Show HN: Northstar web browser 1.0.11 released

Category: web-framework

Tags: browser-engine, c, web-standards, minimalist, security, research

Score: 7.8/10 (Innovation: 8, Technical: 9, Documentation: 8, Utility: 6)

Nordstjernen Luna is a minimalist web browser engine written from scratch in C, targeting HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript compatibility without embedding Gecko, WebKit, or Blink. It implements a wide range of modern web standards including flexbox, grid, custom elements, service workers, and WebAssembly, all within a compact codebase designed for auditability and research. Its technical depth and security-first design (Landlock sandbox, seccomp) make it a noteworthy alternative browser project.

Target audience: browser developers, systems programmers, security researchers, web standards enthusiasts

Repository: https://github.com/nordstjernen-web/northstar-browser · C · GPL-3.0 · 133 stars

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