Reviews of NetCaptor

1. 
   amavida

   Reviewing 7.5.4 (Jun 28, 2006)

   I Used to use this back when there was less good alternatives. I found it did crash/freze more than I liked & hated that it hid toolbars that had been previously installed into IE.
   
   I also liked that powermarks supported it.
   
   As I said, in the past there was not much alternative. Nowadays I can use the excellent Firefox with the 'IE Tab' extension meaning I'm surfing in a safer, more standards compliant tabbed browser & for those rare times when a page absolutely must be rendered in IE I just hit IE Tab in Forefox & voila the page is re-rendered in IE but from within an existing tab in Firefox.
   
   Kiss stinking pile of dogsh*t IE Bye Bye...
   
   Opera 9 is also an excellent hoice but you will still need to drop back to IE for those rare times unfortunately.
   
   Netcaptor is now redundant IMHO
2. 
   Drich

   Reviewing 7.5.4 (Dec 19, 2005)

   I have used many browsers over the years. I come back to Netcaptor because its the best IE based browser I have tried. While may primary browser is Opera right now, I still will be using this quite often.
3. 
   Athena

   Reviewing 7.5.4 (Mar 1, 2005)

   I tried it, it's really good, but maxthon does the same work for free.
4. 
   betasun

   Reviewing 7.5.4 (Feb 20, 2005)

   Its still a nice old friend.
   i use MYIE , Avant ,Opera and Firefox ,but sometimes i go to Netcaptor.
5. 
   zridling

   Reviewing 7.5.4 (Feb 20, 2005)

   This 7.5.4 version has a couple of bugs with its internal search bar that needs to be worked out, and users should either wait for 7.5.5 or stick with 7.5.3 for now. Otherwise, NetCaptor is an example of great design — all of its most often-used features are 1 or 2 clicks away. Highly programmable, and its extremely clean interface is a big plus.
   
   NOTE: Since you guys (below) have all but admitted you've never even installed NetCaptor, and you're here only to promote Firefox at the expense of trashing NetCaptor's ratings, then your adding nothing but comment spam here.
6. 
   the_shadow

   Reviewing 7.5.4 (Feb 19, 2005)

   speed?
   
   Wow now if that isn't the concern of someone who goes out and uses IE and then complains about the spyware. You pay for a browser like IE just cause it has tabs you need help. There is a program that will slap tabs on to IE if you really want them. Seriously though go with opera. You'll get the most secure browser and the only one that obeys w3c standards for free.
7. 
   Zankur

   Reviewing 7.5.3 (Nov 7, 2004)

   The great browser comes-up with a stunning realease prior to it's first official ver8.0 beta,to be launched shortly!Great work&keep it up!
8. 
   zridling

   Reviewing 7.5.3 (Nov 6, 2004)

   NetCaptor is fast and plays well with other apps, including search bars like Google, Yahoo, et al. With an uncluttered and efficient interface and feature set, NetCaptor has what Maxthon, Firefox, Safari and others have yet to achieve — SPEED. The price for registering the Pro version is well worth it, unless you're cheap and only into free, bloated software.
9. 
   Flemens

   Reviewing 7.5.1 (May 12, 2004)

   It´s a good browser. It was Netcaptor that introduced me to tabbed browsing. But Firefox does it for less money. But I would recommend the next generation in browsing - Irider. It costs money too but it´s the only browser with a whole new aproach to tabbed browsing.
10. 
    OrlandoTommy

    Reviewing 7.5.1 (May 11, 2004)

    Tell me why I need 1 browser with 20 tabs in it, if i want 20 browsers open I just open them, doesnt bother me and doesnt bog my machine down, i guess this is for someone who has less than 64MB of RAM.
11. 
    uNdisputed

    Reviewing 7.5.1 (May 11, 2004)

    myie2`s the best around ..netcaptor`s nothing compared to the well organised my ie2
12. 
    Zankur

    Reviewing 7.5.1 (May 11, 2004)

    still the best ie clone till date.speed,compact,low on memory,free,now support for toolbars such as roboform&google.what else can u ask for?
13. 
    zridling

    Reviewing 7.5.1 (May 11, 2004)

    Imagine MyIE2 well-organized, super-easy to use, and with sensible keyboard shortcuts — this is what NetCaptor is. Better yet, it blocks popups better than all the others. I also love how deeply layered security and privacy features, such as Scripting and ActiveX — are just one click away. Until someone beats this browser, it's my favorite. (Mozilla, take some usability notes and speed tips from NetCaptor!)
14. 
    betasun

    Reviewing 7.5.1 (May 11, 2004)

    I use many browsers at the same time .none of them are absolutely BAD or GOOD .i use Opera ,MYIE2 ,Avant ,Slim and NetCaptor .some of them have some features which others
    doesnot.i prefer this feature in this or that browser ;in other words this feature is USEFUL for ME not for all .people have different preferences ;let them be free to choose and then smile or be happy .nothing is absolutely good or bad .i like NetCaptor and at the same time i like MYIE and Opera or Avant and Firebird .
15. 
    Orbit

    Reviewing 7.5.0 Gold (Dec 18, 2003)

    Nothing new here. It might be the 'original tabbed browser', but that doesn't make it better than the others. I've been using MyIE2 for a couple years, and it has a much more user friendly interface than NetCaptor. For instance, in MyIE, to open a new tab from a link, you simply hold down the left mouse button on a link and wiggle it, and voila, new tab. In NetCaptor, you have to right click on the link, navigate to Open in New Window. This is the same criticism I have of Firebird, btw. Big difference, MyIE2 is totally free. Time to uninstall NC Gold. Thanks.
16. 
    slipkbomb

    Reviewing 7.5.0 Gold (Dec 18, 2003)

    if i had a zero ill giv it a ZERO.... this program is so ****in g**!...you have to pay for this crap..come on guys..FIREBIRD - is out there...or if you want that Iexplore lookin browser..get - MYIE - that the best browser out there..is free too..and has better options too.
17. 
    Tenoq

    Reviewing 7.5.0 RC2 (Dec 13, 2003)

    Not a bad proggie - but tabbed windows isn't any sort of break thru. I'm still waiting for a better browser than Firebird - very customisable, all the features you need (pop-up blocker is very, very handy) and very quick to boot! And, what's more, it's not based on IE, so it doesn't look like swiss cheese when it comes to security holes.
18. 
    fr33k

    Reviewing 7.5.0 RC1 (Dec 11, 2003)

    I't may not add 50 extra functions which you may or may not use, but this is still a lean and mean browseing machine
    This is my default browser, and will remain my default browser.
    good job
19. 
    Metshrine

    Reviewing 7.5.0 RC1 (Dec 11, 2003)

    And where is the new stuff, a description, or anything on this program. I originally purchased the program but due to lack of development from the author have had to ditch it. Perhaps if the author can speed up the browser a bit, or add some nice features that it is lacking such as mouse gestures and stuff similar to myie2 I would switch back, but it would have to make a revolutionary step (like from win3.1 to win95). Used to be #1.
20. 
    uNdisputed

    Reviewing 7.5.0 RC1 (Dec 11, 2003)

    1 star cause i think it`s gone down..myie2`s the best around try it
21. 
    Customcomputerkid

    Reviewing 7.5.0 Beta 6 (Dec 4, 2003)

    This program was awesome although it lacked nice looks and a sidebar (like mozilla) other than that its a lean browsin' program!
22. 
    KingCrab

    Reviewing 7.5.0 Beta 6 (Dec 4, 2003)

    I paid for Netcaptor a couple of years ago and I was very happy with it. I have stopped using NC now competely because other browsers have been able to surpasse it. Most notably, MyIE which has the same features as NC but also much much more (and its free). My advice to Adam Stiles is to get crackin' and create the ultimate multi-tabbed browser which surpases all others in features...or get out of the game because there is no reason for anybody right now to use NC over MyIE. Sorry Adam, I was a big supporter for many years but you have been standing still for to long.
23. 
    bobad

