Not a Firefox or Chrome Fork! Kagi's Orion Browser Arrives on Linux as a Public Beta
“Orion is a web browser built on WebKit, the same engine that powers Safari, with a strong focus on privacy and customisation. Unlike most browsers you will come across on Linux, Orion is not a Chromium derivative or a Firefox fork. It is a fresh build that has earned a reputation for being fast, lightweight, and flexible, with support for extensions from Chrome, Firefox, and Safari.”
It is not really ready for daily use on Linux yet, but it is worth taking note of this browser and what it does. We hear so many moaning that everything comes back to Chromium and Firefox, so this is the opportunity to use something completely different.
The weakest point of every browser is usually it's 3rd party plugins, so we'll have to see how Orion is going to manage this.
Note though it is not open source software so what goes into it, you can't be too sure about, and it won't be able to be forked in future. It would be the end of the road if it stops getting support (like the Flock browser I used to love decades ago).
See
https://itsfoss.com/news/orion-browser-linux-beta-release or
https://orionbrowser.com
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