3.6MB browser that never tracks, profiles, or sells data
OMEGA: an ultra-fast, security-first 3.6 MB native browser for macOS built on Apple architecture with Swift + WebKit. Opens in under a second, blocks trackers at the network level, fights fingerprinting, and refuses the surveillance economy. YouTube ads get neutralized. Amnesia Mode browses in RAM, leaves no trace, and disappears on quit. Hit Nuke to wipe cookies, cache, history, and site data. No profiling. No data brokerage. Just speed. Browse light. Browse free.
Hey Product Hunt, Michel here.
I built OMEGA because modern browsers have turned into two things I did not ask for: a surveillance layer and a bloated operating system that happens to render webpages.
OMEGA is the opposite philosophy. It is a native Swift + WebKit macOS browser that ships at 3.6 MB, launches in under a second on my Mac, and starts from a simple premise: if third parties cannot connect, they cannot track. So OMEGA blocks the usual suspects at the network level, fights fingerprinting, and keeps the “data brokerage economy” out of your session by default.
A few highlights people notice immediately:
1. YouTube Assassin: a layered approach that blocks ad endpoints, nukes overlays, and watches for ad playback patterns. If an ad slips through, it gets neutralized fast.
2. Fortress Mode: aggressive tracker blocking, plus HTTPS upgrades where possible.
3. Amnesia Mode: RAM-first browsing that disappears on quit.
4. Nuke: wipe cookies, cache, history, and site data by time range when you want a clean exit.
The build process was basically an obsession loop: start with a tiny native shell, measure everything, remove anything that did not serve speed, privacy, or focus, then repeat. The goal is the web, unburdened. Raw internet, minus the weird stuff.
If you try it, tell me two things:
What site broke, if anything, and I will tune the per-site controls.
What you want next in the free core, before I reveal the Pro roadmap.
Drop questions, feedback, and feature requests here. I am actually reading them.