    Reviewing 7.5.0 Beta 6 (Dec 4, 2003)

    I agree with Dennis. Only thing is, Firebird doesn't handle groups as elegantly or with the great features that NC has. Add a couple of features to Firebird, and I dump NC, in spite of being registered.
24. 
    andreyu

    Reviewing 7.3.0 Beta 4 (Dec 3, 2003)

    1. Some times it freezed.
    2. I wish to minimize to tray only by pressing on Close button.
    3. I wish to open from tray by double click.
    4. I wish to enable/disable Flash, Videos, Sounds, ActiveX, scripts, JApplets, Animated pictures separately.
    5. GoogleBar worked with bugs.
    Just look on to Awant Browser.
    
    p.s. netcaptor still my favorite browser.
25. 
    dennis ball

    Reviewing 7.3.0 Beta 4 (Nov 15, 2003)

    For the last two years, 99% of my web browsing has been using NetCaptor. There is no doubt in my mind that it is the easiest to use and best tab implementation around.. Having said that, I have recently changed to Mozilla Firebird. I am one of those guys who loves to run many programs at the one time - and even with 1 GIG of RAM, memory runs out quickly (or the hard drive hammers thanks to virtual memory). So Mozilla's small memory foot print, open source and tab pages has recently taken my number one spot for web browsers. I looked at Avant (clumsy), MyIE2 (almost as good as Netcaptor) and any other browser listed in user comments. However, the Internet Explorer engine is bloated - and not as stable as I would like. The only decent alternative broweser engine to Internet Explorer is Mozilla.
26. 
    MikeDev

    Reviewing 7.3.0 Beta 3 (Nov 6, 2003)

    It's nice, with some well thought out features, but I've grown to like the Kopassa IE shell much more, since it offers a totally awesome popup blocker, search caps, multiple picture download, etc. The arena is getting very tight I find, so it's hard to stay in one place for very long, but I'm finding myself staying with Kopassa unless NetCaptor catches up.
27. 
    madcoow

    Reviewing 7.3.0 Beta 3 (Nov 6, 2003)

    very good..!! but not freeware, and i don't see anything different than the old version.
    
    I used to use NetCaptor... but its not freeware so i start to use MyIE2.. MyIE2 is way better than Netcaptor tho...
28. 
    HobbyMan

    Reviewing 7.3.0 Beta 3 (Nov 6, 2003)

    Yes, why use netcaptor when Avant is the best IE
    "wrapped" browswer.
29. 
    bobad

    Reviewing 7.3.0 Beta 3 (Nov 6, 2003)

    NC is a great program. I have been using it since the early days, and registered it. It's very refined and fully featured. That said, I use MyIE2, because it's just as good, has more updates, and is Freeware. If I had to give Adam advice on this program, I honestly wouldn't know what to tell him. Should he stay the course, go Freeware, or abandon the program? Dunno! All I know is that his market niche has totally disappeared.
30. 
    cees2000

    Reviewing 7.3.0 Beta 3 (Nov 6, 2003)

    why use this when there's Mozilla and Netscape that have tabbed browser windows too?
31. 
    scodan

    Reviewing 7.2.2 (Sep 30, 2003)

    I used NetCraptor for years as a registered user. When it was the only tabbed MSIE shell, it was nice to have. But now, with much-better alternatives like MyIE2 around, NetCaptor lags behind and has little hope of catching up. NetCaptor doesn't support RoboForm, Google, or other add-in toolbars, it's still not as stable or as configurable as it should be, it has some really odd and annoying bugs, its development proceeds at a pace that would make you think it was a government project, and it's a $30 browser in a world of free and better alternatives. Besides the "CleanUp" function which includes secure overwriting (which IS indeed a very nice feature), NetCaptor has ZERO advantage over MyIE2--that's just a simple fact.
32. 
    Orbit

    Reviewing 7.2.2 (Aug 3, 2003)

    My comparisons between Netcaptor and MyIE:
    Function Netcaptor MyIE
    Multiple Tabs Y Y
    Popup Blocking Y Y
    Translator Y Y
    Custom Search Y Y
    Extended Toolbar N Y
    Show Network Speed N Y
    Show IP N Y
    Extended Toolbar Custom N Y
    Show Memory Use N Y
    Custom Plugins N Y
    Custom Incl.Skins N Y
    Extensive Forum N Y
    FREE ? N Y
    
    You make the decision.
33. 
    Talonfive

    Reviewing 7.2.2 (Jul 30, 2003)

    I have been using Netcaptor for a couple years now. Love it! Great for students, IT researchers, online purchasing agents and anyone that needs to keep several web sites open at once. Their email support is fast and friendly. Go Adam!
34. 
    betasun

    Reviewing 7.2.2 (Jul 30, 2003)

    Although my trial period has come to an end six months ago
    but i always remember NetCaptor as a good surfing companion .its a powerful browser which is friendly and feature rich in a compact size .i use MYIE ,Opera and Slim
    browser now.also sometimes i switch to Green browser !
35. 
    wattzz

    Reviewing 7.2.2 (Jul 30, 2003)

    dont even bother.. mozilla firebird is unstoppable
36. 
    vasarnap2000

    Reviewing 7.2.2 (Jul 29, 2003)

    What is so great about being the first to do something?
    Remember the following firsts: BetaMax, RCA video discs, 8-track tapes.
    
    It is being the BEST that counts.
37. 
    bobad

    Reviewing 7.2.2 (Jul 29, 2003)

    Oh hell. I thought I was reviewing FireBird. NC is golden, as always.
38. 
    Dwarden

    Reviewing 7.2.1 (Jul 27, 2003)

    Adam's NetCaptor is very robust and stable, he was 6 years ago first who started to use multiwindow idea for browser (former name was SimulBrowse). Since that others realized how great idea it is and idea become standard for modern browsers. And i like NetCaptor for stability and MyIE2 for feature richness. What to think about Avant i don't know it's ok but nothing special on it. But they are definitely top3 in IE tabbed browsers.
39. 
    bobad

    Reviewing 7.2.1 (Jul 26, 2003)

    NetCaptor is still the best, and was indeed th efirst browser with tabs and some other nice features. How would you like it if others stole YOUR ideas? Look at MyIE2. It's a great browser, but tjat's only because it's nearly a 1:1 knockoff of NetCaptor. Adam has busted his a** on Netcaptor, and deserves the support. bobad at charter dot net
40. 
    DavidGreen

    Reviewing 7.2.1 (Jul 26, 2003)

    Used to be good, but now, it has this whole "Patent Pending" thing...Patenting 'browser tabs'....yeah right...Gimme a break!
    Plus, claiming to be the "original", is not always a good thing, especially when it comes down to technology...think about it.
    Try to innovate (okay, again) instead of crying "Patent!" and "Original!"
41. 
    stevvie

    Reviewing 7.2.1 (Jul 26, 2003)

    this is THE best browser I've ever used. I've tried all the other that have tabs and popup stoppers. But none of them are as easy and fast to get to grips with as this.
42. 
    veeoh

    Reviewing 7.2.0 (Jun 9, 2003)

    Quite good, but why would anyone use shareware now when you can get excellent programs like AvantBrowswer (www.avantbrowser.com) for free?
    
