OpenHeronBrowser 1.0.0 (Demo)

The first public release of OpenHeronBrowser (Demo).

VirusTotal scans: Windows · macOS · Linux x86_64 · Linux arm64
No detections on macOS or Linux. One engine flags the unsigned Windows build, a common false positive for new unsigned programs.

Highlights

• Acid3 97/100, Acid2 passes, html5test 483/555
• Runs VS Code for the Web, lichess.org and Windows 1.01 in v86. Discord opens and signs in.
• Built-in PDF viewer, HeronBlock content blocker, DevTools and a performance overlay (Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+P)

Downloads

Platform	File
Windows 10/11 (x64)	OpenHeronBrowser-1.0.0-windows-x64.zip
macOS 11+ (Apple Silicon and Intel)	OpenHeronBrowser-1.0.0-macos-universal.zip
Linux x86_64	OpenHeronBrowser-1.0.0-linux-x86_64.tar.gz
Linux arm64	OpenHeronBrowser-1.0.0-linux-arm64.tar.gz

The builds are unsigned:

• macOS: right-click the app and choose Open the first time. If macOS says it's damaged, run xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine OpenHeronBrowser.app.
• Windows: in the SmartScreen prompt, choose More info → Run anyway.
• Linux: run ./ohb, or ./install.sh to add it to your app menu.

SHA256SUMS included

Before you try it
This is a demo, not a daily driver. Pages aren't sandboxed, rendering is CPU-only, and there's no video playback yet. Don't use it for banking or anything sensitive. See Limitations.

Licensed under Apache 2.0.