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Brandsonic Web for Mac

Brandsonic Web is a simple web browser for the Mac made with Webkit.
Brandsonic Web is also available for iOS!
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Current Version: 0.10 (Alpha 10) (Released 7/9/2020)
Runs on macOS 10.6 or later
All previous versions of Brandsonic Web for Mac are available from the Brandsonic Web Archive.
Feature list:
Planned features:
Brandsonic Web is also available for iOS!
Bug Report
Feature Suggestion
Current Version: 0.10 (Alpha 10) (Released 7/9/2020)
Runs on macOS 10.6 or later
All previous versions of Brandsonic Web for Mac are available from the Brandsonic Web Archive.
Feature list:
- Simple, clean cut interface
- Super fast loading times
- Ability to enlarge and decrease text size
- Search bar
- Quick sites
- VoiceOver support
- Bookmarks
- Ability to download files
- Tabs
- Spell check
0.10 (Alpha 10)
Intel based Mac computer running macOS 10.6 or later. A more recent version of macOS is recommended for the best experience.
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Checksums for "Brandsonic Web 0.10.dmg":
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SHA-1:
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Changelog
0.1 (Alpha 1)
- Initial release
0.2 (Alpha 2)
- Made URL box red
- Made new back and forward buttons.
- Made URL box longer
- Fixed the web view being over the buttons.
0.3 (Alpha 3)
- Fixed the bug where the webview wouldn't resize with the window.
0.4 (Alpha 4)
- Completely rewritten
- Added multiple window support.
- All new interface
- New about box with credits
- App size is smaller that previous releases.
0.5 (Alpha 5)
- Lion full screen support
- Google Search Bar
- Fixed Lion interface glitches
0.6 (Alpha 6)
- Quick sites feature from Brandsonic Web mobile
- Back and forward buttons are inactive if you can't go back or forward
- Cleaner interface
0.7 (Alpha 7)
- Support for Mac OS X 10.8
- Full VoiceOver support
- Redesigned Quick Sites interface
0.8 (Alpha 8)
- Fixed the bug where the web page title and current URL were not displayed
0.9 (Alpha 9)
- Support for Mac OS X 10.9
- "http://" is now added to a typed URL if it is not already there
- There is now a circular progress indicator when pages are loading
0.9.1 (Alpha 9.1)
- Toolbar can now be hidden and customized
- App icon is now properly centered so that it is not so low in the Dock
- New Dock Quick Sites feature, right click app icon to access Quick Sites while the app is running
- Changed the bundle identifier from "Brandsonic-inc..Brandsonic-Web" to "com.brandsonicinc.Brandsonic-Web"
0.9.2 (Alpha 9.2)
- Support for OS X Yosemite
- New options in Brandsonic Web menu to submit bug report and suggest features
- New, smaller installer DMG
0.9.3 (Alpha 9.3)
- Support for OS X El Capitan
- Can now be set as default web browser
- New Window option in Dock Menu
0.9.4 (Alpha 9.4)
- Support for macOS Sierra
- Basic support for the Touch Bar on the new MacBook Pro
- Fixed the bug where the Google search bar wouldn't work with search queries that contained spaces
- New option to copy page title in edit menu
0.10 (Alpha 10)
- Support for macOS High Sierra, macOS Mojave and macOS Catalina
- An error message will now be shown if a page load error occurs
- Added a preference window
- Added the ability to change the home page
- Added the ability to change the search provider to Bing or DuckDuckGo (defaults to Google)
- Changed Touch Bar back, forward, and refresh buttons to have icons instead of text
- Removed Google+ from Quick Sites
- Added DuckDuckGo to Quick Sites
Known Issues
Current:
Fixed:
*: Currently being worked on
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- The homepage may not load when the app is started (Alpha 5) (Lion only?)
- *When clicking a link that opens a new window, nothing happens. (Alpha 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9)
- *If a link in a external program is clicked when Brandsonic Web is set as the default browser and not running, Brandsonic Web opens, but no window appears. (Alpha 0.9.3, 0.9.4)
- SSL errors on older macOS versions. (Alpha 10, also present in older versions but no error is displayed)
- Clicking anywhere outside the search bar after clicking it and typing a search causes the search to happen again. (Alpha 10 and older)
Fixed:
- The URL of the page does not show up. The original typed URL stays in the address bar. (Alpha 1,2,3,4,5,6,7) (Fixed in Alpha 8)
- The title of the web page doesn't show up on the apps title bar. (Alpha 1,2,3,4,5,6,7) (Fixed in Alpha 8)
- When the window is closed a new window cannot be opened unless the app is restarted. (Alpha 1,2,3) (Fixed in Alpha 4)
- The webview doesn't resize with the window. (Alpha 1,2) (Fixed in Alpha 3)
- The Google Search Bar doesn't work with search queries that contain spaces (Fixed in Alpha 9.4)
*: Currently being worked on
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