Arora (web browser)

Arora

Screenshot of Arora web browser on KDE 4.1
Developer(s)	Benjamin C. Meyer
Stable release	0.11.0^[1] (September 27, 2010; 2 years ago (2010-09-27)) [±]
Development status	Development stopped
Written in	C++
Operating system	BSD, Haiku, Linux, Mac OS X, OS/2, Windows
Engine	WebKit
Platform	Cross-platform
Size	1.2 MB (Linux)
Available in	Multilanguage
Type	Web browser
License	GNU General Public License
Website	code.google.com/p/arora

Arora is a free and open source lightweight cross-platform web browser.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] It runs on Linux, Mac OS X, Windows, FreeBSD, OS/2, Haiku,^[6] and any other platforms supported by the Qt toolkit.

Arora's features include bookmarks, history, tabbed browsing, smart location bar, OpenSearch, session management, privacy mode, download manager, WebInspector and AdBlock.^[7] The developer suspended his involvement in the project for several months due to uncertainty over a non-compete clause, but as of July 2011, he officially quit developing Arora.^[8]

Arora's name is a palindrome.

References

^ "Arora development: Arora 0.11.0!". 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-09.
^ "Lightweight Arora web browser turns 0.10.0". Retrieved 2010-08-07.
^ "Arora Is an Open-Source Browser with Out-of-the-Box Ad Blocking". Archived from the original on 2 August 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-07.
^ "Arora web browser review". Retrieved 2010-08-07.
^ "Alternative Browsers: Beyond Chrome and Firefox". Archived from the original on 28 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-07.
^ "Qt4 Ported to Haiku, Developer Preview Release Available". 2009. Archived from the original on 29 October 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-30.
^ "Webkit-based Arora browser hits v.10, now ships with AdBlock by default". 2009. Archived from the original on 10 October 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-30.
^ "Retirement from Arora". 2011. Retrieved 2011-07-10.

External links

Official website

Web browsers

Features	Ad filtering Augmented browsing Download manager Cookies Favicon Incremental search Bookmarks (Bookmarklet Live bookmark Smart Bookmark) Browser security Privacy mode Browser synchronizer (comparison) Tabbed browsing Universal Edit Button Plugin Extension

Web standards	Acid tests Cascading Style Sheets HTML HTML5 OCSP SVG XHTML WebGL JavaScript MathML

Related topics	World Wide Web Widget Rich Internet application Site-specific browser Internet suite Mobile Web Offline reader BrowserChoice.eu Pwn2Own iLoo Man-in-the-browser WPAD PAC SPDY HTTP HTTPS SSL/TLS WebSocket XML CRL

Desktop

Gecko-based	AT&T Pogo Avant Camino Firefox (Epic Conkeror GNU IceCat Pale Moon Pentadactyl Timberwolf Swiftfox Swiftweasel TenFourFox Vimperator xB Browser) Galeon Ghostzilla K-Meleon Kazehakase Kirix Strata Lotus Symphony Lunascape Mozilla (Beonex Communicator Classilla Netscape SeaMonkey)

WebKit-based	Arora Avant Chromium (Chrome Dragon SRWare Iron Torch Yandex.Browser) Dooble Flock Fluid iCab Konqueror Lunascape Maxthon Midori OmniWeb Origyn Web Browser QupZilla rekonq Safari Shiira Sleipnir Uzbl Web WebPositive xombrero

Presto-based	Opera

Trident-based	AOL Explorer Avant Conqueror Browser Deepnet Explorer Empire Browser GreenBrowser Lunascape Maxthon MenuBox NeoPlanet NetCaptor Internet Explorer MediaBrowser Sleipnir SlimBrowser SpaceTime UltraBrowser WebbIE ZAC Browser

Text-based	ELinks Emacs/W3 Line Mode Browser Links Lynx Net-Tamer w3m

Other	abaco Amaya Arachne Arena Charon Dillo Gazelle IBM Home Page Reader IBrowse KidZui Mosaic Mothra NetPositive NetSurf

Mobile

Gecko-based	Firefox for mobile MicroB Minimo

Presto-based	Nintendo DS & DSi Browser Opera Mini Opera Mobile

WebKit-based	Android Browser Chrome Dolphin Browser S60 web browser Rockmelt Safari Silk Nintendo 3DS Internet Browser Steel BOLT

Other	Blazer Deepfish Galio ibisBrowser Internet Explorer Mobile Iris Browser Konqueror Embedded NetFront Obigo Browser Skweezer Skyfire Teashark ThunderHawk UC Browser uZard Web Vision WinWAP BlackBerry Browser

Television and video game console

Gecko-based	Kylo

Presto-based	Internet Channel

WebKit-based	Google TV NetFront Steam overlay Wii U Internet Browser

Other	Galio MSN TV (WebTV)

Software no longer in development shown in italics

Category
Commons

See also

References

External links