Basilisk browser

This page was last updated at: May 5, 2026

Basilisk is a Desktop web browser, across a variety of operating systems. It is developed by Basilisk Browser Development Team. It has been developed for about 9 years since launching in 2017.

About Basilisk

Browser URL www.basilisk-browser.org
Browser made by Basilisk Browser Development Team
Development Status Active
The browser is actively maintained and developed
Launched 2017
Operating Systems BSD, Linux, macOS, Windows
Device platform Desktop
Rendering Engine Goanna
Fork of Firefox
Basilisk is an updated fork of Firefox designed to look and feel similar to versions before the underlying backend was changed in version 57.
NPAPI support Basilisk supports NPAPI plugins
Source Code Repository
Wikipedia Article https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilisk_(web_browser)
Forum Post
2024-05-24
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