Orion: a fantastic browser for IOS, Mac & Linux !
Not really a review more just a recommendation for those who might be interested.
Developed by the wonderful folks at Kagi Search! On IOS and Mac the app is designed off WebKit. And offers built in ad block and pretty strong telemetry block.
It also works with certain Chrome extensions.
I’ve been using it primarily on IOS. My only two gripes is the cookie clear on close doesn’t work and the logo really is just another butthole.
Certain sites freak out but I don’t want to lower the settings so it’s a compromise im ok with it.
If your on IOS might be worth checking out !
Haven’t tried the Linux version but I’m going to soon.
brucethemoose
in reply to 64bithero • • •+1. Orion is fantastic on OSX/iOS.
…It's not ready for Linux, though. You can try it as an oddity, but give it more time in the oven.
64bithero
in reply to brucethemoose • • •brucethemoose
in reply to 64bithero • • •In beta, available as a Flatpak.
Seemed janky for me, but I only tried it for a few minutes.
northernlights
in reply to brucethemoose • • •Where can you download it from? Can't find it on their website or flathub.
Edit: nvm - "The alpha version of Orion for Linux is currently only available to Orion+ supporters and can be downloaded from the Billing Dashboard under the Orion browser section." $5/month for the privilege to be an alpha tester, ok.
Installing Orion | Kagi's Docs
help.kagi.comLytia
in reply to 64bithero • • •YSK, it's not open source. It's not even source available for that matter. They've promised to go open source for a while now, but not much progress has been made.
browser.kagi.com/faq.html#oss
Orion F.A.Q.
browser.kagi.com64bithero
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in reply to UnspecificGravity • • •Not at all. Of course it is.
Just pointing out there are many non-corporate closed source products.
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in reply to 64bithero • • •Now that SecureBlue has made Trivalent available with its selinux architecture that should be everyones go to if your on a Fedora based system.
I'd take Mullvad or Brave on Windows over this
I'd also use Safari over this for anything in Apple ecosystem
64bithero
in reply to upstroke4448 • • •FoundFootFootage78
in reply to upstroke4448 • • •- Trivalent and Brave have a chromium base, forgivable but putting aside the chromium monopoly there are various issues with that base. It doesn't let you easily create duplicate bookmarks, has no equivalent of about:config, and pretend I thought of a third thing because just listing two is weird.
- Brave has a built-in AI chatbot that you can't remove AFAIK.
- Mullvad ... probably better to use Noscript and Ublock Origin on Firefox ESR. It'll get faster security updates that way.
upstroke4448
in reply to FoundFootFootage78 • • •All of your criticisms have nothing to do with privacy or security. Some of them, like what you said about mullvad, is rooted in fud. Which tells me we have different priorities when it comes to browser choice.
I will agree the brave shit is annoying but hopefully Brave Origin will fix that. Their fingerprint and tracker protection is undeniable though.
Telex
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