Citadel Browser

Alpha browser in Rust with an engine written from scratch and focused on anti-tracking: homemade HTTPS client on rustls, JavaScript (Boa) disabled by default and sandboxed per tab, vertical tabs.

Facts

Developer

geeknik

Website

citadelbrowser.com

Engine

Proprietary

Platforms

LinuxmacOS

Details

macOS 11+ first; Linux only for development and testing

Popularity

7/100 — 19 GitHub stars (×2 users); version 0.0.2-alpha

Key versions

1. June 1, 2026
   v0.0.2-alphaFirst release published on GitHub. Also the latest one.

Version sources: geeknik/citadel-browser (GitHub) · 1 releases published · Full history → · Milestones taken automatically from the releases published on GitHub.

Sources

1. https://github.com/geeknik/citadel-browser