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These days all you hear about are IE, FireFox, Opera, etc.. here's a short list of a few of the "other" alternative browsers:
Kopassa Browser 1.7
Kopassa is a web browser (IE based) that enhances your surfing with thumbnail previews of the web pages you have visited, or that are dragged into the thumbnail pane. You can drag any link from a page into the upper pane, to see a thumbnail preview and then quickly load it when you are ready to visit the page. Basically the browser can be used like a tabbed browser, just that it uses thumbnail displays instead of traditional tabs. Kopassa Browser also includes quick search functionality for more than 20 search engines, context sensitive search functions, translation and more. Additional features include a built-in download manger popup blocker, cookie manger and more. Even though the thumbnail displays are handy, the interface is very basic and needs some getting used to.
Info
http://www.kopassa.com/
Size: 881 KB
Download From
http://www.kopassa.com/update/kopassa.exe
Off By One Browser 3.5.a
Off By One Browser is an independent web browser that runs completely self-contained and does not require any other browser - it does not use the IE browsing engine. It can even run directly from a floppy, CD, ZIP etc. without installation. OffByOne does not support Java or Plugins like Flash - which may limit it for everyday use, but offers the advantage of popup windows free browsing and eliminates the vulnerability to malicious code. In addition, the browser allows you to surf the web without leaving any tracks, since the page cache and image cache are not stored to disk, but to memory and are erased at the end of the session. OffByOne implements full HTML 3.2 support plus many HTML 4.0 extensions, including Frames as well as SSL. Additional features include cookie management, support for IE favorites, offline file saving, image zoom and more. A compact browser that may not be a good choice for an IE replacement, but great if you need a browser that fits on a floppy, or to be included in a CD distribution etc.
Info
http://www.offbyone.com/
Size: 0.9 MB
Download From
http://www.offbyone.com/images/OffByOneSetup.exe
Wysigot Light 5.51
Wysigot is an offline/online browser that saves and monitors Internet and network (LAN) documents and optionally alerts you if any of them have changed. It provides several tools for capturing, updating and comparing the stored data as well as a basic search function. The interface is web-like and easy to use. You can schedule automatic updates for each document (web site), set alarms for specific pages and be notified if they change and the program will also highlight the actual changes directly on the page. The downloaded pages can be browsed offline in the same manner, complete with all images, Flash and so on. Additional features include annotations, safe mode (exclude ActiveX, Java etc. from download), an option to keep older versions of a page and more. An optional full version offers enhanced search features, export and several advanced features.
Info
http://www.wysigot.com/
Size: 2.04 MB
Download From
http://www.wysigot.com/wysigotinstall.exe
Deepnet Explorer 1.4.1
Deepnet Explorer is a web browser. that combines IE based browsing with integrated P2P file sharing capabilities and a built-in RSS/ATOM news feed reader. The browser offers a tabbed interface, built-in popup blocker, form filler, auto-login and more. You can easily switch between web browser, file sharing and RSS reader from the provided toolbar buttons, and also disable any of them (for example if you don`t want to use the file sharing). The file sharing component is Gnutella based and allows you to search the Gnutella network, download and also share files. The news reader supports XML, RSS, RDF, Atom and OPML. Deepnet Explorer also includes a Phishing Alarm, which detects potential phishing sites and prompts a warning message if a potentially fraudulent website is visited.
Info
http://www.deepnetexplorer.com
Size: 3.19 MB
Download From
http://www.deepnetexplorer.com/DOWNLOAD/DE1410.EXE
Browse3D 3.1
Browse3D is an IE based browser interface that offers 3D style page navigation, that enables you to display up to 4 web page snapshots at the same time. The snaphots are not live, but clicking on one will bring the actual web page to the foreground. It takes some getting used to, but can improve navigation for those that usually keep multiple browser windows open at the same time. You can hold down the CTRL key when clicking on any link, and it will be added to on of the 4 window panels, allowing you to pick links and then preview and browse them. The program makes a nice toy browser, but has probably little real-world value for most, especially as it does not support live page displays (unless you purchase a Pro version). The toolbar icons appeared to very unstable during our review and disappeared frequently.
