# wexond/browser-base

Modern and feature-rich web browser base based on Electron

Repository: https://github.com/wexond/browser-base
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/browser-base
Homepage: https://wexond.net
Language: TypeScript
License Family: other
Topics: material, typescript, browser, themes, extensions, plugins, javascript, react, electron, chromium, desktop, wexond, privacy
Archived: true
Last push: 2023-06-04T13:19:29+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3429, "days_push": 1186, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2724, forks 420 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:15.698570+00:00)

## What it is
Wexond is a modern, feature-rich web browser built on Electron and React, designed to be lighter than full Chromium by stripping Google services. It also serves as a framework/base for developers who want to build their own custom web browser without compiling Chromium.

## Use cases
- build a custom web browser without compiling chromium
- browse the web with built-in ad blocking and tracker protection
- use a lightweight chromium-based browser without google services
- organize tabs with tab groups and scrollable tabs
- install chrome extensions from the chrome web store
- customize the browser ui and new tab page

## When to choose
- you want to fork or build a custom browser on electron instead of patching chromium
- you need a privacy-focused browser with ad blocking via the Cliqz adblocker
- you prefer a customizable, modern UI built with React and TypeScript

## When to avoid
- you need full Chrome extension compatibility - support is only partial and work-in-progress
- you need a production-grade browser with active development and a clear license
- you require enterprise features like sync, profiles, or Google services integration

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: browser-extension, privacy, gui, developer-tools
- domain: web-development, privacy, cross-platform, desktop-applications
- platform: cross-platform, windows
- tags: web-browser, electron-browser, ad-blocker, chromium, react, typescript, browser-base, tab-management, electron, desktop, macos, linux

## Member repositories
- wexond/browser-base (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:15.698570+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:14:56.127638+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/wexond/browser-base (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:15.698570+00:00, sha cf33f5be1bd3)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.