General Discussion

i'm confused seeing almost nowhere WINE in Download Details in System Requirements in your app pages.
ie. only one browser has it and i checked very few. is it forgotten or are very few apps runing in WINE?
thx

i heard there is at least one rss reader out there that can show mails or newsletters.
not sure how it works but it is possible to omit newsletters by mail, you can use theme directly in the feed reader.
hope for tips and maybe one of ours here can it and you use it.
give tips
thx
ps
i couldnt decide if general or apps section is better, done stone me

I am using two installations from Thunderbird (2 x 5 e-mail accounts to split between two businesses).

Actually only the main installation path "ThunderbirdPortable" is being updated.

Any tipps or recommendations how I can update the 2nd folder?

Regards
Kai.

Any way to automate the installation of selected programs? It is ridiculous that I have to sit at my computer and click hundreds of times. What is this, the 1990's? And if I try to use a macro to click on "Accept," some programs have other installation options, so this method will fail as well. Not very well thought out for apps that are supposed to be portable.

Why not one button at the beginning that allows for acceptance of all the apps terms?

Hello everyone,I’m new here and I recently developed a simple portable tool called MOD Light ✨ to control desktop brightness and contrast for Windows users.

The program is lightweight, bilingual (Arabic/English), and includes features like:

Multiple modes (reading, media, gaming, night mode)

Auto start with Windows

Safe brightness limits to reduce eye strain

I would like your advice on the best ways to publish and distribute this tool so it can reach more users. Any guidance or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you!

Can anyone validate that the Notepad++ updates via portable apps were not affected by the China hack?

updating download speed is 150-200kB/sec

I use a Dell Inspiron 11-3168 Signature Edition from 2017. It has 2gbs of RAM and a 32GB Sandisk EMMc Storage Chip and runs Windows 10 version 1703, build 15063.994, with an additional 32GB Sandisk Micro SD card. Some app installers don't work and gives errors, it varies between apps. But I most commonly found it to do with a .dll file. One of the examples of apps that don't work I can think of OpenOffice and LibreOffice. I know OpenOffice works on my device because I used the normal installer.

Courtesy of an ill informed Supervisor, I am now stuck with a Dell all in one piece of junk running Win11.
Even in God mode it won't let me install the software and drivers for my ancient Lexmark printer/scanner.
Does anyone know of a portable Scanning app?
Hate to toss working hardware just because some Hipster twit thinks I should only use "Shiney, Shiney, New" hardware.

I have a general question about browsers that include built-in ad and tracker blocking. Brave Browser is often mentioned because it has native ad blocking and tracker protection without requiring extensions. I was wondering how PortableApps.com generally views browsers with built-in privacy features like this.

Recently I also came across Kahf Browser, which focuses on privacy and includes built-in ad and tracker blocking as well. From a user perspective, both seem similar in concept, though implemented differently.