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Zen Browser

Experience a privacy-focused, open-source browser rich with features like vertical tabs, Split View, Zen Glance, and extensive security protocols. Built on Firefox, it's currently in beta, emphasizing privacy and adaptability, with future plans for horizontal tabs.

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Platforms

  • Mac
  • Windows  10+
  • Linux
  • Arch Linux
  • Flathub
  • Flatpak
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4.5
Excellent69 ratings
369likes
48comments
119alternatives
10articles

Features

Properties

  1.  Customizable
  2.  Privacy focused
  3.  Clean design
  4.  Support for Themes
  5.  Lightweight

Features

  1.  Firefox-based Browsers
  2.  Vertical Tabs
  3.  Split-screen view
  4.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
  5.  Sidebar
  6.  Dark Mode
  7.  Workspaces
  8.  Picture in Picture
  9.  No Tracking
  10.  Multiple Profiles
  11.  Based on Gecko engine
  12.  No registration required
  13.  Ad-free
  14.  Container tabs
  15.  Cloud Sync
  16.  Focus Mode
  17.  Toggle reader view
  18.  Integrated Password Manager
  19.  Multiple Account support
  20.  Website Translation
  21.  Website screenshots
  22.  Block Trackers
  23.  Support for Gestures
  24.  Full-page Screenshot
  25.  Spell Checking
  26.  HTTPS-Only Mode
  27.  Works Offline
  28.  Portable
  29.  No Logs
  30.  Integrated PDF Viewer
  31.  Folders
  32.  Unload inactive tabs
  33.  Group tabs

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Comments and Reviews

   
Comment summary: Zen Browser earns praise for its fast, polished, minimalist Arc-like interface, Firefox foundation, privacy, open-source model, customization, and productivity features such as vertical tabs, workspaces, split views, and side panels. Many users consider it suitable for daily use and appreciate its rapid development. However, recurring concerns include immature workspace and split-view behavior, RAM use, limited extension accessibility, missing DRM, Linux/window issues, and the lack of optional horizontal tabs. Early comments report lag and instability, while later feedback is more favorable.
Top Positive Comment
williammarkrock
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Zen browser is an amazing browser. I switched to it from Arc after Chromium started suppressing adblockers. It has so many good features and is made by just one independent developer, which makes it an awesome alternative to Chromium-based browsers.

SapphireEclipse
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Gorgeous, fast, customizable, private. What's not to like?

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HealthAndWealth
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This app deserves more attention than it gets. It's basically like the Arc browser, if it wasn't made by a shady developer. Beautiful, minimalist UI to replace Firefox's clunky, outdated one

lesm
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This browser deserves a 5 star rate but not allowing to place tabs horizontally on top is really annoying. Maybe in the future they will recover from insanity.

Positron17
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Open-source, modern and customizable. Probably one of the best browser.

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prasanth k
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  • focus mode
  • preview tabs
  • stay with essential
Hector Preneur
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I just started using Zen. It's an interesting browser to try.

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What is Zen Browser?

Zen Browser is an open-source software based on Mozilla Firefox, focusing on privacy, adaptability, and aesthetics. It uses vertical tabs, like Vivaldi, Microsoft Edge, Brave, and Arc Browser. Unique features include Split View, Zen Sidebar, Zen Glance, and workspaces for tab separation. It prioritizes user data protection with security features like tracking protection, support for the Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP), and strict SSL standards. It's built on the latest version of Firefox, inheriting its security updates.

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Zen Browser information

  • Developed by

    ES flagMauro Baladés

  • Licensing

    Open Source (MPL-2.0) and Free product.

  • Written in

  • Rating

    Average rating of 4.5 (69 ratings)

  • Alternatives

    119 alternatives listed

  • News

    10 news article related to Zen Browser

  • Supported Languages

    • English
    • Catalan; Valencian
    • Chinese
    • Czech
    • Finnish
    • French
    • German
    • Hungarian
    • Italian
    • Irish
    • Japanese
    • Korean
    • Lithuanian
    • Polish
    • Portuguese
    • Russian
    • Spanish
    • Turkish
    • Ukrainian
    • Vietnamese
    • Welsh

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GitHub repository

  •  44,072 Stars
  •  1,727 Forks
  •  641 Open Issues
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Our users have written 48 comments and reviews about Zen Browser, and it has gotten 369 likes

Zen Browser was added to AlternativeTo by kartkutsiz on and this page was last updated . Zen Browser is sometimes referred to as Zen.