omni-browser

Introduction: Omni Browser is a secure, open-source Android browser by RebelRoot. Built on Mozilla GeckoView, it features native WebExtension support, aggressive media stream interception, a private encrypted locker, and on-device machine learning tools.

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Omni Browser

A premium, privacy-first Android browser built with Jetpack Compose & Mozilla GeckoView.

[!CAUTION] 🧪 Experimental Software — Use With Caution

Omni Browser is currently in active development and experimental phase. Features may be incomplete, unstable, or subject to significant change without notice. You may encounter bugs, crashes, or unexpected behaviour.

⚠️ Not recommended as your sole/primary browser yet

🐛 Bugs are expected — please report them

🔄 APIs and features may change between releases

💾 Back up any important data stored in the app (vault, notes)

We appreciate your patience and feedback as we work toward a stable release. 🙏

Home	Quick Tools	Browser Menu

Extensions	Settings	Safe Locker

✨ Overview

Omni Browser is a state-of-the-art mobile web browser built by RebelRoot — an independent development collective focused on privacy, performance, and open-source freedom.

Powered by Mozilla GeckoView (the same engine behind Firefox), Omni delivers desktop-grade browsing, native Firefox WebExtension support, hardware-decoded media playback, and a built-in tools suite (QR tools, translator, developer console, PDF export) — all wrapped in a premium OLED-dark Jetpack Compose interface.

⚡ Features

Feature	Details
Smart Home Screen	Search bar, quick-access site shortcuts, Discover news feed (Trending, World, Technology, Sports)
Quick Access Grid	Pinned shortcuts to RebelRoot, Twitter, Spotify, Amazon, Pinterest + Downloads, History, Bookmarks
Incognito Shortcut	One-tap incognito launch directly from the home screen
Multi-Tab	Chrome-like tab strip with open tab count indicator

🛡️ Privacy & Security

Feature	Details
Built-in Ad Blocker	Host-based ad, tracker & telemetry blocker with configurable filter lists (EasyList, uAssets, StevenBlack & more)
Incognito Mode	Fully isolated private session — no history, cookies, or cache saved
Extensions in Incognito	All extensions work inside private tabs
Burn Data	One-tap wipe of all history, cache, cookies, and session data
Safe Locker	Biometric AES-256 hardware-backed encrypted vault for private files

🔌 Extensions

Extension	Details
uBlock Origin	Installable from AMO — efficient wide-spectrum content blocker, easy on CPU and memory
Universal Text Copy	Bypass website restrictions to force-enable text selection & copying
Aggressive Media Grabber	Sniff and capture HLS/DASH streams and dynamic segments
AI Blocker	Block AI Overview summaries and assistant panels on search engines
Install from Store	Install any Firefox Android `.xpi` add-on from addons.mozilla.org

🛠️ Quick Tools Panel

Tool	Details
QR Scanner	Scan QR codes and barcodes via camera
Translator	Online translation via the Google Translate endpoint
Edit Page	Inject custom JS/CSS to modify any web page live
Save PDF	Export any page as a PDF document
Pin Web App	Add any website to the home screen as a PWA-style shortcut
Auto-Scroll	Hands-free automatic page scrolling
QR Scan Page	Scan QR codes found on the current web page
QR Generator	Generate QR codes from any text or URL
Console Log	Live JavaScript developer console REPL
Dev Notes	Secure offline scratchpad for developer notes
Site Style	Apply custom visual styles to any site

🎥 Media

Feature	Details
Stream Sniffer	Captures HLS, DASH, MP4, and MSE streams automatically
Omni Player	ExoPlayer with swipe gestures, speed control, PiP, background audio
Player Settings	Configurable player behavior from the browser menu

⚙️ Settings

Setting	Details
Dark Mode	OLED-black dark theme across the entire app
Accent Color	Choose from 5 accent colors (blue, red, green, orange, purple)
PDF Export Theme	System Default / Light / Dark PDF rendering
Native Video Player	Open videos in Omni Player with auto-download support
Private Browsing	Block all trackers and cookies globally
AI Blocker	Block generative search summaries completely
Default Browser	Set Omni as your system default browser
App Language	Multi-language support with global locale switching

📐 Architecture

Omni Browser uses a clean MVVM + Unidirectional Data Flow architecture, binding Jetpack Compose UI directly to GeckoView through a central BrowserViewModel.

graph TD
    subgraph UI["UI Layer (Jetpack Compose)"]
        BS[BrowserScreen.kt]
        OS[OnboardingScreen.kt]
        SS[SettingsScreen.kt]
    end

    subgraph VM["ViewModel Layer"]
        BVM[BrowserViewModel.kt]
        STATE[TabState / UiState]
    end

    subgraph Engine["Engine Layer (GeckoView)"]
        GR[GeckoRuntime]
        GS[GeckoSession]
        GV[GeckoView]
        WEC[WebExtensionController]
    end

    subgraph Ext["Built-in Extensions"]
        MG[Aggressive Media Grabber]
        UC[Universal Copy]
        AIB[AI Blocker]
    end

    subgraph Svc["Services"]
        DL[Download Engine]
        TL["Translator (online)"]
        VPN[WireGuard VPN]
        VAULT[Biometric Vault]
        PDF[PDF Export]
    end

    BS -->|Events| BVM
    BVM -->|State| STATE
    STATE -->|Recompose| BS
    BVM --> GR
    GR --> GS
    GS --> GV
    GR --> WEC
    WEC --> MG & UC & AIB
    GS -->|Delegates| BVM
    BVM --> DL & TL & VPN & VAULT & PDF

See docs/ARCHITECTURE.md for the full component breakdown.

