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A native WebKit browser for developers on Mac, written in Swift.

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The maintainers of kndpt/escale-browser usually reply to a pull request within 1 day. 3 beginner-friendly issues are open now.

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Last GitHub push
Oct 9, 2026
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  3. Your contributions will be published under the project's GPL-3.0 license.
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  • Link routing: match a domain name whatever its extension
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    area:spaces status:idea type:feature

    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 28/100

    kndpt/escale-browser#155 ·

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  • Link rule editor accepts a wildcard host that can never match
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    area:spaces type:bug

    Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 78/100

    kndpt/escale-browser#154 ·

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  • Links from other apps: the tab opens but Escale stays behind
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    type:bug

    Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 48/100

    kndpt/escale-browser#146 ·

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  • Web apps: open a site as an app in its own window
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    status:idea type:feature

    Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100

    kndpt/escale-browser#143 ·

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  • PDF: a reader that is practical to use
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    area:page status:idea type:feature

    Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 28/100

    kndpt/escale-browser#138 ·

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  • Bench: measure opening and reading a PDF, on battery too
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    area:tooling type:perf

    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 48/100

    kndpt/escale-browser#137 ·

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  • Performance: publish reproducible memory and CPU results beside other browsers
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    area:tooling type:perf

    Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 35/100

    kndpt/escale-browser#136 ·

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  • Ad blocking: offer uBlock Origin Lite on YouTube
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    area:extensions status:idea type:feature

    Difficulty 5/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 12/100

    kndpt/escale-browser#89 ·

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  • Extensions: Bitwarden sign-in fails
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    area:extensions type:bug

    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 30/100

    kndpt/escale-browser#75 ·

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  • Import: group a project's DEV/STAGING/PROD bookmarks into environments
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    area:bookmarks status:idea type:feature

    Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100

    kndpt/escale-browser#66 ·

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  • GitHub search: offer a github.com search when nothing matches
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    area:address status:idea type:feature

    Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 42/100

    kndpt/escale-browser#65 ·

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  • Find on page: match count, whole word and regular expression
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    area:page status:idea type:feature

    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

    kndpt/escale-browser#64 ·

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  • Pick a colour from anywhere on screen
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    area:page status:idea type:feature

    Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 48/100

    kndpt/escale-browser#63 ·

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  • Confirm or undo removal of passwords, extensions and bookmark folders
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    area:bookmarks area:extensions type:feature

    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

    kndpt/escale-browser#59 ·

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  • Keep failed downloads visible with Retry or Resume
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    area:sidebar type:feature

    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

    kndpt/escale-browser#58 ·

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  • Bookmarks: export to the standard HTML bookmarks file
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    area:bookmarks area:migration type:feature

    Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 52/100

    kndpt/escale-browser#43 ·

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  • History: clear a time range and forget a whole site
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    area:sidebar type:feature

    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

    kndpt/escale-browser#42 ·

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  • Localhost panel: list listening servers that were never visited
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    area:address type:feature

    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 50/100

    kndpt/escale-browser#40 ·

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  • JSON reader: expand all, copy a JavaScript path, minify or indent
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    area:page type:feature

    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 40/100

    kndpt/escale-browser#39 ·

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  • API Calls: copy as fetch and a context menu on each row
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    area:page type:feature

    Difficulty 3/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

    kndpt/escale-browser#38 ·

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  • Export API calls as a HAR file
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    area:page type:feature

    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 30/100

    kndpt/escale-browser#36 ·

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  • View Page Source opens Web Inspector on the main resource
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    area:address area:page type:feature

    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

    kndpt/escale-browser#35 ·

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  • Open the current page in another installed browser
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    area:page type:feature

    Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 66/100

    kndpt/escale-browser#34 ·

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  • Simulate a mobile device in a tab
    Open
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    area:page type:feature

    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 30/100

    kndpt/escale-browser#33 ·

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  • Export the page as a continuous PDF
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    area:page type:feature

    Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 52/100

    kndpt/escale-browser#32 ·

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  • Link context menu: open in split view, copy as Markdown
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    area:page type:feature

    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

    kndpt/escale-browser#31 ·

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  • Copy a link to the selected text
    Open
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    area:page type:feature

    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 42/100

    kndpt/escale-browser#30 ·

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  • Fix a broken site from its site card
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    area:page type:feature

    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

    kndpt/escale-browser#29 ·

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  • Review and remove per-site exceptions in Settings
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    area:page area:spaces type:feature

    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

    kndpt/escale-browser#28 ·

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  • Show a refused certificate and revoke a 'Continue Anyway' exception
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    area:page type:feature

    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

    kndpt/escale-browser#27 ·

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  • Clear browsing data by type, time range and Space
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    area:page area:spaces type:feature

    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 30/100

    kndpt/escale-browser#26 ·

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  • Block windows a page opens without a click
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    area:page area:tabs type:feature

    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

    kndpt/escale-browser#25 ·

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  • Passwords: edit a saved login without silent overwrite
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    area:page type:feature

    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

    kndpt/escale-browser#23 ·

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  • Passwords: suggest a strong password on sign-up forms
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    area:page type:feature

    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 40/100

    kndpt/escale-browser#22 ·

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  • Passwords: export to CSV after Touch ID
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    area:migration type:feature

    Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 62/100

    kndpt/escale-browser#21 ·

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  • Extensions: show an extension's warnings and errors
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    area:extensions type:feature

    Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 55/100

    kndpt/escale-browser#20 ·

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  • Extensions: view and revoke site access granted after install
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    area:extensions type:feature

    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

    kndpt/escale-browser#19 ·

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  • Extensions: check for updates on demand, row actions without hover
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    area:extensions type:feature

    Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 55/100

    kndpt/escale-browser#18 ·

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  • Reading mode: dark theme and adjustable text width
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    area:page type:feature

    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 42/100

    kndpt/escale-browser#12 ·

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  • Split chooser opens at the pointer when triggered from the keyboard
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    • Is something wrong?
    area:tabs type:bug

    Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 66/100

    kndpt/escale-browser#11 ·

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  • Confirm data clearing and state its real scope
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    area:spaces type:bug

    Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 55/100

    kndpt/escale-browser#10 ·

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  • Localhost: stale server state in the menu, nothing shown with top tabs
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    area:address type:bug

    Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 55/100

    kndpt/escale-browser#9 ·

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  • Stop a page from locking the window with an alert loop
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    area:page type:bug

    Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 70/100

    kndpt/escale-browser#8 ·

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  • Passwords: require Touch ID to copy, then clear the clipboard
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    area:page type:bug

    Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 50/100

    kndpt/escale-browser#7 ·

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  • Passwords settings: direct CSV import and show the current Space
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    area:migration area:spaces type:bug

    Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 62/100

    kndpt/escale-browser#6 ·

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  • Name icon buttons and unlabelled text fields for VoiceOver
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    area:page area:sidebar type:bug

    Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 72/100

    kndpt/escale-browser#5 ·

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  • Bookmarks: reachable with the keyboard and VoiceOver
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    • Is something wrong?
    area:bookmarks type:bug

    Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 55/100

    kndpt/escale-browser#3 ·

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  • Updates: tell a failed check apart from being up to date
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    area:release type:bug

    Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 55/100

    kndpt/escale-browser#2 ·

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  • Interface size: scale panels that still use fixed font sizes
    Possibly taken Open
    • Is something wrong?
    help wanted type:design

    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

    kndpt/escale-browser#67 ·

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  • Default page zoom for all sites
    Possibly taken Open
    • Is something wrong?
    area:page type:feature

    Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 65/100

    kndpt/escale-browser#24 ·

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