specialized and developer web browsers
Recent window: last 5.4 months (2026-05-01 → 2026-10-11), compared with the prior 5.4 months.
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Pulled from real Hacker News comment threads on this niche's launches.
Members
| Name | Source | Upvotes ▼ | Launched |
|---|---|---|---|
| Search | GITHUB | 1116 | 2026-09-20 |
| habblaud | GITHUB | 294 | 2026-10-06 |
| Firefox in WebAssembly | HN | 273 | 2026-07-15 |
| Reframe | PH | 268 | 2026-06-20 |
| BrowserOS neo | PH | 204 | 2026-08-07 |
| I worked on a new browser for 2 years, today it passed Acid 3 | HN | 161 | 2026-07-31 |
| I built a small browser engine from scratch in C++ | HN | 146 | 2026-01-28 |
| LumaBrowser | GITHUB | 108 | 2026-10-09 |
| vesper-antidetect-browser | GITHUB | 97 | 2026-10-12 |
| ClintGecko | GITHUB | 94 | 2026-10-12 |
| Blanc | PH | 89 | 2026-09-17 |
| sideraven | GITHUB | 74 | 2026-10-11 |
| bmux | PH | 72 | 2026-10-03 |
| foxprofile | GITHUB | 61 | 2026-10-07 |
| Thravik | PH | 60 | 2026-10-09 |
| Via | GITHUB | 27 | 2026-10-04 |
| ElixirBrowser | HN | 16 | 2026-01-09 |
| Clark-Browser | HN | 16 | 2026-05-19 |
| Nook | PH | 16 | 2026-09-28 |
| wake | GITHUB | 15 | 2026-09-25 |
| lite-browser | GITHUB | 13 | 2026-09-24 |
| cafari-public | GITHUB | 12 | 2026-09-19 |
| Refrax | HN | 12 | 2026-03-22 |
| Zero Browser | HN | 12 | 2026-06-15 |
| your website as a TUI, over SSH right now | HN | 11 | 2026-07-08 |
| snowium | GITHUB | 10 | 2026-10-05 |
| No JavaScript Club | HN | 10 | 2026-04-21 |
| Haven | HN | 10 | 2025-12-05 |
| fingerprint-electron | GITHUB | 9 | 2026-09-27 |
| Edge-Desktop | GITHUB | 9 | 2026-09-22 |
| hexium-browser | GITHUB | 9 | 2026-09-13 |
| TapeKit | GITHUB | 9 | 2026-09-13 |
| NfsBrowser-Desktop | GITHUB | 9 | 2026-09-11 |
| canvas-browser | GITHUB | 8 | 2026-10-01 |
| Cursed Browser | HN | 7 | 2026-05-25 |
| Mise | HN | 7 | 2026-07-04 |
| Fortress | HN | 7 | 2026-07-04 |
| Northstar web browser 1.0.11 released | HN | 7 | 2026-09-28 |
| Antler | HN | 6 | 2025-11-25 |
| Northstar Browser | HN | 6 | 2026-07-23 |
| I made a browser TUI with its own layout engine | HN | 6 | 2026-07-07 |
| Nordstjernen Web Browser 1.0.18 | HN | 5 | 2026-07-06 |
| Turtle | HN | 5 | 2026-08-18 |
| Leash, a low-dopamine mobile browser replacement | HN | 5 | 2026-06-10 |
| flick | PH | 4 | 2026-10-11 |
| Tomato | PH | 3 | 2026-10-10 |
| Shred Browser | PH | 2 | 2026-09-23 |
| Yalqen | PH | 1 | 2026-10-03 |
| iAlgae Core | PH | 1 | 2026-10-12 |
| Soulo: Multi-Search Browser | PH | 1 | 2026-09-16 |