    Takes all sorts! :)
    
    =V=
43. 
    Grandpas

    Reviewing 7.2.0 (Jun 9, 2003)

    One of the best browser. However, some free/open source products are also very powerfull now. As an example, all "necaptor's" options (I mean options that made netcaptor a revolutionary browser few years ago) are built in Mozilla or available by the way of extensions (tabbrowser extension is a good one).
44. 
    betasun

    Reviewing 7.1.0 (Mar 11, 2003)

    ...still one of the best browsers on the net.
45. 
    NotSoSkilledUser

    Reviewing 7.1.0 (Mar 11, 2003)

    Popup blocker, tabbed interface, aliases, groups of sites, autorefresh, url blocking, handy temporay files/cookies/visited sites cleanup, reopen tabs closed by accident... what more do you want for just about 25 bucks?
46. 
    klunde

    Reviewing 7.1.0 Beta 3 (Feb 27, 2003)

    Great Broswer! I've been using this for several years now and I'll never go back to IE. Avant Browswer also looks good, but lacks a lot of the goodies from NetCaptor. Netcaptor as intelligent PopUp killer, URL blocker!!, auto-sliding leftside menu and much, much more!
47. 
    michaelisitsa

    Reviewing 7.1.0 Beta 2 (Jan 12, 2003)

    Its a very good program. I used it for a very long time. Then I found myie2. It had a few better features, so you should try it, but netcaptor is also one of the best browsers out there. Both are very stable, and have a few really good features!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
48. 
    Orbit

    Reviewing 7.1.0 Beta 2 (Dec 24, 2002)

    Off Topic, but I agree, Proxomitron rules. I prefer MyIE to all the others listed, I've tried them all. I guess a user gets used to an interface and tends to stick with the program's updates. I used to use NetCaptor, before I found the free tabbed browsers.
49. 
    QQ

    Reviewing 7.1.0 Beta 1 (Dec 11, 2002)

    Ads? Try Proxomitron.
    
    Custom browser? Try Avant Browser.
    
    Both free.
50. 
    popeye123

    Reviewing 7.1.0 Beta 1 (Dec 10, 2002)

    Have you tried Fastbrowser?
51. 
    CyGho

    Reviewing 7.1.0 Beta 1 (Dec 10, 2002)

    Version 7.10 b1 works like a charm. No problems with heavy memory load here. 6 pages are loaded and Netcaptor uses 13 MB memory.
    Also the new support for IE extension (e.g. flashget) work fine.
    Also used CrazyBrowser and MyIE2 but I keep coming back to Netcaptor.
52. 
    bingo2

    Reviewing 7.0.2 Beta 3 (Oct 22, 2002)

    I really like NetCaptor, but it has a serious memory leak - especially when then CaptorBar is used. Right now, NetCaptor is using 132MB of RAM, with only this page loaded. Otherwise, it has great features which I really appreciate. And the User Interface is top notch.
53. 
    fluke75

    Reviewing 7.0.2 Beta 2 (Sep 26, 2002)

    NetCaptor is nothing special for a shareware product. Besides the problems that some people mentioned, and some free alternatives I don't like the fact that my download manager (Flashget) cannot integrate with it. I also noticed that it is not too stable with Windows XP.
54. 
    jinno

    Reviewing 7.0.2 Beta 2 (Sep 17, 2002)

    I can not give more than 4 ( I have been a beta tester for this program since the first generation.)
    Because of 2 reasons.
    A - Delphi's limitation.
    B - MS does not share resources.
    ====================
    Worst
    1--Netcaptor crashes under XP when (VirtualDub or TMPGEnc
    or Nero is running. ) Adam cannot replicate. So there is
    no way of fixing. This Access violation started since Netcaptor 7.)
    Note: I cannot test Netcaptor when I am encoding avi to MPG
    or burning VCD or SVCD discs with Nero..as Netcaptor keeps on spitting out access violation windows. And eventually,
    (if you don't close them), it can freeze XP and ruine
    several hours of encoding. (sigh)
    
    Mid-range Problem ( As this happens to other competitors
    (Opera, Crazy Browser, MyIE, Fastbrowsers, etc, I call it
    mid-range problem.
    Unlike Netscape and Internet Explorer, no browsers can handle unicode entriesl. Ex. Go to Chinese, Japanese, Korean
    site, and save the site in Favorites. Very often, these sites use unicode for entries, thus, saved favorites do not
    correctly show entries. ex. Go to http://www.asahi.com/
    and do "Add to favorites", entry will show japanese katakana, saved url will be perfect if you used Internet Explorer. If your OS is Windows 2000 or Windows XP. Explorer will show the entry with unicode correctly. And
    double click will take you back to the site in IE.
    Other browsers I mentioned, will save url with ??????
    thus, explorer will show the entgry as ???????. Double click
    will take you nowhere. ( Limitation of Delphi)
55. 
    groty

    Reviewing 7.0.2 Beta 1 (Sep 14, 2002)

    The best browser upgrade available. Adam busts his a** developing and supporting this program and has saved me a lot of time and money, so I don't mind the $25 reg fee. I would definately recommend it to anyone still connecting at 56k. The URL Blocking and Popup blocking will save a lot of bandwidth wasted by advertisements and background sounds.
56. 
    bobad

    Reviewing 7.0.2 Beta 1 (Sep 14, 2002)

    Look, I checked out Crazy Browser and MyIE so I could render an honest opinion for you. The least you can do is to check out NetCaptor for yourself. What did you say about not being qualified to comment on Crazy Browser and MyIE? It works both ways. There are dozens of little things, more than I can list here. Here's some nagging ones that ruin Crazy Browser for me just now: When you open a new group, the old group does not automatically close. The tabs can not be custom-named, so they take on the page descriptions, which are usally incomprehensible. There are no aliases. There are no extensions and thus no file associations for the Crazy Browser groups. That's enough, but there's lots more. (bobad@charter.net)
57. 
    Orbit

    Reviewing 7.0.2 Beta 1 (Sep 13, 2002)

    So, for $25 (with the discount), what exactly do you get that you don't get in MyIE2 or Crazy Browzer?
58. 
    visionaire

    Reviewing 7.0.2 Beta 1 (Sep 13, 2002)

    I rate this right in the middle. I prefer to use Myie2 since it is FREE. I don't know why some people said it costs money, as it is FREE. Maybe you saw that it is taking DONATIONS now? NetCaptor, firstly costs way too much money, because I can do much more with Myie2 or CrazyBrowser than with NetCaptor. You CAN disable in Myie2 sound per pages, active X, java applets, etc. And if you complain about flash and such, and on page ads, why not try something like Proxomitron, which is also free and has its own configurable RegExp lang? Netcaptor may suit some people, but please try for yourself Myie2 or CrazyBrowser. Form your OWN opinions. MOST people who say anything weird/bad about those browsers don't know enough to back up their statements.
59. 
    Flemens

    Reviewing 7.0.1 (May 23, 2002)

    hmm...mea culpa. I notised that I _can_ disable macromedia ads in MyIE and Crazy Browser, but that´d have to be done in Internet Explorer options (disable active X). Btw, too me, after using Crazy browser for awhile, it actually seems to be an exact copy of Netcaptor, in the GUI at least. And thats great, I guess, sinse it´s free.
60. 
    mainman

    Reviewing 7.0 Final (May 8, 2002)

    I debated what rating to give this program. On the plus side I really like it. There are two huge down sides though. 1) It features do not warrant the $29.95 price tag when there are freeware alternatives that do most(if not all or more) than Netcaptor. I am speaking of MYIE and Crazy Browser. They both have tabs, groups, popup killers, etc. As a matter of fact MYIE is free and has many features that Netcaptor does not. Features such as being able to automatically scroll pages and my favorite mouse gestures. Give it a try. If you have any questions about the program once your run it try the help page. Lots of useful info.
61. 
    klumy

    Reviewing 7.0 Final (May 8, 2002)

    The Final version looks very stable and brings a bunch of new functions.
62. 
    Dwarden

    Reviewing 7.0 RC1 (May 2, 2002)

    Sidenote: There is RC-2 avaiable on NetCaptor.com ...
    And this program is one of best Browsers based upon IE ...
    It have some major problems with JAVA that's why i can't give more as 4/5
63. 
    fusewerx

    Reviewing 7.0 RC1 (May 1, 2002)

