RefreshView Browser – Your Internet Refreshed

Remember when the web was simple? We bring you faster loading without Big Tech or AI tracking. Browse with built-in ad blockers, safer social apps, private search & better security. RefreshView is a fast, minimal browser with an interface designed to minimize distractions, and features such as:

• Full-text search for visited pages
• Ad and tracker blocking
• Automatic reader view
• Tasks (tab groups)
• Bookmark tagging
• Password manager integration
• Dark theme

Download RefreshView from the releases page, or learn more on the website.

Screenshots

Connecting Social Communities

We designed a gorgeous dashboard that seamlessly connects you with a global ecosystem, integrating with apps like PrivacySafe Social. Join a thriving community of over 1,000 servers and millions of users on the decentralized Mastodon network. RefreshView Browser is still in alpha testing, but you can Sign Up for PrivacySafe Social Now.

Power Under the Hood

RefreshView bundles our suite of PrivacySafe apps with features like tree-style tabs, workspace switching & sidebar bookmarks.

Worry-Free Search Engine

RefreshView Search indexes 82 sources and delivers results with no ads or user profiling.

Installing

You can find prebuilt binaries for RefreshView here. Alternatively, skip to the section below for instructions on how to build RefreshView directly from source.

Installation on Linux

• To install the .deb file, use sudo dpkg -i /path/to/download
• To install the RPM build, use sudo rpm -i /path/to/download --ignoreos

Developing

If you want to develop RefreshView:

• Install Node.
• Run npm install to install dependencies.
• Start RefreshView in development mode by running npm run start.
• After you make changes, press alt+ctrl+r (or opt+cmd+r on Mac) to reload the browser UI.

Building binaries

In order to build RefreshView from source, follow the installation instructions above, then use one of the following commands to create binaries:

• npm run buildWindows
• npm run buildMacIntel
• npm run buildMacArm
• npm run buildDebian

• npm run buildRedhat

Depending on the platform you are building for, you may need to install additional dependencies:

• If you are building a macOS package, you'll need to install Xcode and the associated command-line tools. You may also need to set your default SDK to macOS 11.0 or higher, which you can do by running export SDKROOT=/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/MacOSX.platform/Developer/SDKs/MacOSX11.1.sdk. The exact command will depend on where Xcode is installed and which SDK version you're using.
• To build on Windows, you'll need to install Visual Studio. Once it's installed, you may also need to run npm config set msvs_version 2019 (or the appropriate version).

Getting Help

If you're experiencing a bug or have a suggestion for how to improve RefreshView, please open a new issue.

Contributing Code

• Start by following the development instructions listed above.

• RefreshView uses the Standard code style; most editors have plugins available to auto-format your code.
• If you see something that's missing, or run into any problems, please open an issue!

Contributing Translations

Adding a new language

• Find the language code that goes with your language from this list (line 55 - 230).
• In the localization/languages directory, create a new file, and name it "[your language code].json".
• Open your new file, and copy the contents of the localization/languages/en-US.json file into your new file.
• Change the "identifier" field in the new file to the language code from step 1.
• Inside the file, replace each English string in the right-hand column with the equivalent translation.
• (Optional) See your translations live by following the development instructions above. RefreshView will display in the same language as your operating system, so make sure your computer is set to the same language that you're translating.
• That's it! Make a pull request with your changes.

Updating an existing language

• Find the language file for your language in the localization/languages directory.
• Look through the file for any items that have a value of "null", or that have a comment saying "missing translation".
• For each of these items, look for the item with the same name in the en-US.json file.
• Translate the value from the English file, replace "null" with your translation, and remove the "missing translation" comment.
• Make a pull request with the updated file.

Licensing

© 2024-present Ivy Cyber LLC. This project is dedicated to ethical Free and Open Source Software and Open Source Hardware. PrivacySafe® is a registered trademark.

Released under the Apache License version 2.0. See LICENSE for more information. RefreshView is a remixed version of Min browser by PalmerAL. Sponsor Min Development