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DESCRIPTION
iBrowser is an embedded desktop background "Anti-Kiosk/Kiosk" web browser that displayed webpages in fullscreen with a build in bookmark menu.
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WHAT'S NEW
Version 1.6b5:
  • New pluginable architectures.
  • New build, Leopard's hud interfaces & makeover.
  • New iBrowser icons, resize indicator, controller buttons & more "Big Thanks to Multimedia Director: Bandar Hassan Raffa" for creating such terrific & provocative work!
  • Accept any Quartz Composer custom plugins/patches E.q. http://kineme.net/
  • Add more support to the Invisible resizable indicator in each four corners.
  • Add new injectionable applescript for AppleScript guru out there.
  • Full support with on-off-server-side javascript & S5 slideshows E.q. http://meyerweb.com/eric/tools/s5/
  • Colorize web view background & transparency.
  • Quartz Composer Viewer.
  • iSight Viewer.
REQUIREMENTS
Mac OS X 10.5 or later.

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SCREENSHOT

Developer:Roman J. Sabatini
Downloads:12,411
  - Version d/l:3,561
Internet:Browsers
License:Free
Date:28 May 2008
Platform:PPC/Intel
RATING
****½
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iBrowser User Reviews (17 posts)Write A Review
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May 29 2008

ADMIN@NSCOCOA.COM  WebView mainly but iBrowser will automatically render your default browser so it can browse virtually anything.

There is no import function because iBrowser're supposed to run with Safari installed and match to Safari's bookmarks.  
(Version 1.6b5)

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May 29 2008

DENNISMORIARTY  Thanks to the developer for such a prompt response!   
(Version 1.6b5)

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May 28 2008

DENNISMORIARTY  What kind of engine is this browser built upon? Can you transfer bookmarks? I went to the linked developers website but there was no reference to the browser?  
(Version 1.6b5)

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Nov 21 2005
*****

CANNEDBRAIN  This is the best web desktop I could find. The only minus is there's no way to retain browser's width/height. Everytime it reload it'll zoom back to default kiosk mode.  
(Version 1.6b4)

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May 17 2005
****½

MARK H.  I love this app. Really awesome, what can I say?  
(Version 1.6b4)

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Apr 4 2005
****.

BLUE  I love this program. It works great on my iBook. It works great on my friend's powerbook too. An awesome program. An idea who's time has come. I really like the way one can decide on their own if they want the menu bar and dock to hide. And what transparency they want to view it at. The only reason I give the features a three is because some plug-ins and games and stuff don't work well on it. (Yes I have the prefs set correctly for this). The ease of use is awesome. It would be helpful if it had some help to explain how to resize windows and such. The value is awesome because it's free. I love free things, this is the only thing of it's kind that I can find that is free. Also I love the built-in google search. And I was pleased with how it retrievs my Safari bookmarks. The stability is good. I haven't had it crash once. I just don't really like the icon in the menu bar, it takes up too much space. And I wish that the address bar didn't cover sit on top of the page. Also just to forwarn you it took a little bit extra time to restart my computer after I installed it but after that it runs very smoothly. But all in all this is a great program and I'm really pleased with it. Good work!   
(Version 1.6b4)

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Aug 26 2004
****½

OH WELL  It works okay, but it does not cover the whole screen on my 14-inch iBook.

At the bottom of my screen it leaves a few centimeters uncovered, I can see my desktop.

Checked the prefences settings, quit and relaunched iBrowser a few times, no joy... still did not cover my screen completely.  
(Version 1.6b4)

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Aug 26 2004

ROMAN SABATINI  I'm sorry cuz It only support from 1024x768 & up prior to my habit with my comp.

Hopefully I will add 800x600 & 640x480 later in next versions awhile, Thanks.  
(Version 1.6b4)

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Aug 26 2004

OH WELL  I have 1024x768, ALL IBOOKS DO!!

and it does not cover my iBook screen completely.  
(Version 1.6b4)

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Aug 26 2004

ROMAN J. SABATINI  I think this is normal cuz the bottom is little spaced out bec of toolbar where you can use to move your iBrowser window around, if you resize it smaller then you will see black trans. toolbar just right slightly below the webview.

I will try to add a check box to disable it & to renable it E.g in/out of fullscreen mode or something else later.  
(Version 1.6b4)

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Apr 4 2005

BLUE  exactly what the last guy said. It does cover your whole screen if you drag it down a bit below the menu bar. Plus you can drag the window to expand and decrease its size so you can change it that way to. There's no reason why you should be able to change this in prefs because it works just fine dragging it. I have a 14 inch iBook too and it works just fine. And it does for everyone else I know who uses it too.  
(Version 1.6b4)

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Jul 9 2004

JOHN GUZMAN  Is there a version for OS9?  
(Version 1.6b2)

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Aug 25 2004

ANONYMOUS  Not bloody likely, it's a WebKit browser.  
(Version 1.6b3)

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Jun 8 2004
*****

ANONYMOUS  should be able to use websites delete buttons. on my email page, ibroswer doesnt allow me to use the delete emails button. have to go to safari to delete the emails  
(Version 1.6b2)

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Jun 15 2004

ROMAN J. SABATINI  Can you explain it to me more and which webpage did you referring it at?  
(Version 1.6b2)

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Jun 8 2004

ANONYMOUS  did he get permission from apple to use their icon?  
(Version 1.6b2)

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Jun 8 2004

ROMAN J. SABATINI  Of course I did, what else did you think?  
(Version 1.6b2)

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Apr 4 2005

ANONYMOUS  plus there's no reason why he should have to get permission because it's not exactly the same. But he said he did so that's even better.  
(Version 1.6b4)

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Jun 7 2004

LIKELY  Mmmm! didn't work for me, Ti 667 - X 10.3.4  
(Version 1.6b1)

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Jun 7 2004

ANONYMOUS  Why does it phone home? for update checks or ....  
(Version 1.6b1)

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Jun 7 2004

GETYOURSTORYSTRAIGHT  ok, first you say it does not work, then you say it phones home?

if you caught it phoning home then you must've gotten it to work...  
(Version 1.6b1)

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Jun 8 2004

ROMAN  Yeah no wonder!  
(Version 1.6b2)

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Jun 8 2004

ROMAN  iBrowser does not phone home or anything at all?  
(Version 1.6b2)

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