Lightweight by nature.
Powerful by design.
Tarufo is a fast, native browser for people who care about their tools. It keeps your Mac responsive, keeps your data on it, and keeps serious capabilities one keystroke away.
Free and open source · Apple silicon · No account requiredThis window works. Switch tabs, type in the address bar, open the tools, or hide the sidebar.
The browser should never be the reason your Mac feels slow.
Tabs you aren’t using rest on their own. When a heavy app needs the machine, Tarufo gets out of the way. You set the rules; it does the work.
Tabs rest on their own
Unused tabs freeze, then release their memory. They come back instantly from a snapshot, labelled as one. Calls, music, downloads and unsaved forms are never put to sleep.
Makes room for your apps
When Xcode, Final Cut or a game comes to the front, background tabs rest and Tarufo tells you, in one quiet line.
A budget you set
Tell Tarufo how much memory it may use, or ask for as little as possible. Resource Radar shows where it goes.
Light pages on request
Lite mode drops autoplaying video, heavy scripts and web fonts on sites that weigh down your Mac. Links say how heavy a site usually is before you open it.
Your browsing stays on your Mac.
No Tarufo account, no Tarufo server. Ads and trackers are blocked by default, matched on your Mac. Passwords live in your keychain, filled with Touch ID.
- Tracking removed from links before a page loads, with each parameter explained
- Risky links can open in a sealed tab that never touches your Mac (coming later)
- Separate containers for a second account, without a second browser
- Every setting, rule and permission readable in plain text
Quiet when you browse. Serious when you build.
Advanced tools open on the right only when you ask for them, and cost nothing until then.
Developer Tools on demand
Elements, Console, Network, Storage and more in a workspace beside the page, with per-site viewport, network and user-agent profiles.
Staging next to production
LaterDev, staging and production are labelled so you never edit the wrong one, and you can compare them side by side.
Containers and personas
LaterRun two accounts at once, and switch between test logins like Admin or New user in one click.
Bug capture
LaterRecord steps, console, network and screen into one report you can paste into an issue.
Link routing
LaterLinks from Slack, Mail or Messages open in the right Space or container automatically.
Settings as files
LaterSettings, rules and shortcuts are plain text in ~/.config/tarufo, with a command line and Shortcuts actions.
Open source, built in the open.
Written from scratch in Swift on Apple’s WebKit. Read the code, follow the roadmap, check the benchmarks yourself.
Questions
Is Tarufo free?
Yes. Tarufo is free and open source. There’s no account and no paid tier planned for the browser itself.
Which engine does it use?
Apple’s WebKit, the same engine as Safari. Tarufo is a new app written in Swift around it, not a Safari skin or a Chromium fork.
Does it support extensions?
Not at launch. Tarufo ships with ad and tracker blocking built in, and lets you add your own scripts and styles as files.
Does it sync between Macs?
Not yet. There’s no Tarufo server. Your settings are plain files, so you can keep them in sync with your own tools, like git.
Will it have AI features?
Later, and only as an opt-in that runs on your Mac. The browser works fully without it, and it never reads incognito or sealed tabs.
How much memory does it use?
We’ll publish measured comparisons with Safari and Arc, with the method and scripts, before we make any claims. Inside Tarufo, Resource Radar shows what it uses on your Mac.
Try Tarufo early.
The alpha is for people who don’t mind rough edges and like reporting them. We’ll email you once when it’s ready to download, and never for anything else.
Enter an email address like name@example.com.
You’re on the list. We’ll write once, when the alpha is ready.
macOS 14 or later · Apple silicon