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https://github.com/elzabrowser/elza

Private, fast and minimal web browser based on electron with built-in tor.
https://github.com/elzabrowser/elza

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Private, fast and minimal web browser based on electron with built-in tor.

Host: GitHub
URL: https://github.com/elzabrowser/elza
Owner: elzabrowser
License: gpl-3.0
Created: 2020-09-17T05:38:56.000Z (about 4 years ago)
Default Branch: master
Last Pushed: 2023-05-14T13:58:11.000Z (over 1 year ago)
Last Synced: 2024-08-01T22:42:12.572Z (4 months ago)
Topics: browser, elza, minimal, privacy, tor
Language: SCSS
Homepage: https://elzabrowser.com
Size: 7.05 MB
Stars: 78
Watchers: 5
Forks: 15
Open Issues: 4
Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE

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# Elza Browser





# About

Hi! I'm **Elza Browser**. People use me as a secondary browser for privacy purposes.  I am on all time incognito mode with some special abilities like tor to remain secure and private, with a minimal design. 

## Features

|  | Elza Browser |

| - | ------------ |

| 🕵️ | **Always Incognito**  |

| 🧅 | **Built-in Onion Routing**  |

| 🚫 | **Built-in Ad Blocker**  |

| 🎨 | **Minimalist Interface** |

| 🛡️ | **Sandboxed**  |

| 🆓 | **Always free** |

| 👐 | **Open-source**  |

| 🖥️ | **Multiplatform** |

 

## Platforms

OS | Latest version | Comment |

---|---|--

[Linux](https://github.com/elzabrowser/elza/releases/latest) | [![Latest stable](https://img.shields.io/github/v/release/elzabrowser/elza?color=white&label=latest%20version)](https://github.com/elzabrowser/elza/releases/latest) | Stable | [

[Windows](https://github.com/elzabrowser/elza/releases/latest) | [![Latest stable](https://img.shields.io/github/v/release/elzabrowser/elza?color=white&label=latest%20version)](https://github.com/elzabrowser/elza/releases/latest) | Stable | [

[MacOS](https://github.com/elzabrowser/elza/releases/latest) | [![Latest stable](https://img.shields.io/github/v/release/elzabrowser/elza?color=white&label=latest%20version)](https://github.com/elzabrowser/elza/releases/latest) | Waiting for more peer reviews | 

## Build Instructions

-   Clone the repository and install required npm modules

-   Install electron  `npm install electron --save-dev`.

-   Place the tor binary inside resources folder. If you are using Windows, tor binary is directly available at the tor website. You have to manually build tor if you are using Mac/Linux. Follow  [this link](https://www.torproject.org/download/tor/)  to get the tor source code. Build instructions are available  [here](https://2019.www.torproject.org/docs/tor-doc-unix.html.en).

    -   In Windows, place tor executable at ./resources/win/Tor/tor.exe

    -   In Mac and Linux, place tor executable at ./resources/lin/tor

-   `npm run electron-dev`  to run elza browser in developer mode.

-   Refer package.json for npm scripts to build elza for your platform.

-   Refer the  [github workflow](https://github.com/elzabrowser/elza/blob/master/.github/workflows/release.yml)  to learn building elza from source.

## Bugs & Support

Found a bug in Elza Browser? You can report it by [creating a new issue](https://github.com/elzabrowser/elza/issues/new? ).

Need assistance or want to ask a question? You can [start a discussion](https://github.com/elzabrowser/elza/discussions/new) or [email us](mailto:[email protected]).

##  Creators

- [Basil K Y](https://github.com/basilky) 

- [Nitin Sudhakar](https://www.linkedin.com/in/nitin-sudhakar/) 

- [Susmith Krishnan](https://github.com/SusmithKrishnan)