Blanc

press kit · v1.0.0

The browser in one small Island.

Blanc keeps search, tabs, named groups, page controls, and commands close—then leaves the page alone. 1.0 adds an optional vertical tab rail without creating a second browser interface.

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Blanc's compact Island floating over a web page instead of a permanent tab strip and toolbar.
The resting Island keeps the active context visible without drawing a horizontal tab strip across the page.

the facts

A focused browser, not another browser platform.

price
Free
optional support
US$19 once, plus tax; cosmetic icons only
engine
Chromium through Electron
press platform
macOS · Apple Silicon
publisher
Bananify
built in
Blocking, private tabs, groups, sync

why it exists

No conventional horizontal tab strip. No agent operating inside your session.

The Island is the product claim: one coherent surface for navigation, search, tab switching, named groups, page actions, and slash commands. A vertical rail is available when a persistent tab overview helps, while the Island remains the only place to address the web.

Built-in ad and tracker blocking, private tabs, end-to-end-encrypted Profile Sync, and the absence of a built-in AI assistant support that interaction model. They are not substitutes for it.

screenshots

Open the full-resolution file, then save it for editorial use. Product UI may not be materially altered.

Blanc with its optional vertical tab rail open beside a web page.
Optional vertical tabs
Blanc's Island expanded into its command palette over a web page.
Search, switch, and command
Blanc's Island showing named tab groups.
Named groups, not colored workspaces
Blanc private-tab styling with an explicit private chip.
Private state stays explicit

what to look at

The shortest path through the product thesis.

The Island. Command-L navigates, searches, switches among tabs, and reaches Favorites, history, and named groups; / runs a browser command. It is the only surface that addresses the web, and it is not a permanent strip drawn across the page.

Optional vertical tabs. View → Tab Layout → Vertical Tabs moves tabs to a resizable left rail without reloading the active page. The Island stays the address and command surface, so the rail adds an overview rather than a second interface.

Built-in blocking and private tabs. EasyList and EasyPrivacy filtering runs at the browser session layer rather than through an extension, and the Island's shield is a per-tab request count rather than a promise that every ad or tracker is gone. Private tabs use a separate in-memory session that is discarded when Blanc quits.

how it differs

The same engine, a different product.

Blanc Chrome Arc Brave Vivaldi
Made by One person Google The Browser Company Brave Software Vivaldi Technologies
Interface Floating Island Tab strip + toolbar Sidebar + spaces Tab strip + toolbar Tab strip + panels
AI assistant None, by design Gemini Max Leo None
Account needed No Pressured Required No No
Revenue Optional $19 tip Advertising Subscription Ads + crypto Licensing

press contact

A direct line, not a press desk.

Bananify
Publisher of Blanc Browser
[email protected]

Bananify is the independent studio that builds and publishes Blanc — no investors, no agency. Email reaches Bananify directly.

Use Security in the subject for private vulnerability reports. Include the Blanc version, macOS version, Mac model, steps, expected result, and observed result for product feedback.