After six years of development, Kagi today released the first stable version of its privacy-focused Orion browser. Unlike many new browsers built on Google’s Chromium engine, Orion uses Apple’s WebKit rendering engine. This choice delivers “native WebKit speed” and avoids reliance on the Chromium ecosystem.
A key highlight of the Orion browser is its commitment to privacy: it includes no telemetry and no AI-bloatware. This means no user data, not even performance metrics, is tracked or collected by Kagi. In an era of AI-powered browsers that often monitor user activity, Orion presents a compelling option for privacy-conscious users.
Orion also features a built-in content blocker, with the EasyList filter enabled by default. Users can add custom filters to tailor content blocking to their needs.
Extension Support
Orion does not yet support the full WebExtensions API set, but many popular APIs are already implemented. As a result, users can install and use most mainstream browser extensions from the Chrome Web Store and Firefox Add-ons Gallery.
Notably, because Orion does not rely on the Google Chromium project and instead implements its own extension system, it continues to support Manifest V2 extensions, which have been deprecated in Google Chrome and other Chromium-based browsers.
Orion Plus
The Orion browser is completely free to use. Kagi team offers a premium Orion Plus upgrade for $5/month. This upgrade comes with few perks floating windows, customizations etc.
Orion for macOS, iOS and iPadOS can be installed from its home page. Windows and Linux builds are currently under development.