NetCaptor

NetCaptor is an alternative interface for the Windows version of Internet Explorer. It provides an alternative, tab-based interface for IE users, along with an expanded feature set. It is an adware/shareware program which can either run in free mode (in which certain features are disabled and small, text-based advertisements are displayed) or as a registered program (with no ads and all the features). Official screenshot of web browser NetCaptor, taken from website www. ... Official screenshot of web browser NetCaptor, taken from website www. ... Microsoft Windows is a range of operating environments for personal computers and servers. ... Internet Explorer, abbreviated IE or MSIE, is a proprietary web browser made by Microsoft and currently available as part of Microsoft Windows. ... Adware or advertising-supported software is any computer program or software package in which advertisements or other marketing material are included with or automatically loaded by the software and displayed or played back after installation or in which information about the computer or its users activities is uploaded automatically when... Shareware is a marketing method for software, whereby a trial version is distributed without payment ahead of time as is common for proprietary software. ...

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Main features (as of version 7.5.4)

• Tab-based browsing interface (see tabbed document interface)
• QuickSearch: Allows you to perform search engine queries directly from the address bar. For example, to search for "testing" on Google, you would simply type "g testing" into any tab's address bar.
• Aliases: Like QuickSearch, except that they do not require you to enter a search term as a parameter. For example, typing "g" would take you to the Google front page. Can be used to replace Favorites.
• Automatic data wiper: Allows you to clear usage data, temporary internet files, cookies, and more whenever NetCaptor is closed. Supports several different file wiping methods.
• CaptorGroups: Essentially, grouped Favorites that can be opened all at once. You could, for example, have several news sites in one single CaptorGroup, then use that group to open all the sites the next time you want to look at news.
• PopupCaptor: Popup blocking feature capable of blocking unrequested popups, or filtering them based on URL matches (i.e. all popups from a certain website only).
• URL Blocking: Allows you to prevent anything coming from the specified URL from loading. For example, you can prevent the loading of all data (images, sound, ads, etc.) sent from a certain website.
• Quick access to settings: Quick access to things like security settings or cookies. You can also quickly enable or disable functions like JavaScript or ActiveX.
• Quick access to useful websites: Quickly translate the current page using translation engines like BabelFish, access an archived copy of the website using the Internet Archive, look up Whois information for the site, or perform other user-defined tasks.

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History and development

NetCaptor was one of the first browsers to display loaded websites in "tabs" instead of separate windows (see Tabbed Document Interface). An example of tabbed document interface, illustrated with Opera In the area of graphical user interfaces, a tabbed document interface (TDI) is one that relies on tabbed panes to hold child windows. ...

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The current version (February 2005) is 7.5.4.

External links

• Official NetCaptor website