Styx Browser
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The facts
Each one read from Styx Browser's own pages, with the date it was checked.
Where it runs
- Android desktop
- The project lists Android desktop support for Samsung DeX and EMUI Desktop.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Android desktop support
- The README lists Android desktop support for Samsung DeX and EMUI Desktop.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Browser features
- Features include sessions, tab management, bookmarks, browsing history, search suggestions, keyboard support, webpage theming, desktop rendering, and print mode.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Supported platforms
- mobilechecked 19 Sep 2026
What it does
- Backup
- Settings and bookmarks can be backed up and restored; bookmarks can also be imported and exported.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Browsing tools
- Listed features include sessions, tab management, bookmarks, browsing history, search suggestions, keyboard support, and webpage theming.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Built-in ad blocking
- Yeschecked 19 Sep 2026
- License
- The repository identifies the project as subject to the Mozilla Public License 2.0.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Open source
- Yeschecked 19 Sep 2026
- Optional permissions
- The README says location access and WebRTC support are disabled by default and require enabling their respective options.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Page features
- The browser includes desktop rendering, print mode, page tools, and a page source text editor.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Page tools
- The browser includes page tools, a page source text editor, and forwarding to third-party apps.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Permissions
- The README says internet and network-state permissions are automatically granted, while storage, location, audio, and camera permissions are requested only when needed.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Privacy and blocking
- Listed features include incognito mode, Orbot Proxy and I2P support, an ad blocker, and a malware blocker.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Privacy and network
- Listed features include incognito mode, Orbot Proxy and I2P support, an ad blocker, and a malware blocker.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Product
- Styx describes itself as a secure, open source web browser for Android.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Reading and display
- It offers reader mode with text-to-speech, website dark mode, and inverted, high-contrast, and grayscale rendering modes.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Search engines
- It supports multiple search engines, including Google, Bing, Yahoo, StartPage, DuckDuckGo, Mojeek, and Searx.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Tab recovery
- The browser lists tabs recovery and configurable tab management settings.checked 12 Oct 2026
- WebRTC permissions
- The README says camera, microphone, and audio settings permissions are needed for WebRTC, which requires enabling its option, disabled by default.checked 12 Oct 2026
The company
- Maker
- The repository is under the GitHub account tommynok; it does not state a headquarters or founding date.checked 12 Oct 2026
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