Dane
Dane
The browser for .doge and .pepe.
Built on Firefox ESR. Type a name, get the site. No helper, no extension, and no certificate authority for these names.
Based on a pre-release Firefox ESR 153 snapshot · Mac: Intel and Apple Silicon · Windows is unsigned — read the SmartScreen note · Checksums and details
Direct
Type a name. Get the site.
Open .doge and .pepe sites directly. No helper to install, no extra extension. Ordinary websites work the way they do in Firefox.
DANE / TLSA
No certificate authority.
When you open a .doge or .pepe site, Dane asks that chain’s built-in node, on your machine, for the name’s TLSA record, then checks it against the key the site presents. No certificate authority is needed for these names. This check uses DANE, a DNS security standard. The browser’s name, Dane, is a nod to it.
Other websites still use ordinary HTTPS and public CAs, same as Firefox.
Fail closed
If it doesn’t match, it doesn’t load.
If the key does not match that record, or the name is unregistered, has no TLSA record, or its chain node is not ready, Dane fails closed. It blocks the page instead of warning and continuing.
DogeNet and PepeNet
.doge and .pepe. One browser.
DogeNet is a website and a set of open-source tools for names and sites on Dogecoin, at dogecoin.surf. PepeNet is the same for Pepecoin, at pepecoin.surf. One Dane download opens both.
.doge on Dogecoin
Names live on DogeNet. They are registered on the Dogecoin blockchain. The built-in Dogecoin node answers only for its own chain’s names.
.pepe on Pepecoin
Names live on PepeNet. They are registered on the Pepecoin blockchain. The built-in Pepecoin node answers only for its own chain’s names.
Records on the name’s chain
The owner of a name publishes the site’s address and a TLSA record — a fingerprint of the site’s key — on that name’s own chain.
One node per chain
Dane ships a built-in chain node for Dogecoin and one for Pepecoin, each running as its own process. Each node answers only for its own chain’s names.
Foundation
Built on Firefox ESR.
Dane is built on Firefox ESR, the Extended Support Release: Mozilla’s long-term version of Firefox that keeps getting security fixes without frequent redesigns. The About dialog still says it is based on Mozilla Firefox. Branding, the built-in chain nodes, and the DANE security-key checks are Dane’s additions.
Bring your bookmarks with you. Import bookmarks, history, and passwords from Firefox. Safari and Chrome use the standard Firefox importer. Dane is quieter by default: no launch-time Mozilla onboarding or telemetry pings, and no sponsored tiles on the new-tab page. Current builds may still fetch New Tab tile previews at startup; see the privacy policy.
Mac and Windows
Ready when you are.
Mac works on Intel and Apple Silicon. Windows is 64-bit and is not code-signed yet, so SmartScreen will warn before it runs. Linux is coming.