Kiwi Browser - Fast & Quiet

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Contains ads

About this app

Kiwi Browser is made to browse the internet, read news, watch videos and listen to music, without annoyances.

Browse in peace.

Kiwi is based on Chromium and WebKit, the engine that powers the most popular browser in the world so you won't lose your habits.

We hope you'll love Kiwi as much as we do.

Note for power users and supporters: We have a Discord (chat) community where you can discuss development and share ideas: https://discordapp.com/invite/XyMppQq


Main Features:
★ Based on the very best Chromium

★ Incredible page load speed 🚀
Thanks to our very optimised rendering engine, we are able to display web pages super fast.

★ Super strong pop-ups blocker that really works

★ Supports many extensions

★ Unlock Facebook Web Messenger
Go to m.facebook.com and chat with your friends without having to install FB application.


More goodness:
★ Night mode with customizable contrast and grayscale mode.
100% contrast = pure AMOLED black (actually turns off pixels) - recommended!
101% contrast = pure AMOLED black + white text

★ Bottom address bar

★ Manage websites that appear on the homepage
Long-press to move or delete the tiles, click the [+] to add a new website.

★ Disable AMP (Settings, Privacy)

★ Block annoying notifications

★ Block slow and invasive trackers to protect your privacy.

★ Translation into 60 languages.

★ Import / Export bookmarks.

★ Custom Downloads folder
Choose where your downloaded files are stored.
Note: On certain Android versions, when you uninstall an app, Android also removes your downloads.
Keep it in mind if you manipulate Kiwi (to backup bookmarks file) or transfer to another device.

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Advanced users:
If you want to open links with an external application, you can long-press on the link, or change the default setting in Settings, Accessibility.

To add a new search engine, go to your favorite search engine, and do a couple of searches, and then go to Settings, Search Engine.

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Kiwi Browser is very new, and still in test. Please help us by sending a little e-mail if you see crashes, bugs or just want to say Hi 😊

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Made in Estonia

Ratings and reviews

EDIT: The dev has since fixed this bug. Really happy with this at first, it has everything I needed in a browser. But I found out that while using bottom address bar, when scrolling down and the bar is not visible, everything at the bottom of the screen (where the bar would have been if it were visible) cannot be tapped. Now I don't know if this is a specific thing with my phone or the app is bugged in general, but this seriously hampers my experience and I can only give it 3 stars. Would love it if the dev can look into this.

Loving this browser, but: 1. I can't choose what buttons the menu shows or what position they appear in. Extra steps to quit, like scrolling unused buttons. 2. The night mode occasionally hides some important UI elements in some sites, like video quality settings. 3. With Dark Reader extension ON and Kiwi's Dark Mode OFF (or else DR wouldn't work), when typing in search, half screen turns white and flashes my eyes. This issues aren't fixable in any way as of now, unless compromise.

Best alternative for Chrome. Edit 25-Jul-2021: I use only this browser for over 1 year, it's perfect for my need. Adblock works on almost ads. Night mode is good, but need to enable/disable manually. (It will even better if night mode follow system.) Address bar at bottom, swift left/right to switch tab is super convenient. The appearance is elegant. One feature I wish it will have: synchronize bookmarks, history,...with google account.

What's new

This update includes the following changes:

1. Upgraded internal components used for rendering web pages (no user interface changes).
2. Resolved issue with News not getting displayed on homepage.
3. Resolved issue with Web Store not accepting to install extensions.
4. Added recommendations / best practices when installing extensions for the first time.

Enjoy!