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Flow (web browser)

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Flow
Developer(s)Ekioh
Stable release
None
EnginesFlow, SpiderMonkey[1][2]
Operating systemWindows, macOS, Linux, Android
TypeWeb browser
LicenseProprietary
Websiteekioh.com/flow-browser

Flow is a web browser with a proprietary browser engine.[1]

Flow is developed by the Ekioh company, which has made simple browsers for set-top boxes and other embedded systems.[3]

Flow is a recent entrant to the browser market. Ekioh selected SpiderMonkey from the Mozilla project for its JavaScript engine, giving it support for JavaScript that is at parity with Firefox.[1][2] The first beta was in December 2020.[4] Ekioh is focusing on its use in embedded systems, including a beta version for the Raspberry Pi.[5][6] As of November 2023, it is still in beta.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Flow Browser | The parallel, multithreaded HTML browser". Ekioh.
  2. ^ a b "Tweet from Piers Wombwell, Flow developer".
  3. ^ "The high performance HTML browser company". Ekioh.
  4. ^ Hellstrom, Jeremy (30 December 2020). "Work In Progress; Check Out The Flow Browser Engine - PC Perspective". pcper.com.
  5. ^ Khalili, Joel (27 February 2021). "This web browser you've never heard of is absolutely rapid, but don't get too excited". TechRadar.
  6. ^ Newman, Jared (March 10, 2021). "For the first time in years, someone is building a web browser from scratch". Fast Company.
  7. ^ "Flow Preview Builds". Ekioh. Retrieved 5 November 2023. Flow's goal is to render every website correctly... but there is currently a long way left to go.