Lumo Browser
Desktop web, made for iPad
Free · In-App Purchases
4.1 adds Media View — every image and video on a page, gathered into one grid. Now in English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified and Traditional Chinese.
Lumo is a browser built for iPad the way a desktop browser is built for a desk. Every page is requested as a desktop site. There is no mobile layout, no compromise, and no "request desktop site" button to remember.
MADE FOR A KEYBOARD, A TRACKPAD AND A PENCIL
Right-click menus, hover previews, and keyboard shortcuts you can rebind. Two live pages side by side, each with its own history — read one and write in the other without either losing its place.
WEB EXTENSIONS ON IPAD
Install compatible extensions from the Chrome Web Store and Edge Add-ons, or from a .crx, .xpi or .zip you already have. Pin three favourites to the toolbar. Lumo says on the row when an extension is not going to work, before you install it.
WRITE ON ANY PAGE
Draw and annotate with Apple Pencil or a finger, and keep it. What you marked comes back when the page does. Save a whole page as a private PDF and annotate that instead.
AN ASSISTANT THAT READS AND ACTS
It summarises the page beside you — and it can drive the browser: export a page, split the screen, hide pictures, save a table, write a script for a site. You bring your own API key. Lumo has no server, so nothing passes through us.
WEB TOOLKIT
Pull out every image, link and table on a page. Inspect resources, storage, cookies and the console. Apply your own CSS to a site and have it stay.
MEDIA VIEW
Gather every image and video on a page into one grid, then open any of them at full size.
READER, NOTES AND MORE
A clean reading view with your own typography. Notes that follow you through iCloud. Bookmark import from Chrome, Edge, Safari and Firefox. A start page that is yours, not a search engine's.
YOURS, AND ONLY YOURS
Bookmarks and settings sync through your own iCloud. Passwords stay in this iPad's Keychain. There is no Lumo account, because there is no Lumo server.
LUMO PRO
Web extensions, page markup, the assistant, user scripts, Web Toolkit, avatar ornaments, and the companion who tells you that you have been sitting a while. Monthly, yearly, or one lifetime purchase.
Lumo means light, in Esperanto.
LUMO PRO — SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS
Lumo Pro is available as a monthly subscription, a yearly subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase.
• Lumo Pro Monthly — US$1.99 per month
• Lumo Pro Yearly — US$6.99 per year
• Lumo Pro Lifetime — US$9.99, one time, not a subscription
Prices are shown in US dollars; you are charged in your local currency at the rate the App Store shows. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in Settings on your device after purchase. The lifetime purchase does not renew.
Privacy Policy: https://greatgithubfish.github.io/Lumo-Browser-Support/privacy.html
Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Every image and video on a page, gathered into one grid. Open any of them at full size, and page through a whole set at once. Works across several open tabs at the same time.
FIVE LANGUAGES
Lumo now speaks English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese and Korean, throughout — every menu, setting and explanation.
FIXES
Purchases now unlock Lumo Pro reliably. A signed receipt is trusted on its own, instead of waiting for a second service to agree.
Tabs you had open now come back after you force quit Lumo. They were being erased by the launch itself, one step before the restore.
Restore Purchases no longer reports an error when you simply decide not to sign in.
4.1 14 hr ago
Lumo 4.0 introduces web extensions and an easier way to bring your browsing collection with you.
• Added Web Extension support. Install and manage compatible extensions, and pin favorites to the toolbar.
• Added bookmark import from other browsers. Import HTML bookmark files while preserving folder structure—no need to rebuild your collection.
• Two-Page Workspace is now free.
• Added Lumo’s own start page with search and quick access.
• Added search engine selection: DuckDuckGo, Bing, Google, Brave Search, and Baidu.
• Added monthly and yearly Pro subscriptions alongside lifetime access. Existing lifetime purchases remain valid.
• Improved the default download folder and Files app integration.
• Fixed toolbar entry points and Two-Page Workspace button feedback.
• Added Privacy Policy and Terms of Use links to the subscription purchase screen.
4.0 5 days ago
Three things in this update: downloads you can manage, a clear account of the video on a page, and tabs that come back whole after the system reclaims them. Along with fixes for several old causes of slowness.
