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 ]
├── data/
│   └── profile/                    # Browser profile folder
└── launcher/
    └── zenwindowsportable.bat      # Launcher script for Windows
    └── zenlinuxportable.sh         # Launcher script for Linux

How to Run Zen Browser(1.0.2-b.5) in portable mode:

1. Download the 1.0.2-b.5 beta build zip file

2. Unpack the zip and transfer the "zen-portable" 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 by cloning or downloading the zip.

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 zen-portable folder.

5. 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.