https://github.com/sazid/floater

A modern floating web browser built on Chromium and .NET (WPF) for Windows
https://github.com/sazid/floater

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A modern floating web browser built on Chromium and .NET (WPF) for Windows

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/sazid/floater
• Owner: sazid
• License: mit
• Created: 2018-12-07T04:52:42.000Z (over 6 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2018-12-18T12:46:40.000Z (over 6 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-01-05T21:34:22.078Z (5 months ago)
• Topics: browser, cef, cefsharp, chromium, csharp, dotnet, windows
• Language: C#
• Homepage:
• Size: 1.74 MB
• Stars: 2
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# Floater

A floating web browser built with .NET and Chromium (Chromium Embed Framework) for Windows.

![Screenshot1](screenshots/1.jpg)

![Screenshot2](screenshots/2.png)

![Screenshot3](screenshots/3.png)

### Download

1. Download & install [Visual Studio](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/)

2. Install the data sources plugin for Visual Studio if not already installed (you'll be prompted for the first time if you haven't used data sources before).

3. [Download](https://github.com/sazid/Floater/archive/master.zip) or clone the repository using `git`

4. Open the Floater.sln file in Visual Studio.

5. Build & run the project using `Ctrl-F5` (If the application hangs, copy `floaterdb.mdf` and `floaterdb_log.ldf` files to the respsective build directory i.e `Floater/bin/debug/x64` for a debug build of 64-bit architecture) and then run again.

### Features

1. Float above all other windows (perfect for watching video or chat when doing something else e.g following a tutorial)

2. Transparent Window

3. Hide UI elements & dedicated YouTube(r) video mode to watch videos without distraction

4. Clean and Minimal UI

### Keyboard Shortcuts

* `Ctrl-B` - Go back

* `Ctrl-F` - Go forward

* `Ctrl-H` - Show history

* `Ctrl-R` - Reload

* `Ctrl-L` - Focus address bar

* `Ctrl-P` - Print

* `ESC` - Move focus from address bar to browser

### Developer

Mohammed Sazid Al Rashid

* [Developer Story](https://stackoverflow.com/story/sazid4199)

* [LinkedIn](https://linkedin.com/in/sazidz)

* [GitHub](https://github.com/sazid)

* [Stackoverflow](https://stackoverflow.com/users/1941132/sazid)

### License

[MIT License](LICENSE)

This project uses the open source [Captura](https://github.com/MathewSachin/Captura) screen recording software. Check out the project for its own license.