Get Vev
Free and open. Pick your platform, or build from source — the same Rust workspace and Chromium engine back all three.
Build from source
Vev is a Tauri 2 (Rust) shell over Chromium Embedded Framework. You'll need Rust (stable), the CEF binary distribution, and the bundle-cef-app helper.
git clone https://github.com/aryansrao/vev
cd vev
make run # build, bundle, and launch
make test # run the workspace test suite
make help # list every targetCEF needs the assembled app bundle to spawn its helper processes, so a plain cargo run can't launch the browser — always go through make run. Full per-platform toolchain setup is in the documentation.
Questions about installing
Is Vev really free?
Yes — free and open source, with no paid tiers and no account. Every privacy feature is on by default.
Which platforms can I run it on?
macOS, Windows, and Linux. All three share the same Rust and Chromium codebase; you can also build from source on any of them.
Why does it need the CEF distribution to build?
Vev embeds Chromium Embedded Framework as its rendering engine. The prebuilt CEF binaries are large, so they're fetched once into a local directory rather than committed to the repo.
How do I update?
Download the latest build for your OS, or pull the repo and run make run again. Your encrypted vault and settings are kept in your OS app-data directory and are preserved across updates.