Someone reviewed v on Jul 5, 2022

Pros: 555

Cons: 555

Bottom Line: 555

aszure reviewed v76.0 RC on Dec 15, 2016

It's usable, but not impressive one bit. Everything seemed to be excessively slow. I was viewing the same site on 3 different browsers and K-Meleon was the slowest. Probably downloads chrome or firefox really well.

cltx99 reviewed v75.0 on Jun 26, 2015

I found K-Meleon to be rather confusing and scattered. There seemed, to me, to be a lack of cohesiveness. I was unable to transfer any of my bookmarks from Firefox. It was far easier to use when it first came out years ago. Anyway, I'm not impressed and it surely doesn't warrant a five star rating. I haven't the time for a new learning curve.

Jim reviewed v75.0 RC3 on May 6, 2015

I use to use this as my favorite browser for websites that it worked with - 15 years ago, I'm completely psyched that it's still around and updated. Time to install and see if it's as great as it use to be !!!!

rodocop reviewed v75.0 RC2 on Apr 2, 2015

The best browser I know. My favourite and default one for many years.

Lightweight (most of the whole modern browsers pool), customizable, instructive and didactic.

A lot of computing fun!

Zero3K reviewed v74 RC2 on Sep 16, 2014

There's an update to it which can be downloaded by going to http://kmeleon.sf.net/files/kmrc2u1.zip.

bellgamin reviewed v74 Beta 4 on Jun 22, 2014

Very fast. Stable. Very light. I like it!!!

anomoly reviewed v1.7.0 Alpha on May 11, 2010

I just overwrote the last zip folder with this one and it crashed once only. Seems fine now.

boaz reviewed v1.7.0 Alpha on May 11, 2010

Light weight, and very fast browser. The only issue that I have, it crashes when I close out of it on my WinXP SP3 machine.

bellgamin reviewed v1.6a3 on Mar 8, 2010

I have latest versions installed for Firefox, Opera, Safari, K-meleon, & Chrome. K-meleon is by far the fastest of these on my particular computer (XP SP3) - your mileage may vary.

I have run this latest alpha for almost a week now, with nary a glitch. It seems even faster than prior K-mel versions. WOW!

Highly recommended BUT -- if you try alpha or beta versions of any software, then: (a) be sure to image your system drive before trialing, and (b) expect to deal with some issues along the way.

Reverb reviewed v1.5.2 on Dec 27, 2008

I've been using this for a few months and agree that it is one of the best slim, portable browsers but I prefer the K-Meleon CCF ME build.

http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/1229113366/1

It's a lot faster than this one and has all the same features although it's missing the Hotlist. Compare for yourself.

mdew reviewed v1.5.2 on Dec 26, 2008

Adblock plus is supported in K-Meleon :)

anomoly reviewed v1.5.1 on Oct 17, 2008

Ad blocking is easy with hosts man. But this browser does support css ad block style lists anywho. And for portability u can use password safe.
http://passwordsafe.sourceforge.net/.
Very refreshing not to have to hunt down a bunch of addons & bs skins etc that just take up more of my time.

betasun reviewed v1.5.1 on Oct 17, 2008

a joy browsing with K-Meleon .very lite and user-friendly .

Rayne Alex reviewed v1.5.0 on Aug 26, 2008

Very fast, probably the fastest browser around the web today! NO Opera is not fast and NO neither is Safari, which is a poor attempt for a browser.
K-Meleon works really good with almost any hangups or freezes what so ever,plays anything anywhere superb, and is the first of the Gecko browser after Netscape Navigator. So the producers have had a long time of correcting and testing all to nearly perfection.
I would absolutely prefer this browser b4 all the Chineese IE clones whick sux all of them.
K-Meleon ROCKS!

pforbes reviewed v1.5.0 on Aug 10, 2008

A very good work. It would be interesting to include an ads filter.

oRoFLash reviewed v1.5.0 on Aug 9, 2008

Simple, fast and very effective! Light and stable. I feel safe surfing in the web with K-meleon.

Es un excelente navegador, muy rapido y eficaz, tambien es muy seguro.

dpcdpc11 reviewed v1.5 Beta on May 6, 2008

now that's old new BetaNews... anyway... best browser for windows if you know how to use it.. fast and reliable... too bad it has some issues on Vista... other than that i would say it's the faster browser for windows and not Opera.. try it and u won't be sorry!!

