SmartCookieWeb
SmartCookieWeb is a free, open-source web browser for Android. A web browser with privacy on by default. It has 360 GitHub stars and is released under the MPL-2.0 license, and you can install it from F-Droid and Google Play.
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About SmartCookieWeb
A web browser with privacy on by default. A fork of Lightning Browser. Features: - Open source - Modern UI - Tracking and ad blocker - Customizable
Privacy and F-Droid
F-Droid builds SmartCookieWeb from its published source code and flags anti-features such as ads, tracking or reliance on non-free services.
No anti-features flagged on the latest F-Droid build.
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Is SmartCookieWeb free and open source?
Yes. SmartCookieWeb's source code is public on GitHub under the MPL-2.0 license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free. F-Droid, which builds it from source, flags no anti-features such as ads or tracking on its latest build.
How do I install SmartCookieWeb?
You can install SmartCookieWeb from F-Droid (package com.cookiegames.smartcookie) and from Google Play; the links are on this page. Its GitHub repository also publishes releases (latest: v16.3).
Is SmartCookieWeb still maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Jul 5, 2026. Its F-Droid listing was last updated on Feb 20, 2022. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.