Firefox Browser is a fast, powerful and secure web browser that supports open standards and many of the latest web technologies. The program includes smart search, bookmark management, web development tools and built-in download manager. Smart content blocking for ads and trackers is available in both standard and private browsing modes.
Versions available for Mac, Android, iOS and Linux with synchronisation of passwords and browser state across devices. Additional features and customisations are available via the add-on system, which allows for thousands of specialized functions.
Mozilla Firefox, Portable Edition is a special build licensed by Mozilla and includes both the 32-bit and 64-bit builds and selects the appropriate one for each PC. Beta, Developer, Extended Release, and Win 7/8/8.1 and XP/Vista versions are also available.
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Runs on: | Win10 / Win11 / Wine |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | Yes |
Path portability: | Automatic relative path (eg. ..\..\personal\work.doc) |
License: | Launcher: GPL, Program: MPL v. 2.0 |
How to extract: | Download the self-extracting EXE and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch FirefoxPortable.exe. |
Similar/alternative apps: | Pale Moon Portable, SeaMonkey Portable |
What's new? | See: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/releasenotes/ |
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Emka
on 2019-07-16 07:43
Hm, now I can't reproduce it... I'll post in the forums if I encounter it again. I already did so for Thunderbird Portable.
PAFuser
on 2020-06-11 12:24
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64 bit system: save 181 MB by deleting firefox folder, and renaming firefox64 to firefox. Beta, standard, and ESR work fine. |
Pale Moon is a fork of a previous version of Firefox focusing on efficiency and ease of use. Unlike Firefox, there is no support for accessibility features or parental controls.
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Runs on: | Win7 / Win8 / Win10 / Win11 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | No. Leaves the following empty folders behind:
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Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | MPL v. 2.0 + redistribution restrictions |
How to extract: | Download the "Portable" self-extracting package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch Palemoon-Portable.exe. |
Similar/alternative apps: | Firefox Portable, SeaMonkey Portable, K-Meleon |
What's new? | See: https://www.palemoon.org/releasenotes.shtml |
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Google Chrome is a web browser designed for simplicity and speed. Its minimalistic appearance and capabilities can be extended with themes and extensions. The program integrates with Google's tools and services and that can sync across other signed-in devices.
Cross-platform with clients available for Mac, Linux, Android and iOS.
Google Chrome Portable is the PortableApps version of the program. It includes automatic support for jPortable to enable web-based Java apps. For users interested in the cutting edge, Beta and Development are also available. For Windows versions from XP to 8, see past versions.
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Runs on: | Win10 / Win11 / Wine |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | No. Uses Windows' certificate manager, some Settings/Extensions Locked Per PC (see "App Notes" on website). |
Unicode support: | Partial |
Path portability: | Automatic compensation for dynamic drive letter in removable storage devices |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: |
Download the portable installer and install to a folder of your choice. Launch GoogleChromePortable.exe. NOTE:
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Similar/alternative apps: | X-Chromium, Slimjet |
What's new? | See: https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/search/label/Stable updates |
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Ennovy
on 2016-04-08 13:42
@JohnTHaller: Thank you for the new release. Regarding the registry entries that are left behind I will post in the forum.
Stephen Leibowitz
on 2023-07-31 09:28
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“Over the years [Chrome] has gained a reputation for being something of a resource hog, gobbling up your PC’s memory like it’s going out of style.” Starting with version 108, the Chrome desktop browser has a feature called Memory Saver that deactivates tabs that aren’t currently being used. When a user accesses a deactivated tab, it automatically reloads. A user can turn Memory Saver on or off. A user can also exclude specific sites from Memory Saver, keeping tabs for those sites active. See: |
Slimjet is a web browser based on the Google Chrome engine with additional features and customizations. The program includes integrated ad-blocking, video downloader, customizable toolbar, form filler, photo upload enhance/shrink, translation, address aliases, flexible new tab controls and more.
