Orion Browser

#1

Post by gtirloni » Thu, Jul 31, 2025, 2:11 PM UTC

Orion Browser
kagi.com

Re: Orion Browser

#2

Post by johnhamlin » Thu, Jul 31, 2025, 3:54 PM UTC

But does it have vertical tabs?

Re: Orion Browser

#3

Post by throwup238 » Thu, Jul 31, 2025, 3:56 PM UTC

I love Kagi and I’ve been using the Orion browser on iOS for months because it support uBlock Origin but its bugginess is emblematic of Kagi stretching its resources way too thin (and the tshirt thing…)

The iOS browser is buggy as all hell: the jump to top click around the notch stops working regularly, reflow/layout breaks throwing all the buttons and url input off screen, the entire page just go blank if it’s too long (like an HN post with 1k+ comments) necessitating a switch to Safari, and on and on. I have to restart Orion multiple times a day and switch to Safari on a regular basis. I just had to do it right now because the “Add Comment” button didn’t work!

That said, I will continue to be an ultimate subscriber because their search engine feels feature complete. Although I appreciate the small features they’re adding like the @ symbol to go along with bangs, as long as that core product doesn’t get enshittified I’m happy. The Kagi team is doing great work!

Re: Orion Browser

#4

Post by SoftTalker » Thu, Jul 31, 2025, 3:58 PM UTC

Installed on my iPhone. I will give it a test drive. Safari is awful.

Re: Orion Browser

#5

Post by WA9ACE » Thu, Jul 31, 2025, 3:58 PM UTC

johnhamlin wrote: post #2

But does it have vertical tabs?

Yes

Re: Orion Browser

#6

Post by herrherrmann » Thu, Jul 31, 2025, 4:03 PM UTC

throwup238 wrote: post #3

I love Kagi and I’ve been using the Orion browser on iOS for months because it support uBlock Origin but its bugginess is emblematic of Kagi stretching its resources way too thin (and the tshirt thing…) The iOS browser is buggy as all hell: the jump to top click around the notch stops working regularly, reflow/layout breaks throwing all the buttons and url input off screen, the entire page just go blank if it’s too l…

I’m surprised to hear about the bugs. I’ve been using Orion on iOS very happily for a week or so now, and haven’t encountered any issues. I’m actually close to writing a praising blog post for it!

Re: Orion Browser

#7

Post by catlikesshrimp » Thu, Jul 31, 2025, 4:04 PM UTC

Why is going open source more difficult than not? isn't it enough to make sure all the code is legal and dump it as is?

The community might even help cleaning it. Documentation might or could come at some point in the future.

Re: Orion Browser

#8

Post by gejose » Thu, Jul 31, 2025, 4:15 PM UTC

throwup238 wrote: post #3

I love Kagi and I’ve been using the Orion browser on iOS for months because it support uBlock Origin but its bugginess is emblematic of Kagi stretching its resources way too thin (and the tshirt thing…) The iOS browser is buggy as all hell: the jump to top click around the notch stops working regularly, reflow/layout breaks throwing all the buttons and url input off screen, the entire page just go blank if it’s too l…

This was also my experience when I last tried around 4 months ago. I ran into a lot of bugs and often found myself opening sites in safari instead.

I hope it's improved now.

Re: Orion Browser

#9

Post by yzydserd » Thu, Jul 31, 2025, 4:17 PM UTC

throwup238 wrote: post #3

I love Kagi and I’ve been using the Orion browser on iOS for months because it support uBlock Origin but its bugginess is emblematic of Kagi stretching its resources way too thin (and the tshirt thing…) The iOS browser is buggy as all hell: the jump to top click around the notch stops working regularly, reflow/layout breaks throwing all the buttons and url input off screen, the entire page just go blank if it’s too l…

I’ve been using Orion as my daily driver on iOS for a year. I’ve never encountered these bugs. It’s possible I’m just not sensitive to them.

Re: Orion Browser

#10

Post by gtirloni » Thu, Jul 31, 2025, 4:21 PM UTC

yzydserd wrote: post #9

throwup238 wrote: post #3

I love Kagi and I’ve been using the Orion browser on iOS for months because it support uBlock Origin but its bugginess is emblematic of Kagi stretching its resources way too thin (and the tshirt thing…) The iOS browser is buggy as all hell: the jump to top click around the notch stops working regularly, reflow/layout breaks throwing all the buttons and url input off screen, the entire page just go blank if it’s too l…

I’ve been using Orion as my daily driver on iOS for a year. I’ve never encountered these bugs. It’s possible I’m just not sensitive to them.

Same here. I noticed the macOS build has its quirks and crashes frequently (but it's beta/RC so...). But on iOS I never faced any issues that I can remember now.