Hacker News with Generative AI: Browsers

Curl-impersonate: Special build of curl that can impersonate the major browsers (github.com/lwthiker)
A special build of curl that can impersonate the four major browsers: Chrome, Edge, Safari & Firefox. curl-impersonate is able to perform TLS and HTTP handshakes that are identical to that of a real browser.

Web Development, Security, Tools, Browsers

281 points by mmh0000 11 hours ago | 67 comments

Show HN: A recommendation system to explore the non-commercial web (browserbuddy.com)
Prompt your feedSign In Customize your feedPick from the options or start with a prompt.ProgrammingDesignStartupsArtifical IntelligenceArtLiteratureMathFashionFaith/SpiritualityBegin

Recommendations, Web, Open Source, Browsers, User Experience

10 points by alien0006 10 days ago | 4 comments

Show HN: Hyperbrowser MCP Server – Connect AI agents to the web through browsers (github.com/hyperbrowserai)
This is Hyperbrowser's Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server. It provides various tools to scrape, extract structured data, and crawl webpages. It also provides easy access to general purpose browser agents like OpenAI's CUA, Anthropic's Claude Computer Use, and Browser Use.

Web Scraping, AI Agents, Browsers, Open Source

63 points by shrisukhani 14 days ago | 26 comments

The contenteditable "plaintext-only" attribute value combination is now Baseline (web.dev)
Celebration: This web feature is now available in all three major browser engines, and becomes Baseline Newly available as of March 4, 2025.

Web Development, HTML, Browsers, Standards

5 points by feross 14 days ago | 0 comments

Chrome disabling uBlock Origin is a serious security threat (quimerch.com)
Google’s recent decision to disable the popular ad-blocking extension uBlock Origin on Chrome is raising significant concerns about user security.

Security, Browsers, Ad Blocking, Google Chrome

100 points by ewenquim 16 days ago | 83 comments

Show HN: I wrote a browser AI assistant without requiring login (sumbuddy.app)
AI assistant in your browser

AI, Web Development, Browsers, Privacy

24 points by djyde 22 days ago | 11 comments

Ask HN: With trust in Firefox gone, is Chrome-ish the only option? (ycombinator.com)
As a privacy conscious user that loves open source software, I'm really puzzled regarding browsers right now. It's confusing.

Privacy, Browsers, Open Source, Firefox, Chrome

49 points by flowinho 25 days ago | 89 comments

Become a sponsor to Servo (github.com/sponsors)
Servo aims to empower developers with a lightweight, high-performance alternative for embedding web technologies in applications.

Web Technologies, Open Source, Software Development, Browsers

158 points by lostmsu 33 days ago | 67 comments

Mozilla's approach to Manifest V3: What's different and why it matters for users (mozilla.org)
Extensions are like apps for your browser, letting you customize and enhance your online experience. Nearly half of all Firefox users have installed at least one extension, from privacy tools to productivity boosters.

Mozilla, Extensions, Privacy, Browsers, Web Development

11 points by akyuu 36 days ago | 0 comments

Does Firefox sell your personal data? (github.com/mozilla)
Firefox is independent and a part of the not-for-profit Mozilla, which fights for your online rights, keeps corporate powers in check and makes the internet accessible to everyone, everywhere. We believe the internet is for people, not profit. Unlike other companies, we don’t sell access to your data. You’re in control over who sees your search and browsing history. All that and exceptional performance too.

Privacy, Browsers, Mozilla, Non-profit Organizations

44 points by hellhammer1982 37 days ago | 7 comments

Certificate Transparency in Firefox (transparency.dev)
Certificate Transparency (CT) has been one of the biggest advancements in web security, keeping users safe from threats such as certificate fraud and man-in-the-middle attacks. While CT has been around for over 11 years, enforcement has varied across browsers.

Web Security, Browsers, Certificate Transparency

184 points by tracymiranda 37 days ago | 111 comments

How browsers really load web pages [video] (fosdem.org)
When browsers load a Web page and its subresources, A LOT happens under the hood. They need to take into account render/parsing blocking resources, use a preload scanner, listen to resource hints (like preload/preconnect), loading modifiers (async/defer/module), fetchpriority, responsive images, and much more. Based on all those signals, they then need to somehow decide when to load which resources, to make optimal use of the modern HTTP/2 and HTTP/3 connections.

Web Development, Browsers, Performance

190 points by todsacerdoti 45 days ago | 74 comments

Apple's Lack of Full Site Isolation and iOS Browser Ban Puts Users at Risk (open-web-advocacy.org)
Yet again Apple’s ban on third-party browser engines weakens security rather than strengthens it.

Security, Browsers, Apple, iOS, Privacy

26 points by mdhb 59 days ago | 6 comments

Ladybird browser update (January 2025) [video] (youtube.com)

Software, Browsers, New Releases, Video

46 points by ash 59 days ago | 1 comments

Show HN: Lightpanda, an open-source headless browser in Zig (github.com/lightpanda-io)
Lightpanda is the open-source browser made for headless usage:

Open Source, Programming Languages, Browsers, Zig

319 points by fbouvier 69 days ago | 137 comments

Show HN: BrowserAI – Run LLMs directly in browser using WebGPU (open source) (github.com/sauravpanda)
BrowserAI: Run LLMs in the Browser - Simple, Fast, and Open Source!

