Site-specific Browser - Software

Software

Utilities that produce site-specific browsers:

  • Fluid (Mac OS X only, isolated cookie storage (requires paid upgrade))
  • Google Chrome (Windows and Linux only: "Application shortcut" feature, though not entirely sand-boxed like Mozilla Prism)
  • Mailplane (Mac OS X only)
  • Mozilla Prism (cross-platform, Flash compatible, and true application isolation (e.g., cookies); discontinued)
  • Epiphany ("Application shortcut" feature; as of late 2011 Epiphany still doesn't work well with Flash)
  • Internet Explorer 9
  • NoScript's ABE module with rules like
Site x.com y.net Accept from x.com y.net Deny Site * Deny

RIA platforms:

  • JavaFX 2.0
  • Adobe Air
  • Curl RIA platform
  • Microsoft Silverlight

Widget engines:

  • Opera Widgets

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