Kristall
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Kristall, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Kristall's own pricing page, checked 12 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Kristall | Free | No stable release build currently available · nightly downloads for Windows, Linux, and macOS |
The facts
Each one read from Kristall's own pages, with the date it was checked.
Where it runs
- Browser engine
- otherchecked 19 Sep 2026
- Supported platforms
- desktopchecked 19 Sep 2026
- Windows requirement
- The site says Windows may require the Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable or may fail because MSVCR100.dll is missing.checked 12 Oct 2026
What it does
- Document formats
- It displays Gemini, HTML, and Markdown documents, along with text, images, and video.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Interface
- The browser-like user interface is based on Qt5.checked 12 Oct 2026
- License
- The project README states Kristall is released under GPLv3 or any later version.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Navigation
- Features include searchable and viewable navigation history, categorized favourites, and document outlines.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Nightly downloads
- The official site lists nightly downloads for Windows x86_64, Linux x86_64, and unsigned macOS x86_64.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Open source
- Yeschecked 19 Sep 2026
- Purpose
- Kristall is a small-internet browser for Gemini, Gopher, HTTP, and Finger servers that does not support CSS, JavaScript, WASM, or graphical websites.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Security
- Kristall supports TLS with TOFU and CA validation and supports client certificates.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Stable builds
- The official site says no stable release build is currently available and lists Kristall 0.3 packages for Void Linux and the Arch Linux AUR.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Styling
- Users can customize document styling and choose light or dark themes.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Support
- The maker invites support requests and feature proposals by email or through the #gemini IRC channel on tilde.chat.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Supported systems
- The project lists Windows, macOS, Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, and Haiku as supported platforms.checked 12 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 19 Sep 2026
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