K-Meleon
{{Short description|Lightweight web browser for Microsoft Windows}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Infobox software
| logo = KM-circle.png
| logo alt = Browser logo
| screenshot = File:K-Meleon 76.5.G on Windows 10.png
| screenshot alt =Screenshot of the browser displaying this page
| caption = K-Meleon 76.5.G on Windows 10
| developer = Christophe Thibault, Sebastian Spaeth, Brian Harris, Jeff Doozan, Mark Liffiton, Rob Johnson, Ulf Erikson, Jordan Callicoat, Dorian Boissonnade, Roy Tam, et al.{{cite document |title=About K-Meleon |publisher=K-Meleon Project |type=Credits for K-Meleon 76 |date=2017}}
| released = {{start date and age|2000|08|21}}
| latest release version = {{wikidata|property|reference|edit|Q734038|P548=Q2804309|P348}}
| latest release date = {{start date and age|{{wikidata|qualifier|P348|P577}}}}
| latest preview version = 76.5.5 (Goanna 3.6.0)
| latest preview date = 2024-10-12
| programming language = {{#statements:programmed in}}
| operating system = Microsoft Windows
| genre = Web browser
| engines = Gecko, Goanna layout engine
| language count = 7
| license = GPL
| website = {{Official URL}}
| standard = HTML5, CSS3, Atom
}}
K-Meleon is a free and open-source, lightweight web browser for Microsoft Windows. It uses the native Windows API to create its user interface. Early versions of K-Meleon rendered web pages with Gecko, Mozilla's browser layout engine, which Mozilla's browser Firefox and its email client Thunderbird also use. K-Meleon became a popular Windows browser and was available as an optional default browser in Europe via BrowserChoice.eu. K-Meleon continued to use Gecko for several years after Mozilla deprecated embedding it. Current versions of K-Meleon use the Goanna layout engine, a fork of Gecko created for the browser Pale Moon.
K-Meleon began with the goal of being faster and lighter than Mozilla's original Internet suite. Until 2011, K-Meleon embedded Gecko in a stripped-down interface. Throughout its lifespan, K-Meleon has required small amounts of random-access memory (RAM). K-Meleon 76 supports discontinued versions of Windows such as Windows XP and Windows Vista. Mozilla no longer supports these platforms after their Firefox Quantum rewrite.
Customization is another primary design goal. Users can change the toolbars, menus, and keyboard shortcuts from text-based configuration files. K-Meleon supports macros, which are small browser extensions that users can examine, write, or edit in a text editor. K-Meleon's custom configuration files can trigger macros. Reviews describe the customization features as versatile but intimidating to the average user. Due to its adaptability, K-Meleon was recommended for Internet cafés and libraries in the early 2000s.
History
Christophe Thibault started the K-Meleon project in the 2000s,{{cite news |url=http://www.betanews.com/article/KMeleon_Browser_Showcases_Gecko/966933295 |title=K-Meleon Browser Showcases Gecko |work=BetaNews |publisher=BetaNews, Inc. |date=22 August 2000 |access-date=8 November 2011 |last=Mook |first=Nate |archive-date=9 February 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090209060714/http://www.betanews.com/article/KMeleon_Browser_Showcases_Gecko/966933295 |url-status=live}} when many new browsers were launched.{{cite magazine |last=McCracken |first=Harry |title=For Browsers, the Best of Times is Now |magazine=PC World |publisher=International Data Group |pages=15 |date=March 2007}} To open-source their once-dominant Netscape Communicator Internet suite, Netscape founded the Mozilla project.{{cite news |title=Rebel Web browsers worth considering |last=Dunsdon |first=Nicole |date=11 October 2000 |page=TB4 |newspaper=Calgary Herald}} K-Meleon was one of several browsers to use Mozilla's browser engine Gecko.{{cite book |title=Creating Applications with Mozilla |chapter-url=https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/creating-applications-with/9780596000523/05_chapter-01.html |access-date=2 February 2023 |chapter=Mozilla as Platform |publisher=O'Reilly Media |date=24 September 2002 |editor=Boswell, David |last1=Boswell |first1=David |last2=King |first2=Brian |last3=Oeschger |first3=Ian |last4=Collins |first4=Pete |last5=Murhpy |first5=Eric |page=7 |archive-date=February 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202062215/https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/creating-applications-with/9780596000523/05_chapter-01.html |url-status=live}} Thibault designed K-Meleon to combine Gecko with native Windows interface elements, an approach that was less resource-intensive and allowed the browser to blend into its environment.{{cite web |first=Elena |last=Blanco |url=http://www.oss-watch.ac.uk/resources/webbrowser.xml#body.1_div.5 |title=Open source and the web browser |work=OSS Watch |publisher=University of Oxford |access-date=8 November 2011 |date=1 March 2005 |archive-date=29 May 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100529224825/http://www.oss-watch.ac.uk/resources/webbrowser.xml#body.1_div.5 |url-status=live}}
= Embedding Gecko =
Christophe Thibault released K-Meleon 0.1 on August 21, 2000. While working at Nullsoft,{{cite magazine |url=https://www.01net.com/actualites/k-meleon-un-internet-explorer-en-code-libre-117663.html |title=K-Meleon, un Internet Explorer en code libre |language=fr |trans-title=K-Meleon, an open-source Internet Explorer |date=24 August 2000 |last=Antonin |first=Billet |magazine=01net |access-date=23 August 2023}} Thibault said he created the first simple release to attract attention, during a day off.{{cite news |url=http://www.dmusic.com/news/news.php?id=2985 |title=K-Meleon Owns Netscape's Gecko |work=Dimension Music |publisher=Lynx Technology Group |date=22 August 2000 |access-date=9 September 2022 |last=Jarkoff |first=Scott |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010108021200/http://www.dmusic.com/news/news.php?id=2985 |archive-date=8 January 2001 |url-status=dead}} For the 0.2 release, he implemented features like context menus and moved development to SourceForge to welcome contributions from open-source developers.{{cite news |title=K-Meleon Makes Second Appearance |last=Mook |first=Nate |year=2001 |url=https://betanews.com/2000/11/26/k-meleon-makes-second-appearance/ |publisher=BetaNews, Inc. |work=BetaNews |access-date=14 March 2023 |archive-date=March 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315040423/https://betanews.com/2000/11/26/k-meleon-makes-second-appearance/ |url-status=live}}
