OmniWeb on sale, $9.95

I had never tried OmniWeb until I saw this post. I'm a recent Mac convert, and one of the biggest sticking points thus far has been my browser. Safari is fast, but very feature limited and coming from Firefox on a PC, I simply couldn't use it. Opera and I just don't jive. Camino is good, but still lacking in so many features and has a lot of polish to go until (in my opinion) it is viable as a primary browser. I have been using Firefox, and while the 2.0 release is a big improvement over 1.5, it's still not great on a Mac.

So I downloaded a trial of OmniWeb and have given it a shot for a couple days now. This browser is fantastic. It's (by simple tests) faster than Safari or Firefox. I opened the three of them, cleared the caches, and timed how long it took to go to several webpages and completely load them (Some filled with Java, some filled with flash, some with images, some with a mixture, some with just tons of text). Omniweb was fastest in -every- instance. I have yet to come across a webpage that won't display properly.

The bookmark capabilites could only be considered as "iTunes for Bookmarks." The amount of customization is incredible. Ad-blocking works, and has a great user-customizable block list. Keychain integration is a big plus for me, and the fact you can sync bookmarks with any WebDAV capable host is a lifesaver. The workflow idea is excellent and I've already found myself to use it quite a bit, and the session saving has been a lifesaver.

All in all, OmniWeb has pretty much all the extensions I had installed for Firefox built in, and the speed (plus a bit) of Safari. It can be as basic or complex as you'd like it, as there are quite a few customizations that can be done under the hood.

I'd say that if you haven't, check it out. It's an excellent web browser, and after 2 days of using it, I shelled over the $9.99 for it.

I hope this doesn't sound too much like advertising, I'm just really excited about coming across a web browser that solves all my concerns I had.

I bought it too. OmniWeb is great. It appears to be faster than Safari even with the speed hack. I haven't really figured out OW's rss handling though. I prefer Safari's implementation of it because I'm so used to it and it fits my needs. Safari's rarely updated though and OW might become my browser of choice as it is frequently being improved upon. Webkit is great too but sometimes it doesn't play nice with my Safari hacks. OW is definitely top notch and I think $10 is worth it for the effort omnigroup puts in.

Well, here is some more marketing:

OW is a very good browser. It is my primary browser except when I use Firefox (love those extensions) to view non compliant pages.

The bookmark Sync .mac capabilities are flawless!

While you are at the Omnigroup.com site check out there other stuff. Omni seems to pay attention to there user base. Glance at the Forums.

PS. I do not work for Omni, but I believe that they have a product line that is top shelf. Omni is an extremely creative group.

Amazing how people's experiences of the same product can differ. Last time I tried it I found their forums to be a closed shop, with one fanboy running around defending anything he felt was an implied criticism of his beloved browser.

Donovan, if I purchase any add-on for any browser (which incidentally I haven't) and it is the same price or more as OW, I do it because I get the browser I want. OW isn't the browser I want for any money, so I'm afraid your pirce argument is a non starter.

I'm realizing more and more tha tuaw.com is just a marketing blog.

Just bought it. Love OW. So fast.

I hate the Favourite Bar folder icons too. Wish there was a way to change them.

Omni seem very open to feature requests though so maybe I'll have to post this one on their forums as well.

BTW, if you use Safari and then purchase any kind of add-on, you're probably paying as much or nearly as much for your browsing experience as you would for OW this month.

Just bought this - I was on the verge of buying it for $30, and having to decide which of my two machines to keep it on... but instead, I bought a family pack for $15. Awesome stuff. I've been an addict since the early 5.5 betas, and I can't get back into using Safari.

i cant get it to remember my gmail login and password

I know it sounds stupid but i downloaded it and didnt like the look of it, i hated the way it put little folders in my bookmarks bar and didnt do it the way safari did.

it just a web browser, nothing special and i think i will stick with safari

I paid the full price a while ago. Stupid money for any browser. Yes it is fast but it is ugly. Ugly looking software isn't why I have been using a Mac all these years