Zen Browser Portable

A portable setup for Zen Browser to run directly from a USB drive or any other folder on Windows. This repository includes a batch script to launch the browser in portable mode, ensuring that all data is stored locally within the portable setup.

Features

• Fully portable Zen Browser.
• Stores all user data (profiles, settings, history) in the Data directory.
• No installation required.
• Works seamlessly on any Windows and Linux machine.

Folder Structure

zen-portable/
├── app/                            # files related to Zen [ core for windows files | zen for linux files ]
│   └── lin/
│   └── win/
├── data/
│   └── profile/                    # Browser profile folder
└── launcher/
    └── zenwindowsportable.bat      # Launcher script for Windows
    └── zenlinuxportable.sh         # Launcher script for Linux

How to Run Zen Browser in portable mode:

1. Download the latest zen portable zip file

2. Unpack the zip and transfer the folder to your usb or any other storage device

3. Mount the usb or your storage device

4. -> Double-click the launcher/zenbrowserportable.bat file to launch Zen Browser in Windows

   -> Double-click the launcher/zenlinuxportable.sh or try running it using terminal to launch Zen Browser in Linux.

Steps to Build Zen Browser(latest) on Linux (the output file will work on both linux and windows):

1. Download the zenmake.sh script.

2. Make the zenmake.sh script executable by running:

   chmod +x zenmake.sh

3. Run the zenmake.sh script to build Zen Browser:

   ./zenmake.sh

4. The script will output your desired folder zip.

5. Unzip and transfer the folder to your USB or other storage device.

6. Once transferred, you can launch Zen Browser on your storage device by running ./zenlinuxportable.sh on Linux or by running ./zenwindowsportable.bat on Windows machine.

Usage

• Run the browser by executing the scripts.
• Close the browser before unmounting the usb/ the storage device.
• Customize the batch script if needed to adjust paths or options.

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License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.