Casper75 reviewed v1.5 Alpha 2 on Mar 10, 2008

I thought I'd give k-meleon a try for a couple of days & I have too agree that it's super fast & the interface is good as I like having access too my e-mail client & RSS reader within the browser, The only thing problem I have with k-meleon is that when I'm blogging k-meleon tends too close itself & the loader has a major bug in it which I have reported.

The browser can be complicated for first time users so this program may not be for everyone but all up this is a fantastic browser.

Chocobito reviewed v1.5 Alpha 2 on Feb 24, 2008

Very good and better and fast that Firefox

mottigr73 reviewed v1.5 Alpha 1 Update 2 on Dec 25, 2007

I use 1.1.3 ver it's very fast, but need to download all plug in, need to config the layer.
even soo It's my no1 Browser.

very Good !!!

horsecharles reviewed v1.5 Alpha 1 Update 2 on Oct 31, 2007

1. Previous release just prior to this will not open on Vista.
2. Download link here not functional, use this for now: http://kmeleon.sourcefor...K-Meleon1.5a1update2.7z

ljepava reviewed v1.5 Alpha 1 Update 2 on Oct 30, 2007

good, fast, but needs major interface change.

Betachecker reviewed v1.5 Alpha 1 Update 2 on Oct 30, 2007

Bit confusing setup but I like it

improvelence reviewed v1.1.2 on Sep 22, 2007

Very fast, not so pretty but hey...it works. One thing that irks me with some software is the horrible names they pick for it (i know that sounds lame)....

systemlayers reviewed v1.1.2 on Sep 10, 2007

It's faster than any other browser i've ever tried. What else do you really NEED in a browser.
Ad block is a plus as well and the customizeability of this browser is really nice if a little intimidating at first.
It's now the one and only browser i use, it definitely gets the job done.

pforbes reviewed v1.1 on May 23, 2007

Excellent.
I suggest nevertheless some improvements:
- An easier configuration.
- Allow setting the tabs in the lower side of the text.
- Allow choosing the toolsbar buttons
- Make it possible to change the order of buttons in the toolsbar buttons row.

bellgamin reviewed v1.1 RC on May 1, 2007

Fastest browser! Stable. Effective. Secure. Works great right out of the box, but can be tweaked (if you wish) ad infinitum.

jk- reviewed v1.02 on Feb 15, 2007

A great gecko-based browser (like firefox but alot faster)...
It does actually have native RSS support (Tools -> Mail & News -> Read RSS Feeds).

For userstyles, the Stylish extension works with K-Meleon (check kmeleon forums for info on that).

For userscripts, there is a macro for using them (google search for "kmeleon userscripts" or for "greasify").

kl00 reviewed v1.02 on Jan 15, 2007

Very light and fast; in those areas, on Windows, it reminds me of what I hoped Firefox would be, but never was...or ever will be... ;) Native RSS capabilities would be great, though for me RSS capability doesn't make or break a browser. I'm finding myself using this more and more when running Windows. I'd certainly recommend this over any of the slick IE shells out there.

Nikkie reviewed v1.02 on Oct 24, 2006

I love this thing but i can't configure it yet.It is a bit tricky at first but in time i will figure it out.

I have a request ..

user styles from userstyles.org please...unless i've overlooked this.I love styles from there and the greasemonkey scripts that firefox uses with the greasemonkey extension.

I got km working with proximitron...so all is ok right now.

I am having a hard time trying to just adjust the icons on the toolbar...

Ian C. reviewed v1.02 on Sep 26, 2006

Very fast and has a small memory footprint, but I find the GUI absolutely annoying, especially in the preferences windows.

adamlau reviewed v1.02 on Sep 23, 2006

Fast rendering and lightweight installation footprint earns this one a 4 out of 5. Dock a point for the fact that this release continues to be a bit tedious to customize.

capandjudy reviewed v1.02 on Sep 22, 2006

While it is not feature laden i.e drag and drop, spell checking, and several other things that you take for granted in Opera and Firefox, it has most of the basic browser functionality, and is quite easy to use, and is extremely fast even on high resource PCs. All of the standard Mozilla plugins are supported also.