Slimjet includes Facebook integration and is compatible with Google account import history/bookmarks. The program claims compatibility with almost all plugins and extensions from the Chrome web store.
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Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | No. HKCU\Software\FlashPeak\Slimjet registry key is left behind |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: |
Download the portable self-extracting 7z package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch slimjet.exe. Version for XP/Vista. |
Similar/alternative apps: | Google Chrome, Opera |
What's new? | See: https://www.slimjet.com/en/whatisnew.php |
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avada
on 2018-10-05 04:48
Slimjet is not portable to any useful degree. Don't even try it. I lost all of my extensions and (all?) settings, browsing session. (Bookmarks, history remained...)
nima_amin
on 2020-05-21 22:12
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The problem avada describes still persists in version 26. I used Slimjet portable on my Windows 7 PC with no problems. In February I moved to a new PC with Windows 10, copied Slimjet from the old PC on a USB stick, and from there to the new PC , started it and all extensions and settings were gone. Only the profiles and bookmarks were kept. |
Tor Browser enables secure, anonymous web access to help bypass various forms of censorship, region-blocking, and tracking. The program uses a modified version of the Firefox ESR browser with additional privacy and security features, including always-on access to an anonymous network and no usage history.
Components include the Vidalia Tor client and the NoScript and HTTPS Everywhere add-ons to enhance privacy. The program is the official browser bundle from the makers of Tor.
Functional in 64-bit. Cross-platform with clients available for Mac and Linux.
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Runs on: | Win7 / Win8 / Win10 / Win11 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | Freeware/Open Source |
How to extract: |
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Similar/alternative apps: | Advanced Onion Router |
What's new? | See: https://blog.torproject.org/category/releases/ |
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smaragdus
on 2015-09-05 03:36
I needed to connect to an onion site and downloaded the latest version (5.0.2) but Australis makes Tor Browser absolutely terrible and unusable- I do not want to install heaps of add-ons just to restore features the Mozilla idiots removed. I had an earlier version of Tor Browser (3.6.0- before the advent of the abominable Australis) but the perpetual blinking of the Tor button urging for update is unbearable and cannot be disabled. It can be removed from the tool-bar but this way one cannot acquire new identities.
rbon
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Starting from version 8.0 Tor project builds both version of TorBrowser: 32 bit and 64 bit. |
K-Meleon is a fast, customizable, and lightweight alternative web browser that supports tabs, tools and skins, and can be configured to work with common extensions like Adblock.
K-Meleon is based on a fork of the Gecko layout engine used by Firefox. Development can seem erratic due to lack of resources but K-Meleon has seen continuous development since the 90's (v0.7 was released in 2003).
K-Meleon Portable also available from PortableApps.com.
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Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | No. Leaves APPDATA\Mozilla\Extensions |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | GPL v2 |
How to extract: |
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Similar/alternative apps: | Firefox, SeaMonkey |
What's new? | Latest changelog at https://rtfreesoft.blogspot.com/search/label/browser. |
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aazard
on 2020-11-15 16:26
Goanna engine version is 100% PWA able, but you need to save "link" manually (no "install to desktop" support).
aazard
on 2020-11-15 17:06
Correction & Note:
hamasaki
on 2022-09-28 04:30
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Every https page fails with certificate errors in K-Meleon for some reason. |
SeaMonkey is a complete internet suite with web browser, email & newsgroup client with an included web feed reader, easy HTML editor, IRC chat and web development tools. The browser supports fine-grained controls over images, cookies and more on a per-site basis. Based on Netscape Communicator and then Mozilla Suite, this software bundle includes many technologies used in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird and supports many of their add-ons.
SeaMonkey, Portable Edition is a version of the software from PortableApps.com and works automatically with web-based Java apps if their jPortable tool is present.
For those using Windows XP and Vista, the last supported version was 2.49.5.
