Puffin
Also known as: Puffin TV Browser, Puffin Cloud Browser
2010 – present
Active
72
Mobile browser that runs pages in the cloud; famous for keeping Flash alive on the iPad.
Facts
- Developer
- CloudMosa
- Website
- www.puffin.com
- Engines
- Derived from
- Chromium
- Current platforms
- Former platforms
- Details
- Linux: Puffin Internet Terminal for Raspberry Pi (Raspbian, announced in 2019, renamed Puffin Cloud Learning in August 2021), no longer offered; iOS: Puffin Web Browser discontinued on Nov. 20, 2019, replaced by Puffin Cloud Browser (last update 2023); Android TV; Puffin TV Browser: Android TV edition of Puffin (Play release May 2016, 10M+ installs, subscription-based)
- Popularity
- 72/100
Key versions
- Puffin Web Browser Pro (Android)Blink (serveur)Paid version of the cloud-rendering, Flash-capable browser released on Google Play.
- Puffin Web Browser Pro (iOS)Arrives on Apple's App Store.
- Puffin AcademyFree mobile browser with built-in Flash for K-12 students, teachers and parents.
- Puffin Secure Browser beta (Windows)First desktop beta, on Windows.
- Puffin Secure Browser (Windows)Final Windows release, the first beyond mobile devices.
- Puffin Browser Lite (iOS)WebKitLightweight WebKit-based iOS app without Flash, after Apple rejected updates.
- Puffin Secure Browser (macOS)Arrives on macOS.
- Puffin Web Browser (iOS)Original free iOS app finally discontinued; the Pro version no longer receives updates.
- Puffin Internet TerminalRaspberry Pi (Raspbian) version, a CES 2019 Innovation Awards honoree.
- Puffin TVThe Android TV browser becomes a subscription service.
- Puffin Cloud LearningPuffin Internet Terminal is rebranded Puffin Cloud Learning.