Donut L

Also known as: Donut Light

2002 – 2014 Discontinued

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Open-source lightweight version of the Japanese browser Donut RAPT (Internet Explorer engine), by RAPT: features cut down to the essentials and keyboard control for low-powered laptops and Windows 98; the author turned down feature additions.

Facts

Developer

RAPT (independent developer)

Website

www.rapt21.com

Engine

Trident

Derived from

Donut RAPT

Platforms

Windows

Details

Windows 95 to 8, IE 5.0+; L01 (Jan. 22, 2002) to L37 (July 16, 2012), test build L38 (Apr. 28, 2014); English version; based on Donut RAPT #15

Popularity

36/100 — Estimate: secondary variant of Donut RAPT, ≈15k users

Lineage

Derived browsers (1)

Donut Q

Key versions

1. Jan. 22, 2002
   L01TridentFirst version, slimmed down from Donut RAPT #15 (Mozilla, proxy and search bar removed).
2. Jan. 28, 2002
   L03MDI mode restored; versions renamed “Donut Light xx”.
3. Sept. 5, 2003
   L17Single source code for the Japanese and English versions.
4. May 28, 2009
   L33Tab handling delegated to Trident on IE7+; Windows Vista fixes.
5. Oct. 9, 2010
   L36Windows Vista/7 compatibility and IE9 (beta) rendering engine option.
6. July 16, 2012
   L37Last version: IE9 support.

Version sources: rapt21.com

Sources

1. https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donut_RAPT
2. https://www.rapt21.com/download.php
3. https://www.rapt21.com/DonutL.txt
4. https://www.rapt21.com/DonutRAPT.php
5. http://rapt21.com/family.php