Sleipnir (web browser)

Sleipnir is a tabbed web browser developed by Fenrir Inc. The browser's main features are customization and tab functions. It supports HTML5 and the engine of Internet Explorer 9 (Trident). As of 2012/06/28, version 3.5.0.4000, support for the WebKit rendering engine was implemented and Gecko rendering engine support was terminated.

The names Sleipnir and Fenrir are both animals from Norse mythology.^[1][2]

Sleipnir was originally created in Japanese and then released with English and Chinese translations. Further translations are performed by volunteer translators.^[3][4]

It is available for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS, Android, iPhone/iPad and Windows Phone.

History

Sleipnir was originally developed by Yasuyuki Kashiwagi. In November 2004, the computer containing Sleipnir's source code was stolen.^[5] In 2005, Kashiwagi established Fenrir & Co. to start development of a new version of Sleipnir. Starting with version 2, the new versions are not compatible with the original.

As of 2006 Sleipnir had 6.0% of the market share in Japan.^[6] Fenrir has released Sleipnir 3.X as an alpha version, with plans to release other language versions.^{[citation needed]}

The latest stable version, 3.5.0, was released on June 28, 2012.

Sleipnir was one of twelve browsers offered through a ballot to EU users of Microsoft Windows.^[7] It wasn't present in May 2011.

Sleipnir was included in a browser ballot screen on the EU edition of Windows 7 (not in May 2011)^{[clarification needed]} (and XP and Vista with an update),^[8] so EU users of Windows 7 may choose between Internet Explorer and other browsers during the installation process.

Features

In the Windows version, the browser's layout engine can be changed to either Internet Explorer's Trident or Mozilla's Gecko. Other features include tab grouping, mouse gestures, page zooming, a search bar, Greasemonkey-like user script support, and plugin support. WebKit rendering has been implemented, and as of May 17, 2012, is in alpha version stages. ^[9]

Bookmarks on Sleipner can be synced with different platform, using a function called Fenrir Pass.

Platforms

Sleipnir 3 for Windows: Includes tab options, tab groups, Touchpaging to flick between tabs using your mouse, and mouse gestures.

Sleipnir 2 for Windows: Sleipnir 2 features customizable functions and add-ons created by users. Sleipnir 2 is one of the few browsers to still support Windows 98.

Sleipnir 3 for Mac: Switch tabs by swiping tabs left or right-click

• Operate tabs using gestures
• TiledTab: Pinch-in on the TrackPad to view a list of tabs
• Hold And Go: Hold down on a link to open in the background
• Ad Block
• Tab groups for managing tabs
• Sync bookmarks with other devices using Fenrir Pass
• The standard full-screen with OS X Lion^[10]

Sleipnir Mobile: The following mobile versions of Sleipnir for smartphones have been released: Android, iOS, Windows Phone

See also

• Daftar/Tabel -- feed aggregators
• Perbandingan -- feed aggregators

References

1. ^ Sleipnir 3 Web Browser for Windows / Mac - Web browsing that links easily with smartphones
2. ^ Corporate Symbol of Fenrir.
3. ^ Translators wanted Sleipnir web browser Windows, Mac, Mobile (Fenrir Developer's Blog)
4. ^ About language support for each product
5. ^ (Japanese)「Sleipnir」「PictBear」の作者 のパソコンが盗難に遭い開� ��中止に!?
6. ^ (Japanese) フェンリル、タブブラウザ� ��Sleipnir」「Grani」のデフォ� ��ト検索エンジンをグーグ� �に:マーケティング - CNET Japan
7. ^ BBC, Microsoft offers browser choices to Europeans, 1 March 2010
8. ^ EU drops Microsoft browser charges with agreement on 'ballot screen' | Technology | guardian.co.uk
9. ^ WebKit browsers for Windows - Sleipnir 3 joins the list with α3 (Fenrir Developer's Blog)
10. ^ Mac App Store - Sleipnir Browser

External links

• Official website English, Japanese (3.x)
• Sleipnir product page English (3.x)
• Japanese homepage (3.x)
• Japanese homepage (1.x)
• The English version - from Download.com