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Camino is an open-source web browser developed with a focus on providing the best possible experience for Mac OS X users.

The Camino Project has worked to create a browser that is as functional and elegant as the computers it runs on. The Camino web browser is powerful, secure, and ready to meet the needs of all users while remaining simple and elegant in its design.

Camino combines the awesome visual and behavioral experience that has been central to the Macintosh philosophy with the powerful web-browsing capabilities of the Gecko rendering engine.

WHAT'S NEW
Version 1.6.10:
  • Disabled Java on Mac OS X 10.6 "Snow Leopard" to prevent crashes (users who need Java should see the Known Issues section for solutions).
  • Fixed a possible crash when closing a tab by clicking on its close button.
  • Improved ad-blocking.
REQUIREMENTS
Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later.
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Developer:The Camino Project
Downloads:248,474
  - Version d/l:3,678
Internet:Browsers
License:Free
Date:29 Sep 2009
Platform:PPC/Intel
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Nov 5 2009
*****

C. MCGLEASON  I've been using Camino as my primary browser since 2005. I started to use it not because I disliked FireFox or Safari, but because I was expressly looking for a different browser.

I manage a web software development department, and my general philosophy has been that everyone in my organization should use whatever browser they wish. That way, we won't get into the mindset of developing for just a few browsers. (By the way, this strategy has worked wonderfully - we support all modern web browsers very well, and the transitions to new browsers, and supporting new technologies like AJAX has been pain-free).

In any case, some folks in my shop were using FireFox, Safari, various IE flavors (on Windows), and Opera. At the time, I decided to go with Camino because no one else was using it.

I've been loving it ever since. It has a great, well thought out user interface, and it has that tried-and-true Gecko rendering engine. It also has Flash blocking capabilities, which I love, because I'm not a big fan of the "dancing shadow" or "hit the monkey" web advertisements.

It doesn't have the "plug-in feature" mentality of FireFox, but I can always fire up FF if I need some of those capabilities for work.

Camino is rock-solid. In fact, I don't remember the current version, 1.6, crashing on me even once. And I use it every day. I'm using it now, in fact.

I highly recommend Camino for anyone interested in an alternative to other excellent Mac browsers.  
(Version 1.6.10)

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Sep 30 2009

BIGJMACNHASH  I've tried alot of different browsers on this site & from my experience this is the best of them all.   
(Version 1.6.10)

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Sep 30 2009

I(POWER)MAC  For "Snow Leopard" users: download from here the newest Java Embedding Plugin, and Java will work perfectly.  
(Version 1.6.10)

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Sep 30 2009

I(POWER)MAC  addendum:

it seems that there has been a problem in my previous post.

The URL from where to download the newest Java Embedding Plugin is the following: http://sourceforge.net/projects/javaplugin/files/  
(Version 1.6.10)

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Sep 29 2009

XENOPHILE  How is this better than Firefox? It has fewer features and is based on an older version of the Gecko rendering engine.   
(Version 1.6.10)

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Sep 30 2009

ROBOTANK  I would hardly say it's better than Firefox, though I think that some users prefer it simply because of its better integration with OS X and status as a full-fledged Mac browser rather than a cross-platform port like Firefox. Also, Camino does have some features that require an add-on in Firefox, such as ad blocking and Flash blocking, and it is lightweight and quick. However, as you point out, Camino is lagging behind in terms of its rendering engine. The current stable release of Camino uses the 1.8 branch of Gecko (roughly equivalent to Firefox 2.0.x). Even the upcoming Camino 2 will use the 1.9.0 branch of Gecko (equivalent to Firefox 3.0.x), putting it many months behind most other browsers in terms of standards compliance and support for emerging standards like HTML 5 and CSS 3.  
(Version 1.6.10)

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Aug 27 2009
*****

ZACHWILL  I love Camino. By far my favorite browser for Mac OSX.

