Floorp Portable

Portable version of Floorp browser for Windows. Run it from any location without installation.

About

Floorp Portable is packaged using the Portapps framework. It allows you to run Floorp from any location, including USB drives, without leaving traces on the host computer.

Usage

1. Download the latest version from the releases page
2. Extract the archive to any location (e.g., USB drive)
3. Run floorp-portable-win64.exe

Features

• Run Floorp without installation
• All user data stored in the application directory
• No registry changes or system-wide settings
• Easily move between computers

Distribution & CI/CD

This repository uses GitHub Actions for Continuous Integration and Deployment:

Automated Workflows

1. Build Workflow (.github/workflows/build.yml)

   • Builds Floorp Portable automatically on tag push or manual trigger
   • Creates GitHub releases with the packaged portable app

2. Version Check Workflow (.github/workflows/check-update.yml)

   • Runs every 12 hours to check for new Floorp versions
   • Creates a PR to update the version when a new version is detected
   • Can trigger an automatic build of the new version

Manual Release

1. Go to Actions → build workflow → Run workflow
2. Enter the Floorp version number (e.g., 11.26.0)
3. When the workflow completes, find the draft release in the Releases section
4. Review and publish the release

Distributing on Official Website

To distribute Floorp Portable on the official Floorp website:

1. Add links to the GitHub releases
2. Alternatively, set up a workflow that uploads the built artifacts to your web server
3. Add integration with the website's CMS to automatically update download links

Sample HTML for your website:

<div class="download-section">
  <h2>Floorp Portable</h2>
  <p>Run Floorp from any location without installation</p>
  <a
    href="https://github.com/Floorp-Projects/Floorp-Portable-v2/releases/latest/download/floorp-portable-win64-latest.7z"
    class="download-button"
  >
    Download Floorp Portable
  </a>
  <p class="version-info">
    Latest version: <span id="portable-version">11.26.0</span>
  </p>
</div>

Development

Prerequisites

• Go 1.24+
• Java 11+
• Apache Ant 1.10+
• Node.js 20+

Building Locally

1. Clone this repository
2. Clone the Portapps repository in a parallel directory

   git clone https://github.com/portapps/portapps.git ../portapps
   

3. Run the build process:

   ant release -Dcore.dir=../portapps
   

4. Find the packaged app in the bin/release directory

License

Mozilla Public License 2.0 See LICENSE for more details.

Credits

• Floorp Browser by Ablaze
• Portapps framework by CrazyMax