https://github.com/pulse-browser/browser

Pulse Browser: An experimental firefox fork
https://github.com/pulse-browser/browser

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Pulse Browser: An experimental firefox fork

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/pulse-browser/browser
• Owner: pulse-browser
• License: mpl-2.0
• Created: 2021-11-12T06:19:44.000Z (almost 3 years ago)
• Default Branch: alpha
• Last Pushed: 2024-05-16T12:47:51.000Z (6 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-08-02T18:43:44.963Z (3 months ago)
• Topics: browser, firefox, firefox-based, firefox-fork, gecko, web-browser
• Language: JavaScript
• Homepage: https://pulsebrowser.app/
• Size: 6.29 MB
• Stars: 762
• Watchers: 14
• Forks: 44
• Open Issues: 67
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Changelog: CHANGELOG.md
  • Funding: .github/FUNDING.yml
  • License: LICENSE

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## A note on maintenance

This project will never make it past alpha, nor will it receive any bug fixes or new features that do not directly affect me (@trickypr). I am putting my energy towards [a project using a different approach](https://github.com/pulse-browser/experiment). For a rough guide to my reasoning, see [this Mastodon post](https://mas.to/@trickypr/111328440028458478).





# Pulse Browser

An experimental Firefox fork that enhances focus and increases work productivity due to its Hyper minimalistic UI and built-in tools.

[![Discord](https://img.shields.io/discord/835714549545828352?style=flat-square)](https://discord.gg/xNkretH7sD) ![Current engine version](https://img.shields.io/badge/dynamic/json?url=https%3A%2F%2Fraw.githubusercontent.com%2Fpulse-browser%2Fbrowser%2Falpha%2Fgluon.json&query=version.version&style=flat-square&label=Engine%20version)

![GitHub Workflow Status](https://img.shields.io/github/actions/workflow/status/pulse-browser/browser/alpha.yml?branch=alpha&style=flat-square) ![GitHub tag (latest by date)](https://img.shields.io/github/v/tag/pulse-browser/browser?style=flat-square) ![GitHub Repo stars](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/pulse-browser/browser?style=flat-square)



## 📸 Images







## 🌑 Features

|     | Features of Pulse Browser                                   |

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

| 🛡️  | Removed **Telemetry**                                       |

| 🗡️  | Built in **Ad-Block** (uBlock Origin)                       |

| 💃  | Built in light-weight **QR Code Generator**                 |

| 🦊  | Firefox source based browser with regular security updates  |

| 🍫  | A sidebar to put tools you love within the reach of a click |

| 📖  | Hyper minimalistic UI to increase pure focus                |

| ⬆️  | Adequately maintained repository and software               |

## 👨‍💻 Install

We (Pulse-Browser developers) support building open source software personally for security and comfort reasons. Although this is an option, we also have prebuilt installers available on our [Releases](https://github.com/pulse-browser/browser/releases) page.

## 🐛 Bugs, Support and Chat

For bug reports, support, and just having a friendly chat with the team, feel free to join the discord at https://discord.gg/xNkretH7sD or create an issue on the GitHub repository.

## 📋 Goals

- Minimalist ui that feels more native than firefox's (custom skin, not a rewrite)

- Replace some internal firefox components with better open source alternatives (e.g. uBlock origin)

- Remove mozilla's telemetry, ads and pocket

## 🏗️ Credits

- Dot HQ's [melon build tool](https://github.com/dothq/melon), which was extracted from Dot Browser. They have been driving development of firefox forks and have made incredible progress. - [MPL-2.0 License](https://github.com/dothq/melon/blob/main/LICENSE)

  - We maintain our own fork, [Gluon](https://github.com/pulse-browser/gluon) which is used by this project

- The [BetterFox](https://github.com/yokoffing/Better-Fox) user.js tweaks, which are used throughout the browser. - [MIT License](https://github.com/yokoffing/Better-Fox/blob/master/LICENSE)

- [uBlock](https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock) extension from GitHub for blocking ads. - [GNU General Public License v3.0](https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/blob/master/LICENSE.txt)

- [Firefox-QR-Code-Generator](https://github.com/pulse-browser/firefox-qr-generator) extension from GitHub for a QR Code generator. - [MPL-2.0 License](https://github.com/pulse-browser/firefox-qr-generator/blob/main/LICENSE)

- [Tabliss](https://github.com/joelshepherd/tabliss) extension to provide a better new-tab experience. - [GNU General Public License v3.0](hhttps://github.com/joelshepherd/tabliss/blob/main/LICENSE.txt)

- [Firefox](https://firefox.com) and the rest of the mozilla team. - [MPL Version 2.0](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/MPL/2.0/)