Thibault handed the project over to new developers,{{cite web |last=Spaeth |first=Sebastian |date=13 February 2001 |title=Release Notes |url=http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=23692 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010816124523/http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=23692 |archive-date=16 August 2001 |access-date=14 January 2023 |website=SourceForge}} including Brian Harris, Sebastian Spaeth, Jeff Doozan, and Ulf Erikson,{{cite book |title=K-Meleon User's Guide and Reference Manual |last1=Erikson |first1=Ulf |last2=Holman |last3=Mutch |last4=Moses |last5=Sachner |last6=Zarneth |publisher=K-Meleon Documentation Project |access-date=22 December 2022 |archive-date=25 August 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070825203611/http://kmeleon.sourceforge.net/manual/miscellany.html#ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS |url-status=live |date=2002 |chapter=§ 8.1 Acknowledgements |chapter-url=https://kmeleon.sourceforge.net/manual/miscellany.html#ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS}} who began implementing browser functions through modular Kplugins.{{cite mailing list |mailing-list=kmeleon-dev@lists.sourceforge.net |date=31 January 2001 |last=Harris |first=Brian |title=Re:News |url=http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_id=2617&max_rows=25&style=nested&viewmonth=200101 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021127145428/http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_id=2617&max_rows=25&style=nested&viewmonth=200101 |archive-date=27 November 2002}} The K-Meleon team released new versions with pop-up blocking and cookie management.{{cite news |last1=Blasko |first1=Larry |title=K-Meleon: Lean, mean Web browser |work=USA Today |url=https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/cyber/tech/review/2001/12/06/spotlight.htm |access-date=14 March 2022 |date=6 December 2001 |archive-date=18 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221118124114/https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/cyber/tech/review/2001/12/06/spotlight.htm |url-status=live}} These releases introduced text-based configuration files called configs that allowed users to customize the browser or hide interface elements,{{cite book |title=K-Meleon User's Guide and Reference Manual |last1=Erikson |first1=Ulf |last2=Holman |last3=Mutch |last4=Moses |last5=Sachner |last6=Zarneth |publisher=K-Meleon Documentation Project |access-date=22 December 2022 |archive-date=21 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180521041310/http://kmeleon.sourceforge.net/manual/configs.html |url-status=live |date=2002 |chapter=§ 4.6 Configs |chapter-url=https://kmeleon.sourceforge.net/manual/configs.html}} and a macro language to extend the browser.{{cite mailing list |last=Doozan |first=Jeff |title=New plugin allows users to define macros |date=31 March 2001 |mailing-list=kmeleon-dev@lists.sourceforge.net |url=http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_id=2617&max_rows=25&style=nested&viewmonth=200103 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021127150218/http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_id=2617&max_rows=25&style=nested&viewmonth=200103 |archive-date=27 November 2002}} Early reviews described K-Meleon as small, fast, limited, and visually similar to Internet Explorer.
K-Meleon was built with open-source code from Mozilla but its narrower focus offered advantages over the Mozilla Application Suite, which bundled the browser with applications for email, news, chat, and webpage editing.{{cite news |title=Mozilla Milestone 1.0: the Review |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021217021534/http://arstechnica.com/reviews/02q3/mozilla.1/moz-5.html |work=Ars Technica |publisher=Condé Nast |archive-date=17 December 2002 |url=http://arstechnica.com/reviews/02q3/mozilla.1/moz-5.html |last1=Mackey |first1=Kurt |last2=Aeirould |access-date=21 December 2022 |date=31 July 2002}}{{cite web |url=http://www.seamonkey-project.org/ |title=The SeaMonkey Project |author=SeaMonkey Council |work=Seamonkey-project.org |access-date=17 July 2013 |archive-date=December 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201206172203/http://www.seamonkey-project.org/ |url-status=live}} To create a stand-alone browser, the Galeon project embedded Mozilla's rendering engine. Galeon was released for Linux using GNOME's widget toolkit GTK.{{cite news |work=The Register |url=https://www.theregister.com/2001/11/26/galeon_zips_while_mozilla_slips/ |publisher=Situation Publishing |last=Orlowski |first=Andrew |title=Galeon zips while Mozilla slips |date=26 November 2001 |access-date=9 September 2022 |archive-date=10 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220910203007/https://www.theregister.com/2001/11/26/galeon_zips_while_mozilla_slips/ |url-status=live}} K-Meleon brought a similar approach to Windows{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140607171836/http://www.oreillynet.com/mozilla/2002/09/12/mozilla_browsers.html |archive-date=7 June 2014 |url=http://www.oreillynet.com/mozilla/2002/09/12/mozilla_browsers.html |title=Mozilla Browsers |publisher=O'Reilly Media |access-date=22 December 2022 |last1=Boswell |first1=David}} using the operating system's native application programming interface (API) to create a lightweight user interface (UI). The K-Meleon developers released a stand-alone web browser for Windows two years before the Firefox alpha release.{{cite news |url=https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/mozilla-browser-gets-some-bite/ |title=Mozilla browser gets some bite |website=CNET |publisher=CNET Networks |last=Olsen |first=Stephanie |date=25 September 2002 |access-date=9 September 2022 |archive-date=10 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220910203003/https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/mozilla-browser-gets-some-bite/ |url-status=live}} Mozilla created user interfaces via their cross-platform XML User Interface Language (XUL) layer.{{cite interview |last=Collins |first=Scott |title=Ars Technica sits down with Scott Collins from Mozilla.org |url=https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2004/06/collins-interview/2/ |work=Ars Technica |interviewer=Jorge O. Castro |page=2 |access-date=March 21, 2023 |archive-date=February 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210203152509/https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2004/06/collins-interview/2/ |url-status=live}} This technology used Gecko to lay out application interfaces. XUL allowed Mozilla to build one application for multiple operating systems but generated graphical controls that did not match the rest of the system.{{cite news |title=Mozilla Milestone 1.0: the Review |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021208093815/http://arstechnica.com/reviews/02q3/mozilla.1/moz-1.html |work=Ars Technica |publisher=Condé Nast |archive-date=8 December 2002 |url=http://arstechnica.com/reviews/02q3/mozilla.1/moz-1.html |last1=Mackey |first1=Kurt |last2=Aeirould |access-date=21 December 2022 |date=31 July 2002}} K-Meleon was smaller and more closely integrated into the Windows desktop than Mozilla's browser, and could use the native bookmarking system to access Internet Explorer's favorites.{{cite news |first=Mary Jo |last=Foley |work=ZDNet |date=22 August 2000 |url=https://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2618357,00.html |title=K-Meleon browser part Mozilla, part IE |publisher=ZDNet News |access-date=5 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011108120218/https://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2618357,00.html |archive-date=8 November 2001 |url-status=dead}}{{efn|This approach of embedding Gecko into a native interface was also used by Camino on macOS.}}
