# minbrowser/min

A fast, minimal browser that protects your privacy

Repository: https://github.com/minbrowser/min
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/min
Homepage: https://minbrowser.org/
Language: JavaScript
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-08-23T21:28:01+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 95/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 87, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3959, "days_push": 10, "days_rel": 10, "gap_med": 66.0, "n_releases_24m": 11}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 9156, forks 865 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:28.654620+00:00)

## What it is
Min is a fast, minimal open-source web browser built in JavaScript (Electron) that emphasizes privacy and focus. It blocks ads and trackers, offers full-text search of visited pages, tab grouping via Tasks, reader view, and bookmark tagging.

## Use cases
- browse the web without ads and trackers
- a distraction-free minimal browser
- search the full text of pages I've visited locally
- group tabs into tasks to stay organized
- a lightweight privacy-focused alternative to Chrome
- read articles in a clean reader view

## When to choose
- you want a lightweight, privacy-respecting browser with built-in ad and tracker blocking
- you need local full-text search over your browsing history
- you prefer a minimal, distraction-free interface with tab grouping
- you want an open-source browser you can build and extend yourself

## When to avoid
- you need extensive extension ecosystem support like Chrome or Firefox
- you require enterprise features, sync across devices, or developer tooling parity with mainstream browsers
- you need the strictest sandboxing and security guarantees of a major browser engine

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: privacy, search-engine, gui
- domain: web-development, privacy, developer-tools, cross-platform
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: web-browser, electron, ad-blocking, minimalist, tab-management, full-text-search, linux, macos, desktop

## Member repositories
- minbrowser/min (main) score 95

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:28.654620+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 2026-08-29T17:23:23.676684+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/minbrowser/min (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:28.654620+00:00, sha 0c3d628ca47d)
  - homepage: https://minbrowser.org/ (fetched 2026-08-29T08:23:48.476555+00:00, sha ded80522026e)
  - site_page: https://minbrowser.org/releases/index.html?n=5 (fetched 2026-08-29T08:23:48.479172+00:00, sha c0ecd1f46d70)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.