Polarity web browser [discontinued]
Polarity web browser [discontinued]
Polarity 4.4.5 Build 251
A Maxthon-like web browser.
From softpedia.com:
A, efficient and feature-rich software utility functions as an intuitive web browser, based on two engines, Chromium V8 and Trident
Requires .NET framework 2.0 or higher
There is no portable version, but I think the installer just extraxts files in a separate folder (C:\Program Files\Polarity - by default).
Website: http://polarityweb.webs.com
A Maxthon-like web browser.
From softpedia.com:
A, efficient and feature-rich software utility functions as an intuitive web browser, based on two engines, Chromium V8 and Trident
Requires .NET framework 2.0 or higher
There is no portable version, but I think the installer just extraxts files in a separate folder (C:\Program Files\Polarity - by default).
Website: http://polarityweb.webs.com
Re: Polarity web browser
Nh wrote:Polarity 4.4.5 Build 251
Requires .NET framework 2.0 or higher
http://polarityweb.webs.com/download.htmRequirements:
• .NET framework 4.0 or higher.
Re: Polarity web browser
It's a Web Installer available from http://sourceforge.net/projects/polaritybrowser/Nh wrote:There is no portable version, but I think the installer just extraxts files in a separate folder (C:\Program Files\Polarity - by default).
Anyways... Not Portable
Requires admin rights
user.config in \AppData\Local\Stanley_Lim\polarity.exe_Url_1f4dekfvzxbzkbzgn4jhxn5mjhnaepla\4.4.6.0
Folder in \AppData\Roaming\Stanley Lim\Polarity\4.4.6.0
Polarity_Config folder in \drive\F\
Re: Polarity web browser
It seems that Polarity has a portable version now.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/polarit ... p/download
http://sourceforge.net/projects/polarit ... p/download
Polarity (lightweight secure DotNET web browser)
I haven't really tested Polarity, another Web browser built for being lightweight -- although it does offer an allegedly portable download; I'm assuming it isn't really portable until someone proves me wrong...
Polarity distinguishing features are being DotNET v4.0 dependent, being capable of multi-engine rendering (Chromium & Trident), and being available for both Windows and Android (I'm left wondering why Linux wasn't targeted).
Download the latest Polarity release (currently v6.3.0) from http://polarityweb.weebly.com/download.html.
Polarity distinguishing features are being DotNET v4.0 dependent, being capable of multi-engine rendering (Chromium & Trident), and being available for both Windows and Android (I'm left wondering why Linux wasn't targeted).
http://polarityweb.weebly.com/ wrote:[Polarity is] A feature packed, fast, secure, stable, and a highly customizable web browser that offers the latest web standards. Polarity also comes built in with adblock and Do Not Track for privacy concerns. All these aspects of Polarity help deliver a unique browsing experience which helps you enjoy what the web has to offer.
Download the latest Polarity release (currently v6.3.0) from http://polarityweb.weebly.com/download.html.
Re: Polarity web browser
Quickly re-tested Polarity portable v6.3.0.0
Portable, not stealth
Still requires admin rights
user.config in \AppData\Local\Stanley_Lim\polarity.exe_Url_1f4dekfvzxbzkbzgn4jhxn5mjhnaepla\6.3.0.0
Folder in \AppData\Roaming\Stanley Lim\Polarity\6.3.0.0
Setting files in application folder in \Polarity Portable\Polarity Portable\Polarity_Config
This version however also adds shortcuts on desktop.
Portable, not stealth
Still requires admin rights
user.config in \AppData\Local\Stanley_Lim\polarity.exe_Url_1f4dekfvzxbzkbzgn4jhxn5mjhnaepla\6.3.0.0
Folder in \AppData\Roaming\Stanley Lim\Polarity\6.3.0.0
Setting files in application folder in \Polarity Portable\Polarity Portable\Polarity_Config
This version however also adds shortcuts on desktop.
Re: Polarity (lightweight secure DotNET web browser)
I did search, I swear...I am Baas wrote:http://www.portablefreeware.com/forums/ ... 117#p67117
Re: Polarity (lightweight secure DotNET web browser)
No prob ... mergedMidas wrote:I did search, I swear...
