| Version | 3.1 |
|---|---|
| Publisher | John Holdsworth |
| Release date | Apr 26, 2014 |
| Date added | Apr 26, 2014 |
| Os requirements | Macintosh, Mac OS X 10.9, Mac OS X 10.6, Mac OS X 10.8, Mac OS X 10.7 |
| Requirements | None |
| Total downloads | 314 |
| Downloads per week | 8 |
| Price | $1.99 |
Description
Lightning is a minimalist web browser designed with one thing in mind - speed of search. An order of magnitude smaller than other browsers, Lightning loads in less than a second and is ready to use straight away. Enable the "Lightning Lookup" service and search on selected text from any application in an instant by typing command-@.
Based on Webkit (the already fast core of the Safari and Chrome browsers), instead of unloading browsed pages as you navigate, Lightning keeps a buffer of many WebBrowser objects in memory. This allows you to return back to a previously viewed page instantaneously without having to wait for it to reload. This optimisation makes a huge difference to speed of navigation.
URL's (starting with http://) or search items can be selected or entered into the address bar. For search terms, select the site you wish use as a search engine on the popup list at the left hand side.
Other features include:
- History and Bookmarks are HTML pages containing an (optional) snapshot of the page when it was last viewed.
- The Bookmarks page is WSYWIG editable to "arrange" them and can be used as your home page. Use the "Manage/Save Bookmarks" menu item to make your changes permanent.
- Preloads next page off-screen when you hover over a link.
- Page by Page control over Flash content and cookies.
- All the usual trackpad gestures including zoom supported.
- To close a tab or remove a bookmark tap it's icon.
- Full Spelling/Grammar checking available via edit menu.
- As a final boost to initial page load try Google DNS on 8.8.8.8 or 8.8.4.4.
