# Lightning Browser [![Build](https://github.com/anthonycr/Lightning-Browser/actions/workflows/action.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/anthonycr/Lightning-Browser/actions/workflows/action.yml)

### Speed, Simplicity, Security
![](launcher_icon_small.png)

### Download
[<img src="https://f-droid.org/badge/get-it-on.png"
      alt="Get it on F-Droid"
      height="80">](https://f-droid.org/app/acr.browser.lightning) [<img src="https://play.google.com/intl/en_us/badges/images/generic/en_badge_web_generic.png" 
alt="Get it on Google Play" height="80">](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=acr.browser.lightning)

### Features
* Bookmarks

* History

* Multiple search engines (Google, Bing, Yahoo, StartPage, DuckDuckGo, etc.)

* Incognito mode

* Unique utilization of navigation drawer or bottom drawer for tabs

* Customizable search suggestions

### Permissions

#### Automatically granted
* `INTERNET`: necessary to access the internet.
* `ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`: used by the browser to stop loading resources when network access is lost.
* `INSTALL_SHORTCUT`: used to add shortcuts with the "Add to home screen" option.
* `POST_NOTIFICATIONS`: used to display notifications.

#### Requested only when needed
* `WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`: needed to download files and export bookmarks.
* `READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`: needed to download files and import bookmarks.
* `ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION`: needed for sites like Google Maps, requires "Location access" option to be enabled (default disabled).
* `RECORD_AUDIO`: needed to support WebRTC, requires "WebRTC Support" option to be enabled (default disabled).
* `CAMERA`: needed to support WebRTC, requires "WebRTC Support" option to be enabled (default disabled).
* `MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS`: needed to support WebRTC, requires "WebRTC Support" option to be enabled (default disabled).

### Contributing
* Contributions are always welcome
* Make pull requests into the `main` branch.

### License
```
Copyright 2014 Anthony Restaino

Lightning Browser

   This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the 
   Mozilla Public License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL 
   was not distributed with this file, You can obtain one at 
   
   http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/
```