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Arora

Screenshot of Arora web browser on KDE 4.1
Developer(s)	Benjamin C. Meyer
Stable release	0.11.0 [1] (September 27, 2010; 15 months ago (2010-09-27)) _[+/−]
Written in	C++
Operating system	BSD, Haiku, Linux, Mac OS X, OS/2, Windows
Engine	WebKit
Platform	Cross-platform
Size	1.2 MB (Linux)
Available in	Multilanguage
Development status	Active
Type	Web browser
License	GNU General Public License
Website	code.google.com/p/arora

Arora is a free and open source lightweight cross-platform web browser.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] It runs on Linux, Mac OS X, Windows, FreeBSD, OS/2, Haiku,^[6] and any other platforms supported by the Qt toolkit.

Arora's features include bookmarks, history, tabbed browsing, smart location bar, OpenSearch, session management, privacy mode, download manager, WebInspector and AdBlock.^[7] The developer suspended his involvement in the project for several months due to uncertainty over a non-compete clause, but as of July 2011, he officially quit developing Arora.^[8]

Arora's name is a palindrome.

References

^ "Arora development: Arora 0.11.0!". 2010. http://arorabrowser.blogspot.com/2010/09/arora-0110.html. Retrieved 2010-10-09.
^ "Lightweight Arora web browser turns 0.10.0". http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Lightweight-Arora-web-browser-turns-0-10-0-812413.html. Retrieved 2010-08-07.
^ "Arora Is an Open-Source Browser with Out-of-the-Box Ad Blocking". http://lifehacker.com/5375549/arora-is-an-open+source-browser-with-out+of+the+box-ad-blocking. Retrieved 2010-08-07.
^ "Arora web browser review". http://www.linuxuser.co.uk/reviews/arora-web-browser-review/. Retrieved 2010-08-07.
^ "Alternative Browsers: Beyond Chrome and Firefox". http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7694. Retrieved 2010-08-07.
^ "Qt4 Ported to Haiku, Developer Preview Release Available". 2009. http://www.osnews.com/story/22397/Qt4_Ported_to_Haiku_Developer_Preview_Release_Available. Retrieved 2009-10-30.
^ "Webkit-based Arora browser hits v.10, now ships with AdBlock by default". 2009. http://www.downloadsquad.com/2009/10/06/webkit-based-arora-browser-hits-v-10-now-ships-with-adblock-by/. Retrieved 2009-10-30.
^ "Retirement from Arora". 2011. http://groups.google.com/group/arora-dev/browse_thread/thread/c3c318b78a655039#. Retrieved 2011-07-10.

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