DonutP

Japanese branch of the Donut tabbed browser (Internet Explorer engine) by U.H., adding proxy management, scripting via the DonutP.API, toolbar plugins and tab skins; popular for its rich feature set, it serves as the base of unDonut.

Facts

Developer

U.H. (Donutカスタム所 site)

Website

web.archive.org

Engine

Trident

Derived from

Donut

Platforms

Windows

Details

Versions .2.2 (Nov. 2001) to .5.0β4 (July 2003); scripting API vulnerability (JVN#7F8621DE, 2006) never fixed, with IPA pointing users to unDonut

Popularity

43/100 — Estimate: “popular for its rich feature set” (ja.wikipedia), ecosystem of scripts and skins, ≈50k users at its peak

Lineage

Derived browsers (1)

unDonut

Key versions

1. Nov. 4, 2001
   #1TridentFirst version: Donut 2.52 with parts of Donut R and quick proxy switching.
2. Dec. 21, 2001
   .3.0Back/Forward history and search bar.
3. June 8, 2002
   .4.0Customizable context menus and button skins.
4. Oct. 7, 2002
   —Source code published.
5. Nov. 23, 2002
   .5.0β1Scriptable COM server (DonutP API) and rebuilt search bar.
6. Apr. 19, 2003
   .5.0β3Toolbar plug-in support.
7. July 20, 2003
   .5.0β4Last announced version.

Version sources: donutp.com (archive.org)

Sources

1. https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donut_(ウェブブラウザ)
2. http://rapt21.com/family.php
3. https://web.archive.org/web/2002/http://www18.u-page.so-net.ne.jp/rc5/camegon/down_load.htm
4. https://web.archive.org/web/20020206042621/http://www18.u-page.so-net.ne.jp/rc5/camegon/menu.htm
5. https://web.archive.org/web/20041230100737/http://donutp.com/news.htm
6. https://web.archive.org/web/20090922040658/http://www.ipa.go.jp/security/vuln/documents/2006/JVN_7F8621DE_donutp.html
7. https://web.archive.org/web/20090922040658/http://tabbrowser.info/dwimordene.html