Orion Browser by Kagi

It doesn’t really work as a daily driver for browsing as it has some substantial bugs; the back and forward buttons frequently don’t do anything, and the favicons and titles of tabs don’t update correctly, meaning I’ll think I’m visiting tab A and I’ll actually go to tab B. I like the layout though, I think it has potential once the issues are ironed out.

This app has the five features that I really wanted over browsers some of them already have it first support for chrome and Firefox extensions. This is not in Safari. It’s not even on chrome or Firefox or brave. Second feature built anti-tracking protection only this browser has it third feature support for more than one extension the other way I found did not work and it would only let me use one extension. I can’t remember what they were called, monitoring monitoring is not included in any web browsers. The last feature is when I leave the page because sometimes I just want to follow along with tech tutorials.

The orion app used to be very good but not anymore. Extension support is poor at best, the content blocker simple doesn’t work . I am very disappointed i think since new year or shortly before update .

Recent update seems to have broken the ability to open links from shortcuts via other apps. So for example. Orion is set as the default browser and has one tab open (google.com), app is closed When I browse another app, such as Reddit or YouTube, tapping on a hyperlink, I'd expect Orion to open a new tab and the URL to be loaded. Instead, the current tab opens and nothing happens. The only way I've found which temporarily fixes this is to make sure all tabs are closed, then hyperlinks open properly albeit temporarily before the issue repeats itself. Only started happening in the most recent version

I’ve been using Orion as my daily driver on both macOS and iOS for a couple of months now right after subscribing to the devs’ other project, Kagi. I want to support independent browsers and I want to have extensions on iOS, but the app is too unstable atm. I’m fine with a few bugs on a desktop app, but on a smaller screen they become too much of an annoyance. Things that made me stop using it : tabs from previous session will randomly either disappear/close or turn blank, i.e the tabs are there but now open all on the “start page”; most extensions don’t really work; the sync when it works is incredibly slow (I know the devs say this is due to iCloud sync, but other browsers do it better, so it’s painful to get used to); I use my phone browser only when away from my main machine, and often I just need to quickly open something so that I can continue on the other machine. With Orion I find that most of the time I’m having to airdrop stuff or add stuff to reminders to make sure they don’t disappear which ruins the seamless experience of other browsers. I’ll keep using the macOS app and I’m hoping that the devs get enough support to make it better

idk if its because of the new update but pip on youtube is not working

App broke on chrome web store update

I wrote a review several months ago regarding the app and my hopes that it would improve with coming updates, and to cut a long story short it hasn’t. Still incredibly buggy, the user interface breaks frequently and now the app has taken to refusing to display anything at all (just a blank screen) while still technically being open. I’ve since moved back to Safari on iPhone and Mac seeing as Private Relay and tracking protection seem to offer just as much privacy benefit to Apple-based users as this app, with the added benefit that it actually works and doesn’t crash or bug out in at least one incredibly frustrating way when I try to use it. A great idea failed in execution, maybe I’ll come back and try it again in a year when it has matured a little bit.

I love the privacy feature and how well the mobile and desktop versions work together. But I wish the design resembled Safari even further or if there was an option to make it as close to safari as it can be, with the reading list below the bookmarks in a list and the buttons at the bottom having the same layout. Also, in the UK we spell “favorites” with a U ;)

Superb on MacOS and becoming better on iPhone every update. This is becoming the best choice for extensions and privacy! There is a paid search engine (Kagi) which you can trial separately out on Otion which is becoming worth a small subscription as well, but the browser is completely free and not full of crypto crap like Brave.