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https://github.com/ikskuh/kristall

Graphical small-internet client for windows, linux, MacOS X and BSDs. Supports gemini, http, https, gopher, finger.
https://github.com/ikskuh/kristall

browser finger finger-protocol gemini-protocol gopher gopher-client gopher-protocol qt5 qt5-gui

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Graphical small-internet client for windows, linux, MacOS X and BSDs. Supports gemini, http, https, gopher, finger.

Host: GitHub
URL: https://github.com/ikskuh/kristall
Owner: ikskuh
License: gpl-3.0
Created: 2020-05-30T17:54:14.000Z (over 4 years ago)
Default Branch: master
Last Pushed: 2024-01-05T12:22:04.000Z (10 months ago)
Last Synced: 2024-07-31T00:26:46.766Z (4 months ago)
Topics: browser, finger, finger-protocol, gemini-protocol, gopher, gopher-client, gopher-protocol, qt5, qt5-gui
Language: C++
Homepage: https://kristall.random-projects.net/
Size: 21.5 MB
Stars: 735
Watchers: 16
Forks: 42
Open Issues: 36
Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
- Roadmap: ROADMAP.md

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README

        # Kristall

A high-quality visual cross-platform gemini browser.

![Preview Image](https://mq32.de/public/336ac416892fd9064593631e7be9f7d8e266196b.png)

## Features

- Multi-protocol support

  - [Gemini](https://gemini.circumlunar.space/)

  - HTTP

  - HTTPS

  - [Finger](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1288)

  - [Gopher](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1436)

- Document rendering

  - `text/gemini`

  - `text/html` (reduced feature set)

  - `text/markdown`

  - `text/*`

  - `image/*`

  - `video/*`

  - `audio/*`

- TLS Management

  - Supports client certificates

  - Supports TOFU and CA TLS handling for both Gemini and HTTPS

- [Outline generation](https://mq32.de/public/a50ef327f4150d870393b1989c5b41db495b56f7.png) ([Video](https://mq32.de/public/kristall-02.mp4))

- Favourite Sites

- Navigation history

- Tabbed interface

- Survives [ConMans torture suite](gemini://gemini.conman.org/test/torture/) as well as the [Egsam Torture Suite](gemini://egsam.pitr.ca/)

- [Special link highlighting for different targets](https://mq32.de/public/92f3ec7a64833d01f1ed001d15c8db4158e5d3c2.png)

- Color Themes

  - Custom document color theme

  - [Automatic light/dark theme based on the host name](https://mq32.de/public/kristall-01.mp4)

  - Dark/Light UI theme

- Crossplatform supports

  - Linux

  - Windows

  - FreeBSD

  - NetBSD

  - OpenBSD

  - macOS

  - Haiku

## Screenshots

### Generates Outlines

![Outline Generation](https://mq32.de/public/a50ef327f4150d870393b1989c5b41db495b56f7.png)

### Fully Customizable Site Theme

![Site Theme](https://mq32.de/public/7123e22a58969448c27b24df8510f4d56921bf23.png)

## Build/Install Instructions

**Note:** `master` branch is the latest development status (sometimes called "nightly") whereas the tagged versions are the stable releases.

If you want to build a stable experience, check out the latest version and build that!

See [BUILDING.md](BUILDING.md)

## Credits

- Thanks to [James Tomasino](https://tomasino.org) for helping out with understanding gopher

- Thanks to [Vane Vander](https://mayvaneday.art/) for providing the Haiku build instructions

- Thanks to James Tomasino, styan and tiwesdaeg for improving the `Makefile`

- Thanks to [Alex Naskos](https://github.com/alexnask) for providing windows build instructions

- Thanks to tiwesdaeg for improving the application icon

### Bundled Dependencies

- Thanks to [Alexander Huszagh](https://github.com/Alexhuszagh) and

  [BreezeStyleSheets contributors](https://github.com/Alexhuszagh/BreezeStyleSheets/graphs/contributors) for

  the dependency [BreezeStyleSheets](https://github.com/bkmgit/kristall/tree/master/lib/BreezeStyleSheets)

  available under an MIT license

- Thanks to [John MacFarlane](https://github.com/jgm) and

  [Cmark contributors](https://github.com/commonmark/cmark/graphs/contributors) for the dependency

  [cmark](https://github.com/MasterQ32/kristall/tree/master/lib/cmark) which is available under BSD-2-Clause

  and MIT licenses

- Thanks to Jonathan Tang and [gumbo parser contributors](https://github.com/google/gumbo-parser/graphs/contributors)

  for the dependency [gumbo parser](https://github.com/MasterQ32/kristall/tree/master/lib/gumbo-parser)

  available under an Apache-2.0 license

- Thanks to [Luis Lpz](https://gist.github.com/luis-l) for the dependency

  [luis-l-gist](https://github.com/MasterQ32/kristall/tree/master/lib/luis-l-gist)

  

## Changelog

See [src/about/updates.gemini](src/about/updates.gemini)

## Roadmap

See [ROADMAP.md](ROADMAP.md)

## License

Kristall is released under the GPLv3 or (at your option) any later version.

[See LICENSE as well](LICENSE)