I just found out that Mozilla Firefox, the world’s favorite web browser, has a portable version that can be stored in a USB storage device.
Bring your bookmarks with you with Portable Firefox
Firefox is bundled with PortableApps.com launcher, a free and open source platform you can use with any storage device like flash drives or iPod. So when you combine a portable app with Firefox, what you will get is a super fast and free browser that you can carry anywhere with you. And yes, it means you also have your bookmarks and extensions in your handy lil’ Portable Firefox.
What is a portable app?
Portable app is a software that you can copy on a handy storage device like flash drives and it can be used on Windows operating system. Just plug it in, run the portable app launcher, and you will have your favorite browser with your bookmarks ready for browsing.
When you unplug it, your data is saved in the portable device so when you plug it to another computer, you will still have the same data and nothing is left behind so you know that your data is safe from unwanted eyes.
You also have the same capabilities of the Firefox for desktops like pop-up blocker, tabbed browsing and automatic updates with you. The best thing is you can enjoy both Firefox and PortableApps for free. No licensing fees or even registration required.
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Actually, there is an absolute ton of other portable apps that I think would be interesting to take a look at. I’m sure you know about them already though, because you already know about portableapps.com.
Glad you discovered Portable Mozilla Firefox, hope you enjoy it!
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There are lots of other apps available at portableapps.com such as Pidgin and OpenOffice.org.
Basically every open source desktop app has a portable version.