What problem it solves

Ardia provides a Mac browser with a sidebar-first interface, split panes, and an integrated extension and synchronization workflow. It focuses on keeping Chromium behavior while adding privacy controls, profile organization, and a polished native macOS experience. The project also documents how to build the browser from its patched Chromium engine and application shell.

Key features

• Sidebar-first Chromium browsing — Ardia moves the address bar into the sidebar and lets pages run to the top of the window. It uses Chrome’s own Chromium framework so sites, extensions, and DevTools behave as they do in Chrome.

  Source: README

• Split panes and floating video — Tabs can be dragged into up to three side-by-side or stacked panes. Video can continue in a floating picture-in-picture window when switching tabs.

  Source: README

• Privacy and extension support — The browser includes uBlock Origin and removes Google background services and tracking-related pings. Chrome Web Store extensions can be added, synchronized across Macs, and used alongside the built-in privacy tools.

  Source: README

• Profiles, import, and iCloud synchronization — Profiles keep separate logins, history, extensions, and colors, while import tooling can bring data from other browsers. Synchronization uses end-to-end encryption through the user’s own iCloud Drive folder.

  Source: README

• Buildable open-source macOS application — The repository contains the browser app, Chromium integration layer, native shell, shaders, import functionality, and shared TypeScript packages. It documents local setup with Xcode, CocoaPods, Node, pnpm, and separate Metro and macOS build commands.

  Source: README, apps, packages

Quick start

Copied verbatim from the project's README.

pnpm install

pnpm macos

Who it may suit

This project may suit Mac users who want a Chromium-based browser with a sidebar, split panes, built-in privacy protections, and an open-source codebase. It may also suit developers interested in building a native macOS browser around patched Chromium.

Topics to discuss

• How should the sidebar, split panes, and command bar evolve for different browsing workflows?

• Which privacy and tracking protections should be built into the browser by default?

• How can community contributions improve the Chromium integration, native macOS shell, and documentation?

Written by ReadmeX AI from the project's README, source and public GitHub data; it may contain mistakes.

Read the original README https://github.com/mantrakp04/ardia#readme

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