Xtravo Browser Not Extravagantly Interesting

28.05.2011

Other than some under-the-hood modifications to the rendering engine, there are not a lot of changes from the prior version, and it still has some of the same flaws, such as changing the default search engine in Explorer. It actually has removed some things, like the pre-defined list of suspicious sites, though the filtering is still present. The included a prototype web-based OS; this was removed from later versions. With each iteration, Xtravo seems to cut back on unique features to focus on core browser functionality. This is not necessarily a bad thing, except that there are already several very strong "just surfs the Web" browsers out there, and the only reason to use another is if it has niche functionality.

In summation, there's nothing noticeably wrong with Xtravo Web Broswer, and if the image grabbing, code viewing, or boss hiding functions are at the top of your list or needs, it will cruise the Web about as well as anything else. If not, there isn't a compelling reason to add it to your browser collection.