Min
Consumer and social
web browser
SHOW HN2016
How HN took it
9 positive, 10 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 8 critical, out of 30 comments about the project. Thread score +0.01.
Design: 1 for, 4 againstExecution: 2 for, 3 againstIdea: 3 for, 0 againstPerformance: 1 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Impressive to build a web browser; design is lovely
From 2 comments
Serious props to you for making a web browser. That is legitimately impressive. However I feel like most people won't be willing to sacrifice the feature support, stability and…
cha5m on HNFor a truly minimalistic browser with support for modern HTML and a serious orientation towards security, see xombrero at https://opensource.conformal.com/wiki/xombrero . It…
gkya on HN
Dimming unused tabs is an appealing idea
From 1 comment
"Tabs you haven’t looked at in a while dim, so you can focus on what you’re working on" - I like the sound of this. Is anyone aware of a Firefox addon which does the same?
mike-cardwell on HN
Objections
Limited feature support, stability and security compared with larger browsers
From 1 comment
Serious props to you for making a web browser. That is legitimately impressive. However I feel like most people won't be willing to sacrifice the feature support, stability and…
cha5m on HN
Navigation and tab closing are unclear or missing
From 2 comments
Eh, On Ubuntu 15.10 backspace doesn't work and there are no buttons to navigate, no way to close a tab as well. Am I missing something? Edit: Ctrl + W closes the current tab.
noobie on HNAm I the only one having real trouble with navigation? I can't figure out how to go back, and closing a tab is cmd-w which requires me to be in that tab? Odd setup.
emmet on HN
Requests
Mouse or keyboard back/forward navigation
From 1 comment
I really like the direction this browser is going in. I noticed I cannot go back/next using a mouse or keyboard (though i can imagine one would be able to swipe to do that).
yashafromrussia on HN
Support for Windows or other platforms beyond OS X and Ubuntu
From 1 comment
Requires OSX or Ubuntu? Damn it, well, it looks interesting...
phusion on HN
Open tabs in the background
From 1 comment
I really like this a lot. Let me open tabs in the background.
rrggrr on HN
Questions
How does ad blocking differ from uBlock Origin and does it block at a different layer
From 1 comment
Does Min (along with Brave) do ad blocking at a different layer than plugins? Is there any advantage to having the browser do it instead of something like uBlock Origin in chrome?
aakilfernandes on HN
Alternatives named
The Great Suspender
From 1 comment
The Great Suspender, which actually suspends the processes of these tabs, very useful if you have lots of tabs…
dreen on HN
BarTab and Tab Groups (Firefox)
From 2 comments
You may want to look into BarTab
john_reel on HNTry Bartab Plus - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/bartab-plus/ Bartab Plus can actually completely unload a tab after X amount of minutes / hours. The tab is…
skrowl on HN
Tree Style Tabs
From 1 comment
I use "Tree Style Tabs" and the tab bar on the left side instead of at the top. It groups tabs on how you link-opened them from each other automatically, but you can regroup them…
patall on HN
Vivaldi
From 1 comment
Vivaldi does it! They call it tab-stacking, and this is the reason I'm switching over. The browser itself is still a bit glitchy, but I loves me some tab-stacking.
Frondo on HN
xombrero and AdSuck
From 1 comment
For a truly minimalistic browser with support for modern HTML and a serious orientation towards security, see xombrero at https://opensource.conformal.com/wiki/xombrero . It…
gkya on HN