I released a privacy-focused Nostr + Lightning browser and spent more time fixing ad/tracker reload flickering than adding AI features
Posted by Large-Cress900@reddit | linuxadmin | View on Reddit | 2 comments
I just released Zap Browser v0.5.0-beta — a privacy-focused experimental browser built around Nostr, Lightning and sovereign workflows.
This update focused less on “AI hype features” and more on fixing real browser problems:
- anti-fingerprinting groundwork
- hardened Tor integration
- reduced ad/CMP reload flickering
- improved popup handling
- stricter Lightning/Nostr security flows
- Linux packaging fixes
- Windows installer + portable builds
One thing I specifically worked on was making browsing feel less “Electron-like” and more stable during normal usage on heavy ad/tracker websites.
The project is still beta and experimental, but the browser is starting to feel much closer to a real daily-usable sovereign browser instead of just a prototype shell.
_l33ter_@reddit
Cool project !
One question: One thing I specifically worked on was making browsing feel less “Electron-like” and more stable during normal usage on heavy ad/tracker websites.
This one I don't understand what you wanna tell us
Large-Cress900@reddit (OP)
What I meant is not forcing a built-in adblocking model.
I was referring more to page stability and rendering behavior on modern websites heavily loaded with CMPs, trackers, anti-adblock scripts and dynamic ad injections.
Earlier builds had issues where some sites triggered multiple reloads/flickering/layout refreshes before stabilizing.
This release focused a lot on reducing that “unstable Electron wrapper” feeling during real browsing sessions.
Users are still free to use their own extensions/adblockers.