Zen Browser - Revision history

Erreeves: Link directed to https://github.com/https://github.com/zen-browser/desktop/issues, now it works as expected

2025-12-04T01:17:26Z

Link directed to https://github.com/https://github.com/zen-browser/desktop/issues, now it works as expected

← Older revision		Revision as of 01:17, 4 December 2025
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	\| website = https://zen-browser.app/		\| website = https://zen-browser.app/
	\| bugTracker = https://github.com/zen-browser/desktop/issues		\| bugTracker = https://github.com/zen-browser/desktop/issues
	\| github = ~~https://github.com/~~zen-browser/desktop		\| github = zen-browser/desktop
	\| programmingLanguage = C++		\| programmingLanguage = C++
	}}		}}

Miniluz: Added an example for configurating Zen

2025-11-30T08:13:13Z

Added an example for configurating Zen

← Older revision		Revision as of 08:13, 30 November 2025
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	}		}
	</syntaxhighlight>After rebuilding, Zen will be installed system-wide.		</syntaxhighlight>After rebuilding, Zen will be installed system-wide.

			== Configuration ==
			This is an example of a pure, declarative, wrapper-based configuration independent of NixOS and home-manager (though it is presented as a NixOS module for convenience). Extensions are not packaged through Nix, but are installed by the browser upon startup. It should also work on any Firefox based browser.<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">
			{
			inputs,
			pkgs,
			lib,
			...
			}:
			let
			extension = shortId: guid: {
			name = guid;
			value = {
			install_url = "https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/downloads/latest/${shortId}/latest.xpi";
			installation_mode = "normal_installed";
			};
			};

			prefs = {
			# Check these out at about:config
			"extensions.autoDisableScopes" = 0;
			"extensions.pocket.enabled" = false;
			# ...
			};

			extensions = [
			# To add additional extensions, find it on addons.mozilla.org, find
			# the short ID in the url (like https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/!SHORT_ID!/)
			# Then go to https://addons.mozilla.org/api/v5/addons/addon/!SHORT_ID!/ to get the guid
			(extension "ublock-origin" "uBlock0@raymondhill.net")
			# ...
			];

			in
			{
			environment.systemPackages = [
			(pkgs.wrapFirefox
			inputs.zen-browser.packages.${pkgs.stdenv.hostPlatform.system}.zen-browser-unwrapped
			{
			extraPrefs = lib.concatLines (
			lib.mapAttrsToList (
			name: value: ''lockPref(${lib.strings.toJSON name}, ${lib.strings.toJSON value});''
			) prefs
			);

			extraPolicies = {
			DisableTelemetry = true;
			ExtensionSettings = builtins.listToAttrs extensions;

			SearchEngines = {
			Default = "ddg";
			Add = [
			{
			Name = "nixpkgs packages";
			URLTemplate = "https://search.nixos.org/packages?query={searchTerms}";
			IconURL = "https://wiki.nixos.org/favicon.ico";
			Alias = "@np";
			}
			{
			Name = "NixOS options";
			URLTemplate = "https://search.nixos.org/options?query={searchTerms}";
			IconURL = "https://wiki.nixos.org/favicon.ico";
			Alias = "@no";
			}
			{
			Name = "NixOS Wiki";
			URLTemplate = "https://wiki.nixos.org/w/index.php?search={searchTerms}";
			IconURL = "https://wiki.nixos.org/favicon.ico";
			Alias = "@nw";
			}
			{
			Name = "noogle";
			URLTemplate = "https://noogle.dev/q?term={searchTerms}";
			IconURL = "https://noogle.dev/favicon.ico";
			Alias = "@ng";
			}
			];
			};
			};
			}
			)
			];
			}
			</syntaxhighlight>

Squawkykaka at 20:13, 23 November 2025

2025-11-23T20:13:43Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 20:13, 23 November 2025
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	\| name = Zen		\| name = Zen
	\| type = Native		\| type = Native
	\| image = ~~https://raw.githubusercontent.com/zen~~-~~browser/.github/refs/heads/main/profile/~~logo-black.png		\| image = Zen-logo-black.png
	\| website = https://zen-browser.app/		\| website = https://zen-browser.app/
	\| bugTracker = https://github.com/zen-browser/desktop/issues		\| bugTracker = https://github.com/zen-browser/desktop/issues

Squawkykaka at 20:11, 23 November 2025

2025-11-23T20:11:40Z

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 '''Zen''' is a firefox based browser that promises a calmer internet, and features a sideways based tab system.
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+}
 </syntaxhighlight>After rebuilding, Zen will be installed system-wide.

Squawkykaka: This page discusses on how to install the zen browser

2025-11-23T20:11:15Z

This page discusses on how to install the zen browser

New page

'''Zen''' is a firefox based browser that promises a calmer internet, and features a sideways based tab system.

== Installation ==

==== Shell (Flakes) ====
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
nix shell github:youwen5/zen-browser-flake
</syntaxhighlight>The command above makes zen available in your current shell.

==== System setup (Flakes) ====
First add the zen flake to your <code>flake.nix</code><syntaxhighlight lang="nix">
{
...
inputs = {
...
zen-browser = {
url = "github:youwen5/zen-browser-flake";
inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
};
}
}
</syntaxhighlight>Then add zen to your <code>environment.systemPackages</code><syntaxhighlight lang="nix">
{
inputs,
...
}: {
environment.systemPackages = [
inputs.zen-browser.packages.${pkgs.stdenv.hostPlatform.system}.default
];
}
</syntaxhighlight>After rebuilding, Zen will be installed system-wide.
{{Infobox application
| name = Zen
| type = Native
| image = https://raw.githubusercontent.com/zen-browser/.github/refs/heads/main/profile/logo-black.png
| website = https://zen-browser.app/
| bugTracker = https://github.com/zen-browser/desktop/issues
| github = https://github.com/zen-browser/desktop
| programmingLanguage = C++
}}