<s>
Torch	B-Application
was	O
a	O
Chromium-based	O
web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
and	O
Internet	B-Protocol
suite	I-Protocol
developed	O
by	O
the	O
North	O
Carolina	O
based	O
Torch	B-Application
Media	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
November	O
2022	O
,	O
downloads	O
for	O
Torch	B-Application
are	O
no	O
longer	O
available	O
,	O
and	O
upon	O
clicking	O
the	O
download	O
button	O
,	O
users	O
are	O
redirected	O
to	O
the	O
Torch	B-Application
Search	O
extension	B-Protocol
on	O
the	O
Chrome	B-Application
Web	I-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
browser	B-Application
handles	O
common	O
Internet-related	O
tasks	O
such	O
as	O
displaying	O
websites	O
,	O
sharing	O
websites	O
via	O
social	O
networks	O
,	O
downloading	O
torrents	O
,	O
accelerating	O
downloads	O
and	O
grabbing	O
online	O
media	O
,	O
all	O
directly	O
from	O
the	O
browser	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Torch	B-Application
Browser	I-Application
is	O
commercial	O
freeware	B-License
.	O
</s>
<s>
Torch	B-Application
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Chromium	B-Language
source	O
code	O
and	O
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
all	O
add-ons	O
and	O
extensions	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
Chrome	B-Application
store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
18	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
Torch	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
surpassed	O
ten	O
million	O
active	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Torrent	O
site	O
The	B-Application
Pirate	I-Application
Bay	I-Application
has	O
run	O
paid	O
endorsements	O
for	O
Torch	B-Application
on	O
their	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
directly	O
share	O
sites	O
,	O
videos	O
,	O
audio	O
and	O
search	O
results	O
with	O
their	O
Facebook	B-Application
and	O
Twitter	O
accounts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
18	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
Torch	B-Application
announced	O
a	O
major	O
release	O
for	O
Mac	O
and	O
Windows	O
that	O
included	O
an	O
integrated	O
download	B-Protocol
accelerator	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
same	O
release	O
also	O
introduced	O
Torch	B-Application
Music	O
,	O
a	O
free	O
social	O
music	O
discovery	O
service	O
that	O
organizes	O
music	O
videos	O
available	O
on	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
in	O
a	O
user-friendly	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
easily	O
find	O
and	O
stream	O
music	O
videos	O
,	O
create	O
playlists	O
,	O
and	O
follow	O
their	O
Facebook	B-Application
friends’	O
musical	O
choices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Torch	B-Application
Music	O
is	O
integrated	O
directly	O
into	O
Torch	B-Application
Browser	I-Application
,	O
which	O
includes	O
an	O
embedded	O
controller	O
to	O
control	O
music	O
from	O
any	O
browser	B-Application
tab	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
1	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
Torch	B-Application
version	O
25.0.0.3712	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
release	O
included	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
download	O
Instagram	B-Application
and	O
Vine	B-Application
videos	I-Application
in	O
a	O
single	O
click	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Torch	B-Application
's	O
ability	O
to	O
download	O
Instagram	B-Application
videos	O
was	O
featured	O
on	O
CNET	O
's	O
Tekzilla	O
Daily	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
26	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
Torch	B-Application
version	O
29.0.0.6508	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
release	O
included	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
customize	O
the	O
look	O
and	O
feel	O
of	O
users	O
 '	O
Facebook	B-Application
pages	O
using	O
pre-set	O
themes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
user	O
's	O
customized	O
page	O
is	O
visible	O
to	O
him/herself	O
and	O
to	O
anyone	O
visiting	O
the	O
original	O
user	O
's	O
page	O
from	O
another	O
Torch	B-Application
browser	I-Application
if	O
the	O
original	O
user	O
allows	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
20	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
Torch	B-Application
version	O
33.0.0.6975	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
release	O
updated	O
the	O
Chromium	B-Language
engine	O
used	O
by	O
Torch	B-Application
and	O
introduced	O
an	O
embedded	O
player	O
to	O
stream	O
torrents	O
downloaded	O
before	O
the	O
download	O
is	O
completed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
of	O
Torch	B-Application
have	O
evolved	O
over	O
time	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
browser	B-Application
continued	O
to	O
add	O
features	O
and	O
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
browser	B-Application