File:KM 0 7.png macro, the optional Tango theme, and several NPAPI plugins installed]]
K-Meleon 0.7 was released with the Mozilla 1.0 engine in October 2002.{{cite news |url=http://mozillazine.org/articles/article2309.html |last=Boswell |first=David |title=Independent Status Reports |website=MozillaZine |access-date=10 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030105080930/http://mozillazine.org/articles/article2309.html |archive-date=5 January 2003 |url-status=live}} Despite AOL disbanding upstream parent company Netscape in 2003, the development of K-Meleon continued. Mozilla continued work on Gecko, and K-Meleon was updated with service packs and version 0.8.{{cite news |url=http://www.mozillazine.org/articles/article4138.html |title=MozillaZine Review of the Year 2003 |date=31 December 2003 |work=MozillaZine |access-date=1 January 2023 |archive-date=1 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230101080915/http://www.mozillazine.org/articles/article4138.html |url-status=live}} In 2005, Ulf Erikson announced version 0.9 would be the final version of K-Meleon he would build. He was the project's developer but stated he was no longer using K-Meleon as his primary browser after moving to Linux.{{cite mailing list |title=K-Meleon: Dead or Alive? |date=8 January 2005 |access-date=17 September 2022 |url=http://kmeleonbrowser.org/forum/read.php?1,31321,31338#msg-31338 |last=Erikson |first=Ulf |mailing-list=kmeleon-dev@lists.sourceforge.net |archive-date=18 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221218170123/http://kmeleonbrowser.org/forum/read.php?1,31321,31338#msg-31338 |url-status=live}} In January 2006, Dorian Boissonnade became the lead developer and began working towards a 1.0 release.{{cite mailing list |title=Future K-Meleon 1.0 |date=16 January 2006 |access-date=17 September 2022 |url=https://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_id=2617 |last=Boissonnade |first=Dorian |mailing-list=kmeleon-dev@lists.sourceforge.net |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060610233306/https://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_id=2617 |archive-date=10 June 2006 |url-status=dead}} Quoted by co-developer Hao Jiang: {{cite web |title=[Kmeleon-dev] Future K-Meleon 1.0 |url=http://kmeleonbrowser.org/forum/read.php?1,35235,35235#msg-35235 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221229030213/http://kmeleonbrowser.org/forum/read.php?1,35235,35235#msg-35235 |archive-date=29 December 2022}}{{cite news |url=https://www.muypymes.com/2014/06/09/cinco-navegadores-web-alternativos |title=Cinco navegadores web alternativos que deberías probar alguna vez |language=es |date=9 June 2014 |last=Asián |first=Arantxa |publisher=Total Publishing Network S.A. |access-date=18 March 2023 |trans-title=Five alternative web browsers that you should try out sometime |archive-date=March 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230318073025/https://www.muypymes.com/2014/06/09/cinco-navegadores-web-alternativos |url-status=live}}
K-Meleon 1.0 was released in July 2006 and made the browser fully translatable.{{efn|Previous versions could be translated because they were open-source. The source code could be downloaded, the source files translated, the browser code recompiled, and the resulting application distributed under an open-source license.{{cite magazine |magazine=Multilingual Computing & Technology |volume=16 |date=28 December 2004 |last=Pogson |first=Geoff |title=Computing in Welsh |publisher=MultiLingual Media LLC |issue=69 |pages=37–40}}}} It stored localizations in separate library-and-config files within existing K-Meleon installations. Parts of the browser could be translated in a text editor.{{cite book |title=K-Meleon 1.x Reference |chapter-url=http://freenet-homepage.de/CoolMcKluus/software/kmeleon/project/reference/localization/menus.html |access-date=9 February 2023 |date=14 May 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070528032553/http://freenet-homepage.de/CoolMcKluus/software/kmeleon/project/reference/localization/menus.html |archive-date=28 May 2007 |last=Kohler |first=Klaus |chapter=How to localize K-Meleon's menus, macros and toolbars}} K-Meleon 1.0 maintained support for its existing system of text-based configuration files and introduced a new graphical interface to change preferences from within the browser.{{cite news |title=K-Meleon – инсталация и настройки |last=Karaboychev |first=Kalin |date=14 July 2008 |work=Kaldata |access-date=31 December 2022 |language=bg |publisher=Kaldeita Kom EOOD |url=https://www.kaldata.com/%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B2%D1%8E%D1%82%D0%B0/%D1%81%D0%BE%D1%84%D1%82%D1%83%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%B8-%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B2%D1%8E%D1%82%D0%B0/k-meleon-%D0%B8%D0%BD%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%86%D0%B8%D1%8F-%D0%B8-%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%82%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B9%D0%BA%D0%B8-244.html |archive-date=31 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221231073600/https://www.kaldata.com/%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B2%D1%8E%D1%82%D0%B0/%D1%81%D0%BE%D1%84%D1%82%D1%83%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%B8-%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B2%D1%8E%D1%82%D0%B0/k-meleon-%D0%B8%D0%BD%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%86%D0%B8%D1%8F-%D0%B8-%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%82%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B9%D0%BA%D0%B8-244.html |url-status=live}} (Refer to the visual tour of the "Advanced Preferences" panel.)
