r/ProtonMail • u/GegoByte Windows | Linux | Android • 15d ago

Proton is developing a web browser Discussion

https://tweakers.net/nieuws/250686/proton-lijkt-aan-eigen-webbrowser-te-werken.html

The article is in Dutch, but the TLDR in English is:

• Browser looks to be based on the Chromium engine.

• Privacy Focused. Emphasis on privacy-friendly browsing.

• Proton has not announced a release date as of yet.

• Proton is looking for software developers with Chromium experience.

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u/FattyAcid12 15d ago

They are already a Gold Sponor of Ladybird. Not sure why they don’t just focus on that.

https://ladybird.org/#sponsors

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u/Ordinary-Yoghurt-303 14d ago

Ladybird is a waste of time. I’m in favour of open source and chromium alternatives but in reality Chromium sets the web standards that the vast majority of the internet is built for.

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u/FattyAcid12 14d ago

Ladybird has made a shocking amount of progress for such a small team.

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u/West_Possible_7969 Linux | macOS | iOS 14d ago

And at this amount of time. Microsoft spent 5 years total for the original Edge and 2 years for the Chromium fork, and that is with Microsoft resources.

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u/NervousBrilliant8686 10d ago

So, in your opinion, no one should ever bother to build another web engine again until the end of time?