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Camino (formerly Chimera)... 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. Built and tested by thousands of volunteers, Mozilla's Gecko brings cutting-edge innovations and capabilities to users in a standards-friendly and socially responsible form.
Sure, you can use a typical web browser, with typical features. Or you can use a browser that 'also' supports the Mac. Or you can use a browser you have to pay for. What if there was one that offered everything, for free?
That browser is Camino. Camino makes your web experience more productive, more efficient, more secure, and more fun. It looks and feels like a Mac OS X application should, because it was designed exclusively for Mac OS X and the high standards set by Mac users. You'll see the entire internet the way it was intended. Camino is the browser that gets out of your way, and that means Camino users need not worry about things they shouldn't have to.
Version 1.6.4:various security and stability updates
Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later.
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| Camino User Reviews (475 posts) | Write A Review |
 | Sep 24 2008 |
JB4 I've been using this as my #1 browser forever. For those that want daily (almost) updates there is "Camino Knight" and for those who want to customize the "look & feel" there is "Caminicon." These two pieces of freeware are developed by Reinhold Penner and are indispensable for me. I don't know why this browser does not get more attention.... all the tests I've seen has it near or at the top in most categories. My very grateful thanks to all the developers who work on this project (did I say there were daily updates/ ;>) in their free time. (Version 1.6.4) | |
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 | Sep 24 2008 |
THEBRIX2008 Camino still stands up splendidly against the rest - although it may lack fireworks, the basics are done solidly and without fuss and it is fast, particularly with the Core 2 Duo optimised builds that are available. And it still has unique features - I am surprised that the built-in ad blocker is either omitted elsewhere or implemented so poorly the authors might as well not have bothered (Opera, OmniWeb). Plus - the two make-or-break attributes for me - it has a 1Password plugin and it works with two Web sites I use which fail with all WebKit-based browsers and for which there seems to be little interest, on either side, in fixing. Unfortunately, one is my share dealer and the other is my pension provider, so they have to work ... (Version 1.6.4) | |
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 | Sep 24 2008 |
MISHA I used this until Safari 3/Leopard. Then I stopped really seeing the benefit, since Safari 3 works about as quickly. The only thing Safari 3 doesn't have (and that no add-on enables) is Favicons in the bookmarks bar. I liked that my Camino bookmarks bar was basically all icons. With the iPhone, Safari's Bookmark syncing (both with iTunes and Mobile Me) gave it another big advantage. I still use Camino as a "second" browser for testing sites and having a browser that's not exploding with cookies, but as a primary browser I just don't really see the advantages overs Safari 3 anymore (for my use, at least). I am looking forward to 2.0. If they can add some of the features that make OmniWeb nice (features no other browser has), that would be great. (Version 1.6.4) | |
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 | Sep 22 2008 |
MACINTOSHDOWNLOADER Camino is a great, lightweight browser. Its aimed at people that prefer stability and speed over features. The things that I don't like about it are that: 1. it doesn't support tab re-arrangement, which is a feature used by many people and helps organize tabs and 2. it doesn't receive updates that often and you have to wait for months till a new version with some new features come out. Camino 2.0 was supposed to have come out this summer, but unfortunately, that didn't happen. Camino 2.0 is supposed to have new features like Tabsposé and re-arrangeable tabs. I hope that a Beta version of Camino 2.0 comes out soon. (Version 1.6.3) | |
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 | Aug 10 2008 |
MACGEEK914 I have always enjoyed using the Camino browser. It is VERY stable (in my opinion), and it works well too. You cannot customize it the same way you can Firefox, but sometime simple is beautiful. :) (Version 1.6.3) | |
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 | Aug 8 2008 |
JAZZYGUY Doesn't support 1Password. A real inconvenience. The previous poster probably has 1Password set up for Camino which will make the browser crash. (Version 1.6.3) | |
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 | Aug 8 2008 |
