# corbindavenport/just-the-browser

Remove AI features, telemetry data reporting, sponsored content, product integrations, and other annoyances from web browsers.

Repository: https://github.com/corbindavenport/just-the-browser
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/just-the-browser
Homepage: https://justthebrowser.com/
Language: Shell
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: firefox, linux, macos, windows, chrome, google-chrome, microsoft-edge, mozilla-firefox
Last push: 2026-08-16T07:01:51+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 81/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 96, longevity 17
- inputs: {"age_days": 238, "days_push": 17, "days_rel": 25, "gap_med": 18.0, "n_releases_24m": 9}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2951, forks 90 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:32.017144+00:00)

## What it is
A collection of configuration files and installation scripts that disable AI features, telemetry, sponsored content, and other annoyances in desktop web browsers using hidden enterprise/organization settings. It supports Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Brave with one-click setup scripts and manual guides.

## Use cases
- remove AI features from Chrome and Edge
- disable telemetry reporting in Firefox
- turn off sponsored content in Brave
- debloat a fresh browser install
- apply enterprise policies to a personal browser
- set up a clean browser on a new Windows or Mac machine

## When to choose
- you want a stock browser without bundled AI assistants, ads, or telemetry
- you prefer official browsers but dislike their extra features
- you want documented, reversible configuration via policies rather than forks

## When to avoid
- you need a fully hardened privacy browser rather than a debloated mainstream one
- you cannot or will not run scripts with administrator/root access and find manual policy edits too tedious
- you use a browser other than Chrome, Edge, Firefox, or Brave

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: configuration-management, privacy, security, developer-tools
- domain: privacy, web-development, self-hosted
- platform: windows, cli
- tags: browser-configuration, telemetry-removal, debloat, chrome, firefox, edge, brave, enterprise-policies, shell-script, automation, macos, linux

## Member repositories
- corbindavenport/just-the-browser (main) score 81

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:32.017144+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 2026-08-30T07:32:39.463495+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/corbindavenport/just-the-browser (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:32.017144+00:00, sha 0dfe49d70acf)
  - homepage: https://justthebrowser.com/ (fetched 2026-08-29T09:47:48.062046+00:00, sha b233ba2a0433)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.