Ask HN: Would You Use a Fast, Minimal, Private Web Browser?

Re:Ask HN: Would You Use a Fast, Minimal, Private Web Browser? by solardev on Sunday May 11, 2025 @03:36PM (#43956436)

Probably not, if it's just another Chromium reskin. Lack of Manifestv2 / uBlock Origin support would be a dealbreaker, as would a solo dev browser project (too much potential for security issues).

Are you writing your own renderer too?

I'd only consider another browser if it were either open source and/or maintained by a company or org I kinda trust. Definitely not a single dev. And it'd preferably be Webkit and not Blink/Chromium based. E.g. I'd consider using Ladybird or Kagi's Orion once they're a bit more mature.

Local AI integration is a turnoff too. I want my browser to be simple and stable, not chase every FOMO fashion trend.

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Re:Ask HN: Would You Use a Fast, Minimal, Private Web Browser? by gokulnair2001 on Sunday May 11, 2025 @11:27PM (#43959371)

I am building it using webkit and also planning to make it OSS. If so would you love to use something, Also what else would you like to see in it!

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