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Amiga Events : Odyssey Web Browser 3.0.0 Alpha1
Posted by afxgroup on 2025/10/23 18:00:00 (1369 reads) News by the same author

Odyssey Web Browser is back on AmigaOS4, rebuilt and reborn with major under-the-hood improvements — now powered by the latest clib4 runtime library and GCC 11.

This is a first Alpha version, a big milestone toward a fully optimized and modern browsing experience on AmigaOS4.




Odyssey Web Browser is back on AmigaOS4, rebuilt and reborn with major under-the-hood improvements — now powered by the latest clib4 runtime library and GCC 11.

This is a first Alpha version, a big milestone toward a fully optimized and modern browsing experience on AmigaOS4.

What’s new in this Alpha build

Compiled with GCC 11 (with --enable-sjlj-exceptions disabled), resulting in a noticeable speed boost

Integrated with the new clib4 memory allocator, improving memory handling and stability

Several internal optimizations to make the browser smoother and faster

Audio and Video playback are currently disabled in this Alpha build

Important Notes

This is an Alpha version, and it’s still under active development.
That means some features may not work correctly or may cause crashes in specific conditions.

You can find the current list of known issues (and add your own reports) here:
https://github.com/AmigaLabs/OdysseyWebBrowser/issues

Please make sure to read the included README file for more detailed information about installation, usage, and limitations of this build.

Copy PROGDIR:Libs/clib4.library into LIBS: folder. If you are using already version 2.0 just overwrite older version.
If you are using the old 1.6 version, just backup it and copy new version


Your feedback is incredibly valuable — every issue reported helps make Odyssey better and faster for everyone in the Amiga community.

You can follow development here: https://github.com/AmigaLabs/OdysseyWebBrowser/
and get the latest build here: Odyssey_300a1.lha

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m3x
Published: 2025/10/23 18:26  Updated: 2025/10/23 18:26
Just popping in
Joined: 12/01/2006
From: Anzio (Rome), Italy
Comments: 204
 Great !
Thanks Andrea !!!
orgin
Published: 2025/10/23 18:55  Updated: 2025/10/23 18:55
Supreme Council
Joined: 11/16/2006
From: Sweden
Comments: 3311
 Re: Odyssey Web Browser 3.0.0 Alpha1
Wohoooo!
NinjaCyborg
Published: 2025/10/23 19:01  Updated: 2025/10/23 19:01
Not too shy to talk
Joined: 11/17/2020
From: Slough
Comments: 411
 Great
but would have had more impact if announced last weekend, no?
NinjaCyborg
Published: 2025/10/23 19:03  Updated: 2025/10/23 19:03
Not too shy to talk
Joined: 11/17/2020
From: Slough
Comments: 411
 Build instructions
Still refer to AROS version I mean, at least update that stuff first eh
Kyle
Published: 2025/10/23 19:33  Updated: 2025/10/23 19:33
Just popping in
Joined: 09/04/2022
From: Italy
Comments: 17
 Boss
Great Andrea, you rock!!!
amigait
Published: 2025/10/23 20:32  Updated: 2025/10/23 20:32
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Joined: 03/21/2024
From: Firenze
Comments: 7
 Odyssey Web Browser 3.0.0 Alpha1
Great Andrea Thanks
khayoz
Published: 2025/10/23 21:18  Updated: 2025/10/23 21:18
Not too shy to talk
Joined: 01/10/2007
From: Stockholm Sweden
Comments: 486
 Re: Odyssey Web Browser 3.0.0 Alpha1
Hell Yeah! Thank you for your hard work!
328gts
Published: 2025/10/23 21:43  Updated: 2025/10/23 21:43
Home away from home
Joined: 07/07/2009
From: Man Cave, Canada
Comments: 3361
 Re: Odyssey Web Browser 3.0.0 Alpha1
jabirulo
Published: 2025/10/23 22:53  Updated: 2025/10/23 22:53
Just can't stay away
Joined: 02/06/2007
From: Donostia (SPAIN)
Comments: 1194
 Re: Odyssey Web Browser 3.0.0 Alpha1
Awesome man!!!
Posting with 3.0alpha
Paul
Published: 2025/10/23 23:32  Updated: 2025/10/23 23:32
Quite a regular
Joined: 12/01/2006
From: Michigan, USA
Comments: 589
 Re: Odyssey Web Browser 3.0.0 Alpha1
Wpw! First Update 3, and now THIS! Posting from 3.0 which seems to be working remarkably well for an Alpha.
Thank you!

