Hacker News with Generative AI: Browsers

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

47 points by flowinho 1 day ago | 82 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 10 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 13 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 13 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 14 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 22 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 35 days ago | 6 comments

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

Software, Browsers, New Releases, Video

46 points by ash 35 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 45 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 48 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 61 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 61 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 61 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 71 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 80 days ago | 47 comments

YouTube detects and blocking Brave browser (twitter.com)

YouTube, Browsers, Web Browsing, Privacy

17 points by twapi 80 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 82 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_ 94 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 97 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 104 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 107 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 108 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 111 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 119 days ago | 0 comments

This month in Servo: faster fonts, fetches, and Flexbox (servo.org)
This month in Servo: faster fonts, fetches, and flexbox!

Web Development, Performance Optimization, Browsers

10 points by infotainment 120 days ago | 0 comments

Show HN: Intelligent Browser for Web Automation Powered by AI (airtop.ai)
Effortlessly scrape and control any site with cheap and scalable AI-powered cloud browsers

Web Automation, Artificial Intelligence, Browsers, Software, Cloud Computing

25 points by danielsht 124 days ago | 8 comments

Show HN: I wrote an open-source browser alternative for Computer Use for any LLM (github.com/gregpr07)

Open Source, Browsers, Software

180 points by gregpr07 126 days ago | 73 comments

Mullvad browser: the privacy of Tor, with the perks of a VPN (2023) (techradar.com)

Privacy, VPN, Browsers, Security

6 points by dotcoma 136 days ago | 0 comments

Firefox Is Now "More Than 75X Faster" Running WebAssembly (howtogeek.com)

WebAssembly, Browsers, Performance, Firefox

78 points by hochmartinez 145 days ago | 5 comments

Search Engine Shortcuts in Firefox (jamesg.blog)
Firefox has a feature that lets you map a character or sequence of characters typed in the Firefox address bar to a custom search engine.

Firefox, Search Engines, Browsers, Web Development, Productivity

9 points by zerojames 148 days ago | 3 comments