Firefox 3.0.1 Portable Edition–a USB Key Must-Have
July 23rd, 2008 (4:00pm) Samuel Dean 8 Comments
If you’ve been using the new version 3 of Firefox and liking its speed and new features, you may want to look into Firefox, Portable Edition. The portable editions of Firefox have been “perennial favorites,” as this 2007 post from our mobile-savvy sister blog posters at jkOnThe Run noted about the previous version. Firefox version 3.0.1 is now out in a portable edition and downloadable here.
Firefox 3.0.1 Portable Edition is an 8MB version that you can download and put onto a USB key. It will preserve the bookmarks, extensions and passwords that you use, and once it’s on a USB key, you can use Firefox, with all your usual preferences, from any computer.
The Portable Edition of Firefox unites a PortableApps.com Launcher with Firefox. I’ve written about PortableApps.com before here. It’s a site that offers a free download that can put tons of open source and freeware applications on your USB key–very handy to have. Firefox has long been one of the portable applications the download offers, along with open source favorites such as AbiWord and other Mozilla applications.
PortableApps.com also has a nice archive of support for the Portable Edition of Firefox here. You’ll find instructions for installation, copying your local Firefox preferences, and using your favorite extensions. With USB keys growing rapidly in capacity and dropping in price-per-gigabyte, there’s no reason not to keep your favorite applications in your pocket, tuned the way you like them.
8 Comments Post your own comment
Joel Strellner says: July 23rd, 2008 11:47pm
Just an FYI, if you were using the 3.0.0 version of Firefox, you can upgrade to the latest version using Firefox’s built in upgrader without any issues.
I unnecessarily put off the upgrade for a few days because I wasn’t sure, but I gave up and decided to let it upgrade. It worked fine.
So those of you running 3.0.0 because you don’t want to copy your profile etc, around, you don’t need to keep putting it off.
Ramesh | The Geek Stuff says: July 24th, 2008 12:06am
PortableApps is a must for every geek, who use more than one computer. I use portalapps almost every day. My firefox settings is always with me, even if I’m browsing internet from my friends computer.
Ramesh
The Geek Stuff
Zia says: July 24th, 2008 1:10am
I have been using the portable version over 18 months now. All is I can say, it has revolutionised by surfing habit. It is simply amazing to carry your browser and installed extension on a USB stick. I love it!
Rolltimer says: July 24th, 2008 3:22am
@WebWorkerDaily
Take a tip from Lifehacker–when you post about a great app, say that it is Windows only or whether it has support for other platforms. Don’t assume all your readers just lap the Windows kool-aid.
Mike Gunderloy says: July 24th, 2008 3:40am
@Rolltimer: Our policy at WWD is to mention platform support any time we’re writing about a client-side application; I’m sorry this post slipped through the cracks without that information. As you suggest, PortableApps is indeed Windows-only at this point.
If you’re looking for an OS X portable Firefox, there’s one at http://www.freesmug.org/portableapps/firefox . I’m not aware of anyone who’s done similar packaging for Linux yet.
Firefox 3.0.1: Versión portable para memorias USB - elWebmaster.com says: July 24th, 2008 7:13am
[...] Llegó la edición portátil de Firefox para guardar en tu pendrive. Es una versión de 8 MB y lo bueno es que mantiene tus marcadores, extensiones y contraseñas… Se usa directamente desde la memoria USB, sin necesidad de descargarla en la computadora. Descarga la Edición Portátil de Mozilla Firefox en PortableApps. En la misma página de descarga puedes ver indicaciones de soporte técnico para instalar, usar y actualizar tu copia de Firefox. Además, podrás descargar versiones portátiles anteriores del navegador de Mozilla. (Fuente: Web Worker Daily) [...]
tecnolodía » Blog Archive » La versión portátil de Firefox 3 | noticias, gadgets, trucos, software libre, coberturas y todo lo que te interesa sobre el mundo de la tecnología says: July 26th, 2008 3:54pm
[...] Quienes hemos adoptado Firefox como navegador desde hace varios años sentimos bastante incomodidad cuando nos vemos obligados a usar Internet Explorer en la computadora de un amigo o un locutorio. Para no separarnos ni un minuto de nuestro navegador favorito es que desde hace un tiempo existe la versión portátil de Firefox, en ingles, Firefox Portable Edition. Se trata de una versión adaptada de Firefox que podemos guardar en un pen drive o tarjeta de memoria y ejecutar directamente desde cualquier PC, sin necesidad de instalar la aplicación. La buena noticia es que ya se puede bajar la versión 3.01, cuyo link les dejamos a continuación (vía Web Worker Daily): [...]
Goodbye Laptop! Hello Portable Firefox Browser! says: August 23rd, 2008 11:09am
[...] me. While surfing blogs about mobile technology I discovered Mozilla Firefox, Portable Edition on a post at Web Worker Daily. [...]