http://abrx6wcpzkfpwxb5eb2wsra2wnkrv2macdtkpnrepswodz5jxd4schyd.onion/browsers.xhtml
http://63gxkfc4hlcbxrdoepw2i2hyxai5qkxmi636ag3y7sf5tq3imoya.b32.i2p/browsers.xhtml
Planned:
- Adding ViperBrowser
- Maybe mention the OpenPresto or whatever stuff about Opera
- Could cleanup some of the digdeeper links to be Onion/I2P ones
- Maybe add this to further reading: https://netnauseam.codeberg.page/
It's a bit sad how little to no comments have been put out here. This was one of my first resources to learn about digital privacy, which I'm very greatful for! Though during my procedures, I've come to realise how outdated it unfortunately is. Here are some suggestions I have:
Update "Prologue" to include the current situation. As of June 2025, the important reason to use either Chromium or Firefox, extensions have been under threat, especially under Chromium-based web browsers such as Ungoogled Chromium. The standard of "Manifest V3" is almost superseding the standard of Manifest V2, which means that extensions are essentially useless for content-blocking, and since all extensions on Blink are hosted on the Chrome Web Store (Google-owned), this means that the wipeout is just about here now for some time. Another interesting (or rather sad) change is within Mozilla, the company who uses technological populism to insert people the idea that its services are even remotely private. Since Google pays Mozilla to use their search engine, and that chain may be potentially breaking, we could see either a total collapse of Mozilla Firefox or a redemption arc. So far, the newest features have not convinced its users to go towards the latter.
Next, "The Table of Browsers" needs a reformation. Ever since Spyware Watchdog became an archive, so did the rating. The issue is that some of these may change by the maintainer's desire to insert spyware into their web browser whereas the rating from 6 years ago still states "Not Spyware". So, either remove them or test / update them in that case. Also, qtwebengine browsers probably use Qt and those the toolkits section needs to be modified.
Lastly, some updates to the individual web browsers could be nice:
Arora, Dissenter, Endorphin, Eolie, Fiber, Internet Explorer, Iridium, K-Melon, Lariza, Viper, SecBrowser, Sphere Browser, Taokaizen, thdwd, Tobin Borealis, Uzbl, werefox, WebDiscover, Xombrero all appear to be dead. I'm not sure why they aren't simply removed since most of them don't seem to bring much value anyway (be that through them being dead or their archived repositories). Probably missed out on some.
Basilisk: Has become it's own thing now.
qutebrowser: Has some adblocking options and is now Qt6.
Fifth: It's Webkit + FLTK
Ladybird: Probably one of the most hyped independent web browsers. It's a promising project that initially started as a simple HTML viewer for SerenityOS, but soon after became its own thing. As of 2025, it's in pre-alpha; can be compilied, may work, but isn't ready yet. It's written in C++ and uses Qt version 6, plans are for the alpha release in 2026 for Linux and MacOS. So far no mentions of privacy, but it's written from scratch and doesn't have secret payments from Google.
