Robert Browser

Probably the first thing you do when reaching the desktop is to fire up your web browser. As some managed to build an impressive reputation over the years, fresh one develop alongside, and don’t need to be disconsidered. For instance, Robert Browser comes to help with a comfortable browsing experience.

In order to be able to install and run the application, you need to be sure that .NET Framework is already on your computer. On launch, the application starts in a blank page, leaving you to decide which the first destination on the information superhighway is. To better understand what this application is capable of, we’re going to analyze a few default features of a web browser.

First of all, navigation doesn’t need to be too complicated, and Robert Browser follows in the footsteps of most programs of its kind. The upper toolbar is fitted with a URL field, option to refresh, and go button. Sadly, there are no navigation controls, and accessing a page requires you to press the interface button.

View space is rather limited, and even if you have a large screen or resize the main window, content isn’t shown beyond some unusable regions of the application, which can get rather frustrating.

In case you need to frequently access some pages, you need to remember them and manually navigate, because there’s no built-in bookmarks or favorites manager. Moreover, all visited pages are discarded, without keeping a record of navigation for later attempts.

However, the biggest impact on practicality is delivered by poor content support. Different script errors are encountered in navigation, and you’re most likely only able to fully enjoy simple, text-based pages.

Taking everything into consideration, we can state that Robert Browser is only at the beginning of an ambitious journey of becoming your default web browser. Sure enough, it’s pretty lightweight, but without proper content support, there’s little practicality to benefit from on the long run.