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Portable Firefox is a free web browser designed for Mac users seeking a flexible and portable browsing experience. This application allows users to carry their browser settings, bookmarks, and extensions on a USB drive, making it convenient for use across different computers. The core features include tabbed browsing, customizable interface, and support for various add-ons, enhancing the overall user experience by providing both speed and versatility.

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The application maintains the familiar Firefox interface while offering the added benefit of portability. Users can easily run the browser without installation, preserving their browsing data and preferences regardless of the machine used. Portable Firefox is particularly useful for those who frequently switch between different devices or work in environments where installing software is restricted.

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Full Specifications

GENERAL
Release
Latest update
Version
3.5-r4.0
OPERATING SYSTEMS
Platform
Mac
Operating System
  • Mac OS X
  • Mac OS X 10.4
  • Mac OS X 10.5
Additional Requirements
None
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Total Downloads
15,683
Downloads Last Week
0
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Developer’s Description

By FreeSoftware Mac User Group
Packaged for portable drives.
Portable Firefox is the popular Mozilla Firefox web browser packaged so you can carry around with you on any portable device, USB thumb drive, iPod, portable hard drive, memory card, other portable device (also on your internal hard disk) as long as it has 57 MB of free space and use on any Mac OS X computer, taking your bookmarks, extensions, history, cookies, and saved passwords with you.
  1. Drag the "Portable Firefox OS X" folder to your portable device, USB thumb drive, iPod, portable hard drive, memory card, other portable device (also to your internal hard disk) as long as it has 57 MB of free space.
  2. Clicking "Portable Firefox" will open Firefox from your portable device, wait a while before Firefox start.
Using your dataYou can copy your local Profile folder to Portable Firefox when "Copy local Profile" window ask you. So, if you wish to use your bookmarks, add-ons, history, personal data and preferences you already have on your system, just click "Copy" when prompt, and select the folder "/Users/username/Library/Applications Support/Firefox/Profiles/********.default/" or any other profile you have on your local disk.Other languagesDownload Firefox in your language from http://www.mozilla.org and copy it to: "Portable Firefox.app/Contents/Resources/" folder. Support ForumPost questions, tips, suggestions, clues, helps, bugs to our Portable Apps OS X support forum
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