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Richmack Browser OS

Richmack Browser OS is a Chromium-based browser environment focused on automation, keyboard-driven navigation, extraction, RSS generation, research workflows, and a lightweight local services layer.

Richmack intentionally does not maintain a full Chromium fork. Instead, it combines upstream Chromium with a dedicated Richmack profile, individual toolbar extensions, custom dark-mode configuration, and a localhost backend.

Core goals

• Keep Chromium fast and secure upstream.
• Make browser automation accessible from normal browsing.
• Keep tools lightweight and individually accessible from the toolbar.
• Support research workflows such as link, image, email, PDF, EPUB, text, and media extraction.
• Convert suitable webpages into RSS feeds.
• Support keyboard-driven browsing inspired by qutebrowser.
• Provide safe, controlled automation with preview, limits, delays, and confirmation.
• Distribute cleanly on macOS and Ubuntu/Debian.
• Keep backend services isolated from webpages.

Main components

Capability	Richmack component
Chromium browsing	Browser
Dark browser environment	Profile / launcher
Keyboard navigation	Core
Link hints	Core
Command mode	Core
Link/file extraction	Extract
Image discovery	Images
Email discovery	Email
Media handling	Media
RSS detection	Feed
RSS generation	Feed + Services
Newsboat integration	Feed + Services
Visual element selection	Pick
Workflow recording	Automate
Sequential bulk actions	Automate
Delay and action caps	Automate
macOS installation	Installer
Ubuntu/Debian installation	Installer
Standalone toolbar suite	Extension package
Local backend	Richmack Services

Documentation

Getting started

• Installation
• First-Run
• Troubleshooting

Browser

• Architecture
• Keyboard-Navigation
• Toolbar-Extensions
• Workspaces-and-Bookmarks

Research and extraction

• Extraction-Tools
• RSS-and-Feed-Generation
• Newsboat-Integration

Automation

• Pick-Mode
• Automation
• Workflow-Examples

Backend and development

• Container-Backend
• Local-API
• Security
• Development
• Release-History

Distribution

Richmack Browser can be distributed in three forms:

1. Full Richmack Browser package

   • Chromium configuration
   • Richmack profile
   • all toolbar tools
   • desktop launcher
   • backend integration

2. Standalone Richmack extension suite

   • Core
   • Extract
   • Images
   • Email
   • Media
   • Feed
   • Pick
   • Automate

3. Richmack Services container

   • local feed generation
   • media handling
   • document/backend services
   • localhost API