Paul
deadwood
Published: 2025/10/24 3:58  Updated: 2025/10/24 3:58
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Joined: 08/28/2024
From: Poland
Comments: 4
 Re: Odyssey Web Browser 3.0.0 Alpha1
Congratz Andrea on this release. I know full well how much work it is :)
samo79
Published: 2025/10/24 7:05  Updated: 2025/10/24 7:05
Home away from home
Joined: 12/02/2006
From: Italy, Perugia
Comments: 3843
 Odyssey
Thanks!!
hotrod
Published: 2025/10/24 7:40  Updated: 2025/10/24 7:40
Not too shy to talk
Joined: 12/02/2006
From: Sweden
Comments: 344
 Odyssey
A huge thanks!!! Trying under QEmu and for a first alpha it feels very nice. A taste of what's to come and all the work being done.
benny
Published: 2025/10/24 9:13  Updated: 2025/10/24 9:13
Just popping in
Joined: 12/08/2006
From: Netherlands
Comments: 132
 Odyssey
A huge thank you!
nubechecorre
Published: 2025/10/24 10:38  Updated: 2025/10/24 10:38
Just can't stay away
Joined: 11/24/2006
From: Sanremo
Comments: 1945
 Odyssey
Thanks Andrea, I tried it on my system but unfortunatly it crashes at startup. I tried it with update 3 and i have also copied the clib inside libs directory of system partition.
hotrod
Published: 2025/10/24 12:28  Updated: 2025/10/24 12:28
Not too shy to talk
Joined: 12/02/2006
From: Sweden
Comments: 344
 Odyssey
@nubechecorre If you got an A1222 it happens on mine too so I guess that's how it's.
redfox
Published: 2025/10/24 16:56  Updated: 2025/10/24 17:05
Quite a regular
Joined: 03/15/2008
From: Canada
Comments: 607
 Re: Odyssey Web Browser 3.0.0 Alpha1
Launched ok, did the fonts thing ok, GUI looks nice, but my system froze up solid and I had to reboot to recover.

I think I don't have enough RAM.

MicroA1 with IBM PowerPC 750 GX CPU and 256 MB RAM

Cheers,
redfox
livebyfaith74
Published: 2025/10/24 19:13  Updated: 2025/10/24 19:13
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Joined: 05/26/2023
From: USA
Comments: 72
 Odyssey Web Browser 3.0.0 Alpha1
Awesome! Please keep up the good work! We need this!
AmigaSociety
Published: 2025/10/24 20:01  Updated: 2025/10/24 20:01
Not too shy to talk
Joined: 01/22/2010
From: California
Comments: 340
 Sweet!!!
Sweet! I will try later today! TJ
mbrantley
Published: 2025/10/24 21:32  Updated: 2025/10/24 21:32
Not too shy to talk
Joined: 05/22/2010
From: Mobile, Alabama, USA
Comments: 322
 Re: Odyssey Web Browser 3.0.0 Alpha1
Nice to see this progress. Thanks for the efforts!
AmigaOldskooler
Published: 2025/10/25 9:50  Updated: 2025/10/25 9:50
Quite a regular
Joined: 08/25/2017
From: Norway
Comments: 627
 Thanks!
Brilliant news, many thanks! :-) Loaded up fine with the Odyssey Launcher on the A1222 here.
VooDoo
Published: 2025/10/25 11:45  Updated: 2025/10/25 11:45
Quite a regular
Joined: 11/29/2006
From: Croatia
Comments: 617
 Re: Odyssey Web Browser 3.0.0 Alpha1
Thank you for it. I am typing now from the current aplha version. And today I will do more tests on my x5000. Last days we have good news in OS4 world I hope that that will keep going!
hotrod
Published: 2025/10/25 12:25  Updated: 2025/10/25 12:25
Not too shy to talk
Joined: 12/02/2006
From: Sweden
Comments: 344
 Re: Thanks!
@AmigaOldskooler

Oh, so it IS supposed to be working...

I wonder what I've done wrong then. Need to investigate. Thanks for info.
pjs
Published: 2025/10/25 15:51  Updated: 2025/10/25 15:51
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Joined: 12/02/2006
From: VA, USA
Comments: 415
 Re: Odyssey Web Browser 3.0.0 Alpha1
Hi Andrea!

Thank you very much for your work on getting v300a running and out in the wild!

I installed it on my X5K (running an older beta OS build), copied the clib to
LIBS:, downloaded the fonts and I tried running it a few times.

From the HD it ran and I went to Amigans & AmigaOS.net, quit and got a lockup.

Only then I started capturing serial and tried running a copy of the install
directory from RAM: Twice I just ran Odyssey and then quit and get a lockup and
captured similar partial DSIs in the serial output. Does it have issues with the
RAM FS?

Finally I ran it again from HD, it started, I quit it and then ran it a second
time and got another lockup and DSI on serial.

