Limni

FerrisMind

A modern desktop application for internet exploration built with Tauri v2 and Svelte 5

Limni - Native Internet Navigator

A modern desktop application for internet exploration built with Tauri v2 and Svelte 5, featuring native WebViews instead of iframes.

⚡ Key Features

🚀 Native WebViews

Full-featured native WebViews instead of iframes for each tab
High performance thanks to system WebView usage
Authentic user experience with isolated contexts for each tab
OS-level security with system WebView sandboxing

Open/close tabs with automatic WebView management
Switch between tabs with show/hide of corresponding WebViews
Loading indicators for each tab
Smart memory management when closing tabs

Back/Forward buttons with history for each tab
Address bar with auto-detection of URL/search
Page reload functionality
Navigation history for each WebView

🔖 Bookmarks and History

Local bookmark storage
Complete visit history with date grouping
History search functionality
Visit counter

⚙️ Settings

Theme options (light/dark/system)
WebView security settings
Homepage management
Search engine selection

🏗️ Architecture

Backend (Rust + Tauri v2)

// Commands for WebView management
create_tab_webview()  // Create new WebView for tab
show_tab_webview()    // Show/hide WebView
close_tab_webview()   // Close WebView
navigate_webview()    // Navigate in WebView
resize_webviews()     // Resize WebView

Frontend (Svelte 5)

Reactive state management with runes ($state, $derived, $effect)
WebViewManager - native WebView management
Asynchronous architecture for Tauri API interaction
Modern UI with CSS variables for theming

🛠️ Technology Stack

Tauri v2 - Cross-platform runtime
Svelte 5 - Reactive frontend framework
TypeScript - Typed JavaScript
Rust - Backend programming language
Native WebView - System WebView (WebView2/WebKit/Blink)

🚀 Installation and Running

Requirements

Node.js 18+
Rust 1.70+
System dependencies for Tauri

Development Mode

npm install
cargo tauri dev

Production Build

cargo tauri build

📁 Project Structure

browser/
├── src/                          # Frontend (Svelte)
│   ├── lib/
│   │   ├── components/           # Svelte components
│   │   │   ├── WebViewManager.svelte  # WebView management
│   │   │   ├── TabBar.svelte          # Tab bar
│   │   │   ├── Toolbar.svelte         # Toolbar
│   │   │   └── ...
│   │   ├── stores/              # State management
│   │   │   └── browser.svelte.ts
│   │   └── types/               # TypeScript types
│   │       └── browser.ts
│   └── routes/                  # SvelteKit routes
├── src-tauri/                   # Backend (Rust)
│   ├── src/
│   │   └── lib.rs              # WebView commands and logic
│   ├── capabilities/           # Tauri permissions
│   └── tauri.conf.json        # Configuration
└── package.json

🎯 Features

✅ Implemented

Native WebViews for each tab
Multi-tab navigation
Asynchronous Tauri API interaction
Bookmark system
Visit history
Application settings
Address bar with search
Theme support

🔄 Future Plans

Data synchronization between devices
Extensions and plugins
Advanced security settings
Data import/export
Keyboard shortcuts
Context menus

🤝 Contributing

Fork the repository
Create a feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add amazing feature')
Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
Open a Pull Request

📄 License

This project is licensed under the Limni Attribution License (LAL). See the LICENSE file for details.

🙏 Acknowledgments

Tauri Team for the amazing framework — https://tauri.app
Svelte Team for the reactive frontend framework — https://svelte.dev
Rust Community for the reliable programming language — https://www.rust-lang.org

Limni - Showcasing the power of native WebViews in modern desktop applications! 🚀

Created by FerrisMind

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