Version 1.1 expanded the macro system. Earlier versions placed all of the macros into a single config file. Initial releases came with fewer than 50 lines of macro code and instructions for end users to create their own macros.{{cite book |title=K-Meleon 1.x Reference |chapter-url=http://kmeleon.sourceforge.net/manual/index.html |access-date=9 February 2023 |date=9 May 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090924024425/http://freenet-homepage.de/CoolMcKluus/software/kmeleon/project/reference/ |archive-date=24 September 2009 |last=Kohler |first=Klaus |chapter=What's new?}} Later versions came with over 1,000 lines of macro code, and the macros users wrote and shared online. In response, K-Meleon developers separated macros into modules.{{cite web |title=K-Meleon Macro Module |date=12 August 2009 |publisher=Sharpened Productions |work=FileInfo – The File Extensions Database |url=https://fileinfo.com/extension/kmm |access-date=March 18, 2023 |archive-date=March 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230318040020/https://fileinfo.com/extension/kmm |url-status=live}} Version 1.5 introduced a true tabbed interface.{{efn|Previously used in unofficial builds, true tabs supported drag and drop, could have individual close icons, and could be placed on the bottom of the window.{{cite news |url=https://news.mydrivers.com/1/130/130662.htm |work=MyDrivers.com |publisher=驱动之家 |title=快速网页浏览器K-MeleonCCF ME 0.094版 |last1=Wang |first1=Mao |trans-quote=K-MeleonCCF is an unofficial K-Meleon version that comes from the K-Meleon 1.0 branch. The biggest difference between the latest CCF version and the latest K-Meleon official version is that the CCF version supports "true tab structure" (developed by Dorian). [...] K-MeleonCCF ME version 0.09 can display a close button on each tab, and the tab bar can be placed at the bottom of the window. |quote=K-MeleonCCF是一个非官方K-Meleon版本，源自K-Meleon 1.0 branch。最新CCF版与最新K-Meleon 官方版间最大的不同在于CCF版支持"real tab structure"（由Dorian开发）。[...] K-MeleonCCF ME 0.09版本的标签上可以显示关闭按钮, 标签栏可以置于窗口的下方。 |date=23 August 2009 |access-date=23 December 2022 |archive-date=23 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221223235316/https://news.mydrivers.com/1/130/130662.htm |url-status=live}}}}
In Europe, version 1.5 was an optional default Windows browser through Microsoft's browser ballot. Due to accusations of abusing its market position to promote Internet Explorer, Microsoft introduced a browser ballot in the European Economic Area (EEA).{{cite news |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2009/dec/16/microsoft-eu-browser-settlement |title=EU drops Microsoft browser charges with agreement on 'ballot screen' |work=The Guardian |last=Schofield |first=Jack |date=16 December 2009 |access-date=9 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091219205212/http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2009/dec/16/microsoft-eu-browser-settlement |archive-date=19 December 2009 |url-status=dead}} By 2010, it offered Windows users a choice of the 12 most popular web browsers, including K-Meleon.{{cite news |publisher=BBC |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8537763.stm |title=Microsoft offers browser choices to Europeans |date=1 March 2010 |last=Cellan-Jones |first=Rory |access-date=9 September 2022 |archive-date=30 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180830030629/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8537763.stm |url-status=live}}
= 7x releases =
In 2011, Mozilla ended support for embedding the Gecko layout engine; because K-Meleon had previously relied on this API, the browser's future became uncertain.{{cite news |url=http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Mozilla-kills-embedding-support-for-Gecko-layout-engine-Update-1218990.html |title=Mozilla kills embedding support for Gecko layout engine |work=The H Open: News and Features |access-date=10 September 2016 |date=31 March 2011 |publisher=Heise Media |last=Walker-Morgan |first=DJ |archive-date=13 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113144301/http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Mozilla-kills-embedding-support-for-Gecko-layout-engine-Update-1218990.html |url-status=live}}{{efn|The situation also left the future of other embedded Gecko browsers unclear. Camino's developers initially explored transitioning to the WebKit rendering engine.{{cite news |url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2011/04/webkit-best-option-for-camino-as-mozilla-drops-gecko-embedding/ |work=Ars Technica |publisher=Condé Nast |last=Foresman |first=Chris |date=1 April 2011 |title=WebKit best option for Camino as Mozilla drops Gecko embedding |access-date=21 December 2022 |archive-date=22 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221222005204/https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2011/04/webkit-best-option-for-camino-as-mozilla-drops-gecko-embedding/ |url-status=live}} Mozilla later discontinued the Mac-only browser.{{cite news |title=Mac 'Camino' Web Browser Gets Put Out to Pasture |last=Murphy |first=David |date=1 June 2013 |website=PC Magazine |publisher=Ziff Davis |access-date=22 December 2022 |url=https://www.pcmag.com/news/mac-camino-web-browser-gets-put-out-to-pasture |archive-date=December 22, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221222164053/https://www.pcmag.com/news/mac-camino-web-browser-gets-put-out-to-pasture |url-status=live}} Marco Gritti, the lead developer of Galeon, had already forked that project to create GNOME Web,{{cite news |url=https://www.linux.com/news/galeon-epiphany-ready-reunion/ |title=Galeon, Epiphany ready for a reunion |last=Feller |first=Stephen |date=7 December 2005 |publisher=The Linux Foundation |work=Linux.com |access-date=20 March 2023 |archive-date=March 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320075949/https://www.linux.com/news/galeon-epiphany-ready-reunion/ |url-status=live}} which was switched to a WebKit backend. GNOME Web developer Christian Persch described Mozilla's support for embedding of Gecko on Linux as "unmaintained and stagnant".