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Runs on: | Win7 / Win8 / Win10 / Win11 / Wine |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | Yes |
Path portability: | Automatic relative path (eg. ..\..\personal\work.doc) |
License: | Freeware/Open Source |
How to extract: | Download the self-extracting EXE and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch SeaMonkeyPortable.exe. |
Similar/alternative apps: | Mozilla Firefox, Pale Moon Portable, Opera |
What's new? |
See: https://www.seamonkey-project.org/releases/seamonkey2.53.14/ |
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Midas
on 2020-10-21 14:38
For details on why Seamonkey Portable isn't being updated, please see https://portableapps.com/node/60496.
loin2kolpotoru
on 2021-01-30 07:56
Entry should be updated Seamonkey is no longer compatible with XP
freakazoid
on 2021-01-30 13:14
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@loin2kolpotoru I've updated the compatibility field and added a note about last supported XP/Vista version. |
Chromium is a fast, open source browser with a minimalist interface. The program is similar to Google Chrome and uses the same code base, but takes up less space and resources usage, has fewer tie-ins with Google, and generally better privacy. Unlike Google Chrome, it is missing proprietary audio and video codecs and there's no automatic update system.
Chromium is cross-platform with clients available for Mac, Linux, and ChromiumOS. X-Chromium is a wrapper program, available in 32 and 64-bit versions.
Note: X-Chromium's update cycle has in the past been many months apart. Using out-of-date web browsers is not recommended because they may be missing important vulnerability patches.
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Runs on: | Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | Freeware/Open Source |
How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch X-Chromium.exe. |
Similar/alternative apps: | Firefox, Google Chrome Portable |
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webfork
on 2020-03-19 12:19
@DzejPy: I just tested the link and it seems to work okay now. Hopefully it was fixed soon after your post.
freakazoid
on 2021-11-22 03:37
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@tomcat - Even v93 is out of date by three versions... I would recommend using chrlauncher instead. |
Otter is a tabbed web-browser with a customisable interface, speed dial, password manager, bookmark manager, mouse gestures, URL completion, spell checking, content blocking, user style sheets and more. The program attempts to re-create the best features of the "Presto" engine Opera browser.
The program is cross-platform with a client available for Linux and uses the WebKit browser engine. Also available for the PortableApps platform.
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Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 / Win11 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | GNU GPLv3 |
How to extract: |
Alternatively, Otter can be started in portable mode by launching otter-browser.exe --portable |
Similar/alternative apps: | Opera (Presto), QupZilla, Slimjet, SRWare Iron, Vivaldi |
What's new? |
See: https://github.com/OtterBrowser/otter-browser/blob/master/CHANGELOG |
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Opera is a fast and secure web browser with tabbed, customizable interface. Features integrated searches, themes, device sync, mouse gestures, and built-in ad blocking. Also available is a service that includes a bookmarks and password sync along with an "off-road" mode that uses server-side compression to speed up browsing especially for low speed internet connections (account signup required). A variety of add-ons are available to extend functionality.
Based on Google Chrome, the program is available for Mac, Linux, Android and a variety of mobile phones and tablets. Opera v12 (Presto) is also available and includes many features not present in the newer version.
Alternative Portable versions:
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Runs on: | Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | No. HKCU\Software\Opera Software, HKCU\Software\MozillaPlugins, HKLM\Software\MozillaPlugins. |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | Adware (was initially freeware when added to the database) |
How to extract: |
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Similar/alternative apps: | Vivaldi, Google Chrome Portable |
What's new? | See:https://blogs.opera.com/desktop/2022/07/opera-89-stable/ |
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PAFuser
on 2019-03-07 10:40
Like Opera, just wish it did not updates every week. Another today, never know what is updated, security, or unimportant.
PAFuser
on 2019-04-09 11:04
Upgraded to 60, only 1 extension icon is visible. Does anyone know how to get them back? They can not be used when invisible.
PAFuser
on 2019-04-10 17:44
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Simple solution, download new installer, install to new location, add all extensions to Opera, change settings, import bookmarks. Easy upgrade, HA! |