    To the person who wanted to save their "workspace", this is one of the leading features of NetCaptor. Once you have a ton of windows open, click "CaptorGroups" then "Save as CaptorGroup" (or just hit F7)
    
    NetCaptor rocks. I bought it, and everyone here should buy it. It's a web developer's dream.
64. 
    Richard30ky

    Reviewing 7.0 RC1 (May 1, 2002)

    i havnt see anything special compare to all the freeware that does all this and more that are much more reliable and less buggy with more options such as - MYIE or Crazy Browser -both great freeware that are 100 percent ad and spyware free
65. 
    MyMaster

    Reviewing 7.0 Beta 6 (Apr 26, 2002)

    Netcaptor is and has always been excellent. Now i just wait for the Mozilla/Gecko version of the browser.
66. 
    bobad

    Reviewing 7.0 Beta 6 (Apr 25, 2002)

    Damumpkins: In the address line, simply type "G" then a "space", then whatever you wish to search for. Example: "g 1934 ford" (without the quotes). There is no faster way to search on the planet. (bobad@charter.net)
67. 
    ShafuyZ

    Reviewing 7.0 Beta 5 (Apr 11, 2002)

    This program is excellent, and it has a sexier interface than most other browser plug-ins/extenders. The reason I rate it "only" 4 is because it lacks an extremely important feature for me (which is available in competitive products such as Research-Desk and Smart Explorer). That feature is the ability to save the "workspace" or in other words, all the links in all the browser windows that are currently open. This is useful when you suddenly have to restart (after running some security patch/proggie or changing OS settings) in the middle of work. Also useful when u suddenly need much more RAM temporarily, but wanna go back later on to all those cool sites u have open right now. Also useful when you suddenly have a power failure or just a blue screen (not to common these days but STILL occurs).
68. 
    Dapumkins

    Reviewing 7.0 Beta 5 (Apr 10, 2002)

    It's very fast and uses tabs like Opera, BUT I only give it a 3 because there are no easy available search options, zoom options or a way to import bookmarks from opera. Aslo the huge fullscreen popup along with a netcaptor.exe has been damaged error isn't a turn on. All of the rest of the features are wonderful.
69. 
    ijablokov

    Reviewing 7.0 Beta 4A (Apr 5, 2002)

    This tool is such a time saver. Tech support also extremely responsive.
70. 
    bobad

    Reviewing 7.0 Beta 4A (Apr 5, 2002)

    Default browser feature has been working OK for me in the last 2 betas prior to 1.4a. Thank goodness that "stinky lost focus" bug was addressed! I never contacted Adam on this, because I had faith he would find it himself and fix it. NC works so well, I don't really know what to say, and that's a first. Wish List: Perhaps a totally hidden Captor Bar (Like Windows Task Bar), perhaps a more intuitive way to block entire domains with the popup captor such as the doubleclick dot net lamers. Perhaps just a checkbox in the Popup Captor dialog reading "Block Entire Domain Forever If Not Longer". Maybe a custom graphic or text message in the empty banner boxes saying "Eaten By Popup Captor. Yum!". Perhaps an IE style drag-and-drop to the Links Bar. I can not say enough good things about this program, and I'm just as picky as I can be about my software. Thanks, Adam for one of the top 5 shareware programs worldwide! Try it, enjoy it, register it to keep Adam's creatives juices flowing! (bobad@charter.net)
71. 
    Grandpas

    Reviewing 7.0 Beta 3 (Mar 21, 2002)

    >
    Right for beta version(s) (v7 beta are full of bug)
    False for v6.50 (very good and stable): this is only an add-on yes .. but use netcaptor for one or two months and return to a standard browser (eg IE) and you will see that it's not an add-on like the other
72. 
    GimieGimieGimie

    Reviewing 7.0 Beta 3 (Mar 21, 2002)

    I've never had any problems submiting a review with Netcaptor 7.0 beta 2, i'm running XP, maybe i'm just one of the lucky one's. Anyhow, i've had a few problems with Netcaptor, it can be very unstable when it wants, but the author listens and responds well. I'm waiting for Netcaptor to fix this hugh bug where it doesn't completely take over as the default browser, once it does, i will no longer use IE :)
73. 
    bobad

    Reviewing 7.0 Beta 3 (Mar 20, 2002)

    Verson 7 Beta 3 fixed thelogin problem for Fileforum to review the programs! Look out now! Net Captor is getting near perfect. You simply must try this program. (bobad@charter.net)
74. 
    klumy

    Reviewing 7.0 Beta 2 (Feb 20, 2002)

    Good program, with tons of useful functions. But the registration fee for a browser add-on is still too high (29,95$).
75. 
    jinno

    Reviewing 7.0 Beta 2 (Feb 20, 2002)

    1: I am a beta tester for this program. ( So I am very much biased. )
    2: Author (Mr.Adam Stiles) corrects tons of bugs whenever we report problems.
    
    The only problem I have encountered these days is that Netcaptor cannot handle Unicode/doublebyte languages. (If you never visit Japaense, Korean, Chinese websites, Netcaptor is still the best. ) Of course, Netcaptor builds on top of IE, you can use encoding to correctly show web pages. If you want to add these sites to favorites, and if webpage only gives you site names in native language, you shall be in trouble. Take Asahi Shimbun for example, http://www.asahi.com/ when you add it, name will be アサヒ・コム and If your OS is XP or W2000, it will be stored as
    アサヒ・コム in favorites. Your IE will show it wiht native form. HOwever, Netcaptor's favorite pain only shows it as
    xxx-xxxx .. Thus, what it means is that if you click this,
    nothing will be loaded. (as Netcaptor cannot read it)
    If you Use IE, it will read of course. )
    As japan already started using chinese character as part of
    domain name, if webbrowser cannot support unicode, we cannot use such web browsers at all. But of course, if you never go to chinese, korean, japanese, etc, you should stick to IE 6.
    
    7.0-beta 2 --Very good.
76. 
    bobad

    Reviewing 7.0 Beta 2 (Feb 19, 2002)

    Excellent program! Get it and you will never go back to IE or Mozilla! So many handy features you simply can't do without. *HOWEVER* However, since 7.1B, I can not log on to FileForum to submit this review. 7.2B did not fix it. I had to use IE6 to do this chore. Come on Styles! Get with the program! :-) (bobad@charter.net)
77. 
    t3RRoR

    Reviewing 7.0 Beta 1 (Feb 2, 2002)

    Yeah - really nice new features ... i used this program since some 5.x version and it was really worth buying it. Only some problems with toolbars after reopen Netcaptor in the Beta1. try it ;)
78. 
    Grandpas

    Reviewing 7.0 Beta 1 (Feb 1, 2002)

    Netcaptor is my favorite browser (for many reasons, already given by whelmed).
    However, there is a major problem in Netcaptor: its behavior with FTP links (unable to browse, response time very long) .. I was waiting for improvement in this domain few years ago with previous versions ... today, new v7 beta1 .. but waiting again :-(
    
    Note that I'm using also the latest Mozilla builds (wich are multitab now) .. and Mozilla developers are in the good way .. in a very good way.
    The couple Mozilla/Multizilla was also great .. but the multizilla project seems in stand by.
79. 
    whelmed

    Reviewing 7.0 Beta 1 (Feb 1, 2002)

    NetCaptor is one of the only shareware programs I have actually gone ahead and spent money on. This is an EXCELLENT browser for many reasons, such as:
    
    (1) Create your own Captor Groups and open a bunch of related sites at once (while closing down all the other sites you were just looking at).
    (2) Create your own Quick Search feature. For example, if I type "eb beatles cd" in the address line, an eBay search is run for Beatles CDs on eBay. I don't have to go to eBay and type something in the eBay search box. VERY handy.
    (3) Address Tools now allow you to find related pages to the one in the active window, look up domain registration information, look up a history of the website's evolution, and more.
    (4) TABS TABS TABS. Are you sick and tired of doing Ctrl+N to get a new web page open so you can go to a new site while keeping another one open? Are you sick of having five or ten different IE or Netscape windows across the task bar? NetCaptor allows you to have multiple windows open using a TABBED browser format. Why Microsoft has not implemented this is beyond my understanding. And if you minimize your browser, you can have it minimize to the system tray so that it doesn't even sit in your task bar!
    