wlados reviewed v1.0 on Aug 5, 2006

K-meleon is a nearperfect browser for me. Stable - fast gecko rendering engine. But this lightweight internet browser is without rss feeds and complex bookmark managíng options. Its not perfect its ONLY real good.
Opera 9 and probably Netscape 8.1 are the most complex browsers today:-)

a7 reviewed v1.0 on Jul 26, 2006

good

epidote reviewed v1.0 on Jul 20, 2006

Very fast and lightweight I have to say. I have tried almost all the browsers, still having Advant, Maxthon, Mozilla, Opera, on my desktop, this K-Meleon is the latest one that I have added onto my desktop. Comparatively, it's as fast as Advant, and the feeling when it's downloading a website, is pretty sleek and fast and 'effortless'. I have tried the older version, which sometimes got me stuck while trying to download a website, but this one sure work.

Addition: k-meleon recently have a newer version 1.2, I tried that, but immediately decided to switch back to 1.0, as they added more features, but not too great, it'll all remind me of the IE version, which I have stick myself to using maxthon. I prefer, and I will stick to the k-meleon 1.0. Particularly the 'Find' feature, for some reason, I somehow prefer the older type of 'find' feature.

kcalvert reviewed v1.0 on Jul 18, 2006

Very fast browser without the bloat of others. I have found it much faster then IE, Firefox (although I use it a lot), and Opera. If you are not one who likes to tweak to get things just right, this one is not for you. If you don't mind the tweaking and want a basic, fast browser, this one is it.

sQin reviewed v1.0 on Jul 18, 2006

totally agree with HornyToad. Both Opera and K-meleon are good and so fast browsers. But Opera improved much more last few years, has better, more intuitive interface, content blocking option...

HornyToad reviewed v1.0 on Jul 18, 2006

To me, a browser on which you spend more than 30 minutes trying to get the UI just right (where the toolbars are, importing your Faves, etc...), just to realize that you're never going to make it, isn't a good browser. I used to like the speed and feel of K-Meleon 0.9x, but this one is for s**t (pardon my French) ! Moving the toolbars only gets you to a clutter of buttons, layers are atop, your Faves under them, the status bar keeps reappearing each time you open the browser or even a new layer, there's no "spill" icon on the Favorites toolbar, so that half of them are out of reach, and advanced preferences don't give much "advanced" features at all...

So, in all, and strictly IMHO, this K-Meleon is akin to the rest of the Mozilla family : you have to spend more time fine-tuning it that using it. I like Opera for the immediate usability, and the fact that it provides what users seek in a Web browser : the ability to surf the Web, without fuss nor spark...

Moz' boys, keep the old "KISS" acronym in mind when you build a browser, you won't get stuck to a mere 15% on the browser market...

spiked reviewed v1.0 on Jul 17, 2006

A nice leaner Firefox but it's insane that 1.0 released with the Shift-S bug because it was widely reported in RC2. Fixing accel.cfg is easy but make sure you find the correct copy of this file, and you need to restart the browser AND the loader (if you chose to install the loader) before the fix takes effect.

bellgamin reviewed v1.0 on Jul 17, 2006

Fast. Stable. Works great out of the box, but also can be configured 10 ways to Sunday.

The shift S bug has been fixed. The command is now alt shift S.

Velocition reviewed v1.0 RC2 on Jul 11, 2006

K-Meleon 0.9.13 was better in my opinion. This newer version, K-Meleon 1.0 RC2, seems just like 0.9.12 or 0.9.

Nevertheless, it still is a pretty fast browser. Definitely worth using on slower systems.

digitalking reviewed v1.0 RC2 on Jul 5, 2006

4.9 Stars. Someone needs to remove Shift+S as a key macro for showing the status bar. I had to remove it manually from the config file. I could not even type the capital S in this box, until that was removed.

hurzx reviewed v1.0 RC2 on Jul 4, 2006

Excellent. I'm using it as my main browser since last week ( although Opera O9 b8509 is also close to perfect). Some bugs noted however ( as shift+S not working when typing, or the "open new layer" icon crashing the prog) but so fast and light in ressource that I accept them for the moment.

Considering that start I gonna try K-Ninja.

