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- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows Vista, Windows 95, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 98
- Date added: June 06, 2007
- Total Downloads: 4,831,026
- Downloads last week: 17,525
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 421 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 :Slim Browser is a powerful and compact tabbed browser with full unicode support. It includes pop-up blocker, automatic Web-form filler and spell checker. It let you open several sites at once with the support of site groups. It provides one-click access to search engines via pre-defined quicksearch entries. You can easily define your own quicksearch entries. It provides one-click access to personal accounts via predefined autologin entries. It supports URL filter and in-page ad filter which blocks annoying advertisements and offensive content effectively. It is able to render RSS new feeds into readable web pages. It support URL alias and built-in commands. It also supports ftp file uploading. The built-in ScriptPad is able to edit JScript / VBScript and HTML files with syntax highlighting. The program interface is fully skinnable and a large collection of skins are available for download.
Slim Browser brings you convenient and safe browsing. Version 4.09 build 006 adds support to run as mobile edition on a USB flash drive; adds searching capability to history and favorites; adds capability to hide browser; improved compatibility with IE7 and Windows Vista.
What's new in this version:
Version 4.09 build 006 adds support to run as mobile edition on a USB flash drive; adds searching capability to history and favorites; adds capability to hide browser; improved compatibility with IE7 and Windows Vista.
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User reviews of Slim Browser 4.09 build 006
- Average user rating: 4.1 stars out of 421 votes
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0 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Slim Browser 4.09 build 006
Pros: Tabbed browsing works great. Seems to load fast and any website that works with IE also seems to work with this.
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1 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: Slim Browser 4.09 build 006
Pros: Small fast program. Lots to offer for searching
Cons: Have to hide toolbar to see bottom of screen display
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2 out of 4 people found this review helpful
Version: Slim Browser 4.09 build 006
"Without a doubt, the BEST browser software available."
Pros: My primary browser, does everything it needs to do without excess bulk or fuss. You don't see much fanfare about SlimBrowser, but it is the best.
Cons: I've been using SlimBrowser for several years, and I've yet to find a con.
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2 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Version: Slim Browser 4.09 build 006
"ALL IN ONE! EVERYTHING AT YOUR FINGER TIPS."
Pros: FROM SLIM BROWSER YOU CAN GO ANYWHERE IN OR OUT OF YOUR COMPUTER.
Cons: SINCE THERE IS SO MUCH IN SLIM BROWSER I TEND TO FORGET WHERE SOME THINGS ARE. OTHER THAN THAT IT'S THE BEST.
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Version: Slim Browser 4.09 build 006
"Browsers don't get much better"
Pros: My favorite features are:
Aliases - You designate a letter or word for a URL, for instance you type g in the address bar to go to Google.
Groups - Click on a group you setup and it opens all websites you have assigned to that group. Helpful for work when I open the same 7 websites everyday when I start work.
This browser is loaded with features and it's my current favorite.
Cons: It occasionally closes with errors.
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