Portable installation option (Windows)

Is your suggested enhancement related to a problem? Please describe.

I don't like using installers, because zips give me more control in where and how I install software.

Describe the solution you'd like

Add a .zip portable download option for Windows

Describe alternatives you've considered

No response

Additional context

No response

[TheMCSpacePro]

I second this, since not everyone has the permissions to run the installer.

[Bobrokus]

I second this, since not everyone has the permissions to run the installer.

Plus it's easier to maintain, move data, purge data and would allow easy installation via Scoop. Portability is the GOAT

[brawaru]

I mean it's kind of possible https://github.com/brawaru/bucket/blob/main/bucket/modrinth-app.json :)

[Bobrokus]

I mean it's kind of possible brawaru/bucket@main/bucket/modrinth-app.json :)
You're right.

I'm currently working on my own manifest and I see we chose a similar approach, though there is space for improvement in your one. For example, you don't need to set the env variable in a bat file. You can set it as a user env variable via env_set in the manifest.

Even though this works, I would still appreciate a fully self-contained version without having to create a new env variable. Plus there app stores some unimportant (webview, window state) data in appdata and localappdata.

[brawaru]

You can set it as a user env variable via env_set in the manifest.

Yeeeah but I don't want that, because that would mean that any Modrinth App running on my computer will use that directory, so I just set it only for the one installed by Scoop.

[Bobrokus]

You can set it as a user env variable via env_set in the manifest.

Yeeeah but I don't want that, because that would mean that any Modrinth App running on my computer will use that directory, so I just set it only for the one installed by Scoop.

Hey! I understand your concern and I've replied to you: #497 (comment)

[Bobrokus]

I suggest renaming this issue to "Self-contained install" as it conveys the idea better imo

[FireController1847]

+1 on this. It would be very useful to be able to run this app from a Flash Drive or Portable SSD.

[oliverjhn]

Any update on this?

[regorxxx]

Also interested on this

[MiguVT]

Hi! I really think a fully portable installation option would be amazing for the Modrinth app, especially for easy portability on USB drives. I’ll wait to see if this gets accepted into the original Modrinth project, but if not, I plan to work on adding it myself in my fork. Before that, I’ll submit a PR to check if the only reason this hasn’t been done yet is that no contributor has picked it up.