Basilisk
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Basilisk, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Basilisk's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Basilisk | Free | Free and open source desktop web browser |
The facts
Each one read from Basilisk's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Architecture limitation
- Basilisk uses a single-process architecture by design and does not support multiprocess browsing.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Design focus
- The browser emphasizes a traditional, customizable interface, long-term usability, and predictable behavior.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Extensions
- It supports XUL and overlay-based extensions but does not support Firefox WebExtensions.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Extension support
- own_storechecked 21 Sep 2026
- Geolocation
- By default, Basilisk uses IP-API to estimate location from the public IP address, and users can disable geolocation by setting geo.enabled to false in about:config.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Integration
- Basilisk includes optional support for the Pale Moon Sync service.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Legacy support
- It supports optional NPAPI plugins for specialized or legacy workflows.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Open source
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Privacy
- The project says it does not collect analytics, sell user data, or build user profiles, and that its servers are configured to avoid logging personally identifiable information.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Privacy limitation
- Basilisk is not configured out of the box as an anonymous or anti-fingerprinting browser.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Release schedule
- The project says releases are typically monthly, with additional releases as needed for security updates or critical fixes.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- User support and public discussion are handled through the Basilisk section of the Pale Moon forum; confirmed reproducible bugs should be filed in the source repository.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Supported systems
- Official release binaries are listed for Windows, Linux, macOS, and FreeBSD; Linux builds support GTK2 and GTK3.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Web technologies
- Basilisk supports modern JavaScript, HTML, CSS, WebAssembly, WebRTC, and secure networking technologies.checked 11 Oct 2026
- What it does
- Basilisk is an independently developed desktop web browser built on the Unified XUL Platform and Goanna rendering engine.checked 11 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Browser engine
- otherchecked 21 Sep 2026
- Cross-device sync
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Platform limitation
- The project targets X11 on Unix-like systems and says Wayland is unsupported, with XWayland offered as the supported way to run it in a Wayland environment.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Supported platforms
- desktopchecked 21 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
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