# New open source browser, Vie browser software experience By [wangmingqing](https://paragraph.com/@wangmingqing) · 2024-08-16 --- When it comes to the choice of streamlined browsers for mobile phones, Via browser is the option that everyone is familiar with and likes. You can have a good experience by using the built-in browsing kernel of your mobile phone. Copying your favorite software is like creating fan works of your favorite games or novels and comics. It’s great to be able to make something, and the experience gained can also be used in the next project. With successful precedents, many tribute projects will naturally appear. The Vie open source browser I am experiencing today is one of them, as you can tell from the name. It is inevitable that it is similar to Via, because the original intention of the software author is to imitate the entire Via to practice skills! The purpose is very clear. When you open it for the first time, there will also be a pre-configured interface for permission-related detection. Later, the interface will be adjusted according to your usage habits, and landscape and tablet modes will also be adjusted separately. GIF At first glance, you can tell that the style is made in two dimensions, and I will recommend you to watch Puella Magi Madoka Magica. It is recommended to choose the interface configuration according to your own habits! Otherwise, the first operation experience after entering the browser will be very different. And some interfaces may make you wonder, how is this similar to the Via browser? Let's demonstrate the interface style of Via to see what different places and functions this Vie has. The first is that if you use it to search, it will intercept some jump requests. You can directly adjust it to the default prohibition, so you don't have to worry about wrong clicks and automatic jumps. Open its function interface and scroll down to see the functions. You can see that there are actually quite a few functions. GIF There is a gesture operation to customize the trajectory. When browsing the web, click the track button next to the URL bar above to perform various operations, such as drawing a "7" to quickly open the forced picture viewing mode. GIF In addition to gestures, there are also functions such as editing text on web pages, force copying, and injecting JS. If you want to install a script, it will also recognize it and ask you if you want to install it. When visiting the website, you can click on the small logo to configure it separately. It is very convenient to check cookies and IP. Split-screen browsing is also possible when the screen is larger. There are also some automatic operations. I feel that the author really wants to "practice his skills" and is trying his best to add functions that can be stitched. It is also highly customizable, and the color value of the progress bar can be customized. Image Search supports multiple search engines, and you can choose multiple formats when saving web pages. Vie has many small functions, but some interfaces use the simplest component style, which seems a bit overwhelming (the author is not too concerned about UI-related issues, mainly functions), and the interface jumps and slides feel a bit... It is not very smooth and is difficult to use as a daily browser. But in some specific situations, such as modifying web page content and debugging and mining web page information, it can still come in handy. You can also use it as a private browser backup, which can be password locked, restrict web page jumps and clipboard permissions, and expand the player. In its update log, you can also find a lot of interesting content, such as restrictions: Vie is currently the only browser that can obtain the name of a blob download file without a kernel on the Android side. In addition, various small bugs have been fixed, as well as individual issues such as the inability to open the Olympic Games official website, etc. Although Vie has been updated for 77 versions, there are still many small problems like this. In addition, judging from the author's coolness, for example, projects written by student parties in their spare time would encounter various development problems in the process of paying tribute to Via. He tried to solve them one by one, and finally did not forget to output his own Experience, that’s good. --- *Originally published on [wangmingqing](https://paragraph.com/@wangmingqing/new-open-source-browser,-vie-browser-software-experience)*