iCab Mobile (Web Browser‪)‬ 17+

Alexander Clauss

Designed for iPad

    • 4.2 • 41 Ratings
    • $4.99
    • Offers In-App Purchases

Description

iCab Mobile is a web browser for iOS. iCab Mobile is customizable in almost all areas and can thus be made into your very own personal browser.

PRIVACY:
In private mode, no private data is saved permanently. Special private tabs increase privacy even further, with only a small loss of comfort.

PROFILES/USER ACCOUNTS:
Any number of profiles/user accounts can be created, with each profile having its own settings, bookmarks, etc. Profiles are suitable for an iPad that is used by the whole family, but also for users who want to separate professional and private surfing.

TABS, WINDOWS:
iCab Mobile can open any number of websites simultaneously in tabs. Tabs can be saved and organized in groups so that they can easily be loaded together again later. Tabs can be protected against accidental closing or overwriting.
On the iPad, multiple app instances can be opened as windows (Stage Manager, Split View), even with multiple profiles simultaneously (since iOS 18).

FILTERS:
Filters can be used to block advertising, trackers, etc. Popular filter lists can be used directly (Easylist, AdBlock Plus, uBlock & compatible), but you can also define your own.

USER INTERFACE:
The user interface is freely configurable. Action, context and text selection menus, toolbars and gestures can be adapted to your own needs.

ACCESSIBLE:
The user interface is barrier-free and adapts to the system font size and is compatible with VoiceOver.

BOOKMARKS:
Bookmarks can be organized in folders. “Smart folders” create special collections based on self-defined rules (e.g. the latest bookmarks from the last 2 weeks). Colored labels allow further categorization.

DOWNLOADS:
Download any files and manage the files in the download manager, including unpacking/creating ZIP archives, exporting/importing, etc.

SEARCH:
The app offers a large list of search engines (self-expandable) that you can use to search directly on the web. It is also possible to search on the current page.

WEBSITES:
You can define what websites can and cannot do. Highlight important content with a highlighter, hide unwanted elements, allow buttons to be clicked automatically (e.g. for cookie messages). Control permissions for camera, microphone and sensor usage. Pro users can even inject JavaScript and CSS code into websites to customize them to their liking.

EXPORT/IMPORT:
All data can be exported/imported (for creating backups, data synchronization with other devices/apps)

WIDGETS:
Widgets allow you to control the App and open bookmarks directly from the home screen. Websites can also be displayed directly there.

APPLE WATCH:
Open websites directly on the Apple Watch (albeit limited). Remotely control iCab Mobile on the iPhone from the Watch.

FURTHER FEATURES:
- Quick starter
- Configurable browser ID (UserAgent)
- Full support for international domain names
- Simple built-in RSS reader
- Kiosk mode - a more limited version of the full-screen mode for kiosk systems.


The app includes a store where you can give us a tip via InApp purchase to additionally support the further development of the app. The development of the app takes a lot of time and is a lot of work, which the low purchase price cannot cover. Te sources of income used by the big popular browsers, such as advertising, deals with search engines, tracking etc. are not an option for iCab Mobile.
Tipping is completely voluntary and you won't miss out on any important features if you don't tip. However, users who tip will be given the option to change the app icon as a thank you.

What’s New

Version 11.0.5

- New options in the “Privacy” settings allow private data to be deleted automatically when the last tab is closed if private mode is active, and also when switching between tab groups.
- The contextual menu of the favorites bar on the iPad now also contains an option to edit the selected bookmark
- When importing a bookmarks file, any file name is now accepted, as well as other text encodings
- Improved handling of invalid/untrusted certificates
- The “Close tab” button for the browser toolbars can now also be long-pressed to open the context menu for tabs (which was previously only available in the tabs toolbar and in the tabs window).
- The “New tab” button for the browser toolbars can now be long-pressed to offer a choice between normal and private tabs, just like the “+” button on the tabs toolbar.
- When the icons in the favorites bar (iPad) are switched off, folders are now marked with a small rectangle
- New option for automatic full-screen mode: When scrolling, you can now also switch between normal mode and full-screen mode with toolbar icons
- If you open several windows/instances on the iPad (Stage Manager, Splitview), each window is now marked with the profile name logged in there. On the Mac (Apple Silicon), the open tabs are also listed for each window in the window list to make it easy to differentiate between all the windows
- Bugfix: The Shake gesture was not always evaluated
- Bugfix: Fixes a crash when deleting all bookmarks in a folder at once
- Bugfix: The option to duplicate a tab created two new tabs instead of just one
- Bugfix: When searching via the quickstarter, the search result may have been overwritten by a blank page if the app was configured to open search results in a new tab.
- Bugfix: If a search engine which was already selected as the default search engine was selected again in the list of search engines in the address/search field to make it the default, the status “Default search engine” was removed
- Some other minor bug fixes

Ratings and Reviews

4.2 out of 5
41 Ratings

41 Ratings

Karyon ,

Fully Featured

iOS web browser that deserves a lot more attention than it gets, I have been using this for years and haven't found another browser that offers the amount of functionality and customizability that this one does. The only shortcomings I have are with the limitations of the WebKit browser engine itself, such as lack of flash and webm support. The download manager is extremely useful and the customizability of the UI is second to none.

EveryoneListensToMe ,

Great app

This is an amazing browser with soooo much customisation available, there are two things I would ask to be changed though.
1. The icon for quickstart bookmarks should be able to be changed so that it can have the websites logo or whatever
2. The tabs icon should be changed around so that it’s easier to switch tabs with one hand, especially on the iPhone X it’s quite high up

GingerKarma ,

Suddenly terrible

I don’t know what just happened, but so many things in this browser just stopped working properly. I did an update, now my settings have vanished, my stored forms have vanished, all the pages I had open are changing to about:Blank… the list just goes on and on. Every time I use it now I notice something else broken that I know was working before. Lots of things like download time remaining I could excuse, but losing my open pages and passwords is failing at the most basic tasks a browser needs to perform.

This has been my main browser for many years, but I think the time has come to move on.

App Privacy

The developer, Alexander Clauss, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer's privacy policy.

Data Not Collected

The developer does not collect any data from this app.

Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More

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