WiBlaze

Open-source browser for iOS and macOS written in Swift, designed for speed and robustness: unified address and search bar, WKWebView, navigation gestures, custom home page and source code viewing.

Facts

Developer

revblaze

Website

github.com

Engine

WebKit

Platforms

iOSmacOS

Details

iOS 13+; macOS version called Glow Browser

Popularity

11/100 — ≈47 GitHub stars, no binary release

Key versions

1. June 28, 2015
   —WebKitFirst commit; development begins on iOS.[1]
2. Jan. 17, 2016
   —The project starts over from scratch.[2]
3. June 6, 2016
   —WiBlaze Lite added.[3]
4. Jan. 18, 2017
   5Move to WiBlaze 5 and Swift 3.[4]
5. Jan. 23, 2017
   —Page source code viewer.[5]
6. May 7, 2020
   5 Alpha 1WiBlaze 5 Alpha 1, rebuilt in Swift 5.2.[6]
7. July 14, 2020
   —New code rewrite with a circular menu.[7]
8. Aug. 12, 2020
   —Last commit: last-session restore and custom home page.[8]

Version sources: [1] revblaze/WiBlaze (GitHub), [2] revblaze/WiBlaze (GitHub), [3] revblaze/WiBlaze (GitHub), [4] revblaze/WiBlaze (GitHub), [5] revblaze/WiBlaze (GitHub), [6] revblaze/WiBlaze (GitHub), [7] revblaze/WiBlaze (GitHub), [8] revblaze/WiBlaze (GitHub)

Sources

1. https://github.com/revblaze/WiBlaze