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+# 🌀 Zen Browser
+
+Experience tranquillity while browsing the web without people tracking you!
+
+
+## 🚀 Run Locally
+
+Clone the project
+
+```bash
+git clone https://github.com/zen-browser/desktop.git
+cd desktop
+```
+
+Install gluon 
+
+```bash
+npm i -g gluon@next
+```
+
+Download and bootstrap the browser
+
+```
+gluon download && gluon bootstrap
+```
+
+Initialize the browser and start building it
+
+```
+npm run init && npm run build
+```
+
+Finally, run the browser!
+
+```
+npm start
+```
+
+## Contributing
+
+Contributions are always welcome!
+
+See `contributing.md` for ways to get started.
+
+Please adhere to this project's `code of conduct`.
+
+
+## License
+
+[MPL LICENSE](https://choosealicense.com/licenses/mit/)
+