🌊 Liquid

Liquid is a tool that turns web pages into desktop applications.

How it works

Liquid is capable of making websites appear and behave more like native OS applications: isolated, customizable, and running as separate system processes.

You’ll be able to:

• encapsulate websites the way virtual machines and Docker do it for operating systems
• safely and securely utilize different browsing identities
• remain safe from being tracked by third-party websites
• make sure you stay within specific domain range

What gets stored (if allowed): cookies.

Comparison table

Feature	🌊 Liquid	🌍 Browsers	Notes
Custom User-Agent string	✅	✅	Some browsers require a plug-in
Window transparency	✅	❌	See-through websites
Full-page snapshots	✅	❌	Possible with plug-ins
Transparent snapshots	✅	❌	See-through snapshots of websites
Vector snapshots	❌	❌	Experimental feature, SVG
Ability to save pages as monolithic HTML files	❌	❌	Possible with plug-ins
Complete absence of pop-up windows	✅	❌	Can be optionally disabled in most browsers
Ability to completely disable JS	✅	✅
Ability to disable all cookies	✅	✅
Ability to disable third-party cookies	✅	✅
Ability to inject custom JS code into web pages	✅	❌	Possible with plug-ins
Support for HTTP basic authentication mechanism	✅	✅
Ability to inject custom CSS code into web pages	✅	❌	Possible with plug-ins
Limit websites to stay within specific domain(s)	✅	❌
Simultaneous usage of multiple user accounts	✅	❌	Can be achieved using profiles and extensions in some browsers
Per-website proxy settings	✅	❌	Possible with plug-ins
Ability to hide scroll bars	✅	❌
Window geometry lock	✅	❌	Possible with plug-ins
Ability to remove window frame	✅	❌
Minimalistic tabless design	✅	❌
Fine zoom	✅	❌
Search within the page	❌	✅
Permanently mute website	✅	❌	Browsers automatically unmute, Liquid remembers the state
Ability to go full-screen	✅	✅
Full control over full-screen capabilities	✅	❌	Liquid acts more like a mobile device simulator when it comes to full-screen
Mandatory off-the-record capabilities	✅	❌

Keyboard shortcuts

Action	Primary	Alternative
Zoom in	Ctrl+=	Ctrl+mouse wheel up
Zoom out	Ctrl+-	Ctrl+mouse wheel down
Fine zoom in	Ctrl+Shift+=	Ctrl+Shift+mouse wheel up
Fine zoom out	Ctrl+Shift+-	Ctrl+Shift+mouse wheel down
Reset zoom level	Ctrl+0	Ctrl+Shift+0
Toggle full-screen mode	Ctrl+Shift+F	F11
Stop loading / exit from full-screen mode	Esc
Take snapshot	Ctrl+T
Take full-page snapshot	Ctrl+Shift+T
Toggle window size lock	Ctrl+L
Toggle mute	Ctrl+M
Refresh current page	Ctrl+R
Reload app	Ctrl+Shift+R
Close app	Ctrl+Q	Ctrl+W
Go back	Ctrl+←	Backspace
Go forward	Ctrl+→
Open link using default web browser	Ctrl+click

Working with the codebase

Build

qmake
make -j

Install

sudo make install

Uninstall

sudo make uninstall

Customize

Placing a file named liquid.qss into ~/.config/liquid/ will serve as additional stylesheet for the program. You can use base.qss as reference.