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Lilo

A Mac browser on WebKit, not another Chromium, that still runs Chrome extensions. Arc-style Spaces, terminal tabs, and a built-in MCP server so your AI agents browse beside you. MIT, no account.

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GITHUB · launched Oct 24, 2026 · 24 upvotes (top 50%) · 0 views

Niche: specialized and developer web browsers · 83 launches, 10 in the last 7 days ▲ +11% · Explore this niche →

Category and tags
  • Horizontal
  • Agent / copilot
  • Prosumer
  • AI feature
  • Hobby / open-source project
  • ai-agents
  • appkit
  • arc-browser
  • browser
  • browser-automation
  • chrome-extensions
  • +7 more

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Could you build this?

No A macOS browser built on WebKit that runs Chrome extensions requires deep browser-engine work, including extension API shims and tab and process management, which vibe coding cannot produce.

What it would actually take: Building this means a native Swift/AppKit shell around WKWebView, plus a re-implementation of the Chrome extension API surface (tabs, storage, webRequest, content scripts) so Web Store extensions run under WebKit. The hard parts are the compatibility layer, security sandboxing, and keeping pace with WebKit and Chrome changes. It requires experienced browser or macOS engineers and sustained maintenance.

Competitors

Other products that read as similar to this one : 212 launches clear the similarity bar, closest 8 shown.

Attention rank: #119 of 213 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).

Launched 331 days after the earliest competitor.

  • Lilloweb · ph · 2026-11-09 · 2 upvotes · similarity 0.50
  • SpaceO · ph · 2026-10-31 · 63 upvotes · similarity 0.46
  • chrome-use · ph · 2026-10-29 · 3 upvotes · similarity 0.43
  • Search · github · 2026-09-20 · 1116 upvotes · similarity 0.42
  • cra · github · 2026-10-24 · 62 upvotes · similarity 0.42
  • Aymo AI for Chrome · ph · 2026-09-20 · 19 upvotes · similarity 0.42
  • browser · github · 2026-10-15 · 62 upvotes · similarity 0.42
  • Safari MCP · hn · 2026-04-08 · 5 upvotes · similarity 0.42

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