CNET Editors' review
In Norse mythology, Sleipnir is Odin's eight-legged horse. In the hands of Fenrir's developers, it's a fast and stylish Web browser that brings some of the touch-style functionality of tablets and smartphones to your desktop (sort of like Windows 8 -- coincidence?) especially in fullscreen mode. It's built on top of Mozilla's Gecko engine, like Firefox and many other browsers, so it loads fast and renders pages beautifully. But Sleipnir has a unique, attractive style as well as features that set it apart, most notably the way it uses your mouse to simulate touch commands.
Sleipnir's main view has many familiar touches from the Mozilla toolkit. It's a clean, attractive, and balanced design, with logically placed buttons and icons, and widely customizable, too. The start page describes Sleipnir's features, many of which come into their own in the full-screen view. We clicked the full-screen icon, which does indeed open a colorful yet well-defined space, especially on a widescreen monitor. As a browser, Sleipnir works as well as any, and better than some. We started by importing our bookmarks from Google Chrome with an efficient and flexible tool. We typed in some searches in the address bar. Sleipnir searched with Google, though we could easily search with other search engines as well as e-commerce sites like Amazon.com and eBay. And Sleipnir's toolbar and start menu gave us access to everything we needed in the way of settings and options.
But the coolest thing by far is the way Sleipnir simulates finger-flicks: Hold down the right mouse button, grab a page, and flick it left, right, up, or down to cycle through your open tabs, or grab a tab and drag it open. The action is very smooth and natural and a lot like scrolling through pages on your phone with your thumb. Sleipnir also supports mouse gestures and mouse aliases, keyboard commands, plug-ins, customizable rendering for individual sites, and much more. And that's not all: Sleipnir is also available in mobile versions for Apple, Android, and Windows Phone platforms as well as the Mac. Sleipnir doesn't need eight legs to stand out in the browser field.
Publisher's Description
From Fenrir:
Sleipnir 3 for Windows Web Browser offers a new and refined full-screen browsing experience. With thumbnails and touch gestures, the optimized graphics and intuitive interface of the full-screen mode enters you into a world which feels like you are using a smartphone device on your desktop. The tabs offer unprecedented functions and touch gestures that you won't be able to live without. The main features of Sleipnir 3 for Windows Web Browser are as below.
Luxury full-screen mode. The perfected mode for displaying web sites in full-screen, offering thumbnail tabs at the bottom of the screen.Touch gesture functions. Making mouse gestures and similar functions more interactive. Unprecedented tab functions. From actions when clicking links to actions when restoring tabs, all tab actions can be set in the options. Bookmark sync function.
Bookmarks in Sleipnir can be automatically synchronized with Sleipnir being used on other platforms. Switch between Trident engine and Gecko engine. The web engine can be switched between to display Web sites with the Internet Explorer Trident engine or the Firefox Gecko engine. Use Firefox add-ons. Firefox add-ons can be used when using the Gecko engine. Tab groups function. Tabs can be managed in groups.
What's new in this version: Version 3.0.17 includes the following improvements:
- TouchPaging operations improved
- Eco-mode operations improved
- OpenLinkNewWindow action added
- Open bookmarks in new tabs by middle-clicking bookmarks
- Termination transition improved
- Loading would not complete when multithreading is enabled in Windows XP fixed
- Characters in the tool bar of RoboForm was not visible fixed
- ESC key n... See all new features
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"4URIN4MAYTION..."
Version: Sleipnir 3.0.15
Pros
9.7/10 STARS , IT NEEDS TO BE ABLE TO PROGRAMMING ANY DEVICE TO REACT AND ACT UPON. IE: YOUR FINGER MOVEMENT, EYE MOVEMENT, ANYTHING YOUR CAMERA LET ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING BE THE CONTROLLER, AND BTW AN OS THAT DID THIS WOULD BE A MOVEMENT INTO THE FUTURE OF PC EXPERIENCES AS WELL...
Cons
THE IDIOT THAT COMMENTED THAT THIS BROWSER DOES NOT OPEN UP PDF FILES... LOL WHAT A DORK ... USE SAY PHANTOM PDF SUITE, IT INTEGRATES WITH BROWSERS ... LOL ... OR WON'T YOUR MUMMY LET YOU OUT OF YOUR TOMB? BETTER YET GRAB THE ADD-ON FOR DISPLAYING PDF FILES YOU DIP-WIT... BTW I CAN'T WAIT FOR A REPLY SEND IT TO SDP@INBOX.COM I WOULD LOVE TO TEACH YOU TO HAVE A BRAIN AS WELL AS A BETTER PC 'XP'ERIENCE ... YOU CRACK ME UP YU REALLY REALLY DO...! -=8^)~(^8=-+
Summary
IN SUMMARY THERE IS ALWAYS ROOM FOR MOVING EVERYONE'S PC 'XP'ERIENCE INTO THE FUTURE, SO THE UNIVERSE AND OUTSIDE OF IT IS THE LIMIT, IE THERE IS NO LIMIT, THANKS FOR A FAB FUNCTIONING BROWSER, AND TAKE THE STUPIDITY OF DULL COMMENTS WITH A GRAIN OF POO-POO SALT BECAUSE YOU FOLKS ARE ON THE RIGHT TRACK, NOW MAKE IT SO #1, ONWARD AND UPWARD TO A BETTER PC 'XP'ERIENCE FOR ALL THAT GIVE A DAMN!!! CHEERS ...