JaapB reviewed v1.0 RC2 on Jun 29, 2006

I have a question for 'jp122182'. Please tell me, where did you find a faster browser? And next time you want to write a revieuw like this, please tell us wich product is better.

niti reviewed v1.0 RC2 on Jun 29, 2006

Gorgeous!

bugmenot reviewed v1.0 RC2 on Jun 28, 2006

Also, you can try the K-Ninja browser.
It's like a slim firefox with basic extensions already installed. And it's fast and it doesn't take to many resources!

horsecharles reviewed v0.9.13 on Apr 27, 2006

Added Features
# Noscript extension improved.Thanks to Alain Aupeix and CaptnBlack.
# NoScript button toggles NoScript,
# Right click context menu for NoScript contains now :
Allow for javascript for this page for session, Block only for this session,
Add and remove from list of allowed pages.
# Block Flash, Java or Plugins from NoScript.
# Note : For NoScript functions, Javascript must always be enabled
in the Preferences panel.
# Active X Support is now enabled, but only for Windows Media Player.
# Active X Support can now be disabled/enabled from the browser menu
Tools-->Privacy-->Permissions.
# Other ClassIDs can be added in defaults/prefs/activex.js,
if this is desired, but increase possibly the security risk.
# New Umlaut macro added.
# Bugfix for the so-called giant history bug implemented.
This bugfix unfortunately disables Google Maps and GMail.
To enable these services, disable the bugfix temporarily, by clicking on Tools-->Privacy-->Permissions-->Google Maps/GMail enable/disable.
Afterwards disable again, to get the bugfix back for the rest of the Internet.
# Mime Types Editor
# Flashblock can be disabled or enabled in
Tools-->Privacy-->Permissions-->Flashblock.

No complaints-- except that FF is more compatible at more sites-- as would be expected.

Rating: deserves a wee bit more than 4, less than 5.

jp122182 reviewed v0.9.12 on Feb 28, 2006

uninstalled it about 5 mins. after I used it, too slow for me

bellgamin reviewed v0.9.12 on Jan 13, 2006

K-meleon 0.9.12 ought to be called 1.0 -- it's THAT good. Faster than greased lightning. Rock steady. Configurable beyond belief, yet it works just fine straight out-of-the-box for those who detest tweaking.

K-mel uses the same Gecko engine as Firefox, Mozilla, and Netscape -- but minus the bloat.

Gerwin reviewed v0.9.12 on Jan 12, 2006

Your cache is stored in \program files\kameleon. This is sooo single user, windows98 and very bad. Anyone can read it now! Bad, bad k-meleon!

Mirrebex reviewed v0.9.12 on Jan 12, 2006

simply excelent... fast, stable and small..

fair_is_fair reviewed v0.9.12 on Jan 12, 2006

I was worried Kmeleon developement had ended. But no! It is alive and doing well. Terrific browser. I believe it is the quickest browser you can find for Windows. Has some nice features. I'm looking forward to getting acquainted with this new version.

ModderXManiac reviewed v0.9.12 on Jan 11, 2006

Well the security issues are gone for the most part so you can't gripe about that anymore.

I love this, it's incredibly fast.

digitalking reviewed v0.9 on Sep 30, 2005

I give this a five, even though I shouldn't, as it has not been updated in 9 months. It is super fast once you apply the tweaks, and has a nicer interface than Firefox. K-meleon lost the war to Firefox, as this is missing many security updates, that need to be attended to, since January of 2005.

lyleax reviewed v0.9 on Jun 30, 2005

I am a big fan of Firefox, but for browsing quickly and easily, with mouse gestures, smooth scrolling, and tabbed (they call it layered) browsing, K-Meleon is a great choice. It's not meant for non-techies, however, because many of its features are hidden in small configuration dialogs or text files.

fair_is_fair reviewed v0.9 on Mar 7, 2005

Wow! I am impressed. This is a little no name browser that must be the best kept secret on the internet. It is awesome! FAST. Not a lot of features to slow you down but enough to make surfing easy.

I do not understand the popularity of Firebird. It is very slow on my machines. K-meleon and firebird share the same platform but I see no comparison in performance.

Even good old Mozilla suite out performs firebird.

Well done K-meleon.

JoeCool007 reviewed v0.9 on Feb 27, 2005

Best web browser around - Once tweaked, nothing is better. This is browsing the way it should be - with me in control! Very fast (fastest I've tried), customizable, secure and clean. Highly recommended, but you must be willing to spend some time tweaking it. If you do, it pays off. A+!

mikedallos reviewed v0.9 on Jan 19, 2005

OMG!!

Too fast, too strong,too fast,too much fun:this is the best,most secure browser; reliable,issue-free,crash free!!

