ThumbApps
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We provide open source (FOSS) and freeware portable apps for Windows desktop/laptop/tablet computers. No pirated software/warez. We believe we can stay productive on Windows without pirated softwares.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Windows
- Online
- SourceForge
Features
- Portable
- Launcher
- Auto Update
Tags
- removable-media
- flash-drive
- portable-executable
- portable-launcher
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Versatile AppsLicensing
Open Source and Free product.Alternatives
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- English
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OS & Utilities
What is ThumbApps?
We at ~ThumbApps~ don't just make portable version of any freeware or free & open source software/FOSS.
There are usually some criteria to start a portable work:
- It's not available at PortableApps.com.
- It's available at PortableApps.com, but not as full-standalone-offline package—but online installer which would requires Internet connection. Most people don't have that kind of easy and relatively cheap access to Internet—especially in most of developing and usually corrupt... :) countries around the world. These people—including us—prefer to download anything via resumeable and accelerated downloader like FDM/Free Download Manager or uTorrent, for example. Online installer usually just way too slow and unresumeable :(—yes, Internet connection in our countries sometimes just disconnected for no apparent reasons.
- It's available at PortableApps.com, but we think we can add some value to our version, for example our Opera portable browser—stable, beta, and developer editions—can be updated to the next build from within the portable app.
- The publisher provides portable version, but some features missing. Like for example Bandizip portable, the official version only in 32-bit and the context menu—which is essential for most users—is disabled.
- The publisher provides portable version, but it's still unclean. It still writes some settings to the registry and/or Windows data folders.
Comments and Reviews
As you've all been reading on the side bar these past 6 months, this enterprise can't really pay for itself—let alone for us (me the poor developer and my beloved folks). We need time to regroup to think out ways to resume thumbapps.org or do something else that might be more profitable. (Let's hope that silly double negative in the title will do wonders and actually make this closing just another April fool :) Ok, now... We will release our last custom PortableApps.com Development Suite in the coming days or weeks to let you do your own DIY upgrade. We might update some of our release in the future—cause we need/use it anyway—but it won't closely follow the official software update release. (But don't hold your breath... :) As the Messenger [sas] said centuries ago, "If you slaughter, make it sharp and quick," and so... that's it![]
PS. I you want to comment you can do it on one of our social media...