Press Releases & Featured Articles

Below is a list of articles and reviews we've collected about Robin from around the web.

The 20 Best Mac Apps of 2011

appstorm

"It’s not often that we see a new web browser that truly attempts to take a different approach to web browsing."

Robin is something else entirely. It’s completely built around the concept of simplifying how you use web apps. I’ve lost count of how many apps on this list borrow the Twitter for Mac sidebar and this is another, this time it’s used as a “Smart Bar” that functions as an awesome way to switch between your favorite sites and web apps. When you click on a Robin App in the sidebar, it expands and gives you a dedicated menu for that item. So for the Google app, you can quickly switch between the various Google services that you use regularly. I use Robin daily and continually appreciate its unique charm.

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Over 100,000 Web Apps Installed Into Robin Web Browser for Mac

ravencopress

Robin, the makers of a new web browser for Mac that allows customers to add web apps effortlessly into it a side bar called the Smart Bar™ has surpassed 100,000 web app installs in the first three weeks of it's public beta.

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Robin: A new browser for the Mac that turns your favorite sites into apps

tnw

"We could be looking at another solid contender in the browser wars."

Despite plenty of competition in the market, Web browsers tend to look and act pretty much the same. Robin is a new contender out today for OS X which takes a fresh approach.

Continue Reading or Follow Up: Robin is flying, with 100k installs in 3 weeks



New Mac browser Robin: Nevermore app-less

msnbc

"Something like Robin seems like just the ticket to a smoother, simpler experience. At least it's worth checking out as an alternative, if you have a Mac."

App-focused OS X Web browser Robin has got off to a flying start in its first three weeks, it seems. The team behind it has announced that 100,000 apps have been installed from its built-in app store.

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Robin: Site-Specific Browsing Like You’ve Never Seen It

appstorm

"Robin is free, cool, attractive, useful; what are you waiting for? Go check it out and you just might turn to your old way of using web apps nevermore."

A site-specific browser allows you to have the convenience of a dedicated desktop app wrapped around a website. You’ve seen these before and might even have a few Fluid or Prism apps sitting in your dock. Even so, you’ve never seen an app quite like Robin before.

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Hands-on with Robin, an app-centric Web browser for OS X

digitaltrends

"Thinning line between the Web and the desktop, this is a visually interesting and intuitive solution to closing that gap a little more."

This Apple-friendly browser will make you enjoy the process of moving from Web to desktop -- or depending on your personal use, convince you to turn things over the Internet.

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Robin Browser Offers New Ideas...

cultofmac

"Robin’s aiming for: to bring the icon-centric simplicity of iOS to web browsing."

Robin is a new browser for OS X (Snow Leopard and Lion), currently in beta. What sets it apart from the rest is a sleeker appearance, and a Twitter-esque side panel called the Smart Bar..

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Robin Is a New Browser for Mac That Turns Sites into Apps

lifehacker

"It makes browsing the web a different kind of experience."

OS X: Robin is a new web browser that introduces a different way to use web apps and fits into OS X's design scheme.

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Robin: New Browser That Combines Fluid and Rockmelt!

webbeat

"It’s slick looking, and has some potential."

OS X: Robin is a new web browser that introduces a different way to use web apps and fits into OS X's design scheme.

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