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Nebula

Nebula Logo

A customizable and privacy-focused web browser built with Electron. Nebula is designed to be a lightweight, secure, and user-friendly browser with a focus on performance and privacy.

Features

  • Privacy Control: Easily clear your browsing data, including history, cookies, and cache.
  • Tab Management: Open new tabs, and manage them efficiently.
  • Bookmarks: Save your favorite sites.
  • History: Keeps track of your browsing and search history.
  • Performance Monitoring: Built-in tools to monitor application performance.
  • GPU Acceleration Control: Advanced settings to manage GPU acceleration and troubleshoot rendering issues.
  • Cross-Platform: Runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux.

Learn more about Nebula's features.

Getting Started

Prerequisites

Installation

  1. Clone the repository:
    git clone https://github.com/Bobbybear007/NebulaBrowser.git
    
  2. Navigate to the project directory:
    cd NebulaBrowser
    
  3. Install dependencies:
    npm install
    

Running the Application

To start the browser, run the following command:

npm start

Building the Application

To build the application for your platform, run:

npm run dist

This will create a distributable file in the dist directory.

Project Structure

An overview of the project's structure. For a more detailed explanation, please see the Project Structure documentation.

  • main.js: The main entry point for the Electron application.
  • renderer/: Contains all the front-end files.
  • preload.js: Bridges the main and renderer processes.
  • performance-monitor.js: Module for monitoring performance.
  • gpu-config.js & gpu-fallback.js: Modules for managing GPU settings.
  • assets/: Contains static assets.
  • documentation/: Contains additional documentation.

Core Concepts

Nebula is built on several core concepts that are essential to understanding how it works. For a deeper dive, read the Core Concepts documentation.

  • Main and Renderer Processes
  • Inter-Process Communication (IPC)
  • Performance and GPU Management

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please read our contributing guidelines to get started.

Technologies Used

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. Read More

Documentation