Flatsonar

Hilal

by GK Dev Studio

Privacy-first web browser built on Firefox

Dangerous permissions Unverified publisher MPL-2.0 AND GPL-3.0-only v0.3.0-alpha.6
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About

Hilal is a lightweight browser built as a patch and overlay layer on top of Firefox. It combines Gecko compatibility with Hilal workspaces, vertical tabs, privacy-focused defaults, and bundled uBlock Origin protection. - Container-based workspaces for separating browsing contexts. - Vertical collapsible tabs for wide-screen browsing. - Bundled uBlock Origin with checksum-pinned release artifacts. - Hilal branding and preferences maintained separately from upstream Firefox.

Permissions

4 permissions weaken the sandbox. Flatsonar asks before installing.

  • all devices (/dev): webcams, disks, raw hardware
    --device=all
  • development features (ptrace, can inspect other processes in its sandbox)
    --allow=devel
  • smart card readers
    --socket=pcsc
  • network configuration
    --system-talk-name=org.freedesktop.NetworkManager
  • inter-process communication (needed for X11)
    --share=ipc
  • network
    --share=network
  • audio
    --socket=pulseaudio
  • Wayland display
    --socket=wayland
  • X11 display, only when Wayland is unavailable
    --socket=fallback-x11
  • printing
    --socket=cups
  • access to your download folder
    --filesystem=xdg-download:rw
  • access to xdg-run/speech-dispatcher
    --filesystem=xdg-run/speech-dispatcher:ro
  • access to /run/.heim_org.h5l.kcm-socket
    --filesystem=/run/.heim_org.h5l.kcm-socket
  • accessibility
    --talk-name=org.a11y.Bus
  • talks to org.freedesktop.FileManager1
    --talk-name=org.freedesktop.FileManager1
  • talks to org.gtk.vfs.*
    --talk-name=org.gtk.vfs.*
  • owns its own bus name
    --own-name=org.gkdevstudio.Hilal.*
  • registers as a media player (MPRIS)
    --own-name=org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.hilal.*
  • keeps .mozilla between runs
    --persist=.mozilla
  • sets environment variable DICPATH
    --env=DICPATH=/usr/share/hunspell

Who publishes this

Nobody has confirmed that the publisher controls this app id. Flatsonar warns before installing.

  • org.gkdevstudio.Hilal claims the domain gkdevstudio.org; only its owner can prove that
    publisher:namespace

Maintenance

Recent activity on the upstream repository, or built and reviewed by Flathub.

No staleness signals: recent activity, or built and reviewed by Flathub.