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Independent Browser and Engine Project

Ladybird is an independent web browser and browser-engine project based on web standards. The official README describes it as pre-alpha and intended only for developers; its multi-process design keeps network connections and image decoding in separate processes.

Installation

Clone the source code
git clone https://github.com/LadybirdBrowser/ladybird.git
Enter the project directory
cd ladybird

Running it

Build and run
./Meta/ladybird.py run

What does this tool do?

Ladybird is an open-source browser and browser-engine project. It runs on Linux, macOS, Windows with WSL2 and other Unix-like systems. The project website lists a first Alpha target for 2026 on Linux and macOS, while the build guide requires Qt 6.9+, a C++23-capable compiler, Rust and CMake 3.30+.

Who it is for

Developers who want to study browser technology, contribute to the project or build the source in a development environment.

What not to expect

People looking for a stable, general-purpose end-user browser.

Highlights

  • An independent browser and engine project based on web standards.
  • A multi-process architecture with separate processes for network connections and image decoding.
  • Sandboxed renderer processes for tabs.
  • BSD-2-Clause license.

First-use flow

  1. Open the official build instructions and check whether your platform is supported.
  2. Prepare Qt 6.9+, a C++23-capable compiler, Rust and CMake 3.30+.
  3. Clone the official repository and follow the project build instructions.

Safe start

The official README describes Ladybird as pre-alpha and suitable only for developers.

First task prompt

Paste this into your AI agent (Claude Code · Codex · Antigravity)

According to the official build instructions, how can I check whether my system has Qt 6.9+, a C++23 compiler, Rust and CMake 3.30+?

Related dictionary terms

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Links

TreScout did not build this tool · we found it in GitHub trends and wrote it up. This page describes the repository as of 2026-08-09: The star count and our text belong to that day, the repository may have changed since. Check the repository link for the current state. The introductory text was prepared with AI from the repository's own documentation, and this page was machine-translated from the Turkish original · the Turkish version prevails.