Dillo Plans to Fork the Web — A Browser That Won't Eat Your RAM Like Chrome

The Dillo team, known for their featherweight browser, just dropped a bombshell: they're forking the web. Yes, they plan to branch off the entire World Wide Web to make it faster and simpler. Sounds like a world domination plot, but actually it's an attempt to save us from lag and gigabytes of memory consumption.

The idea is to create an alternative ecosystem where sites load instantly, not like in the good old modem days. Dillo plans to support only essential technologies, cutting out all the heavy JavaScript and other bloat. It's like deciding to cook only with a frying pan, throwing away the slow cooker, air fryer, and sous-vide machine.

Developers tired of waiting for their projects to load in the browser will surely appreciate this. Especially those who've ever opened DevTools and seen 47 columns in JIRA, then waited even longer for the browser to digest the page. Dillo promises their fork will run even on ancient hardware — perfect for those still rocking an old ThinkPad.

Of course, the project is in its infancy, and it's unclear how it'll handle modern sites. But the fact that someone dares to challenge the Chrome and Firefox monopoly is already commendable. And if it frees up some RAM, even better.

METABYTE studio comment: We're all for optimization, but forking the web is like rewriting the entire internet in assembly. If you want to speed up your project, maybe start with the backend — and we can help with that.