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An all-in-one Web browser is nothing to sneeze at, but Torch Browser isn't going to pry you away from Chrome or Firefox. While it has options that make sharing and social media a breeze, Torch Browser just isn't unique enough to win people's hearts. It lags in performance and its major features aren't worth making the switch.
Torch Browser tries to carve out its niche by being an all-in-one Web browser. This means it can be a media player, a torrent downloader, and a place to combine all of your social networks. However, it doesn't do any of those things well enough to replace what you currently use. Once you get over the novelty, it becomes obvious that Torch Browser isn't that powerful as a Web portal. It's noticeably slower than other browsers and it doesn't have the same sort of add-on support. The layout is just a rip-off of the open-canvas setup of other, more popular browsers. None of this is to say that using it is all a bad experience. Torch Browser still runs circles around Internet Explorer and would be a major upgrade there.
While not a threat to Firefox or Chrome, Torch Browser is easy enough to use and might just impress Internet Explorer users. Heavy downloaders might enjoy the torrent downloader and media player that come with it, too.
Publisher's Description
From Torch-Media:
Torch Browser combines the awesomeness of powerful browsing with media downloading and sharing. Torch Browser offers the following unique features: Built-in Torrent Easy downloading with built-in torrent capabilities Torch browser makes it easy to use and manage your torrent download tasks directly from the browser without having to download additional software. With Torch browser's built-in torrent features downloading files becomes easy and simple to do. Video Grabber Save videos in a click with an embedded video grabber. Torch browser lets you not only find videos and movies, but also easily save web videos from virtually any site you go to. Torch browser's video grabber is integrated into the browser and supports a broad range of file types, so once you find a web video you want to save; you can easily grab and save it without having to use external programs, converters or extensions. Easy Sharing Being social is easy with Torch's Share button Share the sites, videos, songs and search results with your friends on Facebook. Torch browser includes a built-in button to easily share on social networks the websites you like and the articles you find interesting. Download Accelerator Fire-up your media downloads with a built-in download accelerator. Speed up the download rate of your media files with a powerful download accelerator that is integrated into Torch browser. Powerful Browser Torch browser offers you superb browser experience with its strong and fast search capabilities. Being Chrome-based, Torch browser gives you broad, relevant and accurate search results in no time. Secure Browsing Special security features ensure that your browsing and media activities are safe and secure from viruses, malware, phishing and malicious websites. All In One Torch browser has built-in media features that enable you to search, download, play and share your media files directly from the browser.
What's new in this version: Version 23.4 is a bug fixing release.
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All versions:
4.0 starsout of 54 votes
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Current version:
3.0 starsout of 5 votes
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"Excellent change of scene"
Version: Torch Browser 23.0.0.3116
Pros
It does everything Chrome does plus a few other things.
I see no slow performance. Everything loads just as fast as Chrome and video plays better in many cases.
I love the extra functions to share and download.Cons
Cannot find any yet ... Youtube works great and nothing fails to work ....
Summary
I don't understad the review above. I'm sticking with Torch for the moment as my core browser and see no reason to go back.
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"Magnificent capabilities"
Version: Torch Browser 23.0.0.3116
Pros
The best features that I could think of are already integrated into torch browser. I like that and I use it a lot.
Cons
It sometimes crashes in the middle of sessions but I understood that I have to keep the most updated version to stop that from happening.
Summary
I was first introduced to Torch browser through ads on Thepiratebay and I disrespected it at first. But then I decided to try it and I'm very happy to have done so.
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"Horrible Program"
Version: Torch Browser 23.0.0.3116
Pros
I guess it's averagely fast, and they made it just like google chrome to be on the safe side.
Cons
I wanted to download this so I could download a few videos that were only on myspace, but the media downloader didn't even work. It only works for youtube, which I can download anyway.
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"Great browser, got it all"
Version: Torch Browser 23.0.0.3116
Pros
1. First of all, it's a great browser. I always prefered to use chromium programs, and Torch is just as good.
2. In addition, I torrent all the time and I really like the torrent client that is built-in to Torch.Cons
1. For some reason, Torch sometimes crashes when I'm watching videos on youtube, but nothing too exceptional.
Summary
I saw that not everyone here liked Torch as much as I did and they seem to have some issues with it, but I think that it's the same as every other software- keep it updated with the latest version and it will work good.
I'm very happy with this browser. -
"chrome 0.2"
Version: Torch Browser 23.0.0.3116
Pros
looks like chrome...
Cons
looks okay during the first few times until...
-crashes all the time
-takes time (forever) to load certain pages
-not really buying all the special features like video download and torrent (might as well download YT downloader and utorrent if that's all the reason why you're DLing this)Summary
don't even think of downloading this, seriously.
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