Easy to "tweak"!!

Be well.....

Mike

ArKay74 reviewed v0.9 RC2 on Jan 17, 2005

K-Meleon may have been there long before Firefox came out but it got too quiet for too long so I think they really missed their opportunity. It was barely ever updated.

11-03-2002 The K-Meleon Documentation Project needs volunteers...
11-10-2003: K-Meleon 0.8 released
12-13-2003: K-Meleon 0.8.1 released
12-23-2003: K-Meleon 0.8.2 released
01-15-2005: K-Meleon 0.9 is ready for release

I tried it back then but didn't like it much stability-wise, so I stuck to Mozilla until Firefox saw the light of day. Firefox has more plugins and more features by now.

Jim reviewed v0.9 RC1 on Jan 9, 2005

"I thought Firefox was already a light and small client"...this comment should be put on the firefox page only saying "I thought kmeleon was alreay a light and small client" after all k-meleon has been out alot longer and is tons better IMHO. Jeff just needs to keep up better with updates =)

capandjudy reviewed v0.9 Beta 4 on Dec 20, 2004

It is still a headache to use although easier than the last time I tried a K-Meleon beta. This is for technology enthusiasts only. Others need not apply. With Firefox and Opera around, I don't see the relevance of this browser.

scoot reviewed v0.9 Beta 2 on Oct 28, 2004

I thought Firefox was already a light and small client?? Also, was there really a need to call tabs layers?

tp reviewed v0.8.2 on Oct 28, 2004

the key for me with this one is that it supports IE favorites, which i share a common favorites folder on my network which netscrape bookmarks can't do as far as i know... (you can use either or both with this).. its the only mozilla browser that i've found that has this functionality...

Ehrihk reviewed v0.8.2 on Jun 20, 2004

A great browser! However, Firefox has a better balance with features and speed.

JolinFire reviewed v0.8.2 on Dec 28, 2003

A well done light mozilla. Based on Mozilla 1.5 code, as can say user agent of KMeleon :

Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.5) Gecko/20031016 K-Meleon/0.8.2

For low end computer (between 233 and 600 Mhz) with a little memory (less than 128 Mb).

jrepin reviewed v0.8.2 on Dec 27, 2003

Very good browser. Small and fast. But for now I'm sticking with Mozilla, which has more features and since I'm using Mozilla Mail to it is better to have it all in one package.

L06@N reviewed v0.8.2 on Dec 27, 2003

I realyl enjoy this browser. Though I still hold true to Firebird and Thunderbird...but I can see this one becoming my fav w/ a few changes :-)

razorhasyou reviewed v0.8.2 on Dec 26, 2003

pretty good, but don't forget that firebird still Rulez!

Garp reviewed v0.8.2 on Dec 26, 2003

Not bad at all...especially for a non-final version. I'm really very impressed with it. I don't know that it will replace my Opera, but there's really nothing I can complain about with it.

mmann reviewed v0.8.1 on Dec 14, 2003

Groups are available as an "add-on" in the macros section of the site. This browser is one of the fastest around, if not the fastest and definitely the most customizable bar none.

bobad reviewed v0.8 Build 844 on Nov 12, 2003

Nice, but no groups. Get with the program guys!

QQ reviewed v0.8 Build 833 Beta on Oct 24, 2003

"Using the k-meleon loader is kind of lame in my opinion. A browser should be fast because it is designed to be fast, not because it is pre-loaded wasting memory (8.4MB) when you aren't even using it."

but that's exactly what IE does - with one difference that pre-loaded wasted memory is part of windows, so you don't have any control over that.

netnis reviewed v0.7 Service Pack 1 on Aug 27, 2003

lovely program :)

winamprocker reviewed v0.7 on Nov 2, 2002

/me loves programs originally started by winamp3 developers

mackkie reviewed v0.7 on Nov 1, 2002

This is the most stable version yet. Tabbed browsing works better than 0.65, I haven't had it crash yet, it's slim, loads fast, and unlike 0.65 definately a version that was ready for public release. Although I like the lighted "K" throbber better than the default one. Now we just need a couple nice skins, and we're all set. Can't wait til this one is ready for a 1.0 release, it might be 2 years from now, but I'm sure it'll be great.