    Buy this browser. You will not be disappointed and you'll never use any other browser again (not Opera, not IE, not Netscape). I'm not kidding.
    
    Craig
80. 
    ijablokov

    Reviewing 6.5.0 Final (Jan 4, 2002)

    excellent tool and wonderful tech support! use it daily to keep track of all industry happenings...
81. 
    masoud

    Reviewing 6.5.0 Final (Sep 27, 2001)

    now itis a long time which i am using net captor.it works fine and is ez...6.5 RC1 was without ads.it cooperates with IE in security and some important features.
82. 
    grdh20

    Reviewing 6.5.0 RC1 (Sep 5, 2001)

    Too expensive!! now that the freeware ad supported version is no longer available.
83. 
    jagnam

    Reviewing 6.5.0 Beta 7 (Jul 13, 2001)

    One of the best tabbed browser i have used.Quick Search & Aliases in the tools section is excellent & very easy to set up.Centre mouse button closure of pages is also very good.It is one of the best userfriendly Browser I have ever Used. Well done Guys. Keep it up.
    jagnam
84. 
    WhiteCrow

    Reviewing 6.5.0 Beta 7 (Jul 12, 2001)

    It's a tiny little line at the bottom, and the rest of the program is so useful, it by far offsets that little ad. I don't even see it, tell you the truth.
    The multiple tabs are what makes this program so cool. I can go to links on pages and have them load while I'm still reading the first page. Yes, research, call it what you will.
    Someone complained about the Captor groups slowing things down. Yep, but if you click on a group, go get a cup of coffee, hit the head, when you're back, they're up. Even better on broadband I would guess. I'm using 56K.
85. 
    tosh9i

    Reviewing 6.5.0 Beta 6 (Jun 25, 2001)

    Does anyone know of a way to get rid of the ads in 6.5.0 Beta 6?
86. 
    carlrjr

    Reviewing 6.5.0 Beta 6 (Jun 21, 2001)

    Finally, a classy way to pay for free software. I've enjoyed NetCaptor for a couple years by disabling the moving ads in the top of the window, but now I can use this awesome piece of software guilt free. The tiny little text ads at the bottom of the screen are a very small price to pay for this browser.
87. 
    b-wolf

    Reviewing 6.5.0 Beta 6 (Jun 21, 2001)

    This is a great and easy to use program. I own the full verison. There is nothing out there better for doing resarch on the internet. Captorgroups and the tab structure are a great innovation. It's really stable too.
88. 
    bobad

    Reviewing 6.5.0 Beta 4 (May 9, 2001)

    PimpDaddy-Z, I am aware of the tabs. That's not at all what I'm talking about. What I mean is that all the tabs (pages) download with the same priority, meaning they all finish very slowly and at about the same time. I wish the tabs could be given a loading priority for at least 1 tab per Captorgroup, so one would finish quickly. That way you could start reading that one while the rest load. Right now, it's feast or famine! (bobad@mindspring.com)
89. 
    PimPDaddY_Z

    Reviewing 6.5.0 Beta 4 (May 9, 2001)

    Hey, bobad & anyone else unaware of this...if you look at the tabs for each page you will see a colored box...either red, yellow or green. Red=page not available yet, Yellow=loading, Green=ready to go. That way you don't have to flip through browser tabs to see which page is loaded. About the beta 4 itself...not bad at all. Fairly stable & works wonders for me at work where I need to have multiple browser windows open. I tend to dig the betas better...no Web3000 :-)
90. 
    bobad

    Reviewing 6.50 Beta 2 (Apr 27, 2001)

    Awesome! One thing I wish for is a "priority" for loading order within the captor groups. That way you can start reading a certain page while the rest load instead of flipping pages to see which is loaded. Here's a tip: Get $5 off the price if you mention you got the program from www.fileflash.com. (bobad@mindspring.com)
91. 
    [-DaRK-]

    Reviewing 6.50 Beta 2 (Apr 26, 2001)

    Haha!
    It's so great to skin WindowsCE =)
    BUT the only bad thing, well anyway it's a beta, you can't configure anything else than the skin you want!
92. 
    b-wolf

    Reviewing 6.50 Beta 2 (Apr 26, 2001)

    This is the best thing to hit the internet in the last few years. It's very stable and extremely functional. If you don't try NetCaptor, you are doing yourself an injustice. Here are some key features: tabs, Captor groups (configurable savable tab groups), url blocking, pop-up filter, search engine short cuts, built in translator(bablefish), history cache search routines and sorting by 2-week week and day, and more more more! Buy it now before the price goes up with the new release. http://www.netcaptor.com/buy.php
93. 
    apocalance

    Reviewing 6.5.0 Beta 1 (Mar 30, 2001)

    OUTSTANDING program! IE w/Tabs! I really like this browser. I had tried it in the past and was impressed with it, but now it's so much cleaner, friendlier and most importantly, functional.
94. 
    Jaykul

    Reviewing 6.5.0 Beta 1 (Mar 15, 2001)

    This new version of Netcaptor is AWESOME.
    
    The ads in the free version are gone!
    
    The forward & back buttons have drop down histories, and of course, the multi-tab interface is still there, allowing you to easily open all of the favourites in a folder at the same time.
    Not only that, but on top of the old pop-up blocker, the new version features url blocking, so you can block doubleclick and other such sources of annoying adds & popup windows completely!
95. 
    IssacNewton

    Reviewing 6.1.1 Beta 3 (Nov 18, 2000)

    Ok if you people are having any embedding or taking over by bloat adware etc. there are solutions to excorcise this jewel. It is quite nice once it has been tamed. I didnt want flyswat but it tried to embed. I used adaware to remove all but the simpleregistration timelink and then I rebooted and simply deleted that . Then I went to options and told it not to load that crap. Then I used systems mechanic which BTW is the sweetest win2kpro util out there to clean up any mess . Now we see where we go from here but other than missing some of the small items mentioned in other reviews it is just what it needs to be, Functional and with a decent memory no less. So in conclusion after an hour or so I will be able to say if it doesn't suck but I am fairly sure at this point and trimmed down that in fact doesnt suck : )
96. 
    jinno

    Reviewing 6.1.1 Beta 3 (Nov 13, 2000)

    1. Great Program even with small ads. (I am a beta tester so
    I have a registered version ...so there are no ads.)
    2. A popular program called "Gator" does not work. Gator has no intention of supporting Netcaptor. (Confirmed by mail from Gator) I am suggesting author to incorporate Gator function in Netcaptor......
    3. There are some minor bugs...but author responds very
    fast. (Even if you are not a beta tester, give Mr.Adam Stiles your problems...)
    4. Unlike Opera, Netcator is global/international ready. It can handle all sorts of foreign languages as long as you had installed language packs under IE. However, it cannot add "encoding" icon unlike IE.
    5: so far I had tested this under various OS. They all work.
    Windows 98, Windows 98SE, WindowsME, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows98 Japanese, Windows 2000 Japanese
97. 
    n9ihil

    Reviewing 6.0.3 Beta 4 (Sep 15, 2000)

    okay, the one reason I love this program is because of the browser tabs at the bottom. very, very nice. and no crashes or weird behaviours as yet. hmm. I must be in heaven. now, when MS or NS decides to include MDI in their browsers, I suppose this program will become obsolete, but 'til then..
98. 
    magadass

    Reviewing 6.0.3 Beta 4 (Sep 6, 2000)

