Hermit — Lite Apps Browser

Chimbori

In-app purchases

About this app

BETTER THAN NATIVE APPS

• Lite Apps take up almost no space, best for low storage devices
• They don’t run in the background, which saves battery
• User Scripts: Run your own custom extension scripts!
• Content Blocker: Block ads, malware, misinformation, & targeted propaganda. Built-in & customizable: You can pick what to block.

BETTER THAN TRADITIONAL BROWSERS

COMPARE HERMIT WITH TRADITIONAL BROWSERS
https://hermit.chimbori.com/features/compare

• Each Lite App opens in its own permanent window, not a new browser tab each time
• Links clicked in other apps can be opened directly in Hermit Lite Apps
• Settings, permissions, themes & icons are saved separately for each Lite App
• Share links from other Android apps to your Lite Apps

SANDBOXES: MULTIPLE PROFILES / CONTAINERS

Hermit is the only Android browser with Sandboxes: Isolated Containers with Multiple Profiles.

• Sandboxes keep your Web browsing isolated in separate containers
• Use multiple accounts, all active at the same time, in the same browser
• Keep work accounts and personal accounts separate
• Ideal for privacy-invasive social sites
• Use permanent Incognito Mode for sites that offer free content to new users

ADVANCED BROWSER FOR POWER USERS

It takes a bit of learning & understanding to use Hermit effectively — We’re here to help!

GETTING STARTED GUIDE
https://hermit.chimbori.com/help/getting-started

HELP ARTICLES & FAQ
https://hermit.chimbori.com/help

PRIVACY + NO ADS = PAID PREMIUM

Thanks for supporting the active development of a privacy-friendly app designed for power users like you!

• To continue investing in new features for many years, we charge money for our apps.
• Unlike other browser makers, we are not in the business of selling ads or your personal information.
• No advertisements, no personal data collection, no behavior tracking, no shady SDKs in any of our apps.
• Most features can be used for free!

ADVANCED BROWSER FEATURES

• USER SCRIPTS: Run your own custom extension scripts!
• READER MODE: Article extraction is done on-device to protect your privacy
• DARK MODE: Great for late night reading!
• FAST & PRIVATE: Browse fast by blocking advertisements and other harmful content that slows down your phone.
• MULTI WINDOW: Use two Lite Apps at once on supported devices
• DOUBLE BACK: Ever got stuck because the back button takes you to the same page? Try Hermit’s Double Back feature!
• BACKUP YOUR LITE APPS: Custom backup solution when moving between devices
• CUSTOM USER AGENT: Mobile, Desktop, or any other custom user agent
• ATOM/RSS FEED NOTIFICATIONS: Get immediately notified when a web site publishes new content.
• WEB MONITORS: Feeds not supported? Hermit can monitor any specific part of any web page & notify you when it changes.

UNLIMITED CUSTOMIZATION

No other browser lets you customize so many settings!

• CUSTOM ICONS: Pick any icon for your Lite Apps, or create a custom monogram!
• CUSTOM THEMES: Create your own themes for any site
• TEXT ZOOM CONTROLS: Change and save text zoom settings individually for each Lite App
• DESKTOP MODE: Load desktop sites instead of mobile sites
• FULL SCREEN MODE: Focus on your content, no distractions
• CUSTOMIZABLE CONTENT BLOCKER can block ads, malware, & misinformation. You pick what to block.

NEED HELP? SEEING AN ISSUE? CONTACT US FIRST.

We are here to help you! But we cannot help you through reviews, because they don’t include enough technical details.

Contact us through the app, and we’ll make sure you are happy!

Ratings and reviews

If you want to navigate a website in full-screen & frameless mode for maximum immersion, the only way to open the settings & bookmark window is to activate swipe gestures. HOWEVER, if you use system-wide swipe gestures on your phone these override the app gestures, making it impossible to open up the bookmark window, and for the settings you have to go back on the main app screen. They need to implement a non intrusive, transparent settings button on the top of the screen while in frameless mode

A great way not to be harassed by ads and popups, also as it has evolved there are less niggling things that go wrong. If you think about it, this app is trying to stop your data from leaking out to the www, then you have to except a few problems because the websites will cause problems. But apart from xtwit most sites work and you can delete a wedge of apps from your phone and get a shed load of memory back. Also you won't be pinged by stuff as much.

I tried to get it to work especially for Fb. I was able to get Save images working on occasions - with a blank notification icon; but most of the time Save won't work (given Storage permission to Hermit and Lite App). seems to work on other sites, but not as important to me. I wiped Hermit data and it became even more buggy - no setting would stick. I like the idea, tho.

What's new

Pixel users: update to Android 14 to reduce crashes & freezes (Google has fixed the issue!)
– Select whether to open downloaded files when ready
— 10 sandboxes instead of 5! Create more containers as your needs grow
— Create new Lite Apps by copying an existing one as a template
— Enable UserScripts in Incognito Mode
— Install UserScripts from a Library in the app, or by opening `.user.js` files– Search for Lite Apps in Library by name