SMOOTHER
· Browsing and scrolling on video sites is noticeably smoother
· Long pages that keep loading images and video no longer scroll worse the further you go
· The brief stall as a page finishes loading is gone
· Fewer pages are kept running in the background, so the one in front gets more of the machine
DOWNLOADS
· Close the tab a download came from and it carries on
· Cancel anything in progress
· A failed download stays in the list and says why: no connection, connection lost, server unreachable, not enough space, sign-in required
· Continue where it stopped once the network is back, or start again
· Every download shows the site it came from
VIDEO ON THE PAGE
· The Professional Web Toolkit gains Video: everything on the page, with format, resolution, length and file size
· One video offered in several formats or sizes appears once, with the versions underneath
· Listed largest first
· Right-click to save the ones that can be downloaded
· Segmented streams, video the page assembles as it plays, and protected video say so plainly — rather than saving a file that will not open
TABS
· A tab reclaimed by the system comes back with its history, not just the page you were on
· A short note while it comes back, instead of a blank rectangle
· Tabs show their state: asleep, restoring, failed to load, making a sound
· Mute a tab from its row; it stays muted as you follow links within the site
ALSO
· Fixed some sites failing to open
· A quiet line at the foot of the sidebar when a new version is available, gone once you update
· The buttons on a failed page, and the toolkit's Extract section, were redrawn
3.4 15 Sept
Lumo Browser 3.3 brings several major new features:
• Added Passkey support for faster and more secure sign-ins on compatible websites.
• Lumo can now be set as your default browser on iPad, so links from other apps can open directly in Lumo.
• Introducing Reader Mode. Lumo automatically detects supported webpages and displays a Reader button in the toolbar.
• Reader Mode supports multiple themes for a more comfortable reading experience.
• Easily copy article content or download it as a Markdown file.
• Fixed known issues and improved overall browsing stability and performance.
Thank you for supporting Lumo!
3.3 13 Sept
This update helps open pages stay where you left them, gives the context menu back to Lumo, and brings the interface into one design.
[Fewer page reloads]
· Pages recover on their own when iPadOS reclaims them, instead of coming back blank.
· Lumo keeps more pages live according to the device's memory, which noticeably cuts reloading while moving between tabs.
· When a page does have to be restored, its address and scroll position are still there.
[Video sites stay on the web]
· YouTube, Vimeo, Twitch, Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, Bilibili, iQIYI, Youku, Tencent Video, Mango TV, Douyin, Kuaishou and others no longer push you toward their apps when you open a page or start a video.
· Dragging a video's timeline takes effect at once instead of jumping seconds after you let go.
[Hide distracting items]
· Enter selection mode from Lumo's context menu, then tap an ad, overlay or sidebar to hide it.
· Undo at any time. Hidden items return after a refresh; no permanent rule is saved.
[The context menu belongs to Lumo]
· A secondary click on a page opens Lumo's own menu, without the system's Writing Tools, Look Up, Translate and Share taking it over.
· Sidebar and pinned-site menus are down to what gets used, with the easily mistapped items removed.
[New tab and home page]
· Open a new tab to type an address or search the pages you visited recently. History is kept for seven days.
· Set any page as your home page, or restore the default in one tap.
· The new-tab popover carries a coloured glow.
[Web toolkit and translation]
· Headers, type, colour, icons, switches, selectors and code fields now share one design.
· Code fields gain a border and an example, and no longer autocapitalise "body" into "Body".
· The page console adds search and separates real script errors, cross-origin exceptions and failed resources.
· Detail screens no longer jump when opened, and actions say when they are done.
[Folders]
· Organise Tabs, New Folder and Rename Folder are now one dialog.
· Organising shows how many sites are selected, and the window fits its contents instead of leaving half a screen empty.
· Sites inside a folder can be dragged straight away, without opening them first.
[AI assistant]
· Every question and answer has a copy button beneath it.
[Other fixes]
· Coming back from another app no longer leaves the sidebar missing a button or showing a fragment of one.
· A row no longer goes blank after its menu is used.
· Pressing and holding a sidebar item no longer lifts and shifts it.
