19 open-source web browsers
Open Source Web Browsers
The most popular open-source web browsers for Windows, macOS and Linux on GitHub are Ladybird, Zen Browser and Nw.js. appsgit lists 19, including free alternatives to Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge and Arc, each with its platforms, license and install commands.
Updated Oct 28, 2026
Open Source Web Browsers
Ladybird
LadybirdBrowser/ladybird
Ladybird is a truly independent web browser, using a novel engine based on web standards.
Maintained · last commit Oct 28, 2026
BrowsersmacOSLinuxZen Browser
zen-browser/desktop
Zen is a firefox-based browser with the aim of pushing your productivity to a new level!
Active · last commit Oct 27, 2026
OfficialBrowsersWindowsmacOSLinuxNw.js
nwjs/nw.js
Call all Node.js modules directly from DOM/WebWorker and enable a new way of writing applications with all Web technologies.
Maintained · last commit Oct 22, 2026
OfficialBrowsersWindowsmacOSLinuxUngoogled Chromium
ungoogled-software/ungoogled-chromium
Google Chromium, sans integration with Google.
Active · last commit Oct 27, 2026
BrowsersmacOSLinuxResponsively App
responsively-org/responsively-app
A modified web browser that helps in responsive web development.
Maintained · last commit Oct 3, 2026
OfficialBrowsersWindowsmacOSLinuxChromium
chromium/chromium
Chromium is the open-source web browser project that Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Brave and many other browsers are built on.
Maintained · last commit Oct 28, 2026
OfficialBrowsersWindowsmacOSLinuxBrave Browser
brave/brave-browser
Brave browser for Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, Windows.
Active · last commit Oct 28, 2026
OfficialBrowsersWindowsmacOSLinuxHelium
imputnet/helium
Private, fast, and honest web browser.
Active · last commit Oct 27, 2026
OfficialBrowsersWindowsmacOSLinuxDeskreen
pavlobu/deskreen
Deskreen turns any device with a web browser into a secondary screen for your computer.
Maintained · last commit Jul 8, 2026
BrowsersWindowsmacOSLinuxFirefox
mozilla-firefox/firefox
The official repository of Mozilla's Firefox web browser.
Maintained · last commit Oct 27, 2026
OfficialBrowsersWindowsmacOSLinuxFloorp
Floorp-Projects/Floorp
All of source code of Floorp 12, the most Advanced and Fastest Firefox derivative.
Active · last commit Oct 28, 2026
OfficialBrowsersWindowsmacOSLinuxThorium
Alex313031/thorium
Chromium fork named after radioactive element No.
Maintained · last commit May 8, 2026
BrowsersWindowsmacOSLinuxWebui
webui-dev/webui
Use any web browser or WebView as GUI, with your preferred language in the backend and modern web technologies in the frontend, all in a lightweight portable library.
Maintained · last commit Oct 26, 2026
BrowsersWindowsmacOSLinuxThe Ora
the-ora/browser
Ora Browser Fast, native WebKit browser for macOS.
Maintained · last commit Sep 17, 2026
BrowsersmacOSLagrange
skyjake/lagrange
Lagrange is a cross-platform client for browsing Geminispace.
Active · last commit Oct 2, 2026
BrowsersWindowsmacOSLinuxNeantik
AffPapa/neantik
Бесплатный антидетект браузер для Mac с Apple Silicon: локальные профили, встроенный Chromium, прокси и Keychain — без аккаунта, облака и телеметрии.
Active · last commit Oct 2, 2026
BrowsersmacOSEnable Chromium Hevc Hardware Decoding
StaZhu/enable-chromium-hevc-hardware-decoding
A guide that teach you enable hardware HEVC decoding & encoding for Chrome / Edge, or build a custom version of Chromium / Electron that supports hardware & software HEVC decoding and hardware HEVC…
Maintained · last commit Aug 17, 2026
BrowsersWindowsmacOSLinuxBilibili Linux
msojocs/bilibili-linux
如果阁下不喜欢电脑多装一个 Electron，可以自行提取发布版的 app.asar 并使用已安装 Electron 启动，建议的 Electron 版本是：43.1.1（VaapiOnNvidiaGPUs 需要 Electron 43+ / Chromium 130+）.
Active · last commit Sep 30, 2026
BrowsersWindowsLinuxFlow Browser
MultiboxLabs/flow-browser
A modern, privacy-focused browser with a minimalistic design.
Maintained · last commit May 16, 2026
BrowsersWindowsmacOSLinux
What are the best open-source web browsers?
By GitHub stars, Ladybird is the most popular (66,731 stars), followed by Zen Browser and Nw.js. People often use these instead of Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge and Arc. Each page lists the platforms, license and last commit.
Which of these run on Windows, Mac and Linux?
15 of the 19 open-source web browsers listed here run on Windows, 18 on macOS and 17 on Linux; on a Mac, the most starred is Ladybird. 4 can be installed with a package manager such as Flathub, Homebrew, winget or Chocolatey.
Are these open-source web browsers free?
Yes. All 19 use an open-source license (OSI-approved or FSF-free), so you can use, copy and change them for free.
How are these open-source web browsers chosen?
Apps come from desktop awesome lists (Awesome Linux Software, awesome-mac, awesome-windows, awesome-electron and the media and file sections of awesome-cli-apps), more than 70 GitHub topics such as desktop-app, electron-app, tauri-app, gtk, qt, macos-app, pdf-editor, cad and remote-desktop, and a hand-picked list of flagship apps. An app is listed only if it has a license (one GitHub detects, or one appsgit checked by hand), a README and a commit in the last six months, is not archived or a fork, and has 1000+ GitHub stars (topics), 500+ (awesome lists) or 100+ (hand-picked). It must also be an end-user application with a desktop signal: installers in its releases, install instructions for Windows, macOS or Linux, or a Flathub, Homebrew, winget, Chocolatey, Snap or AUR package. Libraries, frameworks, themes, plugins and servers are left out, and source-available apps are labelled as such.