# Browser Engine

## <mark style="color:purple;">Browser Engine</mark>

Built on Chromium, stripped of Google, hardened for privacy.

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### <mark style="color:purple;">Base Technology</mark>

**Chromium core**

* Blink rendering engine
* V8 JavaScript engine
* Latest stable branch

**Electron framework**

* Cross-platform deployment
* Native OS integration
* Update system

### <mark style="color:purple;">DeGoogling Process</mark>

All Google services removed:

**Removed components:**

* Google Safe Browsing
* Chrome Web Store telemetry
* Google account sync
* Crash reporting to Google
* Google DNS defaults
* Background Google API calls
* RLZ tracking
* Google update mechanisms

**Replaced with:**

* Privacy-respecting alternatives
* Local crash handling
* Custom update system
* Privacy-first DNS providers

### <mark style="color:purple;">Privacy Patches</mark>

Custom patches applied to Chromium base:

**Fingerprinting resistance**

* Canvas randomization
* WebGL spoofing
* User-agent rotation
* Font enumeration blocking

**Network privacy**

* WebRTC leak prevention
* DNS query isolation
* Referrer policy enforcement
* Third-party cookie blocking

**Tracking prevention**

* Tracker script blocking
* Beacon interception
* Pixel blocking
* Redirect tracking prevention

### <mark style="color:purple;">Rendering Engine</mark>

**Blink modifications:**

* Privacy-preserving rendering
* Fingerprint randomization during canvas operations
* WebGL context sanitization
* Audio context fingerprint prevention

### <mark style="color:purple;">JavaScript Engine</mark>

**V8 customizations:**

* Battery API blocking
* Device API restrictions
* Hardware enumeration limits
* Timing attack mitigations

### <mark style="color:purple;">Extension System</mark>

**Chromium extension API support:**

* Limited extension compatibility (privacy-vetted only)
* Extension sandboxing
* Permission review
* Most features built natively to avoid extensions

### <mark style="color:purple;">Update System</mark>

**Custom update mechanism:**

* No Google update services
* Direct download from Macro servers
* Signature verification
* Delta updates for bandwidth efficiency

### <mark style="color:purple;">Performance Optimizations</mark>

**Faster than standard Chromium:**

* No Google service overhead
* Native ad/tracker blocking (loads fewer resources)
* Optimized JavaScript execution
* Reduced memory footprint

### <mark style="color:purple;">Platform Support</mark>

**Windows:**

* Windows 10+ (64-bit)
* Native Windows integration
* Hardware acceleration support

**macOS:**

* macOS 10.15+
* Apple Silicon and Intel
* Native macOS keychain integration

**Linux:**

* Debian/Ubuntu-based distributions
* AppImage and DEB packaging
* Wayland and X11 support

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Chromium performance. Privacy-first architecture.