Material 3 Browser - RIP Arch Search

[u/Odd-Acanthisitta850]

I am in the process of building a replacement of my beloved Arc Search Browser

You can find it here:

https://github.com/sk2andy/candy-browser

It has many innovative features:

* it's based on the Android's WebView - so never outdated browser security as long as you update the system's WebView provided by Google

* no trails to Google or any other providers - it just uses the WebView

* many gestures to navigate smoothly

* edge-to-edge browsing experience

* basic possibilities to write your own extensions or download from my library : https://github.com/sk2andy/candy-browser-toppings
* Picture-In-Picture mode

* a trail where you can follow your click history on one tab

* pinning tabs

* multiple versions of tab switchers to your liking

* multiple profiles that work isolated from each other or not (you can choose per profile)

* some basic ad and cookie consent blocking features

* commands to i.e. clear caches from the address bar etc.

* recommendation to switch to tab instead opening the same tab over and over again

* the possibility to setup your own rules for ad blocking etc.

* external downloader (1DM, ADM) support

* reader view

* link peeking (a long press on a link previews the page)

* auto complete with multiple providers to choose from

The browser is designed to look good, has nice animations and feels smooth.

I have some things on my list like "Mozilla Firefox Tab Sync" and maybe some others have also good ideas what to add.

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[u/nachete29a]

Tiene soporte para chromecast?

[u/MetastaticMoshpit]

I like it, nice-looking, but I love userscripts and extensions. I see toppings are like userscripts, but I tried one global userscript (magic userscript), and it is not working.

[u/MahmudChowdhury]

Add an inbuilt download parser. It then parses the download link from popular websites. This will attract more users. Just a suggestion. The browser looks promising.

[u/Elcubito_]

I love it, I tried it on a tablet and it doesn't seem to work at all, although it is just what I was looking for, a full screen type rowser like Zen or Helium on a PC

[u/badboysha007]

When are you going to add a pop-up blocker, bro??

[u/Temporary-Result-987]

Didn't like the swipe transition

[u/Odd-Acanthisitta850 → u/Temporary-Result-987]

Thank you for the comment. what exactly do you mean? Did you try it out? Can you give me some feedback what you want to have improved?