Real build available · Linux x86_64

A browser where you
choose the default.

LuisBrowser is a concept for what a browser looks like when the default search engine isn't decided by whoever owns the browser -- built around LuisSearch instead of a big-tech default nobody actually picked.

Download for Linux See the idea
Real screenshot of LuisBrowser (Firefox/Gecko) running with LuisSearch as the default homepage

Actual screenshot -- LuisBrowser running on Linux with LuisSearch set as the default search engine and homepage. Not a mockup.

Why default search even matters

Billions of searches happen every day without anyone consciously "choosing" a search engine -- it's just whatever the browser shipped with. That's a distribution advantage no amount of ranking quality can compete with from outside.

~90%
of the browser market defaults to one company's search engine
0
independent search engines get that same default-on-install advantage
1
line of config is all it takes to change who gets that advantage

What LuisBrowser would be

Not reinventing the rendering engine -- just refusing to let the default search engine be a decision made for you.

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LuisSearch by default

Real crawled index, real BM25 ranking, AI reranking on top -- set as the actual default, not an option buried three menus deep.

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Firefox / Gecko-based, not from scratch

Built on Firefox's existing open Gecko engine rather than reinventing HTML/CSS/JS parsing -- the goal is the default, not the rendering pipeline.

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No hidden default swaps

No sponsored "default search partner" deals -- whatever ships as default is a deliberate choice, stated plainly, not sold to the highest bidder.

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Same LuisHae ecosystem

Quick access to LuisCloud, LuisAI, LuisForge, and LuisWiki baked into the new-tab page instead of generic shortcuts.

Honest note

There's a real, runnable Linux build and a macOS setup script now -- both genuinely Firefox under the hood (same Gecko engine, unmodified), just reconfigured via Firefox's own enterprise policy system so LuisSearch is the enforced default search engine instead of a big-tech default. It's not a from-scratch browser engine (that really would be a huge undertaking) -- it's a real, honest repackaging of an existing one. Windows isn't packaged yet.