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Slimjet

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Slimjet is a fast, smart and powerful web browser based on the Blink engine. It is built on top of the Chromium open source project, on which Google chrome is also based. Slimjet integrates a lot of powerful and convenient features to help users maximize their online...

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License model

  • FreeProprietary

Application types

Country of Origin

  • US flagUnited States

Platforms

  • Mac
  • Windows  Windows XP or later
  • Linux
4 / 5 Avg rating (13)
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12comments
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Properties

  1.  Lightweight

Features

  1.  Built-in Ad-blocker
  2.  Built-in Download Manager
  3.  Chromium-based Browsers
  4.  Download Accelerator
  5.  Portable
  6.  Website Translation
  7.  Support for Gestures
  8.  YouTube Downloader
  9.  Sync with Google Drive
  10. Google Drive icon  Google Drive integration
  11.  Built-in Adobe Flash Player
  12.  Integrated Form filler
  13.  Based on Blink engine
  14. Facebook icon  Facebook integration

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Slimjet information

  • Developed by

    US flagFlashPeak
  • Licensing

    Proprietary and Free product.
  • Rating

    Average rating of 4 (13 ratings)
  • Alternatives

    138 alternatives listed
  • Supported Languages

    • English

Our users have written 12 comments and reviews about Slimjet, and it has gotten 58 likes

Slimjet was added to AlternativeTo by flashpeak on Jul 17, 2014 and this page was last updated Jun 2, 2022. Slimjet is sometimes referred to as Slimjet Web Browser.

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Top Positive Comment
Kagerjay
Jun 7, 2018
3

Good dedicated browser for webdevelopment based on chromium webtools. I needed a standalone browser that was not chrome, since that is where I do my websurfing. I didn't want to log into anything google related for convenience reasons.

It had to be based on chromium though, firefox tools generally outputs too much information (and renders slower) when you inspect a site.

Things I've tried:

  • Chrome Canary icon Chrome Canary - Crashed when I launched it, I'm not going to be a guinea pig for boring responsive web development tasks
  • Chromium icon Chromium - Doesn't have a dedicated install path and is portable, sometimes I would run into launching issues
  • CentBrowser icon CentBrowser but was not a big fan of how it handled tabs. Also it looked too similar to chrome out of the box, so it got confusing to look at
  • Opera icon Opera didn't show how much the page was zoomed in. So comparing two websites side by side on a desktop render was difficult, since I didn't know how big the fonts were.
  • Blisk icon Blisk, but its not free, and a lot of its responsive webdesign is unncessary bloat when this tool works way better http://lab.maltewassermann.com/viewport-resizer/
  • Vivaldi icon Vivaldi - The CTRL+SHIFT+C command is not native and I think it has too many features for a good simple development browser
  • Brave icon Brave - I tried this but chrome extensions were too hard to install.
  • Yandex.Search icon Yandex.Search - I recall reading about privacy/ security issues with this, as its based in russia. Also immediately installed my plugins associated with my account, so I deleted it right away.

Note that slimjet is based on older versions of chromium so it might not have the latest and greatest chromium tools but its good enough anyways. Bonus of slimjet is that it looks different from chrome out of the box, and it doesn't have an ugly unreadable theme to it.

Slimjet is also extremely fast as well.

Some cons of slimjet is that it has some toolbar bloat but it can be removed very easily

Top Negative Comment
Tom Nil
Nov 12, 2019
11

A bitter truth about Slimjet browser

"If you are using the Slimjet browser, you should be careful with the selection of the default search engine at the moment. Slimjet developers has buried a nasty trick behind the offered Bing search engine entry – there is a redirection to fpseek.com.

The Slimjet browser is a Google Chrome browser clone, that has been enriched with helpful additional functions like popup blocker etc. The browser can be downloaded free of charge from the website www.slimjet.com/en/. The developer of this browser is the Austin, Texas (USA), based software producer FlashPeak Inc.

But something is ‘going on’ with Slimjet browser since version 18. Yesterday I reported a mysterious thing about Slimjet browser. The developers seems to installing something mysterious on selected user systems (see blog post Is FlashPeak Inc. shipping Slimjet browser with a backdoor?). Today I like to address another ‘not so noble’ surprise found in Slimjet.

Search enging Bing is redirected via fpseek.com In the Slimjet you can click in the upper right corner on the gear icon (settings) and go to Settings in the opened menu. Further options can be shown using the Advanced hyperlink visible at the bottom of the page. In the Omnibox group then you can switch between different search providers like Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo and so on, using the address bar’s list box.

If you click on the triangle at the right margin of the Manage search engines option, you will reach the following page. There are the search engines, the search abbreviation and the query URL are listed.

