Grani

Japanese tabbed browser from Fenrir on the Internet Explorer engine: a simplified version of Sleipnir for beginners, with an IE-like interface and plenty of themes, enhanced with Donut RAPT features by its author; offered in partner editions (Bidders, cybozu.net, Infoseek).

Facts

Developer

Fenrir Inc.

Website

web.archive.org

Engine

Trident

Derived from

Sleipnir

Platforms

Windows

Details

Windows 2000 to 7, IE 5.5+; v1.00 (Apr. 2006) to v4.7 (Aug. 2012)

Popularity

50/100 — Estimate: Fenrir product with co-branded editions from Japanese portals, ≈200–300k users at its peak

Key versions

1. Apr. 12, 2006
   1.00TridentFenrir's simplified browser derived from Sleipnir, aimed at beginners.
2. Apr. 28, 2006
   1.20Version 1.20, with features taken from Donut RAPT/L/Q.
3. Sept. 27, 2006
   2.00Version 2.00 final.
4. Nov. 22, 2006
   2.50Official IE7 support.
5. Nov. 1, 2007
   3.0Windows Vista support.
6. Sept. 18, 2008
   3.5Frame skins.
7. July 30, 2009
   4.0Better IE8 support; Headline-Reader RSS reader built in.
8. Feb. 25, 2010
   4.2Aero Peek support on Windows 7.
9. Oct. 21, 2010
   4.4IE9 beta support.
10. Aug. 30, 2012
    4.7Last version.

Version sources: Grani (Wikipedia ja)

Sources

1. https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grani
2. https://web.archive.org/web/2012/http://www.fenrir.co.jp/grani/
3. https://forest.watch.impress.co.jp/article/2006/04/19/donut_fenrir.html