CoolNovo (Formerly ChromePlus) — Review: Performance, Privacy, and Plugins
Summary
- CoolNovo is a Chromium-based Windows browser fork that adds features such as mouse gestures, Super Drag, an IE (Internet Explorer) tab mode, built-in adblock support, enhanced bookmark/download tools, and cloud-sync options. Development activity appears to have slowed or ceased after the early 2010s; most widely indexed builds date from 2012–2014.
Performance
- Speed: Lightweight and fast for its era—comparable to Chrome because it uses Chromium’s engine. Users and reviews from that period report quick page loads and lower RAM footprint than then-current Chrome builds.
- Resource use: Generally modest; multi-process Chromium architecture remains, so memory scales with tabs like Chrome.
- Stability: Mixed—many reviews describe acceptable stability but note occasional bugs (IE-mode issues, installer inconsistencies). Later compatibility with modern web standards is uncertain because builds are old.
Privacy
- Built-in privacy controls (from archived reviews):
- Options to clear history, cookies, cache, download history, saved form data, and passwords on exit.
- A “Boss Key” to hide the browser quickly.
- Cave
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