After another reboot and running from HD, I was able to log into github, but
I wasn't able to start an issue (running from RAM). So I'll post the serial
logs for you here:

https://www.pjsa.net/Odd-v300a-Crashlogs-102525.txt

I hope this all helps with your development!

Thanks again!

PJS
hotrod
Published: 2025/10/25 16:20  Updated: 2025/10/25 16:20
Not too shy to talk
Joined: 12/02/2006
From: Sweden
Comments: 344
 Odyssey
I get a DSI about font cache. Haven't been able to get past that on the A1222.
afxgroup
Published: 2025/10/25 16:29  Updated: 2025/10/25 16:29
Amigans Defender
Joined: 12/02/2006
From: Taranto, Italy
Comments: 1423
 Error on exit
Quit problem is well known. It is one of major problems at moment along the memory not freed
DaFreak
Published: 2025/10/26 15:15  Updated: 2025/10/26 15:15
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Joined: 05/26/2023
From: Berlin, Germany
Comments: 6
 Re: Odyssey
@HOTROD:
> I get a DSI about font cache. Haven't been able to get past
> that on the A1222.

That's a known problem. Please update the clib library (the version no. maybe similar but the size is different).
hotrod
Published: 2025/10/27 10:46  Updated: 2025/10/30 20:19
Not too shy to talk
Joined: 12/02/2006
From: Sweden
Comments: 344
 Odyssey
Using the one from the browser-archive like nubechecorre. I tried with the one from the archive first, then with other 2.0-releases and finally back to the one in the archive and none of them work for me on the A1222. Under QEmu it works fine. Are you sure that it's supposed to be working on the A1222?
DaFreak
Published: 2025/10/30 21:36  Updated: 2025/10/30 21:36
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Joined: 05/26/2023
From: Berlin, Germany
Comments: 6
 Re: Odyssey
Well, I've no A1222 but QEmu & Sam440ep. Don't know much about this machine. You can report it at https://github.com/AmigaLabs/OdysseyWebBrowser/issues if no other A1222-User can help..
hotrod
Published: 2025/10/31 4:22  Updated: 2025/10/31 4:22
Not too shy to talk
Joined: 12/02/2006
From: Sweden
Comments: 344
 Re: Odyssey
Nothing's mentioned in the readme and from what I can tell, unless someone's lying it's working for everyone except me.

And I don't care enough to bother and pretend that I've screwed smt up and use what works instead. Right now v1.23 r5.

IBrowse, NetSurf, AmiFox, browservice, VNC, RDesktop, smartphone etc etc etc. There are options. A600GS...

It isn't all that exciting to see it render a couple of pages correctly before you have to reboot, I've seen that under QEmu now. Cool. Great.

This weird behaviour has always the same cause and I won't spend time and energy amongst retarted criminals...

To those it concerns, they know who they are. They have lowered themselves far beyond name-calling, they just try to be sneaky about it and create a situation of "we" and "you". Seems to be working well. Bully people to death with projection and blameshifting that isn't even about me. I wonder for how long that madness shall work.

Anyhow, mad ppl, then it's not worth the effort. Like afxgroup wouldn't know if it's an issue or not long before the release? That's redicilous.
walkero
Published: 2025/10/31 11:11  Updated: 2025/10/31 11:11
Site Builder
Joined: 12/02/2006
From: Athens/Dublin
Comments: 1992
 You should be more kind
@hotrod The browser is in early alpha stage, and no one said it is the final product. But if you continue talking about people in this way, disparaging their work and what they offer free of charge, I am afraid that I will be forced not only to delete your messages, but also give you a nice ban from the website. This is not the first time you are doing it and this is not the first time you've been warned. Try to be kind to the rest of the community and the people who devote time and energy. If you prefer to use any other system that has a better browser, feel free to do it, but please stop derailing discussions and talking that way for the developers.
redfox
Published: 2025/11/7 20:24  Updated: 2025/11/7 20:24
Quite a regular
Joined: 03/15/2008
From: Canada
Comments: 607
 Re: Odyssey Web Browser 3.0.0 Alpha1
I hope Odyssey Web Browser 3.0.0 will be a success. Kudos to all involved.

At this early alpha stage, it requires more RAM than is availble on my ancient OS4 system. But it does launch and the GUI looks nice.

My OS4 system is a MicroA1 with 256 MB RAM. This is a tiny amount of RAM compared to what other people are using for OS4.

Today, I thought I would see what happened if I changed the screenmode from 32 bit to 16 bit. This actually allowed me to go a little bit further with Odyssey Web Browser 3.0.0 Alpha1. I was able to display the Amigans website. Then Odyssey locked up.


Cheers,
redfox
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