Small electron
based borderless floating browser inspired by pennywise.
Why is it named boat? Well boats float... Most of the time at least.
$ boat
Opens Google
$ boat --url=https://youtube.com/tv
Opens https://youtube.com/tv
with address bar
$ boat --no-frame --url=https://youtube.com/tv
Opens https://youtube.com/tv
in a borderless window
Shortcut | Description |
---|---|
F5 | Refresh page |
F11 | Toggle fullscreen |
Cmd/Ctrl + L | Open address bar |
Cmd/Ctrl + Alt + Up | Increase opacity |
Cmd/Ctrl + Alt + Down | Decrease opacity |
Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + I | Show Developer Tools |
Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + A | Toggle always on top |
Alt + Left | Go back |
Alt + Right | Go forwards |
Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + Arrows | Move window |
Note: On linux moving the window with title bar on results in incorrect positioning. Use your WM's preferred way of moving windows. |
There is not much to it. It just offers a convenient sleek window for multitasking.
You can always download pre-built packages in the releases section.
Adding the root folder to PATH variable will make it available to use from command line.
After cloning the repository run npm install
to install dependencies. You then run the application with npm start
Scripts for building from source are available.
Windows:
npm run build-windows
Linux:
npm run build-linux