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"Unacceptable. I.E. speed, can't open PDF files."
Version: Sleipnir 3.0.15
Pros
None worth mentioning.
Cons
All other browsers on my machine can open PDF files, this crud can not.
Summary
Forget about it.
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"A good, pleasing experience."
Version: Sleipnir 3.0.14
Pros
Fast, attractive, and quirky.
Cons
The home button is not programmable.
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"Great look, great feel, and pleasing to use"
Version: Sleipnir 3.0.10
Pros
Great look and feel from this version (3.0.10). It reminds me of a very nice suped up IE 7/8 with a much better look and response (in other words IE 9 with an IE 7 toolbar setup but somehow a lot funner to surf with than IE ever was).
Cons
None that I notice after 2 days use.
Summary
I kind of liked the earlier version of Sleipnir but this newest version is perfect in my opinion. I was switching back and forth from browser to browser not finding one that I really loved using until I noticed this new version of Sleipnir. I highly recommend this browser if you are looking for something good to replace the overhyped popular ones.
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"feels and looks like IE"
Version: Sleipnir 2.9.7
Pros
Though it feels and looks like IE it has a few extra options Such as script and groupd added to the menu bar. Some of the norfmal menu Items have a few more than IE.
Cons
None I know of.....
Summary
Though I have not OFFICIALLY tested this browser, it too me is to much like IE. Give it a shot at least maybe you will like it and then maybe you wont. I scan all programs to makes they are not as cnet claims, infected. I do a little more than relying on just one product for security. Also use 3 different OS ( xp/vist/7 ) to see how well they work on those more popular OS by windows at the moment.
Updated : upon noticing I neglect to mention I test certain software, If there is a general question on a product for a product I am not affiliated in anyway with CNET or the products they supply. I will let you know if when they call something "free" that it really isn't and that its free trial or download that the program itself to use functions are only for paid or have to pay for full functions. Feel free to email me upon a product I have review: mhs99328@yahoo.com
Updated on May 22, 2011
If there is a product simular you want tested before you download that I have reviewed, you can be assured that at thae time of reviewing there was no problem. Some of the outdated program versions no longer are accepted by Windows running vista or 7.Such of these programs are browsers or customizations. Some Xp base programs run without problem or having to use compatibility mode. I will let you know if you would like. -
"Too unpredictable, Wants to take over as only browser."
Version: Sleipnir 2.9.3
Pros
Not much. I thought I'd try a non-mainstream browser
Cons
Too unpredictable, Wants to take over as only browser. Not enough help
Summary
Not enough advantage over Seamonkey or Firefox.
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"The nicest looking browser"
Version: Sleipnir 2.8.3
Pros
It has a really nice look. Has all the good things about it like being able to go to the very top of page or very bottom of page instantly with mouse gesture and being able to tab down autocomplete url when typing in address bar etc.
Cons
Not the fastest but has so many positive features that you can customize that I think having internet explorer speed can be forgiven (at least it is with me).
Summary
Makes a nice default browser. One thing I don't like about some browsers when using the middle mouse click on a link to open in a new tab, the tab is opened in the background - some browsers have options to change this (sleipnir is one), but some don't allow you to change this. Another thing I don't like about some browsers when trying to tab down autocomplete url lists on address bar some don't allow you to tab - you have to move your hand off the keyboard and use the down arrow or the mouse, but sleipnir lets you use the tab. Another thing I don't like about some browsers when you download something, the download info stays on the screen and doesn't clear and you have to move the mouse around clicking on box x's to get rid of download boxes, but sleipnir allows you to autoclear download info after downloading. Also regarding downloading, some browsers don't give you the option on download to run or save - they just give you a save option, but sleipnir gives you the run or save option. It also has the best look and the best looking skins of any browser I've seen to date. True typists and serious surfers will like how you can customize it to handle while surfing - people who want the sharpest looking browser will like how it looks.
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"excellent custom browse"
Version: Sleipnir 2.8.3
Pros
roboform integrated, excellent plugins and extension
Cons
for me none
Summary
Is like says, the most customizable web-browser
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"Decent browser, but nothing special"
Version: Sleipnir 2.8.3
Pros
Nice looking; can be personalized; neat layout. If you want a browser that's obscure enough to avoid exploit attacks, this would do it.
Cons
Nothing special enough to woo we away from Firefox. Not supported by Digital Persona or Google Toolbar. Not much aftermarket integration.
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"Decent skinnable browser. But no faster than IE so far."
Version: Sleipnir 2.8.3
Pros
Has some nice looking skins/themes to install. Not very many though. About the same speed as IE or Maxthon. Maybe a little faster, but not much. I like the layout though.
Cons
Not much faster than IE, if any. Takes a few seconds to load when started.
Summary
Decent browser. Not the worst I've seen... Easily skinned, but not a whole lot to choose from. Overall, it's pretty good for a free browser.
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