OmniWeb

Mac browser from the Omni Group, born on NeXTSTEP in 1995, known for its vertical tabs with thumbnails. No longer actively maintained.

Facts

Developer

The Omni Group

Website

www.omnigroup.com

Current engines

WebKit

Former engines

Proprietary

Current platforms

macOS

Former platforms

Other

Details

NeXTSTEP / OpenStep (versions 1 to 4, 1990s); macOS: OmniWeb 5 (Mac OS X 10.4.8 to 10.11) and OmniWeb 6 test builds for macOS 10.12+

Popularity

48/100

Key versions

1. Mar. 17, 1995
   Initial releasePropriétaireFirst release for NeXTSTEP, published by Lighthouse Design.
2. 2001
   4.0Developed solely for Mac OS X.
3. 2003
   4.5WebCoreAdopts Apple’s KHTML-based WebCore engine.
4. Aug. 11, 2004
   5.0Vertical tabs in a side drawer, with thumbnails.
5. Sept. 7, 2006
   5.5WebKitCustom WebKit and universal binary (Intel/PowerPC).
6. Feb. 24, 2009
   FreewareOmniWeb becomes free.
7. July 20, 2012
   5.11.2Last stable release.
8. Feb. 24, 2026
   6.0 test (v636.0.14)Most recent test build.

Version sources: OmniWeb (Wikipedia en)

Sources

1. https://omnistaging.omnigroup.com/omniweb/
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OmniWeb
3. https://www.omnigroup.com/more