Show HN: Zero Browser

Posted by zeron0a 1 day ago

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Data driven browser system

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Comment by two_handfuls 1 day ago

I'm having a hard time understanding what this is. It's not a web browser- it doesn't support html. What does it browse then?

Comment by zeron0a 1 day ago

In simple terms it's built as a experimental implementation for a web ecosystem where websites hosts a standardized API endpoints and users are responsible for displaying it's contents. What AI almost does now anyway. Before that happens it continues to support browsing static html pages and API's without using JS/CSS.

Comment by two_handfuls 15 hours ago

Ah, thank you. I must have missed the API. So it's more about data and less about presentation then.

Comment by ThePinion 1 day ago

I believe we were talking about this basically being Web 3.0 / The Semantic Web almost 20 years ago. The internet then went in the opposite direction of locking data down and limiting 3rd party clients

Comment by zeron0a 1 day ago

Recent web traffic reports showing AI traffic being majority indicates data silos are turning obsolete. AI is the new third party client.

Comment by theturtletalks 1 day ago

I see you thank LightPanda at the bottom. Is that also not a minimal browser like this? How does Zero differ?

Comment by zeron0a 1 day ago

To my knowledge Lightpanda is a headless browser used for automation. While Zero Browser is just a UI for end user. Zero might be able to use Lightpanda as a optional plugin.

Comment by vladsiu 1 day ago

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