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Allochthon is a web browser specifically for reading Reddit as efficiently as possible. It is my current spare time project. It is at proof of concept stage and I am looking for comments on if it is worth continuing with.

It is designed for reading picture based and other low conversation subreddits (Pics, AdviceAnimals, Funny, Comics, Jokes, etc) as fast as possible.

DOWNLOAD: https://github.com/downloads/FigBug/Allochthon/allochthon-setup.exe

Usage: Click a subreddit from the list on the left. The first 100 unread links are fetched from reddit. The first 5 are opened in tabs. As tabs are closed (Ctrl+W) the next link is opened in a new tab. The idea is that tabs are always loading in the background, but not too many so the browser and network connection doesn't become unresponsive. Links are added to the history once the tab is viewed, and won't be shown again.

Todo: Support cookies, flash and improve UI.

It is written in C++ with Qt. It is currently for Windows, but porting to Linux and Max OS X should be easy. It is released under the GPL. It also depends on QJson http://qjson.sourceforge.net/

FAQ:

Q: Why?

A: Gotta read my advice animals as fast as possible. I'm a busy guy.

Q: Why isn't this a browser extension?

A: It probably should be, but I don't know how to write those.

Q: Why C++ & Qt?

A: It's currently the language and framework I am most comfortable with