# kiwibrowser/src

Source-code used in Kiwi Browser for Android

Repository: https://github.com/kiwibrowser/src
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/kiwibrowser-src
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Archived: true
Last push: 2023-11-18T13:17:07+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": 2328, "days_push": 1019, "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 2966, forks 444 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:32.567468+00:00)

## What it is
Kiwi Browser is a fully open-source web browser for Android based on Chromium, with support for Chrome extensions, Night Mode, and a bottom address bar. This repository contains the complete source code used to build the browser distributed on the Play Store.

## Use cases
- browse the web on android with chrome extension support
- build a custom chromium-based android browser
- fork an open-source android web browser
- use desktop chrome extensions on mobile
- customize a browser with night mode and bottom address bar
- study chromium android browser modifications

## When to choose
- you want an android browser that supports chrome extensions
- you need a chromium fork you can build and modify for android
- you want to create a derivative browser with your own branding

## When to avoid
- you need an ios browser
- you want a lightweight browser without building from a huge chromium codebase
- you need a browser with active recent development
- you are not prepared to handle a massive chromium build toolchain

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: browser-extension, developer-tools
- domain: browser-extensions, web-development, cross-platform
- platform: cpp, jvm
- tags: chromium-fork, web-browser, android-browser, chrome-extensions-support, night-mode, open-source-browser, android, chromium

## Member repositories
- kiwibrowser/src (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:32.567468+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 2026-08-30T07:32:01.561979+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/kiwibrowser/src (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:32.567468+00:00, sha fe50b6c9ac4a)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.