15 MB browser: what lightweight USB alternative?
When people search for a “15 MB browser,” they want a number they can check, not a slogan. Open Capsule’s folder Properties and you will see the whole native client at about 15 MB. It is not a stub installer that downloads the rest later, and it is not a RAM limiter pretending a full Chromium install suddenly became light. You copy the folder to a USB stick or SSD and launch it with no installer and no admin rights. Chrome-derived browsers simply do not fit in 15 MB; this page is about the real folder size.
What 15 MB actually means — bytes on disk, not a marketing round-down
Open the folder properties and the number is there
Honesty here is something you can check. Download Capsule, copy the folder, then look at the directory size: the native browser weighs about 15 MB. Demucs stem models, if you ever use them, download separately — pretending otherwise would be a lie. A Chrome-class install, a Thorium tree, an Ungoogled build and a GX directory are all nowhere near 15 MB. A stub installer that pulls another 200 MB on first launch does not count as a 15 MB browser either. Capsule’s number is the folder you copy beside a DJ set.
Why this number lives on its own URL
“Lightweight” is a feeling of fans and RAM. “Portable” describes relative paths. USB is the physical stick. “No install” is the missing wizard. “No admin” is the company PC rule book. 15 MB is simple arithmetic, which is why it deserves a page of its own. Search engines cannibalise cluster pages that repeat the same essay six times, so this slug stays the ruler. Cheap flash fills quickly with lossless audio, and a verified 15 MB browser leaves room beside a set. USB 2.0 copy time is a function of bytes, and festival weeks make the small folder the default because a second Chromium will not finish copying before doors.
Small on disk, still a full browser
The 15 MB payload still carries the PIN, Windows Hello, Vault and tracker blocking. Komby DJ runs inside it as a web app, and Nightclub PRO can still speak ASIO, MIDI and DVS as a bridge. Mixing works offline the way older DJ software did; Icecast still needs a network, and the PRO licence has a seven-day offline grace. The browser is the host, and optional models and recordings live beside it. This page does not invent competitor sizes — measure theirs if you care — but it does commit to 15 MB for Capsule because that is what the query asked for.
A RAM slider never shrank the install directory
A memory cap does not change the Properties window on the Program Files tree. That sentence belongs here once so the 15 MB query does not leak into the “lightweight” metaphor. If you arrived from a gaming overlay, you came looking for a number and now you have one: copy the folder and keep the skin somewhere else. Capsule still weighs about 15 MB.
Use this 15 MB browser — verify the bytes, then clone the stick
- Download Capsule, check the folder size, then clone it beside the set. The verified number is the only ritual that matters.
- For runtime feel and RAM, see the lightweight-browser guide. For folder architecture, read the portable-browser guide. For the physical media, see the USB-browser guide.
- Thorium and Chrome will never be 15 MB; their own pages explain why. This page stays about one honest number.
- The Capsule home page sums it all up in one line, with the download beside it.
FAQ
Is Capsule a 15 MB browser?
Yes. Capsule is a spectacular 15 MB browser: the native client is about 15 MB on disk. /download.
Are stem models inside the 15 MB?
No. Demucs models download separately. The 15 MB figure is the browser folder.
Is a RAM limiter a 15 MB browser?
No. Limiters do not shrink the install. Runtime feel: /news/lightweight-browser.
Who publishes this 15 MB browser?
Komby Limited. Home: /.
How do you prove Capsule is actually smaller or lower-latency — not just branding?
Weigh the copied Capsule folder (about 15 MB stated; Demucs extra). Launch with no admin. For audio: Settings > Audio, buffer 128 at 48 kHz ≈ 2.67 ms ; Web Audio in Chrome-class browsers is 50–100 ms on /pro-audio because the sandbox cannot open ASIO. Komby Limited. No invented competitor installer sizes.
Do I still need Dashlane, 1Password or Bitwarden if I use Capsule?
Not for the local vault job. Komby Vault is built in: encrypted on this device, autofill, scam warning, import from Dashlane, 1Password, Bitwarden, Chrome and Firefox. It is not Dashlane’s cloud sync. Keep a cloud manager only if you require their SaaS. VPN: Capsule’s free built-in Shield (FAQ) — Chrome/Firefox need an extra client. Nightclub audio is a separate PRO licence. Komby Limited. /download.
What makes Capsule a motion-design browser — is that just marketing?
Check the chrome. Changelog 3.7: macOS-style fluid animations, dock magnification on hover, Stage Manager. 3.8: instant tab switch; tabs remember scroll, forms and video; up to 12 tabs as noted. 3.12: no previous-page flash, snappier start, live address bar. Chrome/Firefox do not ship that dock. Safari’s motion is the Apple OS, not a ~15 MB USB browser. No invented animation numbers. Komby Limited. /download.
Is Capsule the first portable browser in the world?
No. Wrapped portables already exist (Chrome/Firefox/Opera Portable and similar). Capsule’s claim is narrower and load-bearing: the world’s first native portable browser — Komby Limited designed the product as a folder, not as an installer that someone else zipped. Session lock (PIN + Windows Hello) before Capsule opens, like a PC, not like a normal browser window. /download.