Thorite Browser

[Leonard-Inter]

Hi Uazo

I am reaching out to you because I am a long-time supporter of your work. I believe your project is one of the few remaining bastions of true open-source innovation in the browser landscape.

I am a Power User with a background in OpenSUSE Tumbleweed, and hardened Android systems. After extensive testing, I’ve noticed a significant gap in the Chromium ecosystem: we are currently forced to choose between top-tier privacy/de-googling (Cromite) and raw CPU performance/optimization (Thorium).

I would like to propose a vision for a unified project: Thorite Browser

The goal of Thorite would be to merge the philosophies of your projects into a "God-tier" browser for both Mobile (Android) and Desktop (Linux, Windows, and FreeBSD):

The Engine (from Thorium): Implementing advanced compiler optimizations (AVX2/AVX-512 for x86 and SVE2/NEON for ARMv9) to maximize CPU throughput and RAM efficiency.
Privacy & Ad-blocking (from Cromite): Integrating the robust native ad-blocking and deep de-Googling that power users demand.
Cross-Platform Performance: Creating a seamless, high-performance experience that respects the hardware's potential on every OS, including FreeBSD.

Many users are tired of browsers that are either fast-but-nosy or private-but-slow. They want a tool that doesn't make them compromise.

Would you be open to a collaboration or a feature-merge to bring this "Holy Grail" of browsers to life? I believe Thorite could quickly become the gold standard for power users.

Thank you for your time and for everything you contribute to digital freedom.
Best regards, Leonard

[uazo]

Would you be open to a collaboration or a feature-merge to bring this "Holy Grail" of browsers to life?

No, that's not one of Cromite's goals.
It's great that someone is interested in optimizations, but it's a difficult job and I'm not interested in it.
I already have a hard time keeping up with Chromium implementations, I wouldn't have time to try my hand at this. Not to mention that before optimizing Cromite, you should consider putting it under stress, which, in my case, is not related to performance but to privacy.

Furthermore, there are problems that I would not know how to address:

• Longer build times and need for more disk space
• Possible difficulty in verifying a bug with versions of the same application
• Possible introduction of subtle changes that allow sites to understand which version you are using and therefore track you better

I would like to propose a vision for a unified project: Thorite Browser
The goal of Thorite would be to merge the philosophies of your projects into a "God-tier" browser for both Mobile (Android) and Desktop (Linux, Windows, and FreeBSD):

Best wishes for your project.
If you send us the link to your repository, we will definitely take a look at it.

I believe your project is one of the few remaining bastions of true open-source innovation in the browser landscape.

Exaggerated! That's not true for me.

After extensive testing

However, this interests me, mainly to check for regressions.
Do you have any evidence to show? Any scripts, any rough drafts? I have something, but as always, it's all WIP.

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... , I’ve noticed a significant gap in the Chromium ecosystem: we are currently forced to choose between top-tier privacy/de-googling (Cromite) and raw CPU performance/optimization (Thorium).

Completely agree ...

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