BrowserPrivacyConsumer2024
okbrowsePrivacy-first browser product that blocks trackers by default
- Timeline
- 8 months, fork to first stable release
- Role
- Cross-platform engineering + release infrastructure
- Year
- 2024
okbrowse.com
The problem
What we were solving
Mainstream browsers ship with telemetry, ad networks, and cross-site identifiers turned on. Privacy-minded users had to chain together extensions, content blockers and DNS tricks just to get a sane default — and even then most sites still phoned home.
The solution
How we shipped it
okbrowse ships as a Chromium-derived browser with a hardened content-blocker, fingerprint randomisation, and a curated default rule set baked in. No setup, no extensions — open the browser and trackers are already gone.
We also built the cross-platform auto-updater, the rules-sync service, and the onboarding flow that walks new users through importing bookmarks, choosing a tracker-blocking profile, and pinning the browser as default.
Tech stack
What it’s built on
- Chromium
- Rust
- C++
- TypeScript
- Electron-style native shell
- Cloudflare
- GitHub Actions (release pipeline)
Outcome
What shipped, in numbers
0+
Tracker categories blocked by default
0 OS
macOS · Windows · Linux builds
0k+
Downloads in first year
0
Telemetry calls home — by design
Live preview
See it running
okbrowse.com
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More work
Other things we've shipped
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