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Shiira
Shiira
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Shiira

Version 2.3

Web browser based on Web Kit.

4.1
Based on 67 user ratesRead reviews & comments
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Application is not under development & not supported.

Shiira overview

Shiira is a Web browser written in Cocoa. It uses the KHTML rendering engine provided by Apple's Web Kit. Since this is the same rendering engine used by Safari, HTML content rendered by Shiira will look the same as in Apple's own browser. All source code is publicly available under the BSD license. We hope that our code will help other developers just starting out on their own Web Kit projects.

The first Shiira milestone is to implement the features used in everyday Web browsing. The following has been implemented in the current version:

  • Tabbed windows
  • Bookmark management
  • Sharing bookmarks with Safari
  • Side drawer showing bookmarks and history
  • Bookmarks toolbar
  • Search field with choice of search engine
  • Customizing toolbar
  • Cache control panel
  • Window appearance switching (Aqua and Metal)
  • Toolbar icons switching
  • Removing Cookie and cache at the termination
  • Displaying favicon list
  • Enable/disable favicon with bookmark
  • Help document (Japanese only)
  • Multiple source windows per one browser window
  • Displaying HTTP header in source window
  • Wheel button operation (open in new tab, and tab switching)
  • Auto-tab for bookmark folder
  • Displaying back-forward list on toolbar buttons
  • Search text field for bookmark and history

