#DON'T USE AS A BROWSER FOR ADVANCE USES. I’m tired of living in a web monoculture where "Browser" just means "Chrome with a different skin."
So I built Eleuther.
Link: https://github.com/Dev-Devon/Eleuther
It is not a daily driver browser (yet). It’s a Browser Security Monitor.
Standard browsers operate on Trust: You load a page, they execute the code, and hope the site isn't malicious.
Eleuther operates on Paranoia. It sits between QtWebEngine and reality. It treats the web as a hostile data stream that needs to be:
- Intercepted: Every single request is evaluated by a PolicyEngine that assigns a confidence score.
- Filtered: We don't just block "ads"; we block telemetry paths on specific domains and scope third-party scripts.
- Sanitized: A DOM scrubber runs on requestAnimationFrame to surgically remove injected elements without the "space heater" CPU usage of standard ad-blockers.
I’m one developer fighting a cat-and-mouse game against Google's ad-injection tactics. The code works, but the architecture needs to evolve before it can truly compete.
- Decision-Based Filtering: It uses a PolicyDecision class (Action + Confidence + Reason) instead of simple True/False blocks.
- Performance: Zero setInterval loops. It relies purely on MutationObserver and smart diffing.
- Honest: It logs exactly why it blocked something in the console.
- Python Overhead: Wrapping a C++ engine in Python adds a tax. It needs a Rust/C++ module for the network filter to be truly fast.
- Breakage: It is aggressive. It might break your login pages because it defaults to blocking unknown third-party scripts.
- Fragility: The DOM scrubbing relies on YouTube not changing their is-promoted attributes.
I’ve hit a wall with what I can do alone in Python. I’m looking for:
- Rust/C++ Devs: To help port the NetworkFilter logic into a native module.
- Heuristics Specialists: To help the DOM scraper survive the next UI update.
- Feedback: Tell me where my "paranoid" logic is actually just stupid.
If you’re interested in a browser that treats the web as a threat to be managed, check out the repo.
GitHub: https://github.com/Dev-Devon/Eleuther
Let me know what you think. Or tear it apart. I just want to break the monoculture.