WiiBrew

WiiBrowser

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WiiBrowser is a web browser for the Wii by gave92 started from WiiXplore sources and using a customized libwiigui as base for the GUI.

WiiBrowser
WiiBrowser.png
General
Author(s)gave92
TypeUtility
Versionr132
LicenceGPL
Links
Download
Source
Downloadable via the Homebrew Browser
Downloadable via the Open Shop Channel
Peripherals
Wiimote1.svg SensorBar.svg Loads files from the Front SD slot Loads files from SDHC cards in the Front SD slot Internet

Features

  • Display custom web sites
  • Support for HTML and HTTPS connections
  • Support for links and web forms
  • Capable of downloading files to SD/SDHC card
  • Address bar with on-screen keyboard
  • Keyboard autocomplete
  • Favorites menu
  • Import/export favorites from/to other browsers
  • Back and Forward navigation
  • Archive files extraction: ZIP/RAR/7Z
  • Supported Image Formats: PNG/JPEG/GIF/BMP
  • Image operations: zoom/move
  • Autoupdate feature

Wishlist

  • Better CSS support
  • Flash videos!
  • Multiple tabs

Controls

  Action
  Move pointer
  Click button
  Free scroll (hold)
  Navigate
  Open app bar
  Close app bar
  Take screenshot
  Restore default view
  Exit
  Turn off Wii

Shortcuts

  • B + Directional pad up: Refresh current page
  • B + Directional pad down: Save page
  • B + Directional pad left: Browse homepage
  • B + Directional pad right: Enter new URL
  • B + (-) key : Go back a page
  • B + (+) Key: Go forward one page

Screenshots

 

Changelog

rev132 - September 01, 2013

  • Onscreen keyboard with autocomplete
  • Suggestions taken from history, top sites and Google Suggest
  • Added support for rar/7z files extraction
  • Fixed downloads from mediafire and wiisave
  • Better rendering of image links

rev121 - August 03, 2013

  • Import/export favorites from/to other browsers
  • Automatically resumes connection on failure
  • Better onscreen keyboard with text pointer
  • Unzip downloaded files

rev112 - July 12, 2013

  • Fixed file upload
  • Searches through the address bar

rev93 - April 28, 2013

  • Picasa and Coolrom now work
  • Added use of MEM2 memory
  • So many bug fixes

rev87 - April 24, 2013

  • File upload
  • Download manager!
  • Save screenshots to sd
  • Remember last session
  • File browser
  • Fix for autoupdate
  • Proxy support

rev70 - March 25, 2013

  • Usb keyboard support
  • Multipart form request (for sending emails)
  • Fixed overlapping text bug
  • Bookmarks now display thumbnails
  • Download support for larger files
  • New controls opera-like

rev37 - February 15, 2013

  • Possibility to add bookmarks
  • Option to change the user-agent header

rev23 - January 10, 2013

  • Favorites menu!
  • Images will not overlap text anymore
  • Fixed a major bug

rev11 - December 23, 2012

  • Application autoupdate
  • Bottom app bar should now work
  • Added HBC icon and meta file
  • Added support for bmp/jpeg/gif images

rev7 - December 22, 2012

  • Bug fixes (form filling now works)
  • Much more simple memory management to avoid crashes on large pages

rev4 - December 08, 2012

  • First public release

Credits

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