What’s new in version 2.3

Updated on Feb 21 2010

Version 2.3:
  • Totally refreshed interface

Information

License

Free

Size

8 MB

Developer’s website

http://shiira.jp/en

Downloads

111312

App requirements

  • Intel 32
  • PPC 32
  • Mac OS X 10.4.11 or later
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jeffswritingworld
jeffswritingworld
Dec 21 2017
2.3
0.5
Dec 21 2017
0.5
Version: 2.3
Macupdate Admin This needs to be taken down, this was once a fast, minimalist browser but it is no longer under development. I'm running a mac mini with OSX Sierra 10.12.6. It will download and open, but will steadfastly refuse to open a browser window, so in effect, it's not worth hosting as a download. Half a star purely to get this review online.
Penguirl
Penguirl
Jan 7 2013
2.3
0.0
Jan 7 2013
0.0
Version: 2.3
It is a shame that development has stopped, I was looking forward to seeing where the developers would take it. It was off to a good start features wise.
Jolyjumper
Jolyjumper
Apr 11 2012
2.3
3.0
Apr 11 2012
3.0
Version: 2.3
For a long time my favorite browser, in spite of all the bugs. Today it is a dead application. It does not function any more with OS X 10.7 Lion. I would have paid for a functional Shiira. Arigato Kinoshita san. R.I.P. Shiira.
Pripyat
Pripyat
Apr 2 2011
2.3
0.0
Apr 2 2011
0.0
Version: 2.3
Preferences don't work. Lots of bugs.
Pama91
Pama91
Dec 7 2010
2.3
0.0
Dec 7 2010
0.0
Version: 2.3
Dead link. I´m afraid the development stopped. The latest version (2.3) is terrible buggy...
Hal2007
Hal2007
Feb 22 2010
2.3
5.0
Feb 22 2010
5.0
Version: 2.3
This one is so disappointing. This app was once so promising. How long did we have to wait for this new version? 2 years? And it still doesn't really work right now. The preferences window is useless. The app is unusable and crippled to the severest extent. I'm sorry. I give up on Shiira. The project has lost its focus and turned to a joke.
Dana-Sutton
Dana-Sutton
Feb 22 2010
2.3
0.0
Feb 22 2010
0.0
Version: 2.3
Now let's see. We have at least four other Web Kit browsers, WebKit nightly builds, Safari, OmniWeb, and Chrome is getting to the point it's useful. Exactly how many WebKit browsers does the world need? Okay, maybe there are interesting directions individual developers can take, but I bet there's a whole bunch of wheel-reinvention going on.
ultratiem
ultratiem
Feb 22 2010
2.3
2.0
Feb 22 2010
2.0
Version: 2.3
Shiira is the browser you'll love to hate. It has promise and some nice features (full screen browsing window is great for developers to showcase their sites to their clients), but it poorly maintained and rife with bugs which sadly makes it of little value. The last thing you want is your browser to crash. It's right up there with your mail client throwing in the towel: infuriating. Sadly, Shiira is a really big let down in this department. It's always been far too unstable to rely on. While the UI is very refined and the team have always pioneered an overall sexy design, ultimately it is just too flaky and inconsistent. Shiira is more of a testcase than anything truly of value. It seems developers are using it to simply try out new code rather than make an actual product for mainstream consumption (or any kind of consumption for that matter). Everything is half done, like those people that love home repairs, but just can't seem to ever finish a project. That's what Shiira feels like. Things are implemented, but never truly finished. All this does is give Shiira a pretty face, but not much else. A clunky backend and some half-baked ideas make it a novelty rather than a real piece of software you can fire up on a daily basis. A shame really. These are those rare programs that have always shown a glimmer of hope...
Fyreflye
Fyreflye
Feb 22 2010
2.3
0.0
Feb 22 2010
0.0
Version: 2.3
Just a comment to confirm what other reviewers here say. The earliest version of this browser worked nicely though features were few, but since the release of the 2x builds it's been unusable. I just don't get it.
Merimac
Merimac
Feb 21 2010
2.3
0.0
Feb 21 2010
0.0
Version: 2.3
Over the past few years I have attempted to download and use Shiira every time a new version appears, why? Today version 2.3 appears and again I decide to give it another shot. I like the interface and it has always looked a promising browser so I gave it another try. Again why? It just doesn't work and has always had so many problems, in 2.3 the preferences do not open and without them it is a waste of time even attempting to use this browser. The Shiira home page is so confusing and now asks you to log on to some obscure website, why do we bother? Shiira would have a strong following if only they got their act together but they never seem to be able to. Time to give up, I think so!
B-Jefferson-Le-Blanc
B-Jefferson-Le-Blanc
Feb 21 2010
2.3
0.0
Feb 21 2010
0.0
Version: 2.3
I had no trouble downloading Shiira 2.3, but when I launched it and tried to examine the preferences, nothing works. What's the point? Without prefs it's just a brick.
ChrisDaemon
ChrisDaemon
Feb 21 2010
2.3
0.0
Feb 21 2010
0.0
Version: 2.3
Ok, could not download 2.3 from website, so I went for the SourceForge project page. 2.3 has a date-stamp of 2009-08-11 17:47. I'll take a look at this, but... what gives? Is this just a bump? And why are there no updates on the Shiira website? Why is it asking me to log in (Basic Authentication) and why does the PHP script not render as HTML (Content-Type: text/plain)? What lies in the shadow of the staue? What did one snowman say to the other snowman? So many questions!