    Jinno theres no reason why Netcaptor should even assume that if I made there program the association for html files and so on that I would never use IE again. IE is seamlessly integrated into windows and yet Netcaptor seems to cripple it. Plus ontop of that it crashed 4 times for me in a matter of 5 minutes. Then ontop of that it kept closing my main window that had a popup on it that I had added to popupcaptor and yes I checked for the main windows url in popupcaptors list cause I know some moron is gonna ask me that..Its simple this thing is a piece of trash. Interface is very nice but you need to totally work on the bugs in this thing. Stop the new features and focus primarily on the bugs to even get it somewhat reliable..
99. 
    jinno

    Reviewing 6.0.3 Beta 4 (Sep 6, 2000)

    Default Browser Issue:
    Open Option: (and uncheck Html, http, url, etc.)
    You must have made Netcaptor as Default Browser....
    Removing Netcaptor won't help.
    There is one more utility (I beta test, too): ItweakU Professional v3.50 www.jockesoft.com
    I have asked author to create "web delegate" mini application, which will check file association and it will
    let you decide which browser you assign ......
    Before you get angry, you should have read help file or asked author..or even asked here, nicely.......
100. 
     xer0

     Reviewing 6.0.3 Beta 4 (Sep 5, 2000)

     File Not Found The requested URL was not found on this server.
101. 
     dcarrico

     Reviewing 6.03 Beta 3a (Aug 5, 2000)

     !! INCREDIBLE !! This must be Internet Explorer 6.1 !!
     
     I wish it had a button to clear out Cookies, Cache, History, Recent, Temp, Find (MRU) and Run (MRU).
     But... I wish ALL browsers came with a button to do this.
     
     Email the author and thank him for fixing another Microsoft problem.
102. 
     mikisu

     Reviewing 6.03 Beta 2 (Jul 12, 2000)

     Superb idea of prefetching pages but needs more work.Somehow seems to interfere with IE5 and the two browsers share an uneasy coexistence.FlySwat is a curse and spawns temp pages galore.Also Netcaptor can be memory intensive.
103. 
     i366i

     Reviewing 6.02 Beta 3 (May 26, 2000)

     This would be ok but it doesnt take to window sizes real well if it did window sizes itd be sweet as hell.
104. 
     tim254

     Reviewing 6.02 Beta 3 (May 26, 2000)

     In reponse to the previous poster, the reason you have those yellow lines all over the place is because NetCaptor also installed Flyswat. Go to "Options," "NetCaptor Options," "Flyswat" and uncheck "Enable Flyswat" to disable it.
105. 
     Lunarcade

     Reviewing 6.02 Beta 3 (May 25, 2000)

     Well I like this programs, but what on earth is this incredibly ugly yellowish bar I see under all links??? I set underline links to Hover so I wouldn't see the bars, not so I can install another program and see insanely ugly ones. Or am I wrong and this is a bug?
106. 
     theye

     Reviewing 6.02 Beta 3 (May 25, 2000)

     With IE you have the option to select small icons or large icons. In my opinion, it appears as if the icon size is in between the small and large settings. I prefer IE's small icons.
107. 
     NetCaptor

     Reviewing 6.02 Beta 3 (May 25, 2000)

     To theye: the menu bars in NetCaptor look EXACTLY like those in IE. So what's the problem? NetCaptor Rocks!
108. 
     shadow2

     Reviewing 6.02 Beta 3 (May 25, 2000)

     Damn man, not even the sharing works. Users just use it for 5 minutes. Find out nothing works. You can not actually use it to exchange images. So they uninstall it. Like I am going to do now. DO NOT DOWNLOAD THIS.
109. 
     dcarrico

     Reviewing 6.02 Beta 1 (May 10, 2000)

     Netcaptor 6 is what Netscape 6 should have been. Inovative.
     I could never get IE 5.1 to download all my pages at once
     right. Netcaptor downloads 8 pages quicker than IE 5.1 does 4. It also keeps "loading web pages" from poping up while your reading and if to many uninvited web pages popup(XXX sites) you can close them "ALL" with a button. A Anti-PopUp feature, AD Blocker and better Cookie handling (denied all cookies except option) would be nice.
     The author appears to be responsive to "PROPERLY DONE" ideas
     or suggestions. b****ING does'nt work for anybody.
     The bad news is, Microsoft well "BORROW" these idea for sure.
110. 
     davisfactor

     Reviewing 6.02 Beta 1 (May 9, 2000)

     Netcaptor is one of the best browsers I've used. It has a lot of features that other browsers don't have. My only gripe about this program is the way it handles java. Sometimes I have to open another browser to view/use those sites correctly. Other than that, this program rocks.
111. 
     bobad

     Reviewing 6.02 Beta 1 (May 8, 2000)

     Hey Avenger...wanna race? I'm afraid it wouldn't even be close. Net Captor can open 10 pages in a few seconds, while you're fumbling with trying to open up 10 instances of your browsr. (Hehehe...10 browsers...sorry, but I've gotta laugh)
112. 
     thenetavenger

     Reviewing 6.02 Beta 1 (May 8, 2000)

     Just curious... What is the difference between having tabs at the bottom of the program and having multiple Windows of IE open, and just use the buttons on the Windows Taskbar?
     
     It just seems silly that this is a feature, when Windows inherently does this for you. Why take up more screen space with another row of tabs(buttons)?
     
     Maybe most users don't realize that they can have more than one browser window open, which is basically what this app is doing.
     
     I'm open to enlightenment, as I am truly curious...
113. 
     bullshot

     Reviewing 6.01 RC1 (Apr 24, 2000)

     At just over a meg...sure is bloatware...not!
     Very intelligent of you to think that people who happen to like something are aol'ers or lamers just because you don't
114. 
     Velian

     Reviewing 6.01 RC1 (Apr 23, 2000)

     This program is pure bloatware. Even more bloated than NeoPlanet.
     
     I'm sure AOLers and other such lamers really dig it though.
115. 
     reidyn

     Reviewing 6.01 RC1 (Apr 20, 2000)

     Looks like I jumped a bit too soon before I noticed that this newer version fixed the "ads jumping on other stuff" problem. I had tested the product before this version and didn't write a review before. Since this new version apparently corrects that stupid problem, I retract what I said in my previous statement and give them credit for fixing it. I'll try the new version and give it another shot.
116. 
     Rackarn

     Reviewing 6.0 (Apr 7, 2000)

     Failure to put up with the ads is no reason to stop using NetCaptor. Here's how to uninstall the Web3000 Network app that provides the ads:
     
     Install NetCaptor v6.0 as usual.
     Use regedit to remove 'Licenced Apps' in key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\web3000.com\w3knet.
     Use Add/Remove Programs to uninstall Web3000 Network. -No ads!
117. 
     XOPEK

     Reviewing 6.0 (Apr 7, 2000)

     Well, one can remove those ads pretty easy. Install it. Copy netcaptor directory to some other place. Uninstall it. Copy back and recreate shortcut. Done. At least works for me.
118. 
     Nemo_NX

     Reviewing 6.0 (Apr 6, 2000)

     This is what I wrote to Stilesoft...
     
     Ok, I'm #$&*&%* mad about this one. You've put little ads in the top part of Netcaptor 6. Fine, great. No big deal. But you put the ads in Internet Explorer(5.01[128encryption]) AND Netscape Navigator(7.2[128encyption]) as well! Do you care to explain that one to me? Your ads=your browser only! Got it?
     
     Second problem. Loading up the program. What's with the weird graphic load up sequence where I see the two Menu bars on top of each other for a half second and then disappearing with the correct Menu bar finally put in the right place? I would have thought that you would have fixed this and made the load up sequence a bit cleaner by now.
     
