iCab is an alternative web browser. It supports HTML 4, image filtering, cookie filtering, bookmarks, java and javascript support, search modes, importing of web archives from Explorer, download manager, and numerous useful features not found in other browsers. Features include:
Advertising banner filtering
Kiosk mode
Error protocol (Smiley)
Portable web archives
Download Manager
Link Manager
Souce code manager
iCab is shareware and costs for $25/20 EUR, but it can be also used for free with a small limitation.
What's New
Version 4.8:
The German built-in help improved (thanks to Ronny Klang)
In the experimental settings there's a new option for the kiosk mode: It's now possible to allow downloads to USB sticks and also to extract ZIP archives after the download automatically.
SVG images are now treated just like ordinary images when no SVG plugin is installed. This way the image zoom does also work for
SVG.
The JavaScript feature "localStorage" is now supported.
Version 4.8:
The German built-in help improved (thanks to Ronny Klang)
In the experimental settings there's a new option for the kiosk mode: It's now possible to allow downloads to USB sticks and also to extract ZIP archives after the download automatically.
SVG images are now treated just like ordinary images when no SVG plugin is installed. This way the image zoom does also work more...
Requirements
PPC / Intel, Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later (10.4 or later recommended).
One thing annoys me though: if I have set some own CSS rules for a specific page and leave it (press the homepage button or a bookmark), the elements and advertisements (that I have disabled with the filter manager) appear on the page for about a second before the new page comes to the screen.
Hope you can understand what I mean. Is this behaviour changeable?
ICab 5 has been out [in beta?] now for quite some time and just keeps improving the browsing experience. Every time answer version of some browser comes out, I try it out and always-ALWAYS-return to iCab. Why? It is fast. It is slick. The add ons are great [esp. Readability]. Did I mention that it is fast? Super fast!
Try it out. You might be converted and see what you've been missing.
This seems to be a very stable and very fast browser, but boy is the GUI atrocious. The buttons are so blurry they don't even look like they belong on the browser window. They haven't updated this browser in almost a year... but they did just release a new mobile version of their browser, so hopefully a new desktop version will be available soon... and maybe with less scary looking buttons. ( ; >_>)
Came back to my paid version of iCab and now I remember why I like it so much:
1) Fastest browser around
2) Option to kill ads
3) Extremely stable
4) It just plain works
iCab, Safari, and Omniweb are my favorites, but iCab is my default — five stars all around.
This is the BEST Mac Browser available! Just my opinion, hehe...
It works great with Flash and especially Flash games
It really is awesome! The options are endless. But, they may be hard to find as it doesn't present them like Safari or FireFox. Just explore and you will find them.
ok i still cannot get icab to stay on top of page in ebay no matter what i do having spent weeks playing with filter manager i am still not able to get it to stay at top of page to see item location and current price etc it jumps straight to description in full screeen and no option to scroll up....so having to use safari to view ebay...
any advice? anyone help me with this as it is just so annoying to have to do this
David1 is right, configuring the HTTP Referrer to be always sent (iCab Preferences > Network settings) is all it takes to get the eBay display issue solved. But as the iCab website advises you, it is not the safest option so I would only do it when browsing eBay.
thanks for the advice...having read the info on the FAQ page i think i will just keep using safari to view ebay as after reading advice of what it says there about http etc think i would feel better if i didn't mess around with HTTP settings...
i have spent weeks trying to understand the filter manager and still not sure how it works or how to use it, as i said i have messed around with this for weeks and the system ID to no avail....so i think i will when i use e-bay use safari or just stop using icab altogether....
well seemed it was click to flash that caused the " go upgrade" problem having downloaded the new stable version of that it's fine.
though it seems icab really does not like layout of things on e-bay..once you click for info on something you can't see location of product etc so i am having to pop into safari to do this i have played with preferences in icab see if i can over come this but to no joy...
I downloaded iCab 3.0.3, but when I try to unDMG it, it gives me "no mountable file systems" as a warning. I've unstuffed many DMGs, why is this warning popping up?
As far as iCab is concerned, I think it's a great broswer. People tend to be picky, very picky, on their browsers. They want everything...EVERYTHING. iCab is good for those slower Macs, that have little HD space, and good for browsing the web like I do.
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iCab is an alternative web browser. It supports HTML 4, image filtering, cookie filtering, bookmarks, java and javascript support, search modes, importing of web archives from Explorer, download manager, and numerous useful features not found in other browsers. Features include:
Advertising banner filtering
Kiosk mode
Error protocol (Smiley)
Portable web archives
Download Manager
Link Manager
Souce code manager
iCab is shareware and costs for $25/20 EUR, but it can be also used for free with a small limitation.
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Sir-Sixty-Nine reviewed on 26 Nov 2011
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One thing annoys me though: if I have set some own CSS rules for a specific page and leave it (press the homepage button or a bookmark), the elements and advertisements (that I have disabled with the filter manager) appear on the page for about a second before the new page comes to the screen.
Hope you can understand what I mean. Is this behaviour changeable?
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Anon-Bud reviewed on 16 Oct 2011
Try it out. You might be converted and see what you've been missing.
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Anon-Bud reviewed on 11 Mar 2011
1) Fastest browser around
2) Option to kill ads
3) Extremely stable
4) It just plain works
iCab, Safari, and Omniweb are my favorites, but iCab is my default — five stars all around.
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Which Button Is The Any Key? reviewed on 29 Jan 2011
JRod53 reviewed on 11 Jan 2011
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It works great with Flash and especially Flash games
It really is awesome! The options are endless. But, they may be hard to find as it doesn't present them like Safari or FireFox. Just explore and you will find them.
Highly recommended!
John
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Gurubez reviewed on 23 Jul 2010
- fast
- secure
- light
- best options
- best configuration option
SIMPLY THE BEST!!!!!
If U want the best in life U have to pay for it!!!
Worth every Cent!!!!!!!
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any advice? anyone help me with this as it is just so annoying to have to do this
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The very first question in the FAQ may provide the information you are looking for.
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thanks for the advice...having read the info on the FAQ page i think i will just keep using safari to view ebay as after reading advice of what it says there about http etc think i would feel better if i didn't mess around with HTTP settings...
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all i get is " go upgrade " yet if i switch to safari alls well....
anyone else have this issue?
i know youtube seem to have changed there layout has this anything to do with it?...it's really strange
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http://icab.de/filtermanager.html
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it may have had something to do with me changing the browser ID
though i have noticed it not allowing some flash stuff not to work that safari does...
willhave to have a slow read through the filter manager and see how to use it..is it like click to flash?? as i have that on the latest safari
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though it seems icab really does not like layout of things on e-bay..once you click for info on something you can't see location of product etc so i am having to pop into safari to do this i have played with preferences in icab see if i can over come this but to no joy...
anyone have any suggestions about this?
As far as iCab is concerned, I think it's a great broswer. People tend to be picky, very picky, on their browsers. They want everything...EVERYTHING. iCab is good for those slower Macs, that have little HD space, and good for browsing the web like I do.
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craigfin74 rated on 12 Apr 2011
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L-G-S rated on 06 Feb 2011
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ο rated on 16 Dec 2010