Brewser

Brewser is a small, fast browser for the everyday stuff: open a page, search something, read an article, save the video a friend just sent you. No clutter, no extensions to install, no account to sign into - just a window and an address bar.

It feels light because it is light: the whole app is only a few megabytes, opens instantly, and stays out of the way while you browse. Available for both Mac and Windows .

What it does

1. Blocks ads automatically - pages load cleaner and faster the moment you open the app. No setup, no extensions. There's a toggle in the toolbar if you ever want to turn it off for a specific site.
2. Downloads videos from almost any site - click the download button, hit Check media , and Brewser shows you everything available on the page: full video, just the audio, or even an MP3 you can drop straight into your music library.
3. Saves audio as MP3 - perfect for grabbing a song, a podcast clip, or a lecture. Brewser picks the best quality available and converts it for you in the background.
4. Cancel a download anytime - change your mind halfway through? Hit Stop and the download ends cleanly - nothing keeps running quietly behind the scenes.
5. Clean address bar - copy, paste, select all, undo - all the shortcuts you'd expect. Click the bar once and the whole URL is selected, ready to replace.
6. A tidier DuckDuckGo home page - when you open DuckDuckGo, Brewser quietly hides the marketing blocks under the search box so you just see what you came for: a search box.
7. Close without quitting - closing the window just hides Brewser; click the icon to bring it back instantly. If you actually want to quit, use the Quit menu.
8. Stays up to date by itself - the parts that make video downloads work get updated quietly in the background, so other sites keep working even when they change things.

Great for

1. Saving videos to watch later - tutorials, music videos, news clips, anything you don't want to lose if the original gets taken down.
2. Browsing without ads - pages just load, no banners, no popups asking for cookies, no "subscribe" overlays.
3. Keeping a browser open all day - Brewser is light enough to sit next to your other apps without slowing your computer down.
4. Grabbing audio for the road - pull an MP3 from a podcast or music video and listen offline.
5. Quick searches - open the app, type, hit enter. That's the whole flow.