have	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
praising	O
its	O
interesting	O
feature	O
combination	O
while	O
others	O
pointed	O
to	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
add-on	O
support	O
(	O
an	O
issue	O
which	O
has	O
been	O
resolved	O
in	O
newer	O
versions	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2012	O
,	O
The	O
Blog	O
Herald	O
said	O
of	O
Torch	B-Application
:	O
"	O
The	O
Torch	B-Application
Web	B-Application
Browser	I-Application
is	O
built	O
on	O
a	O
lightweight	O
framework	O
that	O
offers	O
what	O
appears	O
to	O
be	O
decent	O
security	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
you	O
like	O
to	O
browse	O
the	O
web	O
while	O
grabbing	O
various	O
files	O
this	O
might	O
be	O
the	O
perfect	O
browser	B-Application
for	O
your	O
arsenal	O
of	O
web	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Overall	O
I	O
have	O
been	O
pleased	O
with	O
the	O
Torch	B-Application
Browser	I-Application
and	O
I	O
only	O
hope	O
it	O
continues	O
to	O
grow	O
so	O
more	O
social	O
sharing	O
features	O
can	O
be	O
experienced	O
and	O
more	O
files	O
can	O
be	O
grabbed.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
reviewing	O
Torch	B-Application
in	O
December	O
2012	O
,	O
CNET	O
said	O
of	O
Torch	B-Application
2.0.0.1614	O
:	O
"	O
An	O
all-in-one	O
Web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
is	O
nothing	O
to	O
sneeze	O
at	O
,	O
but	O
Torch	B-Application
Browser	I-Application
is	O
n't	O
going	O
to	O
pry	O
you	O
away	O
from	O
Chrome	B-Operating_System
or	O
Firefox	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
it	O
has	O
options	O
that	O
make	O
sharing	O
and	O
social	O
media	O
a	O
breeze	O
,	O
Torch	B-Application
Browser	I-Application
just	O
is	O
n't	O
unique	O
enough	O
to	O
win	O
people	O
's	O
hearts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
lags	O
in	O
performance	O
and	O
its	O
major	O
features	O
are	O
n't	O
worth	O
making	O
the	O
switch	O
...	O
Torch	B-Application
Browser	I-Application
tries	O
to	O
carve	O
out	O
its	O
niche	O
by	O
being	O
an	O
all-in-one	O
Web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
...	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
you	O
get	O
over	O
the	O
novelty	O
,	O
it	O
becomes	O
obvious	O
that	O
Torch	B-Application
Browser	I-Application
is	O
n't	O
that	O
powerful	O
as	O
a	O
Web	O
portal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
's	O
noticeably	O
slower	O
than	O
other	O
browsers	B-Application
and	O
it	O
does	O
n't	O
have	O
the	O
same	O
sort	O
of	O
add-on	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
layout	O
is	O
just	O
a	O
rip-off	O
of	O
the	O
open-canvas	O
setup	O
of	O
other	O
,	O
more	O
popular	O
browsers	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Torch	B-Application
Browser	I-Application
still	O
runs	O
circles	O
around	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
and	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
major	O
upgrade	O
there	O
...	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
not	O
a	O
threat	O
to	O
Firefox	B-Application
or	O
Chrome	B-Operating_System
,	O
Torch	B-Application
Browser	I-Application
is	O
easy	O
enough	O
to	O
use	O
and	O
might	O
just	O
impress	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Advisor	O
,	O
in	O
an	O
April	O
2013	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
newest	O
version	O
,	O
gave	O
Torch	B-Application
3.5/5	O
stars	O
and	O
praised	O
it	O
:	O
"	O
This	O
is	O
a	O
great	O
alternative	O
browser	B-Application
that	O
adds	O
some	O
interesting	O
extras	O
on	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
Chrome	B-Operating_System
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
March	O
2015	O
TechRadar	O
review	O
by	O
Jamie	O
Hinks	O
,	O
the	O
publication	O
called	O
Torch	B-Application
39	O
"	O
an	O
excellent	O
alternative	O
for	O
anyone	O
looking	O
to	O
a	O
browser	B-Application
that	O
breaks	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
norm	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Torch	B-Application
Media	O
receives	O
payments	O
from	O
companies	O
like	O
Ask.com	B-Application
to	O
bundle	O
potentially	B-Application
unwanted	I-Application
programs	I-Application
with	O
the	O
browser	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
this	O
practice	O
is	O
deemed	O
controversial	O
by	O
some	O
,	O
users	O
are	O
given	O
a	O
chance	O
to	O
opt	O
out	O
of	O
sponsored	O
software	O
and	O
Torch	B-Application
claims	O
to	O
work	O
fine	O
without	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Torch	B-Application
makes	O
contradictory	O
claims	O
about	O
the	O
software	O
they	O
bundle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
online	O
troubleshooter	O
claims	O
that	O
"	O
Torch	B-Application
does	O
not	O
install	O
additional	O
toolbars	O
"	O
while	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
Torch	B-Application
installer	O
may	O
include	O
an	O
optional	O
Ask.com	B-Application
toolbar	O
"	O
on	O
another	O
page	O
.	O
</s>
