Ghostzilla

Ghostzilla

Stable release	1.0.1-free-v1
Operating system	Microsoft Windows
Engine	Gecko
Type	web browser
Website	www.ghostzilla.com

Ghostzilla was an open source web browser for Microsoft Windows based on the Gecko layout engine used by Mozilla. It runs the browser inside the window space of another application e.g. in Microsoft Outlook, where the page was then made to look like the content one would expect in an email, leaving any passers-by with the impression the person was reading e-mail.

Originally launched as a shareware project of price $19.95, the project went freeware and then opensource.

From May 2004 until January 2005, the project was removed from the website, due to a copyright claim from Mozilla. It later returned with code directly derived from Mozilla open source, excluding the core proprietary library used to create minimal pages and desaturated colors. It also comes with warnings about the potential for misuse. As of February 2007, the site has been suspended and is no longer available.

As of October 2008, users of Mozilla Firefox have the option of installing a free addon called Ghostfox, which aims to mimic the behaviour of Ghostzilla in Firefox, although as of June 2010 this is no longer compatible with the latest versions of Firefox.

In July 2007, an open source project, InstaBrowser, was made as a clone of Ghostzilla. Since September 2009, the project name has been switched to Ninja Browser, itself turned proprietary.

External links

• Last ever archived version of Ghostzilla site.
• Final release of Ghostzilla.