SJK Newer versions of 1Password could cause previous versions of Camino to crash, but it's automatically disabled with Camino 1.6.3 so it's unlikely to be causing the previous poster's crash. (Version 1.6.3) | |
 | Aug 8 2008 |
JAZZYGUY ABSOLUTELY untrue. Although the message on launch says that 1Password is not compatible with this version of Camino the browser then crashes. Itis ONLY when you remove the preference in 1Password that the browser becomes stable. It is true that the message says that the 1Password plug in is disabled BUT the browser crashes anyway. As soon as you remove the preference in 1Password all is OK and the browser is stable. (Version 1.6.3) | |
 | Aug 9 2008 |
You're correct; it's necessary to "uninstall" the Camino plugin under 1Password's Browser preferences tab to fully disable it. Forgot I'd done that after Camino 1.6.1 eventually refused to launch with it enabled even though it had previous worked for awhile. (Version 1.6.3) | |
 | Aug 10 2008 |
NIGHTONE Please direct any 1Password related issues to us please. The Camino reviews page is really not the appropriate place for this kind of thing. :) http://switchersblog.com/ (Version 1.6.3) | |
 | Aug 7 2008 |
CHAOTICPIXEL Well, I switched to 1.6.3, and now I can't get it to launch at all. It just keeps crashing. Anyone know why? (Version 1.6.3) | |
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 | Aug 7 2008 |
UNCLE ASAD Have you checked for and removed any possible incompatible third-party add-ons? (Version 1.6.3) | |
 | Aug 7 2008 |
CRADOM Had the same problem. It was 1Password. Not using the latest version and I guess Camino didn't like it. (Version 1.6.3) | |
 | Aug 8 2008 |
MACUPDATE ADMIN Try the latest version of 1Password: http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/21711/1password (Version 1.6.3) | |
 | Jun 28 2008 |
DRG I have a love/hate relationship with Camino: I love everything about it EXCEPT one thing that I ABSOLUTELY HATE: download beginnings and endings TAKE FOR-EV-ER!!! For example: I want to view a .pdf file: In Safari and Firefox it opens quickly in a window and I can save to my drive quickly and easily. In Camino, the only way to view it is to download it to the drive: It must take at least 10-15 seconds before the download begins and then another 10-15 seconds after the download for the download window to close, AND during these times, the browser is completely paralyzed. UGH!!! To Camino's developers, if you change anything in the next version, you've GOT to fix this!! (Version 1.6.1) | |
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 | Jun 30 2008 |
CASTA Though I can't offer you a solution, I will say your setback seems to be isolated rather than a global Camino problem: In the year or so I've used Camino I've yet to experience any noticeable slow start/finish with downloads, and don't recall reading posts for that issue in Camino's forums. Hopefully you will find a resolution soon. (Version 1.6.1) | |
 | Jun 30 2008 |
DRG The resolution is to use either Firefox or Safari for downloads. (Version 1.6.1) | |
 | Aug 7 2008 |
LEE123 you can also use an app like leech for your downloads. works like a charm here. (Version 1.6.3) | |
 | Aug 10 2008 |
DRG Tried Leech. Didn't like at all. Several downloads were corrupted. Turned it off and sticking to native Camino download (Version 1.6.3) | |
 | Jun 20 2008 |
RENESIS Wow, I just tried Camino basically for the hell of it (well after I didn't like FF3 too much) and I am really glad that I did. Beside the fact that it looks a whole lot livelier than Safari, it has a lot more features that Safari should have. My two favorite are the download box closes after its finished downloading, and built-in ad blocking. Also, another touch that I like is it allows you to override the website font, with your own custom font, making reading much more enjoyable and nicer looking for me. My only gripe is that hideous icon. 5 Stars in every category so far, I may update this review down the road. Time to check out what goodies pimpmycamino.com has for me. (Version 1.6.1) | |
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 | Aug 7 2008 |
STAR-AFFINITY Hideous icon? I think the icon is quite nice and it blends in with the rest of Camino's icons. Look at Windows! You have many hideous icons there... :) (Version 1.6.3) | |
 | Jun 20 2008 |
M85 Liked 1.6.1, but it crashed on me at least twice daily and sometimes used up a lot of CPU cycles, making my fan go crazy. Switched to a 2.0 nightly (2008061223) yesterday and run it heavily in the last day. Not a hiccup yet on my Penryn powerbook (2 gig of ram, 10.5.3) (Version 1.6.1) | |
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 | Jun 20 2008 |
M85 One small glitch that I'll gladly live with - the rss button in the url field is partially hidden but at least it's still accessible. (Version 1.6.1) | |
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