Shrike

Minimal desktop and mobile browser built on system web engines (Edge WebView2 on Windows, WebKit2GTK on Linux, Android WebView). Small footprint and built-in request blocking.

Windows Installer (.exe) Windows Portable (.zip) Android (.apk) Linux (.tar.gz)

Win Installer 340 KB · Portable 318 KB · Android 24 KB · Linux 6 KB

Windows 10/11 (x64) requires Microsoft Edge WebView2 Runtime. Android requires 7.0+. Linux builds natively with GTK 3 & WebKit2GTK (tar -xzf Shrike-Linux.tar.gz && cd linux && bash install.sh).

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Shrike desktop interface preview (Windows 11 dark chrome, WebView2 engine).

Included

System Web Engines

Uses Edge WebView2 on Windows, WebKit2GTK on Linux, and Android WebView instead of shipping a duplicate Chromium bundle.

Background Tab Sleep

Sleeps idle background tabs via TrySuspendAsync() and tracks live process-tree RAM.

Extensions & Userscripts

Supports unpacked and .zip Chrome extensions (MV2/MV3) plus lightweight CSS/JS userscripts on Windows.

Ad Blocking & Essentials

Network-level request blocking, bookmarks, history search, downloads, private windows, and DevTools (F12).

Checksums (SHA-256)

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ShrikeSetup.exe

340 KB · VirusTotal

7e14322d10b022a5b3821dd95ff1f1dd7c1a635b18cf6b80fc41467ee6803779

Shrike-Portable.zip

318 KB · VirusTotal

f885d55c77117a72df545aede02934d55df4b115ee8dfd69506aadcdfe209ee8

24 KB · VirusTotal

a50eafd2cbc2c56eab4fcc7d4d10845cad4d3f9e39df359db925c640f69b530e

Shrike-Linux.tar.gz

6 KB · VirusTotal

57a2536b1340361ea1af8be1e4cfc057d93e0130e1846d33cf19ceca0c22495f

SmartScreen note: The Windows installer is not code-signed, so SmartScreen may show a warning. Click More info → Run anyway if you trust the download, and verify SHA-256 in PowerShell or Linux:

Get-FileHash ShrikeSetup.exe -Algorithm SHA256 sha256sum Shrike-Linux.tar.gz Shrike.apk

Known limitations

Chrome extension support is Windows-only and partial: complex extensions relying on unsupported Chromium APIs may not work.
No automatic background updater yet — updates require downloading the new release.
Linux ships as a lightweight GTK 3 + WebKit2GTK C source bundle built locally via bash install.sh; macOS is not supported.

Changelog

v1.0.0

Initial public Windows x64, Android APK, and Linux GTK3/WebKit2GTK releases.
First-launch setup wizard, Eco/Balanced/Performance profiles, and automatic tab sleep.
Built-in ad/tracker blocker, bookmarks, history, private windows, and extension loader.