First, export bookmarks from your web browser:
Internet Explorer
Mozilla Firefox
Chrome
Safari [Must import to Firefox and export again]
1) Save the exported bookmarks HTML file as Bookmarks.
2) Copy the File using iTunes File Sharing.
The copied file should appear as Bookmarks.html in iTunes screen.
3) Open Bookmarks in Perfect Browser and tap the Import button to import the bookmarks.
Optional: You can manually reorganize bookmarks and folders (see 'Bookmark Organization').
TIP: In rare cases, if bookmarks exported from some browsers aren't correctly imported, import bookmarks into Firefox, then Export Bookmarks from Firefox.
Perfect Browser is compatible with every bookmarklet as Safari. The easiest method is to first add bookmarklets from apps that provide them, to the Safari app.
1) In Safari app, open Bookmarks. Tap the Edit button and edit the bookmarklet you'd like to add. Copy the entire URL field (starts with 'javascript:').
2) Open Perfect Browser. Open Bookmarks. Tap 'New' > Bookmark. Enter a title. Paste the bookmarklet URL you copied earlier from Safari in the URL field. Save.
For advanced users, Step 1 is optional.
All you need is the bookmarklet URL (copied from a link or webpage) you would like to add. Follow step 2. Done.
Tap + to add a new tab. Once tabs go past the screen, simply swipe left or right over the tabs to see the other tabs.
Simply tap and hold on a link to see the options.
Open in New tab: Creates a new tab with the webpage and switches to it automatically.
Open in a Background Tab: This is the same, except that the current tab you are in will not be changed.
Simply plug in & play using an iPad VGA or HDMI cable. Also works with AirPlay mirroring on iPad 2+.
In Bookmarks screen, tap the 'Open In' Button to activate this system and tap on a saved file to see supported applications. Tap again to disable it.
Open any webpage and tap '+' and choose Save Webpage. A bookmark will be added and the webpage will be accessible even when you are not connected to the internet.
When activated, Perfect browser displays websites like the selected browser (this is done by spoofing the user agent). To activate: Settings icon-> Desktop Web rendering.
The available rendering modes are: Mobile Safari (Default), Safari for iPad, Safari for iPhone, Safari, Opera, Firefox, Google Chrome or Internet Explorer.
TIP:If you still see mobile versions of websites, Close all tabs. Tap Reset Cookies and Cache. Apply. Open Settings > Clear History.
Perfect Browser includes a real scrollbar. You can reposition the scrollbar by touching inside the scroll bar area and dragging it to edges of the screen.
Automatic Scrolling: You can also simply hold down on the up or down buttons and Perfect Browser does the scrolling for you!
Tap the buttons to scroll by page.
You can adjust the screen brightness to an extra dark setting for comfortable night time / low light use. Tap Settings > Brightness Control and adjust the slider
To add a bookmark to the current tab, tap + and choose Add Bookmark.
For convenience, 'New Bookmark' button is also provided in the bookmarks screen.
Bookmarks and folders can be reordered, edited or renamed. Bookmarks can also be moved to a different folder. Tap 'Edit' button on the bookmarks screen and tap on a bookmark or a folder. You can rename, edit URL or change the destination folder of the bookmark using the change folder button. Save to finish.
Perfect Browser provides convenient gestures to frequently used functions.
2 Finger Swipe: Flick with two fingers quickly to switch between tabs.
3 Finger Swipe: Flick with three fingers left or right to go back or forward in history.
4 finger tap: Exit fullscreen. (Can be turned off in settings.)
5 finger tap: Open Bookmarks.
When enabled, nothing is recorded.
Standard (Default): This is the recommended privacy level. History is not recorded. On pressing the home button and at launch, the current session will be cleared, all cookies and caches are erased automatically.
Paranoid (cookie blocking mode): Same as Standard, except, All cookies are immediately blocked. As a result you will NOT be able to login to websites. NO EXISTING cookies are erased upon disabling private mode or when exiting the app. Caches are erased automatically.
Insane: This is the same as Standard, except, all tabs, cookies and caches are cleared also upon receiving a phone call, FaceTime call, message, notification or any unexpected on screen interruption or iOS Alert.
You can directly print to AirPrint compatible printers. Tap '+' and choose the print option to select an existing AirPrint compatible printer.
Search directly in a web page and the search text is highlited with big yellow coloring. Tap the magnifying glass in the toolbar.
You can adjust the font size in real-time. Tap Settings -> A+ and A- buttons to increase or decrease font size. Reset button restores it to normal size.
You can also make the font size apply to all webpages by default. (Settings icon -> Settings -> Font Size Override).
For some websites, you may prefer to have the font size appear larger or smaller by default. Adjust the font size using the font adjustment feature. Then choose 'Save Font For Site'. This font size will be used for all webpages from that site.
If the global 'Font Size Override' option is set in Settings, it will not be used for sites that have a custom font size saved.
To remove a saved font size preference, go to the website. Tap Settings > Default Font Size and then 'Save Font for Site'.
You can choose to block image loading if you want faster page loading while on EDGE or 3G. Can be enabled from Settings.
If you ever come across a webpage that uses 'frames', simply scroll up or down with two fingers to activate scrolling within that frame.
Tap '+' and choose Mail Page Link.
This will open the in-app email window with the URL and title of the web page prefilled.
Tap '+' and choose Tweet.
This will open the in-app tweet window with the URL and title of the web page prefilled.
Tap '+' and choose Set as homepage.
By default, Perfect Browser starts with the last saved session. You may have the homepage appear on startup by configuring the Startup Options in Settings.
Tap the search field. A button will appear above the keyboard on the the left side.
You can choose from pre-defined search engines like Google, Bing, Yahoo or create a custom search engine.
NOTE: Non US users may need to change the search domain to their local region. E.g. UK users should replace the occurence of google.com with google.co.uk in the custom search query string for local results.
Just like Safari, tap on the top to scroll quickly to the beginning of the page.
Should you ever feel like opening the current page in Safari, simply tap '+' and choose Open in Safari.
See the iTunes File Sharing Tutorial
In Safari, the fullscreen bookmarklet below opens the currently open page, in fullscreen inside Perfect.
Step 1: Open Safari and add a bookmark to any website.
Step 2: Open Bookmarks. Edit the newly added bookmark.
Step 3: Change the title to 'View in PERFECT'.
Step 4: Change the URL field to: javascript:window.location='perfect://'+location.href;
Now, whenever you open the bookmark in safari, the current page will show up in Perfect Browser!
Refer to the memory notification section in the settings guide below.
Click here for Settings Guide.
- Restart the app: Go to home screen. Double tap the home button. Hold down on the Browser icon and tap '-'. Relaunch the app. It should fix most temporary issues.
- Close all tabs.
- Reset Cookies in Settings > 'Desktop Web Rendering' menu. Switch to 'Safari for iPad'. Apply. Relaunch the app.
Tap Settings > Help > Email Support