Jvrlbrtr
Jvrlbrtr
Feb 21 2010
2.3
0.0
Feb 21 2010
0.0
Version: 2.3
don't waste your time with this, doesn't work...
Maclover1-1
Maclover1-1
Feb 21 2010
2.3
0.0
Feb 21 2010
0.0
Version: 2.3
Buggy, unable to access preferences.. the little cute fish icons they had way back are not there.. nah.. I'll stick with Safari.. keep trying to stray out if curiosity.. yet Safari is the killer ! lol
misterjspencer
misterjspencer
Feb 12 2010
2.2b090216
0.0
Feb 12 2010
0.0
Version: 2.2b090216
Always loved this browser then it wasn't updated fro so long I stopped using it, I will try it again, in fact I only dropped by here to see if it was dead, obviously not!
Sgt-Bob-IE
Sgt-Bob-IE
Oct 15 2009
2.2b090216
0.0
Oct 15 2009
0.0
Version: 2.2b090216
Would love to use shiira, but it is very buggy on 10.6. But it looks awesome and was very quick.
St00pid-M0nk3y
St00pid-M0nk3y
Aug 12 2009
2.2b090216
4.5
Aug 12 2009
4.5
Version: 2.2b090216
I don't know what problem you guys are having, but it works perfectly for me. It opens fine, it doesn't crash, and I'm running the latest version of OS 10.5.8. I'm not a Shiira user by any means. I downloaded this out of curiosity from the comments. In fact, I'm typing in Shiira right now. http://i25.tinypic.com/2dait7m.png Try running Onyx on your system before installing this and see how that works. Onyx seems to fix bizarre issues of non-opening programs for me. I'm not having the dock issue problems either.
Tenex
Tenex
Jun 17 2009
2.2b090216
0.0
Jun 17 2009
0.0
Version: 2.2b090216
v2.2 Simply won't launch on my Leopard iMac. Back to Omniweb...
Riseofchaos
Riseofchaos
Apr 24 2009
2.2b090216
0.0
Apr 24 2009
0.0
Version: 2.2b090216
Shiira 2.2b crashs everytime when I try to launch the browser. First the Dock Icon appears then it disappears and when it appears again Shiira crashs.
Baroquew
Baroquew
Apr 11 2009
2.2b090216
1.0
Apr 11 2009
1.0
Version: 2.2b090216
Every 6 months or so, I try to go back to Shiira and use it because it looks really impressive and neat. And then I remember why I never use it more than 5 minutes after download and then trash it. It just never works. Now, I can't expand a window with the "+" sign: it just disappears; I can't go into the preferences either. I have a hard time picturing people migrating when the first thing they do (make window bigger anyone?) doesn't work. Last time I tried to play with it, you couldn't run the current build if you didn't already have some older files. I wonder what new thing will make me drop it next Christmas.
lsotomayor
lsotomayor
Nov 5 2021
2.3
5.0
Nov 5 2021
5.0
Version: 2.3
jeffswritingworld
jeffswritingworld
Dec 21 2017
0.5
Dec 21 2017
0.5
Version: null
Id-Ego-SuperEgo
Id-Ego-SuperEgo
Mar 1 2016
3.0
Mar 1 2016
3.0
Version: null
Jolyjumper
Jolyjumper
Apr 11 2012
3.0
Apr 11 2012
3.0
Version: null
ultratiem
ultratiem
Feb 22 2010
2.0
Feb 22 2010
2.0
Version: null
Baroquew
Baroquew
Apr 11 2009
1.0
Apr 11 2009
1.0
Version: null
Corpsecorps
Corpsecorps
Aug 2 2007
3.0
Aug 2 2007
3.0
Version: null
Markoh
Markoh
Jul 22 2007
1.0
Jul 22 2007
1.0
Version: null
Tuishimi
Tuishimi
Jul 22 2007
1.0
Jul 22 2007
1.0
Version: null
Macsterdam
Macsterdam
Jun 20 2007
3.0
Jun 20 2007
3.0
Version: null
New-User
New-User
Apr 23 2007
3.0
Apr 23 2007
3.0
Version: null
Jbarnes
Jbarnes
Apr 23 2007
3.0
Apr 23 2007
3.0
Version: null
Guest
Guest
Apr 22 2007
5.0
Apr 22 2007
5.0
Version: null
Phaleron
Phaleron
Apr 22 2007
5.0
Apr 22 2007
5.0
Version: null
Niamor
Niamor
Dec 13 2006
5.0
Dec 13 2006
5.0
Version: null
Thevalrus
Thevalrus
Dec 12 2006
2.0
Dec 12 2006
2.0
Version: null
Oceanelement
Oceanelement
Aug 19 2006
3.8
Aug 19 2006
3.8
Version: null
Gaoshan
Gaoshan
Aug 18 2006
4.5
Aug 18 2006
4.5
Version: null
Haplo
Haplo
Aug 7 2006
3.0
Aug 7 2006
3.0
Version: null
Gazman
Gazman
Jul 16 2006
4.8
Jul 16 2006
4.8
Version: null
Igabe
Igabe
Jul 13 2006
4.8
Jul 13 2006
4.8
Version: null
Heathermason
Heathermason
Jun 29 2006
5.0
Jun 29 2006
5.0
Version: null
Doc-Renaud
Doc-Renaud
Jun 22 2006
5.0
Jun 22 2006
5.0
Version: null
Attentionwandered
Attentionwandered
Jun 22 2006
4.8
Jun 22 2006
4.8
Version: null
Birty
Birty
Apr 30 2006
4.0
Apr 30 2006
4.0
Version: null
Shadownight
Shadownight
Apr 22 2006
4.8
Apr 22 2006
4.8
Version: null
St00pid-M0nk3y
St00pid-M0nk3y
Mar 29 2006
4.5
Mar 29 2006
4.5
Version: null
Bobster
Bobster
Mar 27 2006
3.8
Mar 27 2006
3.8
Version: null
Zws
Zws
Mar 25 2006
4.3
Mar 25 2006
4.3
Version: null
Chrome
Chrome
Mar 16 2006
5.0
Mar 16 2006
5.0
Version: null
Philcozz
Philcozz
Mar 15 2006
4.8
Mar 15 2006
4.8
Version: null
Texspleen
Texspleen
Mar 15 2006
4.3
Mar 15 2006
4.3
Version: null
Mbhockey
Mbhockey
Feb 26 2006
4.8
Feb 26 2006
4.8
Version: null
Beep-Beep,-Beep-Beep-Yeah!
Jan 25 2006
4.8
Version: null
ctt1wbw
ctt1wbw
Jan 23 2006
4.5
Jan 23 2006
4.5
Version: null
O5220803
O5220803
Jan 23 2006
4.8
Jan 23 2006
4.8
Version: null
Macmend-com
Macmend-com
Jan 20 2006
4.8
Jan 20 2006
4.8
Version: null
Sixer-2
Sixer-2
Dec 21 2005
4.0
Dec 21 2005
4.0
Version: null
Hal2007
Hal2007
Dec 21 2005
5.0
Dec 21 2005
5.0
Version: null
Guest
Guest
Nov 28 2005
4.5
Nov 28 2005
4.5
Version: null
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