# dothq/browser

The browser that fights for your privacy.

Repository: https://github.com/dothq/browser
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/dothq-browser
Homepage: https://www.dothq.org
License: MPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: browser, desktop, firefox, windows, macos, linux, android, gecko
Last push: 2024-12-25T12:14:58+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2704, "days_push": 616, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1089, forks 89 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:32.702839+00:00)

## What it is
Dot Browser is a privacy-focused web browser built on Firefox's Gecko engine, with releases for Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android. This repository is the umbrella project linking the desktop and Android codebases.

## Use cases
- browse the web with a privacy-respecting browser
- replace Chrome or Firefox with a privacy-focused alternative
- run a Gecko-based browser on Windows, macOS, or Linux
- use a privacy browser on Android
- contribute to an open-source Firefox-based browser

## When to choose
- you want an open-source, privacy-first browser built on Gecko
- you need a Firefox alternative with a custom privacy-focused UI
- you want one browser project spanning desktop and Android

## When to avoid
- you need a Chromium-based browser for extension compatibility
- you need a battle-tested mainstream browser for daily security-critical use
- you need iOS support

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: privacy, browser-extension
- domain: privacy, web-development, cross-platform
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: firefox-fork, gecko, web-browser, privacy-browser, macos, linux, android, desktop

## Member repositories
- dothq/browser (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:32.702839+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 2026-08-30T06:49:17.393366+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/dothq/browser (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:32.702839+00:00, sha 2facd8d8a358)
  - homepage: https://www.dothq.org (fetched 2026-08-29T12:51:54.652025+00:00, sha 80fe01f5f583)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.