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Zen Browser

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✨ Experience tranquillity while browsing the web without people tracking you! Zen is a privacy-focused browser that blocks trackers, ads, and other unwanted content while offering the best browsing experience!

πŸ–₯️ Compatibility

Zen is currently built using firefox version 132.0.1! πŸš€

  • Check out the latest release notes!
  • Part of our mission is to keep Zen up-to-date with the latest version of Firefox, so you can enjoy the latest features and security updates!

🀝 Contribution

Zen is an open-source project, and we welcome contributions from the community! Please take a look at the contribution guidelines before getting started!

⚑ Performance

Zen is built with performance in mind, and we have optimized the browser to be as fast as possible! Checkout the latest performance benchmarks!

πŸ“₯ Installation

Supported Operating Systems

Zen is available for Linux, macOS, and Windows. You can download the latest version from the official website at zen-browser.app, or from the GitHub Releases page.

If you dont see your OS listed below, that's because we already have it in our downloads page! Make sure to check it out!

Windows

Winget
# Generic version
winget install --id Zen-Team.Zen-Browser

# Optimized version
winget install --id Zen-Team.Zen-Browser.Optimized

macOS

  • Requires macOS 10.15 or later
  • Available for ARM and Intel architectures

You can also install Zen using Homebrew:

brew install --cask zen-browser

Linux

Arch-based distributions
# For generic version
yay -S zen-browser-bin

# For optimized version
yay -S zen-browser-avx2-bin
Other Linux distributions (AppImage with automated system integration)
  • native tarball install: sudo bash <(curl -s https://updates.zen-browser.app/install.sh)

  • zsync is required for the Update feature of the script below

bash <(curl https://updates.zen-browser.app/appimage.sh)
  • Again, if you don't see your OS listed above, that's because we already have it in our downloads page! πŸ”„

To upgrade the browser to a newer version, use the embedded update functionality in About Zen.

πŸ‘¨β€πŸ’» Development and Contributing

Some components used by @zen-browser as an attempt to make firefox forks a better place, and for other to enjoy the beauty of OSS. You can find them here.

Run Locally

In order to download and run zen locally, please follow these instructions.

Special Thanks

Special thanks to... EVERYONE πŸŽ‰! Checkout the team and contributors page here

Third Party Code

Zen couldn't be in its current state without the help of these amazing projects! πŸ™

πŸ–₯️ Comparison with other browsers

As you can see, chromium based browsers are the most popular browsers, help us change that by starring the project and spreading the word! 🌟

Star History Chart

πŸ“„ License

Zen browser is under the MPL LICENSE. All the code is open-source and free to use! Attributions are appreciated but not required.