Info
http://www.browse3d.com
Size: 2.13 MB
Download From
http://www.browse3d.com/downloads/Browse3Dsetup.exe
Kopassa Browser 1.7
Kopassa is a web browser (IE based) that enhances your surfing with thumbnail previews of the web pages you have visited, or that are dragged into the thumbnail pane. You can drag any link from a page into the upper pane, to see a thumbnail preview and then quickly load it when you are ready to visit the page. Basically the browser can be used like a tabbed browser, just that it uses thumbnail displays instead of traditional tabs. Kopassa Browser also includes quick search functionality for more than 20 search engines, context sensitive search functions, translation and more. Additional features include a built-in download manger popup blocker, cookie manger and more. Even though the thumbnail displays are handy, the interface is very basic and needs some getting used to.
Info
http://www.kopassa.com/
Size: 881 KB
Download From
http://www.kopassa.com/update/kopassa.exe
Off By One Browser 3.5.a
Off By One Browser is an independent web browser that runs completely self-contained and does not require any other browser - it does not use the IE browsing engine. It can even run directly from a floppy, CD, ZIP etc. without installation. OffByOne does not support Java or Plugins like Flash - which may limit it for everyday use, but offers the advantage of popup windows free browsing and eliminates the vulnerability to malicious code. In addition, the browser allows you to surf the web without leaving any tracks, since the page cache and image cache are not stored to disk, but to memory and are erased at the end of the session. OffByOne implements full HTML 3.2 support plus many HTML 4.0 extensions, including Frames as well as SSL. Additional features include cookie management, support for IE favorites, offline file saving, image zoom and more. A compact browser that may not be a good choice for an IE replacement, but great if you need a browser that fits on a floppy, or to be included in a CD distribution etc.
Info
http://www.offbyone.com/
Size: 0.9 MB
Download From
http://www.offbyone.com/images/OffByOneSetup.exe
Wysigot Light 5.51
Wysigot is an offline/online browser that saves and monitors Internet and network (LAN) documents and optionally alerts you if any of them have changed. It provides several tools for capturing, updating and comparing the stored data as well as a basic search function. The interface is web-like and easy to use. You can schedule automatic updates for each document (web site), set alarms for specific pages and be notified if they change and the program will also highlight the actual changes directly on the page. The downloaded pages can be browsed offline in the same manner, complete with all images, Flash and so on. Additional features include annotations, safe mode (exclude ActiveX, Java etc. from download), an option to keep older versions of a page and more. An optional full version offers enhanced search features, export and several advanced features.
Info
http://www.wysigot.com/
Size: 2.04 MB
Download From
http://www.wysigot.com/wysigotinstall.exe
Deepnet Explorer 1.4.1
Deepnet Explorer is a web browser. that combines IE based browsing with integrated P2P file sharing capabilities and a built-in RSS/ATOM news feed reader. The browser offers a tabbed interface, built-in popup blocker, form filler, auto-login and more. You can easily switch between web browser, file sharing and RSS reader from the provided toolbar buttons, and also disable any of them (for example if you don`t want to use the file sharing). The file sharing component is Gnutella based and allows you to search the Gnutella network, download and also share files. The news reader supports XML, RSS, RDF, Atom and OPML. Deepnet Explorer also includes a Phishing Alarm, which detects potential phishing sites and prompts a warning message if a potentially fraudulent website is visited.
Info
http://www.deepnetexplorer.com
Size: 3.19 MB
Download From
http://www.deepnetexplorer.com/DOWNLOAD/DE1410.EXE
Browse3D 3.1
Browse3D is an IE based browser interface that offers 3D style page navigation, that enables you to display up to 4 web page snapshots at the same time. The snaphots are not live, but clicking on one will bring the actual web page to the foreground. It takes some getting used to, but can improve navigation for those that usually keep multiple browser windows open at the same time. You can hold down the CTRL key when clicking on any link, and it will be added to on of the 4 window panels, allowing you to pick links and then preview and browse them. The program makes a nice toy browser, but has probably little real-world value for most, especially as it does not support live page displays (unless you purchase a Pro version). The toolbar icons appeared to very unstable during our review and disappeared frequently.
Info
http://www.browse3d.com
Size: 2.13 MB
Download From
http://www.browse3d.com/downloads/Browse3Dsetup.exe
