Crest

2026 – present Active

35

“The browser for after Arc”: Spaces, Peek and Split View, with Chromium by default and WebKit per site (reading, Netflix, FairPlay).

Facts

Developer

Paul Joda (open source)

Website

crestbrowser.com

Engines

BlinkWebKit

Derived from

Chromium

Platforms

macOSiOS

Details

Mac: Chromium by default, WebKit per site; iPhone/iPad on WebKit (App Store)

Popularity

35/100 — ≈1.1k GitHub stars × ~10

Key versions

1. Aug. 18, 2026
   v0.4.0First release published on GitHub.[1]
2. Oct. 23, 2026
   v0.8.50Latest release published on GitHub.[2]

Version sources: [1] pauljoda/Crest (GitHub), [2] pauljoda/Crest (GitHub) · 326 releases published · Full history → · Milestones taken automatically from the releases published on GitHub.

Sources

1. https://crestbrowser.com/
2. https://github.com/pauljoda/Crest
3. https://formulae.brew.sh/api/cask/crest-browser.json