Browsers are not made equal...but you can have it ALL with Lunascape
You spend many hours of your day doing something on the Internet, but may not have thought about what a browser can do and which browser is right for you. That’s ok, you are not the only one. In fact, many people use a browser that came pre-installed with the computer, just because it’s there or thinking it’s all the same.
In reality, however, each browser is different in its own way. At Lunascape, we take a different approach. Rather than competing with each one of them, we combine the best of all browsers.
Lunascape is the world’s only triple engine browser. What this means is that you can have the best features, performance, and speed of, Windows Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, and Apple Safari all in one browser and can view any website in an optimal way without a need to open another browser.
Yeah, that’s right. Lunascape = IE (Trident)＋Firefox (Gecko)＋Chrome・Safari (Webkit)
On top of that, our proprietary technology achieves one of the fastest browsing speed and provides you with full of features and customizable options. It is light, snappy, and fun.
Lunascape has been downloaded over 10 million times in our home base Japan, and we are rapidly growing users all over the world since the launch of multilingual versions.
No more oh-so-slow moment. No more messed-up page display. No more juggling multiple browsers. Your internet experience is a lot better with Lunascape. Experience it yourself, the whole new speed and versatility.
Test Version Release: Lunascape 6.0
Alpha & Beta (Nov 10, 2009)
Beta2 (English) (Nov 20, 2009)
Finally, it’s here! Our new product Lunascape 6 ORION is released in test versions. For English and Japanese it’s beta, and for other languages, alpha version is available for download.
With this version, Lunascape goes beyond the Triple Engine and adds Triple Add-on support, achieving the greatest degree of extensibility and flexibility among Web browsers. Many of you have asked for compatibility with Firefox add-ons and now you have it! You can now utilize the vast array of add-ons for Firefox in addition to IE add-ons and Lunascape plug-ins, in a single platform. Transferring your existing Firefox add-ons is easy and adding new ones to Lunascape is intuitive. And we have added a smart add-on organizer as a “gecko toolbar” so that you can manage add-ons easily with no clutter.
Other new features include:
・ New interface design (Orion) - sleek, simple, and easy to use
・ Split tab display - you can view a website in 3 engines side-by-side (hooray for web designers and developers!)
・ Sidebar 2.0 - The floating sidebar can handle multiple sidebar add-ons (e.g. minimap) at a time (only from beta) and can be separately displayed anywhere including another monitor.
And, we are happy to tell you that we did a major catch-up with WebKit functionalities (for beta)! The included Gecko versions are 1.9.1.4 for beta, 1.9.1.3 for alpha. And WebKit revisions are r50048 for beta and r47762 for alpha.
Oh, what’ up with the name ORION? We picked this codename after the constellation (you know the one with 3 ‘belt’ stars surrounded by bright 4 stars) as a symbol of unifying four major browsers into a single platform through triple engines and triple add-ons.
Please check here for more details and if you’d like to dig in nuts and bolts, check out the Release Notes. Try it out and let us know what you think. (Don’t worry - you can use Lunascape 5 and 6 on the same machine)
Reminder: This is a test version release to get your feedback to further develop the product. It may contain significant bugs, so please use it with caution and help us by reporting issues at Support Forum.
Subsequent Updates:
Ver 5.1.6 (Nov 3, 2009)
This is a small but important update. We have updated Gecko engine to version 1.9.1.4 (same as Firefox 3.5.4). This includes 11 security fixes including 6 serious ones (according to Mozilla). Please make sure to update to this version, if you use Gecko, to stay safe.
And you know what's coming after a small update, right? Stay tuned.
Ver 5.1.5 (Sept 16, 2009)
Back to business! With this update, we have made a number of exciting changes. First off, the engines are revised to the latest. Gecko version is 1.9.1.3 (same as Firefox 3.5.3) that fixes some more vulnerability such as Chrome privilege escalation with FeedWriter. Webkit version is 532.0 and that achieves 20% faster JavaScript speed compared to its previous version included in 5.1.4.
And we worked quite hard to fix LOTS of bugs that you’ve kindly let us know. There are too many to list out here (dig in release notes if you are interested) including default browser setting, correct title bar, IE history issues, and smoother install and uninstall. We have also added some new features such as tab activation options using a mouse wheel.
Can’t wait to try it out? You can go to Help > Check for updates, for immediate update.
Ver 5.1.4 (Aug 7, 2009)
Wow, this turns out to be a busy summer. We have updated Gecko engine to revision 1.9.1.2 (same as Firefox 3.5.2), which overcomes some more security issues. Furthermore, we have fixed bugs related to title bar buttons, freeze during server connection dialog, and occasional crash at closing the last tab while using Gecko.
And one more good news! We renewed update patch system so that you won’t miss our latest version any more. Hope you enjoy.
Ver 5.1.3 (July 28, 2009)
We have updated Gecko engine to revision 1.9.1.1 (same as Firefox 3.5.1), which overcomes vulnerability issues. And yes, this also supports HTML 5 including native support for Ogg Theora encoded video and Vorbis encoded audio. In addition, we have fixed some bugs related to Windows Vista/XP and crash issues specific to Gecko.
Let us know what you think and we will keep coming up with new versions.
Ver 5.1.2 (July 15, 2009)
Based on your feedback for earlier release, we have improved speed in page load, fixed some bugs related to crash and freeze. You will notice that it is much snappier with this version.
Official Release: Lunascape 5.1 (July 2, 2009)
Updated Triple Engines
Lunascape released its first official version 5.1 on July 2, 2009. This time we revamped the basics: speed, usability and stability. It is equipped with the latest versions and revisions of the rendering engines. Namely, just recently released Firefox 3.5's Gecko 1.9.1 and Webkit r45367.Lunascape optimizes these engines and achieves even faster JavaScript speed without compromising stability.
Made our leap again!
Faster JaveScript Speed and Start-Up Speed
Lunascape's technology made the new engines run even faster!
Browser launch speed is also an undeniable aspect in faster browsing. Lunascape has improved 25% since the Beta version due to refactoring process. This also enables faster shutdown speed.
Floating Sidebar:
Detachable floating sidebar is one of the examples of Lunascape’s heightened usability that competitors do not offer. Taking the feedbacks from the users, Lunascape has made the interface more intuitive.
Netbook Mode:
Detachable floating sidebar is one of the examples of Lunascape’s heightened usability that competitors do not offer. Taking the feedbacks from the users, Lunascape has made the interface more intuitive.
Twitter plug-in:
We know that you have been waiting for this useful little thing!