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Lightning Browser

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One of the smallest, fastest Android web browsers around. It is a high-performance small-sized Internet browser built for those who don't want the cumbersome size of Firefox or Chromium. It is based off the Android WebKit Engine.

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License model

  • FreeOpen Source

Application type

Country of Origin

  • International

Platforms

  • Android
  • Android Tablet
Discontinued

The last version (5.1.0) is from 2019.

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Properties

  1.  Lightweight

Features

  1.  Tabbed browsing

 Tags

  • incognito

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Lightning Browser information

  • Developed by

    A.C.R. Development
  • Licensing

    Open Source (MPL-2.0) and Free product.
  • Alternatives

    108 alternatives listed
  • Supported Languages

    • English

AlternativeTo Category

Web Browsers

GitHub repository

  •  2,269 Stars
  •  808 Forks
  •  348 Open Issues
  •   Updated Jun 11, 2025 
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Our users have written 1 comments and reviews about Lightning Browser, and it has gotten 49 likes

Lightning Browser was added to AlternativeTo by tabakis on Nov 23, 2013 and this page was last updated Jan 23, 2023.

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Top Positive Comment
Unwasted_Youth
Jul 15, 2014
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AdBlock only possible to rooted android users with either XPosed Framework or proxy

But for trusted sites canvas rendering is true to its namesake

What is Lightning Browser?

One of the smallest, fastest Android web browsers around. It is a high-performance small-sized Internet browser built for those who don't want the cumbersome size of Firefox or Chromium. It is based off the Android WebKit Engine. Features: Bookmarks, History, Multiple Search Engines (DuckDuckGo, Google, Bing, Yahoo, StartPage, etc.), Incognito Mode, Flash Support, Privacy Awareness, AdBlock requires root

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