# Candy Browser (open-source web browser)

> Candy Browser is a free, open-source web browser for Android. Gesture-first Android browser with Material 3 Expressive design and local privacy tools. It has 487 GitHub stars and is released under the MPL-2.0 license. Its source code is on GitHub at sk2andy/candy-browser.

Firefox extensions on Android, powered by GeckoView. A gesture-first browser with selectable GeckoView and Android System WebView engines, an iOS WKWebView/Liquid Glass target, and local privacy tools.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/sk2andy/candy-browser |
| Platforms | Android |
| Built with | Jetpack Compose |
| GitHub stars | 487 |
| License | MPL-2.0 (open source) |
| F-Droid | not listed |
| F-Droid anti-features | n/a |
| Google Play | not linked |
| App Store | not linked |
| Website | none listed |
| Official | no |
| Category | Browsers |
| Latest release | v0.45.1 (Oct 3, 2026) |
| Last commit | Oct 6, 2026 |

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