{{cite mailing list |url=https://mail.gnome.org/archives/epiphany-list/2008-April/msg00000.html |date=1 April 2008 |title=ANNOUNCEMENT: The Future of Epiphany |last=Persch |first=Chris |access-date=28 August 2022 |publisher=GNOME Project |mailing-list=Gnome Development Announcements List |archive-date=22 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220822212738/https://mail.gnome.org/archives/epiphany-list/2008-April/msg00000.html |url-status=live}}}} In 2013, after years without an official, stable release, the K-Meleon group began developing version 74. While Mozilla had ended support for embedding of Gecko, it maintained a technology called XULRunner.{{cite book |title=Learning HTML5 Game Programming |last=Williams |first=James Lamar |page=217 |date=2012 |isbn=9780321767363 |publisher=Addison-Wesley}} XULRunner was a stand-alone implementation of the Gecko engine designed to launch applications.{{cite book |page=374 |quote=XULRunner is a deployment method that uses the stand-alone Gecko runtime engine (also known as XULRunner) to launch XUL applications. |title=Programming Firefox |last=Feldt |first=Kenneth |date=9 February 2009 |publisher=O'Reilly Media}} K-Meleon 74 used XULRunner instead of Mozilla's deprecated embedding software.{{cite web |url=http://kmeleonbrowser.org/forum/read.php?1,125632 |title=Anyone still using kmeleon? |access-date=10 September 2016 |last=Boissonnade |first=Dorian |date=3 November 2013 |archive-date=13 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220913030429/http://kmeleonbrowser.org/forum/read.php?1,125632 |url-status=live}} Outside the new engine, version 74 brought small improvements, including better CPU use and minor bug fixes.{{cite news |url=https://www.pcworld.pl/ftp/pc_114420/K-Meleon-74-beta-4.html |title=K-Meleon 74 beta 4 |last=Tur |first=Henryk |work=PC World |publisher=International Data Group |date=6 March 2014 |access-date=30 December 2022 |language=pl |archive-date=31 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221231054057/https://www.pcworld.pl/ftp/pc_114420/K-Meleon-74-beta-4.html |url-status=live}}
K-Meleon 75 included a spelling checker, form auto-completion, and a new skin system.{{cite news |url=https://www.neowin.net/software/k-meleon-75-beta-1/ |title=K-Meleon 75 Beta 1 |last=Serea |first=Razvan |website=Neowin |publisher=Neowin LLC |date=26 November 2014 |access-date=21 December 2022 |archive-date=22 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221222030404/https://www.neowin.net/software/k-meleon-75-beta-1/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=http://kmeleonbrowser.org/changelog.txt |title=K-Meleon Changelog |last=Boissonnade |first=Dorian |access-date=29 August 2022 |archive-date=13 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220913034453/http://kmeleonbrowser.org/changelog.txt |url-status=live}} Boissonnade began work on version 76 but suffered a hard disk drive failure during beta testing.{{cite web |url=http://kmeleonbrowser.org/forum/read.php?8,138447,140501#msg-140501 |last=Boissonnade |first=Dorian |title=K-Meleon 76 RC |access-date=22 December 2022 |date=20 December 2016 |archive-date=22 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221222173419/http://kmeleonbrowser.org/forum/read.php?8,138447,140501#msg-140501 |url-status=live}}
= Goanna branch =
File:K-MeleonThemeComparison.png
Active development on K-Meleon takes place using Goanna,{{cite news |last=López |first=José María |work=hipertextual |publisher=Hipertextual SL |url=https://hipertextual.com/2022/03/navegadores-ligeros-ordenadores-viejos |title=Navegadores web minimalistas y ligeros para ordenadores viejos |language=es |trans-title=Minimalist and Lightweight Web Browsers for Old Computers |date=10 March 2022 |access-date=29 August 2022 |archive-date=29 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220829051836/https://hipertextual.com/2022/03/navegadores-ligeros-ordenadores-viejos |url-status=live}} a fork of Gecko created for the browser Pale Moon.{{cite news |url=https://betanews.com/2016/01/26/pale-moon-adopts-new-goanna-browser-engine-fine-tunes-interface/ |title=Pale Moon adopts new Goanna browser engine, fine-tunes interface |last=Peers |first=Nick |date=2016 |work=BetaNews |publisher=BetaNews, Inc. |access-date=17 March 2023 |archive-date=March 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230318040020/https://betanews.com/2016/01/26/pale-moon-adopts-new-goanna-browser-engine-fine-tunes-interface/ |url-status=live}} With Firefox Quantum, Mozilla rewrote large parts of its browser engine.{{cite news |url=https://www.theverge.com/2017/1/25/14376710/walt-mossberg-mozilla-firefox-browser-revived |website=The Verge |last=Mossberg |first=Walt |title=What's up with Firefox, the browser that time forgot? |date=26 January 2017 |access-date=19 December 2022 |archive-date=19 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221219074006/https://www.theverge.com/2017/1/25/14376710/walt-mossberg-mozilla-firefox-browser-revived |url-status=live}} In 2017, Roy Tam forked K-Meleon 76 to run on Goanna.{{cite web |url=http://kmeleonbrowser.org/forum/read.php?19,143253 |title=K-Meleon 76 on Goanna 3.4.2 |author=Roy Tam |date=28 November 2017 |access-date=19 March 2023 |archive-date=March 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230303033127/http://kmeleonbrowser.org/forum/read.php?19,143253 |url-status=live}} The project's former lead developer Boissonnade wrote; "Thanks for taking care of that little lizard [after I] left it".