Kidman reviewed v0.7 on Nov 1, 2002

Well..the Internet Explorer is fast, because the MSHTML DLLs are being in the memory all the time, because thinsg like the Windows Explorer use it. And Opera can't be loaded on the fly, it's an MDI browser, that needs its main windows be there all the time (more memory consuming as the K-Meleon loader). To me the Gecko engine of Mozilla is way faster than any of those other engines out there and K-Meleon is faster than Mozilla, because it's slim.
I am using K-Meleon for over one year and I am very satisfied with it. It still has a few problems (open window through and close it right after it appeard) and some features missing (Auto-Complete URLs), but it the most serious, non-bloated browser out there. Still deserves a 5...

zulugrid reviewed v0.65 Beta Build 674 on Oct 28, 2002

Using the k-meleon loader is kind of lame in my opinion. A browser should be fast because it is designed to be fast, not because it is pre-loaded wasting memory (8.4MB) when you aren't even using it. I tried disabling the toolbar background image but it wouldn't go away (edit: had to restart the browser). Couldn't find an easy to use option to lock the toolbars. The UI reminds me of a combination old IE/Netscape browser. Switching between layers causes the taskbar icon thing to recreate so it keeps switching its position on the taskbar (very annoying in my opinion). Uses more memory than Opera v6 and doesn't appear to be as fast. Overall, my computer is fast enough that I am willing to sacrafice a bit of performance in exchange for a better appearance. I'm sticking with IE.

Mr_Puddles reviewed v0.65 Beta Build 44 on Aug 29, 2002

Works well, but the program is rarely updated for public use. The developers build is updated on a constant basis. I would still use Mozilla though.

Kidman reviewed v0.65 Beta Build 44 on Apr 9, 2002

It's not a disappointment, because this version is NOT for public use. It is an internal beta for testing purpose. It's said to be non-functional in many points (like broken file download). It's mainly a port to the Mozilla 0.9.9 source (after the first version of 0.65 build 44 what was a port to 0.9.8, that was even less functional) with some K-Meleon-specific bugfixes in it. The developers working on completing it. Too bad this beta was leaked to betanews (okok..it was mentioned 2 or 3 times at the forums, but always with the note it's NOT fully functional) and now ppl start to being scaring away from this unstable and buggy piece of s**t (some ppl like argue like this) or start flooding the forums with complains about that poor build. So I say it again: IT'S NO VERSION FOR PUBLIC PURPOSE!!! Stay with 0.6 until the official page has a download of it mentioned on the first page!

MyMaster reviewed v0.65 Beta Build 44 on Apr 9, 2002

what a dissapointment. i had high expectations on the new version of K-meleon, but i must say that if this is what we should expect from the stable version, im moving on. the interface really needs a lot of work, it is way too simplistic. i found nothing new other than it uses the new mozilla build, and the cookie thing is simply unsustainable. i am giving a shot at Networker, or even at Mozilla. by the time it takes developers to put out new versions of K-meleon we should see a really good and stable version in 2010.

swenateb reviewed v0.65 Beta Build 44 on Apr 8, 2002

The good:
Standards-compliant, no activeX, small and lean, better than IE. It uses google for searches. I like the green dragon icon. Web pages display correctly where Mozilla 0.9.5, the last build I used, did not for certain sites.

The not so good:
It doesn't start up or render images as fast as IE, but it's still fast. It keeps asking to set cookies even though you set it to accept cookies.

Other than that, I prefer this over IE. It's good enough to be the default browser.

Richard30ky reviewed v0.65 Beta Build 44 on Apr 8, 2002

a five stars for its speed and not bloated and reliability
a 1 stars for its ugly IE looks
people may prefer IE over netscape *except me*but have to admit
netscape looks better -only thing to improve is it looks
i would rather they come up with there own style than mimmic IE or others.just a oppinion

ilikedirtthe2nd reviewed v0.6 on Mar 13, 2002

the browser and only the browser. this is what i like on kmeleon (and that it is open-source and very fast)

XanTium reviewed v0.5.5 Beta Build 551 on Oct 27, 2001

whoa ! this browser rulez. Fast , small , free , stable , w3c compliant. Looks like some competition for Opera , but this one is open source! So I give it 5.
If you want something like mozilla , but mozilla itself is too big and uses too many resources , then this k-meleon is the thing u are looking for!

masoud reviewed v0.5 on Sep 29, 2001

i cannot compare it with other browsers;it is good and fast, i would like to see future events .

leveck reviewed v0.5 on Sep 28, 2001

Everyone needs to take a look at Kmeleon's latest version. It really rocks. What was missing before is there now. It is small and it is fast.

