SwiftKit for Firefox
SwiftKit is a client that is used by approximately 40,000 RuneScape users daily, and that count is slowly rising. While that count is impressive, we beleive we have room for improvement as there are a significant number of users who are not in the loop, due to technical or personal reasons. We believe we can change this with a client we have in development, simply, called SwiftKit FF.
SwiftKit Firefox will be an extensive addon which you can load into Firefox which can, and will assist RuneScape users, while keeping within a browser they feel comfortable with. It will be similar to SwiftKit RS, but with subtle differences, ones which we think our users will like.
The biggest will be that it's multi-platform. Because Firefox is able to run on Windows, Mac, and Linux, you will be able to use this version of SwiftKit on your favorite operating system now! We've had hundreds upon hundreds of requests to make a client that will run on a Mac or on their Linux distro, and now you will be able to.
The second feature we hope to aim for is it to be light-weight, yet be full of tools and other goodies to make your RuneScape experience all that much easier. Running it through Firefox will hopefully be easy on your resources, and be able to enjoy RuneScape without having nasty lag. A fast computer is a happy computer.
The last feature is being in the comfort of your own browser. A lot of our users have, understandably, employed caution over third party applications and programs. SwiftKit FF updates will be distributed through Firefox's content distribution network which will ensure you have a secure source for updates, and put troubled user's minds at ease. Running it through a browser will help ease some nervous first-timers to the SwiftKit brand, and allow them to bask in the glory that is the toolkit.
This, coupled with the development of SwiftKit MS by Strider3282, is a fantastic development in the brand, as we will be able to improve our products and reach out to a much wider audience than we could with SwiftKit RS.
Currently development for this addon is in it's early stages, still under much design. To give a very rough estimation and prediction, an Open BETA release might be pushed out by the beginning of August 2009. This date is arbitrary, and might end up getting changed.
All of us here are Bluelight Dev would like to show our optimism for the 2009 year, and hope you stick with us while we get these fantastic products out to the masses.
You can discuss and view progress of SwiftKit FF here.
Zpoon
Lead Staff
October 14th, 2009 - 03:31
It is nice you are releasing a multi platform version.
I however am not using FF as I think it’s slow , google Chrome seems to be way faster
October 3rd, 2009 - 17:50
i use swiftkit every day, and i really like it. but for stuff like surfing Google or Youtube, ide rather use Opera, for the side panles and it seems faster then the swiftkit browser. all in all, nice job with Swiftkit.
Only a matter of time before all of the players of runescape will open their eyes to Swiftkit.
September 1st, 2009 - 12:52
Shame FF is so crap. What about others, Safari, Chrome and Opera? Open source is clearly a good a idea. I hope you’ve seen the VB implementations in Mono.
June 11th, 2009 - 15:16
Since you are aiming for a open platform add-on for firefox will there be any chance that the developers of Swiftkit will release the Source of swiftkit FF under a reasonable license?
I doubt that many Linux users will installed proprietary Add ons on their computer.
May 27th, 2009 - 19:10
I really like this idea as well
May 5th, 2009 - 15:34
Really like this idea Zpoon.
April 21st, 2009 - 23:38
Very good idea. I know one thing that disturbs most people I try to tell Swiftkit to, they are like ” that is probably a hacker site that just hasn’t hacked you yet.”
It can be so annoying when you have to argue with your friends over something that is safe. I mean just go on Google and type in reviews for Swiftkit…you will get like all five stars!
Anyway, in short, I give ti a 10/10 idea.
-luvandpower
April 2nd, 2009 - 23:52
How do i download it after the Copy Link URL thingy?
March 30th, 2009 - 14:30
Good idea, Zpoon! And, how about add-ons/apps/gadgets for Windows, Facebook, MySpace, iPhone, WindowsMobile, Symbian, iGoogle, Internet Explorer, etc.
Oh, and make a viral app like Cookyx or MyMiniCity.