Kagi is stopping in-house development of Orion for Linux and Windows and will open-source both codebases so the community can continue them. The team explains the choice as a strategic focus: a very small, user-funded group cannot maintain three platforms and prefers to concentrate on improving Orion for macOS and iOS. Orion’s independence from Chromium and commitment to WebKit and privacy are emphasized as core values; resources formerly split across platforms will be redirected to make the Apple releases faster, more stable, and feature-rich.
Practical details: the Linux Beta will keep working but will no longer receive Kagi updates after October 2, 2026, and is not recommended as a primary browser. The planned Windows release for late 2026 will not ship from Kagi; instead its code will be made available for community development. Source releases for both platforms are planned within about 30 days, and Kagi has contacted open-source foundations about long-term stewardship while stating it won’t act as core maintainer. Developers, maintainers, or organizations interested in taking on stewardship are invited to reach out at [email protected]. The announcement thanks testers and contributors for helping build something worth sharing.
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