WebGPU, Open Source, Browsers, AI

85 points by shreyash_gupta 71 days ago | 21 comments

Linux Foundation Announces the Launch of Supporters of Chromium-Based Browsers (linuxfoundation.org)
SAN FRANCISCO – January 9, 2025 – The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization enabling mass innovation through open source, today announced the launch of Supporters of Chromium-Based Bowsers. This initiative aims to fund open development and enhance projects within the Chromium ecosystem, ensuring broad support and sustainability for open source contributions that will drive technological advancement.

Open Source, Chromium, Linux Foundation, Browsers

9 points by marcodiego 84 days ago | 2 comments

Google and Linux Foundation Launch "Supporters of Chromium-Based Browsers" Fund (phoronix.com)
Google and the Linux Foundation today announced the creation of the "Supporters of Chromium-Based Browsers" fund to help provide funding to open-source developers working on Chromium-based open-source projects.

Google, Linux Foundation, Open Source, Browsers, Funding

4 points by LorenDB 84 days ago | 1 comments

Show HN: A browser designed to support uBlock Origin (MV2) and respect privacy (ublock-browser.com)

Privacy, Browsers, Ad Blocking, Open Source

7 points by tempest_tech 84 days ago | 28 comments

Curl-Impersonate (github.com/lexiforest)
A special build of curl that can impersonate the four major browsers: Chrome, Edge, Safari and Firefox(In progress). curl-impersonate is able to perform TLS and HTTP handshakes that are identical to that of a real browser.

Web Development, Security, Browsers, Networking

425 points by jakeogh 95 days ago | 111 comments

Singlefile: A web extension to save a complete web page into a single HTML file (github.com/gildas-lormeau)
SingleFile is a Web Extension (and a CLI tool) compatible with Chrome, Firefox (Desktop and Mobile), Microsoft Edge, Safari, Vivaldi, Brave, Waterfox, Yandex browser, and Opera. It helps you to save a complete web page into a single HTML file.

Web Development, Web Extensions, Software, Tools, Browsers

122 points by throw0101a 103 days ago | 47 comments

YouTube detects and blocking Brave browser (twitter.com)

YouTube, Browsers, Web Browsing, Privacy

17 points by twapi 104 days ago | 13 comments

Mozilla: Proposals in US vs. Google threaten vital role of independent browsers (mozilla.org)
Giving people the ability to shape the internet and their experiences on it is at the heart of Mozilla’s manifesto. This includes empowering people to choose how they search.

Mozilla, Browsers, Competition, Antitrust, Google

64 points by botanical 106 days ago | 92 comments

Firefox Is the Superior Browser (asindu.xyz)
When ever you hear people trying to convince other people to switch to Firefox the reason is usually moral or ideological.

Firefox, Browsers, Morality, Ideology

85 points by max_ 118 days ago | 74 comments

Apple Releases iCloud Passwords Add-On for Firefox (macrumors.com)
Apple now has a dedicated iCloud Passwords add-on designed for the Firefox browser, which means Firefox users can access passwords and logins stored in the Passwords app or iCloud Keychain when using Firefox on a PC or Mac.

Apple, Firefox, Security, Browsers, Passwords

57 points by frizlab 120 days ago | 15 comments

Google Docs in a clean-room browser (ekioh.com)
With the news that Google would be phasing in a new version of Google Docs I thought we ought to get the current version working in Flow. Because of many bug fixes in Flow for other websites, Google Docs now seemed to load mostly fine, though it rendered without word wrap and you couldn’t actually type into it.

Google Docs, Web Development, Browsers

10 points by fanf2 127 days ago | 1 comments

Mozilla: DOJ's Plan for Chrome Risks Hurting Smaller Browsers (pcmag.com)
The Justice Department's proposal to force Google to rein in and even sell off its Chrome browser business may seem like a win for competitors such as Mozilla’s Firefox browser. But the company says the plan risks hurting smaller browsers.

Antitrust, Google, Browsers, Mozilla, Firefox

8 points by cpeterso 131 days ago | 0 comments

Neomacs: Structural Lisp IDE/browser/computing environment (github.com/neomacs-project)
Neomacs is a computing environment based on structural editing. Neomacs aims to become the Emacs of trees. Currently, Neomacs is a usable Lisp IDE and keyboard-driven browser.

Programming, Lisp, IDE, Browsers, Software

125 points by kscarlet 132 days ago | 39 comments

Webvm: Virtual Machine for the Web (github.com/leaningtech)
This repository hosts the source code for https://webvm.io, a Linux virtual machine that runs in your browser.

Virtual Machines, Web Development, Open Source, Linux, Browsers

205 points by thunderbong 135 days ago | 54 comments

New iOS 18.2 beta marks WebGPU as stable and enabled by default in Safari (twitter.com)

New Releases, iOS, WebGPU, Browsers

12 points by astlouis44 142 days ago | 0 comments