Tunnel is a simplistic, minimalist web browser based on the principle that even if you don't use the internet very often, using Tunnel is probably still not a very good idea. It is one of the premier browsers for downloading other browsers, continuing the longlasting legacy of the ineffectiveness and uselessness of several of its predecessors. It is basically suckless.org's surf but with a GUI and more features.
Features
- Lightweight: Less that half an MB in size (not counting dependencies), and about half the memory usage of Firefox.*
- Threaded: Web pages are loaded in a separate thread.
- Ad Blocking: Uses EasyList (DOM elements) and StevenBlack Unified to block ads.
- Fast to launch: Because of the lack of features, Tunnel is relatively quick to open in comparison to the heavyweights like Firefox or Chromium.
- Minimalist: The interface is small and eay to understand, and does not occupy the entire top half of the screen.
- "Profiles": Customisable storage location for cookies and browsing history.
- Incognito: Can be enabled at start as well.
- Downloads: Can download files. It does not remember what it has downloaded once it is done, though.
- Search: It do.
- Cross platform: It runs on Linux. It can run on Windows and MacOS as well, if you have the dependencies installed. And probably the BSDs.
- Not a Chromium wrapper: Uses WebKit, which is good because it isn't Blink.
- Very rough calculations. Do not trust.
Anti-Features
- Security: Questionable. It stores cookies and browsing history in plaintext (to be fair, Firefox stores cookies unencrypted as well), but it does not store passwords (you should use a pasword manager) so those are not accessible in case your PC is compromised.
- Tabs: Not present. You can open multiple windows instead, which is the way god intended.
- Passwords: Not managed. Use an actual password manager. But you don't have to login each time you open the browser as that is done by cookies.
- Bookmarks: Not managed, use a text file for god's sake.