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Flakes

Flakes

A keyboard-first, AI-powered native browser for macOS.

Website flakes.ai
Overview

What it is

Flakes is a macOS browser built for thinkers. Vim-style navigation, built-in ad blocking, a powerful command palette (⌘K), and AI that actually understands your tabs - but it's totally optional. Check more from our website: https://flakes.ai

Intent

I need it when

Browse privately with confidence that personal data and activity remain local

Flakes runs as a local browser with privacy built-in, optional AI features, private mode that leaves no history and is isolated in memory, and no tracking—giving users control over their data

Get quick answers from multiple open pages without manually switching between tabs

Drift AI reads all open tabs and provides direct answers to questions, eliminating the need to manually search or context-switch between pages, plus real-time translation and deep conversations about viewed content

Use a native macOS browser that feels fast and responsive

Flakes is built with SwiftUI and WebKit for instant cold start, smooth scrolling, and minimal memory footprint, delivering true macOS app performance rather than web-based browser sluggishness

Navigate and control the browser entirely from the keyboard without touching the mouse

Flakes offers Vim-style navigation, link hints with 'f', command palette with ⌘K, and keyboard shortcuts for window management and tab switching, enabling hands-on-keyboard-only workflows

Maximize productivity by reducing friction and distractions while browsing

Flakes provides focus mode to hide UI clutter, built-in ad blocking, and keyboard-first navigation (Vim-style h/j/k/l, command palette with ⌘K) so users stay focused on content without context-switching to menus or reaching for the mouse

Drop

Not a fit when

  • User requires a cross-platform browser (Flakes is macOS-only)
  • User needs extensive browser customization and extension ecosystem (Flakes emphasizes minimalism)
  • User prefers graphical UI and mouse-driven navigation over keyboard shortcuts
  • User requires advanced tab management with visual tab grouping (Flakes uses AI-driven tab understanding instead)
  • User needs privacy-first browsing without any optional AI features enabled
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Pricing

Free download with optional AI features