Kevin C. Wong

Orion Browser v0.99 (2024) [-]

Kagi is a search engine started in 2018 that is subscription based with no ads and trying to surface less spammy results. There is a good interview with the founder at The Talk Show.

Orion started in 2020 as an alternative Mac/iOS web browser based on Web Kit. They want it to be privacy focused, include ad-blocking, support Chrome/Firefox extensions, and be integrated with Apple services. Still in beta I guess so when I tried it not ready for prime time.

Current issues

  • YouTube videos might not play, stuck forever loading.
  • If you select some text, tab out and back, it's no longer selected. Turns out I use this a lot to mark where I left off.
  • Passwords integration is a bit more cumbersome since you have to login to Passwords, though I guess this is not their fault. Also doesn't support Passwords verification codes but I guess that's also not their fault and it's Apple APIs.