Whale

Also known as: Naver Whale

2017 – present Active

72

Naver's Chromium-based browser, popular in South Korea.

Facts

Developer

Naver Corp.

Website

whale.naver.com

Engines

BlinkWebKit (iOS)

Derived from

Chromium

Platforms

WindowsmacOSLinuxAndroidiOS

Details

iOS version based on WebKit (Apple rule 2.5.6)

Popularity

72/100

Key versions

1. Dec. 2016
   Closed betaBlinkWhale’s closed beta for PC begins.[1]
2. Mar. 2017
   Open betaPublic open beta; 23 updates during the test phase.[1]
3. Oct. 16, 2017
   1.0Official launch on Windows and macOS at DEVIEW 2017 (omni-tasking, Quick Search).[1]
4. Nov. 2017
   Linux64-bit Linux version (.deb package for Ubuntu 14.04 and later).[2]
5. Apr. 13, 2018
   AndroidMobile version released for Android.[3]
6. Apr. 24, 2018
   iOSWebKitWhale’s iOS version is published on the App Store.[4]

Version sources: [1] navercorp.com, [2] 10wontips.blogspot.com, [3] Naver Whale (Wikipedia en), [4] namu.wiki (archive.org)

Sources

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naver_Whale
2. https://www.webbrowserdirectory.com/browsers/naver-whale/
3. https://developer.apple.com/app-store/review/guidelines/