Glide
Consumer and social
web browser
SHOW HN2025
207points
52comments
#299of 3,837 in 2025
Top 8%of 2025 by points
How HN took it
CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments
9 positive, 14 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 2 critical, out of 25 comments about the project. Thread score +0.28.
Design: 3 for, 1 againstExecution: 1 for, 0 againstIdea: 0 for, 1 againstDocs: 1 for, 0 against
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What people liked
Vim-style keyboard control and scriptable config are appreciated
From 3 comments
This is my dream browser. Thank you so much for this!! I love that by default all inputs work in modal text editing. Do you plan on adding more complete Vim motions do that? For…
SwiftyBug on HNGoing over the documentation, this looks like my dream browser. Firefox, full WebExt API, and can even run commands outside the browser. This is what Firefox Developer Edition…
yoavm on HNThis looks really cool! My current setup is Firefox with VimFX[0] and an elaborate config.js, but when the NixOS package gets merged I will definitely try it. For anyone wanting…
MarsIronPI on HN
Full WebExtension API and internal APIs exposed in config
From 2 comments
Going over the documentation, this looks like my dream browser. Firefox, full WebExt API, and can even run commands outside the browser. This is what Firefox Developer Edition…
yoavm on HNThis looks really cool! My current setup is Firefox with VimFX[0] and an elaborate config.js, but when the NixOS package gets merged I will definitely try it. For anyone wanting…
MarsIronPI on HN
Objections
Extensions on addons.mozilla.org and modern extension restrictions limit it
From 2 comments
I've run into the restrictions regarding addons.mozilla.org myself using Vimium C, but it didn't happen often enough for me to consider switching my browser over it. I think I'd…
dandersch on HN> TL;DR: Glide is a Firefox fork with a TypeScript config that lets you build anything. Cool. My first thought was that this should be an extension, rather than a separate…
Y_Y on HN
DRM streaming such as Netflix is not supported
From 1 comment
DRM is not possible to support unfortunately: https://glide-browser.app/faq#why-can't-i-play-drm-content Firefox Sync does work! RPC is not currently supported but I agree it…
probablyrobert on HN
Requests
Support for more vim motions
From 2 comments
This is my dream browser. Thank you so much for this!! I love that by default all inputs work in modal text editing. Do you plan on adding more complete Vim motions do that? For…
SwiftyBug on HNThank you! I just implemented the ones I use the most, e.g. diw, but the motions system is still in very early stages and there are lots of motions I haven't implemented yet. I…
probablyrobert on HN
RPC or remote control of tabs from external processes
From 2 comments
Does this support DRM? Like playing Netflix and other commercial streaming-sites. I remember this being a big problem with Firefox-forks. What about Firefox Sync? Is RPC from…
slightwinder on HNDRM is not possible to support unfortunately: https://glide-browser.app/faq#why-can't-i-play-drm-content Firefox Sync does work! RPC is not currently supported but I agree it…
probablyrobert on HN
Smooth scrolling for j/k movements
From 2 comments
One thing that feels weird though is the fact that j/k movements are not smooth, is there any way to make them feel better (I might have just skipped that in the docs?)
Oxodao on HNAh not yet sadly - https://github.com/glide-browser/glide/discussions/3 I personally prefer non-smooth scrolling as it feels faster.
probablyrobert on HN
Questions
Whether extensions can be configured or installed automatically
From 2 comments
Is it possible to automatically install extensions and set native Firefox configuration through the config? All my other programs are setup by just cloning my dotfiles and I…
Limero on HNYou can't configure extensions yet but you can set prefs! https://glide-browser.app/api#glide.prefs.set
probablyrobert on HN
How the browser stays secure and keeps up with Firefox fixes
From 2 comments
I haven't looked at the source too deeply yet to investigate how you implement the fork, but you state that it's a fork of Firefox, how do you plan to integrate fixes from…
sc68cal on HNI've seen in the docs that the config does not support imports and also uses a special function for including config from other files. Will it stay this way? And does also…
slightwinder on HN
Whether Firefox Sync and existing settings carry over
From 2 comments
Whoa, so excited to try this out! As a regular Firefox user, does it pull over my settings?
shaneos on HNCurrently the easiest way to pull over settings I'm aware of is to use Firefox Sync[0]. I haven't looked into other settings import solutions yet. [0]:…
probablyrobert on HN
Alternatives named
Vimium and VimFX extensions on Firefox or Chrome
From 3 comments
This looks really cool! My current setup is Firefox with VimFX[0] and an elaborate config.js, but when the NixOS package gets merged I will definitely try it. For anyone wanting…
MarsIronPI on HNPretty cool. I have been using Vimium[1] on Chrome which works ok. 1. https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/vimium/dbepggeogbaibhgnhhndojpepiihcmeb
asadm on HNLooks very similar to Firefox with Tridactyl. The configuration with dotfiles is much nicer though.
vin92997 on HN
Tridactyl
From 1 comment
Looks very similar to Firefox with Tridactyl. The configuration with dotfiles is much nicer though.
vin92997 on HN
Zen, Floorp, LibreWolf and Tor Browser as Firefox forks
From 3 comments
While this isn't quite my cup of tea, it's nice to see Firefox being forked instead of Chromium. With this, there's now at least three significantly modified Firefox forks,…
cosmic_cheese on HNAnd Tor!
hyperbolablabla on HNLibreWolf which should be the default
user3939382 on HN
Homerow for system-wide keyboard control on macOS
From 1 comment
I've run into the restrictions regarding addons.mozilla.org myself using Vimium C, but it didn't happen often enough for me to consider switching my browser over it. I think I'd…
dandersch on HN