. And it's open source and completely free.

Iron is packaged for portable use with permission from SRWare.

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

Apache OpenOffice Portable 4.1.16 (complete office suite) Released

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Submitted by John T. Haller on February 11, 2026 - 2:03pm

A new version of Apache OpenOffice™ Portable has been released. Apache OpenOffice Portable is a full-featured office suite -- including a word processor, spreadsheet, presentation tool, drawing package and database -- packaged as a portable app, so you can take all your documents and office suite wherever you go. And it's open source and completely free.

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

Apache OpenOffice™ Portable is a third-party package of Apache OpenOffice. The usage of the trademark for "Apache OpenOffice Portable" package was approved by the Apache OpenOffice PMC; the name "Apache OpenOffice Portable" was chosen for compatibility with the PortableApps.com platform. Apache, the Apache feather logo, and OpenOffice are trademarks of The Apache Software Foundation. OpenOffice.org and the seagull logo are registered trademarks of The Apache Software Foundation.

FocusWriter Portable 1.9.0 (distraction-free word processor) Released

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Submitted by John T. Haller on February 10, 2026 - 3:15pm

A new version of FocusWriter Portable has been released. FocusWriter is a fullscreen, distraction-free word processor designed to immerse you as much as possible in your work. The program autosaves your progress, and reloads the last files you had open to make it easy to jump back in during your next writing session, and has many other features that make it such that only one thing matters: your writing. It's packaged in PortableApps.com Format so it can easily integrate with the PortableApps.com Platform. And it's open source and completely free.

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

QOwnNotes Portable 26.2.2 (markdown note taker) Released

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Submitted by John T. Haller on February 10, 2026 - 3:13pm

A new version of QOwnNotes Portable has been released. It's a handy markdown note taking app packaged as a portable app so you can take notes on the go. It's packaged in PortableApps.com Format so it can easily integrate with the PortableApps.com Platform. And it's open source and completely free.

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

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