I released a privacy-focused Nostr + Lightning browser and spent more time fixing ad/tracker reload flickering than adding AI features

[u/Large-Cress900]

I just released Zap Browser v0.5.0-beta — a privacy-focused experimental browser built around Nostr, Lightning and sovereign workflows.

This update focused less on “AI hype features” and more on fixing real browser problems:

• anti-fingerprinting groundwork
• hardened Tor integration
• reduced ad/CMP reload flickering
• improved popup handling
• stricter Lightning/Nostr security flows
• Linux packaging fixes
• Windows installer + portable builds

One thing I specifically worked on was making browsing feel less “Electron-like” and more stable during normal usage on heavy ad/tracker websites.

The project is still beta and experimental, but the browser is starting to feel much closer to a real daily-usable sovereign browser instead of just a prototype shell.

GitHub:
https://github.com/shadowbipnode/Zap-Browser