Camino is an awesome browser for OS X. It is fast, reliable and looks pretty. Since it’s built with Cocoa, it feels like a “real” Mac application. I am currently using the Intel-optimized builds of Firefox which are a lot better than the “original” Firefox. However, even the optimized builds are rather buggy, bloated and slow on OS X. My hunt for the perfect browser has led me to Camino, which I immediately fell in love with. It used the same rendering engine as Firefox, but is specifically built for the Mac. It is less bloated and feels a lot smoother.
These minor annoyances prevent me from making it my primary browser, though:
- CMD-1..9 doesn’t focus the appropriate tab
Having to use the mouse or OPT-CMD-left/right arrow to navigate between tabs just doesn’t cut it for me. - CMD-Return doesn’t auto-complete URLs
Firefox and IE does it, why not Camino? - No GreaseMonkey-like feature
Title says it all. - CMD-K doesn’t give the search bar focus like in Firefox
I solved this one by created a keyboard shortcut manually. - Lack of add-ons
I recently fell in love with Resizeable Form Fields and I miss it in Camino!
- Lack of a good del.icio.us add-on
the new one for Firefox is just amazing
Once the Camino team fix those minor annoyances, I’ll be the first in line to switch!
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