Good Portable Browser for a Windows 7 Notebook

[NotHereToPlayGames]

I've already completely "portablized" Supermium but it's still completely useless to me since it will not be offering an "ungoogled" version.

To "portablize" I use an oldie but goodie called JauntePE which I put in the same class as Proxomitron (ie, too complex for anybody that hasn't already heard of them).

[Dixel]

3 hours ago, NotHereToPlayGames said:

I've already completely "portablized" Supermium but it's still completely useless to me since it will not be offering an "ungoogled" version.

To "portablize" I use an oldie but goodie called JauntePE which I put in the same class as Proxomitron (ie, too complex for anybody that hasn't already heard of them).

Please define "completely".

So you want to say you can copy the supermium folder with your existing profile to another PC, and it keeps all your settings, passwords, extensions, cookies, etc?

I'd like to see the proof of that. Thanks.

[NotHereToPlayGames]

I have never allowed ANY web browser to "keep passwords", so this it technically does not do - but I also DO NOT want it to.

But YES, all of my extensions and all of my extensions' settings carry from one computer to the next.

If you are familiar with "ThinStall" (or was it called "ThinApp"?) from a decade or so ago, that's basically what JauntePE is.

It can "portablize" pretty much anything - but there is a learning curve.

I also have JauntePE'd versions of every version of Microsoft Office dating back to 1995.

Well, "every" version that I own - '95, '97, 2000, XP, 2003, 2007, and 2010.  Haven't tried to JauntePE-ify Office 365 (kind of doubt that is possible).

Edited December 12, 2023 by NotHereToPlayGames

[Dixel]

3 hours ago, NotHereToPlayGames said:

I have never allowed ANY web browser to "keep passwords", so this it technically does not do - but I also DO NOT want it to.

But YES, all of my extensions and all of my extensions' settings carry from one computer to the next.

If you are familiar with "ThinStall" (or was it called "ThinApp"?) from a decade or so ago, that's basically what JauntePE is.

It can "portablize" pretty much anything - but there is a learning curve.

I also have JauntePE'd versions of every version of Microsoft Office dating back to 1995.

Well, "every" version that I own - '95, '97, 2000, XP, 2003, 2007, and 2010.  Haven't tried to JauntePE-ify Office 365 (kind of doubt that is possible).

Well, then it's not portable. Ungoogled is fully portable by using only the two flags, everything is saved, and no need to complicate life with any third party tools.

[NotHereToPlayGames]

I know, I use Ungoogled.  I abandoned Supermium when it became perfectly clear that "ungoogled" is not in its future.

But on the "portable" front and LOGGED-IN SESSIONS carrying from one computer to the next, folks have been "debating" that for over THIRTY years!

It is "neat" that Ungoogled found a way around that when creator-defined "portable" browsers have 'overlooked' that for DECADES.

But it's also a "feature" that I do not use nor do I want.

That is why we have HUNDREDS of different browsers to choose from, "one size will NEVER fit all".  

[Saxon]

4 hours ago, NotHereToPlayGames said:

But on the "portable" front and LOGGED-IN SESSIONS carrying from one computer to the next, folks have been "debating" that for over THIRTY years!

There's nothing to "debate over" since the author of Supermium doesn't provide the portability in any form or shape, 

But he promises to consider.

https://github.com/win32ss/supermium/issues/107#issuecomment-1839998949

 

[yoltboy01]

Supermium 121 just released yesterday and it restored compatibility for even Windows XP, which is actually quite impressive. Good job win32

[D.Draker]

6 hours ago, yoltboy01 said:

Supermium 121 just released yesterday and it restored compatibility for even Windows XP, which is actually quite impressive. Good job win32

Thanks, perhaps you missed, yesterday there was an investigation, in which a conclusion had been made, it's not really portable (it needs to place file/files into OS folder), but most importantly-  it writes to ones registry. So not suitable as a portable suggestion for this topic.

writes to registry

https://msfn.org/board/topic/185045-supermium/?do=findComment&comment=1259018

file in system32 folder

https://msfn.org/board/topic/185045-supermium/?do=findComment&comment=1259022

[Dixel]

On 11/11/2023 at 6:35 PM, Mathwiz said:

Dude - the entire code tree is here: https://github.com/win32ss/supermium/tree/main/

The license is just the Chromium license, here: https://github.com/win32ss/supermium/blob/main/LICENSE

Dude, please do some proper research before posting.

Chromium license has nothing to do with Supermium, Supermium has "progwrp.dll" (without it it doesn't work) - Supermium is *officially* a close source programme.

https://github.com/win32ss/supermium/issues/309#issuecomment-1974917968

[EliraFriesnan]

On 10/10/2023 at 8:47 PM, Karla Sleutel said:

Brave is portable, last Wind.7 version, courtesy of @AstroSkipper.

https://msfn.org/board/topic/184454-last-version-of-software-for-windows-81/?do=findComment&comment=1253652

Is it still considered to be good, up-to-date?

[Karla Sleutel]

4 hours ago, EliraFriesnan said:

Is it still considered to be good, up-to-date?

1.5 years? I'm afraid not, and I have the same question.

[Klemper]

On 3/9/2024 at 5:32 AM, Karla Sleutel said:

1.5 years? I'm afraid not, and I have the same question.

Some here wrote Cats XP is good, I still need to check it out myself. Seems like it has spying features out of the box. But it's indeed portable.

[Monroe]

On 3/8/2024 at 11:32 PM, Karla Sleutel said:

On 3/8/2024 at 10:08 PM, EliraFriesnan said:

Is it still considered to be good, up-to-date?

1.5 years? I'm afraid not, and I have the same question.

I  myself am also interested in the Brave browser. I found this today for a portable version of the Brave browser ... not that old ... December 24, 2023.

Brave Portable / December, 24th 2023  -  138 MB  -  Open Source / Latest Version - Brave Portable 1.61.109 / OS Windows 7 64 / Windows 8 64 / Windows 10 64 / Windows 11

https://www.filehorse.com/download-brave-portable/

Is this OK or am I missing something about this download?

Thanks ...

[D.Draker]

5 hours ago, Monroe said:

I  myself am also interested in the Brave browser. I found this today for a portable version of the Brave browser ... not that old ... December 24, 2023.

Brave Portable / December, 24th 2023  -  138 MB  -  Open Source / Latest Version - Brave Portable 1.61.109 / OS Windows 7 64 / Windows 8 64 / Windows 10 64 / Windows 11

https://www.filehorse.com/download-brave-portable/

Is this OK or am I missing something about this download?

Thanks ...

Some fast research - Brave community page tells us it's based on Chromium 120.0.6099.144

https://community.brave.com/t/release-channel-1-61-109/522518

It shouldn't start on Windows 7 by the definition. But you're very welcome to try and tell us.

[Karla Sleutel]

5 hours ago, Monroe said:

I  myself am also interested in the Brave browser. 

Last Brave that works on Windows 7 is from the early 1.50 range or better 1.49 range. Basically you need to find the one that is based on Chrome 109. Later don't work.