FixBrowser
Dev tools
web browser
SHOW HN2024
320points
147comments
#180of 3,515 in 2024
Top 6%of 2024 by points
How HN took it
DebatedReal support and real criticism
14 positive, 19 neutral or asking, 4 mixed, 18 critical, out of 55 comments about the project. Thread score -0.05.
Idea: 8 for, 9 againstExecution: 1 for, 4 againstDocs: 0 for, 3 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Impressive and a good effort toward an open, independent web
From 2 comments
First off, this is really impressive. After Opera and Microsoft dropped their engines and adopted Blink, and Mozilla gave up on Servo, I've been becoming increasingly worried for…
rollcat on HNThis is awesome, like a new Dillo! Thank you so much for making this project. I'll be adding it to my test suite.
forgotmypw17 on HN
Lightweight approach appeals to low-spec or older machines
From 2 comments
Seems reasonable to implement a portion of an open spec for niche use cases like this. Every browser takes several gigs of ram once you have more than a couple tabs open. I’m in…
jmathai on HNYeah it processes the HTML+CSS, applies the fix scripts so web pages that wouldn't work without JS are fixed to be usable. Then it applies whitelist to all HTML…
jezek2 on HN
Objections
Many modern sites rely on JavaScript and will break
From 3 comments
With all the SPA out there I find it hard to believe we are building js-less websites today … maybe it’s a browser made to navigate the past and small blogs ?
shinycode on HNSorry but doesn't support javascript, will it make websites broken then?
terrycody on HNbruh there's a reason why others gave up on their engines, but i think first, you should implement javascript and don't try to go around it.
ceddym on HN
Source code is not publicly available in a repository
From 2 comments
This project, the approach contained within, the wording, license, the programming language used, the lack of a publicly accessible repository all have, in my opinion, a highly…
hxii on HNYou don't say that it's an experiment or just for learning how to write a project. You suggest it will be competitive in simplicity or speed. I find this hard to believe. A…
benatkin on HN
Centralizes the web around a short list of hand-fixed sites
From 1 comment
This very approach seems to pre-determine a centralized internet, where the dynamic behaviour that you care about belongs on a short list of websites whose functionality can be…
freeone3000 on HN
Requests
Support macOS and other platforms
From 2 comments
Thanks for sharing! I would love to try it with MacOS support. Also, in case helpful, a few typos we caught: https://triplechecker.com/s/493676/fixbrowser.org
TripleChecker on HNI think that it is a good idea, although I do have some opinions: - A source code version control repository (using any source code repository service, or hosting your own)…
zzo38computer on HN
Pluggable scripting engines or embedded full browser engine
From 2 comments
I was not able to donate, PayPal again doing its shenanigans (my country of origin not supported to donate). Anyway, what I typed there was: I read that you don't support JS…
ivanmontillam on HNUsing a full browser engine with JS disabled is not the same as you won't get the architectural benefits of not having to support dynamic changes by JS at all. It allows for a…
jezek2 on HN
Public source repository
From 2 comments
This project, the approach contained within, the wording, license, the programming language used, the lack of a publicly accessible repository all have, in my opinion, a highly…
hxii on HNI think that it is a good idea, although I do have some opinions: - A source code version control repository (using any source code repository service, or hosting your own)…
zzo38computer on HN
Questions
How does FixProxy work and filter content?
From 1 comment
Im more interested in how FixProxy works, is it basically a filter that disallows tracking and javascript? with optional whitelists for sites you trust. I think this would be…
globalnode on HN
How much of browser resource use is really caused by JavaScript?
From 1 comment
>At some point I've realized that much of the complexity and resource requirements of web browsers comes from JavaScript. I am wondering how much of this is true?
ksec on HN
Alternatives named
Dillo
From 2 comments
First off, this is really impressive. After Opera and Microsoft dropped their engines and adopted Blink, and Mozilla gave up on Servo, I've been becoming increasingly worried for…
rollcat on HNIf you're interested in lightweight, zero-JS browsers you might want to check out Dillo, recently brought back to life: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38847613
ForHackernews on HN
Ladybird
From 1 comment
Love seeing alternative approaches to browsing! If the aim is to avoid Google's dominance in the browser world, also check the efforts by https://ladybird.org/ The author is…
anujdeshpande on HN
uzbl
From 2 comments
https://www.uzbl.org/
Beijinger on HNI miss https://www.uzbl.org/
Beijinger on HN
Servo
From 1 comment
You don't say that it's an experiment or just for learning how to write a project. You suggest it will be competitive in simplicity or speed. I find this hard to believe. A…
benatkin on HN
uBlock
From 1 comment
Im more interested in how FixProxy works, is it basically a filter that disallows tracking and javascript? with optional whitelists for sites you trust. I think this would be…
globalnode on HN