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- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 98
- Date added: April 14, 2005
- Total Downloads: 4,831,026
- Downloads last week: 17,525
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 422 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
The pickings sure aren't slim with this powerful browser, although one of the pickings took us some time to figure out. Slim Browser's tabbed interface allows you to look at multiple Web sites all at once. It looks and feels like the more popular Web browsers out there, with standard navigational and shortcut buttons, so you'll feel at ease trying to find your way around all of its features.
The extras will wow you. With more than a hundred skins to choose from, you can instantly change the appearance of the browser. One of our favorite features is the ability to create groups so that you can open and view your favorite sites with a single mouse click. There's also a shortcut menu so you can browse your Desktop, My Documents folder, and even the Control Panel--all from the browser window. The pop-up blocker is exceptional; we didn't encounter a single annoying ad during testing. What's more, you can view and recover blocked pop-ups in case there was something you missed.
It took us some time to figure out how to work the RSS feature, however. Luckily, the publisher provides an online forum, so we were able pinpoint an answer to our problem, and in no time, we were viewing our favorite RSS feeds directly from the browser. IE and Firefox beware: you've got some competition. We highly recommend users of all skill levels give Slim Browser a try.
Publisher's description
From FlashPeak :SlimBrowser is a tabbed, multisite Web browser. The recoverable pop-up killer identifies and blocks pop-up ads without killing a desirable window by mistake. A quick-search bar provides instant access to predefined search engines. Extensive support for skins lets you tailor Slim Browser to your own preferences. The AutoLogin feature automatically logs you in to predefined sites with one click. Script-error suppression eliminates annoying script-error dialogs. Internet Explorer toolbars can be integrated seamlessly with Slim Browser. Site groups let you open a series of sites all at once with only one click. Slim Browser provides special support for Web developers with a syntax-highlighted HTML/script editor and a batchable FTP uploader.
Version 4.04 build 005 is a maintenance bug fixing release.
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User reviews of Slim Browser 4.04 build 005
- Average user rating: 4.1 stars out of 422 votes
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63 out of 87 people found this review helpful
Version: Slim Browser 4.04 build 005
Pros: If you like IE, you will love Slim Browser. It is a very good upgrade and I think it is as good, if not faster than Fire Fox. It is definetly quicker than the new Netscape betta browser and Opera. I know there are a few Microsoft haters out there who will disagree with me, but I say download Slim Browser and try it, and you will see for yourself that it is as good as Firefox,if not better. 5 Stars and TWO thumbs UP!
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1 out of 4 people found this review helpful
Version: Slim Browser 4.04 build 005
Cons: Firefox has no copies
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4 out of 15 people found this review helpful
Version: Slim Browser 4.04 build 005
Pros: Skinnable, faster than IE, appears a lil bit more secure, but not that secure. It's fast- for an IE based browser.
Cons: I don't know if anyone ever encountered this, but when I installed Slim Browser before; after I used it for a week, BullGuard[my old A/V] detected it as a virus. So I uninstalled it.
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0 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Slim Browser 4.04 build 005
Pros: Fast, Tabbed Browsing, Reliable, Great Java script Handling, Fully Customisable, Good Sapport From SB Website, Finally...renders pages better and faster than Firefox and Opera.
Cons: Some features in the menu may not work depending on your mouse and keyboard configuration...however using keyboard shortcuts generally DOES work.
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0 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Slim Browser 4.04 build 005
"Amazing!! Best browser out there"
Pros: Fast, Tabbed based browsing, beautiful design, packed with usfull features
Cons: still IE, so still less secure...
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