ViewFinderJS
Security and privacy
isolated browsing
SHOW HN2021
How HN took it
0 positive, 5 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 8 critical, out of 13 comments about the project. Thread score -0.40.
Pricing: 0 for, 3 againstIdea: 0 for, 2 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 againstDocs: 0 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
Clientless design works from any device without download
From 1 comment
Not an extension. Just your browser, no download needed. So a "clientless" remote isolated browser. it runs headless Chrome, yes (but eventually I want to repurpose it to support…
graderjs on HN
Objections
Per-user pricing seen as too high compared to renting a VM
From 2 comments
I don't get the licensing fees, at 1069$/year per user you could put each user on a powerful VM with GPU instead. And I'm not talking under-powered VM, I mean 8-CORE, 48GB RAM,…
tmikaeld on HNThe pricing is pretty ridiculous from what I've just seen. That's a lot of money when you can just put it on metal yourself.
tentacleuno on HN
Low framerate compared to alternatives like Kasm
From 1 comment
I just tested out https://www.kasmweb.com/demo.html They use a custom web VNC client with WebP. Definitely they have higher perceptual framerate and slightly higher…
graderjs on HN
README lacks use cases
From 1 comment
I think the README could do with some use cases too, it's difficult for me to figure out when I would need to embed a browser in a browser, let alone pay for it.
tuxie_ on HN
Requests
Add co-browsing and video streaming support
From 1 comment
Hahaha. NO mate, but good marketing copy (thanks for the idea;)). I believe Mighty works mighty different. They have a focus on crystal clear ultra fast video streaming of the…
graderjs on HN
Use standard VNC or Xvfb instead of custom streaming
From 2 comments
So under the hood it's chromium headless and you are streaming screenshots back using an extension Curious why not run normal chromium and vnc the whole screen back using a web…
pgo on HNAre you aware of pure-JS in-browser VNC protocol implementations such as http://guacamole.apache.org/ ? This works over websockets, so even encryption is covered. On the server…
ktpsns on HN
Questions
Why not run normal Chromium with VNC
From 1 comment
So under the hood it's chromium headless and you are streaming screenshots back using an extension Curious why not run normal chromium and vnc the whole screen back using a web…
pgo on HN
Does it work with Netflix
From 1 comment
Just going to point out the obvious and say a co-watch remote browser definitely wouldn't work with Netflix. I love the confusion on people's faces when they try to do it over…
tentacleuno on HN
Alternatives named
Cloudflare Browser Isolation
From 1 comment
Here's some guide-lines, under 17$/mo (350$/mo, 50 users). Then you'll be able to compete with Cloudflares Browser Isolation feature.…
tmikaeld on HN
Kasm Workspaces web VNC
From 1 comment
I just tested out https://www.kasmweb.com/demo.html They use a custom web VNC client with WebP. Definitely they have higher perceptual framerate and slightly higher…
graderjs on HN
Guacamole
From 1 comment
Are you aware of pure-JS in-browser VNC protocol implementations such as http://guacamole.apache.org/ ? This works over websockets, so even encryption is covered. On the server…
ktpsns on HN
Browservice
From 1 comment
Reminds me of Browservice: https://github.com/ttalvitie/browservice/ (which I discovered via Michael MJD's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MjZdKtv9ak)
Tijdreiziger on HN
Qubes OS
From 1 comment
I prefer virtualization of Qubes OS. It allows to use any browsers and even has Whonix working out of the box.
fsflover on HN