SmartCookieWeb

Spec sheet

What it does

SmartCookieWeb is a customizable, open-source WebView browser for Android.Read 15 Oct 2026 · github.com

Product

SmartCookieWeb describes itself as a web browser designed for mobile.Read 8 Oct 2026 · smartcookieweb.com

Supported platforms

mobileRead 24 Sep 2026 · smartcookieweb.com

Free plan

YesRead 24 Sep 2026 · smartcookieweb.com

Privacy

The site says SmartCookieWeb does not collect users’ data or information about their web activity.Read 8 Oct 2026 · smartcookieweb.com

Support

The contact page directs users to report bugs or request features through GitHub issues and offers help by email; it also lists a CookieJarApps Telegram group with over 100 members.Read 8 Oct 2026 · smartcookieweb.com

License

The source repository is licensed under Mozilla Public License 2.0.Read 15 Oct 2026 · github.com

Ad and tracker blocking

The browser blocks ads and trackers, with cookie-dialog blocking offered as a beta feature.Read 15 Oct 2026 · play.google.com

Add-on availability

Add-ons are currently available only in SmartCookieWeb Preview.Read 8 Oct 2026 · smartcookieweb.com

Add-on limitation

Add-ons are available only in SmartCookieWeb Preview, and documentation says only some Firefox-store extensions work.Read 15 Oct 2026 · smartcookieweb.com

AdGuard integration

SmartCookieWeb Preview documentation explains how to use AdGuard HTTPS filtering by changing settings in both apps.Read 8 Oct 2026 · smartcookieweb.com

Browser engine

otherRead 24 Sep 2026 · smartcookieweb.com

Built-in ad blocking

YesRead 24 Sep 2026 · smartcookieweb.com

Chromium edition

SmartCookieWeb Chromium is an experimental full-Chrome build larger than 200 MB and has no additional features listed.Read 15 Oct 2026 · smartcookieweb.com

Chromium version

SmartCookieWeb Chromium is described as very experimental, based on full Google Chrome, over 200 MB, and without additional features yet.Read 8 Oct 2026 · smartcookieweb.com

Company size and funding

The opened company and repository pages do not state a legal entity name, founding year, employee count or funding.Read 15 Oct 2026 · github.com

Configurable endpoints

API endpoints for translation and news can be changed in Advanced Settings or in UserPreferences.kt when developing.Read 15 Oct 2026 · smartcookieweb.com

Customization

Users can change navbar colors, add a secondary navbar and set a homepage background.Read 15 Oct 2026 · smartcookieweb.com

Distribution

Official downloads are provided through GitHub, F-Droid and Google Play; F-Droid builds generally follow GitHub by one to two days and Play by about a week.Read 15 Oct 2026 · smartcookieweb.com

Documentation depth

The official docs cover user settings, privacy, page tools, FAQs, Preview extensions and developer service integrations.Read 15 Oct 2026 · smartcookieweb.com

Downloads

The download page offers Android APKs through GitHub and links to F-Droid and Google Play; it says F-Droid updates follow GitHub releases by 1–2 days and Google Play updates take about a week.Read 8 Oct 2026 · smartcookieweb.com

Extension compatibility

Only some extensions from the Firefox extension store are currently available.Read 8 Oct 2026 · smartcookieweb.com

Extension permissions

The documentation says users can view an extension’s requested permissions during installation, and explains that an extension may read webpage content covered by those permissions.Read 8 Oct 2026 · smartcookieweb.com

Extension support

noneRead 24 Sep 2026 · smartcookieweb.com

F-Droid license listing

F-Droid identifies the app as open source under MPL-2.0 and attributes it to CookieJar Apps.Read 15 Oct 2026 · f-droid.org

General settings

Documentation lists image disabling, JavaScript blocking and browser-user-agent changes.Read 15 Oct 2026 · smartcookieweb.com

Limit: broken links

A Google Play reviewer reported that some links failed to open or open in new tabs even though they worked in other browsers.Read 15 Oct 2026 · play.google.com

Limit: crashes and slow loading

An AlternativeTo reviewer reported frequent app closures, slow performance and incorrectly loaded websites.Read 15 Oct 2026 · alternativeto.net

