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Kagi releases alpha version of Orion for Linux

The alpha stage is an early, unstable version meant primarily for testing.

What is ready to test

All visual components, including:

  • Main menus, submenus, dialogs, buttons, and toolbars.
  • Right-click menus and other visual controls.
  • Window layouts and basic controls.
  • Demonstrated basic website navigation functionality, supporting essentials like the homepage, tabs, and simple searches
  • Advanced tab management is now complete, with the exception of the Tab Switcher UI, which is not supported yet.
  • Tabs now function independently and can be opened in parallel
  • Session persistence is implemented: previously opened tabs, along with their history, will reopen when the application is launched again.
  • Tabs currently appear in the main window and are supported in the left sidebar as well.
  • Bookmarks system a simple bookmark feature is now available.
  • Users can save pages, organize them into folders
  • Users can view them in the bookmarks dialog, sidebar, and bookmarks bar.
  • Bookmarking via the ✴︎ icon.
  • Intuitive folder assignment when saving a new bookmark.
  • Advanced history management provides handling of browsing history
  • Password management framework establishes the core infrastructure needed for secure password handling and future improvements in this area.
  • Local export/import (via file)
  • Managing passwords

Future improvements (not implemented in Alpha):

  • WebKit Extension support
  • Sync infrastructure