iRider 2.21

3.6 out of 5 stars 3.6 (18 votes)

(November 11, 2004)

Windows 2003/XP / Shareware; $29.00 / 1,838 downloads

iRider is the web browser recognized by PC Magazine and TechTV as a major advance in browsing technology. It provides the most elegant multi-page browsing features available, letting you work with multiple pages and sites much more quickly and easily--perfect for shopping, research and reference. Fly through a visual map of all the pages you're working with. Download pages while you work and access them instantly. Open several links or bookmarks at once and flip through them like a magazine, making great use of a fast connection. Add piles of pages to your favorites at once. Search multiple search engines at once in several categories such as web, images, video, news, etc. Send sets of pages via email, etc. Keep pop-ups out of your way. Open lots of pages without overtaxing memory. iRider is easy to learn because it builds on the familiar Web browser in simple yet powerful ways, and works with all the sites you use.

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  1. 2 out of 5 stars
    zridling

    Reviewing 2.21 (Nov 12, 2004)

    An interesting application, indeed, but ultimately it failed to save time or make browsing more efficient despite its marketing. Like others, it's worth keeping an eye on for future releases.

  2. 4 out of 5 stars
    kazzi

    Reviewing 2.20.0012 Beta (Aug 28, 2004)

    Aires, holding the right mouse button down for a couple of seconds brings up your copy / paste.

    I use Firefox as my main browser but for those sites which require IE, that's where iRider comes into play. It has potential but to use it properly you do need to read about it and watch the demo movie. Like any developing browser it can only become better by proper feedback to its developers. It has some neat features and hopefully won't take to long to be up there with the big names.

  3. 3 out of 5 stars
    Neoprimal

    Reviewing 2.20.0012 Beta (Aug 26, 2004)

    I fail to understand why I should actually buy this than simply use Firefox or Maxthon, which contain many of the 'high points' of this browser.
    Anyhow, the browser does contain some very interesting concepts - nothing out of the ordinary or that other programs don't provide as addons; but to see it culminate under a single browser is, as I said 'interesting'. It crashed on me a few times for no particular reason when I went to java/flash intensive sites and on a whole I don't think it likes plugins very much.
    If you're into the beta experience or have a machine to test stuff on, by all means go for it. But this isn't something I'd install on a primary machine or any machine I actually use daily.

  4. 3 out of 5 stars
    Aires

    Reviewing 2.20.0006 Beta (Jul 31, 2004)

    I installed it and I'm somewhat impressed with it - but only somewhat. It shows definite promise and has some nice touches other browsers don't have. But it's too quirky to use and you can't even copy & paste text - which is a big problem make no mistake. I think it has some ideas that other browsers will pinch but on the whole I couldn't use iRider on a daily basis - it's just too quirky. But it does show promise if it can refine the quirkiness.

  5. 3 out of 5 stars
    xxx2

    Reviewing 2.20.0006 Beta (Jul 31, 2004)

    I liked the caching of pages you wish to load in advance.

    It failed several popup tests (www.popuptest.com) and the app failed to close when I exited.

    Had to restart to clear it up, then I removed iRider.

    It has potential, but I'll wait awhile.

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