Limit: image crashes and notifications

A Google Play reviewer reported crashes on some images and requested site-notification support and more granular cookie persistence.Read 15 Oct 2026 · play.google.com

Limit: maintenance

AppBrain comments say the main browser had not been maintained or updated for years and sometimes crashed after 2022 updates.Read 15 Oct 2026 · appbrain.com

Limit: Preview resource use

AppBrain comments criticize Preview’s high storage and RAM use and say add-on installation is difficult.Read 15 Oct 2026 · appbrain.com

Main browser

SmartCookieWeb is a WebView-based browser under 8 MB with page source viewing and editing, userscripts, and customization options.Read 8 Oct 2026 · smartcookieweb.com

Main build size

The standard WebView edition is advertised as under 8 MB and includes page-source tools, userscripts and customization.Read 15 Oct 2026 · smartcookieweb.com

Maker identity

The Google Play listing names Joel Samuel Horrocks as developer and gives the country as the United Kingdom.Read 15 Oct 2026 · play.google.com

Maker location

The CookieJarApps GitHub profile lists London, United Kingdom.Read 15 Oct 2026 · github.com

News API

The news service follows the NewsAPI request and response format and can be replaced with a NewsAPI URL.Read 15 Oct 2026 · smartcookieweb.com

Online-service data

For translation, news and search-suggestion services, IP addresses may be used for localization but are not stored; translation queries are retained for 14 days.Read 15 Oct 2026 · smartcookieweb.com

Open source

The browser’s source code is available on GitHub.Read 8 Oct 2026 · smartcookieweb.com

Page tools

Page Tools can inject JavaScript, edit cookies, show editable page source, switch to a desktop user agent and toggle ad or JavaScript blocking per site.Read 15 Oct 2026 · smartcookieweb.com

Praise: add-ons

A Reddit reviewer described Preview as excellent, GeckoView-based and able to sideload AMO add-ons directly.Read 15 Oct 2026 · reddit.com

Praise: interface and features

An AlternativeTo reviewer praised the interface, feature breadth, stability and open-source status, while mentioning only occasional crashes.Read 15 Oct 2026 · alternativeto.net

Preview edition

SmartCookieWeb Preview uses GeckoView, is about 50 MB and adds Firefox add-on support plus a different bookmark system.Read 15 Oct 2026 · smartcookieweb.com

Preview version

SmartCookieWeb Preview is based on GeckoView (Firefox), is around 50 MB, and includes add-on support and a bookmark system the site describes as better.Read 8 Oct 2026 · smartcookieweb.com

Privacy posture

The maker says SmartCookieWeb does not collect users’ data or web-activity information.Read 15 Oct 2026 · smartcookieweb.com

Rating on AppBrain

AppBrain records SmartCookieWeb Privacy Browser at 4.03 out of 5 from 691 reviews.Read 15 Oct 2026 · appbrain.com

Rating on AppBrain Preview

AppBrain records SmartCookieWeb Preview at 3.46 out of 5 from 142 reviews.Read 15 Oct 2026 · appbrain.com

Rating on Google Play

SmartCookieWeb Privacy Browser is rated 4.1 out of 5 from 705 reviews on the opened listing.Read 15 Oct 2026 · play.google.com

Release news

Release notes for v16.3 list fixes for history/download crashes, translation improvements, userscript behavior and download-item crashes.Read 15 Oct 2026 · github.com

Search engines

Google is the default search engine and the app includes ten other built-in search engines.Read 15 Oct 2026 · smartcookieweb.com

Security settings

Security options include location permissions, removing identifying HTTP headers and blocking HTTP sites.Read 15 Oct 2026 · smartcookieweb.com

Self-building

Developers can import the project into Android Studio or build it with Gradle using assembleDebug.Read 15 Oct 2026 · github.com

System requirement

The F-Droid listing says version 16.3 requires Android 4.4 or newer.Read 15 Oct 2026 · f-droid.org

Translation API

The translation endpoint accepts GET parameters named text and lang and returns JSON containing a text field.Read 15 Oct 2026 · smartcookieweb.com

VideoDL integration

When VideoDL is installed, SmartCookieWeb can show a video-download button and forks can redirect that integration to another package.Read 15 Oct 2026 · smartcookieweb.com

Plans and prices

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