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rllola / ZeronetBrowser

An attempt to create a dedicated browser for ZeroNet using PyQt5
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Closed slrslr closed 5 years ago

slrslr commented 5 years ago

Hello, the README should contain an explanation on

Should i download 200MB web browser just because it is named after Zeronet? Why not to choose main stream frequently updated browser?

rllola commented 5 years ago

Hi,

It is already an issue (see https://github.com/rllola/ZeronetBrowser/issues/30).

This browser advantage compare to others is that it is bundle with ZeroNet in it. It uses webkit (https://webkit.org/) so it works like others which also use this library. It understand zero: url and will soon be filled with others ZeroNet specific features (dev tools, blocking clearnet, zeronet gui commands, app store, Tor out of the box, ...). It can also be compiled as an Android app (actively working on this one) and maybe iOS.

Bare in mind that it is still a proof-of-concept tho. I am really much experimenting with that and so far I am the only dev (but PRs are welcome :smile: ). However it has the potential to make it a little bit more user friendly to non-tech people.

For the size of the browser I know it is huge. I didn't expect that for Windows. It has all the libs in it and it is maybe not the best way but at least you have no dependencies to install.