Star Browser (Symbian)

2013 – 2020 Discontinued

30

Independent QML/Qt browser for Symbian Anna and Belle, highly customizable (colors, home page), with full screen, private browsing, screenshots and a download manager; code published on GitHub.

Facts

Developer

Allstar12345 (independent developer)

Website

github.com

Engine

WebKit (QtWebKit)

Platforms

Symbian

Details

Symbian Anna and Belle (recent features reserved for Belle Refresh/FP1/FP2); version 1.70 in late 2014, last version 1.75 released in 2020

Popularity

30/100 — Estimate: hobbyist app distributed through the Symbian Developers web Store; 7 GitHub stars

Key versions

1. July 10, 2014
   1.60Signed release: single pop-up menu, private browsing, background downloads, RSS feeds.[1]
2. Dec. 30, 2014
   1.70“Flat” redesign: download manager, proxy, multi-window (beta).[2]
3. Sept. 11, 2020
   —Source code published on GitHub.[3]

Version sources: [1] allaboutsymbian.com, [2] allaboutsymbian.com, [3] Allstar12345/Star-Browser-Symbian (GitHub)

Sources

1. https://github.com/Allstar12345/Star-Browser-Symbian
2. https://allaboutsymbian.com/news/item/19949_Star_Browser_for_Symbian_evolv.php
3. http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/flow/item/20368_star_browser_gets_complete_ove.php