# floorp-projects/floorp

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8,003 stars · 244 forks · TypeScript · mpl-2.0

## Links

- GitHub: https://github.com/Floorp-Projects/Floorp
- Homepage: https://floorp.app
- awesome-repositories: https://awesome-repositories.com/repository/floorp-projects-floorp.md

## Topics

`browser` `firefox` `gecko` `mozilla` `webbrowser`

## Description

Floorp is a privacy-focused web browser built on the Firefox engine. It functions as a customizable browser shell that allows users to modify the layout and functional behavior of the interface.

The project emphasizes a customizable browser interface, enabling the organization and arrangement of toolbars, sidebars, and menus to create a personalized workspace. It integrates privacy-focused browsing and secure online navigation to minimize data tracking and protect user identity from third-party observers.

Additional capabilities include eco-friendly internet usage designed to reduce the environmental footprint of web activity by optimizing how data is loaded and processed.

## Tags

### Web Development

- [Customizable Browser Environments](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/web-development/customizable-browser-environments.md) — Allows deep customization of browser toolbars, sidebars, and menus to create a personalized workspace.
- [Firefox-Based Browser Distributions](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/web-development/firefox-based-browser-distributions.md) — Provides a web browser built on the Firefox engine with enhanced privacy and customization.
- [Privacy-Focused Web Browsers](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/web-development/privacy-focused-web-browsers.md) — Ships a browser designed to eliminate background communication and ensure user data privacy.

### Graphics & Multimedia

- [Web Page Rendering](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/graphics-multimedia/web-page-rendering.md) — Implements a rendering engine to process HTML and CSS into a visual web page.

### Programming Languages & Runtimes

- [JIT Compilation Engines](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/programming-languages-runtimes/jit-compilation-engines.md) — Uses a high-performance JIT compiler to execute JavaScript web scripts efficiently.

### Security & Cryptography

- [Browser Security Hardening](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/security-cryptography/browser-security-hardening.md) — Implements a hardened browser environment that minimizes exposure to malicious scripts.
- [Privacy Filters](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/security-cryptography/privacy-filters.md) — Implements network-level request filtering and fingerprinting protection to minimize data leakage.
- [Privacy-Focused Browsing](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/security-cryptography/privacy-focused-browsing.md) — Provides a browsing environment configured to eliminate telemetry and minimize external data collection. ([source](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/floorp-projects/floorp@main/README.md))

### Software Engineering & Architecture

- [Multi-Process Architectures](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/software-engineering-architecture/multi-process-architectures.md) — Isolates the browser UI, web content, and GPU into separate processes for improved stability.

### User Interface & Experience

- [Browser-Based Application Shells](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/user-interface-experience/cross-platform-desktop-shells/browser-based-application-shells.md) — Functions as a customizable browser shell that embeds and modifies a browser engine for the primary UI.
- [Markup-Based Interface Layouts](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/user-interface-experience/user-interface-design/markup-based-interface-layouts.md) — Uses an XML-based markup language to create flexible and customizable browser window layouts.
- [User Preference Settings](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/user-interface-experience/user-preference-settings.md) — Provides a centralized configuration system for managing extensive user personalization and interface settings.

### Business & Productivity Software

- [Sustainable Computing Applications](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/business-productivity-software/sustainable-computing-applications.md) — Optimizes data loading and processing to reduce the environmental footprint of web activity.