I wrote a browser in 25k lines of Rust because every AI browser is lying to you

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Octoweb — the keyboard-first AI browser for macOS

The browser you reach for when you want to think. macOS only, by design.

Built on WebKit and Rust. No Electron. No Chrome. No mouse required.


Why Octoweb?

Most browsers are built around the mouse. Octoweb is built around the keyboard — and around the idea that your browser should amplify your thinking, not interrupt it. Every action has a shortcut. The AI assistant lives in a sidebar, not a tab. And your AI tools can drive the browser directly via MCP. No extensions. No config. Just open it and go.

Three things it does differently:

  1. Keyboard-first navigation — Every action has a shortcut. Nothing requires a click. The command palette (⌘⇧P) fuzzy-searches tabs and history. Pin any page to a fast-access slot with ⌘⇧1⌘⇧0 and jump back with ⌘1⌘0 from anywhere.

  2. AI assistant built in

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