{{cite web |url=http://kmeleonbrowser.org/forum/read.php?19,143253,143702#msg-143702 |last=Boissonnade |first=Dorian |title=[TEST BUILD] K-Meleon 76 on Goanna 3.4.1 |date=10 December 2017 |access-date=10 September 2022 |archive-date=10 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220910203008/http://kmeleonbrowser.org/forum/read.php?19,143253,143702#msg-143702 |url-status=live}} K-Meleon on Goanna remains compatible with deprecated versions of Windows and can run with smaller amounts of RAM than those required by mainstream web browsers.{{cite news |last=Shareef |first=Tashreef |date=30 March 2022 |title=The 7 Best Browsers for Old and Low-End Computers |url=https://www.makeuseof.com/best-browsers-old-low-end-computers/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220813070712/https://www.makeuseof.com/best-browsers-old-low-end-computers/ |archive-date=13 August 2022 |access-date=13 August 2022 |publisher=MUO |work=MakeUseOf.com}} K-Meleon has lower memory requirements than other low-resource browsers.{{cite news |url=https://windowsreport.com/best-browser-low-memory/ |title=Which Browser Uses the Least RAM? |last=Stanojevic |first=Milan |date=1 November 2022 |access-date=30 January 2023 |archive-date=January 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230130085707/https://windowsreport.com/best-browser-low-memory/ |url-status=live}}
K-Meleon is updated on a rolling release schedule.{{cite web |url=http://kmeleonbrowser.org/forum/read.php?19,154431 |title=K-Meleon 76.4.7 on Goanna 3.5.0 |author=Roy Tam |access-date=5 January 2023 |date=2023 |archive-date=17 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517084951/http://kmeleonbrowser.org/forum/read.php?19,154431 |url-status=live}} By default, the browser is a multi-lingual portable application that can directly run from the host computer or removable media.{{cite news |url=https://www.adslzone.net/listas/mejores-programas/programas-portables-sin-instalacion/ |language=es |title=Sin instalación y para llevar: Los mejores programas portables |first=Rocío |last=García |date=9 March 2022 |access-date=3 September 2022 |archive-date=4 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220904051605/https://www.adslzone.net/listas/mejores-programas/programas-portables-sin-instalacion/ |url-status=live}} It is also included in the PortableApps.com repository.{{cite web |url=https://portableapps.com/news/2022-08-08--k-meleon-portable-76.4.6-2022-08-06-released |title=K-Meleon Portable 76.4.6-2022-08-06 (lightweight, customizable browser) Released |last=Haller |first=John |date=8 August 2022 |access-date=19 December 2022 |archive-date=19 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221219074012/https://portableapps.com/news/2022-08-08--k-meleon-portable-76.4.6-2022-08-06-released |url-status=live}} By 2023, K-Meleon was not compatible with major web apps and social media sites.{{cite web |url=https://www.makeuseof.com/lightweight-windows-browsers/ |title=7 Lightweight Windows Browsers Tested for RAM Usage: Which Is the Best? |last=Abdul |first=Shan |website=MakeUseOf |date=13 November 2023}} As of October 2024, the final planned is release is version 76.5.5.
Customization
Customization of K-Meleon's interface is possible using text-format configuration files called configs. The menus, keyboard shortcuts, and more can all be customized via K-Meleon's configuration files.{{cite news |url=https://www.pocket-lint.com/apps/news/microsoft/102551-eu-browser-ballots-boutique-options |title=Wild Wild Web – the browser ballot's lesser-known options |last=Geere |first=Duncan |date=1 March 2010 |publisher=Pocket-lint |access-date=10 September 2022 |archive-date=10 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220910203005/https://www.pocket-lint.com/apps/news/microsoft/102551-eu-browser-ballots-boutique-options |url-status=live}}{{cite book |title=K-Meleon 1.x Reference |chapter-url=http://freenet-homepage.de/CoolMcKluus/software/kmeleon/project/reference/cfgfiles/index.html |access-date=9 February 2023 |date=27 November 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090923123801/http://freenet-homepage.de/CoolMcKluus/software/kmeleon/project/reference/cfgfiles/index.html |archive-date=23 September 2009 |last=Kohler |first=Klaus |chapter=Configuration Files}} These configs can call upon macros, a type of extension that can be opened in a text editor.
A simple "Hello, World!" program could be written in K-Meleon's macro language that would pop up a small window with the message "Hello world!".{{cite book |title=K-Meleon User's Guide and Reference Manual |last1=Erikson |first1=Ulf |last2=Holman |last3=Mutch |last4=Moses |last5=Sachner |last6=Zarneth |publisher=K-Meleon Documentation Project |access-date=22 December 2022 |archive-date=9 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230209102506/https://kmeleon.sourceforge.net/manual/macro-lang.html |url-status=live |date=2002 |chapter=§ 7.7 Macro Language |chapter-url=https://kmeleon.sourceforge.net/manual/macro-lang.html}}
HelloWorld{
alert("Hello world!");
}
To trigger the macro, a keyboard accelerator could be created by adding the code below to the accelerator config, causing the macro to launch if the Ctrl, Alt, and H keys are pressed at the same time.{{cite document |last=Doozan |first=Jeff |date=2001 |title=Macro Definition File for K-Meleon 0.6 (macros.cfg) |publisher=K-Meleon |type=Documentation}} Doozan described the accelerator syntax to add a macro command as "Sample Usage: in accel.cfg KEY = macros(example)" with "example" being the name of an individual macro sections enclosed in brackets.
