Package Details: zen-browser-bin 1.9.1b-1

Git Clone URL: https://aur.archlinux.org/zen-browser-bin.git (read-only, click to copy)
Package Base: zen-browser-bin
Description: Performance oriented Firefox-based web browser
Upstream URL: https://github.com/zen-browser/desktop
Licenses: MPL-2.0
Conflicts: zen-browser
Provides: zen-browser
Submitter: ptr1337
Maintainer: ptr1337 (NextWorks, Larvey)
Last Packager: Larvey
Votes: 115
Popularity: 35.07
First Submitted: 2024-07-30 12:11 (UTC)
Last Updated: 2025-03-12 17:19 (UTC)

Dependencies (13)

Required by (6)

Sources (5)

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Larvey commented on 2025-02-06 17:07 (UTC)

Unable to update if the GitHub doesn't have the release. Please check the releases page on GitHub instead of the change log on the zen website before flagging the package. Thank you

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rafnov commented on 2024-10-19 08:26 (UTC)

There is a flaw in oppening link, when I want it to open always in new tab, it always opens in new window. Even after modifying .desktop file to Exec=/opt/zen-browser-bin/zen-bin --new-tab %u it always opens new window with 2 tabs: 1. is file:///home/rav/%u 2. is proper link content. How to fix? Upstream or Arch thing? I'm on XFCE.

rafnov commented on 2024-10-19 08:23 (UTC)

Great idea with a browser, but devs are not very open minded if we talk about freedom of choice. Check that: https://docs.zen-browser.app/faq and that: https://github.com/zen-browser/desktop/discussions/2177 and possibly support me in the poll.

johnpetersa commented on 2024-09-25 03:55 (UTC)

Very great, the browser is still improving; I’m using it as my main one. It's a great competitor to the Arc browser.

Larvey commented on 2024-09-22 15:34 (UTC) (edited on 2024-09-22 15:36 (UTC) by Larvey)

Don't forget to check out zen-browser-avx2-bin if your CPU supports avx2 for better performance!

Larvey commented on 2024-09-22 15:34 (UTC)

Glad to hear its working lol. Unsure why it was delayed, may have been due to the switch from zen-browser.desktop to zen-alpha.desktop

MontBD.Veloper commented on 2024-09-21 05:08 (UTC) (edited on 2024-09-21 11:32 (UTC) by MontBD.Veloper)

No desktop icon for GNOME.

Update: The icon just appeared, I don't know why it was delayed.

BTW, big thanks to the contributors of this package.

siliconmeadow commented on 2024-09-16 07:11 (UTC) (edited on 2024-09-17 09:58 (UTC) by siliconmeadow)

It might be worth updating the description to explain the difference between this package and zen-browser-bin. From what I've deduced, this is the package known as specific and the zen-browser-bin is the generic package. Furthermore the reason you'd use this package instead of the other, is that your CPU architecture is one in this list:

https://docs.zen-browser.app/guides/generic-optimized

Don't use it if your CPU is not in this list.

Larvey commented on 2024-09-15 17:10 (UTC)

The desktop file is now in sync with upstream. Its also been renamed to fixed some problems with Wayland Icon issues.

Larvey commented on 2024-09-14 16:00 (UTC) (edited on 2024-09-14 16:00 (UTC) by Larvey)

Changing the .desktop file to the following contents and renaming it from zen-browser.desktop to zen-alpha.desktop fixes the icon not working (showing wayland icon in KDE overview for example), as well as matches upstream's desktop file:

[Desktop Entry]
Name=Zen Browser
Comment=Experience tranquillity while browsing the web without people tracking you!
Exec=/opt/zen-browser-avx2-bin/zen-bin %u
Icon=zen-browser
Type=Application
MimeType=text/html;text/xml;application/xhtml+xml;x-scheme-handler/http;x-scheme-handler/https;application/x-xpinstall;application/pdf;application/json;
StartupWMClass=zen-alpha
Categories=Network;WebBrowser;
StartupNotify=true
Terminal=false
X-MultipleArgs=false
Keywords=Internet;WWW;Browser;Web;Explorer;
Actions=new-window;new-private-window;profilemanager;

[Desktop Action new-window]
Name=Open a New Window
Exec=/opt/zen-browser-avx2-bin/zen-bin %u

[Desktop Action new-private-window]
Name=Open a New Private Window
Exec=/opt/zen-browser-avx2-bin/zen-bin --private-window %u

[Desktop Action profilemanager]
Name=Open the Profile Manager
Exec=/opt/zen-browser-avx2-bin/zen-bin --ProfileManager %u

ZorinArch commented on 2024-09-11 04:39 (UTC)

Hi Peter, I updated the desktop file to be sync with upstream

[Desktop Entry]
Name=Zen Browser
Comment=Experience tranquillity while browsing the web without people tracking you!
Exec=/opt/zen-browser-bin/zen-bin %u
Icon=zen-browser
Type=Application
MimeType=text/html;text/xml;application/xhtml+xml;x-scheme-handler/http;x-scheme-handler/https;application/x-xpinstall;application/pdf;application/json;
StartupWMClass=zen-alpha
Categories=Network;WebBrowser;
StartupNotify=true
Terminal=false
X-MultipleArgs=false
Keywords=Internet;WWW;Browser;Web;Explorer;
Actions=new-window;new-private-window;profilemanager;

[Desktop Action new-window]
Name=Open a New Window
Exec=/opt/zen-browser-bin/zen-bin %u

[Desktop Action new-private-window]
Name=Open a New Private Window
Exec=/opt/zen-browser-bin/zen-bin --private-window %u

[Desktop Action profilemanager]
Name=Open the Profile Manager
Exec=/opt/zen-browser-bin/zen-bin --ProfileManager %u

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