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Phim

Phim is a superfast, ephemeral webpage viewer.
It has no history, cookies, navigation, or distractions.
It's the perfect companion for Velja and Hyperduck.

Download v0.2.0 View on GitHub
Phim in action - showing a clean, minimalistic interface

Features

Everything you need for distraction-free reading

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Zen Mode Reader

Distraction-free reading with beautiful typography and clean article extraction

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Browser Integration

Automatically detects and offers to open tabs from your active browser

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Intelligent Vibrancy

Automatically makes light backgrounds transparent for a native macOS look

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Privacy-Focused

Non-persistent browsing with no cookies or cache stored between sessions

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Minimalist Design

Borderless window with floating toolbar that appears only when needed

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Keyboard Driven

Quick keyboard shortcuts for all common actions

Zen Mode for Focused Reading

Transform any article into a beautiful, distraction-free reading experience

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Press Z for Zen

Instantly extract the main content from any article, removing ads, navigation, and distractions. Zen Mode presents text in beautiful, large typography optimized for comfortable reading.

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Clean Extraction

Removes all clutter

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Large Typography

36pt body text

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Beautiful Layout

Optimized for reading

Perfect for Link Routing

Phim works beautifully as a lightweight viewer in your link routing workflow

🔗 With Velja

Set Phim as a browser option in Velja for specific websites or patterns. Perfect for reading documentation, articles, or any content you want to view without polluting your browser history.

Velja → Settings → Add Phim

🦆 With Hyperduck

Use Phim as your quick-look browser in Hyperduck. Hover over links to preview them in Phim's clean, ephemeral environment without leaving your current context.

Hyperduck → Preferences → Set Phim

Why Ephemeral?

Every Phim session starts fresh. No cookies, no cache, no history. When you close Phim, it's like it was never there. This makes it perfect for reading sensitive documents, checking competitor websites, or any time you want a truly clean slate.

Keyboard Shortcuts

O Open in browser
R Reload page
C Copy URL
X Close Phim
⌘⇧V Toggle vibrancy
⌘⇧L Toggle loading animation

Installation

🍺 Install with Homebrew

The easiest way to install and keep Phim updated

# Add the tap and install brew tap roelvangils/phim brew install --cask phim # To update later brew upgrade --cask phim

💿 Direct Download

Download as a disk image with drag-and-drop installer

Download DMG Installer

Open the DMG and drag Phim to your Applications folder

Or view all releases →

Command Line Usage

# Open a URL phim https://example.com # Open a local file phim /path/to/file.html # Pipe a URL echo "https://example.com" | phim # Create alias if installed manually alias phim="/Applications/Phim.app/Contents/MacOS/Phim"

Requirements

🔓 Note for Direct Downloads

Phim is currently unsigned (no Apple Developer ID certificate). macOS may show a warning when first opening the app. This is normal for open-source apps. You can safely open it by right-clicking and selecting "Open" or using the command xattr -cr /Applications/Phim.app. The Homebrew installation handles this automatically.