CTRL ALT H = macros(HelloWorld)
Custom toolbars offer more options, but the syntax is similar. The example below would create a new toolbar with a button to trigger a macro.{{cite document |last=Doozan |first=Jeff |date=2001 |title=Toolbar Definition File for K-Meleon 0.6 (toolbars.cfg) |publisher=K-Meleon |type=Documentation}} Doozan documents the formatting as "ToolBar Name { Button Name { command id (required) } }" with many optional parameters including size, "Tool Bar(16,16){ = NAME OF TOOLBAR* (WIDTH, HEIGHT), DEFAULT=(16,16)", and bitmap "image file[s]" for various states.
NewToolbar{
!NewButton{
macros(HelloWorld)
}
}
This combination of configs and macro modules provides control over much of the browser.{{cite magazine |magazine=Computers in Libraries |publisher=Information Today |url=https://utswmed-ir.tdl.org/bitstream/handle/2152.5/1144/rw_cil_2004_06.pdf?sequence=1 |last=Wayne |first=Richard |title=An Overview of Public Access Computer Software Management |access-date=4 September 2022 |date=June 2004 |pages=28–29 |archive-date=4 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220904073300/https://utswmed-ir.tdl.org/bitstream/handle/2152.5/1144/rw_cil_2004_06.pdf?sequence=1 |url-status=live}} It also creates a learning curve for customization that is not present in most browsers. A CNET review criticized K-Meleon because it "requires some knowledge of computer code to get the most out of it".{{cite news |url=https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/tested-five-web-browsers-youve-never-heard-of/ |publisher=CBS Interactive |title=Tested: Five Web browsers you've never heard of |date=7 August 2009 |last=Lanxon |first=Nate |website=CNET |access-date=12 September 2022 |archive-date=12 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220912064811/https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/tested-five-web-browsers-youve-never-heard-of/ |url-status=live}} Popular browsers use systems like WebExtensions, where there is a separation between users and extension developers.{{cite web |url=https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions |publisher=Mozilla |title=Browser Extensions |access-date=19 March 2023 |work=MDN Web Docs |archive-date=July 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200719033959/https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions |url-status=live}}{{cite web |title=Safari web extensions |url=https://developer.apple.com/documentation/safariservices/safari_web_extensions |publisher=Apple |access-date=21 March 2023 |archive-date=March 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230318095833/https://developer.apple.com/documentation/safariservices/safari_web_extensions |url-status=live}}
Because of its flexibility, K-Meleon was useful for environments in which the browser needed to be customized for public use, such as libraries and Internet cafés.{{cite web |url=https://www.pocket-lint.com/apps/news/microsoft/102551-eu-browser-ballots-boutique-options |title=Wild Wild Web – the browser ballot's lesser-known options |last=Geere |first=Duncan |date=1 March 2010 |publisher=Pocket-lint |access-date=10 September 2022 |archive-date=10 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220910203005/https://www.pocket-lint.com/apps/news/microsoft/102551-eu-browser-ballots-boutique-options |url-status=live}} It allowed administrators to hide some features from patrons.{{cite news |last=Jesdanun |first=Anick |title=Mozilla an adaptable browser |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4jcfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HNAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4076%2C213768 |newspaper=Spartanburg Herald-Journal |location=Spartanburg, South Carolina |pages=E1, E8 |language=English |publisher=Kevin Drake |date=16 June 2002 |access-date=March 20, 2023 |archive-date=March 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320023313/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4jcfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HNAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4076,213768 |url-status=live}} For example, a library could hide interface elements like the address bar or limit the computer's access to an online resource like the library catalog.{{cite journal |url=http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA232354 |title=Does Your Library Need a Different Browser? |first1=Andrew |last1=Mutch |first2=Karen |last2=Ventura |journal=NetConnect |publisher=Library Journal |date=15 July 2002 |archive-date=11 October 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011081015/http://libraryjournal.com/article/CA232354.html}}
Legacy Windows versions
K-Meleon supports a range of legacy software and hardware. Version 76 supports Windows XP (2001) and Windows Vista (2006).{{cite web |title=K-Meleon Portable |date=8 March 2023 |last=Haller |first=John |url=https://portableapps.com/apps/internet/k-meleon-portable |work=PortableApps.com |access-date=March 11, 2023 |archive-date=March 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311032939/https://portableapps.com/apps/internet/k-meleon-portable |url-status=live}}{{cite web |title=An Inside Look at the Months-long Process of Getting Windows XP Ready for Release to Manufacturing {{!}} Stories |url=https://news.microsoft.com/2001/08/24/an-Inside-look-at-the-months-long-process-of-getting-windows-xp-ready-for-release-to-manufacturing/ |website=Microsoft Stories |publisher=Microsoft |access-date=24 June 2018 |date=24 August 2001 |archive-date=5 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190805122634/https://news.microsoft.com/2001/08/24/an-Inside-look-at-the-months-long-process-of-getting-windows-xp-ready-for-release-to-manufacturing/ |url-status=live}} Windows XP and its Windows Embedded POSReady 2009 variant have been unsupported since 2019.{{cite web |title=Microsoft Product Lifecycle Search: Windows Embedded POSReady 2009 |url=https://support2.microsoft.com/lifecycle/search/default.aspx?sort=PN&alpha=Windows+Embedded+POSReady+2009&Filter=FilterNO |work=Microsoft Support |publisher=Microsoft |access-date=13 October 2012 |url-status=deviated |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141010033141/http://support2.microsoft.com/lifecycle/search/default.aspx?sort=PN&alpha=Windows+Embedded+POSReady+2009&Filter=FilterNO |archive-date=10 October 2014}}{{efn|ReactOS, the open-source implementation of Windows, only targets compatibility up to the discontinued Windows Server 2003.