Brandsonic Web for Mac
Brandsonic Web is a simple web browser for the Mac made with Webkit.
Brandsonic Web is also available for iOS!
Current Version: 0.10.1 (Alpha 10) (Released 3/23/2021)
Runs on macOS 10.6 or later
All previous versions of Brandsonic Web for Mac are available from the Brandsonic Web Archive.
Feature list:
Simple, clean cut interface
Super fast loading times
Ability to enlarge and decrease text size
Search bar
Quick sites
VoiceOver support
Planned features:
Bookmarks
Ability to download files
Tabs
Spell check
0.10.1 (Alpha 10)
Intel or Apple silicon based Mac computer running macOS 10.6 or later. A more recent version of macOS is recommended for the best experience.
Note: This app is not yet a Universal Binary but it runs fine on Apple silicon Macs via Rosetta.
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Changelog
0.1 (Alpha 1)
Initial release
0.2 (Alpha 2)
Made URL box red
Made new back and forward buttons.
Made URL box longer
Fixed the web view being over the buttons.
0.3 (Alpha 3)
Fixed the bug where the webview wouldn't resize with the window.
0.4 (Alpha 4)
Completely rewritten
Added multiple window support.
All new interface
New about box with credits
App size is smaller that previous releases.
0.5 (Alpha 5)
Lion full screen support
Google Search Bar
Fixed Lion interface glitches
0.6 (Alpha 6)
Quick sites feature from Brandsonic Web mobile
Back and forward buttons are inactive if you can't go back or forward
Cleaner interface
0.7 (Alpha 7)
Support for Mac OS X 10.8
Full VoiceOver support
Redesigned Quick Sites interface
0.8 (Alpha 8)
Fixed the bug where the web page title and current URL were not displayed
0.9 (Alpha 9)
Support for Mac OS X 10.9
"http://" is now added to a typed URL if it is not already there
There is now a circular progress indicator when pages are loading
0.9.1 (Alpha 9.1)
Toolbar can now be hidden and customized
App icon is now properly centered so that it is not so low in the Dock
New Dock Quick Sites feature, right click app icon to access Quick Sites while the app is running
Changed the bundle identifier from "Brandsonic-inc..Brandsonic-Web" to "com.brandsonicinc.Brandsonic-Web"
0.9.2 (Alpha 9.2)
Support for OS X Yosemite
New options in Brandsonic Web menu to submit bug report and suggest features
New, smaller installer DMG
0.9.3 (Alpha 9.3)
Support for OS X El Capitan
Can now be set as default web browser
New Window option in Dock Menu
0.9.4 (Alpha 9.4)
Support for macOS Sierra
Basic support for the Touch Bar on the new MacBook Pro
Fixed the bug where the Google search bar wouldn't work with search queries that contained spaces
New option to copy page title in edit menu
0.10 (Alpha 10)
Support for macOS High Sierra, macOS Mojave and macOS Catalina
An error message will now be shown if a page load error occurs
Added a preference window
Added the ability to change the home page
Added the ability to change the search provider to Bing or DuckDuckGo (defaults to Google)
Changed Touch Bar back, forward, and refresh buttons to have icons instead of text
Removed Google+ from Quick Sites
Added DuckDuckGo to Quick Sites
0.10.1 (Alpha 10)
Updated URL for default homepage
Known Issues
Current:
The homepage may not load when the app is started (Alpha 5) (Lion only?)
*When clicking a link that opens a new window, nothing happens. (Alpha 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9)
*If a link in a external program is clicked when Brandsonic Web is set as the default browser and not running, Brandsonic Web opens, but no window appears. (Alpha 0.9.3, 0.9.4)
SSL errors on older macOS versions. (Alpha 10, also present in older versions but no error is displayed)
Clicking anywhere outside the search bar after clicking it and typing a search causes the search to happen again. (Alpha 10 and older)
Fixed:
The URL of the page does not show up. The original typed URL stays in the address bar. (Alpha 1,2,3,4,5,6,7) (Fixed in Alpha 8)
The title of the web page doesn't show up on the apps title bar. (Alpha 1,2,3,4,5,6,7) (Fixed in Alpha 8)
When the window is closed a new window cannot be opened unless the app is restarted. (Alpha 1,2,3) (Fixed in Alpha 4)
The webview doesn't resize with the window. (Alpha 1,2) (Fixed in Alpha 3)
The Google Search Bar doesn't work with search queries that contain spaces (Fixed in Alpha 9.4)
*: Currently being worked on