The Launcher allows software to be made portable without the need to write custom code or make changes to the base application. The Launcher (also known as PAL) is used to make applications portable by handling path redirection, environment variable changes, file and directory movement, configuration file path updates and similar changes, as configured. Older versions of many apps support Windows 95/98/Me, but no new releases support these systems. Many apps will also run under Wine on Unix-like operating systems. The majority of applications can run on most computers with Windows 2000 or later. They can also be a custom Windows executable. Installers intended for use with the menu can be either NSIS installers, generated with the Installer, or compressed archives with self extractors. paf.exe extension, include HTML documentation and store data in the Data directory. Format Īpplication installers designed for use with the menu follow the convention of using filenames ending in a. Some PortableApps distributions are hosted on SourceForge. The site is also used for bug reporting and suggestions. The site currently hosts various projects created by forum members.

The open-source group of portable programs outgrew Haller's personal website and he moved it to a community site,. Haller then expanded the project to include Mozilla Thunderbird and. The project started out as a portable version of Mozilla Firefox in March 2004. Haller and includes contributions from over 100 people, including developers, designers and translators.

To remove the software, a user can simply delete the main folder. User data is stored in a subfolder, allowing the user to upgrade or move the software without affecting the data.

These portable applications are intended to be used from removable media such as USB flash drives. is a website offering free applications for Windows that have been specially packaged for portability. GPLv2, LGPLv2, MIT License, MPL 1.1, wxWindows Library Licence

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