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Using Portable Firefox to Open External Links

Submitted by TechieWhacky on January 26, 2023 - 7:01pm

Hello. Am new to using Firefox Portable and I have a question (of course).

I want to get Firefox Portable to open links when I click them from M$ Outlook. Even the option to pick which browser, when I click a link in Outlook would be okay.

I tried a freebie called Browser Tamer, but there are no instructions or examples on how to get it to work. I tried different method with it, but either the installed Firefox still opens, or I cause errors opening links.

As it is right now, even when I am using Firefox Portable, my default browser will open instead.

no description of programs

Submitted by Hermy69 on January 13, 2023 - 5:40pm

Hello evryone, If I open the PApps Platform and try to add new programs, I really miss a good description of every program. So it is difficult to decide, what program is useful for my special needs . It would be very helpfull to add a site with small introduce of every program: what is it for, what can it do, what special properties does it have....

Can not update PortableApps.com Platform

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Submitted by rdd on January 10, 2023 - 1:55pm

I have been unable to update the platform to the latest version 23.0 for several weeks. I am using Windows 7 SP1 with updates turned off. Also some applications do not update, but I can update Mozilla Firefox as an example. Interestingly, apps can be downloaded manually with no problem through a browser, but not through the platform.

I get the following error message: https://i.imgur.com/Bansdmb.png

Remove app

Submitted by 5m34601 on January 4, 2023 - 6:09am

Please remove the "Sage extension for firefox" application from the RSS readers section, because the download link is no longer available or working.

MacOS

Submitted by jwp1079 on December 30, 2022 - 12:52pm

I used to use PortableApps.com apps all the time when I was on the windows based OS. I have since switched to Mac. Do the apps work with Mac and Apple products?

PortableApps.com Platform cannot launch .lnk shortcuts as apps (possible solution)

Submitted by filips on December 28, 2022 - 8:55am

PortableApps.com Platform currently cannot launch .lnk shortcuts as apps from its menu. This can probably be fixed with a simple modification to the launching code (see below). I need this to dynamically generate portable apps from PWAs.

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