# glide-browser/glide

An extensible and keyboard-focused web browser

Repository: https://github.com/glide-browser/glide
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/glide-browser-glide
Homepage: https://glide-browser.app
Language: TypeScript
License: MPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: browser, firefox, firefox-browser, firefox-fork
Last push: 2026-08-16T16:44:47+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 83/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 90, longevity 36
- inputs: {"age_days": 515, "days_push": 17, "days_rel": 66, "gap_med": 12, "n_releases_24m": 22}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1466, forks 44 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:48.665574+00:00)

## What it is
Glide is an extensible, keyboard-focused web browser built as a fork of Firefox, with modal Vim-like keymaps, a TypeScript configuration API, and web extension support. It is in alpha and maintained primarily by a single developer.

## Use cases
- browse the web entirely with the keyboard like Vim
- configure browser behavior with TypeScript code
- fuzzy search and switch between open tabs
- override keymaps and settings per website
- follow links with keyboard hints instead of the mouse
- browse Gemini protocol sites
- use a Firefox-based browser with deep extension-level integration

## When to choose
- you want a Vimium/Tridactyl-style experience with deeper integration than an extension can offer
- you like Firefox and want keyboard-first navigation with modal keymaps
- you enjoy tinkering and configuring software through code
- you need site-specific keymaps or settings

## When to avoid
- you need a stable, polished daily-driver browser (Glide is in alpha)
- you prefer GUI-based configuration over code
- you are uncomfortable running a browser maintained by a single person
- you don't like Firefox

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: experimental
- function: browser-extension, developer-tools, plugin-system, configuration-management
- domain: web-development, developer-tools, privacy
- platform: windows
- tags: keyboard-driven-browser, firefox-fork, vim-like-keybindings, modal-editing, typescript-config, gemini-protocol, web-browser, macos, linux, desktop

## Member repositories
- glide-browser/glide (main) score 83

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:48.665574+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 2026-08-30T04:35:03.432968+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/glide-browser/glide (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:48.665574+00:00, sha 0a73aa6bbbc2)
  - homepage: https://glide-browser.app (fetched 2026-08-29T11:43:39.051832+00:00, sha 990da6d280ae)
  - site_page: https://glide-browser.app/faq (fetched 2026-08-29T11:43:39.060760+00:00, sha 7a2c8539ca55)
  - site_page: https://glide-browser.app/changelog (fetched 2026-08-29T11:43:39.062788+00:00, sha 47135d136780)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.