WiiBrowser Lite

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WiiBrowser Lite
File:Wiibrowserlite.PNG
General
Authorgave92, bastiro03
TypeOther Apps
Version0.1
LicenseGPL-3.0
Last Updated2021/06/19
Links
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Website
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WiiBrowser Lite is a community-led revival effort for "WiiBrowser," a homebrew alternative to the Internet Channel on the Wii. Despite not being actively developed by the original creator, pull requests from the community are welcome.

The current version of WiiBrowser Lite supports HTML 4.01 and basic CSS, allowing for secure browsing through HTTPS. It also has the ability to download files, save bookmarks, and display various image formats such as PNG, JPEG, GIF, and BMP. Additionally, the browser is capable of handling web forms.

If you're looking for a powerful alternative to the Internet Channel on your Wii, WiiBrowser Lite may be the solution you're looking for. With a strong community backing it, you can be assured that this browser will continue to receive updates and improvements over time.

Features

  • Support for HTML and HTTPS connections
  • Support for links and web forms
  • Bookmarks menu
  • Basic rendering of HTML 4.01 and CSS2
  • Capable of downloading files to SD/SDHC card
  • File upload support
  • Address bar with on-screen keyboard
  • Back and Forward navigation
  • Supported Image Formats: PNG/JPEG/GIF/BMP
  • Image operations: zoom/move
  • Autoupdate feature

Planned features

  • Javascript support
  • Better HTML/CSS rendering
  • Flash videos!
  • Multiple tabs

Screenshots

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Changelog

0.1 - bastiro03

  • Just updated the Banner and Metadata for now.

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
  • 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

Many thanks go to:

  • SteelSlasher for the original Wii Xplore which inspired me
  • Armin Tamzarian coder of FreeTypeGX
  • Tantric for his amazing gui library: libwiigui
  • Shagkur and Wintermute creators of libogc/devkitPro

External Links

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