     The third problem annoys me the most. In the upper right corner where the two close tab X options are, they disappear when I place the address bar and the tool bar on the same line. Here's exactly how I have always wanted to
     have my menu configured. I have everything on one line starting on the left with the Toolbar that includes New, Back, Forward, Stop, and Home. I would have the Menu bar right next to the Tool bar with the Address bar right after that with the close options at the end. I have no clue why you have to have that stupid Netcaptor icon at the end of the row. It takes up space where it could be used to see a little bit longer Address bar when I’m clicking through ten or fifteen tabs at a time. And trust me, all of the new Menu selections don’t impress me either. Edit and View should be together and so should File and Tools. Go and Tabs are pretty much useless for me in my opinion. You really should let users choose which menu selections they want visible or not. Oh yeah, and I totally disabled Flyswat at the time as well for obvious reasons.
     
     I’m also a favorites menu organizer junkie. Adding that Open All Favorites kind of takes the point out of having captor groups somewhat. My main complaint is that you should have had the first Favorites link lined up with the folder link instead of how it is presently. I usually have four or five sub folder groups so it’s kind of hard for me to get used to it this way. I always have to remember to move the mouse curser a little lower than I normally do. It’s something that I’m going to have to get used to, but
     shouldn’t Netcaptor make my web browsing experience easier instead of harder? Me thinks so.
     
     And what the heck happened to being able to move the tabs around in any order that I wanted? Having these all tab locked in place now does not help me out when I’m looking at pictures that I want to see in a particular order. Could you add this back in please?
     
     As soon as you get these problems resolved or explained to me on your website a little clearer I’ll defiantly consider buying the Pro version. It also depends(slightly) on one other thing. I want to know how committed you are to port Netcaptor to Netscape as soon as it becomes stable and explain to everyone what that version is going to look like (i.e. exactly like the current version or with less features). I use 98lite and I have been wanting to eliminate I.E. all together for a long time now. 98lite 3.0 + Netscape Netcaptor 6 = me very happy!
     
     Overall, this is a nice product you got here. Bye!
119. 
     jbondsr

     Reviewing 6.0 (Apr 6, 2000)

     I know nc6 is ad support software which is fine. but when web3000 starts to pop up on IE 5.5 with no way of shuting it
     it got uninstalled quick.
120. 
     SuperAnt

     Reviewing 6.0 (Apr 6, 2000)

     Review of NC 6.0
     
     I have been using v. 5.04 so far. Great program, but 5.04 does not support AutoComplete. v. 6.0 does, but it is a much much slower program. I don't know what they screwed up, but it is just slower than 5.04, even after disabling al the flyswat stuff. Also, the ads appear not only in NC windows, but in my MSIE windows as well!
     
     Not a good upgrade. Deleted.
121. 
     Fithramir

     Reviewing 6.0 (Apr 6, 2000)

     this is too funny..innovative, and new is how people sescribe this browser and I have to laugh. one of the first internet providers (eventually bought out by aol) had a browser just like this. I belive it was the GNN service. this isnt new and innovavtive, this was already done YEARS ago!
122. 
     krazydog

     Reviewing 6.0 (Apr 6, 2000)

     This program is truly awesome! It uses the IE browsing engine so webpages render great. It enhances the user interface in almost every way, without adding huge bloat to your system (-cough- Neoplanet). The ads are unobtrusive and I even enjoy watching the little rocket pull them into the title bar. It's less than 2 megs to download so definitely give this one a try!
123. 
     Surge

     Reviewing 6.0 (Apr 6, 2000)

     The program is excellent! Now it has no ads which do not appear and dissapear all the time - just a small button on the title bar, which usually is not shown at all, this means no need to have Pro version at all. Great job Stilesoft! Now if the it will be added to the list of supported browsers at Alladvantage, Netcaptor will be permanently running on my PC.
124. 
     jinno

     Reviewing 5.50 Beta 7 (Mar 18, 2000)

     Finally: Always Colorful Icons & Refresh ALL ( You must use
     customise toolbar and enable it) Next step is to make this Refresh all with option. (such as every -- minutes)
     Stability Very good -as long as Flyswat thing is off. Idea is great..but so many dull yellow (mustard) color everywhere....it is very annoying. Author has created an option not to install this thing....or disable it.
125. 
     jsaleem

     Reviewing 5.50 Beta 6 (Mar 4, 2000)

     brilliant prog. Yet to crash.But wheres the form filler in the tools menu gone?
126. 
     bobad

     Reviewing 5.50 Beta 6 (Feb 18, 2000)

     Great program! Those tabs are so useful I'll never be happy without them again! The new Fly Swat feature is another thing again. I couldn't turn it off fast enough. Just the wide, mustard-colored underlines were too much for me. It's just so much bloat IMHO.
127. 
     Gibbon

     Reviewing 5.50 Beta 6 (Feb 17, 2000)

     While the previous release (Beta 5) was exceptional (see my rave review below) I'm disappointed with Beta 6. Beta 6 hiccups constantly, locking up, and requiring a CTR-ALT-DLT to end it. Tried re-booting, running it by itself, turning the Fly feature off, running MemTurbo to ensure aufficient memory, etc, etc, but when viewing multiple pages (sometimes as few as two) Netcaptor locks up within a matter of minutes, usually while attempting to load data. I'm disappointed, but the app's too good to give up on. I've used the supplied unistall option to return to Beta 5 and it's running smooth as ever (well, even it has an occasional glitch but, hey, these are Betas, right) I'm sure that the developers, with their track record, will eventually get things ship-shape. Until then, I'll be more than happy with Beta 5.
128. 
     Aarchimedes

     Reviewing 5.50 Beta 6 (Feb 17, 2000)

     Great program! The ability to open the 25 computer related sites that I visit daily with just 1 click is a godsend.
     It's not perfect however. They really do need to fix the back button so that it can display the previous pages visited, like Explorer does. It's a great tool, but I still prefer IE5 for when I wander around the web.
129. 
     Jaykul

     Reviewing 5.50 Beta 6 (Feb 17, 2000)

     Absolutely the best in browsers! CaptorGroups are a God-send!
     At this point, I think adding in the FlySwat technology in this new beta is very nice, but I've got to say I'm a little worried that they're gonna go crazy with these add-ins.
130. 
     cbeegle

     Reviewing 5.50 Beta 5 (Jan 27, 2000)

     There is no reason to use anything else. I have used it since version 5.
     Ctrl-Enter appends http://www. .com to name
     Shift-Enter appends http://www. .net to name
     Ctrl-Shift-Enter appends http://www. .org to name
     Ctrl-N new window
     Alt-D address bar,
     who needs a mouse?
131. 
     DJWesley2K

     Reviewing 5.50 Beta 5 (Jan 27, 2000)

     Well,well,WELL! I am very impressed with this browser! You all know what it does compared to the others out there, but remember what happened to Steve Jobs. This browser is getting too much attention ...AND when that happens, companies like Microsoft and AOL might throw these guy a lot of money and then "That's where the fun stops!" If you guys at NetCaptor.com are reading this, "Don't cash in your chickens before the eggs hatch!" You have stumbled on something good here that may make you more money than you'll ever need. And, to reward us users the benefit of not having to use software made by these companies that constantly plague us with bugs, security threats, proprietary issues and updates that eventually slows down the load process. Why I think like this? Well microsoft's browser has issues with there "favorites" folder and I DO know that these issues have been brought to their attention from the millions of beta users testing their 5.5 browser at this moment. Wouldn't it be nice to ADD to their browser the compactity to group indivdual favorite sites and the ability to open then all in "One click of a button?" And the troubles of AOL Netscape, and the attention of this browser equates to (NEW IDEA + skins) * NetCaptor = Netscape 5.0!
132. 
     Rackarn

     Reviewing 5.50 Beta 4 (Jan 23, 2000)

     Gibbon, Refresh All has been available since at least v5.04. It's Shift+F5, also available from the View menu. However, there is no option to refresh all tabs (or any tab) at a timed interval as far as I know.
133. 
     Gibbon

     Reviewing 5.50 Beta 4 (Jan 22, 2000)

