de-googled
Google, removed at the root
Not toggled off. Deleted. Safe Browsing phone-homes, the Translate offer, sign-in-with-Google, field-trial telemetry — 58 patches cut them out of the source tree, and you can read every one of them.
de-Googled Chromium · end-to-end encrypted
Surf the
universe.
Surferse is Chromium with the Google torn out by the roots — every phone-home, every hook, every nag. Sign in with UniAuth, sync sealed end-to-end, and browse like nobody's watching. Because nobody is.
surferse://start
0
Google endpoints contacted
100%
of Chromium extensions work
256-bit
AES-GCM sealed sync
58
source patches, all readable
what makes it Surferse
Everything Chrome can do.
Nothing Google shouldn't.
Same engine. Same speed. Same extensions. Minus every thread that ties a normal Chromium build back to Mountain View.
one identity
Sign in with UniAuth
Right where Chrome would ask for a Google account, Surferse asks for you. A full PKCE OAuth handshake against your UniAuth identity — no advertising profile waiting on the other end.
aes-256-gcm
Sync only you can read
Bookmarks, settings and tabs cross your devices sealed with a key derived in your UniAuth Vault. Encrypted before they leave. The server never holds anything it could read.
zero relearning
Chromium-fast. Chrome-familiar.
Your extensions, your DevTools, your muscle memory — the whole Chromium platform, minus the parts that report home. It does everything you expect. It just answers to you.
the receipts
We didn't hide the Google.
We took it out.
Every row below is a real change in the build — a hook removed at the source and, where it earned its place, something that answers to you instead.
- Google Safe Browsing phone-home gone — no URL leaves the machine
- Built-in Google Translate offer dropped entirely
- Sign in with Google Sign in with UniAuth
- Google-hosted account sync UniAuth end-to-end sync
- Field-trial & crash telemetry nothing reports home
- The Chrome pinwheel, everywhere the Surferse globe
one universal identity
Sign in with UniAuth.
Open a new profile and — right where Chrome asks for a Google account — Surferse asks for you. One identity for the whole UniAuth constellation, over a real OAuth handshake. The browser is Surferse. The account is UniAuth. Everything in between is yours.
- Right where you'd expect it. Offered at the profile picker and on first run — the exact moment Chrome and Edge reach for their own accounts.
- PKCE, end to end. A proof-key exchange binds every authorization code to the client that requested it — single-use, unreplayable, phishing-resistant.
- Yours to leave. Sign out any time. Your synced data stays sealed behind your Vault key — unreadable to us, recoverable by you.
Welcome to Surferse
Bring your bookmarks, settings and tabs with you.
- 01surferse://signin
- 02id.uniauth.com/authorize
- 03code + verifier exchanged
- 04identity reflected
zero-knowledge sync
Sealed between devices.
Your bookmarks cross the void as ciphertext. The relay that carries them cannot read them — and neither can we.
this Mac
plaintext, at home
your phone
plaintext, at home
- 01Derived in the Vault. Your key is computed inside your UniAuth Vault from your own secret — never uploaded, never escrowed, never "recoverable by support".
- 02Sealed before it leaves. Every payload is AES-256-GCM encrypted on-device. The relay stores ciphertext and nothing else.
- 03Opened only by you. The only thing in the universe that can read a synced bookmark is another device holding your Vault key.
an honest comparison
The good parts of Chromium.
None of the strings.
Brave got a lot right. Chrome got the engine right. Surferse keeps what works — and answers to an identity that works for you, not an ad business.
| Capability | Surferse | Chrome | Brave |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chromium engine & full extension support | |||
| Google removed at the source | — | ||
| Sign in with your own identity provider | — | — | |
| End-to-end encrypted sync, by default | passphrase opt-in | ||
| No ads, tokens or rewards bolted on | — | ||
| Every change readable as source patches | — |
Defaults, out of the box. Chrome sync becomes end-to-end encrypted only after setting a manual passphrase.
A browser holds your whole life. It should keep your secrets — not harvest them.why we built Surferse
fair questions
Asked, answered,
on the record.
The claims on this page are checkable. Here's the fine print, minus the fine print energy.
Is it really Google-free?
The build contacts zero Google endpoints — no Safe Browsing pings, no field trials, no update checks against Google servers. The single network call on first run fetches our release manifest from updates.surferse.com, cookie-free. Run it behind a proxy and watch for yourself.
Do my Chrome extensions still work?
Yes. Surferse keeps full Chromium extension compatibility — install from any extension store or load unpacked. Nothing is re-signed, gated, or "curated" on your behalf.
Do I need a UniAuth account?
No. Surferse is fully functional signed out. UniAuth exists for the moment you want your bookmarks to follow you across devices — encrypted, optional, and yours to walk away from.
How fast do you track Chromium security updates?
Surferse rebases on every Chromium stable security release, typically within 72 hours. The patch set is kept small on purpose — 58 patches is less surface to re-audit with every rebase.
How is this different from Brave?
We share an instinct: de-Google the engine. We differ on what to add back. Brave layers on an ad network, rewards and a crypto wallet. Surferse adds exactly one thing — a sign-in that answers to you — and otherwise stays out of your way.
Where are Windows and Linux?
In progress. macOS on Apple Silicon ships today; Windows and Linux builds are next on the roadmap. The release notes will say so the moment they're real — we don't pre-announce.
ready when you are
Bring your web
down to earth.
Free. No account required to start. Sign into UniAuth whenever you want your universe to follow you.
Download Surferse for macOS 163 MB- macOS 13+
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- Chromium 150
- Windows & Linux — on the roadmap