Repository Structure

omni-browser/
├── app/src/main/
│   ├── assets/web_extensions/        # Bundled WebExtensions (uBlock, Grabber, Copy, AI)
│   ├── java/com/rebelroot/omni/
│   │   ├── browser/                  # Core browser screen + ViewModel
│   │   │   └── extensions/           # Extension manager classes
│   │   ├── media/player/             # ExoPlayer + MSE stream interceptor
│   │   ├── onboarding/               # Language selection & onboarding slides
│   │   ├── privacy/                  # Biometric Locker vault
│   │   ├── settings/                 # Settings screen composable
│   │   ├── tools/                    # QR, Translator, PDF, Console, Dev Notes
│   │   ├── ui/theme/                 # Colors, typography, shapes
│   │   └── vpn/                      # WireGuard VPN manager
├── images/
│   ├── screenshots/                  # 📸 App screenshots
│   │   ├── home_v2.png
│   │   ├── quick_tools.png
│   │   ├── browser_menu.png
│   │   ├── extensions_v2.png
│   │   ├── settings.png
│   │   └── safe_locker_v2.png
│   └── demo.gif                      # 🎬 Screen recording demo
├── docs/
│   ├── ARCHITECTURE.md
│   └── SECURITY.md
├── CHANGELOG.md
├── CONTRIBUTING.md
├── PRIVACY_POLICY.md
└── LICENSE

🛠️ Build & Installation

Prerequisites

Android Studio Ladybug or newer
JDK 17 (JAVA_HOME must be set)
Android SDK — Target API 35 (Android 15)
Device running Android 8.0+ (API 26+)

Build Commands

# Clone
git clone https://github.com/REBEL-ROOT/omni-browser.git
cd omni-browser

# Compile check
./gradlew compileArmDebugKotlin compileAarch64DebugKotlin

# Debug APK
./gradlew assembleDebug
# → app/build/outputs/apk/arm/debug/app-arm-debug.apk
# → app/build/outputs/apk/aarch64/debug/app-aarch64-debug.apk

# Release bundle (AAB)
./gradlew bundleRelease
# → app/build/outputs/bundle/release/app-release.aab

Pre-built Releases

Download the latest signed APK from our Releases Page.

🤝 Contributing

We welcome contributions from the open-source community! Please read CONTRIBUTING.md before submitting a PR.

git checkout -b feature/your-feature
# make changes
git commit -m "Add: short description"
git push origin feature/your-feature
# open a Pull Request

We especially need help with:

🌐 Translations & localization
🧪 Unit and UI test coverage
📖 Documentation improvements
🐛 Bug reports and fixes

👥 Contributors

Core Team

_{ParasxAgarwal}

_{rohit-verma-11}

_RebelRoot

_{prince-kumar-12}

_{Kushagra Garg}

Bug Hunters & QA Contributors

Special thanks to the following community members who have helped debug the project, perform extensive testing, and present critical issues:

Rank	Contributor	Contribution Evidence
1	_{HikaruIchijyo}	Closed Issues (#23, #24, #25, #27, #28, #31, #37, #38, #40, #52, #53) — Very extensive testing and UI/UX feedback. #31 alone had multiple concrete improvements with reference screenshots, many of which were marked completed.
2	_Tr4p-kun	Closed Issues (#10, #11, #12, #13) — Multiple detailed bug reports, proper reproduction steps, device/version information, and screenshots/videos.
3	_{trinadhthatakula}	Closed Issues (#34) — Exceptional technical investigation of the versionCode regression, including release-by-release analysis, affected users, reproduction, and a proposed fix.
4	_{abhishekjena601-source}	Closed Issues (#73, #77) — Repeated testing/feedback across media player, dark mode, pull-to-refresh, toolbar/UI, and other areas.
5	_{MalikSabahatAli}	Closed Issues (#61) — Excellent cross-site investigation of the .pk/.bin navigation bug, testing multiple domains and comparing behavior against Chrome.
6	_jd0spec	Closed Issues (#51) — Detailed analysis of Omni's video-player architecture and playback continuity, with comparison against Quetta and a concrete technical direction.
7	_DarkHorse313	Closed Issues — Provided multiple valuable bug reports and detailed testing feedback on closed issues.
8	_Sunnu126	Closed Issues (#49) — Detailed extension toggle bug report on Samsung S20 FE 5G (Android 13).
9	_{Phinixprono123}	Closed Issues (#54) — Crucial compatibility bug report regarding settings crash on Vivo Y85 (Android 8.1 Oreo).
10	_Atrium0495	Closed Issues (#71) — Real tablet testing with screenshots identifying layout and accessibility problems.

📺 Community Showcases & Reviews

Special thanks to content creators who have featured, demonstrated, or reviewed Omni Browser:

Creator	Showcase
_{odorizzioficial}	YouTube Showcase Video — Detailed video demonstration and overview of Omni Browser's features.

📄 License & Trademark

This project is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3 (GPLv3).

Omni Browser — Copyright (C) 2026 RebelRoot Ltd
This is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
under the terms of the GPLv3. See LICENSE for details.

[!IMPORTANT] Forking & Redistribution Terms: Pursuant to GPLv3 Section 7(b), any derivative works, forks, or hosted versions of this software must retain original author attribution and link back to this repository. You must also rebrand the application (use your own logo and name) to respect the Trademark & Attribution Policy.