Portable App Development

Dear PortableApps Developers,

It came to my attention, that PortablApps has some pretty huge security issues, that could be easily avoided, if the person responsible for updating portable apps had just a smudge of understanding what an update on other than MS Windows system is and how it differs.

There is of course the second matter of abandoned apps and a complete mess with the choice of apps presented to the end user, with complete disregard over their privacy and security.

Hi,

Download QOwnnotes from https://portableapps.com/apps/office/qownnotes-portable

However it doesn't work in Windows 32-BIT OSes

Could someone please check and fix it?

Thanks

Because of old habits mostly I have since the beginning named my portable apps in the form of PortableFirefox (as an example). The portable apps platform nor the manual updater does not accept this right away but wants the form FirefoxPortable (no space). If I don't use this form the platform will not update the apps.
Is there any way I can "fix" this as I would like to keep my naming in the form of PortableFirefox or at least PortableFirefox?

Hi, I noticed that the PA.c Launcher allows you to configure a custom icon to be associated with files through the FileTypeIcons section.

really... where are simple .zip files?^
as if having "installers for portable" (which is nonsense on its own... but tolerated while it was optional, which does not seem to be anymore) but who was the [slur removed by mod JTH] person that tought it was a good idea to make the installer automatically select between 32bit and 64bit?

so now its impossible to "install the 32bit" on 64bit windows?????

really.. i dont think it can get any more dumb than that luls...

I'm working on making a Java program run in a PortableApps Launcher (specifically Ghidra). The problem I see so far is that this program specifically needs to be run in a JDK environment, and doesn't work with just JRE.

I notice that PortableApps executable containers can simply be unzipped, but also possibly there are switches to do it according to your standards, so I would like know the best way to do this in PowerShell. i.e. I want to *silently* deploy some app:

$7z = "D:\MyDownloads\7zipPortable.exe"
if (Test-Path $7z) { & $7z [whatever-switches-required] [install-directory-of-my-choice] }

Would appreciate any advice on the correct / most efficient way to do this for multiple packages?

Hello,

While some kinds of command line parameter are supported under [Associations] section such as: FileTypeCommandLine, FileTypeCommandLine-extension, ProtocolCommandLine, SendToCommandLine, ShellCommandLine; the command line switch/parameter for launching the app is poorly supported. It is only supported via myAppPortable.ini which is not so obvious and only support for main App.

My suggestion is something as below:

appinfo.ini
[Control]
Start=AppNamePortable.exe

Hello,
I have myAppPortable symlink (directory symlink) placed under PortableApps folder.
When I choose uninstal myApp from PortableApps platform, it deletes the contents (files and folders) inside the symlink directory.

Not sure if it is a bug.
But please when uninstall myApp, only delete the symlink, not the contents. Or provide option to only delete symlink.
Should also take care of other symlinks if any present in myAppPortable.

Hi, I am trying to take certain actions based on the number of NSIS instances running.
The main reason is that if there are two instances of the same executable the data created is overwritten

I asked in the NSIS forum but the code provided doesn't work. I wanted to put the code in multiple sections, the one provided by the NSIS forun can only be used once.

If there is only one instance does it perform an action, if there are two or more does it perform another