Lightning for Mac

Lightning (was Lightning Web Browser) is a minimalist web browser designed with one thing in mind - speed of search. An order of magnitude smaller than other browsers, Lightning loads in less than a second and is ready to use straight away. Enable the "Lightning Lookup" service and search on selected text from any application in an instant by typing command-@.

Based on Webkit (the already fast core of the Safari and Chrome browsers), instead of unloading browsed pages as you navigate, Lightning keeps a buffer of many WebBrowser objects in memory. This allows you to return back to a previously viewed page instantaneously without having to wait for it to reload. This optimisation makes a huge difference to speed of navigation. URL's (starting with http://) or search items can be selected or entered into the address bar. For search terms, select the site you wish use as a search engine on the popup list at the left hand side.

Features:

• History and Bookmarks are HTML pages containing an (optional) snapshot of the page when it was last viewed.
• The Bookmarks page is WSYWIG editable to "arrange" them and can be used as your home page. Use the "Manage/Save Bookmarks" menu item to make your changes permanent.
• Preloads next page off-screen when you hover over a link.
• Page by Page control over Flash content and cookies.
• All the usual trackpad gestures including zoom supported.
• To close a tab or remove a bookmark tap it's icon.
• Full Spelling/Grammar checking available via edit menu.
• As a final boost to initial page load try Google DNS on 8.8.8.8 or 8.8.4.4.