What if there was a new lightweight open source web browser with split view but without Electron? I've just made a proof-of-concept in Qt.

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  • Ultralight

    Lightweight, high-performance HTML renderer for game and app developers.

  • This is a proof-of-concept of a lightweight cross-platform web browser made in Qt and a native webview (not based on Electron; possibly switching to Ultralight), showing a workspace with multiple panes, which you can arrange as you like. Similar to MetaDock (paid, closed-source, Windows-only) or Mosaic (discontinued, Electron-based). What do you think of it? Would it be useful? If it makes sense to continue it, I will open the source code looking for contributors.

  • webview

    Tiny cross-platform webview library for C/C++. Uses WebKit (GTK/Cocoa) and Edge WebView2 (Windows).

  • This is a proof-of-concept of a lightweight cross-platform web browser made in Qt and a native webview (not based on Electron; possibly switching to Ultralight), showing a workspace with multiple panes, which you can arrange as you like. Similar to MetaDock (paid, closed-source, Windows-only) or Mosaic (discontinued, Electron-based). What do you think of it? Would it be useful? If it makes sense to continue it, I will open the source code looking for contributors.

  • WorkOS

    The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS. The APIs are flexible and easy-to-use, supporting authentication, user identity, and complex enterprise features like SSO and SCIM provisioning.

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  • mosaic

    A tiling web browser. (by mlajtos)

  • This is a proof-of-concept of a lightweight cross-platform web browser made in Qt and a native webview (not based on Electron; possibly switching to Ultralight), showing a workspace with multiple panes, which you can arrange as you like. Similar to MetaDock (paid, closed-source, Windows-only) or Mosaic (discontinued, Electron-based). What do you think of it? Would it be useful? If it makes sense to continue it, I will open the source code looking for contributors.

  • thorium

    Chromium fork named after radioactive element No. 90. Windows and MacOS/Raspi/Android/Special builds are in different repositories, links are towards the top of the README.md.

  • Def wanna check this out. I make my own Chromium fork called Thorium for Linux, Windows, and MacOS > https://github.com/Alex313031/Thorium

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