Galeon browser

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Galeon was a Desktop web browser that ran on Unix-like operating systems. It was developed for about 8 years before being discontinued.

Galeon is a discontinued Gecko-based web browser that was created by Marco Pesenti Gritti with the goal of delivering a consistent browsing experience to GNOME desktop environment. It gained some popularity in the early 2000s due to its speed, flexibility in configuration and features.

About Galeon

Browser URL sourceforge.net/projects/galeon/
Development Status Discontinued
The developers have announced that the browser won't be developed any more
Launched 2000
Discontinued 2008
Operating System Unix-like
Device platform Desktop
Rendering Engine Gecko
Wikipedia Article https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galeon

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