And there is a rather strange query URL entered at search engine provider Bing (see the red arrow in the screenshot above). The URL points to fpseek.com and cannot be changed. My first thought: There is a browser hijacker that has changed the settings. [...]

What is fpseek.com?

Developed by ClientConnect Ltd., fpseek.com is a fake Internet search engine that supposedly enhances the Internet browsing experience by generating improved search results. Initially, fpseek.com may appear legitimate and useful, how ever, this site is promoted via rogue download/installation set-ups designed to modify web browser settings without users’ permission. In addition, fpseek.com continually tracks Internet browsing activity by gathering various user/system information."

Source: https://borncity.com/win/2018/03/27/slimjet-browser-beware-of-bing-search-engine/

giiladyator
Jan 9, 2020

I've been using it for a long time. that is, if it is made more stable, the use of cpu may lower. but I've always loved it! can be sided comment! 32 bit is nice but there are many shortcomings about 64 bit. these neutral truths and those tabs in the background will drive me crazy. not removed. speak square frame square frame. =) About the update. insufficient.
so I'm currently using yandex with opera. but I do not delete my icon !! It is another simple to use quick beaut. at least certain of what is going on.

TBayAreaPat
Nov 12, 2022
0

Polished and fast. It beat Thorium Browser (which is open-source) in this speed test. https://browserbench.org/Speedometer3.0/ It does accept Chrome extensions. To my surprise, I did finally find one other browser faster than Slimjet.. Brave.

ArafatZahran
Mar 29, 2022
0

Slimjet is very good alternative to chrome browser and the only browser I found, can fully sync with google chrome including bookmarks and passwords

desgua
Jun 19, 2019
0

Fast startup, fast to load pages, block ads, manage downloads.

kreela
Nov 2, 2018
0

When I look for a browser, I look primarily at these items first:

  1. Does it work with my work websites? If they don't load or act correctly, it's a lost cause.
  2. Can I turn off the constantly nagging notifications?
  3. Can I turn off third-party cookies and tracking between domains (especially from Google and Facebook, which are known to do so).
  4. Can I change the font size and type? Is it readable?
  5. Does it look cool? Face it, if the icons and tab bar look strange, you won't use it. ============================================================================ I have not tested it with my worksites, but I have tested it with youtube, which tends to show a lot of ads, has google tracking, and videos autoplaying. I really like how I did not have to find an extension to turn off autoplay, and the browser allows me to download videos. Nice. It renames the videos to a default name, so don't try to use it on several videos at once LOL. I successfully turned off notifications, changed the background color theme, turned off tracking, and added a custom search engine. I like lite.qwant.com and peekier.com, both of which are unusual right now. It comes with a built-in adblocker, which seems to be working. It is a nice, clean interface with few add-ons to slow it down.
    One thing that Chrome is prone to, is malware, since 80% of the market uses chrome. I may try to install malware just to see if it is as likely to collect malicious add-ons.
    I think I found my replacement for Opera, which was working well but started feeling like an itch I can't scratch.
giiladyator
Jan 9, 2020

their translation and ad blocking is very successful and does not force ram memory. but the icons seem a bit rough. aesthetic .

cmali
Oct 12, 2018
-3

Very Good one. Installed on Ubuntu 32 bit goes incredibly fast and smooth, without any errors and easy to install

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What is Slimjet?

Slimjet is a fast, smart and powerful web browser based on the Blink engine. It is built on top of the Chromium open source project, on which Google chrome is also based. Slimjet integrates a lot of powerful and convenient features to help users maximize their online productivity. Slimjet users can get more work done in much less time, all without taking the pain to hunt for external plugins from various sources. Slimjet also includes many options and settings so that users can customize the browser to best suit their own personal preference. Slimjet is compatible with almost all plugins and extensions from the Chrome web store.

Slimjet keeps most of the existing features in Chrome while adding the following major features on top of it,

  1. Quick form filler A full-featured form filler that replaces the basic password manager in Chrome. It lets you navigate and log into your favorite online accounts in a single click.

  2. Fully customizable toolbar The toolbar in Slimjet is fully customizable. You can add additional buttons to expose a lot more powerful features.

  3. Facebook integration Share link, text or image on facebook with a single click.

  4. Online streaming video downloader Download online streaming videos in various formats and resolution. Extract mp3 file from the downloaded video.

  5. Instant photo upload Upload photos up to 20 times faster with automatic image compression.

  6. Photo Salon It can automatically add frames and other effects to photos before uploading the photos.

  7. Weather forecast View local weather condition and 7-day forecasting information without going to any website.

  8. Flexible web page translation Allow you to translate web page and text between any two languages.

Slimjet is free for both personal and commercial use. It runs on Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8.

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