balena browser

2020 – present Active

24

balena Docker block providing a hardware-accelerated Chromium browser to display internal or external URLs on a screen: kiosk mode, remotely configurable start URL, automatic display of local HTTP services, management API and remote debugging.

Facts

Developer

balena

Website

github.com

Engine

Blink

Derived from

Chromium

Platforms

Linux

Details

Docker image for balenaOS; v3 moves from X11 to Wayland (companion “display” block)

Popularity

24/100 — ≈127 GitHub stars; block published by balena (balenasolutions)

Key versions

1. May 3, 2021
   v2.0.2First release published on GitHub.[1]
2. Oct. 8, 2026
   v3.0.0New major version.[2]
3. Oct. 22, 2026
   v2.12.3Latest release published on GitHub.[3]

Version sources: [1] balenasolutions/browser (GitHub), [2] balenasolutions/browser (GitHub), [3] balenasolutions/browser (GitHub) · 17 releases published · Full history → · Milestones taken automatically from the releases published on GitHub.

Sources

1. https://github.com/balenasolutions/browser
2. https://github.com/balenasolutions/browser/releases