     Excellent product, very stable and flexible. The ability to tab web pages is indispensible and the CaptorGroups are a great innovation built on top of the tabbed capability (Power Browser has tabbed capability, but nothing equvalent to CaptorGroups) For the uninitiated: CaptorGroups are groups of user-defined webpages: each group can be brought up with the click of the mouse, and each page within the group will automatically be given it's own tab within NetCaptor)
     
     An example of the usefulness of this feature: I'm an avid Ebay-er. I regularly search several categories for items I'm interested in. However, I usually don't bid on the item in question until the last day of the auction. CaptorGroups allow me to create a list of items I'm interested in tracking. A couple of mouse clicks will instruct NetCaster to display my EBAY WATCH CaptorGroup and each item I'm interested in will appear as a tabbed page within NetCaptor. I've named each tab with a one or two word description as well as the auction ending date. I
     
     My dissatisfactions:
     
     Captor Group management is still clunky. Rather than use the built-in interface I use my fave text editor, EditPad, to view the CaptorGroup file of interest (contained within the CaptorGroups subfolder) and modify it. It's merely a text file, with a simple layout. Modification involves a bit of copying/pasting beteen the browser and EditPad, but I prefer this method over the "Organize Captor Groups" interface. I'll be contacting the developers with some suggestions for improving this feature. From what I've read here, they're receptive to user input.
     
     Another feature that one of the reviewers here mentions: refresh all tabs. I'd put this capability at the top of the list for NetCaptor (I'd put CaptorGroup management on top if it weren't for the work-around I've described)
     
     Finally, in the dissatisfaction category: looks. NetCaptor looks essentially like MSIE, but doesn't even have the MSIE piss-ant capability of assigning a background to the Toolbar. I'm a skin freak and the prospect of the same old dull MSIE interface day in and day out is not appealing. However, if looks were critically important to me I suppose I'd stick with Neoplanet, which, untill i discovered netCaptor, I've used exclusively since early last year. However, I've essentially concluded that in my machine's (WIN98, P2-233, 128 Mbyte SDRAM, STB Lightspeed 128) case excessive eye-candy increases instability significantly. I assume this is due to at least three significant factors:
     
     1. Hardware limitations of my machine
     
     2. WIN98 instability
     
     3. The extent to which eye-candy is part of an app's developement detracts from the effort to create a supremely stable piece of software.
     
     To sum up my "looks" criticism: It's something I miss, but I realize that the software is most likely better off without it. I hope the developer concerns himself with more important aspects of NetCaptor's development.
     
     I'm a Beta junkie and, like most, I get rid of the vast majority of software I play with. However, NetCaptor was an instant hit with me. I'm even considering purchasing it, although $20 does seem steep to me (I guess I've been spoiled by all the free goodies on the "Net)
134. 
     jinno

     Reviewing 5.50 Beta 4 (Jan 22, 2000)

     I am now runnig 5.50 Beta 4 for 2 days. Reported one bug to the author that old bug just came back. (i.e vertical scroll bar does not show up.) Other than that, It is a very good program...buy a program so that you enjoy ad-free version.... Also configure it as a default browser.
     If you still run Windows 98, use Web Browser Delegate from
     O'Reilly Utilities. If you run Windows NT (4 and 2000), use
     Webdelegate from ItweakU (whihc I also beta test)from
     http://www.jockesoft.com. By the way, these two authors really fix problems unlike other commecial companies. ( I cannot name names ...but heavy duty programs I beta test and report bugs..they never fix correctly...and suddenly I get a final version CD with thanks....but bugs are stil there.......
135. 
     ratledge

     Reviewing 5.50 Beta 2 (Dec 11, 1999)

     One of those programs you just have to have, currently in beta for release 5.5 - looking great and coming on strong! Currently the best-rated add-on you can use with your browser per other independent sites. I throw away 90% of what I download - this one's "a keeper"!!!
     
     RatMan
136. 
     jinno

     Reviewing 5.50 Beta 2 (Dec 10, 1999)

     If you don't like ad, you have 2 choices.
     1: Buy the program
     2 or become a beta tester. (I have been a beta tester since simulbrowser)...
     3 Still no crashes yet. This build is very stable.
     4 My rating is still 4+ (not 5 as I really really want to
     have Refresh all tabs option which author will include soon)
137. 
     jeffguy

     Reviewing 5.50 Beta 2 (Dec 10, 1999)

     I am VERY pleased with Netcaptor. I only wonder why Microsoft didn't pickup a tip or two from it. This is the best out there!
138. 
     UnkleMunky

     Reviewing 5.50 Beta 2 (Dec 10, 1999)

     Netcaptor has got to be the BEST browser around! I've been using NC since before it was NC....when it was SimulBrowse. It was great then, but has constantly gotten even better! Stilesoft has done an incredible job with an intelligent application! The ads are NOT annoying...they are well worked into the design of the application(one of the BEST ad-supported formats I've seen!), and besides...if you can't stand the ads....there IS a "pro" version available for a small fee to support the application! My favorite feature of NC has got to be the multiple pages open simultaneously in a "tabbed" environment! The Captorgroups ability to open a group of URLs with one click is incredibly handy, and many, many minor points that make NC far and wide the BEST browser I've used. I won't bother with such "cutesy" browsers as NeoPlanet or any other inept browser...NC is the BEST! The few "limitations" that I see with the program(including lack of drop down history for back/forward buttons, faves/bookmark access/organizing, etc.) are most likely due to MS limitations in the MSIE engine and/or their support for thirdparty development; Stilesoft has done an excellent job at constantly improving major AND minor aspects to the application! I can't brag enough about this browser...it's a MUST HAVE in my opinion! I'd give it a 10(out of 5) on the scale this forum has...it's one of the few incredibly practical and needed applications I've seen over the last handful of years!!! Well done and well worth using!!!
139. 
     sputnik

     Reviewing 5.50 Beta 2 (Dec 9, 1999)

     great idea... i'm especially fond of the auto-kill for popup windows and the url completion functions...
     
     however... the non-stop advertising is horrible... i think at max i could use this browser for about an hour before the constant commercials drove me nuts. at least neoplanet doesn't bombard you with things you don't want...
140. 
     teleonard

     Reviewing 5.50 Beta 2 (Dec 9, 1999)

     I've been using NetCaptor for past 6 months. It's really great if you need to keep several websites (pages) readily available all the time - the "tabs" are great. I've found only a few dislikes (the history function could use some work), but other than that is very stable (Win98 & WinNT 4) Definitely worth a try if you've not checked it out! And, the customer support is excellent if you have questions or suggestions!
141. 
     scobell

     Reviewing 5.50 Beta 2 (Dec 9, 1999)

     Good if the "Setup.lst" was included =(
142. 
     h0rnet

     Reviewing 5.50 Beta 1 (Nov 23, 1999)

     Excellent tile management for multiple windows and filtering system for pop up banners. I recommand this program to all. Main complain is favourites organization and checking history of websites that you have visited (ie tied in to the "back" button).
143. 
     Aphext

     Reviewing 5.50 Beta 1 (Nov 23, 1999)

     excellent
144. 
     Hawkster

     Reviewing 5.50 Beta 1 (Nov 23, 1999)

     Utter waste of time, worthless, have tried for over an
     HOUR to transfer several files from different people, nothing works, the web pages won't even work with Netscape, what a waste of my time, NOT recommended.
145. 
     Mandius

     Reviewing 5.50 Beta 1 (Nov 23, 1999)

     This beta has a few bugs, can't organise favourites being a significant one, but it does add the Links bar to the toolbars section which is a big improvement over the last version.
     There is a list of known bugs on netcaptors site, due to be fixed in next weeks beta 2.
146. 
     jhedges

     Reviewing 5.50 Beta 1 (Nov 22, 1999)

     sorry ... It freezes up and can't register

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