FeatherBrowser
Minimal Windows desktop browser built in C# on Edge WebView2. Small footprint, automatic background tab sleep, built-in request blocking, and Chrome extension support.
Included
- Uses the system Edge WebView2 runtime instead of shipping a duplicate Chromium bundle.
- Sleeps idle background tabs via
TrySuspendAsync()and monitors live process-tree RAM. - Supports unpacked and
.zipChrome extensions (MV2/MV3) plus lightweight CSS/JS userscripts. - Network-level ad and tracker blocking, bookmarks, history search, downloads, private windows, and DevTools (
F12).
Checksums (SHA-256)
| File | Size | SHA-256 |
|---|---|---|
| FeatherBrowserSetup.exe | 353 KB | 182fdba9d9eb0abeb89361f9df9e3634c228e00df2515fdedfe578f7fe4f53bb |
| FeatherBrowser-Portable.zip | 331 KB | a490c159c5c7669e55afbae164e0ef6547abf6ffeb9e21f98bd83fea53f7e6c1 |