Torre reviewed v0.4 on May 16, 2001

I like this program a lot and look forward to new releases. Though there are some things that need to be added, we must understand that K-Meleon is still under evolution and it has a lot of potential. So let's encourage its author(s) to continue working on it!

the_dude reviewed v0.4 on May 16, 2001

Go to the author's homepage, and have a good laugh.
You'll see stuff like: "2.5.2001 NEW gdivx 1.8.0 sources uploaded hehe what a poor code !!! 17.04.2001 NEW Version Released !!!!!! This Version Is 10x Faster than previous !!!!!!".

Chasuk reviewed v0.3 on Feb 16, 2001

The fact that it looks like IE is nosiating?

Really? It didn't influence my nose at all. Truthfully, the appearance of a thing rarely influences my nose. When I watch Pinocchio or Cyrano de Bergerac, I sometimes imagine that my nose lengthens, but that is the only example that I can recollect where appearance causes any physiological change to my proboscis, and, even then, it is fleeting and imaginary.

I would get my nose checked, if I were you. I can't recommend a good otolaryngologist, but perhaps someone else on this forum can help.

If IE actually causes you nosiation, I imagine that the experience is quite nauseating. See an otolaryngologist soon!

fizz reviewed v0.3 on Feb 15, 2001

The fact that it looks like IE is nosiating.

xVariable reviewed v0.3 on Feb 15, 2001

Excellent stuff guys, just keeps getting better and better! :)

Using K-Meleon 0.3 as a front-end to Gecko compares very favorably to Opera 5, in terms of memory usage (only 1/3 more for me) and in terms of overall performance. I didn't clock the rendering speed since I'm on a fast computer on dailup at the moment, but overall I have to say I'm quite impressed.

The only gripes:

1) The scrollbar doesn't get its dimensions from windows (is this a Gecko thing?) and it's much larger in K-Meleon than I have it set in Windows.

2) The position of the last open window isn't saved.

3) It would be nice to customize the avi activity animation since it clashes with my Windows colour scheme. =) I tried opening the exe in a resource editor but it's difficult. Actually the fcat that it's even an avi is needless, why not just a gif or something.

Anyway, nice work. :)

thatoneguy reviewed v0.2.1 on Dec 20, 2000

it's a good browser much better than AOLscape. No bloat. Gecko still needs work though, geeknews still doesn't come up correctly. Very fast. Shutting off the background image sped loadin time up.otherwise very good browser.

bleedingpegasus reviewed v0.2.1 on Nov 30, 2000

Yooo hooo... the link for file download is broken. and someone tell me kmeleon.org is still exist!! I tried whole day connect to that site, humph!! 'The page cannot be displayed'
Other download sites only have old version...

phitaly reviewed v0.2.1 on Nov 28, 2000

Pretty good program. For those complaining it takes a long time to load ... ive only got a 450mhz AMD K6-2 and it pops up instantly. hehe I suggest getting a new computer.

chrisih reviewed v0.2.1 on Nov 28, 2000

Nice, but why is it so heavy on memory usage?
Seems stable, quick.
This has a future. Much better interface than Netscape.

sumstuff reviewed v0.2.1 on Nov 28, 2000

Got Access Violations in WinME :(

christophe reviewed v0.2.1 on Nov 28, 2000

yeah!!!!!

darkpepe reviewed vv0.21 on Nov 27, 2000

Awesom!

mayakovski reviewed vv0.1 on Sep 30, 2000

Hmm, it may render html pages a little bit faster than other browsers, but not much. And I'll be dammed if this isn't the slowest browser to load I have ever tried.

btong reviewed vv0.1 on Aug 25, 2000

when ever i open the program it just keeps opening new K-meleon windows until there are about 40 in my task bar. is any one else getting this same problem

ynjhs reviewed vv0.1 on Aug 24, 2000

All I can say is AWESOME JOB! I for one love the IE interface and you made everything better by using the Netscape engine. Wonderful job man, a well deserved applause. One question though... where to report bugs?

cylix reviewed vv0.1 on Aug 24, 2000

It's pretty impressive for a first release. It's almost everytthing Mozilla/Netscape should be but within 100th of the time. I'm not so sure on the UI though. Pages load faster and during a one hour session it never crashed once. It will not replace IE just yet but it's certainly got the potential. Well Done!

tailor200 reviewed vv0.1 on Aug 24, 2000

Excellent first release. Proxy works great. the app itself loads fast and pages load great. Cant wait to see the next release.

rgrah reviewed vv0.1 on Aug 23, 2000

One last thing then im done done. Cut, Copy, Paste shortcutes (x,c,v) dont work in address bar.

