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ORBITi Browser

A Web3 browser for BlockCerts. We built it on Chromium with its own orbit:// URL scheme, BlockCerts sign-in, ecosystem notifications and built-in chat.

  • Chromium
  • Web3
  • Custom protocol
  • Notifications
  • BlockCerts
Client
BlockCerts (BlockCerts Blockchain Canada, Inc.)
Built on
Chromium
Status
Live
Our part
We built the orbit:// URL scheme, BlockCerts sign-in, ecosystem notifications and chat into ORBITi’s Chromium browser.

The client and the problem

BlockCerts, a Canadian blockchain company, wanted a browser that works as the front door to its ecosystem: BlockCerts services with their own addresses, one BlockCerts sign-in, and ecosystem messages delivered inside the browser.

What we built

We built ORBITi on Chromium. We added a custom orbit:// URL scheme so BlockCerts services have addresses inside the browser, sign-in with a BlockCerts account, notifications from across the BlockCerts ecosystem and built-in chat.

  • A custom orbit:// URL scheme
  • BlockCerts sign-in
  • Notifications from the BlockCerts ecosystem
  • Built-in chat

Why it was hard

A custom URL scheme only works if every BlockCerts service that hands out orbit:// links and the browser code that resolves them agree on one format. Sign-in had the same kind of dependency: the browser’s identity layer is tied to BlockCerts accounts, so both sides had to change together.

Screenshots

  • ORBITi Browser iPhone home screen with search bar, shortcuts and CERTin app tiles
    ORBITi on iPhone. Image: Apple App Store listing.
  • ORBITi Browser running on iPad with a tab bar and new-tab page
    ORBITi on iPad. Image: Apple App Store listing.

Outcome

  • ORBITi is live on the App Store for iPhone, iPad and Mac.
  • BlockCerts also offers Windows and macOS downloads, currently labeled beta.

In the client’s words

“Excellent coder for Chromium based browsers. He was good and timely, and even tried to work in a few extra things I wanted that were not part of the original project.”
James Grant · CIO & Founding Partner at BlockCerts · Blockcerts BlockchainClient review on LinkedIn

About the product

The product as its owner describes it. These are the client’s features, not a list of our work; our part is under “What we built”.

ORBITi is a browser from BlockCerts (BlockCerts Blockchain Canada, Inc.), which BlockCerts calls an AI-driven “Web 4.0” browser. According to its App Store listing, it includes tracker, fingerprinting and ad blocking, phishing and malware protection, and a built-in crypto wallet.

BlockCerts describes the browser’s focus as secure browsing with blockchain technology, including encrypted video, chat and email tools built into the browser.

Product facts from BlockCerts and the App Store, checked September 2026.

Related services and industry

Custom Chromium browser developmentCustom Chromium builds, forks and engine-level changes.Browser engineering consultingFeasibility, architecture and technical guidance.IndustryCrypto and Web3

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