Kite Browser
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Open source · Windows now, more soon

Light enough
to fly.

Kite Browser is a native desktop browser built directly on your OS's own engine — no bundled Chromium riding along for the weight. Fast to open, light to run, quiet about what it sends home.

Download for Windows View source

Windows 10 / 11 · .exe and .msi installers

Native engineRuns on your OS's own WebView, not a bundled copy of Chromium.
Encrypted vaultPasswords locked with Argon2id + AES-GCM, unlocked only by you.
Real private tabsGenuine cookie and cache isolation — not just a darker toolbar.
Built-in blockingA 97,000+ domain blocklist, refreshable, with per-site control.

What's in the box

Everything a browser
should already do

Tracker & ad blocking

On by default, with a per-site allow toggle when a page needs it — right from the shield badge in the toolbar.

Password vault

One master password unlocks everything else. Save, autofill, and manage logins without a third-party extension.

Genuine private tabs

Backed by the OS's own incognito profile — real isolation, marked with its own violet tint right in your normal window.

Fast & light

No second browser engine shipped inside the app — Kite stays out of your RAM's way.

Open source

The full source is on GitHub. Read it, build it yourself, or send a fix.

Tabs that stay put

Session restore, favicons, a bookmarks bar, history and downloads — the basics, done properly.

v0.1.0

Take it for a flight

Free, open source, and built to be read. Grab the installer that matches how you like to install things.

.msi installer .exe installer

Funded by people who use it

No ads. No data deals.
Just kept flying.

Kite Browser doesn't sell what you browse. Development is funded by the people who use it — if that's you, a small contribution keeps it airborne.

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