ttalvitie/browservice
Browservice: Browse the modern web on historical browsers observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
65/100
- Activity 66
- Release rhythm 45
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 97
- age_days: 2330
- days_rel: 205
- days_push: 205
- n_releases_24m: 6
Adoption not part of the score
1451 stars · 37 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Browservice is a proxy server that renders modern web pages using an embedded Chromium (CEF) browser and streams the viewport as images to old/historical browsers running a small JavaScript client. It lets legacy browsers like IE6 or old Netscape access today's web.
Use cases
- browse modern websites on Windows 98-era browsers
- access the modern web from Internet Explorer 6
- use an old Mac or retro PC to view current websites
- serve a shared Chromium browser to multiple legacy clients on a LAN
- kiosk-style browsing on historical hardware
When to choose
- you need modern web compatibility on legacy or historical browsers
- you want a self-hosted proxy that renders pages server-side
- you need regularly updated Chromium builds for security on old clients
When to avoid
- you need a lightweight text-only proxy rather than image-based rendering
- you expect rapid feature development or active community support
- you need low-bandwidth usage, since viewport images consume significant data
Facets
service · maturity maintenance
proxy web-framework http-server web-development browser-extensions self-hosted privacy windows self-hosted legacy-browsers browser-as-a-service remote-rendering cef chromium retro-computing linux web-server
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/ttalvitie/browservice · fetched 2026-08-28 · d2a939512db4
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| ttalvitie/browservice | main | 65 |
For agents
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