Re: Polarity web browser
Thanks.
Re: Polarity web browser
Re-tested Polarity version 7.2.1: Portable
Requires admin rights to run.
Settings in \Polarity Portable\Polarity Portable\Polarity_Config but it also writes to...
user.config in \AppData\Local\Stanley_Lim\Polarity.exe_Url_qqwo3agt1pvrbumkwceaocxf04fmv3li\7.2.1.0
\AppData\Roaming\Stanley Lim\Polarity\7.2.1.0
\AppData\Roaming\Stanley Lim\Polarity\Cache\Cache
\AppData\Roaming\Stanley Lim\Polarity\Cache\Local Storage
\AppData\Roaming\Stanley Lim\Polarity\Favicon
Requires admin rights to run.
Settings in \Polarity Portable\Polarity Portable\Polarity_Config but it also writes to...
user.config in \AppData\Local\Stanley_Lim\Polarity.exe_Url_qqwo3agt1pvrbumkwceaocxf04fmv3li\7.2.1.0
\AppData\Roaming\Stanley Lim\Polarity\7.2.1.0
\AppData\Roaming\Stanley Lim\Polarity\Cache\Cache
\AppData\Roaming\Stanley Lim\Polarity\Cache\Local Storage
\AppData\Roaming\Stanley Lim\Polarity\Favicon
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Re: Polarity web browser
This got a mention on Ghacks.net today.
Might try this out some time in the future
Might try this out some time in the future
is it stealth?
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Re: Polarity web browser
It has some good features , http://polarityweb.weebly.com/7.html. I think I am going to give it a go soon.
Re: Polarity web browser
So it's a chromium-based browser with an optional IE front-end, but there were a few things that bothered me:
- Ownership. I can't tell what kind of project this is. Is this a corporation, a group, a project, etc? They appear to be accepting donations but it otherwise appears to be run by one person: http://polarityweb.blogspot.com/p/about.html
- Requirements. Both dotNET framework 4.5 and Visual C++ 2012 redistributable (ignoring the WinXP version)
- Metrics. The power efficiency the developer listed with low RAM usage (http://polarity.x10.mx/compare/) is a blurry metric: until a system gets overwhelmed, high RAM usage can save electricity by reducing download activity and disk writes. I couldn't find a really solid source on this but I did find one site noting that more RAM doesn't affect power usage. This suggests that reducing applications actively using RAM doesn't reduce overall power.
Whatever the case, a there are other, clearer places to find power efficiency, i.e. freezing of pages and processes not currently in focus, more graphics card controls, etc. These are all big power taps."... the amount of RAM has little or no effect on power consumption of PC components. A stick of 4 GB DDR3 RAM will draw about the same amount of power as a stick of 8 GB DDR3 RAM (assuming that they have the same clock speed). http://www.buildcomputers.net/power-con ... nents.html - License. Softpedia is listing GPL but I can't find anything clear about that. There's a sourceforge page but that doesn't have any data either. https://sourceforge.net/projects/polaritybrowser/ ... I posted something this to ghacks but it hasn't gone live yet (or got zapped, I dunno).
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You're correct. In addition, buildcomputers.net is talking about the fact that the installed amount of RAM doesn't affect power consumption.webfork wrote: Metrics. The power efficiency the developer listed with low RAM usage (http://polarity.x10.mx/compare/) is a blurry metric: until a system gets overwhelmed, high RAM usage can save electricity by reducing download activity and disk writes. I couldn't find a really solid source on this but I did find one site noting that more RAM doesn't affect power usage. This suggests that reducing applications actively using RAM doesn't reduce overall power.
"... the amount of RAM has little or no effect on power consumption of PC components. A stick of 4 GB DDR3 RAM will draw about the same amount of power as a stick of 8 GB DDR3 RAM (assuming that they have the same clock speed). http://www.buildcomputers.net/power-con ... nents.html
It is not possible to "turn off" unused RAM, meaning that RAM usage of individual programs can't have any effect in power usage, even in theory. Even if you have something like 32 GB of RAM and only one gigabyte is in use, all the RAM is still turned on and consumes power. (This comes down to the fact that RAM chips themselves don't know which areas store useful data and which don't.)
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