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Other people do fork Firefox though, like Zen browser https://zen-browser.app/ https://github.com/zen-browser/desktop

comment by wlesieutre · 2026-09-02 · in Hang on to Your Firefox

I really want to like zen but every so often it eats all my RAM. Many have reported similar issues. https://github.com/zen-browser/desktop/issues/8932

comment by janalsncm · 2026-06-16 · in Google Chrome update will close the door on ad blockers

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Zen Browser: global tabs, no toggle, discussion locked

story by fernvenue · 2026-01-29 · 1 comment

…enabled by default and disabled the security prompt for it. Extreme incompetence or malice? https://github.com/zen-browser/desktop/pull/927 2. Social trackers are selectively allowed, unsigned extensions are enabled by default, and…

comment by awestroke · 2026-01-23 · in JPEG XL Test Page

…completely sabotaging easily hitting the scrollbar. Welcome to the genius of the zen browser. https://github.com/zen-browser/desktop/issues/1126 is the issue, closed as they won't fix it (thus my snark). > In the last decade however the…

comment by onli · 2025-10-07 · in The least amount of CSS for a decent looking site (2023)

…as involved as browser maintenance. Hopefully a community can emerge around the project. ref: https://github.com/zen-browser/desktop/graphs/contributors

comment by Valodim · 2025-09-04 · in Atlassian is acquiring The Browser Company

why not Zen https://zen-browser.app/ ? I've found it just as good AND it's open source https://github.com/zen-browser/desktop

comment by youcefb · 2025-09-04 · in Atlassian is acquiring The Browser Company

…removed a lot of the telemetry. Here's the PR created on April 27, after the article was created https://github.com/zen-browser/desktop/pull/7901/files

comment by sphars · 2025-08-19 · in Why I'm all-in on Zen Browser

…not gain you any friends. (I'm referring to the github discussion mentioned in a sibling comment: https://github.com/zen-browser/desktop/discussions/5907 )

comment by sakisv · 2025-03-22 · in Zen browser had a backdoor enabled by default

…adding (2024) to the title? That "backdoor" (remote debugging) was an issue dated 24 aug 2024. https://github.com/zen-browser/desktop/pull/927 Current title made it seem like it's an active issue, when clicking on the link it leads to a…

comment by Alifatisk · 2025-03-22 · in Zen browser had a backdoor enabled by default

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Zen browser had a backdoor enabled by default

story by nobunaga · 2025-03-22 · 31 comments

…lack the experience to secure the browser. Edit Other github issues with lack of interest from devs https://github.com/zen-browser/desktop/discussions/5907#disc... https://github.com/zen-browser/desktop/issues/5947

comment by nobunaga · 2025-03-22 · in Zen browser had a backdoor enabled by default

…the most superficial of tests, I don't think they care or are competent[1] enough to change it. [1] https://github.com/zen-browser/desktop/pull/927 If you want an actual private Firefox alternative there are already multiple long standing…

comment by akimbostrawman · 2025-02-28 · in Welcome to Ladybird, a truly independent web browser

…websites (online banking doesn't work) floorp is a good one, but in my experience zen is better. 1: https://github.com/zen-browser/desktop

comment by fady0 · 2025-02-28 · in Introducing a terms of use and updated privacy notice for Firefox

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Zen is a privacy-focused browser that blocks trackers

story by vortex_ape · 2025-01-22 · 1 comment

https://github.com/zen-browser/desktop/pull/927 this certainly put a bad taste in my mouth

comment by varun_ch · 2024-10-26 · in The company behind Arc is now building a second, much simpler browser

Not to be confused with: https://github.com/zen-browser/desktop https://zen-browser.app/ My favourite web browser these days

comment by reify · 2024-10-24

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story by HiPHInch · 2024-10-10 · 3 comments

…extra characters broke the hyperlink. In case the parent can't fix it in time for the edit window: https://github.com/zen-browser/desktop

comment by zamadatix · 2024-09-20 · in Gaining access to anyones Arc browser without them even visiting a website

Not a good look it not being on the main page! I personally use [zen browser]( https://github.com/zen-browser/desktop); I like the ideas of Arc, but it always seemed sketchy to me, especially it being Chromium-based and closed-source.

comment by titaniumtown · 2024-09-20 · in Gaining access to anyones Arc browser without them even visiting a website

…Then I found this issue, where essentially they left a huge backdoor open with Remote Debugger: https://github.com/zen-browser/desktop/pull/927 . The guy claims that it was due to ignorance, but seeing this really shakes up my paranoia.…

comment by antran22 · 2024-08-27 · in Zen, a Arc-like open-source browser based on the Firefox engine

…https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41306678 [2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41310844 [3] https://github.com/zen-browser/desktop/issues/53

comment by dns_snek · 2024-08-22 · in Apple splits App Store team in two, introduces new leadership

Website getting hugged to death for a second day. Direct link to downloads from the GitHub releases: https://github.com/zen-browser/desktop/releases

comment by jeremiahlee · 2024-08-21 · in Zen, a Arc-like open-source browser based on the Firefox engine

femou are you the author? https://github.com/zen-browser/desktop/tree/main/src/browser... has a submodule pointing to https://github.com/zen-browser/components/tree/dab7fd0b2fbf2... which isn't public... I assume that's an oversight.

comment by gpm · 2024-08-21 · in Zen, a Arc-like open-source browser based on the Firefox engine

…the disk image. edit: it's a known thing to do with Apples security, workarounds in step 3 here: https://github.com/zen-browser/desktop/issues/53

comment by ZeroGravitas · 2024-08-21 · in Zen, a Arc-like open-source browser based on the Firefox engine

Here are Firefox about:config preferences they tweak for performance: https://github.com/zen-browser/desktop/blob/1eaf6e49ef8edd44... I also found this somewhat funny: # Edit: ok, ill remove it, goodbye top #1 on fastest browsers benchmark…

comment by dao- · 2024-08-21 · in Zen, a Arc-like open-source browser based on the Firefox engine

…edit: turns out they are describing this process here from a link on the macos download page: https://github.com/zen-browser/desktop/issues/53

comment by weikju · 2024-08-21 · in Zen, a Arc-like open-source browser based on the Firefox engine

Some forks are using a nice patch based system: see how the Zen browser is built for instance ( https://github.com/zen-browser/desktop/ ). I think that's a better model than merging upstream updates into your own branch.

comment by fabrice_d · 2024-08-08 · in Firefox Sidebar and Vertical tabs: try them out

That repo is just used as a validation for flatpak, it's under https://github.com/zen-browser/desktop

comment by kurki · 2024-07-29 · in Zen Browser – A brand new Firefox fork with a slick design

I think this is the correct repo: https://github.com/zen-browser/desktop . Maybe they have a mobile version planned.

comment by jayknight · 2024-07-29 · in Zen Browser – A brand new Firefox fork with a slick design