Our Mission: To build the best browser possible by taking all the good features and aspects of other browsers and adding our own unique innovations all while ensuring your data is 100% yours. Aster browser data is stored locally, no tracking, no telemetry, no data collection. Everything is stored directly on your machine. Period.
To install or update Aster automatically, open PowerShell and run this exact one-liner (completely dependency-free — does NOT require Rust, Cargo, or Git):
irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ahyanistheEmty/Aster/main/install.ps1 | iexAster is a fast, Chromium-based desktop browser natively compiled in Rust via webview2-com. It acts as a lightweight standalone application that manages its own tabs, process states, and layout rendering directly through Win32 APIs, ensuring minimal overhead.
Aster/
├── assets/
│ └── aster.ico # Standalone executable icon
├── src/
│ ├── main.rs # Core application logic, Win32 bindings, WebView2 lifecycle
├── aster.rc # Resource script for embedding the Windows icon
├── build.rs # Build script for rasterizing icons into the PE header
├── Cargo.toml # Rust dependencies and binary targets
└── install.ps1 # Automated interactive installation script
To compile the standalone Windows executable yourself:
# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/ahyanistheEmty/Aster.git
cd Aster
# Build the release executable
cargo build --release
# The compiled binary will be located at target/release/Aster.exe- Workspaces: Organize your browser into dedicated, isolated contexts for work, personal, and research.
- Folders: Group tabs locally into folders to maintain a clean visual sidebar.
- Vertical Tabs: Side-docked tabs optimized for modern widescreen monitors.
- Blazing Fast: Built natively in Rust. Extremely lightweight with minimal memory overhead.
Contributions, issues, and feature requests are welcome! Feel free to check the issues page.
This project is MIT licensed.