Southstar Browser

2026 – present Active

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Nordstjernen browser derived from Nordstjernen Sol: the C code was imported and then fully rewritten in Rust in 2026 for modern HTML, CSS and JavaScript, with an extended fork of the Boa JavaScript engine replacing QuickJS-ng.

Facts

Developer

Nordstjernen

Website

nordstjernen.org

Engine

Proprietary

Derived from

Nordstjernen Sol

Platforms

WindowsLinuxmacOSBSD

Details

Windows via the Microsoft Store; Debian/Ubuntu packages; macOS, FreeBSD and NetBSD from source (CI builds)

Popularity

6/100 — 11 GitHub stars, ≈100 downloads + Microsoft Store

Key versions

1. Oct. 11, 2026
   0.9.9First release published on GitHub.[1]
2. Oct. 18, 2026
   1.0.0New major version.[2]
3. Nov. 1, 2026
   1.0.6Latest release published on GitHub.[3]

Version sources: [1] nordstjernen-web/southstar-browser (GitHub), [2] nordstjernen-web/southstar-browser (GitHub), [3] nordstjernen-web/southstar-browser (GitHub) · 9 releases published · Full history → · Milestones taken automatically from the releases published on GitHub.

Sources

1. https://github.com/nordstjernen-web/southstar-browser
2. https://github.com/nordstjernen-web/southstar-browser/releases