After six years of relentless development, Orion for MacOS 1.0 is here! Read the full announcement: https://blog.kagi.com/orion
Also: Orion for Linux is currently in Alpha, and Orion for Windows has officially started development with a target launch for late 2026.
Orion also has a dedicated website now: https://orionbrowser.com
@kagihq I'm about to receive a shiny new 2004 iMac G5 with Tiger. Please make Orion work on that 😉 Thanks in advance, super work.
@kagihq I just installed it on Big Sur, and it's absolutely amazing. It's what a browser should be, without all the AI garbage.
@kagihq Congrats! A quick question though; if the Orion browser (at least, the primary one, not Plus) is going to be free, is there a reason it isn’t (seemingly) open source? That feels like a no-brainer for a privacy-first company.
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@kagihq That intro video after the install was very cool.
@kagihq Congratulations on your milestone. I'm hopeful for a Linux release soon so I can try Orion on a privacy-respecting OS.
@kagihq Congrats on 1.0! 🥳
I have to admit I was extra giddy this morning when the update dialogue popped up announcing 1.0 was available ☺️
@kagihq
Is there a way to join the alpha? I'd consider myself a "users [sic] who value choice and independence." I'm always excited to read the newsletter.
Supporters (via subscription or lifetime purchase) unlock a set of Orion+ perks available today, including:
- Floating windows: Keep a video or window on top of other apps.
Is Picture-in-Picture a paid feature in Orion while it's free in every Chromium and Firefox based browser?
I can "keep a window on top of other apps" for free in KDE Plasma and Windows with PowerToys.
@kagihq this is what happened...
@eljas Thank you! We're on it, and any updates will be posted here: https://orionfeedback.org/d/12437-unable-to-install-orion-from-dmg-update-error-an-error-occurred-while-parsing-the-update-feed
@eljas It should work now! Sorry about that. Here's the direct link:
@kagihq Interested to see how the linux and windows versions do. I love the ios version.
@kagihq Getting same Update Error - can't install
@joshuaiz @eljas @kagihq Found an issue about it on their feedback tracker: https://orionfeedback.org/d/12437-unable-to-install-orion-from-dmg-update-error-an-error-occurred-while-parsing-the-update-feed/2
(Currently marked as "closed" but people are still reporting the bug so possibly the best place to follow for updates.)
@kagihq Since it's based on webkit... does it have the same issue where tabs will reload if they use too much resources? Safari is unusable for me day-to-day because of it.
Also very excited to see a competent windows webkit browser
@kagihq
I'd *love* to use Orion, but it doesn't cope at all well with LOTS of open tabs. They disappear to the left, and scrolling for tabs, even if possible (which it doesn't seem to be right now?), does not work for me.
@kagihq Orion install failing with this:
