release of the web browser , developed by the elementary OS development team specifically for this Linux distribution. The development used the Vala language, GTK3+, and the WebKitGTK engine (the project is not a fork of ). The code is licensed under GPLv3. Ready builds are only for elementary OS (recommended price $9, but you can choose any amount, including 0). From the source code, the browser can also be built for other distributions.
By default, the browser launches in incognito mode, where all external cookies set by ads, social media widgets, and any external JavaScript code are blocked. Cookies set by the current site, local storage content, and browsing history are preserved until the window is closed, after which they are automatically cleared. There is also a button in the interface for quickly clearing cookies and other site-related information. DuckDuckGo is offered as the search engine.
Each window in Ephemeral runs in a separate process. Different windows are completely isolated from each other and do not intersect at the cookie handling level (you can log into the same service with different accounts in different windows). The browser interface is greatly simplified and is single-window (tabs are not supported). The address bar is combined with the panel for sending search queries. The interface includes a widget for quickly opening links in other browsers installed on the current system. There is a button for quickly turning JavaScript on and off.
In the new version:
- The ability to call web development tools based on the built-in Web Inspector from WebKit has been implemented, similar to those used in GNOME Web and Apple Safari. A button 'Inspect Element' has been added to the context menu for inspecting page elements.
- A keyboard shortcut Shift+Ctrl+R has been added for a complete page reload with cache contents reset.
- Compatibility with the upcoming release of elementary OS 6 has been ensured, including support for dark theme settings.
- Expanded , used to provide input continuation suggestions when typing begins. The new version offers a , related to Linux and elementary OS.
- Interface element translation files have been added in Ukrainian.
- The transition to the latest version of the engine has been completed. .
Source: opennet.ru
