Orion

What it is for

Orion is Kagi’s free WebKit browser: you open a Start Page of Favorites (Wikipedia, Kagi Translate, Homebrew, GitHub) and type a URL in Search or enter website name, and the browser itself is $0. Use it when the job is a zero-telemetry WebKit window you start at a public $, not when you need a Chromium AI sidecar.

Soft-note: browser is Free; Orion+ is a support SKU ($5/month, $50/year, or $150 lifetime) for early builds / badge / icons — not a second browser. Distinct from SigmaOS, Dia, ChatGPT Atlas, Rill, and Nimbus. Distinct from Kagi (the search engine).

What makes it unique: the cover is Orion’s official press-kit Start Page (1 Tab, Search or enter website name, Favorites Wikipedia / Kagi Translate / Homebrew / GitHub / Orion Issue Tracker / Orion User Guide) from Orion Media Kit 2025 Desktop_1.png — not a Product Hunt poster or wordmark. The Kagi Translate tile itself is ops of Favorites.

Key features

• Start Page — the purple new-tab desk (cover still; browser.kagi.com). One desk. Cover Favorites sit here.
• Address bar — Search or enter website name (cover). A URL field, not an Orion+ tile.
• Favorites — Wikipedia / Kagi Translate / Homebrew / GitHub / Orion Issue Tracker / Orion User Guide (cover). A tile row, not a $5 meter.
• Tab chip — 1 Tab plus window traffic lights (cover). A tab, not lifetime.
• New-tab control — the + at the right of the bar (cover). A control, not Get Started.
• Website Settings — per-site gear on a loaded page (Website Settings). A panel, not the Start Page — we keep it off the cover count.

+ on the cover is a CTA (not a sixth desk). Orion+ $5 / $50 / $150 tiles stay in Pricing.

Who it's for

Best fit: Mac / iOS users who will stay on Free at $0 while they open a first Favorites Start Page, then Orion+ at $50/year when they want early builds and the forum badge — not $150 lifetime first unless they want that printed commitment, and not SigmaOS workspaces.

Pricing

Verified 2026-10-23 (Asia/Shanghai) from What is Orion+?. Soft-note: the browser is Free; Orion+ is optional support.

• Orion (browser) — Free ($0). Help: “the Orion browser is free to use.”
• Orion+ — $5 per month, $50 per year, or $150 lifetime. Help lists early / experimental builds, a feedback-forum badge, Discord role, exclusive app icons. Subscribe from the help CTA.
• Kagi Search — a separate product (Kagi). Do not invent a bundled search $ on this page.

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Limitations / costs

• Orion+ does not unlock a second browser. The Start Page on the cover is Free; Orion+ is early builds / badge / icons.
• WebKit on Apple platforms, not a Chromium workspace. For named workspaces see SigmaOS.
• The product is not OSS. We omit a GitHub CTA rather than treat a third-party mirror as the desk.

Alternatives

• SigmaOS — a Mac workspace browser when you want Personal $0 / Pro $20, not Orion’s Favorites Start Page.
• Dia — an AI Chromium window when you want Better Browser Free / Answers $10, not Search or enter website name on WebKit.
• ChatGPT Atlas — ChatGPT’s browser when you want that composer, not Kagi Translate on Favorites.

Official tutorial

We searched @KagiInc (oEmbed author: Kagi). Current uploads we resolved are brand / retreat / ambassador spots (Kagi Retreat, Belgrade 2026, Humans first…) — not a how-to of the Start Page. We do not embed third-party Orion walkthroughs (oEmbed author Bog on “The Orion Browser Experience”) as officialVideo. Use the written Quick Start and the Start Page still.

Website

https://browser.kagi.com/

Source

Catalog row curated for AI Tools Nav. Cover is Orion’s official press-kit Desktop_1.png Start Page (Favorites Wikipedia / Kagi Translate / Homebrew / GitHub + Search or enter website name). Dollars checked on help.kagi.com/orion/orion-plus (browser Free $0; Orion+ $5/mo, $50/yr, $150 lifetime). No official how-to YouTube on @KagiInc at check.

Last verified

2026-10-23 (Asia/Shanghai) editorial check.