Observed arrival · 2026-09-10
Light Browser, a tiny browser with unusually large ambitions
A roughly 2 MB native browser for Windows and Linux that uses each system's existing web engine and bundles ad blocking, tab sleeping, imports, downloads, and encrypted sync.
Field notes
The project separates the browser shell from the rendering engine: Windows uses WebView2, while Linux uses WebKitGTK, avoiding a bundled engine. Its blocking system combines network rules with cosmetic filters and refreshes them every six hours. The page also specifies unusually concrete resource behavior, including tab suspension after 30 seconds, unloading after 10 minutes, and a per-process monitor for CPU, memory, GPU, and GPU memory.
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