{{cite news |last1=Speed |first1=Richard |title=ReactOS shows off SMP support in open-source take on Windows |url=https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/14/reactos_smp/ |access-date=2 February 2023 |work=The Register |date=14 March 2022 |archive-date=December 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221220021436/https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/14/reactos_smp/ |url-status=live}}}} The latest major browser releases to support these operating systems are Microsoft's Internet Explorer 8 (2014),{{cite web |url=http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9246877/US_CERT_urges_XP_users_to_dump_IE |title=US-CERT urges XP users to dump IE |publisher=IDG |work=Computerworld |access-date=6 April 2014 |first=Gregg |last=Keizer |date=11 March 2014 |archive-date=15 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140315135011/http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9246877/US_CERT_urges_XP_users_to_dump_IE |url-status=live}} Google Chrome 49.0.2623.112 (2016),{{cite news |publisher=Zee Media Corporation |url=https://zeenews.india.com/news/net-news/google-chrome-50-ceases-support-for-xp-vista-and-older-oses_1876444.html |title=Google Chrome 50 ceases support for XP, Vista and older Oses |date=15 April 2016 |access-date=22 February 2022 |archive-date=24 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220224181253/https://zeenews.india.com/news/net-news/google-chrome-50-ceases-support-for-xp-vista-and-older-oses_1876444.html |url-status=live}} and Mozilla Firefox 52.9.0 (2018).{{cite news |first=Liam |last=Tung |work=ZDNet |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/windows-xp-users-your-last-supported-refuge-in-firefox-ends-in-2018-says-mozilla/ |title=Windows XP users: Your last supported refuge in Firefox ends in 2018, says Mozilla |publisher=ZDNet |access-date=2 February 2022 |archive-date=24 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220224181253/https://www.zdnet.com/article/windows-xp-users-your-last-supported-refuge-in-firefox-ends-in-2018-says-mozilla/ |url-status=live}}
Web browsers cannot access secure websites if they do not support Transport Layer Security (TLS) encryption.{{ cite web |url=https://www.khanacademy.org/computing/computers-and-internet/xcae6f4a7ff015e7d:online-data-security/xcae6f4a7ff015e7d:secure-internet-protocols/a/transport-layer-security-protocol-tls |title=Transport Layer Security (TLS) |publisher=Khan Academy |access-date=13 August 2023}} As of 2018, most major web sites use TLS encryption via HTTPS.{{cite news |last=Foltýn |first=Tomáš |date=3 September 2018 |title=Majority of the world's top million websites now use HTTPS |url=https://www.welivesecurity.com/2018/09/03/majority-worlds-top-websites-https/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221219075724/https://www.welivesecurity.com/2018/09/03/majority-worlds-top-websites-https/ |archive-date=19 December 2022 |access-date=19 December 2022 |website=welivesecurity.com |publisher=ESET}}{{efn| Popular browsers like Chrome, Edge, Safari, and Internet Explorer rely on the operating system for client certificates. Mozilla software can use client certificates directly from the browser.{{cite web |author1=SSL.com Support Team |title=Configuring Client Authentication Certificates in Web Browsers |url=https://www.ssl.com/how-to/configuring-client-authentication-certificates-in-web-browsers/ |website=SSL.com |access-date=9 February 2023 |date=5 May 2020 |archive-date=February 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230209102507/https://www.ssl.com/how-to/configuring-client-authentication-certificates-in-web-browsers/ |url-status=live}}}} Early versions of K-Meleon for Windows 2000 and Windows 9X receive occasional updates for TLS certificates. K-Meleon 74 can access secure websites on Windows 2000 using an old version of the Goanna engine combined with up-to-date ciphers.{{cite web |url=http://kmeleonbrowser.org/forum/read.php?19,146040 |author=Roy Tam |title=K-Meleon 74 on Goanna 2.2 (palemoon-26.5) for Win2000 |date=14 August 2021 |access-date=22 December 2022 |archive-date=25 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220225105038/http://kmeleonbrowser.org/forum/read.php?19,146040 |url-status=live}} K-Meleon 1.5 can run on Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows Me.{{cite news |title=10 lightweight apps to make older PCs fly |last=Hodge |first=Karl |date=30 January 2009 |access-date=18 March 2023 |work=TechRadar |publisher=Future US, Inc. |url=https://www.techradar.com/news/software/applications/10-lightweight-apps-to-make-older-pcs-fly-515162 |archive-date=March 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230318075033/https://www.techradar.com/news/software/applications/10-lightweight-apps-to-make-older-pcs-fly-515162 |url-status=live}} Occasional TLS updates allow version 1.5 to access secure websites.{{cite web |author=Roy Tam |date=8 January 2020 |url=http://kmeleonbrowser.org/forum/read.php?22,151512 |title=K-Meleon 1.5.x with TLS 1.2 Support version |access-date=23 February 2022 |archive-date=16 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220216172901/http://kmeleonbrowser.org/forum/read.php?22,151512 |url-status=live}}
Release history
K-Meleon, which was first released in 2000, has been under development for over 20 years and is still maintained. The most-recent version K-Meleon 76 is updated on a rolling release schedule. All versions of K-Meleon are written for Microsoft Windows operating systems.{{efn|K-Meleon can run on POSIX-compliant systems if they have an implementation of the Windows API like the Wine compatibility layer.}}
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External links
- [https://udn.realityripple.com/ Unified XUL Platform MDN Backup] – Archive of pre-Quantum Mozilla documentation applicable to the Goanna engine and UXP applications
- [https://github.com/roytam1 Roy Tam's repositories on GitHub] – Refer to developer Roy Tam's repositories for the latest version of the browser shell and browser engine source code
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