Show HN: ViBrow – A custom browser writen in Python and Zig using 35MB RAM

Category: other

Tags: browser, python, zig, javascript-engine, tkinter, lightweight

Score: 3.3/10 (Innovation: 4, Technical: 4, Documentation: 3, Utility: 2)

ViBrow is a from-scratch web browser written in Python using Tkinter for UI, with a custom JavaScript engine later ported to Zig for performance. It claims low memory usage and includes features like OOM protection and HTML packaging, but the project appears early-stage with minimal documentation and unclear differentiation from existing lightweight browsers.

Target audience: embedded developers and hobbyists interested in lightweight browsing on microcomputers

Repository: https://github.com/HYXZKAKONHNK/ViBrow · Python · AGPL-3.0 · 6 stars

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