{"id":224039,"date":"2026-03-15T23:11:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T03:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/15\/orion-web-browser-enters-early-beta-on-linux\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T00:35:45","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T04:35:45","slug":"orion-web-browser-enters-early-beta-on-linux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/15\/orion-web-browser-enters-early-beta-on-linux\/","title":{"rendered":"Orion web browser enters ‘early beta’ on Linux"},"content":{"rendered":"

Orion web browser enters ‘early beta’ on Linux<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.omgubuntu.co.uk\/2026\/03\/orion-for-linux-beta-release<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-03-15 23:11:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.omgubuntu.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n

A public beta of Orion for Linux is now available to download and try.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The WebKit-based web browser from paid search engine Kagi has been stable on macOS and iOS for a while, but a Linux port was announced last year, and Linux alpha builds made available for paying Orion+ subscribers in January.<\/p>\n

Now the beta is here and (almost) anyone can give it a go on Linux, not just subscribers.<\/p>\n

Orion isn\u2019t a recoloured Chromium or another Firefox fork, but a native Linux app built in GTK4\/libadwaita and WebKitGTK, with platform-level integration. The closest comparison would be GNOME Web (aka Epiphany), though that tacks to a narrower scope than Orion.<\/p>\n

In an update shared with followers of its Linux newsletter, the company says: \u201cWe know many of you have been eagerly waiting for a chance to try Orion Browser on Linux, and we\u2019ve been hard at work to make progress behind the scenes.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter months of building the foundations, we\u2019re excited to share this early beta with you. It\u2019s our first opportunity to let you get hands-on with the new features we\u2019ve been developing.\u201d<\/p>\n

I installed the \u2018early beta\u2019 on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS to see how things are shaping up.<\/p>\n

Orion\u2019s early beta is for testing<\/h2>\n

Orion for macOS is liked for its extensive UI customisation, built-in privacy and blocking controls, iCloud sync and support for using Chrome, Firefox, and Safari extensions \u2013 but don\u2019t expect that level of feature completeness in the Linux beta.<\/p>\n

Feature parity with macOS is the aim, but things have to start somewhere. This is dubbed an \u2018early beta\u2019 for a reason: it\u2019s functional, but intended for testing and bug reporting rather than daily driving.<\/p>\n

Web pages mostly load, basic tab management works, and you can add bookmarks, save passwords, and switch between vertical, standard (horizontal) and compact tab layouts. Focus Mode is working, albeit with a quirk \u2013 it re-enables vertical tabs on exit. <\/p>\n

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