jcs.org
iOS web browser with a focus on security and privacy
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###Endless
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A (Mobile)Safari-like web browser for iOS (wrapping around UIWebView, of
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course) with a design goal of increased security and privacy.
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[](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/endless-browser/id974745755?mt=8)
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An open-source MobileSafari-like web browser for iOS ([wrapping around
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UIWebView](#infrequently-asked-questions)) with a design goal of increased security and privacy.
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Current builds are available for free in the
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[App Store](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/endless-browser/id974745755?mt=8).
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[App Store](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/endless-browser/id974745755?mt=8)
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and include (completely optional) in-app purchases to contribute to the funding
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of continued development.
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While this software is open source and you are free to modify it and use
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it on your own devices, redistribution of this software in binary
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form, with or without modification, is not permitted.
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Please see the [LICENSE](https://github.com/jcs/endless/blob/master/LICENSE)
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file for redistribution terms. Redistribution of this software in binary
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form, with or without modification, is not permitted.
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for redistribution terms.
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Commercial redistribution license exclusions are available; please
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[contact me](https://jcs.org/about) for more information.
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#####Screenshots
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####Screenshots
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#####Basic browser functionality implemented:
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####Basic browser functionality implemented:
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- Basics of entering URLs, following redirections, back, forward, cookie
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storage, HTTP basic authentication
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- Optional dark/night-time interface
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- Keyboard shortcuts for common functions like Command+T for new tab,
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- Full hardware keyboard support for websites that support keyboard shortcuts,
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as well as global shortcuts for common functions like Command+T for new tab,
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Command+W to close, Command+L to focus URL field, etc.
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#####Security and privacy-focused features implemented:
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- Integrated [1Password button](https://github.com/AgileBits/onepassword-app-extension)
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to autofill website logins, passwords, credit card numbers, etc.; requires
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the 1Password iOS app to be installed (and is not enabled if not installed)
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####Infrequently Asked Questions
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1. Why does this software still use UIWebView instead of the newer WKWebView?
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WKWebView was introduced in iOS 8 to replace UIWebView and it brought about a bunch of
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new features that are useful when creating a web browser (Firefox and Chrome for iOS
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both use WKWebView) such as page loading progress callbacks and a newer, faster
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Javascript engine. Unfortunately Apple [removed the ability](https://github.com/brave/browser-ios/issues/96)
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to use a custom NSURLProtocol class, which can intercept each request and response
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between the browser engine and the web server.
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This is a critical component to Endless and is how it does things like change TLS
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ciphers, block tracking scripts, and do restrictive CSP header manipulation.