Light Web Browser for OSX Tiger

[flatjuba]

I've been using InterwebPPC for my Powerbook 12 G4 1.33.
But, I felt that InterwebPPC seems sluggish even as I write this thread.
Is there any light web browser that I can do only to browse around.

 

[Dronecatcher]

Link2 is the lightest - no javascript though.

http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/links2-text-mode-graphics-mode-web-browser

 

[Doq]

I have quite a few browsers on my Tiger install. While Links2 is considerably fast (because text mode is OP), here is more of a gradient for performance compared to compatibility.

=Most Performant=

- Links2 (linked above)
- RetroZilla https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/retrozilla-web-browser
- Safari (like, the built in one, with TLS patches should work plenty good)
- Arctic Fox https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/arctic-fox-web-browser
-- and Dark Web https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/dark-web-browser
- InterWebPPC (you have this already)

=Most Compatible=

 

[Dronecatcher]

@Doq Safari TLS patches?

 

[Doq]

@Doq Safari TLS patches?

Might have been specific to LWK. My b OP, disregard that bit.

 

[eyoungren]

I've been using InterwebPPC for my Powerbook 12 G4 1.33.
But, I felt that InterwebPPC seems sluggish even as I write this thread.
Is there any light web browser that I can do only to browse around.

Are you asking because you equate 'lighter' with being 'faster'?

And if you actually mean 'faster' are you still wanting to be able to browse modern websites like you would on a modern Mac/PC (or close to it)?

I'm asking these questions because there is a tradeoff here. You can get 'lighter', which will mean 'faster' but you trade off features in order to get that.

 

[Certificate of Excellence]

For assumed typical DD function/features (ie: visit modern websites), Vanilla Darkweb is my recommendation as the best compromise between function and speed out of the box that we currently have. Certainly you can tweak either IWPPC or DW to improve speed and function as Erik has done extensively with TFFx. I use IWPPC & DW on G4 and up machines, reserving DW for my more modest, single cpu, sub 1 ghz g4 boxes. I typically pivot to Links2 or Retrozilla browsers on my g3 machines and between those two, my preference has been Retrozilla as the web experience L2 provides while insanely fast, is graphically challenging for me to use comfortably. Certainly others here have no issue and use it comfortably.

I also liked Webkit for its speed but it has always been prone to crashing for me and the sites I visited, so was a pita to use. Stability & comfort/familiarity ended up being more important (and still is) than speed. Anyhow, lots of good info in this thread. Best of luck to you.