HiWave

2026 – present Active

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Focus-oriented browser (shelf of fading tabs, workspaces) with RustKit, its own engine written in Rust; WebView2 or WebKitGTK variants are still offered on Windows and Linux.

Facts

Developer

HiWave (hiwavebrowser)

Website

github.com

Engines

RustKitBlinkWebKit (WebKitGTK)

Platforms

WindowsmacOSLinux

Details

RustKit is the only content engine on macOS; Windows via WebView2 as a fallback, Linux via WebKitGTK; interface still drawn by the system WebView

Popularity

10/100 — 41 GitHub stars, ≈740 build downloads

Key versions

1. Jan. 12, 2026
   v2026.01.12First release published on GitHub.[1]
2. Nov. 2, 2026
   v2026.11.02Latest release published on GitHub.[2]

Version sources: [1] hiwavebrowser/hiwave (GitHub), [2] hiwavebrowser/hiwave (GitHub) · 29 releases published · Full history → · Milestones taken automatically from the releases published on GitHub.

Sources

1. https://github.com/hiwavebrowser/hiwave
2. https://github.com/hiwavebrowser/hiwave/releases