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.
Thats crazy, 3.6 MB my wallpaper is heavier:D Thats some incredible engineering. And all the other features is exactly what is needed rn, especially YouTube Assassin. Google is getting really aggressive with ad-block detection, so this browser is a huge W. Congrats on the launch Michel!
Kudos on launch. Clean philosophy, reducing browser surface area at the network layer feels like the right primitive. Curious how per-site tuning evolves.
I have always faced this tracking and advertising. Will it also be available as an extension?
Nice one! It’s small, fast, and works. I also like how clean and intuitive the interface is. I’m curious though, why would i use it when other full featured browsers works well for me, what kind of users do you think benefit most from OMEGA day to day?
can you support older macos versions.
i am unable to use in macos 13.2.1 (ventura).
Mine is 2019 macbook pro btw.
3.6 MB is shockingly small. My only concern is whether it can handle heavy, JS-rich web apps without breaking the UI or rendering glitches. That said, the speed promise is too good to ignore. Downloading now to test its limits!
"Fastest and lightest" is a bold claim! I'm always looking for browsers that don't eat up RAM. How does it handle multiple tabs compared to Chrome or Firefox? And does it support all the standard extensions?
Regarding "Amnesia Mode browsing in RAM": how does this interact with macOS virtual memory/swap? If the OS pages that RAM out to disk (which macOS loves to do), isn't the data technically recoverable? Curious how "forensically clean" this actually is compared to a standard incognito window.
There are definitely some use cases where we need a light, free, and traceless browser. May need to switch between browsers later on
I hear cursor can build a 3M line browser in a week.
https://x.com/mntruell/status/20...
How long did Omega take and how much of it did AI code?
3.6MB is tiny. My Mac’s tired of browsers acting like OSes. The YT assassin bit is the hook. If it holds up on banking + Figma, I’ll keep it pinned. Amnesia mode for quick lookups is nice. Does it import Safari/Brave bookmarks?
Hi Michel, Quick question: if a normal Chrome user were to switch to this browser, what would they miss that's in Chrome but not in your browser yet?
Also, I'm thinking of trying this browser out, but I'm mainly worried about whether it will load all the different websites the same way Chrome does. Or is there any difference? Asking from a Web developer/tester perspective
Hey Michel, that line about browsers becoming a surveillance layer and bloated OS that happens to render webpages is perfect. Was there a specific moment where you opened your browser, noticed how slow or invasive it had become, and thought when did this get so bad?
