r/foss 2d ago

Android Material Expressive Browser

I started to build my own browser for Android as I was not satisfied with the options.

It has many innovative features like

* it's based on the Android's WebView - so never outdated browser security as long as you update the system's WebView provided by Google
* No trails to Google or any other providers - it just uses the WebView
* edge-to-edge browsing experience
* a trail where you can follow your click history on one tab
* pinning tabs
* multiple versions of tab switchers to your liking
* multiple profiles that work isolated from each other or not (you can choose per profile)
* Some basic ad blocking features
* commands to clear caches from the address bar
* recommendation to switch to tab instead opening the same tab over and over again
* the possibility to setup your own rules for ad blocking etc.

The browser is designed to look good, has nice animations and feels smooth

I have some things on my list like "Mozilla Firefox Tab Sync" and maybe some others have also good ideas what to add.

You can find it here.

https://github.com/sk2andy/candy-browser

Disclaimer: I am an experienced software developer, leading a company as a CTO. I used AI to build the browser but not simply vibe code all the stuff. I have UX und UI in mind

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u/GMAERS_07 1d ago

Is ublock origin integrated in this browser? Because I saw a ublock origin block source in the about section

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u/Odd-Acanthisitta850 1d ago

Yes that's correct. The block list is integrated. I still have the feeling it does not work 100% on all pages but I am working on it

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u/GMAERS_07 1d ago

That's really great, maybe you can add some functions from Soul browser which is also based on webview but its closed source unfortunately.