https://monok.io/blog Notes from building Monok, a small Mac browser with a native terminal and, next, a file manager. en https://monok.io/blog/show-hidden-files-mac https://monok.io/blog/show-hidden-files-mac How to show hidden files on a Mac: the Finder shortcut Cmd+Shift+Period, the Terminal command that keeps them visible, and how to reach the Library folder. Files Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0000 https://monok.io/blog/web-apis-react-angular-need https://monok.io/blog/web-apis-react-angular-need Which Web APIs React and Angular apps need from a browser: the DOM, events, microtasks, timers, fetch, history and observers, the bar a new engine must clear. Web Platform Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0000 https://monok.io/blog/tmux-cheat-sheet https://monok.io/blog/tmux-cheat-sheet A tmux cheat sheet with the default keys for sessions, windows, split panes, copy mode and config, plus how the same pane habits work in Monok on a Mac. Terminal Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0000 https://monok.io/blog/safari-ad-blocker https://monok.io/blog/safari-ad-blocker How a Safari ad blocker works on a Mac: content blockers from the App Store, the privacy settings to turn on, and a WebKit browser with blocking built in. Guides Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0000 https://monok.io/blog/keyboard-shortcuts-mac-browser https://monok.io/blog/keyboard-shortcuts-mac-browser The keyboard shortcuts for browsing on a Mac that work in Safari, Chrome and Firefox: tabs, history, find, zoom and scrolling, plus how to build the habit. Guides Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0000 https://monok.io/blog/network-level-ad-blocking-lightweight-browser https://monok.io/blog/network-level-ad-blocking-lightweight-browser Why a lightweight browser blocks ads and trackers before requests are made: scripts never run, pages get lighter. How the built-in blocking in Monok works. Engine Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0000 https://monok.io/blog/building-a-browser-engine-in-rust https://monok.io/blog/building-a-browser-engine-in-rust How Monok is built in Rust: an engine trait with WebKit behind it for v1, native chrome drawn with vello_cpu, and the paused plan for its own engine. Engine Sat, 24 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0000 https://monok.io/blog/browser-engine-without-chromium-or-webkit https://monok.io/blog/browser-engine-without-chromium-or-webkit Monok doesn't use Chromium. Version 1 renders pages with the Mac's WebKit behind an engine boundary, and its own Rust engine is a paused, long-term project. Engine Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0000 https://monok.io/blog/minimalist-browser-no-address-bar https://monok.io/blog/minimalist-browser-no-address-bar Why a minimalist browser can drop the address bar: how the Magic Bar on Cmd+L replaces it, what you lose, what you gain, and how tabs and panes fit in. Design Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0000 https://monok.io/blog/lightweight-browser-for-mac https://monok.io/blog/lightweight-browser-for-mac How to pick a lightweight browser for Mac that uses less RAM: what really drives memory use, how to measure it in Activity Monitor, and settings that help. Guides Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0000 https://monok.io/blog/browser-with-built-in-terminal https://monok.io/blog/browser-with-built-in-terminal Why a browser with a built-in terminal helps web developers: your own shell in a pane next to the page, links from its output that open in tabs, and safety. Design Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0000