FixBrowser is a truly lightweight web browser created from scratch. It intentionally
doesn’t support JavaScript to make things faster and much less resource intensive. Instead it
contains an updated set of scripts that fix and improve various websites.
It is designed from ground up with privacy as the major goal, using a whitelist approach for
loading resources to avoid any unwanted tracking.
The browser is currently in Alpha stage, all the foundation blocks are there but
needs more work. There is also FixProxy which is using the “backend” part of the
browser (everything except the actual rendering) to be used with a regular web browser.
It provides a safe way to browse the web and is more mature, I’ve been using it for
multiple years as my primary means of browsing with good results.
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Planned support for systems in the near future: Linux GTK3/4, Haiku, MacOS 10.6+
There is a plan for supporting retro communities by providing compatibility with Windows 95/98/Me,
support for mobiles (iOS/Android) is also planned.
Fundraising
The project needs your help. For this initial round €5000 will be needed to
be raised. It will allow me to work on FixBrowser to make it usable for actual browsing
and also implement some of the additional areas based on a vote. The work will take about
a year, expecting major improvements within about 6 months.
The website was designed for modern browsers and IE4+.