3.2 11 Sept
What’s New in Version 3.1
• Added History Search: view recently visited websites from the New Tab page and quickly search your browsing history
• Recent history is kept for 7 days, with timestamps displayed to the minute
• Refined the visual design of Settings, Profile, and Theme pages
• Unified icon styles, typography hierarchy, spacing, colors, and alignment
• Improved Default Browsing settings, including homepage, website behavior, zoom, and download preferences
• Redesigned icons across Downloads, AI Assistant, Web Toolkit, and Lumo Pro
• Improved the Lumo Pro logo and purchase-state color presentation
• Enhanced color adaptation and readability in both light and dark themes
• Fixed inconsistent icon sizes, font weights, colors, and layouts across multiple pages
• Improved overall interface consistency, stability, and usability
3.1 9 Sept
Lumo 3.0 introduces a completely redesigned tab management experience, along with major stability improvements:
• Create, rename, and manage multiple folders for pinned websites.
• Keep up to 12 favorite websites in Quick Access, with additional sites automatically placed in the Unsorted folder.
• Pin the current page directly from the address bar and move websites between Quick Access, folders, and regular tabs.
• Drag to reorder Quick Access items, folders, and websites inside folders.
• Enjoy a refined flat folder design with smoother animations, adaptive colors, improved spacing, and better sidebar scrolling.
• Improved sidebar layout for large numbers of tabs, keeping New Tab, workspace switching, and Settings accessible.
• Improved background page retention to reduce unnecessary reloads after switching apps.
• Enhanced AI Assistant page selection and multi-page management.
• Fixed AI Assistant content disappearing after refreshing or closing multiple pages.
• Improved context menus and touch interactions, with additional interface and stability fixes.
3.0 7 Sept
Lumo 2.7
[Come back without starting over]
· When you switch to another app, Lumo gives the page you are reading priority, reducing unnecessary reloads when you return.
· Background tabs use less memory, leaving the page you are working on more likely to stay put.
[Ask anything, or ask about the page]
· The assistant can now answer questions unrelated to the page: explain an idea, think something through, or help make a plan.
· Ask about a page and it still puts that page first, with the source lines it found highlighted in place.
[Edit the address by touch]
· Tap the address bar to edit and bring up the keyboard, even when it is resting as a shortened site name.
2.7 4 Sept
The assistant reads more of the web, and reads it back better.
[Admin pages and reports]
· Pages built from tables — CRM, ticketing, reporting — used to give it only the navigation. It now reads every row.
· A row is one whole record, and every value carries its column name.
· These pages keep only what is on screen. What is not there, it calls not loaded — never empty.
· Scroll across and ask again; it reads the page as it now is.
[Answers are laid out]
· Headings, lists, bold and code appear as themselves, instead of as punctuation.
[Open it and you can see what to ask]
· The page you are on is already in the box. Change tabs and it follows.
· An empty panel lists seven things it can do, each written as a sentence you could say.
· Question and answer no longer have to be told apart.
· Return sends; Shift-Return starts a line.
[Fixed]
· The page no longer shrinks while you type.
· Toolbar buttons no longer arrive a beat late.
· Pinned site icons no longer linger after the sidebar retracts.
· The assistant panel now gets out of the way when a translation opens.
[Unchanged]
· Bring your own key, or sign in with a subscription you already have.
· Lumo has no server; questions do not pass through us.
· Any site can be set to never be read or acted on.
· The assistant is part of Lumo Pro.
2.6 27 Aug
The assistant reads, and now it acts.
ASK, AND SEE IT ON THE PAGE
· Ask in your language about a page in another, and the lines it found
light up where they are
· When a page does not say it, it says so rather than filling the gap
SAY IT, AND IT IS DONE
· Export a PDF or a long screenshot, download a picture, save a table
· Hide the images, change the page size, force light or dark
· Open and close tabs, pin a site, put two pages side by side
· Write a note
· Every step is shown as it happens, and can be stopped
READ ANOTHER TAB
· "Read the third tab and tell me how it differs" — nothing to add by hand
SCRIPTS IT WRITES, THAT YOU DECIDE ON
· Ask for a small script and you see it first, marked with whether it can
send anything off this device
· Kept switched off, and only for the site you were on
ALSO
· Conversations stay on this iPad and are still there tomorrow
· Any site can be marked never to be read or acted on
· Your own key, or sign in with a subscription you already have
· Lumo has no server. Nothing passes through us
· Fixed page zoom: it now scales everything the way a desktop browser does,
and stays put when you turn the page
· Part of Lumo Pro
2.5 24 Aug
Lumo now has an assistant that has read the page.
