Search browser for macOS
Shares rank 51 of 53 web browsers by recommenders
A small, fast macOS browser on WebKit, not Chromium, with a minimalist UI and quick startup. Caveat: critics say the AI-generated README and contributors put them off.
A small, fast macOS browser on WebKit, not Chromium, with a minimalist UI and quick startup. Caveat: critics say the AI-generated README and contributors put them off.
7 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 71%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 2.5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Minimal, well-considered UI design
“I like the minimalistic UI, nice design, and quick startup times”
Comment from 25 Sep 2026 in “Search – A small, fast WebKit browser for macOS” “I would say this app's UI is very well considered.”
Comment from 24 Sep 2026 in “Search – A small, fast WebKit browser for macOS”
Other web browsers people recommend
The four most recommended other web browsers, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firefox | 1,572 | 1,371 | 53% | 12 | 16 yrs125 owners | — |
| Google Chrome | 503 | 1,086 | 32% | 12 | 10 yrs11 owners | — |
| Brave | 397 | 248 | 62% | 12 | 4.9 yrs16 owners | — |
| Safari | 307 | 577 | 35% | 12 | 13 yrs27 owners | — |
| Search browser for macOSThis page | 5 | 2 | 71% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
All 8 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I like the minimalistic UI, nice design, and quick startup times”
“sadly none of that is in this so far.”
“If you're not able to write your own fucking README (the title page if we're making book analogies) why would I bother with your project.”
“Seems like much needed browser that is NOT Chromium based.”
“I looked at the list of contributors, saw claude at the top, and just closed the tab.”
“I would say this app's UI is very well considered.”
“I checked and this app uses zero frameworks. So it can be easily inspected, checked, verified.”
“Looks cool, but the readme is AI-generated.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.