I feel everyone should check out the new 2.0b4 of Camino. I find it's really stable and has quite a few improved features over 1.6.9  
(Version 1.6.9)

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Aug 3 2009

XPLICIT  Doesn't open some URLs ... or any at all after reinstalling. Anyone else with this problem?  
(Version 1.6.8)

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Jun 22 2009

DANA SUTTON  I realize that almost every browser out there has its fans, and that what I am about to say will bring down the wrath of some readers, but I personally think the great profusion of broswers is silly (and, incidentally, makes life unduly hard for us poor Web designers). If all the brainpower invested in developing them were focused on smaller number, and if all the available knowledge about browser design were pooled, it is not difficult to imagine that the results would be better for everybody.   
(Version 1.6.8)

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Jun 22 2009

JOHN SAWYER CJS  But it's unlikely that everyone working on web browsers would want to work with everyone else, making compromises, etc. There are definite differences in each browser, reflecting different ideas and techniques used by each set of developers, and so far I've found that to be better instead of worse--it gives people more choice. I agree that when one set of developers figures out some useful feature, etc., other browser developers should try to emulate it, but sometimes various approaches aren't mutually compatible. I used Camino until some time earlier this year, when my personal favorite at the moment switched to iCab--it's fast, can save web pages as single files, in Safari webarchive format, as well as other formats, etc.--all other browsers, except Safari, save web pages by splitting them into little files and placing these files into folders--I find that messy, and it's one of the main reasons I stopped using Camino, since I save a lot of web pages.  
(Version 1.6.8)

praisebury
+6
Jun 22 2009

ROBOTANK  Isn't that the point of open standards? They allow developers to operate within a single framework and create web sites that work equally well on almost any browser? Most modern browsers, except of course for IE, are very standards-compliant, so I don't see how choice is a bad thing. It seems at this point that it's Microsoft vs. all when it comes to making the web a neutral place.  
(Version 1.6.8)

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+8
Jun 23 2009

JKT  But there are only 4 different mainstream web rendering engines:

Gecko

WebKit

Opera's

MS's

You don't have to test against a large number of browsers, just against a few rendering engines and IE 6. If a site is not rendering correctly in one browser using a particular rendering engine, but is in the other browsers using that engine, then it is the fault of the browser and should be fixed by the developer, not the person coding the site.  
(Version 1.6.8)

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+7

Jun 2 2009

HALODEMO002  Right when Safari started to fail.

You are almighty.  
(Version 1.6.7)

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Apr 1 2009

SEAN M.  Ad-block now works slightly better.   
(Version 1.6.7)

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Mar 31 2009

NAMAN  As much as I love Camino, I think the devs are making a huge mistake by continuing to work on the 1.x trunk at all. It's actually been less stable than the 2.x trunk for me, and the 2.x trunk is vastly superior in terms of features and compatibility. I wish they'd at least post the betas here, because as seen in other comments, a lot of people think Camino is barely being maintained and have been abandoning it.

For those interested, I recommend http://preview.caminobrowser.org/ or checking out a recent nightly build.  
(Version 1.6.7)

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Apr 10 2009

BUMBLEB  Thank you!

I for one didn't know there was a version 2 beta.

Camino is my fave browser because it is so lean. Luv it.  
(Version 1.6.7)

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Jun 23 2009

OZEAN  Well, I do not think that they spend too much time on this. It is mostly backporting a few fixes that are in the 2.x series anyway. The good thing about this is that the 1.6.x branch is the last to support Mac OS 10.3.x – so for these users, Camino is one of the few modern browsers that offer up to date security.

However, I would also think that they should push out their updates more often. I have been using the 2.x nightly builds for months now without any major problems and with many benefits to my browsing experience.  
(Version 1.6.8)

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Jul 9 2009

LARRYMCJ  Beta 2 is really nice...BUT...it has a horrible, reproduceable bug they simply won't fix. Google visited links don't change color so you don't know what pages you've searched. Really frustrating. This works fine in the release v1.6.8.  
(Version 1.6.8)

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