ASK ABOUT YOUR PAGES
· A panel on the right that has already read what you are looking at
· Put several pages in at once and ask where they agree and where they do not
· With the two page workspace open, both halves come in on their own
· Bring your own key, from whichever service you like — or sign in with a
subscription you already pay for
· The key stays in this iPad's keychain. Lumo has no server, so nothing
passes through us
· Any site can be marked never to be read
· Part of Lumo Pro
ALSO
· Shortcuts for all four side panels, each one changeable
· A short opening on the first launch and after an update, and nowhere else
· Fixed opening a downloaded PDF doing nothing
· Fixed user scripts running inside the PDF viewer and making it unreadable
2.3 19 Aug
Lumo can now run scripts you install yourself.
USER SCRIPTS
· Standard .user.js scripts, added from a link, a file on your iPad, or pasted source
· Nothing comes preinstalled — what runs is your decision
· A mark appears in the address bar when a page has scripts on it
· Press it to see which ones, or to switch them off for this site alone
· A script's settings stay on this device and survive updating it
· Part of Lumo Pro
KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS
· Every shortcut is listed in Settings, and can be changed to whatever you already have in your hands
· What the menu shows and what the page responds to are now the same thing
· Combinations a website needs for itself are refused, so you cannot take one by accident
AVATAR ORNAMENTS
· Seven to choose from, in your profile
· Part of Lumo Pro
ALSO
· A short opening on the first launch and after an update, and nowhere else
· The Lumo Pro page has new descriptions and new icons
· The profile card is redrawn
· Various stability improvements
2.2 17 Aug
Two new tools for work that takes a while.
TWO PAGE WORKSPACE
· Two websites open side by side, both of them live
· Click either page and the address bar and keyboard follow it
· Drag the divider to rebalance, or swap the two sides
· Markup runs across both pages instead of stopping at the divider
PROFESSIONAL WEB TOOLKIT
· Extract: images, links and tables, downloaded in bulk or copied as Markdown
· Display: hide images and media, force light or dark, adjust zoom, text size and line spacing
· Inspect: page information, resources, cookies and storage, the console; pick an element on the page, measure it, sample a colour
· Automate: custom CSS and JavaScript saved for one site, kept on this device
· Export: the whole page as a PDF, one long image, or a QR code
Both are part of Lumo Pro.
ALSO
· Whole-page export rewritten: the PDF and the long image are now the entire page rather than the screen
· Exporting happens out of the way — the page you are reading does not move or lose its place — and says how far along it is, with a way to stop
· The five feature buttons are redrawn: fixed slots that no longer shift under your finger, and a highlight that travels to whichever one is on
· The side panels now take turns: opening one closes the other, so the page always has its full width to be read in
· With the sidebar away, bring the pointer to the left edge of the window to borrow it back
· Resting on a link shows what the page is called, from this device's own history — nothing is fetched
· Loading a page says so plainly, and retrying a failed page returns to the address that failed
· Fixed video controls going dead after a long session, recoverable only by relaunching
· Fixed a mail site being forced to its mobile layout
· Trackpad scrolling is identical to a finger now, with no dropped frames
· Various stability improvements
2.1 15 Aug
MEDIA VIEW
Every image and video on a page, gathered into one grid. Open any of them at full size, and page through a whole set at once. Works across several open tabs at the same time.
FIVE LANGUAGES
Lumo now speaks English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese and Korean, throughout — every menu, setting and explanation.
FIXES
Purchases now unlock Lumo Pro reliably. A signed receipt is trusted on its own, instead of waiting for a second service to agree.
Tabs you had open now come back after you force quit Lumo. They were being erased by the launch itself, one step before the restore.
Restore Purchases no longer reports an error when you simply decide not to sign in.
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