Richard_Browne reviewed vv0.1 on Aug 23, 2000

You guys are missing the point. V is not an explorer replacement. It is a text file viewer.. a replacement for the old LIST program that was so popular in the DOS days. It is the best text file viewer available.

dkappos reviewed vv0.1 on Aug 22, 2000

Very good for an initial release! Very fast, light, simple GUI. But it there is no support for non-latin characters.. so it is not acceptable for a lot of internet users. Not yet.

Neo8234 reviewed vv0.1 on Aug 22, 2000

oh yeah and the history doesn't work either

kwatt reviewed vv0.1 on Aug 22, 2000

Awesome for an initial release! Fast, light, good gui.

Gradient reviewed vv0.1 on Aug 22, 2000

This is one to watch! It is very quick and responsive, not at all like netscape 6. I hope this project is continued as it is a nice change of pace, as it out performs Netscape & even IE. It didn't crash on me once -- hard to believe that this was a day's work while AOL and it's $$ still can't get netscape right (fast & stable).

Serk reviewed vv0.1 on Aug 22, 2000

Here are the specific settings I changed in prefs.js to make it work with a proxy:
pref("network.proxy.http", "your.proxy.here");
pref("network.proxy.http_port", proxy.port.here);
pref("network.proxy.type", 1);
The above setting was 0, the proxy only started working when I changed it to 1, sorry I didn't mention that one earlier...

--Enjoy, and hope this helps some of ya'll out.....

dcarrico reviewed vv0.1 on Aug 22, 2000

I'm using Necaptor 6.02 now, but I am going to keep a eye on this one. It must be nice to work with source code.

kdoswald reviewed vv0.1 on Aug 22, 2000

Great Web Browser!!, did not have any problems installing it or running it under windows ME.
I definately suggest everyone try this one out.

Aydin reviewed vv0.1 on Aug 22, 2000

Wonderful!! Thankfully someone saw how terrible Mozilla interface was and wrote a solution for it. I mean, even if you are a IE hater or Mozilla lover, that Mozilla interface is clumsy and stupid. I'll use this one from now on.

doicare reviewed vv0.1 on Aug 22, 2000

Wow. Neato. I think I'll use this instead of IE, just because I love neat things that are in development. What tags, exactly, are we supposed to edit to make the proxy work?

danchee reviewed vv0.1 on Aug 22, 2000

Hmm.. seems to be a good browser. Although Proxy still doesn't work after editing the .js file. Probably my own stupidity. Anyways, does anyone know if it works with current DHTML pages? I remember that Netscape 6 PR2 doesn't render most of the old DHTML codes since it is fully standards compliant. Thanks.

Atherean reviewed vv0.1 on Aug 22, 2000

Can't download it due to ?heavy traffic?..

abtester reviewed vv0.1 on Aug 22, 2000

Needs proxy support! It'ls looks like it may be promising, but can't use it here at work. Can't confgure it to go thru firewalls/proxy. So I'll give it another try from home.

daztop reviewed vv0.1 on Aug 22, 2000

Amazing! I have NEVER seen a page load so quickly! I like this engine!

A few bugs (obviously) and I've had a couple of crashes. Still looks good however. I look forward to hearing about future releases.

dso47 reviewed vv0.1 on Aug 22, 2000

I agree with nate. The author couldn't have crafted a better browser. More developers should think like this author does!

nate reviewed vv0.1 on Aug 22, 2000

I must say, with the speed of the gecko engine and the simplicity of the IE interface, this is one great program. K-Meleon corrects all of the issues I (and others) have with Mozilla - size, interface and usibility. Once mouse wheel support is added and a couple other bugs are fixed, K-Meleon will definitely give IE a run for its money. I strongly suggest you try this piece of software out. Great job Christophe!

i_am_anonymous reviewed vv0.1 on Aug 22, 2000

Download this version if Mozilla is already installed on your computer, otherwise download the full one.