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xBrowserSync

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xBrowserSync is a Chrome extension that enables you to synchronize your browsing sessions across multiple browsers and computers. This means that you can start browsing on one device, then continue on another without losing your current session.

Threat level
Hardened

A hardened pick. Worth the effort once you have chosen to shrink your footprint on purpose. Enough for most people. Threat levels

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xBrowserSync syncs bookmarks and tabs across browsers and devices while encrypting your data client-side, so you can ditch a Google or Mozilla account for sync and keep the convenience. It is a narrow tool, not a privacy suite, and you are trusting either a community server or one you self-host for availability. Worth it for people who want cross-browser sync without handing the bookmark list to a big vendor, and who do not mind the slightly fiddly setup.

GitHub at a glance
xbrowsersync/app
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1,720
+ 9 this week
Last commit
4mo ago
healthy
License
GPL-3.0
Latest release
v1.5.2
6.2y ago
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Website at a glance
chrome.google.com
F score 15
Weak website security headers
Graded by Mozilla HTTP Observatory, tested today

Measures the security configuration of the tool's own website, not the privacy of the product itself. A strong tool can still score low here.

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xBrowserSync license, in plain English
GPL-3.0
Strong copyleft

Free to use and modify, but anything you distribute that is built on it must also be open under the same license.

Permits

  • Commercial use
  • Modification
  • Distribution
  • Patent use
  • Private use

Requires

  • Disclose source
  • Same license
  • State changes
  • License and copyright notice

Does not provide

  • Liability cover
  • Warranty

Why it matters: Strong copyleft keeps every distributed version open. A vendor cannot fold this into a closed product and ship it without releasing their changes.

Plain-language summary of the project's license, not legal advice. Read the full text for the exact terms.

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